Where is the flower. The picture is really lacking a subject. The processing is interesting, but maybe a bit grainy.

I'm not sure about the noise... but I like your use of DOF on this!

Thanks very much for your comments!
@gregcsmith:
the picture has a subject!

Sorry but I'm agree with Greg, where's the flower ??
Anyway good PP indeed ;-)

Sorry, I overlooked that this topic needs a bloomy flower.

For myself as well, great job !!

Thanks Paul and Eric! (The more I look at it, the more I think it needs to be straightened.)

Sher, I don't think it needs straightening , well it doesn't hurt the photo. I really like this. You did a great job making it look old.

Maybe printing it out on an old printer and scanning back in would help with your gaols. Still this is a great image!

Thanks Jason. Chase - I am going to try your suggestion, thanks!

Well spotted . This could look dull but the framing and theme works great . Nice shot

Its look unbalanced for me but still a good shot indeed Christophe

Thanks for your comment, Eyeseethings (well seen !)

I like this texture :) I would have added more contrast and would give the colors some boost, but it's already nice :)

fine idea, good concept and composition (only the balance needs a bit more attention, I think, and the colours could be a bit stronger)

I like the colors in the background and the sharp details,nice DOF :)

The DOF here is nice. With shots like this i find that zooming in on a small protion and blowing the colours out with supersaturation can give a really abstact swing to it. Conversely, you can leave it pulled back and simplify with a greyscale but i like the colours here too much to recommend that.

I've been squinting trying to figure out what's in the background and I now have a headache---thanks a lot : ) Nice DOF and nice colors.

I like images like this. Wonderful colors in the background all blended together. Very nice. I don't care for the softness around the edges.

nice pic!

I think this photo is great and fits very well into the topic. I say its worth being featured.

Love it! Simple as that. The lighting, composition, and mood...all work perfectly together.

Outstanding!!!

thanks everyone for your feed back

excellent work!

taikrixel
can you elaborate on what you meant about the lines? thank you

i like the kind of "Cross" effect - make this image very effective - nice post-processing (color and textures) and framing (sorry I have *no* negative point here to add :)

I like the lighting. Great time of day. Unlike the others, I would have preferred a little less DOF, emphasizing the rust just a tad more. I do however, like the lefthand corner blur of colors.

Like Veronica said maybe less DOF, but really nice indeed

nice composition!

I thought the texture was pretty good.

Perfect for the theme. I think the image should be brighter. Seems very dark.

Love it! Good work! Great texture, though it wouldn't hurt if it was a little more pronounced.

As already mentioned there's not enough texture to hold my eye. It fits the topic, but I'm not sure it's an image I would revisit. Sorry. Have you tried this as a b&w? You should get some very high contrasts and be able to bring the texture out more with a little dodging and burning.

excellent work! compliments!
(for me a little bit more texture wouldn`t be bad, but perhaps only for me)

Looks much like the thistle we have in our area. Your photo brings out a sharp and artistic expression.

Félicitations Christophe :-)

Beautiful use of light and texture. J. Kirstein

Thanks , Eric and Janiskir

Nicely composed and beautifully processed.

... and I don't mind the central composition: it is very balanced.

I would like to see an example of this photo with one window section cropped off the right side of the photo (trees). I get the idea, as this woman is looking off to the left, that she is watching for someone in a car who might be coming to pick her up. Cropping the trees a bit would convey the thought of her "watching" more and to me, give more "feeling" to the photo. That said, this is a fantastic photo. I think it is fine as it is as well, it just depends on the "message" you wish for it to convey.

John, this is a wonderful capture.
It does not particularly convey the feeling of solitude IMO. I rather see it as a picture of many contrasts: organic vs. synthetic, assymmetry vs. symmetry, etc.
I also see a human being torn between those two worlds.
A wonderful photograph I wish I had taken!

I don't have to say I like the picture :) It's beautiful. Should you crop this? I don't know. I understand why some people say it, but I really like her being centered.
Though, you _could_ cut of the black bar on top of the picture. That would make the picture more panoramic, which could strengthen the idea of her being all alone in that building.

Beautiful framing. I think her position works very well - perhaps it might be better if she were off to the left but i think then you would lose some of the balance in the picture.

schupin >>> This session was a pure improvisation... so yeah...
I hate that pillow ! :)

Pi-production >>> Oh nice... so I made Orton effect without knowing that effect !
Happy to be a little bit wiser thanks to your comment ! :)

j'adore tes images de Mina, elle t'adore non ? parce que là, je crois discerner dans son regard un grand bien être, c'est top!

delphE >>> :)

not much to critique really, the lighting is great the expression is lovely

I love the soft look on the face... Nice!