A cleaning lady Photo

Photographer’s Note

Just have a chance for a trip to New Delhi. When I visit the Humayun's Tomb in the early morning, there is an old lady cleaning the street. I've chat with her with her limited English and understand that she is from far away of Delhi. There is no apartment for her to live. She only lives under something covered which is just outside this Tomb.

I think that it is very common of a lot of low income people in India. However, I just few that she is pretty happy event she feel pretty tire.

With her permission, I took a picture on her.

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BitterMoon (2776) 2008-03-22 10:32

Hello Kinson
I believe that with a bit of post-processing you could have a much better result,that could stay among my favourite portraits in my theme,and she wouldn`t pass unnoticed.I think you did a good job with the composition/framing.
Your photograph it`s more or less out of contrast,colors and sharpness.As a portrait I wanna see details on her face,wrinkles,etc and because it`s taken in India,the land of colors,I would like to see it more colorful.
I have made a workshop photo from my point of view,where I think I exaggerated a bit on cyan saturation channel.
I would like you to take my critique as a positive/constructive critique.Thank you.

My kind regards

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