Sweeping the Street

Luis, Initially, this scene looked simple and serene. But by cropping the sweeper to the lower edge of the long  road, it created a visual tension and implied that she had her work cut out for her. While the composition diminishes the woman, compared to the daunting road ahead, it also illuminates her silhouetted task.  The sweeper's focus on her work is riveting, and holds my focus, leaving the road ahead to the shadows. Powerful use of cropping and composition. Jane