I assume you mean Old Town in Albuquerque, not Santa Fe. Wherever it is, I think you've done a good job of capturing a night scene. Good exposure and processing. You've also got a sharp focus down the street on the left. For me, however, there's not much visual interest.   Posted: 04/08/2021 11:46:17

I agree with Mike about the interest. Would an earlier time be more beneficial? Say around "blue hour"? For me, the point of interest would be the shop's interior. I tried 2 versions - here is the color version.   Posted: 04/08/2021 17:13:42

Here is the B/W. I left the tree shadows in both as I felt they were interesting.   Posted: 04/08/2021 17:14:27

We have eaten in this restaurant several times on our way from Colorado to Arizona. Aside from the photograph, the food is great. I think I might have cropped this quite a bit to eliminate the patio seating on the left and much of the bottom portion of the image and focused on the doorway and front of the building. The hanging chilies with the toned down light might have made a very interesting image. In addition, the view through the doorway to the gift shop would have added a colorful feature.   Posted: 04/10/2021 10:20:50

Joe, there are some interesting aspects to this picture. For one thing the sodium vapor lights give everything an orange glow which is so typical of primarily urban street scenes, so that places this area in a particular time and place. My neighborhood is switching out the sodium with white bulbs, so eventually the restaurant and surrounding area will take on much different color cast. This might suggest a harking back to a previous era, and give it a more antique look. Also, the sidewalk lends an interesting line leading to the opening, but that means that the details of the front and those items hanging in the doorway lose detail. I think having people milling about the front would suggest they are about to enter, making the business seem alive with activity.   Posted: 04/10/2021 16:44:07

Thank you everyone for all your interesting observations. I would consider this image only as part of a story.
Interesting that this month we have almost six nature pictures.
  Posted: 04/12/2021 13:00:20

Maybe it's just me, but the building appears to tip back slightly in your final version. I like your crop as it is, making this more of a street scene rather than zooming in on the building. Marti's suggestion of B&W is interesting and an improvement I think over the nighttime lighting.   Posted: 04/17/2021 14:06:12