"A good photograph is knowing where to stand." Ansel Adams
by hahn23

Comment:
Great shot! Beautiful sky, sharp image, crisp focus on talons and eyes. Nit-picky - coloring on top of the head makes it blend into the pattern on the underside of wing.

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.
by Tiberius

Comment:
And not to stand. This made me smile. A nice trade-off between the danger of the tracks (train/tram?) and whimsical graffiti.

Click with People
by HUETH

Comment:
Unfortunate alignment of yellow rope and the ball in the lady-in-the-circle's hand - almost looks like she's pulling it towards her. Interesting contrast between the three people looking like they're at a wake or some dead serious event, and the other two that look like they're all happy and energetic - especially the lady on the left.

Photography is the story I fail to put into words. - Destin Sparks
by Judi

Comment:
Something doesn't quite match up in her pose vs. her expression. I see the pose as indicating she is about to take decisive action. Her expression speaks of fear and indecision. Love the reds.

“Wherever there is light, one can photograph.” Alfred Stieglitz
by artvet

Comment:
Great clouds, color, and light!

A photograph is a secret about a secret.
by posthumous

Comment:
Moody. Mysterious. Makes me wonder about what the building is or was, and where you're standing to take the shot.

'All photos are accurate; none of them is telling the truth'- R.Avedon
by mariuca

Comment:
I like the creativity, and the lighting. Especially the one eye just barely looking over the rim at you.

"Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still" - Dorothea Lange
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment:
One of the few fairly parsimonious quotes, and one I agree with. Nice capture of an instant of time. How many tries did it take to get the wings straight out? Great lighting.

"...One doesn't stop framing. It doesn't turn off and turn on. Its on all the time." Annie Leibovitz
by crik

Comment:
Great texture and color. Oh, and nicely framed.

What would please me most is to make photographs as incomprehensible as life
by jmritz

Comment:
But dark, grainy, undefined does not necessarily equals incomprehensible. Sometimes incomprehensible hits you square in the face with bright colors, distinct shapes, even obviously connected, but still incomprehensible.
Nice connection between image and quote.