Response to The Decisive Moment (Response #160)

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George said 792 days ago:

There is a sense of a powerful story here. Society can build temples and skyscrapers, but can't feed an old beggar in the winter. I think relevance would be enhanced if it was definitely clear this was an old person or a poor person. How to accomplish that? I'm not sure, but perhaps with the face visible, or old gnarled hands poking out from tattered sleeves.

shashin said 792 days ago:

I really like this image. The black and white heavy contrast and grain give it an old, dismal feel. I also like the mirroring of the sign and the woman walking. However, nothing really screams decisive momment to me.

dzugaev said 791 days ago:

George, shashin: Thanks for understanding the image, your comments are very interesting to me.

lbstone said 791 days ago:

Yeah... this really is beautiful.

matto said 791 days ago:

love this image.

i didn't for a moment think of the walking woman as poor or under privileged, just as from an older generation and therefore someone who has witnessed much change, and also perhaps someone who has been left behind by change, is possibly unsettled by the capitalist revolution. i saw a pensioner who lived her life on the communist allowance.

it's surely a sign of a great photo that it provokes creative and weighted interpretation.

the stick figure walking towards her on the sign is a nice bit too.

zinkwazi said 791 days ago:

what a wonderfully iconic image!
nice work!

dzugaev said 790 days ago:

matto: Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It is very close to what I put into this photo.

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