Chicago (My Second Home)
by Refocused

Comment by redmoon:
Bit too much of the unsharp mask tool going on here. The trees look fantastic though, almost like a painting - i think i might have been tempted to crop out some of the sky just to draw more attention to the (gorgeous) landscaping. I also love the fact that the image is so devoid of people. And, sigh, those trees. Plus, those buildings on the left - great old architecture. Lighting is very good. Perhaps half a dozen steps to your right might have given a more symmtrically pleasing result but in all, very good. I'm probably docking you a point for the excessive unsharpening, but i don't think i'm being unfair giving an 8.

Bricks
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Comment by photom:
Very nice "pattern shot" - great colors. Not sure I can see any proportion....

Chicago (My Second Home)
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Comment by SquirreI:
Very nice picture, but some of the verticals appear to be slightly slanted.

Bricks
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Comment by whiteroom:
cool i love the abstract work

Chicago (My Second Home)
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Comment by bormic:
I like much: Saturation of colors. Beauty of the scene. Cleanliness of the park. The convergence point.
I like less: -
Score: 10

Bricks
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Comment by bbmohr:
great colors. Maybe would look better with the vent in a different place in the composition... No, I think you cropped well. 7.

Bricks
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Comment by bruski:
Great color and composition. The vent(or whatever it is) really stands out and pulls your eye to the difference even though the rest of the image is so busy.

Bricks
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Comment by melismatica:
This would have been a far more striking abstract without the black grate in the top left corner. I don't really see how that adds to the idea of proportion or lack of it unless you want to argue that the distracting grate adds a lack of proportion to the image. The problem there is, it does so in an unpleasing way and uninteresting way. I think focusing more tightly on fewer bricks and shooting straight ahead instead of slightly up would have made a more powerful statement about the proportion in the design of these colorful bricks. The slight tilt upward is skewing the design.

Chicago (My Second Home)
by Refocused

Comment by bpickard:
Glow effect gives it an other-worldliness...which I like

Bricks
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Comment by menardmam:
that picture dont stop to get my attention... event if i dont understand what kind of proportion it show.... it is quite nice....