Rusted, but not archaic
by s2fraser

Comment by whagerbaumer:
The spring leaves work very well in bringing life to the dull brown of rust my eye is led to the far supporting arch, but the rest of the picture seems out of harmony with the line of that arch. A more traditional look down the bridge might serve this subject better than the one chosen.

A 4.

Frozen heart of light
by s2fraser

Comment by s2fraser:
Thanks for the votes and comments. It turned out to be a very minimalistic picture, but I'm still very happy with it. Having it off-centered was a conscious decision; I kept thinking about an earlier entry ('Rough and the smooth' in the Out of place challenge), where many said it was too centered. I think Melismatica summed it up best here; a bit more ... something would've helped put it over the top.
Oh, and no '1's! Woohoo!
Cheers
Stu

Frozen heart of light
by s2fraser

Comment by redmoon:
It's very pretty. The cropping looks a little bit out, gigving the impression that it's tightly squeezed in the corner and doesn't feel that natural. i think it would look less out if either you a) zoomed out and pulled the thing towards the centre a bit (but increasing the quantity of black to the right and bottom, or b) zoomed in a bit and have the top and the left of the orange thing outside the boundary of the image. Actually, the item in question is so lovely, it could have filled the image - have you tried a macro shot of it, in the way you have it illuminated? Lighting BTW, is brilliant. Is it an ashtray with a light source underneath it? very nice. 7.

Frozen heart of light
by s2fraser

Comment by Jelloeye:
A real eye-catcher! Excellent use of form, color and negative space!

Rusted, but not archaic
by s2fraser

Comment by jab119:
I think I know where this is....is it in Herman park in Houston? would like to know after the challenge

Rusted, but not archaic
by s2fraser

Comment by orussell:
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 6
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 6
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 5
How well does it meet the challenge: 8
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 6

Rusted, but not archaic
by s2fraser

Comment by oskar:
Really nice

Rusted, but not archaic
by s2fraser

Comment by Dusty:
I recently saw a TV program on the company that makes these bridges. They make them with the express intent that they rust. Great Photo!

Rusted, but not archaic
by s2fraser

Comment by photom:
Diagonal composition works very well.

Frozen heart of light
by s2fraser

Comment by melismatica:
Good color. Good lighting. Nice design. Doesn't wow me so I give it a 6.