Tovrea Castle, Phoenix
by BAMartin

Comment by magnus:
Interesting photo, but ruined by the massive compression artifacts. The file is only 70KB, that's less than half of DPC's limit. You should generally try to compress your images to just below the limit.

Tovrea Castle, Phoenix
by BAMartin

Comment by Discraft:
It seems like you used a low pixelation on this one. The photo lost quality. i can notice the pixels on the sky pretty well. The cactus is a little distracting as the branches of the trees are to. imo you should have gotten a better angle of the castle. but keep it up.

Tovrea Castle, Phoenix
by BAMartin

Comment by charmayne:
interesting castle like landmark but personally I would have preferred this be composed without the cactus in the lower right as it is kinda distracting me from your main subject. Cool shot but wished you could have jumped over the brush to get a closer view.

Tovrea Castle, Phoenix
by BAMartin

Comment by Winterberg:
I would prefer just one object. My eyes are bouncing between the castle and the cactus.

In Times Gone By
by BAMartin

Comment by Azrifel:
The tractor (do I use the right word?) makes this picture work for me. Because it provides such dark contrast against the other parts of the scene.
To improve I'd suggest to straighten the horizon. The roof of the house provides a good line for that. The background is a bit bright in relation to the foreground and that draws the attention away a bit. Could be imroved by some burning.
The pattern of the hills looks familiar (only seen it once), California?

In Times Gone By
by BAMartin

Comment by L2:
This is a strong shot. Your focal point is getting lost though - is it the tractor or the fireplace? I'm assuming the tractor, since the chimney is not in use. Black and white was a good artistic choice.

In Times Gone By
by BAMartin

Comment by Arcanist:
Low technology, no electronics. Hmmm....I see a great b/w composition of an aged/abandoned building and a tractor, but this does not seem to invoke technology to me, even low tech, in some ways, the tractor almost contrasts the age of the building, making it seem higher tech than the rest of the picture. The tones are great, framiing and crop right on, but the subject matter seems could be confusing in the realm of low tech.

In Times Gone By
by BAMartin

Comment by Neil:
Very nice; I like the rustic cabin here a lot, but to me the electric wire and junction box spoil the mood a little. I know you were going for the tractor, but if you get back there, perhaps try a different angle on the place.

In Times Gone By
by BAMartin

Comment by rmtm333:
composition seems a little busy...have a hard time being drawn to an object. Image also appears to be tilted to the left. Great title and I love the house.

In Times Gone By
by BAMartin

Comment by snackwells:
Nice scene. Well composed and executed. Great tonal range. Some loss of details in the shadows on the tractor.