Voss wrote:
What you suggest would be a viable crop and would put more emphasis on the women. When I set that up, I liked the run-down atmosphere of their surroundings, and wanted to emphasize that, so I included more of it. Street photography shows the relationship of people to their environment. So the photographer can play between the two elements and decide which, if either, he prefers to emphasize. The final result just depends on how the photographer feels about it at that time. Hope this helps.
Thanks for the thoughtful feedback. The image is so technically perfect it looks great both ways.