Great subject, very nicely done!! The B&W is great here, love the hint of tint in the midtones, unless that is just my monitor. The detail is great, very sharp, very straight.

Crisp and very nicely done. I don't think that I would change a thing. Great work.

The B&W works great with this.

This is wonderful. I am curious of what the color version does look like though!

Absolutely amazing photo! This is a personal favorite. Just outstanding!!!

I like the composition and the story being told here. Its very calming, reminds me of a lazy summer afternoon in the shade. I also like how the trees really help to frame the person and keep the eye coming back to that central idea. The thing that really stands out to me is the rocks in the lower right. While in some ways they mimic the person I find them too strong of a secondary idea and ends up competing for my attention. At first I actually thought it was the head of another person that was carelessly left in the frame. It would be nice to see if they could be cloned out or if the image could be cropped up from the bottom, though that could skew the nice composition of the person on the bottom third. Alternatively, adding a bit more rock might also work (though I like this idea less). I think part of issue is that they hint at more and keep pulling my eye out of the photo, like I want to figure out what is going on over there. More could have mitigated that. Over all though a very nice photo.

I'm not bothered by the rocks. I do think for this subject the camera angle is a little too low. I think you would have more impact if we saw a little more of the homeless man and his "bed." The higher angle would BTW, probably eliminate the rocks from the shot.

i do like the shot in general... i would remove the rocks and the top does seem very busy... as beamer suggested, a higher angle may have been more appropriate...or better still (and this is more difficult) getting closer to the mean but still keeping a low (or even lower) angle

I think this is a good shot, but i think the rocks take away from the main subject.

You have used dof and light to make a great composition here, Clyde. I also love the grain :-) ... it almost looks like you have enhanced it digitally in post production ...

Thanks Boyd, nothing done in post but crop and some tonal adjustment in curves with PS, pretty much right out of the scanner.

Very cool.
Glad to see someone else still shoots film!

Full circle for me, back to the ole college days, except PS is still going to be my darkroom and my big ass HP inkjet my enlarger. Thanks for the comments guys!!

BTW, very nice used film camera are VERY cheap on eBay right now. I recently bought a pristine Nikon F100 for $165 USD!!(Some say the best film camera Nikon ever made) This camera was selling new at Samy's 2 years ago for @$750.

I'm with you on the film front, Clyde. I just don't think that an expensive digital will improve my image makeing ... and if you take your approach one step further, medium format 645s are insanely priced compared with a few short years ago and the scanned negs give plenty of scope for cropping etc ... btw, bravo again on the shot.

Nice way to bring a person into the photo with the use of the path.

I agree with Dana but the scene is too busy to walk into it and it also has harsh light. May I be a bit rude?
Light - check.
Shadows - check.
Anything interesting - the two persons maybe. But one of them is almost hidden bí the phone booth and the cloths of the other one repeats the light-shadow pattern. In short, they are not in focus enough.
Not necessary for this particular topic but I's like to see this walkway photographed in late afternoon lights.

Nice one Boyd, I really like the dappled light on the sidewalk. Feels a little tilted based on the light poles. This might have been even better if the people walking were about half way closer to the camera.

i do like the scene captured as it is but to add oomph i would suggest altering the saturation... perhaps going for a monotone or even partial desaturation might be the way to go...

Fantastic ~ I really love this shot!

awesome...

A very nice shot. The bridge in the fog. But I think the photo is better without the bird.

ooh.. such a beauty..
my favorite for today..

the bird makes it so special..

Hm... great photo.

Amazing image. It made me just stop and think "WOW" in big glowing red capital letters!
I disagree with the comments saying it's oversaturated, I think it goes pretty well with the "epic" mood.

Thanks a lot Birba and Nattfodd!

stunning

Thank you leaves!

Fantastic colors and capture.

Muy bonita esta fotografía. Felicidades!

Wow....beautifully captured.

absolutely gorgeous...

Wonderful perspective. Almost look like a bunch of air balloons coming down for landing. The reflection in the water droplets are nice details.

They are right, very cool!!

fantastic...hdr?

thank you :)
not really hdr, but a pinch of tonemapping ;)

Great idea to turn it in B&W. Sky and façade are fused in same light. Really great !

tone away! nice job.

Nice shot. Guitar amp?

netting on the back of a car seat ;)...

Excellent detail and closeup of string/twine/rope texture. Great photo.

this is wonderful

perfectly abstract...well deserved feature...

simple