While some of his friends think Hsia more suited by temperament and style to Paris, he admits that in coming to New York and getting into photo realism he was following a trend.
儘管此後在這個領域中，夏陽無疑是最被尊敬、認可的一位畫家，但仍有些藝壇諍友，至今以為可惜了夏陽。不少人私下表示，無論個人氣質，或畫風的發展性，他更適合留在巴黎。夏陽自己並不諱言來紐約，或是選擇照像寫實，都是「好奇，跟潮流嘛！」