City Clouds

Critique welcome, thank you.

A very haunted capture. The sky crashes down on him and the city rises up to strangle him, and still he stands. He stands with a handicapped sign behind him and an arrow telling him to move, but he doesn't. Quite interesting.

For me, it is all symbolic in its composition.The life in a concrete big cities, where the alienation is very present. The surrounding is "wrapping " the figure, the sign behind him has a contradiction , the arrow show him the direction but the handicapped sign is "holding" him back. the sky are heavy, the diagonal with a hint of construction, "clean" from any tree , nature signs, complete my feeling and is increasing the tension. good backlight and work Laurent.

Perfect composition. Shape of the person. The plate with a wheelchair. Overcast clouds. Reflection of a building. Every thing has quite meaningful effect. Therefore I protest to easiness of the picture title. Even "untitled" is better.

Excellent composition ,silhouette and very good contrast of tones,Laurent. I like the ominous clouds and mood of the image.

It is a very strong image, but I wonder what it would be the effect if you had blackened entirely the sign... would this make the photo even more "minimal", the setting even more inhuman? I don't know, but I would try and see what comes out of it.

Apart from this, what others said: the slender silhouette and its position, the clouds, the imposing geometry... very well caught, bravo! L.

This whole series is well conceived and well executed. This one a little more graphic than the others but also nicely done.

Thanks a lot for your kind and insightful comments. Very much appreciated. Hikaru, thanks, I think you're right about the title.