I would suggest getting into some of the historic buildings, esp the churches. There is always St. Patricks but there is also an Episcopal church just down the street (sorry, don't remember the name) with exceptional architecture including a massive pipe organ. Keep your eyes open for all the local fruitcakes walking around (eg. photo 1) and there are always the dioramas in the Natural History Museum (eg. photo 2). Have fun.

I appreciate all the feedback, both pro and con. To chaman's point, the face is indeed soft focused. And here is the reason. The culture in Nepal comes with a lot superstition and the Nepali people are very aware of their surroundings. Many times when attempting to photograph other subjects there was almost a sense that they felt a “bad spirit” or some such thing may befall them and quickly became uncooperative. Therefore for this particular subject it was a quick “shoot from the hip” moment. No time to fine tune focus points. However I took what I could get. Pp did indeed include burning out a distracting railing above her head, thus the shadow. I checked my settings afterward and saw this image was taken at Standard +1 saturation (Nikon D90). Other than that no further color enhancement was done. I did however need to highlight the face a bit via dodging. Even though not exactly sharp I agree with those that this image is still successful capturing the dire conditions of someone at the bottom of the poverty scale. As far as photojournalism is concerned I’ve always felt those were images that tell a news story. The operative word here being news, such as the images that came out of Nepal 3 weeks after I left and that massive earthquake hit. I have nothing but respect for professional photojournalists, especially those in battle zones. My own father was a WWII hero, serving in the O.S.S. conducting covert operations in Norway. As a result he was decorated by King Haaken IV of Norway and after the war ended escorted the king who was in exiled in England back into Norway. I have the medal and plaque signed by this king proudly displayed in my den. So again, thanks for all the feedback. Critique is always appropriate as long as it stays on subject and does not turn into personal attacks.

One of the untouchables from the Hindu Caste System. I took this photo outside the Swayambhunath (aka Monkey Temple) in Kathmandu during a trip to volunteer at an orphanage in Nepal last March. I was able to get this shot before she noticed me. She was sitting outside the gate begging . I ended up giving her my water bottle and what little food I had on hand.