A nice idea, but I would have opened up the lens all the way to blur the background.

funny to have this happen six months after the fact.

:)

Wow great shot. Really felt that chill of winter.

Very interesting compostion - good job photographing in difficult light.

Best,
Jon

Thank you for the comment, Jon!

Hi, thank you all so much for the great feedback on this shot.
I've been working a lot with b/w and trying to get the tones correctly done.
I'm going to post the colour version now!

I'm not sure. I think the flat tones add to the fact that this place is in such decrepid condition and can never be restored. I like it as it is.

i think the conversion is good. i do wish the white barn walls were a little whiter though. As everyone else has said, its tough with that sky!

Wow - instant fave. Super shot!

Best,
Jon

Thank you! I shot this from a busy expressway (car stopped at the side of the road).
I'm pretty sure it was illegal.
:P

yes.

i like this shot, the colour is very pleasant much more than if it were white

Great shot!
I agree with Kerri and wonder if lowering the camera all the way to the floor might have helped?
Still a fave, though!

I was up on a hill when I took this shot, and to get lower, I would have had to of gone closer (and traipsed through 2 feet of snow)
:)

Great shot colour contast is terrific Being from the north I can tell you earned this shot!!! :) Keep the shutter clicken :)

stalking the rowers again! (i guess this was taken over the summer eh, what with every other of your photos for the last two months having loads of snow/ice)

I love this. I don't know exactly why, but it reminds me of something old timey...like the Great Gatsby. Weird, huh? Cool shot.

Hey, Pete. Yeah..stalking the rowers, indeed....
I mean..come on.
:P

ha ha. that turned out as a link.
fooney.

This is a "down" shot over our frozen river. I was about 20 feet up.
Looks like "Ben and Jerry's" to me!

'scuse me...could you please pass the salt? I know it's a bit far...maybe you could get one of those birds to fly it down this way?

No really, I love this. The streaks of light, that milky blur and the overall effect of being somewhere out-of-this-world.....

Well done.

Empty and Beautiful. I love how it's so minimalistic and I also like the fact that it's not centered :)

i wish it was centred!!

i dont really, just felt i should disagree with Philip.

very stark, like it

Not human, for sure ;-))

nope, very scared, baby owl.

Incredible shot, Ana.. but how did you managed to catch this one ???

This little guy fell out of a tree in my yard. He had some family around, yelling at me from above, so I only took a few shots before leaving them to figure things out. He was very tiny...the size of a softball, I guess.
I was about 10 feet away, and used my 300mm..and a flash.

Colour version of my previous posting. As requested!

black and white is better i think.. other than the blue stripe and the green roof, i think the colours are kinda dull

I love this one!! Such an unusual and intriguing image of a common scene. The tones and values in this are great. Homepage I hope!!

If you look really carefully, the shadows spell my name.

:)
thank you for the comment!

Wow you must have starred at this for a long time to see that...

actually, I posted it on my blog, and one of the folks that look regularly, noticed it.
It's even better if you inverse it, then the N is facing the right way!

I love how the footprints and shadows intertwine. Beautiful capture!