Yikes! It's a shame the picture you paid for could not have been of better quality. It's really blown out.

yeaah... know that. Actually, i had to cut it, coz I was there... :/

oyyyyee. How do you blow your nose or wash your face..never mind brushing your teeth? Bet you can hear him coming down the street. Great find, agree with jawshoe about quality.

I would like to see him trying to get on a plane XD

Mikaelbg...yeahh, that's serious question lol

And what u see here is only his face.... all his bony is pierced with tatoos. And yes, he was smelly

AWESOME PHOTO! I LOVE IT!!!!

That is crazy! What a character he must be. I can't get over the princess crown!

too bad we can't smell him in this photo

have you tried messing with curves or contrast?
Not only is this rebellion but it is an addiction too

There is nothing wrong with the "curves" or the "contrast" Its not "blown out" It is a great photograph in every way-

I like the grainy effect this has as well as the image --- reminds me of using some of the old B&W films with contrasty papers

creativefreedom.....why are you so defensive about this photo? I never said it was "blown out" (even though the top is a tad) I just think it would look a bit better if the gray/black was a bit darker to stand out more --hence messing with the curves/contrast. Jeesh

great shot author...

Pregnant and homeless, I wonder which came first. Good capture.

Thank you, It broke my heart to even take this photo

This is a wonderful picture

Than'ks Mikaelbg!

Oh w0w! this is heartrending photography ...brilliant sweetheART - Valz

Hi Valzart- thank you!

Awesome photo! GL

Nice shot... but... how is this rebellion?

I believe that some people do not want to be a part of the society-This young lady was pregnant and homeless-which is very sad but we do all have a choice &we also have free will.
Maybe not in a place like Haiti after the earth quake-those folks did not choose.In this country we do have a choice, and there is help especially for pregnant single women.

Huh? What? Are you kidding? You actually think homeless people CHOOSE to be homeless as a form of rebellion?

This woman, YES- There is plenty of help available for pregnant women , she choose to be homeless , rebelling against society-There are people who DO NOT choose, expained in my last e mail. There is a group of young kids I believe they call themselves the rainbow tribe, and YES they choose to live on the streets.

Yes Rainbows but they are not only young kids.
Many go back to the 60s and 70s.
A group camps close to our town every year. They are not homeless and have cars and stuff to get around.
anyway I am sure a homeless pregnant girl would not be by choice.
But then I am not her so everything is speculation.

I have met these young adults in Key West and Asheville,N.C.. They do choose to live on the streets.

"Huh? What? Are you kidding? You actually think homeless people CHOOSE to be homeless as a form of rebellion? " kyricom
Go talk to the directors of homeless shelters and ask them what they think. Or go ask a homeless person if they would like a job and a home and see what they say or see how long they last. MOST (not all) people DO choose to be homeless. I've dealt with a few they were on the streets asking to work for money. After telling them about shelters and food banks, they told me it takes up too much time!!!

As far as the pictures goes, I don't think this picture is very clear, is it a scan of a photo or a low megapixel camera? The shot itself (framing, angle etc.) is very nice.

NO, let me make this clear for the THIRD time- The pregnant homeless girl in my photo- knew there is help out there-she DID choose to live on the streets.All of us have a free will,some people just give up,or they are consumed with a drug problem so much so that, spending all there money on drugs leads to homelessness. BELIEVE me I am NOT at all saying, people CHOOSE to be homeless, this woman has.
I personally understand what it is like to be homeless. I lost my home in a fire. I have nothing but heartfelt sympathy for people that are homeless NOT by choice.
As for the "not very clear" This photo was shot with a 35 mm film camera

Author, I'm glad you made yourself more clear, and I accept your explanation for this particular photo. GL on it. BUT... some of the opinions expressed here are nothing short of unbelievable!!! Yes, there are a few who "choose" to be homeless, but applying that to even a significant portion of them is nothing short of ridiculous. 12.5% of the US population lives in poverty and it's only getting worse. 7 million more are facing foreclosure, which would leave at least some of them adding to the ranks (not because they "chose" to). The gap between the rich and the poor is also increasing in this country, with minimum wage having only 75% of the purchasing power it had in 1979. 17% of the people in homeless shelters are employed FULL time! 50% of the mayors surveyed by the US Conference for Mayors cited Domestic Abuse as a main reason for homelessness among women and children. Approximately 16% of the homeless are mentally ill - because Reagan cut federal funding and basically emptied the asylums. It is absolutely LUDICROUS to assert any large proportion of homeless people WANT to be homeless.

If indeed this girl is a Rainbow then she is part of a counter culture that has existed for years.
Then this would be rebellion to me as rainbows are rebels and some are Deadheads (a group of folks that followed the greatfull dead band around the world.)
Good luck Author

rebellion or not this is a very nice image -- the expression the focus and framing are all very nice

Thank you Allan!

the strange thing is, she might well belong to a 'culture' like the rainbows, but she is still begging for money from the 'normal' society............a little hypocritical don't you think!

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Glad you said it first Raz... I mean Ricky! I think this time the majority of people will agree with your comment :P

On the photo, it is a nice shot, could be a little sharper but a nice image, GL!

Congratulations

Haha, I like your son. Good luck

Thank you Mikaelbg! I like my son too!!

He will grow up.

This was the 10TH time I asked him to clean his room, this time I was armed with my camera!

this time I would have been armed with his marching orders........

lol..nice shot.

very nice shot!! I can relate--my 18 & 21 year old kid's rooms are worse than that :o

Well geez loweez... easy solution... go to your local deli and ask for the WORST smelling cheese and as for just a tiny amount (usually the size of a quarter will do.. and place it in one of his socks and place it under the bed...

He'll have that room spotless in no time.. giggle snort

drivenslush, BRILLIANT!! LOL! Thanks for the advice!

great shot

Nice 1! GL!

very nice...best of luck

Thanks for the compliments everyone

nice!

Great shot..

very nice shot...gl