Shanty town built on the water front of the city of Belem. Photo taken from a boat. I thought the shanty town provided a striking contrast to the skyscrapers in the background, highlighting one of the most complex issues that exists. I rotated the image .5 degrees to level the horizon, cropped, changed to B&W, slightly burned the water, sharpened, and adjusted contrast and brightness.
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Now this shot speaks complexity to me, great subject with much emption. I think technically it could be better and would have scored higher from me had it been a little sharper and maybe cropped closer to the shanty town. Good job overall.
when trying to accentuate poverty in a photo, its good to use grain to show some sort of sad-depressing mood. howerver i think in this particular photo, it would come out nicer if it were sharp as opposed to noisy. just because a lot of detail is involved. nice capture... and the b&w looks great. is this indonesia?
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