The flower and the bee
by birgir

Comment by sarahw:
LOVE IT! the flower the bee everything looks great! and it all fits together very well in fact the blured backround does the finishing touch! very bright especially for summer! i think of summer right when i see this one!

The flower and the bee
by birgir

Comment by Olyuzi:
DOF is excellent and I love the contrasting colors of the brown of the background with the gold/yellow of the flower. I just wish there was sharper focus overall, expecially on the bee, which does not stand out.

Alone
by birgir

Comment by birgir:

Originally posted by Kavey: A lovely image with a lovely peaceful aspect. In terms of minor improvements (in my opinion only of course) I'd like to see the person move just a touch to their right so they don't appear quite so squashed in to the side, though not too far, certainly not centred. I'd also prefer if their shoes weren't so evident - black shoes would look best. That said, perhaps this is a candid rather than a posed shot, in which case, all I can say is, well spotted!!

This was candid. There where 3 kids playing in the windows and this was one of the many picture I took of them.

Alone
by birgir

Comment by buzzrock:
Thin but great-- 9

Alone
by birgir

Comment by MarkS224:
I like the taaalll format, good cropping. 7

Alone
by birgir

Comment by LindaLee:
The architectural element of the wonderful window is what brings this shot to life for me. I completely love the shot. Fits the challenge well, definitely does convey a feeling of aloneness (as in the title), but also simplicity, starkness and the beauty of old church architecture, something that I love. Choice of black and white is perfect for this, and I do love the composition. One of my highest rated this week.

Alone
by birgir

Comment by Ten13:
I like the cropping of this a lot - it suits the image well. I also like the shadows (of course, I'm a sucker for B&W). Nice photo. Good luck.

Alone
by birgir

Comment by justesme:
Interesting idea. Perhaps crop off the bottom half of the person and the hidious white shoes. At the top it appreared to be such a traditional picture until the trainers came into view! Nice one though.

Alone
by birgir

Comment by JC_Homola:
While this shot is not how I interpreted the challenge, I have to give it a 7 for composition and mood.

Alone
by birgir

Comment by ttreit:
I think the way you cropped this works well. There's nothing distracting in the picture.