Lovely subject matter Gary.
To me it all carries great potential for story telling, but the images themselves aren't always doing that. Boardwalks seem to me (and I admit these may be clich? feelings) either fun, idyllic, summery escapes, or empty, melancholic places with memories of childhood past. I'd like to see either mood supported or debunked by the pictures.
'Hey little Girl' has the strongest narrative quality. I love the story this paints as well as the composition. Powerful picture- well done. Some of the other clown pics perhaps fall between the two extremes I described, and the message isn't so clear.
Apart from a general pref for the B/W, I also vote for the elegant simplicity of 'lift'. The fact that we don't know where it takes you, plus the simple complimentary opposites in the colouring.. nice. It's one shot thats is made stronger by the absense of humanity, when people could have played a stronger role in some of the others.
More please!
