Retirement Bliss
by Artan

Comment by Tammer:
This looks so delightful to my eyes. I love the coloring, the texture of the buildings - everything. I hope this does really well in the challenge for you. I would love to know where this is! 10!

The Abandonment of Youth
by Artan

Comment by Jutilda:
Very pretty. The single rose always denotes all kinds of things. Interesting deep dusty purple - but it works as a background. Good DOF.

Retirement Bliss
by Artan

Comment by nordic:
A place I know well - Good luck Ian......

Retirement Bliss
by Artan

Comment by ibkc:
Wow, this place is beautiful. Bit of a blown sky, but still a nice photo.

Retirement Bliss
by Artan

Comment by Jutilda:
Pretty setting. I like the cottage sense of it. The leading line is nicely achieved. It seems a tad out of focus. Maybe it's my monitor. Overall - nice.

IMG_1499.jpg
by Artan

Comment by glad2badad:
Ok - The thumbnail pulled me in. I wanted to know what the image was and couldn't tell from the smaller size. Now that I've seen it I want to know more about it. Looks like a story to tell here - perhaps you could tell us in the "Photographers's Comments"?

The smoke and orange/red light make this an interesting image to look at. The reflections on the guys jacket on the train make me wonder if he is an authority type figure looking at maybe a fire? Both guys looking to the side and forward pull the viewer toward the colored smoke. The leading lines of the track edge, train, and overhead also help pull the viewer into the image.

Good catch! ;^)

Sky View
by Artan

Comment by Nitin:
Critique Club

First Impression:
Nice minimalisitic photograph.
Nice contrast in color.
A bit flat in processing.

Composition
I like how its off centre horizontally. A different vertical crop might look better - perhaps place the central object in the lower third. Maybe even crop closer to make the subject a bit larger.

Processing
You mention that you slightly desaturated the orange. It seems a little too flat now. Maybe boost the orange saturation back up a little. Also, could sharpen some more.

Good luck in the future!

Sky View
by Artan

Comment by Skip:
i love it, ian, and can't believe how overlooked and underrated this image is. my guess that going bw would have given it a bit of a bump.

Sky View
by Artan

Comment by Tammer:
You have the high contrast, but the subject doesn't have that same..."wow" impact as others in the challenge.

Dawn-break & Landscape
by Artan

Comment by troberge:
The landscape almost looks like a silky blanket! Such a beautiful photograph. The colors of the sky and land are very complimentary. Congratulations!