What Once Was
by TDCollins

Comment by riotspyne:
Hey, I think this is pretty cool. It didnt place fantastic but it is still an intersting shot. I guess alot of people didnt see it fit the challenge as good as the buildings with the lines and curves and all that fancy stuff.

Rain
by TDCollins

Comment by Rgarcia:
Very nice capture. I love the dramatic sky.

What Once Was
by TDCollins

Comment by fotodude:
this would be awsome in B&W its to bad it was not submitted that way.... but it is great in color too and the colors are very vivid so that is all the better with the bleakness of the sky and the tree.

1 thing i noticed is that the bottom half of the (brick on the) chimnie seems alittle unnaturaly red as does some of the greenpatches of grass (not that they r red) they appear overaly green.

was this images saturation messed with or am i just seeing thing diffrent.
if u did do some sponging nextime try to blend it more and more till u tapor off, instead of just stopping.

GL

Rain
by TDCollins

Comment by Skip:
wow, what a capture. however, i can't help but feel that the image is somehow a little flat. i'm not sure what, but i wish it would pop just a bit more. i hope you're getting some good comments and suggestions, and that you're not getting overlooked in this monster challenge. good luck!

What Once Was
by TDCollins

Comment by helgihelgi:
It looks very washed out, and there must be a better way of including both the tree and the fireplace in the frame. Walking a few steps to the right for example, and leaving some room to the left of the fireplace.

Rain
by TDCollins

Comment by SandyP:
Very awesome picture!

Rain
by TDCollins

Comment by siggi:
The horizon is a bit tilted and would be better if it would be corrected.
I think some minutes in photoshop could draw more attension to the rain and clouds.

What Once Was
by TDCollins

Comment by Louison:
Where there is a hearth, there is a home...

Rain
by TDCollins

Comment by ubique:
Looks a bit tilted, but you've heard that (and will again). It's actually more the relatively uninteresting subject that lets it down for me. I'm afraid my reaction to it is "Rain? OK, yeah ..we'd better go to the pub then." Sorry to be negative, but it just has no visual impact. 5.

What Once Was
by TDCollins

Comment by mycelium:
Nice juxtaposition. Critically speaking, I find myself wishing (1) that the image were in better focus and (2) that the chimney and tree were more central in the composition. The chimney is a bit too far to the left and creates tension with the border.