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Comment by CrystalFury:
too dark

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Comment by srbrubaker:
A stone house with crenellations! Cool. I like the subject. I like the curved path leading to the door. and the diagonal line of the roof through the photo. I'm afraid what I am having a great difficulty with is the exporure and the final effect. The 'mostly desaturated and with no value greater than mid gray' look just looks too oppressive. I think the strong shadows in the doors are dark enough to give a dark look to the photo even if the sky were virtually white and there were no shadows elsewhere. I also thing this treatment doesn't let us see the texture in the stonework or the brush.

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Comment by kmbr2001:
maybe a little too dark.

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Comment by notbiscuit:
Too dark yet a wonderful angle.

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Comment by yogiboo17:
nice shot, but a little too dark i think.

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Comment by Chinabun:
a little dark

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Comment by EOSin:
Like the leading line of the stairway. . but overall feel the picture is too "muddy"

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Comment by neenee1999:
This is spooky, wonderful image, very good detail. 9

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Comment by overcame:
very nice

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Comment by rex:
I am making two passes on this Challenge. I will vote on your photo then return later(before voting is over) to comment on what I like and dislike about your shot. You can take the comments however you wish and I will try not to be mean. Just don't take it the wrong way.
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That is spooky. I normally don't like it when something is cut off, such as her legs. However it works here. Good job. Bumping up.