yes, it was my intend to focus on the pavement beside the man. in a way, the subject is not the obvious, but its whats missing. i would have preffer to focus nearer to him, but my 50 @ f1.8 doesnt have enough shallow DOV. i didnt want to move in closer (create shallow DOV) as it might alert him.
as per previous photo "searching", this is another one that reflect my mood.
while searching for a reason for what went wrong, this reflect me waiting for her to come back (no hope by now).
i notice the man sitting at a distant to my left while sitting on the stairs opposite cleark quay. we sat there for 1/2 hr, doing nothing (i assume we we both in deep thought, at least for myself).
his bicycle was behind him. but i decided not the include the bicycle as i think it doesnt serve the purpose of reflecting the mood. includeing his upper body will just create a photo that most would have taken, ie common technic.
the slippers is interesting to me has the meaning of minimium, as with his simple dressing. water bottle means he came prepared, to stay for quite sometime.
the blurring of colourfull background has 2 meaning is to me,
1) reflect the happier days goneby, at a distant.
2) happiness is beyond my reach.
I have tried converting to b&w, but lossing the colourfull background weakens the impact.