Very nice picture ! I really like colors and the back light on the windows and the lamp is great. For me it could be featured !

I agree with what was said, I especially like to use of negative space and the gradual shift from warm to cold (left to right). Nicely done.

very well done, nice texture, framing,and color

Very nice colors,like Sylvain featured very soon for sure ;-)

Very interesting, i can't really think of anything to change. Maybe it would look better with the blinds up? The same shot at night time also might be interesting.

I think you have a good shot here though.

from what I can tell the shot looks great, but with the added border being so large it is hard to tell. The border of the image and the text are distracting for a critique.

I'd have to agree with Johnny. The border to picture ratio is way out of balance. I think the subject is great.

I also agree with the border being to large - my eye is drawn to the caption and border first. I would love to see more detail of the actual building. Great subject.

+1 for the boder but still a good one indeed ;-)

If this was a poster in a galery I would like the border, however its not a poster and the border is a smig distraction.

Yeah - this is great. Love the wetness of the blacks here.

contrast of the black is superb

Nice use of B&W ,so sharp ;)

Nice, nice. I'm into that darkness.

There is no sign of decay or a real sense of being urban.

This might do better in a different catagory. Maybe low light?

Nice shot, anyway.

I like the shot (very much) but I feel I would have liked it even more in 100% black and white .

Very spooky...I like it! I also like it in color!

In general, I'm not such a huge fan of selective coloring (personally find it a little gimmicky and dated). But I could see how it might work given the context of illustrating a story.

I love your b&w conversion of the rest of the shot though!

luminance...the re-saturation of the shot was actually an accident. I clicked on something, I don't know what, and some of the color returned. I liked it though. It was actually an "illustration" I planned on using for a short story I wrote last year. I tried to repeat it on another shot with less success.

Nice image, well done

great capture-well done

Very nice...the tones are really wonderful

I really like the clouds. I wonder what the water would look like with a slower shutter speed, but it looks really good with the texture on the water too. Just a thought.

oooo this is really nice. i love your choice to sepia-tone :P

Nice composition. But I wonder if it could be sharpened a bit, with more contrast.

I'm agree with u Sher but still nothing special in ur shot....:(

Sorry you feel that way Pi-Production. Could you offer some constructive criticism then?

Hi Sher,
So for ur pic as u said :
"Not cropped" - For this we can do nothing (from the original).

"No work done in Photoshop" - For this we can change the colors of the sky like "gradient" and if it's me I want to see the "blue" of ur sky ;)

Cheers.Eric

Eric..How do I do "gradient" work?

I'm not agree, I think this is a good idea to put only a thin peace of land. Add more land will not add anything to the picture but an useless black area, we don't need to see it as we can easily imagine it.
The shape and the color of the clouds are great.

(how did you put the picture in two topics ?)

thanks for the comments!

It is a beautiful effect of net, and the position of the cicliste emphasizes your picture
very nice!

good technik

This is a pretty amazing and stunning shot.

i love the position of the rider on the bike

really good shoot
where did you take it ?

love the angle and tones here

so well deserved feature

great shot...so much to look at and such great detail

Excellent! Love the detail and yet the misty feel to it

Caryscott--thanks! It surprised me that I captured the candle light because I was hoping I could at least capture the flame but I actually like the candle light effect better.

Great image. I guess it doesn't give me a solitude feeling, but great image.

Like Jason, but I really like it !!

Thanks. You both have a point about it not invoking a feeling of solitude. At the time I posted this photo I took the topic "Solitude" to me a representation of solitude. To me the photo represents solitude but, you're right, it doesn't invoke a feeling of solitude. Thanks again for the comments.

cool light

Thanks for the comments Paul and Eric.

lovely treatment and capture

I keep wishing to see more of the building. The tone and detail are fabulous, but my mind can't help but think that there is more to the story.

Thanks for the comments msdedi and jodosh!

Wonderful shot.
I agree with the above comments that more of the building would really enhance this shot.
wonderful post processing job!