My only street shot from South Africa

[Mike Buckley]

You would think she might have been mad that I was taking her photo but she wasn't at all concerned. I just happened to catch her in the split second that she looked back at me.

[travis4567]

I really like this shot Mike. Even though the bright colors of her clothes kind of draw your eye away from her face , they just seem to work well.

[Mike Buckley]

Thanks, Travis. I was actually photographing only the hat and the bright colors from behind when she unexpectedly turned around and looked at me.

[bugster0121]

Very nice capture. Her look make the shot IMHO.

Thanks for sharing

[Otavio]

Hi, Mike. It works for me and the reasons, I think, are the DoF nicely managed combined with her strong expression. Nice!

[Mike Buckley]

Thank you to Tim and Otavio!

It might be fun to see how the photo came out of the camera. I like the clutter of street photography when it is part of the story or helps tell the story but not when it doesn't. For me, the clutter in this photo was a detraction, so I cleaned it up. Others might wish I hadn't done that.

[Shadowman]

If you only took one street photo that means you weren't relaxing enough.
Nice shot.

[Mike Buckley]

If you only took one street photo that means you weren't relaxing enough.

So true!

[FootLoose]

I quite like the second one Mike, because the other people give it some context. The body fragment on the rhs could be removed but the light pole through the head is not so annoying as some instances. Also, the colours in the background (tree, bus etc) seem to make her dress more vibrant.

[Mike Buckley]

Thanks for you thinking, Greg. The pole exiting from the head and the bright bus in the background are true no-no's for me, but I'm not a street shooter.