single photos Urban Contrasts

I keep getting that 'you had to be there' feeling on this pic, since

it evokes great memories for me. However I perceive that people who

weren't there don't seem to appreciate the details of the scene as

much as I do. When I crop for more dramatic impact, I seem to lose

some of those cultural contrasts that are key to the message. Any

thoughts about how I could have presented this better?

Hi Dave, I see ur vision there. This is a great photojournalist type of photo. Well done.

wow. what a picture. A day in the life of this city. Espacially this street. The puicture says it all. Daily routine of the shop keepers, people walking their everyday shopping paths . Also what i love about this one (as well as all the journalist pictures) is the angle of the lens. Nice and wide. Beautiful

I like this scene a lot, and the details are what makes it so good, but I find the contrast and sharpness in the background a little too much. I would even consider selective blurring, as well as reduced contrast, to keep the elements from jostling too much, while allowing them their rightful place. I took a shot of a similarly busy scene that I tried all sorts of ways to get what I wanted out of, and settled on this - I'm just linking here to let you know better how I'm thinking, not to say what I've done with mine is what you should do with yours.