well done for 6th place with such a great shot ... love the composition, the colours and the light coming in the window and creating the contrast ... its actually quite an emotive photograph ...
This was in my top four in this challenge. I thought the patterns created on the wall by the light streaking through the window were worhty of a picture in their own right. The upturned chairs, neglected walls and the blackboard on the wall all gave a nostalgic feel to the picture. Additionally I thought the toning and the handling of the tonal range were very good.
Beautiful shot. I love the patterns of the upside-down chairs and the light on the wall. I like the shadow that looks like a high heel shoe towards the left on the wall. I like the treatment, it's very appropriate for the image.
Congratulations BTW on an excellent finish. 7th place (and almost 6.7 score) is great!
It's always hard to give an opinion on what you might not like about an image, because you're putting yourself on the line. You asked what could have been done differently, what didn't work.
In my opinion the image is a bit too busy. In particular the top 1/6th to 1/8th of the picture (the window and the tops of the chalkboards) doesn't add that much to the image, while at the same time taking away quite a bit of its mystery. To my eyes the image is stronger without that top section.
I also think that even though this is obviously a classroom (thus, education), the connection to "education" is not super strong. It doesn't scream education; it screams good old times, memories, stuff like that, but not education.
And last, the light is beautiful, but it is somewhat harsh. If there were a way to capture the same image with some dust in the air, or something to make the light softer, more voluptuous, I think the image would sing a better song. I suppose some of this could be done in post-processing, but IMO nothing beats the real thing, and it would be so much fun to actually capture a softer, more diffused but still very evening directional light in this place.
This is one of my favorites in the lot. Love the lighting and subject matter - nice tone choice and good eye to capture this. Meets the challenge well - nice job :) Passing through again - I really hope this does well!
whoa.
i take a look at this and i instantly feel the nostalgia.
mayb it's the light coming in from the windows....
or mayb the quiet classroom.
or mayb the chairs on top of the table.
or mayb it's the blackboard...
whtever it is, great job. i can feel the emotion. :)
gd composition
and great use of sepia as well.
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