Lovely, such a welcoming photo, not sure about lonely.

interesting that you think that. I feel as though because it is welcoming, but missing people, it seems lonely, for there should be people there but aren't.

I agree with friski............empty is different to lonely. although, it could be said that a lonely heart is an empty heart.

I still feel like what makes it lonely is just that it's missing something (or someone for that matter) as if you expect to see a man reading his newspaper, and you look, and there is nobody. the lighting I also feel makes it a little eerie, and adds to the lonely effect

it would only imply loneliness if there was one person among many seats, but a couple of empty chairs is just empty

I still think that the dark lighting makes it lonely, but we're all entitled to our own oppinion

A single seagull doesn't exactly scream lonely to me. Nice composition though.