Fantastic ~ I really love this shot!

awesome...

A very nice shot. The bridge in the fog. But I think the photo is better without the bird.

ooh.. such a beauty..
my favorite for today..

the bird makes it so special..

Hm... great photo.

too much contrast and boring central composition
try to crop it to squre probably

I really like this portrait, but the object to the right is distracting. It makes me think of the finger of death pointing at this young man. Other than that it is fantastic.

i agree with the comments above. cropping the right side might help...but the shot itself is nice

Could have done without the red, I agree, but awesome shot!

The object to the right is very distracting. This is a good portrait, but just misses being great.

Best,
Jon

Thank you very much for all those awesome critiques/comments. I'm so glad you like it.

@Neuner:
That's cool. Actually the photograph does give me a vertigo too, although taking the photograph didn't give me a vertigo.

And thanks to all those who made my photo a favorite.

Have a fabulous day,
Bastian

I can see why you had so many comments on this one. The pov is inspired.

Fantastic image!! Makes me kind of dizzy! I know what it is but it still looks kind of like a slide to me too! The color balance is very nice but I wish the sky was a little more blue!I think this is an excellent photo!

trés belle photo
je lui trouve un coté fantastique, grace aux couleurs mais aussi par l'angle de vue plutot inhabituelle.
dommage que le premier plan soit cramée

rien à redire sur cette photo sinon que j'aurais aimé en être l'auteur. félicitations

The detail is wonderful, the capture is beautiful and the droplets of water just set the whole thing off!

nice shades of grey and a good DOF

This is absolutely beautiful and works so well in B&W. The DoF is perfect and the negative space is so soft. Nicely done!!

Nice detail. Love the droplets Just right!

Looks like I'm the first one to disagree with the need of cropping. In my point of view it's a well balanced picture and the pavement in front gives it certain depth. If there was more space above her there would be too many distracting detail and the main message of the picture would get lost.

I guess I'm in the don't crop camp too. The pavement does imply depth and gives the feel that I am there.

The woman's face is may not be sharp. But sharpness can be over rated. Capturing her expression gives this photo much more meaning than waiting for AF or manual focusing. Spontaneous photography does not have to be technically perfect to be good. This is better thab good.

I would not crop either, but I think colour adds nothing. I is crying out for B&W, and some grain.

I love this image, but agree that it is not quite sharp enough, especially in the area of her face (it looks to me that the camera focused on the bike and left her slightly out of focus). I'd keep the crop as is - even though often times the crop goes in the direction of her line of sight. Here, though, with the short crop on top there is a sense of tension or interest because we can't see what is holding her gaze. Well done. I should be so lucky to find a subject like this and do half as well with her.

thanks so much - I appreciate that!

a good shot

Very nice, reminds me a little of "The Death of Marat" by David

Dramática e impactante imagen, estupendo postprocesado. Enhorabuena Alek

Thank you Beamer for your hillbilly point of view.

It's pretty much hillbilly round my neighborhood, and I've just gone for a beer or three and cooled down while muttering about people who can't read the brief.

I enjoy Vazaar, and look forward to staying here for some time.

See you around.

Congrats on the feature...

great..

I think it is very fitting of the interpretation of the subject ..(if you actually read the description ,it fits it perfectly ..

Very nice.

While I think the light all around the room is very nice, the light coming from the window is harsh and dominating compared to the rest of the image and detracts from the overall composition. I'd crop the top and right to solve this problem, and I think you'll end up with a better composition by eliminating some of the height that's currently not contributing much.

Brillant capture. the eye has many reasons too walk in the picture. The sources of light doesn't interfere, very good job.
Although the chair is well defined by its steel frame, i think that a little more light on the back of the chair could be added.

like the athmosphere of the picture and the green stripe of wall aroung the door. almost feel like being there

very nice but I think I prefere it in square, top of this photo can be elliminated.However, very nice colours and atmosphere

If I crop out the top, I'll lose everything I was trying to capture. I wanted the size of the room to show, along with the natural light.

one of my favourites in this topic...still didn't figure out what it is...

Thanks, Dana. You have to guess, it's easy...

:o)

I agree that there should be more focus, but I really like the way you've framed the shot.

I like this pic a lot. I would've liked it better if more of the tree was in focus though.

Not!!! THE FOCUS is what makes this...very creative.
Congrat's

great idea and nice colours...like it

I really love this shot - it's different than the typical "looking up at a tree" picture. I feel like I'm hugging it looking at this. Yes, I'm a tree hugger, and proud of it! :)