Q: "A group of people are outside a brick building taking pictures." Does this mean that "A group of people are outside a building taking pictures."?
A: yes

Q: "A man with glasses and a scarf on his head looking at different color phones hanging from a tree while another gentleman walks away." Does this mean that "Variously colored phones are hanging in a tree while two men nearby either look or walk away."?
A: yes

Q: "A person standing on top of some rocks with the sky behind." Does this mean that "A man is laying under some rocks with fire behind him."?
A: no

Q: "A woman in a white shirt is holding a rope." Does this mean that "A woman prepares to swing from the rope onto the stage below"?
A:
it is not possible to tell