Shy Marija
by flip89

Comment by GeneralE:
Good time to use a soft-focus technique, and I like the colors. I personally like the negative space, but it would probably be stronger as a "portrait" if cropped from the left to about the center of her arm.

Carnivale
by flip89

Comment by doctornick:
The face is a bit out of focus. Nice colours.

Harsh Reality
by flip89

Comment by soup:
some irony maybe in the window as well.

Carnivale
by flip89

Comment by aerogurl:
I thought to do something like this myself, but we have no carnivale here. Nice Idea, cropping and colour.

Harsh Reality
by flip89

Comment by frumoaznicul:
This is such a great capture, what I like verry much about it is the contrast between one unhapy and most probably verry lonely person and the happy couple in that picture next to him. Also I'm sure it whas a verry good choice to make this b/w colors I think would only ruin it's impact. Absolutely wonderful story here, worth 1 million words. Congratulations - 10 + favorites!

Carnivale
by flip89

Comment by BigSmiles:
I like this.. the feeling is good the colours are good. You overdid the sharpening and the saturation though.

Shy Marija
by flip89

Comment by Gordon:
really feels like you've gone overboard with the softness - looks like it could have been a good portrait, but I can't really tell any more

Harsh Reality
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Comment by FranziskaLang:
Sad situation, but wonderful capture! I really like the composition and the black and white treatment. The best part of the image to me though is the painting in the shop behind the guy, it just increases the contrast between the homeless guy and the world of those with money and jobs and nice paintings and really brings it home. I wouldn't do a thing differently with this photo.

Harsh Reality
by flip89

Comment by pmichaud:
Compelling. Excellent photojournalistic capture.

Shy Marija
by flip89

Comment by L1:
Nice soft lighting...but the focus or gaussian blur is a tad too soft for my taste. The portrait itself is nice, with pleasing tones and nice composition. :o)