Perception and experience

I am on the search for the right vocabulary to express how I feel. Until then, I'll take pictures and hope your perception of the image is similar to my experience of the moment.

Here is a picture I took today in Boston. I was in the city on a search for inspiration for a final paper topic in my social theory seminar.

I think a video has the potential to bring the viewer a tad closer to perceiving something similar to the actual original experience.

Here is a video of people in a different city on a different bridge.

Which medium do you think brings you closer the moment as I experienced it? I realize these are two totally different moments, but that's part of the point. Which medium provides a more "whole" and overwhelming experience?