I was in Paris last week. Part work, but mostly fun. Eating, drinking, being merry, and of course, snapping photos my iPhone–as I do everyday–with no end goal beyond staying creatively engaged.
I was just now kicking through photos from the trip and stumbled on a couple of snapshots I thought were interesting for various reasons. I’ve posted stuff like this before and was really excited by the resulting discussion, so I figured I’d throw it out there again… These are of course just snapshots, but even snapshots have merit. AND these photos are VERY different from one another…. So, simply put, I thought I’d ask for your thoughts, which is better, A or B? And why?
Vote in the comments. Also love to know ‘why’ if you care to explain. 500 px wide images after the jump…
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Now go vote on those photos below. Tell me what you think…
Here’s Photo A:
Here’s Photo B: 
Which is better and why?
B it’s better
not so inspired in english today, let’s try in spanish..
prefiero la fotografía A, simplemente porque no es una toma habitual. sin embargo me parece un buen toque la rueda de la fortuna al fondo en la B.
Both interesting, but “A” makes me think waaaaaay harder. Why is that guy just laying there?
I like B more than A, but I think both pictures are quite boring (no offense). When I look at them, I see something, but I just don’t feel anything special.
A has this little story in it, where the guy lies on the ground and noone seems to care, which is kind of interesting. The perspective and composition are also quite promising. Still, I can’t really connect to the image, perhaps because of the digitalzoom image quality, the rather boring light and the monotonous colortones (again, no offense!).
What I like in B is the composition and the ferris wheel in the background. But again, I can’t really connect to the image (can’t exactly tell why).
What about your opinion?
A. all the Way!
Why? I like when a photo has mystery and when the composition adds even more to that end. i like the Circles v/s lines on the pattern of the floor. The way lines intercepts draw even more attention to the subject laying on the floor. Those are just some of the reasons… just some.