Crossed hands

[Chataignier]

The pianist from the group AMG at the Limoges Jazz festival

[DanK]

I find this a really interesting and appealing image. The diagonal of the arm pointing toward the reflection makes for an excellent composition, IMHO. Kudos.

[Manfred M]

I like the basic image, but find the reflections, especially the hands, are distractions that take away from the hands of the pianist.

[DanK]

Well, these are two comments that you can't reconcile...

I think this is vaguely like the distinction between a portrait and an environmental portrait. Is the subject hands, or hands playing the piano? It's all a matter of intent and taste. I still prefer the original. I find the hands in even more of the context more interesting, and it's a much more unusual composition.

[Manfred M]

Well, these are two comments that you can't reconcile...

I think this is vaguely like the distinction between a portrait and an environmental portrait. Is the subject hands, or hands playing the piano? It's all a matter of intent and taste. I still prefer the original. I find the hands in even more of the context more interesting, and it's a much more unusual composition.

Personal taste, nothing more or less here.

You find an aspect of the original composition interesting and I find that particular element results in a weaker composition because of how the reflection competes with the two "crossed hands".

If I have time, I might go back to see if reducing the brightness of the reflection might be a way of better preserving the original composition.