I don't see resigned contentment in the homeless persons face at all. I see a man directly giving the photographer a "dirty look" for taking his photo. The other two seem to have angry looks about them and seem to want to ignore everything around them. I find it interesting to see the subject clothed in a winter outfit while the two people passing in front of him are dressed for summer.
I made a tutorial showing you how I edit entries. Hope this helps. It may take 30 seconds or so to load the video. You can pass this around if you ever see someone saying they don't know how to edit entries. https://mega.nz/file/NbJ3UaiA#4_3jnO0JiaW8rZZ-6BdsRFFRxdiOO-A2aYU2YahVePY
Yes that's basically what I mean.
Here is a tutorial on creating the blur using the zoom effect found on the radial blur tool.
You need to make sure the blur angle matches the angle of motion which is already in the scene though. That is a bit fiddly sometimes.
In that case, I will presume the background on the phone is a reflection of the background behind the photographer since the phone shot also has another reflection covering the bride. I love your bride and groom shot but if it was my photo I would have cropped the phone out of the scene because its distracting to me personally. I think I also would have darkened the already black background and made it totally black. It would make a great square portrait.
I can imagine the neighbourhood all having a lot of fun with that tree. If it was in my neighbourhood, I would definitely participate in decorating it for the various seasonal holidays.
To me, the photo conveys the harshness of the country. The dead tree and dry grass imply the end of an era but the clouds in the sky seem to bring a promise of new beginnings as the creatures hope for the refreshing water of life to rain down on them. It's excellent work.
Someone went to a lot of trouble to decorate a tree. It is artistic and the squirrel is really cute although slightly blurry. The photo is also overexposed. If you can retake the photo, I suggest you use a faster shutter speed or smaller aperture.
The poor man definitely looks like he is down on his luck. He looks most depressed. The photo conveys his feeling of depression perfectly. I feel sorry for him. The plain cream background gives it a "dreamy" feeling as if he is lost in limbo and has no defined past or future and no way of escaping his "nightmare". A very emotionally provocative entry.
I really like this family photo of the mother with her children. You chose a great song to convey the responsibility of mothers and how much input they have on their families. The mother in this photo is obviously happy and enjoying what she does in spite of the weight and burden of her offspring which she is carrying. The only critique I have is about the background. It looks to me like you changed the original background and enlarged whatever background you added to it because it looks pixelized and stretched out. Maybe just blur the background and add a different texture to it? However, that is simply all about personal preference and ultimately depends what you as the artist like best and what look you want to achieve.
You picked a great song to go with your photo. They "marry" well.
I absolutely LOVE the expression on the face of the groom. Whatever "sweet nothings" the bride is whispering in his ear, leaves much to the imagination of the viewer. One thing I do notice though is that background on the phone camera is different to the background on your photo which causes me to believe you changed the background for some reason. I actually like the nature background on the phone camera better than the plain black tarp looking background but that is a matter of personal taste.
The photo captures the song beautifully. It has a sad vibe about it though with a lonely man standing at an empty station watching the train leave, not knowing when his loved one will return.
I really like the photo but I am wondering if the section on the right adds anything to it or if it might look better cropped back to the brick pilon into a square format? It's just because the ghosted person on the right is a bit distracting when one really studies the photo, though it is quite unnoticeable at first glance. I would also try giving the blue parts of the moving train a motion blur because I can see reddish and cyan pixels amongst the blue color. A motion blur would take those away. However, regardless of my opinions about changes, the photo is still above average. Excellent work.
I like the simplicity, clarity and texture of this photo. You put in a lot of effort to translate a song for us but it is also delightful to listen to the French version and watch the singer. I am sure there must be some metaphoric meaning about the world being a cactus which might come across better in French than it ever would in English. Often a lot of meaning is lost when translating metaphors from one language to another but the singer seems to have had a lot of fun with the song. I am wondering why anyone would put cactus in their pants and bed to defend themselves against the "pricks" on the outside? It has a lot of humor to it but in my mind it also conjures up images of self harm for some strange reason.
Here is my contribution to the "prick" jokes....
Very funny Olga. I wonder if "pricks" in French has the same meaning as "pricks" in English when it comes to referencing people?
A very nice entry but your source link goes to the wrong source. I won't tell anyone though. 🤫