I’m interested in how much visual blockage a photograph can carry before it stops feeling layered and starts feeling cluttered.
Here the foreground heads are dark and heavy, but they also place the viewer inside the crowd rather than outside the scene.
The black and white edit flattens the museum space a little, which may help connect the painted figures, the guide, and the visitors.
Would you crop or lift the foreground, or does the weight at the bottom make the image work?
I think i would prefer a wider aperture here, creating some blur in the crowd.
Otherwise, i like this image the way it is! Nicely done.
That makes sense. I usually like the foreground a little too present, but more separation or blur could stop it from becoming a wall. Useful point.
I've been doing this of late to also give folks more anonymity. Been fun to get out the ND filters for daytime for this objective.