Modern Times - b&w

Between fast food, fast life and ... fast lenses, we're just cogs inan universal mechanism.

...And photography might just be a kind of freedom.

... to Luca Alessandro Remotti and Ton Mestrom for their constructive critiques and great suggestions that led me to this (improved) version.

This is most definitely a whole lot improved on your first showing of this great image. The lines of the composition stand out more crisply... If I were you I would still keep this image on the burner for further future processing investigations. I'm convinced you can get a lot more out of this image. Good going!

Interesting picture... It works fine for me as it is, although I can see, I think, what Mike is probably suggesting...: perhaps a little more detail on the walls would give this a stronger 3D feel...? But on the other hand, there's another way to look at it : would a stronger 3D feel really be better in this case...? Maybe, maybe not... As I see it, here the people walking are overpowered by an abstraction... If there would be more details on the wall, this family would then be overpowered by an architecture, a building, basically something more real... 2 different interpretations, imo - and none of the two is "better", as I see it : just different...

 

Then, on a different note - composition -, I'd perhaps like to have just a little bit more ground under the family's feet... Best regards.

This is a gorgeous street shot - I like the formal way of lines and black and white - a lot comes into my mind when I see this one! Congratulations!

Yes, I'd definitely go for Marc's idea of building more of a base at the bottom of the frame. It should be easy enough to add.

Interesting composition.I like it better in this B/W than the blue one, the huge geometric wall with not much details and lack of shadows enable the people to be dominant. I wonder what time of day it was photographed, midday? I join the previous comments about some more space which was needed on the lower part, other than that well observed situation, and attracting visually.

Great piece this one. Superb minimalism, great statement on urban life.

Amazing photograph! Very interesting details and scene. Very well done indeed. Regards.