Part 1. The Waiting Game (Best View Larger)

Something which happens sometime to everyone.

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Great color and dof, isolate a very expressive character. Impressive work.

Great photo. Would like even more without the text...

Love this when I see the beautiful dof & the background filled with movement.

Hey thanks guys for looking at this. Part 2. Final conclusion to follow. ^_^

Perfect street photo! The DOF is right on spot. Congrats! Alex

7/6 Great shot! Well done!

Great moment Alec, lovely atmosphere, I wonder if it would have been possibble to have seen the whole of the bicycle. Nice though.

Beautiful! I agree with Jarek.The writing is causing distraction.

A beautiful picture and a perfect example of how photos can be impressive without any photomanipulation (or with just some light retouches)

focal extraction - very nice DOF - dramatic expression of model

Thanks again guys. Michael, from a distance I took many full body shots but I zoomed in for this image as I saw her looking lost. It tells the story better.

 

Fabrizio, you are right, no need for manipulation here as the lens does the shallow DOF perfectly. Only did some slight levels adjustment from RAW file into JPEG.

Very good pic... perfect DOF and great expression. Congrats!

This is just great. Busy scene with a focus coz of the DOF.

very good snatch.happens to me many times.

Great DOF Alec. makes it look really good. nicely diffused light (overcast I suppose?).

Great use of DOF.

I concur. The busy, but OOF background is very original, and the story of main subject still clear. Congratulations on this fine shot.

Really a wonderful composition with excellent DOF & the girl's 'pose'.

ditto ditto ditto

 

I can't think of anything original to say. Please pretend that all the positive comments above were made by me.

Awesome clarity Alec. Vivid colors and DOF that makes the girl pop out the screen! :-) Very nice!

Thanks guys for the positive feedback. Yes Bilal it was an overcast day.

Alec I like the street action although much of it is blurred. It has energy to it.

fantastic