Graham Smith Loc: Cambridgeshire UK

Near Brick Lane, London.

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R.G. Loc: Scotland

Nice capture of the subject - not so sure about the background pedestrian looking straight at camera.

Graham Smith Loc: Cambridgeshire UK

He for me is part of the scene, part of street life :-)

Frank2013 Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.

Is it my eyes, an optical illusion, or is the whole picture tilted a little counter clockwise?

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

Is it my eyes, an illusion or simply photographic skullduggery, but this shot looks like it's in COLOR!! :lol: :lol:
Nice shot.
SS

Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

As I see the subject is a street scene involving two people.
I think his rather quizzical look combined with her strange leg position desperately trying to retain elegance whilst scoffing noodles with what looks like a plastic spoon is just magic. The bit of graffiti and fly posters just add to it.
Nice work Graham

Tom DePuy Loc: Waxhaw, N.C.

I like that you have the gentleman in the background...to me she is the main focus of the photo , but he places a whole other aspect to the photo

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

I like the way you showcased her elegantly crossed legs with whatever shooting, lighting and detail techniques you employed, but the lady with her heels and her plastic fork are not all there is here. This photo is a treasure hunt, like those illustrations in children's magazines where you had to find the hidden items. Not only do we have the dorky fellow with the backpack and boat shoes, we have a ton of other stuff: the headless fellow in tan pants standing on a stool or chair, the girl reflected in the window wearing shorts and gripping her front, the buildings in the subject's sunglasses, more pieces of the ridiculously destroyed green leather furniture, the various graffiti and stickers. You know I like all that stuff, it quadruples the fun. Thanks for sharing this one.

ediesaul

There are many aspects to this photo that I like. What attracted me most to this photo was this young woman's legs. Then, with the help of the title, I noticed the sofa, the juxtaposition of what its import once was with the fast food and the other surrounding items. While perusing all the elements, I came across the reflection in the window, which was also interesting.

So, the big question for me is what about the man on the left. I have come to my own conclusion which is different from Graham's and some other viewers.

There is an invisible third party to this photo and that is the photographer. The man is interacting with the photographer and not with his surroundings, especially not with the main subject of the photo. Because of that, I don't regard him as part of the street scene but as part of the invisible "fourth wall." For that reason, I find him a distraction, not an enhancement to the photo.