Reflections
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Comment by kiwiness:
Certainly a different perspective and at the same time fitting to the challenge with the deep orange and blue colors - 8.

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Comment by Journey:
Nice image with strong lines and intense colors. Good composition. 7

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Comment by DennisF:
Has lots of drama.

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Comment by karmat:
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From reading your comments, and looking at your score, I suspect this is one of those shots that people either really like, or really don't like/understand it. I like the mysterious feeling that it gave. It reminded me of a spy show/movie, where the spy is on the outside, possible across the street or alley, peering at somone through binoculars. I found myself wondering if it was a shady deal going down, a lover's quarrel, or what. In that respect, your picture did a great job at presenting an open ended story. I think the yellowish/green and black of the shot is very simply and effective as there is nothing to distract the viewer from the subject(s) at hand.

The square thing is a bit distracting, but i imagine you couldn't do anything with it. I like the framing and composition. It seems a bit tilted at first, but upon second glance, it is more of your camera angle, I believe. Did you try cropping it halfway through the window? This would have made it long and narrow, but it would have gotten rid of hte top half of the picture.

Technically and creatively it is a well done shot. I am not sure what I could suggest that would make it tremendously better. I think it was just one of those subjects that either jumped out and grabbed people, or it didn't.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to PM me. Best to you in future challenges.

karmat

Reflections
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Comment by Gordon:
meets the challenge and the one different window works well.

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Comment by justine:
really good...like this one.

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Comment by tomzinho:
this is a tough shot because the shadowed building against the bright sky means one is underexposed and the other is washed out. i think the crop is a little tight, but the building is very nice and i like how the windows came out.

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Comment by StevePax:
The windows all reflect blue, but the sky is quite cloudy. How did you do it? I like the blue in the windows more than the sky--perhaps more sky could have been cropped out.

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Comment by jmsetzler:
this is an intriguing architectural photo... with blue reflections like that, I would have focused on the red wall and blue windows and left the sky entirely out of this particular scene... nice work :) = 7

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Comment by e301:
Good capture - and good thinking. The non-frelected skyy ruins this for me though - especially that green/blue cast from being slightly over-exposed (this may just be a personal bugbear of mine. Did you try cropping it out? I'd have thought that just the building and windows, with that one slightly open window to upset the regularity, would have made a fabulous shot. Good wrk, nevertheless.