Lunch Over

[RSL]

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[Eric Myrvaagnes]

I like the left half as a vertical, but the right half is confusing and irrelevant, IMHO. So for this shot, I would definitely ***"CROP"*** it to just the left half.

Sorry, Russ. (But that left half is excellent.)

[RSL]

Fair enough, Eric, but I think the context established by the right half is important.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

At the least, I would tone down (darken) the shirt on the guy at the far right. Its brightness makes it look as if it is the main subject, which it isn't.

[RSL]

Hi Eric. In the end, I think it's better if it goes back to this. I was grabbed by the color, but in the end it's the graphics that make the picture. It's on my own web this way, and I was right the first time. Thanks. The criticism pointed me in the right direction.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Yes!
You've got it. I didn't think of that, but it works.

[rabanito]

Yes!
You've got it. I didn't think of that, but it works.

Actually this B&W version was published somewhere in LuLa but I couldn't find it.
I agree that it works much better

[francois]

Yes!
You've got it. I didn't think of that, but it works.

Spot-on. The first one wasn't a hit for me but Eric found out the "issue". This one, in B&W, is much improved. I like it a lot.

[RSL]

I don't know why I went back to the color original. I always used to check the B&W version for anything that had satisfactory graphics. After all, I shot in B&W for decades before I bought a digital camera. In any case, thanks to both of you guys for your comments. Maybe next time I won't make the same mistake.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

When I got my first digital camera, I converted everything to B&W for a long time before I got the courage up to try color. Darkroom habits are indeed hard to overcome.