Whoa!Really makes me think of all who have used this location to ask for alms.

Interesting photo. Who would have thought I would find her more interesting than the Collosseum? The sepia works well.

It feel so sad when I look at this photo... I wouldn't change a single thing, it is great as is!

Bonjour dreamer247, merci pour cette belle photo. Très belle lumière, très bonne construction. Tu as fait un bon choix sur le traitement.Une photo qui me touche.
Bravo et très bonne continuation.

Good morning dreamer247, thank you for this nice photograph. Very nice light, very good building. You made a good choice on the treatment. A photograph which touches me. Bravo and very good continuance.

Very well composed and exposed shot. However, I am wondering what it would look like with less depth of field to make the subject "pop" and make the figures in the bottom left a little less distracting.

Fotografia interesante con un excelente encuadre . Para mi gusto habría dado prioridad a la abertura de diafrágma disminuyendo la profundidad de campo. Excelente contraste y muy acertado su viraje a sepia. ¡Enhorabuena, gran "disparo"!

Thank all of you for your comments.

The original shot was all in focus. I added a slight blur to the background to simulate a smaller F-Stop. This was the ONLY shot I got of her. I gave her some money and gestured to the camera, then took the shot. I didnt want to go to far on the blur because it might look a little artificial but it could use a little more.

Taken at 12mm wide angle!

Wow.
Very nice.
The toning is wonderful.
The use of the Colosseum in the background is awesome.
Wonderful job with the blur.
It does look very natural!

This is a once in a lifetime photo. Fantastic capture.

It appears as though the soft focus is oversaturating the shadows slightly. I can see how dropping the blur might make the photo too busy with all the texture you have captured. Have you considered maybe creating a radial mask and then pulling down the contrast as is reaches the edges? Could be an alternative way to bring the impact back to the subject...