Thanks Valentin

Regarding your comment about the "depth" and "three-dimentional" nature of this image, I believe that the sharpness of the lens and the paving stones provide some accent. As well, I find that the brick wall pops out with the contrast of light and dark. This was the 28mm lens.

When I was working with the original 16 bit scan, the paving stones just jumped out at me... and provided a lot of the perspective nature of the image.

The alternative crop was indeed fun. I also played with, but did not post a thin portrait shot of the two umbrella holders, and expermented with different angles.

Casey