I had only 2h to take the picture. From the very beginning I had the emotions and the overall idea in my head. I know you won't propably like this photo and that i don't stand a chance in this comptetition, however I do want to hear your opinions on this shot. I tried to do my best :)
The post processing was minimal.
I had a hard time choosing the right photograph. I had taken several shot in a simillar mood and surroundings but well, after a short vote I decided that this is going to be my candidate:).
The shot was taken handheld.
I wanted no black and white nor colour. So I ended up like this. I think that life overall isn't colourful nor is it black and white.
The stairs symbolize the desire to advance on the social ladder. The bright light up the stairs symbolizes the goals we try to achieve, but there is the moment in our life where we face poverty. And that's the moment for the person on the photograph. This is the emotion I feel in the word POVERTY.
Big THANK YOU to my beloved Gosia, that agreed to pose for me ( although she hates seeing herself on photographs ). She stood up to the task extremely well and she endured the discomfort of these -well- "poor" places.
Greetings to you all, and welcome :)
Sorry for my spelling and grammar mistakes!
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kurcze, podoba mi sie to zdjecie. dzieki zamieszczonemu opisowi widze kompleksowy charakter tego obrazu. gratuluje pomyslu i konsekwencji w jego realizacji
Congratulations on Your top ten placement! This is one of my favorites in this challenge not only because it is well done but because you really captured a feeling here, Your model is great!
First, let me say welcome to DPC. This was one of my favorite photographs in the challenge. It was nice to see work like this that shows insight and creativity from the photographer. I look forward to seeing more of your work in the future. Congrats on a great photo.
I am really happy with the score :)
I was expecting a middle score in the staff somewhere around 60-90.
I knew people would send photographs of people on the streets or people begging, but I thought that this was to obvious, so I wanted to do something a bit else. Congratulations to all entrys in this chalange :)
I love the composition and the sepia tone on this- I have a fascination with "life in the big city" pictures and this fits the image I have of what it must be like to be working poor in an expensive city. Is it New York? I'll have to come back and find out.
Very much on topic, very emotional in its bleakness. The leading lines make my eyes anticipate where the person is going to walk, then come back to her. The b&w works for this photo. Good job!
Location, location, location. That really makes this one work. I don't see this one talking about homelessness, just down-on-your-luckness. I like the approach you used for this challenge. Good job.
To love in this situation does denote poverty ,I am not sure of the placement of the person pehaps another couple of steps up would have put him on an intersecting third, just a thought.
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