Summer come to an End
by whiterook

Comment:
Diagonal shoreline is nice. Dark clouds add interest. Tilt of horizon throws it off and could be corrected under the editing rules. Fill flash might have helped bring out the faces better and would help diminish the sense of underexposure. Pose less square to the camera could be more flattering.

Hotel kitty
by Melethia

Comment:
Fun to see a real place with real galvanized metal pails, real pavers to walk on, and non-plastic seating, whether for cats or people (we know who really owns such places). Good composition and colors.

If you ever go to Oregon, along the coast in Newport is the Sylvia Beach Hotel, with each room named, decorated, and bookshelf filled for a particular famous author. No TV's or phones. Dinner at the Tables of Content downstairs. The resident cat visits any room with an open door.

Thanks for the August 2009 Snapshot side challenge.

New Bud
by Kelli

Comment:
Very nice. I usually don't like elaborate framing effects, but this goes well with the subject. Good choice of color. Also, notice way back at the start of the August 2009 snapshot thread allowing for extensive procssing as an accepted option. Glad you posted.

34.52 Smile
by Melethia

Comment:
Great juxtapositon of expressions. I wonder if that guy knows what he looks like. Train does a good job of simplifying the background.

oldbuilding.jpg
by dougi555

Comment:
Nice rhythm of repeating horzontal lines then curves above. Shame they had to deface that nice old door with signs.

gone fishin, that's what the sign says.... errr in the shop (iphone)
by Lutchenko

Comment:
Pretty good color for indoor phone shot. Hmmm, but where will the fish live when you need to use the tank for s splash down picture?

Deep Impact #1
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
Amazing preservation of structure despite the impact, great capture of the colors and details.

Complimentary water
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
Funny. But now I'm in trouble when I try to think about complementary colors.

class
by tnun

Comment:
Proper and elegant, good capture of the spirit of upper class sensibility of a former empire. Reminds me of similar settings in Victoria B.C.

Graybeards
by Germaine

Comment:
Almost missed the "No Fishing" warning just in front of the perfect fishing bench. Nice mood. Might be fun to play with black and white versions.