A Higher Calling

[escape]

My wife thought I should remove the man in the front. I have looked at other versions where I crop him out. It's okay, but I shot it because of the man. I'm just trying to figure out if it works.

[billtils]

Works for me. If you really want to remove something, how about the dark object at the bottom of the left (as viewed) ladder? It spoils the symmetry - perhaps clone out the black object to the left of the banner too?

[Manfred M]

I agree with Bill's comments. The image does not work as well without the man. He acts to draw the viewer into the subject and fills a large and uninteresting part of the scene. I don't mind that black bag on the bottom left either as it does add a tiny be more asymmetry to fairly symmetrical scene.

[The amateur]

My contribution to the Jubileu da Esperança - 2025

Here is my contribution to this thread.
I've gone a little further than what was previously discussed, as I felt it was necessary to correct the perspective and make a few subtle adjustments—such as increasing the exposure of the canvas while simultaneously reducing the ambient light.

Additionally, the dark spots and the backpack have disappeared.
These last modifications are a slight tweak to reality, but I’m confident that most people won’t even notice their absence.
This is in Lisbon, after all...

[DanK]

I like this, and Antonio's edits are pretty much what I would have done, although the top could use more perspective correction.