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Comment by Balko:
Kinda grotesque without heads LOL

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Comment by arlanbart:
Good choice of subject. I like the square crop with the geometric designs in the image. Good job.

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Comment by DigitalVita:
Beautiful image. Choosing to use this image was truly a positive choice.

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Comment by hotpasta:
this is great...glad you entered it here instead of the window challenge 8

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Comment by Simpa:
You should propose that picture to ESPRIT.... very nice...

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Comment by Jutilda:
Interesting how the colors are almost "non negative" looking. I like the symmetry and the linear quality. Good one.

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Comment by Louis:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I think this is a wonderful example of a candid photograph with a composition that gives it an almost journalistic feel. Lighting of the main subject is excellent, and focus is good. Your duotone choice is the right one, and complements the warm, cozy feeling of the image perfectly. The subject is certainly the man enjoying his paper, but in my opinion its also the large comfortable chair; lighting, texture, and composition in regard to this element is spot-on.

I personally really like the composition, with the subject in the lower centre of the photograph, and all the more or less "busy" elements surrounding him. He is a sea of calm in the midst of other activity and a jumble of other objects.

Some may complain that the image lacks focus, is loose, or poorly cropped, and that the large dark area at top, with arguably disparate elements, detracts from the whole. Whereas I think this would still be an excellent image were it more tightly cropped, I prefer the composition as-is, since, as I say, it seems to have a journalistic feeling to it. The sum of the parts of the whole tell a story, in my view.

I really enjoy this image. C'est une très belle photo. Félicitations!

I hope this helps.
Louis

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Comment by sherpet:
great candid shot.....

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Comment by chugginrail:
cool.....is he sleeping???
wonder where is this taken.

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Comment by pravina:
good shot.. very crisp