Cottage
by Gotcha

Comment by lisae:
Wow, gorgeous. I love the pattern of the dead vine on the wall. Your border is really cool, such a shame that we can't get away with those types of effects every week!

Oh, I just realised that the spirals are a filter! Very subtle. I didn't realise until i noticed it was on the flowers too.

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Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Awesome shot!!

COMPOSITION
The positioning of the sign and truck is very near perfect, I think. It has an interestng angle that gives it some dynamics, its not just another straight on shot. The sign is in a very strong position in the frame, and the truck leads the eyes back to the left and out.

TECHNIQUE
There is very little I can comment on negatively about this. It does fill just a touch unbalanced with more of the back of the truck showing htan the front, but that is a small detail. Like someone else pointed out, the upper right of the frame is almost blown out. Maybe changing the camera angle slightly would have prevented this, or cropping it so that the top of the frame was at the top of the truck. Given those options though (assuming you can't/won't reshoot), I would leave the bright spot in and keep the crop like it is.
The tight focus on the sign, with the truck just barely being soft is awesome. You nailed that!!

OVERALL EFFECT
When I look at this, it makes me think I am looking at an old truck from a small rural community. Specifically, though I don't know the model, it seems like this picture could be from the 50s or so. Part is the truck itself, the other is the coloring, which is awesome! The sign (which looks very modern) provides a wonderful contrast.

Again, great shot, and sorry I couldn't offer a lot in the way of suggestions. You have already done a lot right!

Cottage
by Gotcha

Comment by DennisF:
I did not care of the swirls.

Cottage
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Comment by jimmyn4:
Very whimsical. Looks like a jogsaw puzzle. I think that this photo would have stood alone well without all of the effects added. Good luck in the challenge.

Cottage
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Comment by rascal:
Excellent presentation. Well Done. very original concept

Cottage
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Comment by FranziskaLang:
challenge met. what a great picture of the house with all the vine growing on it, the hayball hanging up, and the colorful flowers in the foreground. i can see that you made plenty of use of the relaxed rules this week. :) i kind of like the edges that look like the whole photo has been painted in broad brushstrokes onto the page. to be honest, though, i don't quite understand why you added all those little "twists" to the photo. for me, they don't add anything and actually take away from a pretty photo. but ... that's just personal opinion, and i'm sure you get comments for and against this :)

Cottage
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Comment by teachme53:
Bonus point for the cropping, love the image and the color, nice shot all the way around. (9) JG

Cottage
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Comment by JEM:
Jolly strange residential cottage. I see a hay barn with the hayloft door for loading hay bales in and out - having done a good bit of that in my youth. Still, a nice photograph with flowers and sharp focus. High marks. JEM

Cottage
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Comment by Swashbuckler:
Very cool shot!
Comment editted - My BAD. I did not enter this challenge and did not see the extra rules for it. Sorry. Awesome shot! Love the curly things. 10 Swash
(please for give a dumb old man!)

Cottage
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Comment by LindaLee:
Has kind of a storybook feel to it. I like the old building and cart. The greenery and flowers add to that feel, but at the same time they don't look like they belong there. I'm "iffy" about the "lost edges" treatment, and I really don't care for the whole "curly-q" thing that's going on.