Port of Portland, 1861
by bmora

Comment by persimon:
Great tones. Very sharp focus.

Port of Portland, 1861
by bmora

Comment by Katspetkat:
I like this shot, but what would it have looked like if you got a little closer to the barrel and used that as the perspective on the background a bit more? Just curious.

Port of Portland, 1861
by bmora

Comment by BobsterLobster:
A snapshot of a cannon. Why?
Horizon doesn't seem to have been thought about. Why make it exactly level with the barrel of the cannon? This confuses what is presumably supposed to be the focal point of the photo.
Bad light, there are shadows on the cannon which takes away from the composition, and there is too much bright light on the wood.
It doesn't feel balanced compositionally. Although you've placed the cannon right up to the bottom-left corner which creates a nice leading line, the space to the right of the cannon feels odd. It might have worked better with more space to the right of the cannon.
No detail in the sky.
Nothing seems to be using rule of thirds.
It's a photo of a cannon... unless I was a cannon geek, why should this interest me?
Sepia tones don't do much for me with this image, and it seems a bit low on contrast.

Port of Portland, 1861
by bmora

Comment by kablargh:
a bit too centered, i'd say. good choice of tones, though

iBlue~Nano
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Comment by Melethia:
Nice use of the reflections.

iBlue~Nano
by bmora

Comment by Mark Richards:
I love the reflections, Apple could be paying you for this one!

iBlue~Nano
by bmora

Comment by BakerBug:
Good job on the lighting.

iBlue~Nano
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Comment by britteyboo:
yawn

The First "SIGN" of Freedom
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Comment by ltaylor:
Great idea, composition, and the light fits

The First "SIGN" of Freedom
by bmora

Comment by graphicfunk:
A very nice and unique take on this challenge. Bumping up.