lakefront
by undieyatch

Comment by tnun:
this needs a lovely long look: we finally figure what's what, but then it really isn't and we walk away delighted.

St. Paul's German Lutheran
by undieyatch

Comment by MadMan2k:
It is certainly a church, but I think some of the weathered details might have made a fascinating photo. This strikes me as a google street view shot to be honest - I'm not saying it is, but that's just the impression I get.

St. Paul's German Lutheran
by undieyatch

Comment by Pangurban:
Good composition and crisp but, in my opinion, misses a little 'oomph'.

lakefront
by undieyatch

Comment by ubique:
I forgot to mention that the picture would be diminished, less interesting, without the gap in the left half ... presumably a breakwater entrance. But it's there, so it isn't.

lakefront
by undieyatch

Comment by posthumous:
you are destroying the world with your eyes


I'm hanging you in my fantasy art gallery

lakefront
by undieyatch

Comment by ubique:
Reminds me of something by Kertesz. Martinique, I think it was. Not that this is a copy of that, but it has the same teeter between banal and thrilling, clarity and obscurity, real and surreal. That's probably some kind of photo-cubism idea, but I don't know enough about art to say, really. But, as they say in the comics, I know what I like. And I like this.

So now I'm back for a final look before rollover, and I enjoy it more with every encounter. Weird, that, because at first glance you'd think there was so little present in the picture that one reasonable consideration would soak up all it has to offer. But no. It's the opposite. It raises so many tantalising questions of dichotomy, of the real versus the surreal sides of the same coin, that it seems to expand in the viewer's mind (well, in my mind, which is the only one I can access). It's like a visual version of the meditator's mantra. Empties the mind, and then fills it.

Only one possible score, a 10. And firmly attached to that, the Order of the Thumb. Thank you.

lakefront
by undieyatch

Comment by Paul:
This image has caused me to stop and pay attention. That means it is in my 7-10 voting band. (Voted earlier)

Additionally, it is highly interesting/eclectic meaning it keeps me here long enough to offer a longer comment and a vote of 8 or more.

This is one of my 8s - I like it. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. The 'aha' moment when the picture clicks.
2. The moire as a feature.
3. The slightly off-centre frame.
4. The ambiguity of the scene - I see the sea, a sea wall and a harbour entrance. I wonder whether we are coming or going. Or already there.
5. The flat tones - excluding the contrasty centre.
6. The daring submission into a DPC challenge!

Thoughtful and well executed.

lakefront
by undieyatch

Comment by tanguera:
I'm enjoying the symmetry

Corvus
by undieyatch

Comment by tnun:
beautiful.

lakefront
by undieyatch

Comment by Ammie:
interesting view of a lake! Not really my cup of tea but interesting nonetheless.