Paris street person

[redbutt]

I just thought that this lady was pretty much the polar opposite emotional view point than why I was in Paris. This is at the base of the stairs that go under the Arc d'Triomphe.

http://www.redbutt.com/bairdphoto/proofs/honeymoon_crops/triomphe_beggar_std.jpg

Canon 10D
Canon 28.0-135.0 IS
1/125 sec, f/6.7
Mode: Program
ISO: 800

Post processed in Photoshop CS.

[rick barclay]

Very nice. Any idea what they sign she's holding says?

[neil_r]

Very nice. Any idea what they sign she's holding says?

Yes, it says:-

"You are on your honeymoon, why the hell are you taking pictures of me !" :lol:

Seriously though, a fab pic

N

[redbutt]

Very nice. Any idea what they sign she's holding says?

Actually yes...in full size image the sign is readable:

"LADIE AND GENTLEMEN. I AM FROM BOSNIA. HAVE BEEN IN PARIS FOR 2 MONTHS AND CANNOT SPEAK FRENCH. MY BEIBI SIN BOSNIA NEED SOME MONEY FOR FOOD. PLEASE HELP. THANK."

[PhotosGuy]

Nice shot. I don't take pics like that 'cause they depress me too much!

[rick barclay]

If a picture such as that presents itself, I always try to get the writing
involved in it if possible, especially if it's a foreign script. I don't know if that
was possible here, and the photo is certainly good enough without it, but I would have tried for an angle that would have allowed for viewers to read
the placard she was holding.

One man's depression is another's Pulitzer Prize.

[redbutt]

, but I would have tried for an angle that would have allowed for viewers to read the placard she was holding.

One man's depression is another's Pulitzer Prize.

Like I said...the full size 8x10 print has totally readable text in the sign. It's just getting squashed due to resampling and resizing. That said...it was a total accident that the sign is readable. I didn't think about it, just turned around, saw the woman, and shot only 1 frame and kept walking.