Massey Hall
by gg3rd

Comment by e301:
Difficult to strike a balance between the obscuring of detail and the amount of grain, and to second guess the voters on that count; to my eye, you've gone a little too far - and perhaps your choice of subject isn't particularly suited to the style. Although the grain adds some5hing to the sense of texture in the stone, it also, particularly in the sky area, becomes plainly just noise patterns rather than a particular enhancement. For myself, I think I would have tried to fill the frame with this image, which would give the advantage of only affecting the sense of stone.

Red Barn Complex
by gg3rd

Comment by tnun:
Much prefer the first of your 2 outtakes - shows the slope, the beginning and the end of the buildings, more tree(s) and sky. Context.

Tri-Color
by gg3rd

Comment by CapeSail:
I like the contrasting colors, the DOF could be a little better.

Red Barn Complex
by gg3rd

Comment by whitewolf:
Beautiful photograph!

Red Barn Complex
by gg3rd

Comment by Chippie19:
beautiful shot!

Red Barn Complex
by gg3rd

Comment by doppelganger:
nice

101
by gg3rd

Comment by Artifacts:
Positives:
There is a lot to like about this image. The care you've taken with the symmentry in this composition is exceptional, as is its sharpness. The technicals are well above average and color is good. It is one of those images that are interesting but the viewer has trouble saying why. Only a true photographer would take a picture like this.

Technicals:
As I said, overall the technicals on this image are exceptional and well above average. You have to get nit picky to find faults. Some faults you have control of, others you do not. You've done so well that the slight tilt of the building somewhere between .1 and .4 degrees actually becomes noticeable.

The lighting on the roof, though a nice golden color detracts from the overall symmetry of the rest of the image. The blue specks along the edges of the roof are distractions I'd recommend cloning out. The tubular vent on the right is to close to the edge of the frame. Cloning it out might have been a good idea but I'd ask about that first.

The challenge:
Free study images tend to be above average submissions at DPC. The unbalanced lighting on the roof is the killer here. You were probably hurt by that and the fact that static 'photographer eye' images like this tend to score lower than others. Yours is very much an above average image but got a below average score.

Red Barn Complex
by gg3rd

Comment by atupdate:
Back to comment: Nice composition. I really like the layers barn structure. Put you in my top five for the challenge.

Touching Light
by gg3rd

Comment by anda:
you are a genius! it's so hard to take a picture of "the gallery" without some sort of major nuisance in it! very nice shot

B2B
by gg3rd

Comment by anda:
Nice shot! i shot the same frame 2 years ago, on film, with the RBC on the left! and i've seen it shot by other people, too...the fascination with this spot is endless :D. how did the -20 feel?