Brick & Tree
by napster

Comment by eostyles:
I think with this title you really need to have the tree and brick in focus.

Brick & Tree
by napster

Comment by Man_Called_Horse:
not themeatic. soft.

Brick & Tree
by napster

Comment by Artan:
Interesting idea, I wish however the tree was little sharper focussed...

Brick & Tree
by napster

Comment by Melethia:
I'd have perferred the brick and roots/limbs be in focus instead of the fence.

Brick & Tree
by napster

Comment by Brin:
I can see what you are doing here, but in my opinion there is more interesting texture on that part of the building which is blurred, so it could be better. A nice shot though!

Brick & Tree
by napster

Comment by LouiseB:
Seems like the focus is not on the main subject (according to your title .....)

Brick & Tree
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Comment by ReallyColorBlind:
The focus is on the boards, not the brick and trees. It kind of looks like a tree is growing out of the building, but it's just too hard to tell. You have good color saturation though and nothing is burned out.

Brick & Tree
by napster

Comment by hannafate:
Except for the focus, I like this a lot. I would rather see the tree roots than the fence.

Brick & Tree
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Comment by gattamarta:
i think you got the wrong DOF... i'd preferred to see better the roots

Brick & Tree
by napster

Comment by srbrubaker:
Hmm. my vision seems to be failing. I see no brick and no tree. I see som wooden structure and some stone structure. There's some blurry strands that, if you told me were roots, I'd believe you. There are some subtle hints here that maybe something here was photographically interesting. Old things with texture stones with cracks and the patina of lichens, checked wood, galvanized metal with a good patina, even some stringy tree roots. Unfortunately pretty much everything is out of focus. And to the best of my ability to see, were it in focus the composition would be a little confusing, unfocussed and barely up to meeting the challenge.

For all the negative things that can be said about the photo, I believe that there is a great shot lurking in this collection of parts. That's the hardest part of being a good photographer, IMO - seeing great shots. I hope you will try again. And again until you find it.