The Birds
by GinaRothfels

Comment by Germaine:
I really like the asymmetry, and the lone bird at the top is a lovely touch.

The Birds
by GinaRothfels

Comment by nam:
My favorite is the one all by itself on the top wire - wanting to be included . . . or happy to be out :)

Closing Time
by GinaRothfels

Comment by insteps:
I like how you created anonymity by using strong contrast. I'm also enjoying your framing choices. With a square crop attention to edges is very important. Thanks

The Birds
by GinaRothfels

Comment by krnodil:
that's Harold, up there on the lampost strut, he's the ringleader

The Birds
by GinaRothfels

Comment by streetpigeon:
I like the way your lines divide the frame. Handsome light. The silhouettes of the birds against the ominous sky are, well, ominous. The birds on the crosspiece of the pole in the lower right is a nice touch. I tried for a bunch of birds in a tree this morning but they took obvious delight in yanking my chain.

Closing Time
by GinaRothfels

Comment by primabarbara:
reading the comments is equally enjoyable than looking at that impressive picture. All the comments reflect what I fell about this scene

The Birds
by GinaRothfels

Comment by primabarbara:
ohh I like that very much! Very nice composition with that diagonal line. And very dramatic clouds.

Closing Time
by GinaRothfels

Comment by SaraR:
I am with Nam - my first thought was that whilst integral to the scene, the mopper is almost as inanimate as the tables and chairs. An interesting photo. I find myself inventing a backstory about this figure whose face I can't see, can't make an emotional bond with - he hates his job, his employer doesn't see him as a fellow human being. he follows orders but doesn't make any effort to work efficiently - why should he. He is nothing.

Closing Time
by GinaRothfels

Comment by tnun:
beautiful tones, lots of contrast, and then the dark subject making his light swirls.

Closing Time
by GinaRothfels

Comment by streetpigeon:
Looking at these images in chronological order, I'm becoming stuffed by all the terrific shots. And here's another. Wonderful composition and rhythm. I like the sepia treatment but am not enamored by the frame. It feels like a thin slice of a large cake, a monumental story. So much to look at and appreciate.