The dodgy looking guy is the fishmonger having a smoke break. Sombody asked if this was HDR, no just good morning light and a touch of Silver Efex Pro. Thanks for the great score and comments.
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Winner here IMO! Really nice shot, I'm guessing HDR. What's the guy doing on the left? Innocently standing there, or something on his mind? Very good!!
I really like this picture, it conveys a good atmosphere, and a sense that it is taken in a time gone by. There also appear to be lots of stories in the characters and location that raise a curiosity in the viewer, leaving you wanting to know more.
This is a wonderful black and white. I stared at this for a few minutes, wondering if the guy on the left was either (A) smoking, (B) zipping up his jacket, or (C, and my favorite) pulling out a gun to rob the guy on the right :) Nice!
Technically a great shot, love the shadows and the feel of the image, but i feel that if i didn't know this was a challenge about money i'd classify this as more of 'street art' or 'slice of life'.
7/10 on the photo but only a 4/10 for the connection to the challenge. Overall i see this doing pretty good because it's an appealing image. :)
Yours was the first image to come up for me, John. I'm so glad you went with this one. It's much more immediate, and really captures a little corner of your town. Lucky b-----d!