b l e a k
by Melethia

Comment by annig:
I think you're right about this not being typically impressionistic in terms of the "pretty feel" of an image, but you nail the sentiment of the place so well... this image brings it right to the heart

b l e a k
by Melethia

Comment by Neil:
The 4.86 is highway robbery. I demand a recount! Seriously, this has more creative, REAL, impressionistic feel than most of the photos that are "impressionism wannabes" in the challenge.

b l e a k
by Melethia

Comment by Germaine:
Yes, this isn't pretty enough for a challenge. I agree with Timfythetoo about it being depressing but fascinating. At first I thought I was looking at a monastery or a jail! Good blur and color -- you really do have the feel of a painting.

Nice work.

b l e a k
by Melethia

Comment by noraneko:
Deb - I had no idea this was yours and gave you a high vote as well! I find it most interesting. Seems the very epitome of bleak. Well done. Just hit the ignore button on that score :-)

Traveling with pets
by Melethia

Comment by xianart:
great shot, as are all in this 'folio. deb, you've definitely made lemonade here, this is a wonderful collection of work.

you might enjoy this story: a firend was on a long bus ride in uganda - about 8 hours over the usual challenging roads. when he finally reached his destination, he sat a bit, waiting for everyone else to get off. he looked down when he heard the luggage storage locker underneath open, as he thought it hadn't been used - all the luggage seemed to be in the seating area. he was right - there was no luggage in the locker. a small herd of very dazed sheep staggered out.

b l e a k
by Melethia

Comment by timfythetoo:
I didnt even get a chance to look at images from this challenge until today, and I noticed this one in your profile page. Grabbed me from thumb because of the color and shadows. I can see that this image would not score well with the masses, but would strongly touch a handful. I would have scored it a 7 had i voted on it. Has a depressing feel to it yet I cant seem to look away. Made all the more powerful knowing that this could be the living quarters of a friend of mine. Not pretty eyecandy but surely an image with power. 4.8 - blah!

b l e a k
by Melethia

Comment by raish:
Do I see a teeny difference between the commenters' evaluation and the 'all users' one? You got more than me, anyway :)
It's a brilliant picture - nailed by the title - and that conveyance of mood and feeling has to be a big bit of what impressionism's about. Surprised it didn't score higher? W-e-e-e-ll ... the fact that just about anything with a couple of Pshop filters to make it look like a painting would have scored higher will just have to speak for itself, to whomsoever may be listening.

b l e a k
by Melethia

Comment by nixter:
I like it too!:) Although there is blur, this still feels cold and hard. The bricked up window makes me feel claustrophobic and uncomfortable, yet I still want to look deeper and find out what's behind that wardrobe. The title describes this perfectly!

b l e a k
by Melethia

Comment by Bruce_the_Robert:
Not sure how you can say you're the only one who likes it when your commentator average is 8.3333 (as is often said, you clearly found your audience). It so wonderfully captures -- in what I believe is the spirit of impressionism -- the sense of place, one beyond our precise senses, beyond our purely conscious sense of lines, and depth, and breadth. I almost feel as though I've been there, but I know I couldn't point it out if you took me there and asked me to. I've been there, but I've never been there. Excellent.

b l e a k
by Melethia

Comment by whiteroom:
lovely!