Circle Of Life
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by MichaelC:
The old lady crossing towards her looked strangely familiar. As she drew alongside she suddenly thrust a bag into Nadine's arms and without saying a word ran off down the street abandoning her trolley. Nadine still wondering what just happened looked inside the bag to find an old sports almanac.

Circle Of Life
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by CNovack:
Ah, I see what you were capturing to show us! Truly there are only two main subjects we need to be aware of in this shot. The hunched over elderly woman pushing the shopping cart and the woman on the opposite crosswalk pushing the baby stroller - those are the circle or cycle of life that you are showing us. I think this image would have a stronger impact if you crop it to show just those two (three as that there is a baby present) in the 'crosswalks' of life. The man, the car, and the young woman on the right tend to distract attention away from your main subjects/message. I also think that for this shot full color is distracting and that B&W would draw the eye's attention more readily to the people in the shot. I do like how you captured the moment showing the elderly woman crossing the road (symbol of life's path) in the forefront with youth literally and figuratively behind her (the woman pushing the stroller). Also interesting is the juxtaposition of actions here - at each life stage, young and old, they are pushing something.

Those Who Went Before
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by godot:
Neat

Circle Of Life
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by LevT:
great catch. I guess composition could be a little stronger if grandma's face was more visible and if the girl was walking diagonally away to complete the circle... but you get what you get :).

Floor Lamp
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by vawendy:
Very cool idea!! Nicely done. :)

Those Who Went Before
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by Giles:
A 10 stop/3.0 nd filter would have uped this 2-3 points

Floor Lamp
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by ecmguy:
Way to go Jake! This took me a few seconds to realize what I was looking at. Congrats on the ribbon!

Floor Lamp
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by JakeKurdsjuk:

Originally posted by Lydia: Congratulations on your Ribbon! This was one of my favorites during voting.

Thank you, Lydia. I didn't want to get it this way. I loved yours as well.

Floor Lamp
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by Lydia:
Congratulations on your Ribbon! This was one of my favorites during voting.

Those Who Went Before
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by Dennisheckman:
Lots of great things to keep the interest. This is a complicated composition, but you managed to keep it all under control very well. bumping.