I shot this picture on the evening of March 11, 2020. I was in Boston for a business trip. Turned out to be my last business trip. This image is a slight crop. After I processed the film I saw a piece of litter in the foreground. (My memory on the following point is vague but I think I used a lamppost or some other vertical pole as a tripod, which might have prevented me from framing the image through the viewfinder.) Fortunately the litter was at the very bottom of the frame so I didn't have to crop much. (I quite dislike cropping images.) Olympus XA2 with Arista EDU 400 film processed in Rodinal and (probably) a lamppostpod.
The ghostly figures certainly add to the scene. I'm also quite struck by the position of the people's arms. They almost look like props!
The two at the front look like they only have one leg each. I like the grain, it adds a timeless atmosphere to the shot. Don't worry about cropping, that has been a habit since the dawn of enlargers.
There's a lot to look at in the image beyond the people. I like that. The edge of the pavement has a pleasing curve. These things matter.