Great timing Jens. Fantastic shot :-)

Thanks!
The weather was finde and waiting was no problem :)

Well I guess that you'll just have to expand your imagination a tad and imagine these two being the only two people on about a 2km long beach - which is the case here.

Sorry you could not infer that.

Finally it fits well...especially with the high contrasts....it is fading into nothing and I like this feeling....

You don't need to expand your imagination to know what solitude means, or are you redefining for us what alone means? You can't be alone if you're holding hands with someone...lol!

Actually, pschodudu, you are the one redefining the word: restricting it to a single meaning, when it has several. It could mean remotenss from habitation or a place unfrequented. So yes the TWO are walking in the solitude of the beach.
That said, I don't think this image quite conveys that sense of the word enough, though as Jens says, the fading to nothing helps.

@psychodudu

Sounds like you are the one using the word "Alone" in place of solitude. As an example ... My wife and I spent a fabulous weekend together in solitude...

Stunning!

Fantastic.

Very good....it is moving like a snake...:)

I absolutely love this... Thought I commented on it earlier... (guess I didn't.)

Anyhow, wonderful!

A wonderful photo!

Cool! I've always wondered how I might shoot this. Every time I go there (and I live in Berlin half the time) there seems to be a fair, or some construction, or some kind of special event. This is a nice clean shot. Did you just take this? It's obviously a winter shot.

Yes this was early in the morning during the last winter at -14 °C. I was lucky that day with no construction in that direction :D
The light was exactly as diffus as shown here and I was thinking the whole time of Star Trek or Metropolis.
I have taken a few shots but this was the best of these buildings....

Metropolis! Indeed. ;)

Thanks for showing me a very new look of civilization, yet black and white and eerily old with that car and contrary to the dude walking on the left that looks to be wearing a jet pack and even a helmet!

...proceed to upper level landing pad...engage your de-gravitizer transport pack in a designated area...welcome to germany!

cool shot - and black and white adds a lot of this 'Metropolis-feeling'.

That´s what b&w makes so wonderful for me....:)

Cool beans.

superb atmosphere, grats for being featured. and i think i see you in there. the shadow hitting the bench splits strangely, your shadow could end there.

This is lovely, superb long shadows and the golden light makes it even more beautiful!!

Wonderful shot - long shadows are powerful. Also they indicate something behind the viewer which gives the photo a sense of greater depth

Congrats!!

One has to wtach this in big size....:)

I love the grain and texture of the structure here, in fact i love shooting concrete in black and white (tri-x where possible)

thanks for your feedback,
this is the submarine shelter in saint nazaire, france. it was built by the german nazi in the 2nd world war and it's a very impressive building.

check out the link below, to see how thick the walls are.
www.xoverip.info/pb/index.php?showimage=145

cheers,
v.t.

If this is what you see from your window, I would advise you to move out...:)

Thank you for the comments and the feature :-)

This is Amazing! I love it.

Very nice. This is indeed a BIG CITY.

Fascinating and horrible at one time. I like it much!!

The aerial perspectives are always interesting to look at, this one being no exception!

Thanks for all the comments and the feature.

This was shot from the observation deck at the Empire State Building...

I like the image a lot Arne, I just wish the foreground was a bit sharper. But the light and shapes are great.

Arne this is wonderful...although I was first thinking what it is.....:)
Imagine...there were additionally some traces of the last person who was sitting there....

This is what my old instructor would call a 'sense of place'. Just enough information to let you put yourself there without distraction.

In a way, a little too much lamp but trimming that would have cut the open window which is truly essential to the composition.

The short focal length is used exceptionally well here.

stunning in its simplicity

Sorry for sounding ignorant. Sometimes the words get misplaced. not 'short focal length' but 'depth of field'. Yeah I know it's tough getting old. It's still a good photo.

Thank you....I think I got you right before :)

btw....focal length here was 85mm :)