...For Now...
by cosmic

Comment:
Got a couple things to comment on here and hope they can be of help.
I'm sure by now you have received comments about the mottled/blotchy sky. I see this sometimes using neat image, sometimes if I have "played with" the contrast & saturation too much. In any case, if you didn't use neat image, it is a decent tool to have in your arsenal to reduce noise.
The bird house and horizon being off, throw this out of balance in my opinion
and lastly a slightly different composition would help to have the main subject not quite in the center.
Tough shot with the sun where it was, as i can just see a bit of lens flare, which is OK to have in a shot like this, and often adds to it a bit.
I hope you take no offense at what may seem "picking it apart", but it will hopefully be taken as constructive critisism. (4)

Dayton (My First Entry)
by jdw_pics

Comment:
AT 400x320 pixels, this image is a bit on the small side for a challenge.
Seeing as the boy doen't look to be abandoned, I can only assume the rubble behind him is what is abandoned. Though a decent shot photographically, a viewer's eyes will be drawn to the boy rather than what the challenge was intended to be about. Had the image been taken from a bit further back and had him off to the side maybe fro perspective, this would have met the challenge better.

Bye Bye Birdie
by bhound

Comment:
Great detail and exposure control.
Depth of field was just right for this shot, as was the "fuzz" left behind.

Shingles & Brush
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Nice artistic interpretation on this challenge.

Lost in the Mist
by tazza

Comment:
Well seen and composed.
In my opinion, the shot coud use some white in it, but then again can't dodge in an open challenge.

A haunted manor?
by carlosmfernandes

Comment:
Well seen and cropped.
The toning in your post-processing this shot adds a lot to the mood.Is that a person on the upper left balcony?

Timber & Bricks
by robsmith

Comment:
The more I look at this, the more I like it.
You have a good eye for a composition / crop and like all the intersecting textures.
Good choice for B&W too. Had to bump it up a notch.

2000 years unused
by rhipster

Comment:
Good exposure control and level of detail.
I also like the framing of the distant tower between the uprights.

Convenient for the weeds
by Wobble

Comment:
Nice artistic interpretation on this challenge.
Detail in the plaster/stucco textures and in the broken brickwork add a lot to this shot.
Good eye!

Broken Glass
by racer

Comment:
Nice moody composition - well done. Would be curious to see this in a B&W/Duotone.
Good eye!
Came back to bump this one up a couple notches. The more I look at it, the more I like it.