very nice image -- like the contrast and the composition

Beautiful photograph, but could you please assure us that it is an alleyway between houses and not a path between properties.

yes it is an alleyway between two houses that leads to another road

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A great photo no doubt. But the emphasis appears to be on the man and his dog, and the thematic "alley" is all but forgotten.

The man and his dog fit so perfectly in the alleyway. If the two of them were shop separately or the alleyway on its own, I don't think the image would have this impact.

Congratulations on 1st place, well deserved, it's a wonderful photograph.

Congrats!

Congrats on your well deserved 1st place

thank you all so much

this much of long..... gr8 find author

Wasn't brave enough to photograph him when he was facing me.

great shot.I love panning shots.

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