Bear's Lair (and Penny's too)
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Looks like you have some construction going on next door? Perhaps a prior place of business that is either being renovated or torn down for something else? The connections to the main road distant is what leads me to think this.

Too bad you couldn't have Penny waving from that skylight at the front of your house. :-D Probably need a pretty tall ladder to do that I'd imagine.

EM107163 1200
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
Yeah, this is a strong image but not as strong as your entry. The curve adds some mystery that this one doesn't have. Still, nice work on both. Really like the processing and overall tone and feel.

characters and syllables
by mariuca

Comment:
Making a few portfolio visits this evening and thought I'd drop in and check out this image. It's an interesting take on the challenge theme. I see where you went with it and after spending a little more time with it I'm finding a few "hmmm's" in there. I get the symbols reference without a question ... looks like far eastern symbols / writing. One of the interesting items is how those 'symbols' were created? Glass breakage? If yes, then how come the top row of windows don't look broken? Those seem like the pattern is more like frost on a window. Could be the POV ... don't know. The tree ... well, yes, it's a tree and it breaks the pattern. Not quite sure if I like the interruption or not. :-\ Fun choice for the challenge. Look forward to seeing what else you come up with. :-)

Continuation
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
Wow. Nobody has stopped by to comment on this? I'm visiting a few portfolios and thought I'd drop in on this image. I was one of your above average votes on this. I'm a fan of leading lines and like what you've found and captured here. You know what would have REALLY put this over the top for me and garnered a vote of 8 or 9, is a person or object of interest at the tail end of the curve. :-)

variations
by PennyStreet

Comment:
Wow. You have 5 comments on this already?! :-) I'm revisiting a few portfolios and thought I'd stop by. Honestly, during this challenge I was looking for fences that had some character or added an element to the scene. I guess the fence you chose to capture meets this criteria, but it does so in a much more subtle way. I see by the comments that you had some admirers ... you also had a TON of drive-by 5's (cursory glance, vote, and move along). If you get the feeling I'm rambling here, I am. Trying to find the right thing to say but coming up short. I love a lot of your work but this one just kind of came across flat for me. :-/

Every Few Hours
by Lydia

Comment:
During voting I didn't see a clear "pathway" for this image. Coming back around for another look and I 'think' I get it ... it's the sand and the birds use it every few hours? Interesting birds BTW. I wonder if you tried to find a crop that worked that got rid of that pole on the right - I did and didn't see a clean cut without chopping a few birds in half. :-)

ins and outs
by PennyStreet

Comment:
Very interesting location. Love the castle and the various rooftops. For the challenge theme the title of this would have been perfect. I might have slapped a gradient on the upper 20 to 30% of this image as it's a little washed out in the distance.

Reversal of Fortune
by GeneralE

Comment:
:-) Yes. Well, mostly. It is a bit noisy / grainy. But I like the concept / story better than your entry.

Would You Care To Reconsider?
by GeneralE

Comment:
I'm a bit of a nit-picker and thought that 1) the board & pieces could have been cleaned prior to taking the photo, and 2) turn the pawns so the seam of the plastic pieces don't show.

For the allegory to work perhaps a white king and black pawns would have sold the concept better, unless I'm out in left field and missing the point.

The King
by vawendy

Comment:
This was one of my top picks and I found it quite enjoyable. Well played!