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School Days

An old school restored

22 total reviews 
Comment from T. Kay


I love old buildings. You can almost smell the musky odor inside. Great angle and framing. Great artist notes. Where is this old building?

 Comment Written 12-Oct-2016


reply by the author on 12-Oct-2016
    Thank you
Comment from Barb Baker


Wow!! What an outstanding pieve of photography!!! Love the lighting and the framing.Great eye appeal. Love the tiny bit of blue sky and the green of the tree to the left of the photo. Great entry for this conest! You have my vote...Thank you for sharing, Barb Baker

 Comment Written 12-Oct-2016


reply by the author on 12-Oct-2016
    Thank you so much for the very kind review and also for the very generous rating
Comment from Stringbean


Nice initial impact! I really like the soft sky and soft color on school building, like the placement of the tree to the left adds interest to your scene. Nicely focused and good details. Good job! A pleasure to view! Thanks for sharing!

 Comment Written 11-Oct-2016


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    Thank you
Comment from avmurray


Another great looking shot of an old building, but I am not sure why it is entered into this contest. Of course it is good light in this photo, but it is nothing special about it. There again, who knows what the committee is looking for in contests like this. I especially like the way the tree on the left is working as a nice and natural framing.

Your photo is of course nice and sharp and it is very fine details to be seen in every part of the building. You have captured such fine reflections in all the windows, and the exposure is perfect.

I also think the way you cropped the photo is working well, and the building is well placed within the frame. It is a lovely and well taken photo with a very good DOF, and I wish you luck with the contest.

 Comment Written 11-Oct-2016


reply by the author on 11-Oct-2016
    Thank you... I never know what the committee is looking for until after the contest since it is all such a secret. They don't even let you see all the entries so who knows what they are looking for
reply by avmurray on 12-Oct-2016
    That is true. I don't know why they don't show the entries, but I suppose it is a reason. Anyway, you are more than welcome for the review.
Comment from GaliaG


Excellent angle of shot and depth of field

good framing of the photo with the tree on the left

good composition and presentation

thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 11-Oct-2016


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Comment from Cephus


All for using foreground objects as frames but in this case, the main portion of the subject is the front of the building and this is partially hid by the tree - also the tree consumes a bit too much space and makes the image appear a bit unbalanced.
The school leans a bit, an issue that can be resolved in post processing with minor effort.
The image appears sharp and the lighting is sufficiently soft to clearl show the subject.

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 Comment Written 11-Oct-2016


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Comment from Joelgraphuchin


A smart perspective to present this old school building. I like the use of tree as foreground. Focus on the building is good. Plain background fits the building.

Well done and thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 11-Oct-2016


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Comment from Mama Mia1


Where did they move the school? This is a beautiful building and I guess it is a piece of history for this town. It is wonderful, though, how they can restore it for people who really need a home.
Very well done photo.

 Comment Written 10-Oct-2016


reply by the author on 10-Oct-2016
    Thank you. They build a new , larger school in another part of the city
Comment from dalebraatz


love the composition very good details and depth and colors have been captured here, very pleasing to look at. Thank you for sharing. dale

 Comment Written 10-Oct-2016


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Comment from Regina E.H-Ariel


A beautiful capture of this school, again you found the perfect angle and distance to show the building from 2 sides - I love the tree coming in creating a nice environment effect - then sky seems to enlighten the building, if the spirit would shine out of it

excellent focus, contrast and lighting, I think this picture is well composed, well framed, with a beautiful initial impression, thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 10-Oct-2016


reply by the author on 10-Oct-2016
    Thank you
reply by the author on 10-Oct-2016
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reply by Regina E.H-Ariel on 10-Oct-2016
    xoxoxo