Urban Oasis
by stephan

Comment by lmhr:
nice combination...

Urban Oasis
by stephan

Comment by kvockler:
I like the comment on rural vs. urban boundaries. Yet I found the composition a bit unordered.

Urban Oasis
by stephan

Comment by myqyl:
Nice shot! Did you have to wait long for the bird to pose? Could have been a bit sharper. Was this taken handheld?

Urban Oasis
by stephan

Comment by Kimbly:
If you could, I might have cropped down to include a portion of the tree and building, but emphasize the crane a little more

Shadow Play
by stephan

Comment by stephan:
Many thanks to all for your comments. That was my first challenge and I was really excited what would come out of it. When I saw the other entries my excitement dropped heavily ;-) Anyway it helped me a lot learning some things.

iban: I tried your suggestion but it didn't make my photo any better...

willsy66: I'm 25 but I don't know what that has to do with the photo. Want to make new friends in your age? ;-)

Lisa: I laughed out loud about your view on my photo :-) But I never intended any political statement with that (not yet). The raised middle finger is the "eye" of the shadow.

As for the shape of the shadow. Any similarities to real world characters are purely coincidental ;-) It was the best figure I could do and somehow I found it looked a bit funny.

The dark corners... I knew it was not good, but I did a big mistake. I took the photo in 640x480 so I couldn't crop it. Also the whole shot would have been even more uncentered and it was already a lot (strange that nobody noticed that).

Shadow Play
by stephan

Comment by mtngoat:
Junior Bird Man.... Angry junior bird man?

Shadow Play
by stephan

Comment by sjgleah:
I'd prefer to only see the shadow.

Shadow Play
by stephan

Comment by willsy66:
how old are you?

Shadow Play
by stephan

Comment by langdon:
Too much blank space, too little composure.

Shadow Play
by stephan

Comment by GeneralE:
"Grrr..WHAT did you say you were gonna vote on his pic?" Nice job.