Boarded Up
by rook

Comment:
The strength of the photo would have been the beautiful texture of the peeling paint, IMO; but it all seems a little out of focus. It's hard to argue that the composition is strong. Or that the lighting is unusually good, although I notice some pleasing soft shadows. I'm afraid the blued-out face sort of ruins what little attraction the peeling paint had - might have been interesting before it was 'defaced.'

Forgotten View
by LynnS

Comment:
I like this photo for its colors and for the idea. I wonder whether the photo might be better with just a touch more view, and with the window not dead center. I'm impressed that you got detail in the sky and detail in a black, interior, unlit wall.

Philco
by wheeledd

Comment:
Of abandonment, decay, regeneration. The circle of life. It's among the most hopeful shots in the competition. Its strengths may be more symbolic than graphical, but that's still worth points in my book.

Abandoned Yes, Soulless No
by bairas

Comment:
The people really make this photo. Really nice.

Spirit Barn
by Suntiki

Comment:
Always wondered where moonshine was made!. B&W was a good choice here. Good lines, textures.

back to nature
by barbaraanne

Comment:
Great lines, textures. I even like the misty light in the lens.

Apropos of nothing, I got a comment on my own photo ' looks like a ruin, not an abandoned building. I wonder if that voter commented here? Or at every photo of buildings without a roof? Could be a busy day...

Anyway, Nice Work.

activity amidst the inactivity
by krazy

Comment:
Or, if entered in the Extreme Action challenge "Leaping from the Rafters." Sure teaches me a lesson in planning shots and hedging bets. The colors and lighting are very nice. I like the mechanical whatsits. And I must admit, begrudgingly of course, that the two high flyers add interest to the photo. Nice shot.

Last Light
by Bud

Comment:
Nice job. It is not always true that tweeking the saturation will produce an interesting photo from an ordinary one. Iin this case, I think the lines and textures are strong to begin with; but boosting the saturation a lot has given the photo a real boost. I'm finding most of the stuff in the right quarter of the photo cluttered and extraeneous. Would it be just as good, I wonder if the right were cropped more?

Sunken
by basia03

Comment:
Beautiful color and texture. Nice lines. It's useful to be reminded of how simple a really good photo can be.

Louis the gardener lived here
by jjbeguin

Comment:
Without the hat, it's an ordinary photo. But with the hat it becomes something else entierely. Very nice shot.