Old Yellow
by Blackdog

Comment by Tuckersmom:
I admit, I love rusty stuff, but this has a warmth to it that makes it special for me

Old Yellow
by Blackdog

Comment by WaysOfSeeing:
One of my very favourites for this challenge. The image has a very child like feel to it yet at the same time expresses somberness and abandonment. Composition and lighting seem spot on. Good luck!

The Angel
by Blackdog

Comment by ScottK:
Wow. This was my highest rated photo for the challenge. The lines and perspective are excellent, not to mention the colors and the great use of shadow. Sorry to see it out of the top 10, let alone under 6.

(Funny, I never noticed the oversharpening "halo", even on reviewing it. Now that I see all the comments, OK, its there, but doesn't seem that obvious to me. Hardly a major flaw, and easily fixed.)

The Angel
by Blackdog

Comment by Artan:
The image and echo are great, I find the hal from oversharpening, a little distracting.

But I always love the Angel of the North. even if I have not yet been fortunate to see it first hand, yet.

The Angel
by Blackdog

Comment by nico_blue:
a bit on the dark side, maybe my monitor isnt calibrated the same as yours...

The Angel
by Blackdog

Comment by graphicfunk:
returning for comments:
A great sky give this image that mysterious look. A tad too overshaeprnned but the impact remains. Bumping up.

The Angel
by Blackdog

Comment by Pixelstate:
This is a classic landmark, but it looks like it has been cut out from a different background.. there is visible fringing around the silhouette

Old Yellow
by Blackdog

Comment by Kylie:
Very engaging shot. One of my favorites, and very original. Great job!

Old Yellow
by Blackdog

Comment by Pedro:
not a huge fan of your border; it draws my eyes to the outside of the pic when the bike is where i want to be looking. love the grittiness of this. i like to shoot this sort of thing. cool random find. well done. art doesn't have to be pretty.

The Angel
by Blackdog

Comment by snackwells:
There is a distracting loss of contrast and a haloing effect introduced by what I suspect to be overly prominent use of the Highlights and Shadows filter or alternative to that effect. Otherwise technically sound.

With that aside, now for the good: I love the way you framed and composed this shot. The lone figure standing next to the larger subject adds so much more interest to this photograph. Well done.