I like the flare, it tells you where the light comes from, placing the shadow of the sitting lady in context. Have to add that I generally prefer lots of context in my street photos, which I often get criticized for in my photoclub .View attachment 258645
I tried a tighter crop to remove the flare but in the end decided the flare made the photo more balanced and interesting. Your thoughts?
Photoclubs exist to keep you on the right track. Never try a diversion or they will isolate you.I like the flare, it tells you where the light comes from, placing the shadow of the sitting lady in context. Have to add that I generally prefer lots of context in my street photos, which I often get criticized for in my photoclub .
Hehe. I am with the club to have some fellow members to share an outing with and generally to meet other folks. After some years I noticed that I hardly ever changed my mind about my own photos because of comments on them, except for some isolated remarks that resulted in slight improvements, so photo reviews have become much less important to me.Photoclubs exist to keep you on the right track. Never try a diversion or they will isolate you.
For this reason I left photoclubs a long time ago and have ever since been fairly happy.
Nope - contextual; though one could argue that the portico might provide enough of that as well. But crucially, to tidy up the image (balance it again), you'd probably have to remove quite a bit more because the format simply works, so only cutting off the top might actually take away from the feel. That said, I know what you mean, I think - in the attempt to include the background, quite a bit of additional detail has entered the image, that's true for the left edge as well. If you want all that information, you should probably keep it as-is.View attachment 259194
Should I crop in tighter to get rid of the top row of three windows?
No, the crosses above the door reinforce the religious context. Just my 2 eurocents .View attachment 259194
Should I crop in tighter to get rid of the top row of three windows?
All the better - casual communication instead of, well, maybe even Communion? Or just waiting to be let it? Or just waiting, killing time? There are quite a few possible interpretations of this shot, and there's no way of telling if it's trivial or deep; I actually like the shot regardless of what reality it represents - because it makes great use of context ...I somehow suspect the man is just on his smartphone
Indeed, no way of knowing.All the better - casual communication instead of, well, maybe even Communion? Or just waiting to be let it? Or just waiting, killing time? There are quite a few possible interpretations of this shot, and there's no way of telling if it's trivial or deep; I actually like the shot regardless of what reality it represents - because it makes great use of context ...
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