Up the stairs
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Comment by levyj413:
Interesting angle and lighting.

The Quiet Sentinels of the Secrets within these Penitentiary Walls
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Comment by melismatica:
I really enjoyed this photo when I viewed it for the Team Suck thing posthumous instigated. I didn't vote for it in the out-of-the box category because I felt the one that I did vote on (I think it was the computer architecture thing) fit that description more. I'm actually really tired of that expression---I like creative thinking but I think it is overused and the results of so-called 'out-of-the-box' thinking are often irrelevant and preposterous. Anyway, I liked this image the best out of the ones offered. I really didn't even want to participate in that voting but I really like posthumous...;D

I really like the colors and the textures in this. It is another example of what is obviously your talent for careful observation of your surroundings. My only beef with this image was that the focus could be sharper for the crackling to really stand out. I know this can be difficult if the lighting isn't great.

Not at home
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Comment by melismatica:
This is really lovely. I love this sort of sparse, still water photo where you don't really know where the object ends and the reflection begins. This shows careful observation and a good understanding of exposure. Water is tough!

The Quiet Sentinels of the Secrets within these Penitentiary Walls
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Comment by Kivet:
i really love the feel of this pic, disorienting and complicated. Only sugestion i would make is to shift the camera to the left a bit, framing it with the mirror more. a wonderful out of the box picture.

The Quiet Sentinels of the Secrets within these Penitentiary Walls
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Comment by Hawkeye:
This image meets the challenge of creatively capturing an interesting photograph of architecture NOT as most images in this challenge are a photograph of interesting acrchitecture!

The Quiet Sentinels of the Secrets within these Penitentiary Walls
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Comment by jerryc12:
Amazing. You can feel the age and decay.

The Quiet Sentinels of the Secrets within these Penitentiary Walls
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Comment by Rasai:
Mirrors in the penitentiary?

The Quiet Sentinels of the Secrets within these Penitentiary Walls
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Comment by pineapple:
Nice title. Sounds like Plath, but probably isn't. Paint texture is outstanding. For photographic purposes, paint gets better with age and weather. Nice that you submitted something out of the ordinary.

The Quiet Sentinels of the Secrets within these Penitentiary Walls
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Comment by adine:
Very clever subject, composition. The viewer doubts what exactly they are looking at and must pay even more attention to the architectural details to orient. The worn textures and colors are lovely. The crop feels a bit tight on the left, but I like the asymetry of the lines. 8

The Quiet Sentinels of the Secrets within these Penitentiary Walls
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Comment by goc:
errm ... is this a mirror or a window ? confused i am :-)