Reflections of the past
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Congratulations Alessandro! A fine image and a great score! And a top 20.

Reflections of the past
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by mcaldo:
Very good framing, and I mean it. The concept is always interesting, even though not too new. I'll be honest. I don't find it very moving. I would have, perhaps, if the reflected oldies were obviously ramshackled, kind of suggesting that the new is on it's way to crush the old. Or if the reflected building were not imposing, if I could see and old past in the reflections, rather than something that comes from the past but is still here and, well mantained, will stay.
Sorry if perhaps sounds like a criticism, is more like a well meant suggestion.
Technically, very good job, I am just uncertain about the saturation, hue and loss of detail on the reflections, but it really is a matter of taste.

Reflections of the past
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by bvy:
Nice twangy tones here -- like cross-processed film.

Reflections of the past
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by PennyStreet:
If this were mine the contrasts would be in black and white but the funky colors work well and I know the voters will like this interpretation.

Attraction
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by nymn:
this was my favorite shot of the challenge, thanks for letting me in on the set-up. It's now on my to-do list!

Frozen
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by giantmike:
Great effect. There's a lot to take in and think about here.

Separate your waste!
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by bigskyeye:
First off I gave this a 5 (although I remember almost giving it a 6).

I started one of the threads about my top three votes were probably DQ's, I didn't, and never do downgrade a photo because I think it might be breaking a rule. One of my top three choices got a ribbon so we will see, I may (and hope) have been wrong, if so I can't wait to read what was done with the photograph because my understanding of the rules make "Basic" kind of boring to me. I hope it's a learning experience that will make me enter more photos.

I like your entry, wish I gave it the 6 because the effort and and time that I can see the setup took. Actually, I'd like to hear about how you captured the image. Nice job.

The King is alone on top of the mountain
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by salmiakki:
This is one of the places I have visited when in Abruzzo :)

Frozen
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by bmartuch:
Very cool image. (no pun intended). Nice job.

Separate your waste!
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by Giles:
i gave you a 4. i appreciated the different lighting techniques you had used but it just didnt make me want to look at it. to me its two buckets with lights in, the motion blur doesnt do anything for me. maybe i should have voted you up a little for technical ability but i vote on how the picture feels to me and it was just meh! and not appealing, would i have it on my wall framed? no i wouldnt, nothing personal just my taste, you did a lot better than me though i got a 5.1 for mine, voters really didnt like mine.