"Decay" by Lucas Rijnders I like this one. The composition is fine, and it fits the theme like a glove. one little nit is that it has a bit of magenta cast on my (calibrated) monitor. Also, my eyes don't fall to rest at the end of the boat, since it is out of focus and tonally in line with the tree on the other side of the water. In my opinion, the composition would have been even stronger if the end of the boat had been contrasted against the brighter sky.
"Abandoned Chairs" by Jaume Lahuerta This is sort of a classic motif for this theme in my mind. Probably because a former friend did a whole exhibition series over motifs from the same kind setting, house due for demolition. The chairs do look a bit lonesome, but the message doesn't come across as very strong to me. "River's End" by Harald Rust Harald, you certainly live up to your PUG reputation with this image. I think it's a great pic, even if it doesn't strike me as particularly abandoned. :-) "Southport Fair" by Jonathan Gordon Nothing beats a symbolic sunset in the context of this theme, but I think the sky is allowed to dominate this scene too much to get the message across. For the sake of the theme, I would suggest a crop from the top, almost down to the highest patch of blue sky on the right. But it's a shame to do away with such a nicely rendered sky though. "The hour of blue(s)" by Janne Käld The cold, blue colour gives the impression that the bathing guests have left for warmer places. Considering the exposure time and the time of day it is taken, it must be summer and probably not all that cold in the water, but the effect is nice. "KRAPA" by Jens Bladt Abandoned for the sake of the crew's lives? This one too is a classic motif for the theme. I like it a lot. Especially the composition. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
