I really like the creative thought that went into this photograph...decay and life and your title matches your image well. Titles do matter...a lot! Your dof gives a blur in the foreground but the egg and decay behind are sharp "as a woman's tongue" showing a lot of detail that is well exposed and easy to see!. That dof also eliminates the background well and the colour coordination does not argue with the main focal points. As you have shadow in the lower L side of the image (viewer's pov) you could have added, with a gradient tool perhaps set at 35% or less and brought in a bit of darkness to the upper right hand ...it would have balanced, in tonal quality, the whole shot yet held in the focal point. This picture is the kind of photo that the more you study it the better it becomes. Thank you for your creative post.

Nice

Beautiful

Thanks Vibeke, a bit of processing indeed. Several of us do appreciate to be allowed to do it here 😉

Congratulations on 3rd place, great shot and processing.

Congratulations on 2nd Place mark, such lovely clean lines.

Congratulations on 1st Place Olga, An eyecatching photograph.

Thank you IEatRawEggs, my only visit to this lovely city.

Well worth reading and saving.

Thank you Skyangel.

Thank you, That had been my first thought. I have never been there but had friends who lived there for a few years. You do get around.

Congrats on 3rd place, where was this lovely photo taken?

Thank you Zizounai

Thank you so much 'photonut' and congratulations on second place.