Weathered
by mci

Comment by mcorwin:
I think if you had lessened your field of view and just concentrated on a smaller section of the building, like the entranceway with the rusty gate, it would have had more impact.

Drained
by mci

Comment by superdne:
great perspective and subject; I guess we can't mess with colors for the Challenge, but I think this would look much more appealing in blues instead of yellows; lovely shadows.

Drained
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Comment by jwright:
Good idea! And nice reflection of color.

Drained
by mci

Comment by David Ey:
Nice shot. Did you try different light type settings on your camera? (White Balance)

Drained
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Comment by mikeysbistro:
Good photo, nice composition and lighting. Focus is decent. I like the way the color and textures gradiate across the photo from the dirt to the blackness. I would have tried to get the grating to go all the way across the photo.

Drained
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Comment by aeli2468:
beautiful shot! very simple. great play of shadows.

Drained
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Comment by langdon:
Very nice composition. I usually dislike orange lighting, but it works well with your subject here.

Drained
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Comment by Mousie:
I love the texture and composition. nice!

Drained
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Comment by skywalker404:
Oh this shot is just grate!!! It definitely is the best, bar none. I don't think there are any that can test it's metal.
Heheheheh. (I love puns!)

Shadows
by mci

Comment by mci:
focus -

this was definitely a failure on my part on a few levels. it sort of had the effect i was going for, but i failed to take into account different monitors. the main problem is that i work on an SGI 1600SW flatpanel monitor that is REALLY bright. This image looks pretty cool on my monitor and I was happy with the effect. But it definitely scored low because most people have darker monitors and just saw some black.

Thanks for taking the time to check out some old pictures. It makes this site a little more fun.

- Mike