Game Over
by jmsetzler

Comment:
Left to right: Tiles: spotless - no esthetic 'tour-de-force'; fixtures - functional Americana; leg - a male's, caucasion between 18 and 35; beer - domestic, but bottled, suggestive of a cultured pedestrianism; hands and manicure - neither a pianist's nor a coachman's; curtain - ornate fabricated lace imitation reminiscent of sea creatures in accesory style.

The lighting in this shot is superb and appropiate like everything else. The curtan alone, with the light on it, provides a repose from the sanitary bathroom idyll. :-)

Another flower
by Crafty Sue

Comment:
How dare you! :-)

"Not Forgotten"
by Denise Catania

Comment:
This picture, although not without interest, relies too much on the sepia effect for it to 'work'. I'd have liked to see a more pronounced influx of light or a more diffuse one to create (or radically obscure) a pronounced tonal range. Without the flag post (?) and the right, perspective side of the building, the picture would gain impact. No real purpose I can see is served by inclusion.

We have this cosy townhouse at the waterfront with a magnificent view
by johnmk

Comment:
A trivial (although 'funny') title for what is essentially a sad picture.

Photo journalism. Straightforward, unembellished capture with considerable impact. > 6

Where the Deer Roam
by indigo997

Comment:
Preserved disuse. God bless the dear deer and the photographer to graze here.

I can see it wasn't taken at 5 am, but it's hard to get an appt with wildlife these days, isn't it? Worthy and memorable capture. Glad you left her a lil room.

Flat E
by jaymeekae

Comment:
Industrial grunge, social comment, yes, but...
I would still expect a photo to stand on its own two legs two days after the challenge is over. The substance is just too thin for a good rating, IMO.

Another Day without the Dryer
by Sonifo

Comment:
Nice nostalgic, doo-wop feel. I wonder, if a shallower dof (blurring out the house altogether) would not have been more powerful to communicate a sense of 'home'.

Equally at Home in the Sun or on the Web
by Wraith Ravenscroft

Comment:
The quantity of effects distracts from substance of the photograph, which is obscured rather than proliferated by the opposing light. A different time of day, with the sun sideways, perhaps?

The Candidate
by zeuszen

Comment:
Journey, 'Pong, kiwiness, brentg3, BAMartin, e301, wingy, Allen, LeahStephen and basia03 and briphoto > Thanks for your insights and encouragement.

Message edited by author 2003-11-27 15:53:24.

The Candidate
by zeuszen

Comment:
> e301: thanks for your interest, e.

Thought processes? Thought, with me, usually starts after after the fact. Until then, the capture remains a kind of esoteric document, fit for study.

In this case, I had stumbled upon this brand new public waterfront facility, all swept clean and still relatively bare of people. What had struck me first, was the visual surreality created by the overtly neo-classicistic architecture combined with such eery vacancy. Since everything here was new and clean, textural and structural details felt emphasized with deliberate intent. Neither was I sure (at the time) whether the fountains were intended to spew or trickle (as they do in the photo). I thought, the trickling effect was very pretty and novel too, as a spectacle.

I positioned myself centrally on top of the stairs leading to the terrace and decided to wait for someone or something to walk, drift or fly into the picture. I knew I wanted a 'hard and true', full dof shot, dictated by the setting and the diffuse brightness of time and weather. Consequently, I used no filter, switched to Landscape mode and kept prefocusing, looking through the viewfinder with both eyes open. As is often the case with muses and miracles, they come when they come, and usually have a will of their own :-).
I 'chose' the 'soignee', mainly because he was there.

When I reviewed the shot, I thought of Neo (in the movie), 'neo' as pre-fix, the nature of coincidence and predisposition and noted with gratitude that the folds on the jacket and trousers were still discernible.

On the way home, I found myself pondering the epochal relevance of urban design in light of our dependency on visual stimuli.

:-)