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Or rather than saying "tells a different story" it could be that it "tells a more complete story"

Sure....you could look at it that way too :)

I agree with both of you. The beach itself is beautiful and the man on the bike completes that scene and makes the composition much more interesting. . But I do think it also tells a different story - a story about actively living out the senior years.

Yes, it does doesn't it?