Really red face
by carstenbund

Comment by C_Steve_G:
Of course, some of this challemge is to solve the puzzles. You had me for a while until I heard a sound from outside and picked up my "Really blue face"...

I'm thinking that greater DOF would be helpful, or black background.

No one lives here
by carstenbund

Comment by NikonJeb:
So forlorn and sad! Great find! Love the Joshua Tree......6

No one lives here
by carstenbund

Comment by claylikethemud:
Great sky, good colors in the building, and interesting shape in the tree. I like it. I think the image could be improved if you cropped it more tightly, e.g., got rid of some of the foreground, which isn't very interesting.

No one lives here
by carstenbund

Comment by MaryO:
It does look lonely. Not as decrepit as a lot of abandoned places and the perspective seems rather ordinary to me. Might have been more interesting to me from down lower and/or a different angle.

No one lives here
by carstenbund

Comment by Paul:
I do like this great scene but (I almost hate myself for saying this) it seems under-edited. Perhaps you wanted a very authentic depiction and I should respect that but I feel there is so much untapped potential in this image (in terms of contrast, colour, tone and texture).

I'd be really interested to know whether that was an active choice or absence of software.

No one lives here
by carstenbund

Comment by C_Steve_G:
The darkness of the foreground says this image is mostly about the sky. I think lightening the foreground shadows would carry the message more effectively. Mild HDR or PS shadows/highlights followed by some contrast enhancement could be effective tools.

No one lives here
by carstenbund

Comment by bspurgeon:
I had lunch there last week!

Stormy day ends dramatic
by carstenbund

Comment by HarveyG:
Nice sky, great exposure. Bottom third partially lit water a bit distracting from overall enjoyment. Still a 7

Stormy day ends dramatic
by carstenbund

Comment by cynthiann:
The sky and the skyline look incredible, but IMO the bottom half of the photo is lacking sharpness in the lighted part and loses interest below that.

Stormy day ends dramatic
by carstenbund

Comment by ArtistGary:
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