Light and shadow
by Melethia

Comment by yantski:
The name says it all. I love every thing about this image, the color palette, the textures, the detail, the...

Colorful view
by Melethia

Comment by Louis:
First impression of this photo for me was strong. I like the bright colours, and the framing matches them well. The vertical banners present the colours well, breaking up the reflective surface of the windows behind them in a pleasing manner.

I likely would have cropped the lower portion out, to omit the portion where the window is split horizontally in two. That area, in my opinion, detracts from the rest of the composition.

Light and shadow
by Melethia

Comment by tngrndream:
great exposure. right at the edge of burn out (yet not) and right at the edge of black (yet not again). nice subject as well. well done

Missing Man Formation
by Melethia

Comment by juanette:
Amazing - great work. Definately in the top 20.

Light and shadow
by Melethia

Comment by L2:
Excellent textures here.

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 ...