Homeless

[Photoman101]

I took this photo in New York City. Passing by this homeless person, i knew it could be a nice shot. Please feel free to comment/critique



I love critique, it helps a lot. Thanks guys, lets see how it is now!

[jdepould]

It's set to private, so it's a little difficult to critique without the full res. Motion looks good, but it looks like it may be oversharpened, left edge of the blanket really jumps out at me (could just be the downsizing though).

[annie]

I like the way the composition tells a story here--the motion of the cars juxtaposed with the guy not going anywhere. It's kind of an uncomfortable picture to look at, and raises questions about the guy's privacy. Not saying you shouldn't have taken it or posted it, just that it's thought-provoking.

[xxpinballxx]

I agree about the mans privacy. I like the shot however. The motion and the motionless man really tell a story of the what his life is like. Everything around him moving forward and his life at a stand still.

[Miss Red]

Wow. Just wow.

I love photos that tell a story and this is so poignant. Like others have said the stillness and private feeling of the person mixed with the real world zooming past. I really like it.

[Bentwing]

I find my eye drawn to the bright light on the left. Would cropping that off detract or add to the photo? It may be just my eye that has the problem. I really like the shot

[waffles]

I really like the space on the left with the motion. But I don't like the reflection under "...iler's." If you can get rid of that (either with cropping or post processing) I think it owuld be a lot better.

[Bentwing]

I should have been clearer. What I meant by bright light was the light under the "iler's" sign.
Maybe cropping right at the edge of the iler's sign, or the edge of the building it is on.

[jtailspin]

I have no problem with the privacy aspect, people refer to this person as a Man, I see nothing that indicates that to be true, or any other form of identification. This is a very generic capture that could be anybody. I agree about the white lite on the left side though.

[Sime]

Would have to agree jtailspin... privacy, on the street? And this person is making good use of a headcovering sleeping bag to avoid privacy issues?.... What about a tighter crop..crop out 'ilers' and crop just to the left of the big white pole on the right of "person x" maybe?.. just typing out loud I love your photo... well done... I want to know the persons story... d'ya think you could get that next time