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nivlekComment by snaffles: Greetings from the Critique Club!
Ah, selective desat, love or hate it as the commenters made obvious. I like it so long as it works for the shot, and as I personally did a shot very like this for precisely the same reason - to highlight a little girl's aloneness - I am very taken with it. The tall buildings flanking her and the b/w give almost a Hitchcockian feel to the shot, like something awful might happen to her. But not yet.
Yes, the usual rule of thirds is *dangerously* close to being violated here. Good! Rules should be bent every so often. The light is a little hard, but helps highlight how alone she is imho. The swing of her dress, one foot lifted, swing of her hands and pigtail...she looks like she has a sense of purpose about her. As a child I was a loner too, and she seems to have that same sense of confidence about her. I don't sense trepidation or fear on her part.
Overall, I think this shot should have placed much higher with the carefreeness of the girl standing out in stark contrast to her surroundings.
Feel free to PM me with any questions,
Susan
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