I had difficulty with this challenge, so finally got a cell phone salesman on the phone with an advertising banner in the background. I didn't use any flash.
Statistics
Place: 110 out of 172 Avg (all users): 5.0107 Avg (commenters): 6.0000 Avg (participants): 4.9771 Avg (non-participants): 5.0400 Views since voting: 965 Votes: 281 Comments: 15 Favorites: 0
Great shot, one of my favorites this week! The combination of the sign and the look on his face is great. I love the way the folds in the photo point towards him as well. Super composition, good luck in the challenge.
What is Anthony staring at and what is he staring from (what does the prominent background mean?). Composition-wise this picture is OK, but as a viewer it leaves me highly dissatisfied. It is candid, OK, but so what? The image-culture used is not universal, therefore I have the feeling that this picture is speaking only to the knowing (USA?), leaving 99% or so of the World's population in the dark. That is OK if you want to address the 1%, but I happen to belong to the other 99%.