Lefties

Richard

Which do you prefer and why?

1.


2.

Oh yeah, none of the above is a perfectly acceptable answer. :wink

Thanks.

michswiss

As a leftie myself I really want to like these. Of the two I prefer the composition of the first as it feels more dynamic. But honestly, neither do much for me.

lizzard_nyc

michswiss wrote: »

As a leftie myself I really want to like these. Of the two I prefer the composition of the first as it feels more dynamic. But honestly, neither do much for me.

Hi Richard,
I agree with Jenn's comment above.
Out of the two images, I like #1 the best, but it also leaves me .

Richard

I also prefer #1, but then I like them both. Oh well. Thanks for the feedback.

Angelo

richard

I really like #1 for a host of reasons (but I will point out that absent your title one would not know the word is lefties thanks to the perfect framing of the man's head over the "e")

it's a dynamic composition of four pedestrians (and the female model in the graphic inside the store window) aligned in an almost perfect diagonal line pulling you into the frame.

the man on the mobile takes center stage and is the only subject "moving left" which supports your title.

i could nitpick a few technicals but won't because it's a good picture and very nice "urban art"

bfjr

Several visits and I like #1 (it took a bit ).
I simply like it for the one eye stare. While there I start to see more

By the way I'm an Ambi

Richard

Thanks, Angelo. I liked it for the energy--the long strides and the arm position of the guy at the back--as well as the comp. You're right that it has some technical problems, mainly blur. I thought the second was better technically but not as strong an image and I thought that posting these together might provoke some discussion of technical vs. other merits, which is something I am still insecure about.

gorally

#1 is better composed between the two. #2 looks like a shot that taken after the moment. The title is irrelavent to the photo. There seems many people carrying DSLR there.

Patti

The fellow on the cell reminds me of all of us lefties fighting the tide of right handedness in everything we do - like a salmon trying to swim agains the current. I like it.

Jack'll do

with Patti. The man walking left is also set apart by the difference in his dress. Too bad he wasn't holding the phone in his left hand. I don't think the blur detracts here as the positives outweigh that little nit.

Richard

Thanks for the feedback, Ed, Patti and Jack. I have to say that I chose the title only because of the sign on the store. I did like Mr. Cell Phone going against the traffic but I didn't think of it in left/right terms. Since I'm right-handed myself, I don't think often about the handedness.

DaddyO

Easily go with image one. Almost immediately more visually interesting
than shot 2 and what it has to offer. There's a working balance in the composition
of image 1 that I don't see in image 2. Also there is a movement flow that I
take in with more interest at looking at. Everybody is doing something
different and their hands helping to express that. A quick sum up of my
impression. I do see your waiting for the fellows head to pass in front
of the letter E.

Flyinggina

DaddyO wrote: »

I do see your waiting for the fellows head to pass in front
of the letter E.

Haha. The eternal problem for the srteet photographer. If Richard had waited for the fellow's head to clear the "E" the other fellow's head would have blocked the "L" !

I like #1 for all the reasons others who like it have mentioned.

For me the second one is a miss. While there is a nice triangular flow and sense of movement among the three people, I find the overall composition awkward with some of the head missing on the man looking towards the young woman and his partial body taking up so much of the frame on the right. Also, the second man seems to be looking at his luggage. Would have been better if he had been looking at the woman too.

Virginia

Richard

Thanks for the comments, Michael and Virginia. I agree completely.