Outdoor Evening Chat

A realistic street-photography fashion image captured 'across the street' in Sofia, early summer 2025, late evening. The warm glow from a bar’s outdoor terrace spills across cracked pavement and empty beer bottles on high tables. A man in his thirties — the kind of IT specialist who treats every anecdote like a TED Talk — leans forward mid-sentence, hands slicing through the air as he explains something about “data pipelines” to two politely smiling coworkers. His shirt is slightly too tight, sleeves rolled high to show a smartwatch and a hint of after-work bravado. Designer sneakers, jeans that cost more than they should, and a faint scent of effort. The others nod, half-listening, their drinks untouched as his monologue keeps building. Behind them, fairy lights blur into soft bokeh against the amber haze of 5400 K bar lighting. Captured on a Leica M11 with Summicron 35 mm f/2 ASPH at f/2.2, 1/500 s, 14-bit dynamic range, 70 MP detail, subtle Portra grain, soft edge falloff, and a gently cinematic tone that catches both his self-assured glow and the quiet amusement of the night.