Street5
by HawkinsT

Comment by salmiakki:
Doesn't matter that it's a little bit blurry, it's a good one.

Street5
by HawkinsT

Comment by jagar:
Yes a bit blurry but still a good capture.

Street4
by HawkinsT

Comment by Jon_H:
Nice shadows.

Street4
by HawkinsT

Comment by jagar:
This is very good, love the flare and those buildings in the background.

Street3
by HawkinsT

Comment by Neat:
He looks scarey.

R.I.P.
by HawkinsT

Comment by Ja-9:
very haunting...excellent job

1984
by HawkinsT

Comment by HawkinsT:
Thanks Vivian. I'd enjoy hearing any of your stories! I was too young to remember the collapse of the Soviet Union, although an ex of mine was Ukrainian and grew up during those times, she had some pretty harrowing (as well as many good) accounts from when she was a child. It was interesting to hear someone's experiences first hand like that.

1984
by HawkinsT

Comment by LoVi:

Originally posted by HawkinsT: Originally posted by LoVi: ....I thought it was watching us................? That depends who you listen to =). My initial thinking with this challenge was to do something along the lines of soviet propaganda.

....no worries...everything I say makes no sense.......or is it nothing I say makes sense.....I'm confused... ;-)

......I have some SERIOUS SOVIET stories if you ever want me to tell you.... I like your work.....alot.

Nothing Quite So Abstract As Love
by HawkinsT

Comment by HawkinsT:
Thanks everyone for taking the time to comment, I'm pleased some people really liked it, I was regretting entering this at first until the positive comments started coming in. Thanks John, Robert and Don for coming back and commenting after the challenges ended also, it's nice knowing I've produced something people have given a second look.

Originally posted by Ken: I'm guessing here you know you have a compelling photo yet wanted to enter it somewhere. But IMO it's not abstract and must vote accordingly. I bet this would look great in B&W.

Actually before entering this challenge I looked up abstract photography on several sites (here, 1x, flickr, google images...) to get a better idea of what classifies as abstract, as well as checking the dictionary definition - to me this seemed to fit fine. It was only after I saw everyone else's entries and my score plummeting that I realised I was mistaken.

1984
by HawkinsT

Comment by HawkinsT:

Originally posted by LoVi: ....I thought it was watching us................?

That depends who you listen to =). My initial thinking with this challenge was to do something along the lines of soviet propaganda.