Alone in the park

This man was sitting alone in St James's Park. It was freezing with

lots of snow in the air.

I have cropped the shot to remove some trees and people at the top of

the frame and some railings on the right.

I have tried to produce a feeling of emptiness and abandonment, which

is why I have left the large open area in front. Have I acheived

that? Is the main character too high in the frame? What could I have

done to produce a better image? Thanks. P.

very beautiful shot! cla

You did a very good job capturing a feeling of loneliness and abandonment. I also like the panoramic crop. The benches sweeping from the bottom left up to the top right make the empty foreground is necessary for this picture and help the mood. I would have preferred the subject to have been one bench over to the right. As I look at the picture my eyes sweep from the bottom left to the top right. So the ideal location for the subject would have been off-center to the right and near the top of the frame. -Nick

Great shot, has something of a theatre piece!

 

congrats

Maria

it's a strange decision to put the figure in the centre:)

if it was at the lower corner, there is a way for his thoughts to go further...

if it was at the highest corner..one can think until reaching the lonely one..

....now I am very focused on the empty benches:)