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This is an interesting environmental portrait of a young man preparing his instrument for a performance.  He appears it be about ready to participate in some sort of Central European ethnic group’s musical presentation. I think it interesting that the photographer has selected tinted black and white for what must have been a scene with colorful costumes.  This tends to allow the composition of the photograph to stand on its own without the distraction of color. 

The male performer is intent on his preparation and draws us into his relationship with the instrument.  The shallow focus is well placed on the boy’s profile allowing the foreground and the background to be reduced in importance. 

The young woman in the background does add some additional information to the image however she has a pained excretion on her face.  I don’t think that is what the photographer intended.

I would suggest that the picture be cropped and the woman dropped out of the composition.  As always the photographer’s preference is the ultimate determiner of the final rendition.

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