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Comment by tnun:
oh yes.

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Comment by CNovack:
Great B&W tones and wonderful details of the people that are hanging out at this outdoor street cafe. The woman's polka dot shirt really does stand out and commands attention to focus on her and her expression. Given the title (both you and I were drawn to the dynamic pattern of her shirt) and where the eye is drawn to it seems the the man on the right contributes very little to the scene. I think that the photo might be a stronger composition if it was framed to just have the woman with the polka dot shirt in it along with some of the city street behind her. Cropping out the man entirely would keep the focus centered squarely on the woman. Having the right side of the frame end at the far edge of that building would keep the city streets and background people in the frame giving your audience a sense of place the woman occupies without distracting attention away from her. It also subtly brings the lines (stripes) of the building the to stage; pairing them up with the dots of her shirt (a study of shapes in the city landscape). I think a closer crop would also have the audience establish a stronger connection to the action going on in the photo. The woman's over the shoulder expression of catching us looking draws us into the scene making it feel like we are actually there.

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Comment by MichaelC:
"Where is she", Angel thought, she only had 30 minutes left on her lunch break and they would never make it. At the next table Alberto pondered how he was going to break the news to his wife.

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Comment by Lydia:
8 from me.

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Comment by RayEthier:
We all have our preferences and differing views on things.

While I do like the image, I personally would have cropped the male completely out of the picture as I find his presence distracting.

Gave the image a 7 nonetheless.

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Comment by LevT:
nice echo between her polka dots and the circles of confusion of the distant tree. And her eyes, too! :)

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Comment by jmritz:
love how these pop in and out

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Comment by markwiley:
Simple and effective.

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Comment by mariuca:
Very nice. A palimpsest

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Comment by bohemka:
Nice piece of work. People and thoughts and time. Well said.