Earth tones
by Melethia

Comment by MTPixels:
I like the lighting and shadow. Nice!

Earth tones
by Melethia

Comment by BrianR:
Good image for light source....

Earth tones
by Melethia

Comment by Bud:
Excellent! The subtle tones, the use of lighting to enhance the subject and the symmetry of the tile all enhance this image.

Public Library
by Melethia

Comment by timfythetoo:
This one left me a bit blah. It almost seemed to be more of an abstract rather than an architecture entry. While the lines were kind of interesting the shot as a whole didnt leave me wanting to look at it too long. Technically I think you did very well here. The shades and shadows work well and the sky is a good contrast to the color of the building but it just didnt grab me overall. But you cant complain about a 6+ score.

Earth tones
by Melethia

Comment by KarenNfld:
I like this.

Careful...beverage...extremely hot
by Melethia

Comment by timfythetoo:
Great shot Deb. You trounced me hard on this one. What can be said other than compliments on this one. Great flame. I like how the flame leaves the shot - it wasnt necessary for the whole thing to be within frame. The shape of the burnt cup works great and the text on the bottom is like a nice little surprise that finishes off the whole shot perfectly. Well done and congrats on your top 15 placement. I need to be wary of when I challenge you to a head to head.

Earth tones
by Melethia

Comment by sherpet:
This had a really lovely warm feeling to it, due to the earthy tones, as they worl so well in this image.....

Earth tones
by Melethia

Comment by TrollMan:
Beautiful color tones

Public Library
by Melethia

Comment by kirsty_mcn:
Composition
At first look the composition seemed a little arbitrary, but looking again i like the shapes and shadows, but would prefer a slightly less angled viewpoint. Although this may not have fitted architecture so well, I would like to see a tighter crop on the 2 sphere things, which are beautifully lit.

Technical stuff (exposure, dof, lighting etcâ€Â¦)
considering its such a bright scene, you've done well to expose well, and keep good strong colours.

Meeting the challenge
Yes, nice to see a closer study of shapes/lines etc within local architecture.

Post-processing
You've got the sky very well exposed in relation to the rest, so looks like whatever you did to it worked well

My personal opinion
Nice interplay of shapes and shadows, but I'm not convinced abou the composition.

Public Library
by Melethia

Comment by obsidian:
Nice photo Deb - intriguing angle of an intriguing building. Beautiful colours, too.