The Secret Garden
by andrewm

Comment by rll07:
i like this idea, 2 things I would try maybe a fill flash to get the door evenly lit and open the door wider to show what is behind it...okay 3 things I would try cropping out the lower floor to just start the pic at the white... 7 rll07

The Secret Garden
by andrewm

Comment by FranziskaLang:
challenge ~ met
composition (content) ~ nice framing by the growth over the wall at the top, and good placement of door to the side. colors are a little more muted than i personally prefer. good detail throughout though. i would've cropped the bottom just a little more, maybe just to the bottom of the blue panels, so that the sidewalk is not visible.
background ~ nice and simple, complements w/out distracting.
camera work (technical) ~ ok
digital processing (technical) ~ photo could be a little sharper through use of unsharpen mask. other than that, the photo is fine, no visible pixelation or anything like that.
my opinion ~ i have a thing for open doors, they suggest mystery and make you wonder what's behind. you enhanced this further by making just a little bit of what's behind the door visible. i don't care much for the signs on the door or the doorbell on the right, they take away a little from the oldfashioned kind of feel of the shot, but i understand you didn't have control over those and couldn't very well remove them ;)
~~ gr8photos

The Secret Garden
by andrewm

Comment by hardwaybets:
Too bad it was probably overcast when you took this shot.....Lighting would have enriched (especially at sunset) the blue here...Love the subject though.....Good luck!

The Secret Garden
by andrewm

Comment by LobsterClaws:
The secret garden was one of my favorite books as a child.

The Secret Garden
by andrewm

Comment by justine:
Eeewwie I like this shot very much. I would of liked the top of the door a bit lighter and you can still do that with levels. The bottom also needs to be trimmed just a hair! WOW this is cool.....The secret garden...Pretty shot. Love it very much. Where ever this is I hope you can go here and shoot more .....!!! Justine

The Secret Garden
by andrewm

Comment by chida2000:
this should be a postcard :)...makes me wonder what behind the door.

The Secret Garden
by andrewm

Comment by PTLParsons:
It's a beautiful picture. I just wish I could read the sign on the door better - "Burrey Lanes?" It's a really good photo. PTL

The Secret Garden
by andrewm

Comment by Gallatin:
This photo would be very nice if you had made it light to read the sign on the door.

The Secret Garden
by andrewm

Comment by JamieWillmott:
Picture seems a little dark.

The Secret Garden
by andrewm

Comment by Brenna Kimi:
I like it... but what makes it blue besides paint?