Wow, where have you been keeping this one hidden... I like it for sure it has texture but it reminds me of a one of the best songs and the name of a album that is my absolute favorite! Great shot!
The light is perhaps too direct to give a good sense of texture to this shot - too harsh, I mean. The patterning of the brickwork is well expressed, and you've found a strong subject and used those textures well, but the detailing is lost in that light, the sense of variability of surfaces, which would otherwise have made this a wonderful shot.
You've done a good job with this. I find the story in the excellent brickwork and the greenery. The highly lit shield seems to take interest away from the textural theme and (picky, ,picky, that blue sky in the upper right should go away) Nevertheless, in my opinion you did an above average job on this nice photo.
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+ Textures! Good composition.
- If you had been here a few hours earlier or later the light would have been much better I reckon.