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Challenge: Candid VII (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED VR
Location: Belfast
Date: Oct 25, 2011
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Candid
Date Uploaded: Oct 25, 2011

 Taken outside some very upmarket shops. The young woman is a Big Issue seller (a magazine sold to make money for the homeless) except she never manages to sell any magazines. She sits there all day while the people pass by politely pretending not to notice her. Who am I to judge, I saw her properly for the first time through my camera lens

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Place: 61 out of 148
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Avg (commenters): 6.1250
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Votes: 159
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 11/02/2011 04:52:06 AM
Some commenters wondered whether the woman was really homeless since she has a badge and a stool and a cup of tea in her hand. I hadn't realized how this would detract from the impact of the image until it was pointed out...it all seemed self explanatory to me. Nevertheless I can totally understand the scepticism. Big issue selling is a sanitized form of begging where the sellers register to prove that they are bona fide and the passers by can hand over money in exchange for a magazine rather than directly to the homeless person. It is meant to preserve dignity on all sides. Not totally sure it always works. Thanks to all those who commented.
 11/02/2011 12:50:22 AM
they could be each other.
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11/01/2011 09:28:43 PM
Always a very good concept but also, if the girls is a beggar as she seems, a very common view. If the idea was to convey the attempt of the passer by to ignore the beggar, maybe capturing a more extreme attitude, such a turning of the face, would have made for a stronger image.
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 10/31/2011 09:33:13 AM
Did he put money in? I hope he did. Good shot
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 10/30/2011 06:35:30 PM
Powerful shot.
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 10/29/2011 09:23:51 PM
I think this photo would be better cropped to the bottom left portion. The young man's face is blurry.
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 10/29/2011 10:56:10 AM
Very nice street shot.
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 10/27/2011 10:26:46 AM
Quite sad hey. I would've liked a bit more contrast, but thats just me, otherwise great pic.
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 10/27/2011 03:52:52 AM
nice thought behind the image, but is she a beggar? or is she the stall holder from the right having a coffee but still ignoring her so a nice capture, but that was my first thought on seeing it man ignores eye contact with beggar so doesnt get asked for money....
 10/26/2011 03:20:10 PM
This image and title appears to me that your idea was that she is homeless and he is ignoring her but it doesn't work for me as she's clearly not begging. She has a nametag badge on her hip, is sitting on a neat stool and not the ground, her cup has a lid and clearly isn't being used for accepting money; it appears like she's just on a break from work or something. A good idea generally but a bit flawed; the b&w was a wise idea.


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