This guy just evokes Cleveland all the way. The image would have been great cropped. The only way this much background can work with the shot is using the rule of thirds ie shifting the subject to the left or right margin. This image would be 50% better if the cropping was flush with the left of the light pole, cut off at the knees, and flush with the top of the wall to hide the parking lot. Just my opinion. Still deserves a 7.
Nice shot - yet another black+white photo (so many in this challenge). I like the concept (similar to my original plan). My only suggestion would be to try a different composition. The pole and light coloured walkway/roadway draw attention away from the person. Perhaps a more aggressive crop of the person, or a different background would have been more effective.
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