Chilling out over a bollard

[Peter123]

Question for you guys, would you crop out the lady on the right?

Chilling out over a bollard small by Peter Stephens, on Flickr

 

[gramps]

No, I think she provides some balance and her look of indifference adds for me.

 

[d00d]

Question for you guys, would you crop out the lady on the right?

I really like her!

Even so, a few years ago I may have cropped her out to zoom in on the other two, but now I'm into a wider angle showing more of what's going on around.

Really liking the pic as it is.

 

[lindsay]

No, she makes it a story in my mind - the one left out by the two in foreground maybe? After a row? etc

 

[Peter123]

They were listening to music in Trafalgar Square so perhaps that should be the title?

 

[sirch]

I might be inclined to clone out the two in the background

 

[benc98]

is there some fake blurring going on? I can't quite work it out but it's a little distracting..

I'd leave the crop as it is

 

[Peter123]

is there some fake blurring going on? I can't quite work it out but it's a little distracting..

I'd leave the crop as it is

Yes. did a quick edit and used background blur in LR.
I agree and I'll re-visit and remove it.

 

[saltireblue]

Leave her alone; she adds extra interest to the frame and can either be a part of the story around the couple, or a separate story on her own.

 

[Welshwizard]

The background blur decapitating the guy on the right was pretty distracting for me...

 

[Peter123]

Thanks for all the sugestions. I find this kind of critique really helpful.

So I re-edited this taking account of the above and will re-name it "Listening to Music in Trafalgar Square"

Listening to music in Trafalagar Square small by Peter Stephens, on Flickr

 

[LeeRatters]

I do like the body positions in this. And without the fake blur too