Renaissance
by stephan

Comment by Gene L.:
Very nice arrangement with a "Renaissance" mood. I like how you've controlled the lighting to enhance the mood.

Renaissance
by stephan

Comment by emorgan49:
Way to many inrelated elements (sorry, if this is a collection of some religious ceremonial significance)ad they crowd the boarders. Lose the sea shell, he doesn't belong and he;s too bright, leave the brightness off the the candle/ Try to make it look like the really is candle is the only light source which means fix the lighting on that nut or fig. ANd give the sculpture things room to breathe at the top. It doesn't contribute to the composition to have them cut off.

Renaissance
by stephan

Comment by janfries:
good still life composition

Renaissance
by stephan

Comment by sjgleah:
Serene and peaceful scene 7 sjgleah

Renaissance
by stephan

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Really neat shot, but it's so very dark. The brass item has lost much of it's detail, esp. in the center of the circle, same for the statue figurine, and the item on the far right of the candle is ...what? 7 Swash

Renaissance
by stephan

Comment by inspzil:
I think this might be a bit underexposed but still a pretty good shot.

Renaissance
by stephan

Comment by technogma:
Seems a little busy to me. Perhaps fewer accessories would improve the overall photo. Quite diverse!

Renaissance
by stephan

Comment by lmhr:
nice and profund but a bit to dark...

Disagreement
by stephan

Comment by stephan:
It was primarily being at the right place at the right time :-) For an explanation what was going on please see the "details".

I intentionally tweaked the colours. I desaturated the red a little because it was too colourful overall and I wanted to direct the eyes focus to the green hair of the guy in the foregound and the police.

Special thanks to grahamgorman whose comment was especially insightful. When I looked at the pictures at home I noticed that, too. The fingers almost vanish in the skin tones of the "masses". A contrast to a blue sky or such would be better. But I was lucky to get this elevated place and having a good overview of the crowd. I think shooting from a lower angle wouldn't get the desired result because the place was surrounded by buidlings of the same tone (as seen in the background) and I would have lost the tension between the police and the crowd.

Regarding the blue. I tried! ;-) But somehow I couldn't desaturate them without also desaturating the green. So I left it and thought that maybe the guy in the backround (disinterested looking to the right) is a nice additonal subject for people exploring the photo a bit longer.

Thanks to all for your comments.

Disagreement
by stephan

Comment by janfries:
the emotion in this picture make it very moving.