Down By the Yodogawa

Jack, what I like the most about your landscape is that it's honest and unpretentious, and also that - like this photo - it usually has an implied human presence. Of course, this photo doesn't attempt to make more of the scene than otherwise required. It also includes a bicycle which may imply the presence of at least one person more so than usual. At first, I thought I was looking at a very weirds structure in the top right until I took a closer look. It's an unremarkable building that's been taken over by ivy or a similar plant.

Great capture Jack. Comp, tones, sky, and that building that looks like a brontosaurus in the background, all right on.

Michael, Patrick - Thanks you guys for your comments on this picture. I pass by this building often but this day I actually noticed how weirdly it had become overgrown. The bicycle was a lucky addition and necessary I think to the picture. Patrick, you're right. I should have titled this Jurassic Park.

Hi Jack,

 

a marvelous composition, with a strangely overgrown building against a cloudy sky full of character. The abandoned bike against the fence certainly adds interest, as if there's a story to this image that explains it all. I like the diverging lines, the contrast and the detail. Kind regards, Vincent

Good image.