No place to lie his weary head, but $5 richer this day.
by ericwoo

Comment by Melethia:
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The thing I noticed first about this picture was his expression; the second thing I noticed was his socks. I'm not sure if this was what people were looking for in this challenge, but it's a good "street candid" of an interesting character. I'm not sure about the golden tones - don't dislike it that way, but I think I may have preferred it in pure B&W.

No place to lie his weary head, but $5 richer this day.
by ericwoo

Comment by DanSig:
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this is a nice portrait, but I think the sephia tone isn't helping the image, the image doesn't look old, so sephia doesn't work well, but B/W with some dodge and burn might make it pop.

and to cut his leg might be a good idea, just in the middle of the leg so you loose the white socks.

just my 2¢

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Comment by Lilhoop:
nice find for rhythm. angle is perfect for your photo.

No place to lie his weary head, but $5 richer this day.
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Comment by espy2:
To know the real stories after challenge always puts the light on in a dark room. However, upon first seeing this photo without the explaination, to me it looks as if it is nothing more than a snapshot of a relative or friend which you happened to catch while they were talking to you personally. He looks clean and healthy. Nothing really grabs you as a candid. Could be anyone, but not someone I would see as homeless or destitute. Therefore the title didn't even do it for me. The title seemed like an afterthought. There is just really nothing exuding a mood or feeling of opression from him other than a guy sitting on wall. Also, the background doesn't work either. Had he been in the corner of a paperstrewned or polluted alley, maybe then. But as it looks right now, it is just a guy that was taken a picture of. This just doesn't work for me as a photojournalism shot; however, with that said, I have seen some real front page pic's this month that don't seem to be great shots either. LOL...My own didn't work either, but it was my first lightning capture ever..LOL..so I just had to enter it - not to mention I tried for hours to get it! LOL..

No place to lie his weary head, but $5 richer this day.
by ericwoo

Comment by timfythetoo:
Way to go in actually engaging your subject before shooting. I have not really gotten the guts to do that whole hog yet. I figured he was homeless, but he does look pretty clean and orderly. His socks look in better condition than my own. I think that if you had captured a shot that was more candid - with him looking down or away - you would have scored higher. Technically the pic seems fine. Good detail and sharpness, duotones work well. The overall interest level just isnt high in my opinion. A grungier guy or different pose would have helped change that.

No place to lie his weary head, but $5 richer this day.
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Comment by Kelli:
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I actually voted this a 7. I'm surprised it didn't do better. Great facial expression. The feet were blown out though. If you look close you can see toes, otherwise it looks like socks. I guess the 'clean' look of him hurt you as homeless usually equals dirty.

No place to lie his weary head, but $5 richer this day.
by ericwoo

Comment by chalice:
If I hadn't read your comments I wouldn't have found anything exceptional about this guy - except that he has an expressive face (that's probably because there is no way to photograph a person to reveal their speech). Fairly clean socks don't suggest hard times either. I do think this photo is a good portrait. I like the slight blurring of the background so as to reduce distractions. The monochromatic tone works well too.

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Comment by BeeCee:
Great light makes this a very powerful image.

No place to lie his weary head, but $5 richer this day.
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Comment by DefyTime:
Great shot for the challenge

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Comment by Bud:
Nice angle, it really adds impact to the image.