Other than that bit of trash in the lower right cornner, that I find a bit distracting, I am not sure this picture could be better. Normally it would be my suggestion to crop in on the subject a bit, but in this case you have captured that car so perfectly. The only thing I would really do is to make it a bit lighter. Maybe see about removing that trash. And I think maybe I would bring the right side of the frame over to the line of the tree, as to help frame the image.
John Cowan
Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.
~Ernest Hemingway~
This photo is captivating. It provokes thought for me. This man is sitting under a tree with no shoes on his feet. He is perhaps homeless, watching the world speed by while he uses a walker to slowly ambulate through his world. A demonstrative snapshot of our class system.
Great photo.
I think this is a very interesting image. When viewed with a file viewer utility we see the shutter speed was 1/15 with an aperture of 5.2, shot with ISO 100. If the camera's clock was set right it was 7:26 PM, August 22nd of this year. Not very bright for the temperate zone at 7:30 at night. The plate on the parked car in the upper right looks like it may be Arabic. Assuming the "speeding" car has 15 inch wheels, it travels about 15 inches in the 1/15 of a second the shutter is opened. Makes for about 20km/hr. Speed characteristic of a long driveway or a residential zone.
The man is not only barefoot, but his feet have the discolouration characteristic of significant longstanding circulatory problems. If one looks closely at both the hands and the feet, you can see that in fact the feet are swollen, particularly about the ankles. The stick with the hook resting on the walker shows this man is using what simple means he can to cope with his problems.
If this image says anything about our class system, the statement must be framed in the global sense. This image is not of the western world. If this was the western world, he would be sitting in a motorized wheelchair or be attended by a "personal care worker". For me, this image speaks volumes of man's capacity to endure in the face of adversity. Thank you PEJMAN for a thought provoking image.
Great comment ! Dear WPOSLOSKI
The plate on the parked car is in persian.
and your medical information is fair good ,
lower extremities edema and skin discoloration
due to chronic circulatory stasis.
thanks for your precise looking.
I really like this street scene, thought provoking for sure. Great capture and good composition. If you are to print I would crop out the trash, it is rather distracting.
Wposloski - great post...I give it a 10. A true detective!
I'm always mentally photographing everything as practice.
Minor White
