I saw the man on the left as a plus. While everyone else is visible and busy with one thing or the other, lefty has turned his backon it all. And he's not a black blob. There's detail in his coat and hair. (He appears to be graying, and his jacket seam is straight.) He has a camera bag, so he's probably a tourist. To me, he's part of the story. Nice tonal range by the way. Sharp and contrasty. Good one. Paul
> Hi Bob ... > > That's a good observation. Originally I thought that might have been a > problem, but after repeated viewings I just don't actually get that > reaction. I mean, when I look at the pic objectively, with a critical eye > towards imperfections, I think that it should bother me, but it doesn't. > It may be, that, for me, he's balanced somewhat by the dark jacket worn by > the woman on the right. > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Bob W > > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/cable1.html > > > > > > Shel > > > > > Shel, > > > > that's a very well-caught moment. Unfortunately for me, the man on the > > extreme left with his back to the camera is very distracting. That dark > > space unbalances the composition and keeps pulling my eye over and away > from > > the other people. > >
