the bridge is nice in this. However, I think the foreground detracts, especially the tree as it, at least to my eye, competes with the bridge too much.

i love how the bridge pops out against the dark background. i agree, tighter crop. nice job

very nice job.

A beautiful capture with awesome contrasts and DoF.

Beautiful night shot. Very vivid and detailed.

I love the one door being ajar. The red awning at the top feels a little restrictive to the eye, sorta blocks my interest. That sounds weird, but that's my impression.

i realy like the picture. i like the textures... the chicken takes away from the doors.

Thanks to all of you. Its really interesting, I'm not sure how to proceed with this photo, if proceed at all. The differences in people's opinion (both here and on flickr) are FASCINATING! It makes me smile... :)

God bless people and their individuality!

Great image, the chicken adds life to the setting. Good job.

Congrats Kimberly, I remember this one!!

I would like to see this photo without the focal blur, but absolutely love the lighting, awesomely light

Superb focust on the center and background
emphazing the flower, detail on petal are interesting
with the play of shadows, dont have a critic would just like to know what lens you use so every one can benefit from your macro approach, Im not a fan of saturation as young like it now, but in this case it was perfect 5/5.

thanks for the comments ..

Marcouet,this is my panasonic lumex f50, it has leica lens 12x zoom and macro built in..

thanks to Lumix F50 for the sharpnees but frome a little bit over-treated or u use some close-up lens?

Hey, I remember this from a couple of months ago!! A favorite of mine, congrats!!

This is wonderful. The colouring has so much mood in it, and the detail on the man's fingers is making my skin crawl... makes me want to slather my hands in moisturiser.

...I wanted to avoid the obvious and not be girly, but I can't help it. That puppy is SOOOOOOOOO cute!!!!

haha!!! I better not tell "the man" about his hands! LoL He's my boss!

Nice contrast of old and new between puppy and man's hands. I'll be girly...I want one...

beautiful....turtle neck pulled up over the mouth just revealing the eyes...very clever..!

Black border looks good to me. Ads a special feeling to the image. How come its not at the bottom?

@kevin: what do you meen by "very ralph gibson"?

@marcouet52: thx. these are my eyes ;)

@thoughduour: exactly like that :))

@chefron: at the bottom? what do you meen by this?

thank you all, I'm very happy about the feature :)
regards, calisto

Wow! Love it.

This just popped off the screen at me. So amazing! What beautiful eyes!

This would make a beautiful finished product with some careful editting. I agree the bleached out sky deminishes from the end product.

I just love the colors. The sky doesn't bother me - I like the contrast.

The subject is beautiful and nice balance with the reflection. Perhaps if you pulled the contrast a bit, there would be more detail in the sky to bring out?

Again, lovely colours. You really have an eye for them.

The subject matter is very interesting and your composition is just right.

Nice composition (crazy castle), too bad it looks a bit blurry

Great work! So cute! A lovely spontaneous portrait. The shadow below her chin is unfortunate but not enough to mar it. The crop is a little tight from the top.

i like how she really pops out of the picture. well done

great colours! maybe the composition is a little central?

looks like a nice snap shot to me.

great portrait. cropping and lighting could be improved.

Good pic. Well balanced - highlights and shadows all work.

Very nice photo.
Leave the people. They give an excellent sense of scale.
I do think that the graffiti is a bit distracting and could easily be cloned out...

Loose the people and the graffiti

Excellent photo as is. However, I also think it would be excellent without the people or the graffiti - just a bit more surreal. You could also shoot this with someone (as long as they are interesting looking themselves) in that first chamber after the first achway as long as they did not obscure the arches behind them. Again, it would simply be another version of a good idea. This setting has numerous possibilities IMHO. Your selection is just as good as any of them.

dreamer247, I agree with you...keep it real!

If you feel like you've captured the moment you were seeing and feeling when you took it, then you are rewarded! Whether or not the rest of us can feel what you have captured would only be icing on the cake. And it IS a GREAT picture!

I struggle with some of the comments (not the people making them!) made about your picture... while you're at it, clone out the large spot on the floor in the right corner, it's "distracting". Why not all the spots? and hey, I don't like those light fixtures... you get the point. When should a photo stop being what you saw and start being something to please the mainstream audience? But that's a whole other topic!

I think the people are great - they show scale. Now I can better interpret the space and how long that corridor is. To me the graffiti makes a statement about society - that certain people feel they can own anything - the feeling it evokes that people would mar such a beautiful space; to me it illustrates the dichotomy of beauty and blemish, and it wouldn't have, had you cloned it out. Besides, that's how it looks!

OK, I'll get off my soapbox now! GREAT work, and I love the tones.

this is really cool and i like how you composed the minimal trees with the snowy field. but i think it would be better with sky or another subject which i could catch...

beautiful. wouldnt change anything. i love how the trees stand out.

simple and beautiful. I would not change anything. I love how the snow has blanketed the land leaving no other character of the land, not the curvature of hills, the outcrop of rocks...just the trees.

wonderful.

All have been said... still.. WOW!

Very pretty and dreamy. Almost makes me feel warm and cozy, if that makes any sense. I love the framing.

This is absolutley beautiful.. Love the capture of the sun in the raindrop. Very well done.

The clarity is stunning!!!!! and that sun flare is perfect. Is it real?!?! =)

Excellent 5/5
keep on sending more.
Thanks

Excellent focus and light...perfect image

Love the sunburst in that raindrop. Gorgeous!