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by karmat
My first impression was that you had scanned a picture. :) After reading your comments, I feel that you did indeed achieve an antique/vintage look, and yet it still looks "natural," and not contrived.
Compositionally, the little angel is the main focal point of the shot. You have allowed a good amount of room on the right to give him somewhere to "look" and this leads the eyes across the frame and "out." Whilst that may seem "bad," I think it helps to strengthen the picture. Also, the brick wall serves as a nice contrast.
Technically, again, comments about focus or exposure are not necessary, I don't think (though a poorly focused shot probably wouldn't have transposed into this well). The post processing is important on this one, and it would seem that it really does add to the shot.
In the mind of dpc voters
While I feel the grain and "noise" of the shot works well, there were probably many voters who it did not appeal to. Different strokes for different folks, obviously. Also, the angel looks more contemplative than dreamy, so the title may have made it seem that you were stretching to fit the challenge. Finally, there isn't a lot of context in which to place this, so it comes across as being a picture of a statue, and those typically (unless you do something dramatic with the composition, or lighting, etc) tend not to do as well.
Good work, and best wishes to you in future challenge.s
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