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Comment by limerick:
Not liking the tones but I do like the story. Lots of interest.

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Comment by Carlo21:
Little too much sun for me.

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Comment by smudgeSMJ:
The way the light outlines the silhouette is fantastic. What a cool shot.

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Comment by scottieham:
I like the reflections of the sun.

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Comment by mchalmers:
Hmm... Is the subject supposed to be asking this question? Because by the silhouette, this certainly doesn't strike me as a homeless or poor person. The backlighting of the sun is nice, but it looks as though post processing has caused the light around the subject to look fake.

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Comment by Rgarcia:
Amazing shot, the lighting is superb.

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Comment by CNovack:
Voted earlier coming back now to leave comments. For me I see the story unfolding here as "The Golden Hour". The main subject is mainly cast in silhouette so there are really no identifying features other than the handbag that is being held. The story I get from looking upon this image is a day of shopping at the markets or browsing the stores along the street - window shopping and getting a bite to eat at a local bistro. What really draws me is the warm golden tones of this capture and the feel that this is a quick glance imagery in that we are actually there observing the scene in real time (something the Lomo photography really does a good job in capturing - the feel of everyday life). Those warm hues make me think of a warm summer day or even autumn (those golden hues - leaves starting to turn gold and orange). You even have some rays and the person is wrapped in a warm glow of gold/orange hues. I feel that it adds to a sense of season and adds to the feel of the piece. The biggest critique I have for this (yeah, I know did you have to get picky)is that there are some odd blotches or spots on the top half of the pants of the main subject. I don't know if that it was from the processing or if they were actually there on the pants and the processing may have emphasized them. If it is due to processing then that can be easily remedied. It also might help to improve the visual impact of the photo by deepening the tones on the silhouette of the person to true black - something one can achieve by patiently selecting the person, feathering the selection to avoid hard edges, and either lowering the gamma all the way or brightness all the way. Of course, it could be that you see the silhouette as true black on your monitor and are wondering what the heck is she talking about. I, myself, have run into that situation where I see the silhouette as nice, deep dark shades but not everyone's monitor is calibrated the same plus the newer flat screen monitors seem to be much brighter than the older bulkier models.

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Comment by trevytrev:
love the lighting!

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Comment by houstonian:
eh, a poorly chosen title. That person looks like a business person to me (the bag).

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Comment by cptpoland:
nice colors, but the lens flare is a little distracting