Anti-Flash
by Iraklis

Comment by tanguera:
Wonderful street abstract. A tiny bit over blown in the center, but great lines and angles.

Facade
by Iraklis

Comment by posthumous:
I'm a sucker for cyrillic. 7

Facade
by Iraklis

Comment by Sheryll:
Very interesting to look at. You have a multitude of texture here which is well captured.

Facade
by Iraklis

Comment by jomari:
Love this.

Facade
by Iraklis

Comment by Blackbox:
Years of different textures - nice find. Great focus and good lighting: 9

Facade
by Iraklis

Comment by NikonJeb:
Wow! Great find, nicely captured. Gritty and evocative. 8

chaiplakdp.jpg
by Iraklis

Comment by bvy:
Well, I like it. It's a great urban still life. The black spot keeps it from being too perfect. Anyway, to my eye, it's balanced by some of the decay in the building at the top of the frame.

chaiplakdp.jpg
by Iraklis

Comment by Germaine:
Works fine for me. I love the juxtaposition of the old building and the "modern" furniture sitting on the sidewalk. I love the splashes of orange. I have mixed feelings about the black spot in the upper left and the black spot in the pavement. They distract me, but they are legitimate parts of the picture, so leaving them there or taking them out is your judgment call. I really like this urban tableau.

chaiplakdp.jpg
by Iraklis

Comment by Covert_Oddity:
I see a contrast between old and new but something about it doesn't work for me. I like the look of the old building, which when you see the graffiti on the wall and the writing on the dusty windows, l looks abandoned, but I only begin to look at that after the chairs jump out at me first.

I think that's why I'm not so keen on it, because the very first thing I see is the bright orange, it stops me really getting into the rest of the scene.

Facade
by Iraklis

Comment by Steef:
excellent use of urban decay to depict texture. i can't decide if it would benefit a little from a slight rotate ccw.