I was extremely lucky to catch this gentleman coming out while I was taking pictures of the statues. Without him, I think it would be a boring photo.
I really enjoyed taking photos for this challenge, and I think this is my favorite photo I've ever taken. I'm not thrilled about the statue in the foreground being out of focus, but I've made peace with imperfection, and hopfully you have as well.
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Wow the title was a great choice and so catching. I do like the image and I can defiantly see what frustrations you would have had with that statue being out of focus but I can understand the key was capturing the man. Overall this is a great shot. I think it would be more appealing to the masses if the statue was in focus, but you still captured an interesting perspective of the world. I am really glad you used the black and white, it makes the photo look nice and classic. After reading a couple of your comments, I would have to agree with you and say including the man in the photo was a great choice. Also I really like the contrast and how the gentleman's t-shirt and that small light pop out of the image. One last thing I liked is that you chose to capture all the way to the top of the statues hat, I think if you had cropped it out the shot would be missing something. Good job!
Interesting - and I like the title. I like that the man is focused and the saints are not
I recognize St. Frances of Assisi - who's the other one? Nice linear quality to it with the architecture. Perfect use of black and white.
The little old man in the background is creating tension and not helping our picture very much. Maybe next time crop out the things that interfere with your main idea.
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