Dayton (My First Entry)
by jdw_pics

Comment:
Congrats on your first entry, and welcome. I hope you enjoy it here and learn a lot. As you have probably already learned, the culture around what belongs in an entry and what does not is pretty strict and I find it almost impossible to tell in advance what kinds of choices will work universally and which will fail with greater or smaller portions of the audience. In this case, photo appears to be about Dayton. The abandoned building is a minor compostional element. Some competitors would say can't do much better than a 3, but I'm not one of them.

The lighting in the photo is beautiful and the color palette looks very good to me. Composition seems a little static. Keep entering, I can tell you will be a formidable competitor; I'll have much to learn from you. Best of Luck.

Everlasting Faith
by MihaiCiobanu

Comment:
Sometimes it seems that this is the direction in which the world is headed. First, it's permanent stone construction designed to last a thousand years. Next it's wood construction designed to last a hundred. Finally it's metal construction designed to last until it's built, almost. This triumph of the cheap, disfunctional, and ephemeral over the beautiful and permanent seems too often to be the essense of 'progress.' Capturing the progress of this march as documented by buildings, I find very interesting. Nice work.

Long Forgotten
by DustDevil

Comment:
I think the story that this photo tells is among the strongest in the competition:

It starts with a great old door that's made of rotted wood. . This the wood is just a frame around the outside and it's a frame we imagine anyone's grandmother could kick to smithereens. most of the door is glass - even easier to break. The whole thing is very very old, very very easy to break or break into. And it appears to have been abandoned for decades. Securing this door is a very modern, very expensive, very high-tech lock and latch system. At least someone has the proper respect for good security!

I think the photo would be better if it were a bit sharper. And although the lighing works very well, there is nor much drama to the photo.

Up and On To Bigger Things
by nohare

Comment:
Sorry, don't get it.

Silent Sentry
by datcat

Comment:
Hmm. First, it's a landscape shot with a building in it. Next, it's titled 'silent sentry' which suggests habitation.... Well, never mind. I like the strong lighting. I like the composition. I like the building and its placement in the photo.

Not Insured by ING
by Strikeslip

Comment:
I absolutely love the contrast between buildings. When you offer it as a print after winning the challenge, I hope you choose to clone out the pesky wire. Otherwise this strikes me as being about as good as it gets in this challenge, and there are a lot of very good entries. Excellent.

One more payment and it's mine
by boone

Comment:
Very droll title.

The Forgotten
by insteps

Comment:
The problem is that the shiny white clotheslines suggest that these particular clothespins might belong to an inhabited building. If so, then we might call the abandoned building in the background a minor element. ... But we're not going to do any of that. I like the tension between the clothespins and the background.

Island House
by AJFI

Comment:
Very Cute.

Home with ghosts
by proglot

Comment:
I find the organic shape of the building interesting. I like the almost total lack of color. I like the textures and the lighting. The cat is a powerful image, waiting patiently for an owner who will never again show, perhaps.

I believe the photo would be much better with the bottom cropped to just abouve the lintel (structure above the door.) I'm trying to imagine crops that would place the cat horizontally on the rule of thirds, but cannot do it. Regardless of how it is cropped i like this photo.