peacefulness in this scene. In your shots Japan seems to be such a calm place.
The crop works for me thanks to the sign in the upper left corner which prevents the left part of the shot from looking empty. I haven't been able to find out the reason for it but somehow this shot looks so depth, so three-dimensional. It's almost as if there were a window on my screen through which I could grab at these figures and stroke the wet pavement.
Thanks, Valentin
PS. I too had claustrophobic feelings looking at your alternative crop, by the way.
