Vivaldi (Street Musicians)

stphotography

Here is an example of my Street Musicians serie.
I call it Vivaldi because girls played Vivaldi's Summerstorm. And the background graffity was of a great contrast to classical music.
VIVAILDI

torags

Nice exposure, but the graffiti, bokeh on steroids, is distracting

If you agree, I wonder if you desaturated the background, if it would help

MarkR

I'd go the opposite way from and see if you could get that graffiti in focus (reshoot obviously)-- that would make a nice counterpoint to the classical musician in the foreground.

As it is, it's a very nice portrait. But with the bg in focus, you add context/environment.

Richard

I like it as is. Good expression and light. IMO, the color of the background does not interfere with the subject. I think a more focused view of the graffiti would have competed too strongly, so I like the blur.

stphotography

Richard wrote: »

I like it as is. Good expression and light. IMO, the color of the background does not interfere with the subject. I think a more focused view of the graffiti would have competed too strongly, so I like the blur.

Your opinion exactly coinsides with the opinion of Getty Images. )))))

FlyNavy

I too like it as is! Nice work.