So I was on the subway looking for my Paul Simon Lyrics shot, when I noticed this very depressed looking commuter (the reflection was what pulled me in actually). Probably just another long day for her on the TTC.
So I got this image home and wanted to make her really stand out. I put a BW mask over her and liked the contrast to the red subway car interior. I feel it adds to the somber mood she is portraying, as well as isolates her from the busy surroundings. We'll see how the DPCers feel about this one.
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The contrast between the brightly lit and colourful transport and the black and white person is very effective at emphasising the theme of Loneliness. It seems she is isolated, apart, and this is echoed by both her expression and her closed in body stance. It is a very visual and definite contrast and if you look at her reflection in the window you can see two other passengers in completely different miens - one is engaged in reading his newspaper, the other is looking forward. This woman is not. The poster stating "It's complicated...something's gotta give" is an additional nice touch as it most probably sums up the subject's inner emotions. Engaging - I want to know more of her story. Superb capture, eloquent photograph.
I might have given a 10* here if the crop had done with the burnt highlights on the top left but I understand you didn't want to crop Merryl Streep's head off.
Extra points given for going against the tide and doing the exact opposite of wha teverybody else does wtih selective desaturation.
9*
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