just a little place for the books
by JPR

Comment:
I've seen a lot of good architectural photos at this site, but this one beats them all; spectactular. Placement of the shadowy figure in the lower right corner has transformed a good photo into a great one. Bravo.

...is a tricycle?
by Xilebo

Comment:
There's a profound otherworldy quality to this photo. The lighting is incredibly crisp. The expressions are very aware and adult-like. There is an interesting conversation taking place just with glances and turned heads. Very nice

I r r e v e r s i b l e
by glad2badad

Comment:
I love the political statement made by the framing. But I find the composition a little cluttered; I wonder if B&W might make the sign feel a little more shadowy and sinister - in the way I think you mean it to be?

Jewls
by rocklova72

Comment:
The harsh, directional lighting has done a great disservice to this photo. The photo is also badly served by the organization of the objects, IMO. I find these flaws collectively, make the photo very difficult to look at.

af·flu·ence: n. |1. a plentiful supply of materials |2. a flowing to or toward a point
by xuan768

Comment:
Or" family of three caught in frozen vegetable avalanche.." The idea is really great, and so is the perspective. Unfortunately the photo doesn't do much for me - maybe because there is too much empty floor and not enough frozen broccoli. Or maybe some other reason.

Affluence?
by maxlevay

Comment:
Three beans in a skillet ... wasn't that an early sixties song that was popular on Muzak? Quite droll, I like it.

Passing Through
by RKT

Comment:
Sometimes I understand why photos do well or poorly at DPC. Frequently my tastes are very different from those of the crowd here. This is a perfect example. I really love this photo. It captures an essential tranquil quality of the woodland garden that is very rarely captured well. I believe this photo deserved to score much better; but whatever the score, thanks for sharing it. It really is quite beautiful.

Beneath the arena
by dr3amz

Comment:
Super lighting and texture I love how the curvature of the space points to a spot outside the photo, but the stone walls hold the eyes within.

Spout it out
by jmlelii

Comment:
Nice repeated elements, though I find the right hand side a little cluttered. As I imagine cropping more and more of the photo from the right, I get to two or three fountains in the forground and the photo begins to feel uncluttered to me. On the other hand I am on the extreme fringe of advocating for simplicity in photo composition at this site.

If this is at University of Texas, I tried my hand with this fountain some years ago and found my own results failed to capture what I experienced being there.

Pickaxe & shovel no longer required
by p2jvr

Comment:
Great colors. Lovely lighting. Strong composition.