afternoon teaby
instepsComment by Paul: 
Awarded for the March 2013 Free Study, for the reasons identified below.
This image has caused me to stop and pay attention. That means it is in my 7-10 voting band. (Voted earlier)
Additionally, it is highly interesting/eclectic meaning it keeps me here long enough to offer a longer comment and a vote of 8 or more.
This is one of my 10s - I like it very much. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:
1. My word, what a composition - the structural elements of the photograph, the interplay of shadow and highlight is just perfect.
2. The environmental contextualisation is fantastic. As a viewer, we get a real sense of where we are in the building, it's structure - how the room beyond the upper door feels, how it is lit - like we know it. You've communicated a familiarity of the space despite it being strange to us. It's like we're piggy-backing on someone else's cognition - someone who feels at home here.
3. The woman downstairs, she is interacting with us but remains apart as an observer. But, again there is a degree of familiarity communicated through the scene. A palpable sense of belonging of each and every facet of the image - including our own viewpoint.
Overall, this is one of the best photos I've ever seen. Takes my all time favourite spot on DPC - or at least ties with
nixter's headless swimmers.
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