people at the wailing wall

I added some contrast and sharpened the picture in PP. I am thinking the left side should be cropped. Any thoughts on this picture?

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it doesn't really do anything for me... just a bunch of people, jewish people, standing by an old building with a gate open.

Wonder what would happen if graffiti was to show up on that wall one day.....

RadAL - Actually - I was going to rip you up for being a racist, but figured it's not worth my time. If you don't understand what this picture represents that is your problem. All I know is regardless of what religion a certain building or monument stands for, most of them are absolutly fantastic in architecture and history. Next time you have a racist comment, please do not post it openly on a message board, you never know who you might offend.

Justin, RadAL's comment was not racist at all, he was just stating what he saw. And I too, see the same thing. The image does personally nothing for me, but as you say, I know nothing about the history. Maybe if I did, it would be a different story. But that does not make me a racist. If you like it, and it means something dearly to you, then that is all that matters.

I agree with RadAL and MrCraigBerry. I know almost nothing about the Jewish religion (though I'm going to go and look up the wailing wall now!), and the picture doesn't do anything for me at all. I don't see how that could make me racist. I'm not insulting or belittling Jews or their beliefs, just saying that to someone who's unfamiliar with the context, the shot isn't particularly interesting.

As for your point about architecture and history, Justin, it's probably true, but the photo doesn't really convey that, and on this forum, it's the photo that's being commented on.

I agree - a picture surely should stand on its own, and not need a knowledge of history etc to appreciate it. That being the case, I'm afraid it doesn't do anything for me either.

I was not being racist as the others have said, and I didn't mean to offend you (since you thought I was being racist). You asked for comments and I gave you a comment stating the picture didn't do anything(on its own, if you had put more pictures up to give a more clear view... possibly be different). I don't know the history or what it represents but that still doesn't change the fact that this one picture doesn't do anything for me on its own. I know from other posts you've made or threads, that you are very critical and if someone says something (you misunderstand/or thought wrong) you attack them.

It's a very powerful place... Do you have any shots from closer up? Maybe with someone praying in front of it? That may have captured a slightly more "intense" photo.

I know a little about the Wailing Wall, as some of my friends have been there, but this picture doesn't convey the reverence, emotion or power that this location carries. The people look pretty nonchalant. Did you get any shots of the prayers in the wall or closeups of the people?

I think you read RadAL's first post in the wrong context. I think he wrote it as an unbiased observation, listing and describing the things he saw. I think you read it thinking it was trying to belittle the culture and people involved in this photo.

Not knowing much about the jewish people, or religion it doesn't do much to me. Actually, since I saw part of the picture in a smal window, I first noticed the jeans or levis and the very shinny floor, and a couple of people meeting.
If this was part of a wider view, may be this would be more obvious.
But, I also have some pictures that will not do to anyone but me, because i can attach something else to the picture.

Just looks like some random tourist snapshot to me. Sorry.

there's a much more interesting viewpoint on the wailing wall if you go further away from it and stand so that it's on your left and shoot at an angle.
And second comment was not racist - just an opinion on the photograph and correct one, for that matter.

I just wanted to point out some inaccuracies in terminology. Racism is the discrimination against a person or group of people based on their 'race.' Race is a distinction based on one or multiple physical characteristics. Religion is not a physical characteristic; therefore calling any of the previous statements 'racist' is incorrect.

Yes I would crop the left side, taking out the metal post and grill, as it does not fit in with the rest of the picture. Nice sharp shot plenty of detail, but picture wise not a lot of meaning as the people do not give any reason as to why or what they are doing at that particular place.