Meditation

The man in the foreground stood still long enough to leave his trace

on a 4 seconds exposure. Looking at the picture later I found that I

wouldn't like the picture that much if he wasn't there...

comments would be appreciated.

Hey, Montreal! I agree with you, the person does add to the photo, but unfortunately, because he is so far, I'm not sure how many people would pick-up on that. Perhaps if he was standing somewhat closer, and blended-in a little less?

this pic lacks in sharpness, i have done this error myself. if you use ps there is a tool that helps improving local sharpness, besides the classic unsharp mask

Una preciosa postal de la ciudad,,, un cordial saludo,,,6/6

The pic did lose some sharpness somehow when I reduced the size to upload it here. However, the man is blurred mostly because it was a 4 seconds exposure and he was not posing. I was even surprised he appeared at all!

 

I agree that it would be better to make him stand out a little but he didn't stand out much more in real life and I wanted to preserve the feeling of that night.

I like the picture as is. Sharpness sometimes detracts from ambience..less romantic. Now this is just from a perspective of a lady

I love this photo, and I usually don't go for city photos. The colors are wonderful, and the balance (or whatever you call it). It's just beautiful! I like the man there, too.