Section 8 Sundown
by madcrabber

Comment by fracman:
Interesting shot, I love the color and the lighting. I think the angle the shot was taken at tends to make the back wall feel like it's falling over backwards. Would have been a 7 if all the people had gone home, but as it is, 6.

Section 8 Sundown
by madcrabber

Comment by L1:
I like this shot a lot...I wonder if you're being slammed with DNMC votes. I love the lighting and the great emotive quality of the shot. Good luck in the challenge.

Section 8 Sundown
by madcrabber

Comment by PDXKim:
I like the mood here. The light makes it feel "post game." The composition is compelling. This image has really grown the more I've looked at (back for a second look to leave a comment). For me, one of the things I was looking for in this challenge was making an interesting image without people, which I think is harder to do. So I rated you a little lower for including the man. I'm sure there's already a thread about whether having a person in the photo is a DNMC and obviously you feel it meets the challenge (and I certainly don't think it's a DNMC - but more of a not exemplifying the challenge).

I don't know if you intentionally chose "Section 8" but I can't help but think about a connection to Section 8 housing - a lone person sitting after a game - perhaps with no where (desirable) to go home to. I'm probably totally out in left field here but that makes this image much more powerful to me. And thus the person in the photo has a pretty strong presence for me - so although I think the image (story) is stronger with the person, for this challenge it's a detriment to how I'll score it. Hope you're not rolling your eyes but I wanted to explain all that and say I've really enjoyed your image, thank you for sharing it.

Section 8 Sundown
by madcrabber

Comment by Trumpeteer4:
The glowing color really makes this shot, plus the shadow is cool to. 10

Section 8 Sundown
by madcrabber

Comment by gjumi:
7

Section 8 Sundown
by madcrabber

Comment by Nuzzer:
There is lots to like in this image: the colours, the lighting (the persons shadow is great how it is like another person). Usually an 8 but not all the people seem to have gone home so DNMC=3 (+1 more 'cause I do like it!)

Section 8 Sundown
by madcrabber

Comment by cogerox:
Well, this is stretching the challenge a bit (all the people gone) but nonetheless I like the composition and the tone of the photo.

Section 8 Sundown
by madcrabber

Comment by glad2badad:
It's funny. I didn't notice the coffee cup until I saw his shadow on the wall. :D I like the warm glow of the late day sunlight.

Section 8 Sundown
by madcrabber

Comment by Gracechild7:
I really like this image. The gold colour really appeals to me. Yet, at the same time, it doesn't *technically* meet the challenge.

Section 8 Sundown
by madcrabber

Comment by LanceW:
Meets Challenge: 10
Lighting/Processing: 8
Composition: 7
Overall Impression: 6
"WOW" factor: 5

Average Score: 7.2