Back Alley Oasis by northy

Back Alley Oasis

I think I am breaking the rule of thirds here... but I did like how that little rooftop oasis was nestled amongst the peeling paint and general back alley grit and grime :)
Great capture
July 28th, 2012  
So cute. Someone loves this place. Those look like cabbage trees to me. Great find.
July 28th, 2012  
Theres a lot here for the eyes to soak in. I like it!
July 28th, 2012  
Totally not breaking rule of thirds, the thumbnail looks very 'thirds' fabulously interesting!
July 28th, 2012  
Great spotting - don't know why you were up there but it's good to see this! There are two spotlights, it looks like aimed at this wall! Must be a bit hard to live up there at night!
July 28th, 2012  
Wow, what an odd little niche. Cool that whoever lives there was motivated to beautify the spot.
July 28th, 2012  
Great textures! Looks like a great little place!
July 28th, 2012  
I like little place like that
July 28th, 2012  
nice gritty feel, great textures and interesting find - and the rule of thirds is only a guideline to suggest pictures are more dynamic if the main focus is not dead centre - and you've done that
July 28th, 2012  
I think your composition works very well here! Lovely textures and tones!
July 28th, 2012  
beautiful lines and processing!
July 28th, 2012  
Great textures Northy
July 28th, 2012  
Noooo it's so awesome! Were you climbing rooftops? lol!
July 28th, 2012  
Liking the cracking paint in the bottom corner. Eye catching.
July 28th, 2012  
everyone deserves to have their little corner of paradise. Great find.
July 28th, 2012  
Love the details & textures. A lot going on in this one. I like. :)
July 28th, 2012  
Like your composition with the side walls framing the oasis and the ladder in the centre leading up to it.
July 28th, 2012  
@maggiemae i was at ground level :) i hate camera tilt and have a tendency to shoot at level and crop off the bottom... this flat is over a store front and faces on to a very main road... so yeah, likely get all sorts of street light (and sound) at all hours of the night...

@binny not climbing anything! ;p
July 28th, 2012  
Nice one here! So much to study!
July 28th, 2012  
Lyn
You are on SUCH a roll w/the G&G theme. . .
July 29th, 2012  
Loads of detail. Great shot xx
July 29th, 2012  
Rules are for breaking! Nice shot!
July 29th, 2012  
Have you? It wouldn't seem so to me, it's perfect composition to the eye and it coveys this little terrace beautifully. Do you shoot these in b&w ?
July 31st, 2012  
nod
Great photo, but the two boxes in the bottom left and that thing on the bottom right seem out of place, without which it would look very interesting. Perhaps walking in further or cropping them off... Just a personal opinion.
August 4th, 2012  
@nod i think you are right about this... i couldn't have gone closer - not without tilting the camera up... but definitely could do a tighter crop... tx!!
August 4th, 2012  
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