Thanks RSL + Bruce, I appreciate the time taken to provide visual suggestions.
RSL: Out of interest, what feeling did you think I was trying to convey?
FYI Adelaide is bright, spacious, welcoming, and slow paced, more like a large country town than a city.
To be really honest, I just liked the look of the soft (by Australian summer standards) morning light spilling across the building but was struggling to find a pleasing composition. I have always found street photography very challenging - I like the older architecture and natural aspects found in some cities but have rarely been interested in the modern clutter.
At first I was annoyed that the bus stop was getting in the way of taking a nice photo of the building with lovely morning light on a tree lined street. In the end I thought that since we are in a modern city, I should focus in a bit more on the detail of said city, and thus took a snapshot you see above. I am pleased with the result since I felt it was a step forward, but obviously I am only just starting out in photography and have much to learn.