Brief encounter
by jjbeguin

Comment by admart01:
dark foreground was a good aethetic choice, lighting separates this shot from the pack. one of my ribbon picks.

Brief encounter
by jjbeguin

Comment by Man_Called_Horse:
interesting use of theme

Brief encounter
by jjbeguin

Comment by Sonda:
Love how you composed this.

I am especially fond of these type of narrow streets as well, theres a coziness about them which is hard to describe.. Memories of new baked bread perhaps. I first got the feeling that this was taken in the morning, but it may be during the day as well.

Just a thought (nitpick sort of)... The shadow on the house on the left side seem a little harsh (the light moves from bright to dark too quickly), it is not bright enough either to make out much detail, I think it might be better if it was either completely black, or brighter. Otherwise.. Really nice work :)

Brief encounter
by jjbeguin

Comment by dembleton:
Like the use of light on the subject which your eye goes too. Good subject for black and white.

Brief encounter
by jjbeguin

Comment by puma:
Great way of capturing your main subject. exellent photo

Brief encounter
by jjbeguin

Comment by willow_zzen:
love how this is composed, like the bw too!

Brief encounter
by jjbeguin

Comment by Gringo:
This is an amazing take on the “minimalism” theme. The man in the picture is dwarfed by the tall buildings. The light from the alley is just right and the shadows are perfect to bring all the attention to the subject. 10

Brief encounter
by jjbeguin

Comment by bhowie:
I like this a lot. Perhaps would have considered cropping more off the top, but then you would have lost some of the sense of hight which is an appealing factor. Well done - one of the better entries I have come across so far.

Brief encounter
by jjbeguin

Comment by davidphotography:
Very nice! Could pull it off as a John Grisham cover. I like it!

Brief encounter
by jjbeguin

Comment by dragonlady:
I like this a lot: the vertical lines and shadows are interesting; yet the whole image is revolving around the man stepping briefly into the sunlight..it's very well thought out and composed...9