A window framed
by Gauti

Comment:
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"A window framed" is an excellent addition into the Window Framed challenge. I have to say first congratulations on the placement, top 5% very well deserved.

The first thing that grabs my attention is the contrast between the blue and white, what an excellent subject. Then you are able to see a reflection of a tree within the surround tree climbing the wall, how prefect is that? Pretty prefect in my opinion.

I do like the composition, it makes the piece feel complete. The focus is very crisp and we immediately know where our subject is. You did an excellent job capturing the reflection, it really do look pretty flawless. Normally I am not a fan of borders, but I think your choice really ties the piece together. Also the lighting looks great, prefect use of natural light from what I can tell.

Obviously I was a big fan of this shot and I am very glad you choose to enter this one.

Here I am
by marvin

Comment:
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"Here I am" is a nice addition into the Window Framed challenge.

This was a very interesting location with a great little face to grab our attention. The image feels natural, unfortunately the graffiti is there but that is something we cannot avoid sometimes.

The image does feel dark. I understand that more then likely you were working with natural light, which is impossible to control. The lighting takes away from the little girl. I think it was an interesting pavilion to take a shot at. I just wish there was a better placement of the girl because this is a really cute idea.

Windowed history
by Painiel

Comment:
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"Windowed history" was a nice different addition into the Window Framed challenge. It think you captured voters attention by finding this shot. I would have to agree with Larus in saying this would be an excellent place to shot models, such a natural grungy backdrop.

The image itself is very nice. The overall composition is excellent, I like the nice full frame. The coloring does have a strong artistic feel to it, but I think that is what makes it work so well. Unfortunately what I think hurt the score overall was that by the guidelines we were shooting a subject through a window frame. But spending sometime with the shot, I really start to wonder if maybe you were trying to focus on the one lower yellowish square on the left hand side of the door. Well now that I think about it I really wonder if that's what you were doing. If so I bet if voters realized this it would have just jumped right up the chart. Wow this piece is so much more looking at that. Congrats on this is an absolutely wonderful piece!

from my wineyard
by goc

Comment:
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"From my wineyard" is an nice addition into the Window Framed challenge. I have to say honestly as I was scrolling down the page to check the image and your comments, I have to say wow. I have never seen anyone this detailed, it is so lovely to see someone take the time to explain their details. We could all learn a lot from trying to detail our photos like this.

The image itself is a very nice piece. I think the first thing that hits me as a voter is the duotones. I think this was an excellent choice, I am glad to see you posted the other image as well. By choosing the duotones you achieved a different feel that let you stand out from all the other shots. The image is very nice and I like the fact you left the railing in the shot, we didn't see many like this. Great use of the window frame!

Negatives and Doubles Negatives
by _eug

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"Negatives and Doubles Negatives" is a very nice addition into the Negative Image challenge. I think it is always wonderful to see something different, then the seem shot taken of the same subject. I love out of the box thinkers.

You defiantly had a great arsenal of very different photos to work with. I can image how difficult it might be to try and arrange the different photos, I would bet it was the longest part of the process. The composition is very nice and full. The only real issue I have with the shot is the Ben Franklins (or whoever that might be, but I really hope I wouldn't incorrectly identify such an important figure). I think I would have tried to invert one of them or something, they really do look like the same shot. Also I would say the same thing about the two fish heads facing right. Maybe you really wanted to express their important with the include of both of them, but I prefer the chaos theory. Either way this was a great idea and shot!

Hannah
by wavelength

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"Hannah" is a nice portrait. The eyes you were able to capture are excellent, they are what really grabs my attention in this piece.

The image is a very pleasing one, even though the pattern on her shirt is pretty wild it still feels like a nice shot. I can see the our complimentary colors in the image are purple and yellow, but I think a lot of voters like myself were more focused on the girl. I might have tried to crop the bottom up a little, but I can see how that might be a concern about losing too much of the purple for the complementary colors. Overall I do think you have a nice shot, unfortunately I think it had a hard time in this category because the girl really does grab your attention.

Moonlight by gaslight
by f00b

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"Moonlight by gaslight" is a very interesting idea and good subject choice for the Something Old challenge.

I think you defiantly had a great idea with the subject. It is always hard to do shot that include another form of light. I am not sure if your idea was to make the base look invisible and very ghost like, because it does look that way. Unfortunately the ghost like base is kind of distracting. One of the hardest aspect of this piece for me in the focus. The overall shot seems so soft. The upper glow I assume is from the light but it could be the moon. Very interesting idea, I look forward to your future entries.

Veteran
by darnok

Comment:
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"Veteran" in my opinion was a prefect subject for the Something Old Challenge. This challenge was tough because everyone has a very different opinion of something old.

Looking at the image I was very happy with your work. I think black and white was a very appropriate choice based on your subject and the challenge. I also like the position on the camera off to the side and not centered. I wonder if it would have scored a bit higher if you had turned it slightly so that we (the voters) could see a little more of the lens. The lighting almost looks likes a flash which tend to take away from the shot. You might just try to add some fill light and or some reflectors. I really do like the shot and look forward to more entries from you!

Centrum of the middle of nowhere
by steinar

Comment:
Wow amazing work.

A Portable View
by andri

Comment:
Wow this is defiantly a 10! Amazing job!