I'm staring at this for a long time, amazing! I love the crease in the middle... like a photo you keep in your wallet for years. A collection of memories. Fantastic, nick!
One of the best so far in this SC. I think this kind of thing is where textures come to life, where they really flourish so to say. When you have a picture (or pictures) that [possibly] by themselves would not work, but combined, or combined and textured, they come to life and have a story, visual interest, beauty. This is where textures really work.
Although, from my "uppity 1X POV", the birds are kitsch! I hope nobody gets offended by that statement. It comes from hearing over and over, "NOOOOOOO!!!!! Not birds, again!" Anyway. I mean the flying birds, not those on the line.
Also, I wonder if you tried cloning out (or somehow altering) the bottom left hand corner. That dark triangle there calls for a lot of attention, and I'm not sure it benefits the photo to call attention to that corner. Maybe you're the kind who wouldn't clone out something like this, but I would try it. But it's not my photo :)
demons line up across the line
to strike me down
with their fervent horror
I try to clear my head
but they return
in my dreams
to taunt and haunt me again
Shi*!! This is so good and I knew it was yours before I even saw the bigger version. I love how these types of images tell a story or create a verse or two for me. I think images such as these inspire me to be more creative. Thanks for that. :)
love that licorice blue/green tone, took me a while but this is working on so many levels for me, a lot of reminiscence and distance perhaps. Hmm sounds like a therapy session ;>