"Red-in-Blue"by
MarceloBazaniComment by macrothing: 
Critique Club Critique
First Impressions
Bright blue, brighter red - I like the woman's face. It is interesting with the sign, alas I don't understand the language, therefore the message is not conveyed. As mentioned, the woman's face and capture of the expression of the moment in it, is quite interesting, but once the eyes search the rest of the image and find other people with less interesting expressions and movement, I lose interest in the image.
Photograph Information, Technicals & Composition Review
I wonder whether a much shallower depth of field may have produced more interest and drama as it would have allowed the woman (and the sign) to dominate even more. The people would become background filler and shapes and may have added color elements.
Composition is difficult to comment on - I like that the woman is down the bottom of the frame, but I think a tighter crop or variation in framing would have given this more balance. For me, the sign seems the main objective. The architecture on the buildings add some interest, but again I think a more refined crop would have helped. The electricity pole cropped out may have also helped. The fact her arm is chopped is not so good, but fairly minor. There is something 'creeping in' bottom left of frame, that cropped out would have been better.
I just read your Photographer's Comments - a protest where people have runner's numbers? - perhaps that is how it is done in Brazil. The subject (the condition of Santos' streets) - sounds like an interesting photojournalism subject...
Comments, Score & Placement Review
Most commenters seem pre-occupied with the sign - this tells me that that is the most interesting aspect of your image - if that was your intent, ok, but if it was 'Street Photography in Color' - then allowing the woman (and 'the street') to feature more, would likely have helped create a stronger image for this Challenge. Your score and placement are quite good for this Challenge.
Summary
I can't help wondering if the Challenge theme was 'lost in translation' - nevertheless, I like the bold colors in this, but overall it has a hurried snapshot feel - which at times can capture special moments, but I'm not seeing it in this photograph. I do think the woman has an interesting face and carries the image.
