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I don't know the guy but I know the place. The shot is good but, honestly, with less saturation you will lose some color but you will gain in detail. Sorry for interfering with your work but my intention is positive. Regards my dear.

interfere as much as you'd like. You do very good work & I respect your abilities. I actually had a much lighter copy at home & thought I'd get fancy before uploading it (my laptop computer has a super bright screen, so I constantly get faked out on dark images). I agree 100% that this is too dark & too saturated. (i'll probably re-load it when I get the chance.) thanks

When travelling I use my laptop but I never get a good work. The problem is the screen. If I move my head up or down, I see a different image in light. Later on, I have to make some more corrections at home. Regards, my dear.

ok, just reloaded the original (I think) which should be lighter and less saturated. However, it's also uncropped & a lot more stone wall than necessary. Any thoughts on the cropping?

Personally, I think that a horizontal framing would have worked out better in a way that a greater part of the bench (maybe even all of it) would be visible, leaving the man on the left side of the photo. The wall texture is interesting but perhaps there's just too much of it. Nevertheless, I like very much the subject of this picture.

I agree, horizontal would've been tons better (In fact, I think I tried one but it came out a little blurry so... "delete"). Truthfully, this was taken "sniper-style" & I'm surprised anything came out at all. If I'd had the cojones to talk to him/ask permission, I'd have probably done much better (or he'd have said "no" & left... hard to say). Some day I'll be able to approach people with a little more ease but it's tough in the beginning! Anyway, thanks for all the great comments!

Trying little by little to add "people" into my photography.

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I like the compostion of the shot as it is. I like how the bench comes in and draws the eye to the seated man. I too agree that it is a little dark. Also, i think you need to crop out just a little bit on the right side, to center the man the shot, as well as some of the top portion of the frame. Ive attached a version of my suggestions.Besdies that, its a great find. Well done.

My attention was also captured by the texture of the wall. It stays also in nice dialogue with the texture of the pavement.

 

I like the man placed centrally and the bench leading to asymmetry.