The Stare of Curiosity
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment by Zigomar:
If you hadn't done the selective desaturation this would've been so much more powerful, otherwise it really detracts from this fabulous capture. Amazing photograph! This is so moving that I can't help regreting you almost ruined it with the unnecessary editing.

The Stare of Curiosity
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment by Balko:
Meets Challenge:3
Technical:2
Interestingness:2
Extra Credit:
TOTAL: 7

The Stare of Curiosity
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment by glad2badad:
I think the story in this photo would be strong enough to stand on its' own. The selective desat is understandable in intention...just not sure that you needed it. As someone who's seen many photos here at DPC it feels like you're trying to hold the viewer's hand and force them to see what should be evident. Maybe it'll work and help your score (many voters don't take the time to slow down and look...your post-processing should direct them to the point in the first couple seconds). I do hope that you've kept this in a B/W format and put a print up somewhere to enjoy it. :-)

Good luck in the challenge.

The Stare of Curiosity
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment by crabappl3:
I can see what you were going for with the selective desaturation, but I don't feel it's necessary. Being that the kid clearly has a fix on the man with the keyboard I think the viewer would have picked up on that without the post processing as it is. Either color or black and white, but the mix doesn't work for me.

Cabbie!
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment by ErinKirsten:
I think I have seen this shot on the forums... fun.

The Stare of Curiosity
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment by Melethia:
The gentleman's smile back to the boy is what wins here. I understand why you chose to use selective desat here - to have him stand out in his environment and add the interaction with the boy. But I suspect it may have worked based on his smile alone in pure B&W as well. Very clean work with the desat by the way.

The Stare of Curiosity
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment by mstone:
Great shot but the B&W/color was a poor choice in my opinion.

Cabbie!
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment by cynthiann:
The umbrella and the fisheye work great together. A little saturated, some blow outs, but a great photo for this challenge.

Cabbie!
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment by Judi:
Shutter-For-Hire. Not sure which one I like best. No vote as I recognise your discussion on this (or a similiar image) in a thread.

The Stare of Curiosity
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment by booboo_goon:
Not a fan of selective saturation!!!