Beautiful shot. The trees are just like people reaching their arms out. This would be a good shot for a personification challenge. At least in my opinion.
This is not the sort of image I normally rate high from a technical standpoint... with harsh lighting and a grainy feel, but it's a refreshing take on the challenge and an inviting Old-World scene. A good black and white conversion would have solved the technical issues IMO, but this is still one of my top 5 picks. Great shot! 9
So far my favorites in this challenge have all had perfect order, but this is my first high rated one that is in less than perfect order, plus you have a great mixture of man and nature. 7 for now, may be back before the end of the challenge.
wow. does everyone in this neighborhood wake up at the same time and drive the same car and mow the lawn at the same time and have pies in their windowsills?
that is some crazy variety of things in perfect repetition. good shot for the challenge.