Planning the theatre of her dreams
by raish

Comment by dtremain:
There are so many elements working together that make this a great shot. Normally, it would be too dark, but the lady's red shirt adds enough color to keep your interest. The work light at her feet provides just enough illumination. The succession of walls on the left leads you eye into the shot. The white / pale blue on the outside, the pale yellow in the interior and wooden beam all combine nicely. Very, very nice.

If you can't sell it, at least you can sit on it.
by raish

Comment by dtremain:
This is a great shot. It has a very candid feel to it, and makes the furniture look great. Don't laugh - we have a lady in our neighborhood that has a recliner in her garage. When the weather is nice, she opens the garage door, sits there and watches the world go by.

Egg in a pond 2
by raish

Comment by dtremain:
I like the reflection in the water. Think I'd have been tempted to do a closer crop on just the ball and the reflection. The tree, which makes up most of the top part of the photo is in shadow, and makes the picture look pretty dark.

Egg in a pond 2
by raish

Comment by Pug-H:
Wow, you Norwegians use very big balls is petanque (or boules, or bocce, or maybe it's even Klootschieten). ;-Þ

If you can't sell it, at least you can sit on it.
by raish

Comment by Pug-H:
Are you sure it's for sale? Maybe they just bring their furnture out when the weather's fine. ;-Þ Interesting lines in the scene.

Planning the theatre of her dreams
by raish

Comment by Pug-H:
Very nicely captured candid moment; at first I thought she was practising a violin, but maybe she's just pretending to be a conductor. Strange place to do it, though.

Messengers from Iraq
by raish

Comment by Pug-H:
The curve of the grass hillock makes for a nice compositional element.

Love in a Brass Band Climate
by raish

Comment by Pug-H:
I think he's invading her personal space; maybe because he doesn't actually like brass bands and he's telling them to push off. ;-Þ

Planning the theatre of her dreams
by raish

Comment by EstimatedEyes:
Nice, subtle image. Did she know you were there? I love the light at her feet, illuminating the scene just enough to see what's going on, but not so much that it eliminates the air of mystery.

Egg in a pond 2
by raish

Comment by EstimatedEyes:
The ball and the shadow are very nice ... great find! A closer crop or shot might make this one pop even more ... you could crop out the wall and tree above and turn it into a very nice horizontal shot as well.