Though this finished over 50%ile (just) and I'm usually quite happy with that, I admit to being disappointed this time. I fell in love with this little series - the vote has not changed my feelings :)
Thanks, Margaret. That's actually my least favorite . . . but one of my friends whose opinion and artistic sense I value highly, picked it, too. Appreciate knowing that it's because it's "simpler", too; ironically, that's probably the reason I walked away from it, too . . . it feels almost flat to me and lacks the depth of the other three.
I like the middle one of your alternatives... but not a whole lot more than I like your entry.
I don't know why it didn't score higher.
There were lots of cool and creative entries for sure. I think I was personally surprised (when I took them and later processed them) by how much punch the colored insulation panels packed. And I don't know that I've ever seen a building clearly under construction as the focal point of a challenge entry here, so I thought it was kind of unique. I think it's the fact that the voters found it ordinary and meh (almost a dead average score) instead of at least a little interesting that puzzles. Oh, and I don't usually have "outtakes" - mostly I have one entry and I plunk it in. But this time I had options, albeit very similar ones; so I thought I'd take advantage of this forum feature.
If you don't mind, I think I'd have submitted it more like my edit of your image.
If you DO mind, PLEASE let me know and I'll take it down immediately.
Absolutely do NOT mind, Lydia.
So brighter?
I do have these for sale along with thousands of other images that have never sold . . . Always looking for ways to improve them and make them jump out to someone who might come across them randomly.
