$3 Apathy
by Citadel

Comment:
Hello from the Critique Club!

First impression is that the focus is off. It appears that your camera focused on the building in the background, and that is what made your subjects so soft. I also think a tighter crop would help pull the eye to the three people. If you removed some from the top, enough to completely remove the crosswalk light, this would dramatically improve the composition.

The B&W treatment works well here. Colors would be too distracting. I also really like the balance you captured with the two pedestrians. The almost look like they are marching in step.

I really think you have caught apathy going both ways. It is obvious that the pedestrians are ignoring the homeless man, but he is also ignoring them! That in itself is an interesting commentary on how people just go through the motions of their daily lives.

This really is a powerful picture, and I think it would have scored much higher if you had captured the viewer's interest by correcting the two items I mentioned above.

Black to move
by whiterook

Comment:
Queen takes queen.

Once a Love, Always
by cassilda_terry

Comment:
A very powerful photograph, however the fence in the background really distracts the viewer. With a more shallow DoF you could blur out the fence and pull the focus back onto the main subject.

Songs of Love
by talj

Comment:
I think the hearts are a bit over saturated.

Winter Wonderland
by marbo

Comment:
Absolutely amazing! How in the world did you pull this off under the Minimal Rules? This is one of my top picks for this challenge.

Tree Burst
by PurpleFire

Comment:
I'm sure this is the effect you were trying for, but I don't find it very pleasing to look at.

Optical Coincidence
by mpeters

Comment:
This is an amazing shot! And the exposure is perfect for Minimal Rules.

River Runs Through
by TheStick

Comment:
The focus seems a bit soft here.

Favorite Flower
by TheStick

Comment:
The focus seems a bit off.

Love birds
by veigath

Comment:
This is over processed for my taste.