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

None of my business, so don't feel obligated to answer ediesaul. I don't know if it would be a main attraction on one of my walls but if I had taken it I would certainly not be opposed to it being on my wall. Why would it not go on your wall?

ediesaul

I might hang your version on my wall; not mine!

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

You are very kind ediesaul, I am enjoying watching you grow, by leaps and bounds I might add.

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

I agree with several others who find this less engaging than it could be. What's missing is the ingredient that Graham Smith so often treats us to in his street photography: an interesting human face, with expression of some sort. Your people are marginalized by having their backs turned or looking out the side of the frame. And there is too much unproductive space in the center.

There is some interesting detail in the place and Frank's version made the most of that. Sometimes detail shots inside a store or restaurant can be quite interesting, but we as humans are most fascinated by other humans :-D

Art is a whole different argument. I lean towards the more liberal interpretation of art, while some have extremely conservative definitions and some say they know it when when they see it. Some even deny that a photograph can be art. So obviously the definitions are not yet universalized.

You keep marching on Edie. Your artistic spirit will eventually guide you to where you feel the most creative and productive, but I bet you always experiment, as do some of us other folk here.

ediesaul

Very nice of you to say. Sometimes I'm pretty discouraged, but I love photography, so I'm out there every day, and, with such learned, encouraging, and generous people to interact with, I enjoy my time on UH very much.

ediesaul

Thanks for your comments, minniev. I appreciate what you have to say. Bob Yankle also suggested that I should have tried to get more of the foreground woman's face, and Frank's photo is way superior to mine. I had an idea and flew it by, and I'm learning!

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

I understand what you are getting at. The problem with this image as I see it is simple. The biggest element in the photo which is the woman on the left is. Unfortunately, she is looking out of the frame. For composition this is a mistake. Keep the rule of thirds in mind and be sure you know what your subject is. I like the feeling of this photo, though. It does preserve a moment. What is happening at that moment is, however, important. Unfortunately this moment seems a bit uneventful. It is hard for me to figure out what the story is.