An 'Ol Gatekeeper
by genxm5

Comment by disassociation:
i am not a huge fan of the angle/composition of this. but i do like the contrast between the black handle and the white door.

An 'Ol Gatekeeper
by genxm5

Comment by mrbig65:
good one,,, great ankle,,,,,,,,, i like,,,,,,,,,

An 'Ol Gatekeeper
by genxm5

Comment by tanguera:
Great perspective. Intimidating yet inviting

Gateway to Eternal Spring
by genxm5

Comment by dragonwarlord98:
I think the gate should be more featured in this shot. If nothing else, there should be some distance between the gate and the tree.

Gateway to Eternal Spring
by genxm5

Comment by Luci11e:
i think you shoulda cropped out those powerlines

Gateway to Eternal Spring
by genxm5

Comment by Germaine:
Interesting composition.

Gateway to Eternal Spring
by genxm5

Comment by ThingFish:
Very lovely. Nice tones and pastel like shades.

Gateway to Eternal Spring
by genxm5

Comment by mrbig65:
ha humm, ? find the ankle to this gateway very strange,,, would it be better just to stand right in front ?,,,, fx, the tree in rigth is very destructing,

All Is Still
by genxm5

Comment by Citadel:
Lots of potential with this image and scene. It looks like the image isn't quite level. A simple thing to correct but if its not corrected its distracting.

The conversion looks like a straight gray scale conversion or desaturation. My recommendation would be to use the channel mixer (if its available) to to create a more dramatic monochrome.

Good call on leaving out the sky. I would consider cropping off a bit more off the bottom leaving the reflection of the tree and the windmill.

If there was sufficient wind to get the windmill going a long exposure would definitely be in order. It would flatten the water and create a nice motion blur in the mill.

It would be nice if there was a third element in the scene. With the windmill and tree being the subjects in the scene it feels a bit static. Of course you could just wade across and cut down the tree too... ;)

Overall a pleasing image and one that certainly meets the challenge.

All Is Still
by genxm5

Comment by ltlmschrisss:
I know you can't do anything about them but the bits in the water are really distracting my eye from the subject. Maybe a different angle or a different composition that didn't include as much of the water. My only other little nitpick is that it looks slightly crooked.