Broken and neglected, she awaits the sea
by mbardeen

Comment by DrJOnes:
Superb image. To me the shot speaks more of desolation than despair. Never the less, since it's only a question of interpretation, and your shot being so good, I'm giving it a 9. Great use of B/W by the way.

Broken and neglected, she awaits the sea
by mbardeen

Comment by dsidwell:
"Colors" and tones speak despair.

Broken and neglected, she awaits the sea
by mbardeen

Comment by carsten:
This is my absolute favourite this week. Focus, lighting and composition are all very good. Perfect in b&w. Well done. High score from Sweden.

Broken and neglected, she awaits the sea
by mbardeen

Comment by thatguy:
wow, this is a good image, where was it taken?

Broken and neglected, she awaits the sea
by mbardeen

Comment by kiwiness:
Wonderful. I hope you didn't do that just so you could take this photo of it :-) You made the right decision by bringing all that foreground into the image. It wouldn't have had the same impact if you had stood up and left it out. Good job!

Broken and neglected, she awaits the sea
by mbardeen

Comment by dacrazyrn:
Great Pic! Tad more focus and detail along water would suit me better, but a NINE

Broken and neglected, she awaits the sea
by mbardeen

Comment by Gren:
I really like this one. Great lines and contrast.

Broken and neglected, she awaits the sea
by mbardeen

Comment by biohazardix:
nice graphic

Spring is coming
by mbardeen

Comment by PTLParsons:
Very nice idea of combining the two - building and flowers. Cropped the way you hvae it I would like to see a little more on the right side. There may be something worth adding. If there is nothing more on the right side I personally would have cropped it differently, squaring around a little more on the building and adding more of it on the left. But you know what's available to add and I don't. Just a thought. It is a wonderful photo as it is. Great colors and focus. Well done.

Spring is coming
by mbardeen

Comment by Bullwinkle:
Visually this image is more complicated than first glance. The areas of midground shrubbery and white cloud are almost equal. And so are the rectangles of lawn and building/ blue sky. The vertical choice for format is unusual but does emphasize the concept of depth. There are a lot of good images tucked right inside this one. And perhaps that is why I feel some visual context confusion. There is one appealing graphic image of yellow building against blue sky. Another theme of new crocuses emerging in contrast to the hibernating shrub branches. Another theme of a close up of the flowers alone speaking Spring. Any one theme alone would produce a powerful image. It seems like there is a crowd of people all speaking at once here. There are a lot of conceptual cues happening . I do not intend this to be a negative opinion. It is technically good and contains a wealth of information. Thank you for your entry.