Nothing was staged here. Don't even know the lady. Just a candid and genuine street shot that portrays sadness (to me at least). When I have my camera with me and I am out on the streets, I am constantly looking to capture interesting moments. This is one of my better finds.
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Fantastic capture Allen. One I kept coming back to look at. Love the tones and textures as well. It's starting to become very habit forming for you to be on the front page this month. Congrats!
Hard and often ridiculous to stage sadness. This IS the real thing, it might not be necessarily sad, but a slice of life that we'd rather not experience. Part of the 5 of my preferred images
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I like the way you positioned the woman down in the corner, off to the side and neglected, facing off frame; and the reciprocal gesture of the lamp pointing off and away keeps balance beautifully. The rest of the frame is dense and busy with lots of good textures. Top two in my book.
Very nice dynamic tones in the B&W! I really get the strong sense of the old world from the picture - the buildings and the hanging of the wash to dry cements the idea. I like the gritty feel feel of this - the B&W brings out the tones and textures and a feel of the day ending by the looks of the waning light. The sadness comes from viewing the elderly woman alone in the street. She is limited in where she can go by her disability. The door she faces is slightly ajar but because she is confined to a wheelchair she has no way to get inside without any help - and there is no one in sight. I get the strong sad sense she is facing her end of days confined to her wheelchair alone without much company.
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