Once upon a time....A man's castle was his home.
by armin

Comment:
Somehow, when you weren't looking someone dropped a herd of cows into your photo of the castle ruin. The same scoundrel appears to have blurred the castle, lightened it, reduced it to a turret and disguised it as a silo! A crenellated silo with two windows, but a silo nonetheless. Better luck next time.

Shingles & Brush
by Bear_Music

Comment:
It's a well exposed and it certainly meets the challenge, but there's nothing to grab onto. It's all texture and confusion. I don't know it there is some effect that might make the photo more interesting: oversharpen it so the texture is surrealisticallly sharp, or up the contrast so it is likewise too punchy. As it stands it strikes me as having nothing to grab my interest, and I am someone who oohs and aahhs over peeling paint.

M.C. Escher's Boyhood House
by mariomel

Comment:
It's a lovely photo and the title fits perfectly. Thanks for giving me a really good chuckle.

after the parade
by PollyBean

Comment:
I'm having trouble recognizing what sort of object this is, but I like the framing, all the swirly colors and the way it is lit.

Eye "Q"
by Matthew

Comment:
Great shot. I'm imressed with the patience and the sense of play that led to getting the right shot. Thanks for explaining.

When I saw this shot I experienced a strong sense of deja vu . Anyone else who experienced the same might be trying to figure out why may wish to visit //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=48814. Both images share many common strenghths. I find it instructive to compare the compositions and the techniques.

LA
by Kylie

Comment:
Occasionally, doing something really off-the-wall pays off big; this is one such case. Very nice.

Wavy Gravy
by Kylie

Comment:
A beautiful shot of a beautiful place.

Dayton (My First Entry)
by jdw_pics

Comment:
Congrats on your first entry, and welcome. I hope you enjoy it here and learn a lot. As you have probably already learned, the culture around what belongs in an entry and what does not is pretty strict and I find it almost impossible to tell in advance what kinds of choices will work universally and which will fail with greater or smaller portions of the audience. In this case, photo appears to be about Dayton. The abandoned building is a minor compostional element. Some competitors would say can't do much better than a 3, but I'm not one of them.

The lighting in the photo is beautiful and the color palette looks very good to me. Composition seems a little static. Keep entering, I can tell you will be a formidable competitor; I'll have much to learn from you. Best of Luck.

Everlasting Faith
by MihaiCiobanu

Comment:
Sometimes it seems that this is the direction in which the world is headed. First, it's permanent stone construction designed to last a thousand years. Next it's wood construction designed to last a hundred. Finally it's metal construction designed to last until it's built, almost. This triumph of the cheap, disfunctional, and ephemeral over the beautiful and permanent seems too often to be the essense of 'progress.' Capturing the progress of this march as documented by buildings, I find very interesting. Nice work.

Long Forgotten
by DustDevil

Comment:
I think the story that this photo tells is among the strongest in the competition:

It starts with a great old door that's made of rotted wood. . This the wood is just a frame around the outside and it's a frame we imagine anyone's grandmother could kick to smithereens. most of the door is glass - even easier to break. The whole thing is very very old, very very easy to break or break into. And it appears to have been abandoned for decades. Securing this door is a very modern, very expensive, very high-tech lock and latch system. At least someone has the proper respect for good security!

I think the photo would be better if it were a bit sharper. And although the lighing works very well, there is nor much drama to the photo.