Guy,

Thanks for posting the photo here in Critique.  It's an interesting night shot.  Isn't it amazing that we can shoot at a high ISO like 3200 with so little noise?  I still remember the film days when 160 ASA was considered 'High Speed'.  Later we got 400 ASA.  The grain was like 'connecting the dots'.  Ahh,  nostalgia. 

You wrote that "leading lines and the focus point lead the eye away from the interesting area of the photo".   If the bicycle and rider are the important subject, then a closer crop and possible a left-to-right flip could be tried.  If the end of the street is where you want viewers to go, then darkening the left side and brightening the right is a possiblity.  Photoshop Gradient could do that.  Photoshop keeps changing as it updates, and I notice that to get the familar Gradient tools you have to find and click 'Classic Gradient'.  Then 'Linear Dodge' and Linear Burn' reappear.   Another option are the Gradient tools in 'Filter>Camera Raw Filter>Masking'

I tried a quick edit for a screen capture  - darkening the bicycle and brightening the end of the street.  Viewers who 'read' an image left to right will be drawn by the strong leading line of the sidewalk towards the bright lights at the end.  The bicycle rider seems to be in a hurry to get away - that adds some tension and mystery to the image.  Was that the effect you wanted?  Adding noise or grain can sometimes add drama to a Film Noir style black and white photo.  Is the photo to be 'Untitled', or did you have one in mind?

. . . .  Steven, senior critic

Guy,

Thanks for posting the photo here in Critique.  It's an interesting night shot.  Isn't it amazing that we can shoot at a high ISO like 3200 with so little noise?  I still remember the film days when 160 ASA was considered 'High Speed'.  Later we got 400 ASA.  The grain was like 'connecting the dots'.  Ahh,  nostalgia. 

You wrote that "leading lines and the focus point lead the eye away from the interesting area of the photo".   If the bicycle and rider are the important subject, then a closer crop and possible a left-to-right flip could be tried.  If the end of the street is where you want viewers to go, then darkening the left side and brightening the right is a possiblity.  Photoshop Gradient could do that.  Photoshop keeps changing as it updates, and I notice that to get the familar Gradient tools you have to find and click 'Classic Gradient'.  Then 'Linear Dodge' and Linear Burn' reappear.   Another option are the Gradient tools in 'Filter>Camera Raw Filter>Masking'

I tried a quick edit for a screen capture  - darkening the bicycle and brightening the end of the street.  Viewers who 'read' an image left to right will be drawn by the strong leading line of the sidewalk towards the bright lights at the end.  The bicycle rider seems to be in a hurry to get away - that adds some tension and mystery to the image.  Was that the effect you wanted?  Adding noise or grain can sometimes add drama to a Film Noir style black and white photo.  Is the photo to be 'Untitled', or did you have one in mind?

. . . .  Steven, senior critic

Hi Guy I see Steven T has already given you some wonderful feedback well done steven. This is my take on your fine image I love the leading lines of composition so I have not changed the faming. I have gone for pure Stark Power. Some dodge work to lighten up the street. - Selected the cycling man and added motion blurr - Nik Tools Clear View +50 for the texture power. Just a few ideas for you to think about...

Hello Guy,

this is my try with a little dodge and burn to get something like a dark film scene.

Greetings

Udo