Funny?

rainbow

adbsgicom

I like it. The fact that the older gent on the bench is looking straight at you totally unamused really makes the shot.

rainbow

adbsgicom wrote:

I like it. The fact that the older gent on the bench is looking straight at you totally unamused really makes the shot.

Yes, he is probably the critical subject. You get the sense that it would take a whole lot to get a smile from him.

Thanks for looking.

bfjr

I think that is his smile

rainbow

bfjr wrote:

I think that is his smile

Right. He's smiling cuz he's having a good hair day...

TonyCooper

Funny thing about cropping. Usually we crop to retain only what is important to the scene. In this case, the area on the right of the seated subject looks like it's unimportant. Yet, that horizontal line of the bench leads the eye to the seated subject and emphasizes that the old man is alone while the other subjects have someone.

rainbow

TonyCooper wrote:

Funny thing about cropping. Usually we crop to retain only what is important to the scene. In this case, the area on the right of the seated subject looks like it's unimportant. Yet, that horizontal line of the bench leads the eye to the seated subject and emphasizes that the old man is alone while the other subjects have someone.

That is a nice take on the photo, Tony. Along this line of thought, the people on the left edge (behind the guy) and the couple seen through the window reinforce this.

Thanks!

bdcolen

rainbow wrote:

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Great catch! I'd try this -

rainbow

bdcolen wrote:

Great catch! I'd try this -

Thanks B. D. Your crop does draw attention to the contrast between the two people better. It loses the reason why she is so jovial (assuming it is the conversation with the guy, who is HUGE). But I like it!