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pearlseyesComment by KaDi: Greetings from the Critique Club!
First, congratulations on getting out of your comfort zone to shoot for the challenge...way to go!
I like this image. I like having to find the subject of the person resting on the sidewalk seemingly lost in the environment. The patterns of the store grates and walk and all things man-made contrast nicely with the human form. Even the texture of the tree trunk in its planter seems fabricated and unnatural.
I agree with
jblaylockrayner that the cyclist provides a distraction. If he were absent the loneliness of the street person would be enhanced. If he were just riding through there would be contrast between the resting figure and the vitality of the cyclist. If there were many more people in the image it probably wouldn't matter as much.
I do think this is one example of when placing the primary subject away from the thirds or the center makes a stronger statement...discarded, side-lined, ignored, incidental. Had you cropped up from the bottom so that the person was cramped into the corner of the image it would only heighten that feeling.
Maybe it's just me but I don't see a problem with focus in this image. I think the technicals are very well done!
Overall, a compelling scene with a reason to be...nicely titled and sensitively portrayed.
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