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The question re whether the subject must always appear in the image is somewhat off topic, but only because virtually everyone who has participated in this thread has directed it away from what seems to me an important point, and the reason why I preferred (as I still do) the first image.
I will agree though that according to the forum categories, what I consider the main point at issue belongs in the section discussing artistic photography, and not here. I find it bizarre that artistry falls outside photo critique, but that's really because I approach photography as an art form.
I don't disagree because I want to be argumentative; I just saw that almost everyone missed what seemed to me to be a most important point; one that, if grasped could help their photography. It's because I don't like seeing people not reaching their full potential that I ask (at times) awkward questions, to try to make people think. Usually I fail...
On that note, I bow out.
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