Abandoned at the Very Gates of Heaven

Great composition, light and message.

Congrats !

Wonderful work as usual, Jack.  I am glad to see that you have not been injured in the quake (or the tsunami).  It is on the news big time here.

--Lannie

Gorgeous shot Jack, the light, the discarded bike and the gate shadows summon up a brilliant story. One of my favourites.

Happy to hear you are fine, though I thought being in Osaka you would be.

I am back from a trip the easternmost part of Turkey.

Good to see you are safe after the disaster which makes everybody feel helpless...

This one is a favorite, by the way.

Yes, what's going on in Photo.net? So many comments... Very well deserved. This must be quite a disturbance of the Japanese order. We are not perfect and that's too bad that the Country's government doesn't seem to have accepted that. A great picture, almost an icon.

Light and tones are very good. Two questions:

1. did you think of placing the bike off-centre?
2. what kind of post-processing, if any?

Cheers,

L.

Sorry it has taken me so long to answer you, I had computer problems and have been off the internet for ten days or so. The composition here seemed natural to me. The arc of curb on the right was important for me to keep. As for pp, very little was done. This was taken early in the morning, New Years Day.