Ponte Vecchio, Florence
by raish

Comment by Melethia:
Beautifully subdued and worth lingering. I do like the partial arch on the right by the way - it adds just enough to balance the picture in my opinion.

Ponte Vecchio, Florence
by raish

Comment by skewsme:
wow-wow. love the window treatment...

Art
by raish

Comment by fotomann_forever:
It's a neat composition, but ya got a weird lighting thing going on.

Ponte Vecchio, Florence
by raish

Comment by levyj413:
5.8?!? Yet another team suck entry I just can't believe scored where it did. This is BEAUTIFUL.

My one internal question is how I feel about the bit of arch on the right. With it, the image tells me there's more to the scene just over there to the right, so it engages me. With it cropped out, the framing just feels so sweet. Both good results. :)

Face
by raish

Comment by HighNooner:
DNMC

Casing the Way In
by raish

Comment by Quackers:
it is a pit the cat is out of focus, but they do move quite quickly. The shadow on the right is a bit distracting too.

Ponte Vecchio, Florence
by raish

Comment by Tygerr:
Beautiful painterly effect that you created. Maybe you could have cropped off the left opening, leaving only the 'windowed' view from the arch.

Ponte Vecchio, Florence
by raish

Comment by Brad:
The subdued tones work well here.
The person sitting there adds everything to this shot and one can only imagine sitting there, thinking, wondering, absorbing the day.
Well done!

Hard Weather Compromise
by raish

Comment by lecter1963:
If only this was without as much of the motion it'd be a real gem.

Ponte Vecchio, Florence
by raish

Comment by Skip:
beautiful image, if somewhat muted. hope its subtlety isn't lost in this monster-sized challenge.