Aficionados
by leslie

Comment by GIS_boy:
lol, lucky he didn't catch you! Nice use of window framed concept, good candid shot. Good luck, I hope you do well.

Aficionados
by leslie

Comment by Elvis_L:
nice color on the tat

Aficionados
by leslie

Comment by bob_bobski:
Nice candid shot

Aficionados
by leslie

Comment by robs:
I like this candid, the relaxation comes out of the photo to me. I am not sure I like the OOF on the brick to the right - in some ways you don't want it to take away from the photo either.

Aficionados
by leslie

Comment by ubique:
I loved cigars, back when I smoked. I can smell these still.
But there's a lot more to love here than memories. Very interesting & effective use of the window frame motif; great character in the tattoo and the earring; nice visual complexity in the reflected (?) secondary subject. There's something both comfortable and comforting about this photograph .. as if they are quietly saying "screw fashion and convention; we smoke cigars." Or you're saying it for them, which is even more pleasing. 8.

Aficionados
by leslie

Comment by mpeters:
a shift of camera position to the left would have given a little more dimension to tatoo guys face, but then you loose the other smoker guy. So, i think you did the right thing.

Aficionados
by leslie

Comment by timfythetoo:
May have been a more complete shot if you could see the brick around the bottom and left of the window. Just feels cut off weird. Beyond that, good color and sharpness on the man in front.

Aficionados
by leslie

Comment by LN13:
At first I thought the orange siding on the right might be a distraction, but then I covered it with my hand. And you know what? I really felt like something was missing. Good call on including it.

Aficionados
by leslie

Comment by RKT:
The blue of the ink is fantastic...very nice.

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by leslie

Comment by kiwiness:
This is good!