C&C requested - How could I have done this better?

[Raj_55555]

Another street shot from me which I really seem to love. Also finally I managed to compose properly to not chop off any body part

I did notice that there's significant noise on the arms which can be fixed easily, other than that any suggestions on how I could have done this better would be really appreciated, in camera or otherwise. Please tear this picture apart

 

[Designer]

Your composition is pretty good, and I realize that grabbing a shot like this you don't have the luxury of enough time to set everything perfectly, however the light seems to occur mainly on the background, and most of the fountain is in shade, so IF you had the time and equipment, I would like to have seen a little more light such as fill flash.

As for how it is right now; crop a little closer on the left side and bottom.

 

[pjaye]

I really like this image Raj. But like Designer, I agree that a little more light from the front would have made this picture a little better.

 

[Raj_55555]

Thanks a lot Designer, the unnecessary gap I on the left side does look strange, I wonder why I didn't crop it earlier. Your crop brings a nice symmetry to the photo. I really need to start getting into flashes if I want to improve further.

I really like this image Raj. But like Designer, I agree that a little more light from the front would have made this picture a little better.

Thanks Barb, I'll try these out next time. But I really need to start using the fill flash more often, it just doesn't come to my mind during the heat of the moment, when I'm actually shooting stuff!