The Nomad's City Gardenby
ImagineerComment by hughletheren: Hello from the Critique Club,
What a great photo to critique!
Composition: The most striking thing is that half the image contains little detail, just stairs - but that is just right, it emphasises the hard life and the hard ground that the subject is experiencing. The rest of the image is a bit busy but again that supports the image - the contrast between warmth and light inside against the cold outside. The smile on the subjects face is just superb and contrasts so effectively with my view of this ay of life. Maybe you could lose some of the stairs but I doubt that it would improve the image. Cropping the right side out would perhaps stop me wondering what the bag-like image is centre right but you would lose the handrail which would be a pity
Focus: Just right - this needed a reasonable deph of field to emphasise both subject and the juxtaposed background. The subject is well lit and beautifully sharp.
Exposure; Just right, shadows and highlights well under control and supporting the mood.
Challenge: Spot on challenge - an excellent capture!
Overall: Great image - so why didn't it do better? Perhaps it doesn't have quite enough of that intangible wow! factor but still a result of which you should be proud.
Hugh
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