What a pity...!

Torfinn, Olaf and Cristi: many thanks for your comments on this sad shot! Best regards / hartelijke groeten, Ruud.

I think I can agree about the black & white here, but we must take into account your evident liking for the colour, and, after all, in the contrary of what Andre says, death is also in colour.

End of life is always sad, and this is sad,But I don't see the colors as a distraction, that is the place she was lying, and composition is good Ruud!

I don't think you would appriciate the green moss or whatever organic growth is in the mortar between the bricks in b/w. interesting angle. regards, J.K.

Sad find indeed, but such is life (and death). Composition and color work well here; conversion to B/W would create another image with a different impact IMO. My humble suggestion would be to clone the chip in the stone on the right; somehow the "imperfection" disturbs the image.

Henri, Pnina, J.K. and Dieter: many thanks for your comments on this sad shot! Best regards, Ruud.

I always admire your shooting angles Ruud.good work

Joseph, many thanks for your nice comment! Best regards, Ruud.

Very good composition, beautiful light and very good rexture Ruud! Best regards, Catalin

Catalin, many thanks for your nice compliment! Best regards, Ruud.

Poor little blackbird! Well composed image Ruud - nice angle. Rgds Carole

Carole, many thanks for your nice comment! Best regards, Ruud.

I don't enjoy seeing the bird dying like this, but this is a very good composition!

Teresa, many thanks for your kind comment! Best regards, Ruud.

Strange photo. Very nice.

Vitor, many thanks for your kind comment! Best regards, Ruud.

Beauty in death...the color and composition are remarkably good. . .

Very sad shot, but well composed. I like it in color, but b&w would also work well. Strong statement, Ruud. Life is short - better spread our wings while we can.

this is a beautiful image of " Natura morta " ciao Giangiorgio

Donna, Kim and Giangiorgio: many thanks for your nice comments! Best regards, Ruud.

Ruud, great perspective and composition, colors are good. But sad afterall

Alexandra, many thanks for your nice comment! Best regards, Ruud.

Death is part of life . Nicely composed

Alon, many thanks for your nice comment! Best regards, Ruud.

I should give a couple of cents of mine here: what on first sight seems a soft photo, by step two becomes a piece to be reckoned with. The perspective (slight, almost imperceptible angle) draws the viewer exactly where his eye should go and actually doubles the emphasis the subject alone has on its own. Ruud, a masterpiece.

 

p.s.: Wonder if it'd work monochromatic. Guess not, 'cause even the somewhat misanthropic colors (they are sterile, sure) enhance exactly the latter adjective: sad as it is. Great, again.