Colorful Colorado
by bseifipour

Comment by magicfinger:
I'm in two minds about this - the foreground is really strong (especially the contrast of the long diagonal of the perspective vs the support post with the strainer wire) , but setting the horizon on the bottom third does nothing for me.

Cuernavaca Beggar
by bseifipour

Comment by angela_packard:
wonderful wonderful image...great expression! 10

Cuernavaca Beggar
by bseifipour

Comment by irishempress:
this is an amazing shot. it tells a wonderful story! great color and composition! 10!

Cuernavaca Beggar
by bseifipour

Comment by photoslik1967:
Pretty photograph.

Cuernavaca Beggar
by bseifipour

Comment by Jaded_Housewife:
nice color but a bit weird that theres red ont he ground under/around here. loosk scary. woudl be better if that area where desaturated.

Cuernavaca Beggar
by bseifipour

Comment by Brad:
While many will only submit a wow shot to a free study, I applaud you in showing us a scene we so often view, but do not want to see.
Strong message and story being told here.

Cuernavaca Beggar
by bseifipour

Comment by Elvis_L:
doesn't seem real sharp. not alot of interest for me. I'm not sure I like the angle and while your title tells me she is a begger she looks pretty good and could just as easily be someone taking a rest.

Cuernavaca Beggar
by bseifipour

Comment by twm122:
Her face is intense. Did you get any tight shots? Ilike your colors alot in this one. I think leaving it in color was a good choice.

Cuernavaca Beggar
by bseifipour

Comment by Jutilda:
Very telling.

Spicy
by bseifipour

Comment by wavelength:
Hola! From the Critique Club!

Wassup Brian.

I think, for this challenge especially, that a tigher crop/composition were needed. The negative space here might seem artsy, but what people really wanted to see were faces, faces, and more of their faces. The top 9 were all tight crops, (#10 had other things distracting from the face) and 8 of the next 10 were tighter crops. That makes 17 of 20 at the top tight, mostly face crops in my estimation.

The negative space here is just a bit too much I think. The eyes are great, but, again, a tighter crop could have served to highlight them. He r face is turned a little too much away from the camera, and thus the viewer. Automatically takes a bit of the connection out of it. Turning her face down a bit and more toward the viewer, makes for a better pose.

The lighting is great, I like that, a bit more highlight on all the great hair would have done you well also.