post-script on entry 342

I am a feckless sleeper, last night being the latest page in an endless chapter.

My post (entry 342) was created within the haze of a 4 a.m. creative effort.

Five hours later, and after some solid sleep, I took another look at the entry’s photograph, and decided that the point of interest, while nested in the centre of the photographic canvas, was less dominant (visually-speaking) than it could/should be.

Hence, my version 2.

Here are the two versions:

version1

version2

I believe each version has its value: version1 is what I’d call an environmental or setting photograph. The photograph embeds portraiture within wider streetscape. The second version sacrifices fuller context for greater emphasis on the intimacy of subject matter.

I am very curious: which composition do y’all prefer?

Thanks in advance for your responses.

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pps, my thanks to all who responded to my request for comment on whether version 1 or 2 was more compelling . . . or at least more visually appealing. I was intrigued by the thoughtful arguments either way.

In the end, I have elected to go with version 1. I was initially attracted to a composition that attempted through various means to draw the eye to the white-bearded man and yet retained the environmental setting of the scene, especially the fellow in the right-hand corner who serves as an interesting counterpoint to the main subject, one being lost in, so to speak, an analog state of being (the bearded man) and the other in digital absorption. And, from a composition point of view, I enjoy how the ‘digital’ man anchors the right-hand corner, drawing our eye into the image.

Finally, for some time my older daughter has been encouraging me to interact more regularly with my small but faithful group of followers. How right so was and how pleased I am that I finally made good on her advice.