Winter Wonderland
by dtremain

Comment:
Thanks for all your wonderful comments. I am thrilled - a new personal best, and a new best for my camera. And a favorite. Thanks again.

Fortune Cookie
by smichener

Comment:
Time for new Fortune Cookie maker...

Sanctuary
by Photologist

Comment:
The tilt drives me nuts - otherwise an interesting shot with nice lighting on the spire roofs.

Keep off my grass!
by Kelli

Comment:
Looks overprocessed to me.

RedHead
by pickster

Comment:
Ow! Great idea, but there's nothing in focus here - perhaps that's intentional, but not likely to get you good votes on DPC.

Majestic repose
by cogerox

Comment:
Beautiful shot, but the crop kills it for me. The problem is that this crop has two subjects - the beautiful mountain and some weird jet trails and clouds in the sky. Even worse, the jet trails & clouds are visually stronger than the mountain, and draw my focus to them. IIWMP (If It Were My Photo) I'd crop right side between the two tall trees, and maybe just a shade more off the left side. Top/bottom would then depend on what the shot needed for balance and layout - it might tolerate losing some sky, and some foreground (like up to the rust colored plants).

Build up
by jdannels

Comment:
The ugly roof tops in the foreground draw my eye away from the very nice skyline and sky.

esseulé
by oscarthepig

Comment:
Congratulations! Nice, simple shot.

Oops Too Late
by togtog

Comment:
Nice composition and even lighting.

Vertical Rustics.
by pumpkin42

Comment:
There are a couple of things to really like about this shot. First, the wonderful parallel lines of the building's drab, rusted siding leading your eye to the beautiful clouds with snatches of blue sky. You've used an unusual angle for this shot, and it really adds interest. The window also provides some visual relief from the vertical lines, without interfering with the effect.
The colors in the siding are not very attractive to most people (tans to browns). Also, the edge of the top of the building is not parallel with the top edge of the photo. It looks like you leveled the shot using the break in the siding, but that horizontal line blends into the surroundings, compared to the break between the building and the sky, which is a sharp contrast, and really the focus of the picture.
On the emotional side, this shot does a great job of presenting the viewer with a contrast between the decay of the man-made and constant beauty and newness of the natural. At the same time is does not strongly take one side or the other, but leaves it to the viewer's preference and experience.