The Shard, London
by benhur

Comment by jomari:
Love the perspective of the building, love the tiny people around its base, love the light.

The Shard, London
by benhur

Comment by GAP2012:
good standard composition.

Sledging
by benhur

Comment by benhur:
Thanks everyone for your comments and votes.

Was secretly hoping to get into the top 25 with this, but top 80 it has to be.

Sledging
by benhur

Comment by FourPointX:
i dont know what sledging is but i dig the shot

Sledging
by benhur

Comment by Paul:
This is a new comment series for me, so please bear with me while I find my style!

(Voted earlier)

This is one of my 9s - I like it a lot. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. I know this place well and have sledged there myself - in the summer I would read books sat on the benches overlooking the lake. My parent's still live about 1 mile away from where you have taken this.

2. It's rather reminiscent of a Lowry painting with all of the figures going about their business. I enjoy how the details of their posture can be discerned.

3. I really like how you've manipulated the contrast - many (including me) would have been tempted to keep the sky as white as the snow but your choice emphasises the figures much more fully.

Overall, you get a real sense of the day.

Sledging
by benhur

Comment by Bensted:
There is something really special about this capture, it draws you in, well done

Sledging
by benhur

Comment by HarveyG:
Gosh that looks like it was taken in 1911. Where's Wally? In front in white overcoat taking a pic with a Twin Reflex :)

Sledging
by benhur

Comment by jaysonmc:
My favorite landscape/candid of the group. Great sense of scale and so much interest. It's one of those pieces that speaks to humanity and I am tickled by it.

Sledging
by benhur

Comment by mitalapo:
this smells like cold fresh air on a bright morning

Sledging
by benhur

Comment by mariuca:
ah, my mind went directly to this image:
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Fabulous