Sunshine and shade
by Pixelstate

Comment by Beagleboy:
Nicely done but the leaves on the stems seem oversharpened, although this may be an effect of the image treatment itself. I love the leading line of the leaning flower. Good work.

Sunshine and shade
by Pixelstate

Comment by mandyturner:
great contrast! this looks so delicate!

Swingin'
by Pixelstate

Comment by terje:
Cool and orginal Good luck! :)

Swingin'
by Pixelstate

Comment by Skye:
Love the lighting on this one!

Swingin'
by Pixelstate

Comment by vtruan:
nice contrasts

Swingin'
by Pixelstate

Comment by nemesise1977:
for the title a bit of motion blur would be nice

Swingin'
by Pixelstate

Comment by maralomar:
nice shot, i like the frame, amazing one

Swingin'
by Pixelstate

Comment by Jutilda:
Nice lighting. I like the swinging sense of them. I'd take out the socks.

Swingin'
by Pixelstate

Comment by marmalade1121:
I like the concept. I like the composition. I hate the socks.

Sounds of the Underground
by Pixelstate

Comment by Pixelstate:
Thanks all for your comments...

I was on my way home from the office after a few beers when I grabbed this shot... forgetting to manage my exposure properly. Fortunately I shot in RAW and was able to produce this JPG. I actually had to compensate exposure by 2.5 stops!! (Kudos to the 20D for managing to produce a usable image at ISO800 with this amount of 'saving' applied)

I enjoyed this challenge and felt that this photo represented an improvement in my approach to photography. I actually waited and chose my moment with some thought and care and it paid off (to me at least) I tried to get a scene with a story, the passers by interacting with the busker. I was very happy to achieve this.

In answer to some of the comments regarding the lady in the distance. I was not particularly factoring her in to the shot, focusing mainly on the foreground interest but in my opinion she adds to the scene. (I would not clone her out)

Chris