Colorful view
by Melethia

Comment by kirsty_mcn:
The bright colours work really well with the black borders - certainly you did well to spot the potential. I really like the dynamics, but it does seem a bit busy a composition. The 4 different "windows" add a real interest to the scene, but haven't been fully exploited - there don't seem to be distinct different subjects in each frame, except the row of plants in the middle one. If they all had centred on somthing different, or some been empty to contrast with more full ones, this could have, I believe, added somewhat to the composition.

I'm curious as to how the scene changed at different times of day. The light seems to be high in the sky, facing the wall directly - maybe earlier/later you may have got some more exciting lighting - maybe backlightinh on the flags, or raking light across the jutting-out-bits of the building.

after reading thru other comments - I agree that maybe it could have been made less busy by cropping out the bottom frames. I think this could have lent interest had they bee nframing something specific, but as it is, they just add confusion

Colorful view
by Melethia

Comment by ericwoo:
--Trading Post Comment--
You captured the vibrant colors needed for high votes on here, but the subject is too busy for my taste. The color and clarity are fabulous, but there is just too much to look at. Perhaps isolating an individual pane would have made a more dramatic impact. Nearly 5.6, not bad for this site.

Colorful view
by Melethia

Comment by Kelli:
I like the window itself, but probably would have cropped the bottom split frame as the view through there is very distracting. As it is, I probably would have voted this a 5 or 6, cropped would have been a 7.

Colorful view
by Melethia

Comment by tngrndream:
hello again.

i really liked the colors.

um

there doesnt seem anything interesting in the photo except those banners and that is not powerful enough to carry the photo. i think it is just a bit flat except for those colors. that is just my opinion and i have no way of fixing this.

the photography is good. just not the subject? hope that is helpful and not mean. not intended to be mean.

Parade vendors appeal to all ages
by Melethia

Comment by focus57:
lovely picture ....good composition ...

Light and shadow
by Melethia

Comment by UNCLEBRO:
i like the shadows and shapes.
although I think it would benefit more from being totally black and white.

Colorful view
by Melethia

Comment by nards656:
I really like this shot, even though you had to physically give up a lot of pixels due to the crop and size limitations. The horizontal window bar 2/3 of the way up really hurts you, I think. It is beautifully colorful, but it starts to be confusing after a few seconds of looking at it. Almost TOO much information. Good processing and technical shooting, I'm just not sure about the composition. Obviously you didn't have a lot of choices if you wanted to include the windown frame. I didn't vote on this pic but would have problem given a 6 or 7.

Parade vendors appeal to all ages
by Melethia

Comment by dleach:
I think I saw that spongebob!

Parade vendors appeal to all ages
by Melethia

Comment by fotomann_forever:
Whoa! Yummy mommy :-) Sorry... LOL ... This works for a Lifestyles section of a paper. Nice capture.

Light and shadow
by Melethia

Comment by glad2badad:
This is an enjoyable image, and I really like the concept that is being envisioned here. Potential here is very high. What pulls it down for me is the stairs to the left. Try cropping this by bringing the bottom up to remove the seam where the column meets the sidewalk and trim off the left side to remove the stairs. How is it? Probably would need to reshoot and position yourself a little differently to compose it more to the right. JMO. Good luck in the challenge.