Best of Manchester

Now and again, I come across a photograph I particularly like, something I think is worth pulling out of the mainstream of posts and setting aside to keep it more accessible.

From 2015, on 12th July

This illustrates one of the real joys of digital photography, which is the ability to take photographs and then immediately see and share the results. This is just such a moment— sharing a selfie on a day out in Manchester, with friends.

The photograph just captures a moment of joy on the subjects' faces. The background is untidy and, probably, distracting without adding anything of significance. A tighter crop could remove some of the background, but with shots like this, I am always torn between a very tight crop and the context the background brings. The balance is somewhat personal, and I expect others might prefer the crop to be tighter.

Perhaps a wider aperture than the f/8 used here to blur the background would have helped.