No place to lie his weary head, but $5 richer this day.
by ericwoo

Comment by Kelli:
Trading post...
I actually voted this a 7. I'm surprised it didn't do better. Great facial expression. The feet were blown out though. If you look close you can see toes, otherwise it looks like socks. I guess the 'clean' look of him hurt you as homeless usually equals dirty.

No place to lie his weary head, but $5 richer this day.
by ericwoo

Comment by chalice:
If I hadn't read your comments I wouldn't have found anything exceptional about this guy - except that he has an expressive face (that's probably because there is no way to photograph a person to reveal their speech). Fairly clean socks don't suggest hard times either. I do think this photo is a good portrait. I like the slight blurring of the background so as to reduce distractions. The monochromatic tone works well too.

Up, up and away
by ericwoo

Comment by BeeCee:
Great light makes this a very powerful image.

No place to lie his weary head, but $5 richer this day.
by ericwoo

Comment by DefyTime:
Great shot for the challenge

Up, up and away
by ericwoo

Comment by Bud:
Nice angle, it really adds impact to the image.

Naturallly Complemented
by ericwoo

Comment by kirsty_mcn:
~trading post~

Very vibrant, stands out among all the other plant entries.
The different shapes really complement each other.

I wonder if you could have cropped out the bottom two red triangle leaves/petals, so that there was more emphasis on the repetitiveness of the shapes. This could be combined with a slight tilt, so the reds lie at a diagonal, or extending the field of view so they lay on a third.

I didn't really notice it until reading photogs comments, but I think you're right that it's over NIed. I dont really mind the windows - sure, t'would have been a cleaner composition without, but they don't really distract me personally.

Definite pop factor when you first see it, but obviously you've already identified ways to improve little bits n pieces.

Up, up and away
by ericwoo

Comment by hotpasta:
stunning shot

Up, up and away
by ericwoo

Comment by neophyte:
Great lighting and very good rhythm. The comp and tones are also interesting.

Up, up and away
by ericwoo

Comment by DefyTime:
Too cool...great angle...great find

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by ericwoo

Comment by chalice:
Good strong colors here...although the yellowish area of the leaves is a bit washed out on my monitor, I suspect from saturation. The composition is really helpful, too. I like how the flower and the leaves interact...at first glance they almost seem to be spiraling upwards together. The lines formed by the leaves and flowers give this photo a lot of abstract punch.