I absolutely know I am going to get hammered for this. 4.x here I come. Yes, its out of focus (how bourgeois of you ;>P). But I think that conveys some of the sense of movement in the lives of these people. Who are they? Where are they going? Will they chance upon one another again? And what have they missed by being isolated together? The boy in the window makes this shot for me, as do the lines on the conductor's jacket mirroring the lines in the tram, and the hurried businessman with gym bag slung over his shoulder.
Then again, maybe its just a crappy out of focus picture. You be the judge. This is actually a kind of experiment for me. I don't expect a high score at all -- What I am really wondering is will anyone give this one a 9 or a 10 -- that is, does anyone else get this picture, or is it just me, or perhaps this glass of wine?
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i didnt vote on this challenge, but had i, i would have scored it highly, i immediately got what you were going for before i read your description...one again we are on the same wavelength.....scary
This is quite poorly exposed, focused and lacks an interesting subject. Sorry to sound so negative (and I may not be the first) but there is honestly not much to keep this from a 1, although you have kept the camera straightish!
Next time you could try panning the camera to capture a subject crisp while all else is moving (the bloke looking at the camera here perhaps). If you use a wide angle lens for this, and are quite close, even subjects on the same moving object will appear blurred apart from a narrow focal point where you track with the camera.
Otherwise just try to look for a quirk in a scene – particularly using backgrounds for juxtaposition or other subjects to show contrast of lifestyle, etc.
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