Critique Welcomed Ye Olde Union Oyster House

[Brian Moore]

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.

 

[Pete Askew]

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!

 

[Brian Moore]

They almost look like props!

I guess they are,...in a way. After all, it was my choice when to capture them.

Thanks, Pete.

 

[Milan Vjestica]

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.

 

[Pete Askew]

Brian likes a monopod!

 

[Brian Moore]

The two at the front look like they only have one leg each.

They did. (Like @Pete Askew said,...I like a monopod. )

Thanks Milan. Appreciate the comments.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

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.

 

[Brian Moore]

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.

They certainly do.
Thanks Rob.