Have to say I’m dissapointed Pat. I mean, the ideal opportunity was lost. What I refer to is the “begger” who thought he knew everybody but when he smiled produced enough gold in his mouth to represent several pages of an Argos catalogue. Irony on the streets of Dublin.
The first image looks fine to me but could possibly benefit from a boost through curves to bring out the lighter areas and colour. The second looks fine and rather than going down to the perceived eye level the concept of “looking down on the poor” angle works well.