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Comment by WildflowerJoy:
composition is good; lighting is good too.

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Comment by amsmyth:
i am always happy with textures and I do acknowledge a slight bias against sepia
this cottage looks inviting to me

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Comment by TSaylors:
Abandoned buildings do not desolation make

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Comment by scrum8:
Good impact. Good angle. Lonely feel. A little grainy, but that might add to the impact and not detract.

Vocalist
by Konador

Comment by chrisab:
Although I wasn't around to vote for this one, I have to say.. it's really a great shot!

Although I can't help thinking it would be a LITTLE bit better if the guy had been on fire.

Forsaken
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Comment by DBoy:
nice picture but too sharp for my taste

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Comment by ttreit:
Good use of lighting and I like the way the frame is filled. The abandoned building is a little cliche for this challenge but you've done an admirable job with it.

Forsaken
by Konador

Comment by didnthaveacamera:
I like the sepia.

Nuts and Bolts
by Konador

Comment by dsidwell:
Super tones and exquisite composition. 9

Tightly Strung
by Konador

Comment by muckpond:
Hi from the Critique Club --

Ben, Ben, Ben...I should have known this was you. :)

As usual, the photograph is technically excellent and very pleasantly framed. This also would have been a great entry for Right Angles.

My only two comments are that the background, since it IS kind of abstract, might not have worked so well in this challenge because it pulls the eye from the subject. In a larger shot where we can see that it's actually the case, that might make more sense.

Secondly, I would like to see a version of this where the focus is on the very foreground and the racquet stretches out of the DOF into the distance. Just a thought....would be nice to compare the two.

Congrats on shooting my favorite sport! You should appreciate my Future entry if you're a fan as well.... :)

Rob