Shades
by PeterC

Comment by suprada:
Nice idea and nice picture. But somehow, the two shades of grey compete for my attention. And the lighter blocks of wood somehow seem to hurt the eye...Maybe a less brighter shade would have been better? Just thinking aloud. :)

Shades
by PeterC

Comment by Ivo:
This is very clever and the use of some burning would have drawn out the grain much better. Unfortunately, the top two pces seem washed out. Goodluck!

Shades
by PeterC

Comment by digitalknight:
very cool, is that the coolest thing you've done on your deck? :-) I would love to see another photoshopped version with the top wood piece being a shade between the deck and the first layer, just so my curiosity would be satisfied. My guess is it would be different, but not necessarily better. This is the best fit to the challenge I've seen, and a visually interesting photograph too. Well done! 10

Shades
by PeterC

Comment by maralomar:
nice idea, i like the texture and your ligting control

Shades
by PeterC

Comment by tonyv:
I played around with this and added the colour back. It looked better, to me, especially when the bottom layer is a light oak colour.

Shades
by PeterC

Comment by jseyerle:
Thank you for being creative.. if I had to see another tree or stack of pencils and logs I was going to shoot myself.

I like the way the lines contrast, maybe I would have offset the middle element.

Shades
by PeterC

Comment by jrtodd:
Subject Impact: Nice visual impact
Meets Challenge: Meets Challenge
Technical: OK
Composition: Good
Creativity: Good Idea

Score: 5

Shades
by PeterC

Comment by dahkota:
This is pretty cool. Reminds me of Rothko, or at least the abstract expressionists. Very well done. Like the shadowing that give the image a good 3 dimensional quality. Really rather fascinating when you look at it. 9 - good luck in the challenge!

Shades
by PeterC

Comment by Louison:
Great texture and contrast. Fun composition!

Shades
by PeterC

Comment by RKT:
A really cool abstract...nice and crisp....great tonality and depth...one of my very favorites in the challenge...so simple but very appealing.