The Transaction

Superb composition marred by lack of focus. It has a very classical look. The composition is so good it hurts. My rating reflects the conflict between the technical and the artistic.

It all looks out of focus on my screen, which is a real shame because it's a fabulous picture! There is no doubt who the main protagonists are, yet there is so much else happening within the frame. The expression on the kid on his mother's back is priceless.

 

This would be worth rescanning to see if a sharper image can be achieved.

Great color, compositon and lighting. Then there is the focus or lack of it. My first reaction was the blurred focus ruined what would be an outstanding photo. But on second (and third and fourth) look, the soft focus gives a painting like quality to this photo.

 

I have a hunch your numerical rating will be either high or low, with very few in the middle.

Nice picture! If you add some kind of artistic or brush filter in PS it may look like a real painting and, at the same time, no question about sharpness. Just my personal opinion, however I may be wrong.

One of those things - low light, poor focus, shooting from the hip,

a very out-of-place American (Me - no 'reshoots' possible!); Pretty

much had to grab what I saw and go for that! Due to very low light

conditions, I've done some burning, dodging, sharpening and

cropping, but nothing else. This is how it was in that split-second

of time.

This is a very original and interesting photo, despite the obvious flaws that you have described.

Almost a Velasquez. 2000 more, and one will come right. Don't do anything to it. If you consider your work to be all the pictures you will ever take, right or wrong, then this is work in progress. Good work.

classic, timeless image - rendered in a painterly style

There is a lot going on in this pic. Who/what is your subject?

It's so nice ... but it's soft. With all that action and color, do you have one more in focus. It's a great moment.

OK, you tried to capture the moment and you succeeded with it, but the total lack of focus (or is it just the grainy resolution) kills this image. Sorry,