Originally posted by bossa Nice shot but I would crop out the building. I would have voted for it if that had been the case.
I disagree, bossa. Although I haven't decided for whom to vote, yet, this is the first photo that grabbed my attention enough to make me click on it to see the bigger picture. And that building ADDS CONTEXT. When I saw the building, I IMMEDIATELY thought "Dubai!" I'm far from an expert on what buildings in that part of the world look like, but I DO know that Dubai has a lot of very high-tech, modern skyscrapers, and the fact that there was a woman in full, black abaya right by a young woman in a "barely there" bikini meant there were only a handful of Arab countries it could be.
So yeah, the building adds context and interest, to me. Plus, it fills out "the rule of thirds," perhaps not with the best possible composition, but I still think the photo "says more" with it than without it.
Jeff