I Heard THe Bells On Christmas Day
by cowtownmom

Comment by JustCaree:
WOW! Very nice job! This photo tells a story!

I Heard THe Bells On Christmas Day
by cowtownmom

Comment by sjhuls:
This is a great shot! I love that she is facing away from us. She is leading us into the picture. Great B&W and you have the tones and the contrast perfect.

A Christmas Evening
by cowtownmom

Comment by JustCaree:
Fantastic Composition!

Winter Wonderland
by cowtownmom

Comment by sjhuls:
The lighting is very nice in this photo. I especially like the dark background it sets the tree off nicely.

SeattlesSprirt
by cowtownmom

Comment by sjhuls:
This is a great night shot. I love the tree on the space needle. Nice job making the needle the focus of the picture.

Lonely
by cowtownmom

Comment by sjhuls:
I like the lighting and composition. The mood fits nicely with your title and description.

Winter Wonderland
by cowtownmom

Comment by Paul:
This is certainly a very pretty tree and your choice of exposure shows it off to very good effect. The symmetrical composition certainly works buts I'm not sure it makes for the most interesting picture you could have got from this scene.

It is like you have bowed to the needs of the scene rather than manipulating the scene (through the photographic choices you make) to your own artistic intent.

Your comments help with that though - you have said you wanted to capture the efforts people go to - in that regard a straight-up presentation of the tree certainly remains true to that aim.

Very nicely executed image.

christmas spirit
by cowtownmom

Comment by roz:
love the tones of this image and the way the tree seems to be about to embrace the man walking by .. the lights on the tree and the lights in the building seem to speak of community and togetherness in some way .. the chill outside given more impact with that excellent blue tone .. the lights in the buildings speaking of a cozy retreat .. i'm not that taken with the composition tho which is a shame .. coz its a great image .. :)

I Heard THe Bells On Christmas Day
by cowtownmom

Comment by roz:
i love the whole feeling of this image .. such a strong feeling of anticipation .. the way the girl is standing focusing on that 'thing' in the distance which reminds me of a monument, the bauble in her hand, the snow ..
love the delicate processing and sepia toning .. i also like the perspective ..
this is excellent .. :)
after reading the photographer's comments this image becomes even more the story of christmas .. :)

Message edited by author 2011-01-10 00:57:14.

christmas spirit
by cowtownmom

Comment by Paul:
This is a lovely image but as others have said it may be a little suboptimal compositionally. if I crop the left and bottom of the image with my hands placing the figure at the lower left (third) sweet spot, I think the image looks stronger.

Having said all that, this is a really good looking image. As is I'd give a five in a Free Study, I'd be a six or may be a seen with a slightly different composition.