Restaurant Voyeur

[Tuna]

[khairi]

good shot but silly framing to me...you could have chosen portrait format and add in ppl into your pict.

[khairi]

hmmm...but on 2nd thought...if you were looking for simplicity...hahah...this might work.

[The_Cheat]

This is a great shot. While it is indeed weird to choose a portrait format instead of a landscape format to encompass more elements, like a passerby to represent the different "layers" in the scene, or giving more space to the human subject, the image have successful captured a few elements that make it a very worthy shot.

Firstly, as a result of the portrait format, the vertical line was enhanced quite strongly to effectively split the scene into two, making a rather interesting link between the man (in the diner) and the car (in the parking lot).

Secondly, the format simplified the lines and reduced the whole scene into a part of a box. Consequently, with the composition, the man is effectively seen as inside the box.

Anyway, these are just my interpretations. I really feel that it is a great shot, though it does seems to be pretty unconventional in terms of street photography.

[khairi]

Frankly tuna, i found that when you narrow down your subjects to a simple compostion...your shot really works for me...but once to make it messy, it just turns me off...

You have a certain style that is yours i guess.

[retrospect]

Well, Tuna, I think it's a good capture. I think composition like this makes street photography more interesting because it really gives the pic the edgy street feel.

Honestly, this shot reminds me of Henri-Cartier Bresson's style.

Perhaps you could have introduced a human element in the foreground to improve the picture. For example, a motion-blurred walking person in the somewhere in the foreground without blocking the man in the restaurant. or something like that...

[Tuna]

Thank you for your comments and critique. They are much appreciated.

Tuna