One of San Antonio's homeless trying to stay warm during a cold breeze.
Again, I don't have a telephoto and I haven't reached the point where I can walk right up to a stranger and ask them if I can take their picture. I had to:
Crop
adjust levels and saturation to tone down everything but red.
Contrast.
Added noise (10% gaussian, monochrome) to give it more of a rugged look.
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Wow! This is a powerful photo! Somehow, I thought I voted on all the pictures, but I missed this one. This would have been one of my favorites. Very well done!!
there is way too much grain in this shot. I dont know if it was intentional or if it was a limitation of the camera you used but it is not helping your shot at all
I think you had a good concept but the picture is just bland. Not enough detail in the subject to show broken. Looks like noise was added to the picture and it makes it look flat.
Very grainy, but it does add to the harshness of the whole scene. I do like the open space of nothingness before her and the red hood being the only vibriant color (I don't think it would very interesting without it). Capturing her aligned with the dark column in the bkgrd adds to her solitude. Even the barren branches arched over her lend to the concept of no shelter/protection from the elements. Too bad you couldn't photoshop out the pole, it interupts her shadow and the space behind her and a different angle probably wouldn't have worked. Good job.
I think it's a great shot, but I am not sure I like the graininess, it degrades the image...grain is great and would suit this shot, but not like this...but a great capture...I hope it does well for you
Excellent title. The grain enchances the photo given the nature of the emotional response the photo evokes. This is my favorite of the challenge. Hope it does really well for you. 10!
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