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Sitting in the middle of the square in front of the Centre Pompidou, this Romany woman and her dog had only a pigeon for company.
Paris is full of Rumanians and Romanies who live from hand to mouth by begging. We have the same problem in Oslo. The head of the local Romany community claims the beggars are Rumanians and not Romany travellers. No matter who they are, these beggars lived in absolute squalor under motorway bridges or other public placec that provide relief from the rain, if not the cold.
I saw one person approach this woman and give her a couple of cans of dog food, but no money.
The EU today.
Shot through the thick plate glass window of the facade, hence a tad soft.
Many thanks for the recent interest and comments. It makes an old man very happy.
Malc
Thanks for bothering.
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 5D MkIII |
| Lens: | EF24-105mm F/4L IS USM |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 26 Sep 2012 - 12:20 PM |
| Focal Length: | 105mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/4.0 |
| Aperture: | f/9.0 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/125sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 500 |
| Exposure Mode: | manual |
| Metering Mode: | spot metering |
| Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
| White Balance: | As Shot |
| Title: | One Woman And Her Dog |
| Username: | 
saltireblue |
| Uploaded: | 9 Oct 2012 - 3:53 PM |
| Tags: | Begging, Black & white, Centre pompidou, Dog, Paris, Pigeon |
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| Votes: | 38 |
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at first glance I thought this is a nice architectural shot...then I noticed the lady+dog...adds a `je ne sais quoi' to the image....but isn't that the QE2 funnel in the background....suspect you're really on a cruise!! 
ps why do beggars always have dogs?
A cracking bit of street photography, Malc - the composition really shows her isolation
Trev
One of those 'strange but true' observations.
A couple of years ago we had an invasion of similar women (and young boys) who had been supplied with a tattered accordion, been taught one tune (always 'The Anniversary Song', always imperfectly taught and inattentively learned) and stuck on street corners in the foulest weather to 'busk'. I doubt they made any more in Prudhoe than in Paris.
The location instantly recognisable, the sparse pedestrian traffic more of a surprise.
The b&w excellent - no surprise at all.
Regards
Bill
Quote: isn't that the QE2 funnel in the background.
It's one of the ventilators for an underground car park, I believe.
Quote: You aren't that old Malc are you? Great shot but a sad story.
Of course he isn't ..................... He remembers Bill and Ben and Little Weed and then has the cheek to say I am too young to remember it
............................... Just let him mention the Woodentops I can get a solicitor too you know Malc...........
Mind you he didn't mention the fact that he was 18 when he was watching Bill and Ben
Flubberdub!
Diane
I might upload a nice highland cow soon
I like the way you've composed this shot Malc, great stuff.
John
Sadly this scene is enacted across the world, it's sad, but it's big business. Not all these people are homeless, many are bussed into the city centres and make a decent amount of money. I kid you not, they all but took over the Big Issue selling in Glasgow. They come from Romania and around and they are organised, (some of them) not all, but enough to chase most of the genuine article off the streets.
Giving food for the dog sounds a good way to get the message across that we think they are chancers, some of course are drug atticts. (Another story)
Sorry to rant on your image as it does tell a story Malc, it's easy to be casual about poverty with a roof over your head.
Dougie
God help anybody sitting under that vent!!!
The space surrounding her just increases the emotiveness of the image. Unfortunately, I know that many of these can actually get more doing this than working.
Dave
Beautifully composed (verticals, horizontals, space). The individual lost in a big world. This is one of my very favourite places for people-watching, glad you found it!
Quote: Many thanks for the recent interest.... It makes an old man very happy.
Just what expressions of interest have you been receiving??
Moira
You've conveyed her sene of loneliness and isolation so well in this superbly composed street scene
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