pride
by akyros

Comment by just-married:
Great shot if only that van weren't in the way. Is the light flare a reflection off the van? bummer.

Naples
by akyros

Comment by opelorc:
vespa!

Naples
by akyros

Comment by slynneblarp:
Great b&w night shot.

Naples
by akyros

Comment by RSBP:
almost looks like a moped commercial. needs a human being somewhere..

Naples
by akyros

Comment by nordicgirl:
Its bit empty (dark) shot... you can see few details but too small for getting impression. Maybe you should have tried in light. Quality is not bad so keep shoting.

Naples
by akyros

Comment by sidpixel:
Atmospheric, but I'm not getting a strong feeling of poverty especially with the buntings. Good luck. 6

Naples
by akyros

Comment by dclarke:
A little too dark for my liking, can't get the details at the front of the photo.

Naples
by akyros

Comment by kiwinick:
seedy, poor and not the place to be after dark, well taken.

Naples
by akyros

Comment by fotodude:
it seems a little noise or low res. in the foreground other than that one of my favs. in this challenge

the news carrier never rests
by akyros

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

Hi Akyros...

I like the way this photo is composed as a long narrow view. The flying pigeon or dove in this photos definitely adds an element of interest, as does the sun star in the center. The bit of tree tops in the bottom center of this image is providing a bit of contrast that pulls my eye and attention away from the subject of the photo (the bird). There probably wasn't much of a way to remove that from your particular vantage point though.

I think you may have been able to change your thought process here and underexpose this photo by 2 or 3 stops to enrich the colors in the sky and silhouette the bird... just some thoughts :)

I think your score probably suffered from lack of meeting the challenge. Your title does tie the photo to the challenge topic, but the concept of carrier pigeons in this sense is slightly weak.