2 'street' portraits

Nice street shots and the black and white works well.

As always, lovely work there. As loadoftrip wrote, B&W works well.

Awesome shots. I love both photographs.

An interesting and contrasting pair of photos that, like many good photos of this type, raises unanswered questions. Such as why it's the man with collar and tie who is wearing hiking boots while the highly polished, smart shoes are being worn by the man with a casual shirt.

As others have noted, the B&W works well. Perhaps it's because of the strong lines in the composition. The vertical lines of the background tree trunks mimicking the vertical lines of the foreground seat was no doubt a conscious choice made by the photographer rather than simply a coincidence .

Steve

I was thinking just the same things as Steve before I saw his comment, particularly about the boots! Good pictures, making the viewer think about what he/she is seeing.

I had exactly the same thoughts about the footwear. Goes to show - always make sure your shoes are clean - photographers (at least) notice! I wish I could drop to one knee though. When I do, it always puts great strain on the tripod and even more getting back up again. Fortunately, it's a carbon fiber one.

And Welcome to the new member, christaelrod - we'd love to see some of your pictures too.