abandoned places Time Is Ticking

Time goes on!Beautiful image,compliments!

Love this shot...nice work.

i love this kind of image and you make a perfect execution compliments regards gerolamo

I have a personal bias towards clocks, old clocks, derelicts and the very special "sensation" this image conveys. Exquisite in every aspect: color, detail, background, the story behind it. Truly excellent, and my sincere congratulations for such a powerful image. DG

A perfect nostalgic photo. It may be even better in B&W

I will make the following comments with all due and proper respect. I normally tend to avoid confrontation just by disagreeing with someone's opinion or comment, and the only result is a futile exchange of justifications.

 

HOWEVER, having said that, and only since a comment came back to me via e-mail (PN's program, which I believe works nicely, as an improvement over the previous version), I was interested to see what photograph the last comment was referring to; so I clicked....only to find a comment I posted way back in May....Upon seeing the image again - and liking it once again - I still let my comments stand, especially - and here is the key of this comment - I said that I liked the sepia tones you had chosen, either natural or post-processed. That is irrelevant here.

 

What I find disturbing is the last comment that "It may be even better in B&W". WHY?! Why would it be "BETTER?? Perhaps it would be a personal taste, but such a judgement I find shallow, superfluous and perfunctory.

 

In summary: I tend to respect photographers thinking that somehow there ara similarities among all of us, in term of basic composition and final output, which in the end, it is a personal manifestation of the photographer. It is his/her "impression" through which he/she wants to create resonating impressions, or "speak out" if you will. THEREFORE, when I see a photograph where the photographer decided to LEAVE or PRESENT in a certain color or tonality, it is because he/she believes it is his/her best card to play.

 

And FINALLY, again with the question that makes me uncomfortable: WHY would it be better? Is your work now good enough for this person? In this case, and just to make an argument - where none is possible nor reasonable - by having left the wood with its yellowish tone, you brought out not only the texture, its age, but highlighted the jagged scratches, enhancing yet another portion of the image. So....the more I analyze it, the more I like it. But not to be biased by personal taste, more than anything, I admire and respect this image, as presented, BECAUSE I TRULLY BELIVE the author gave it a lot of though, and while working on the photo (since you first saw it in your mind's eye), you decided what your finished product was to be...and THEN be presented to the public.

 

If there is room for actual constructive commentary, like a basic technical flaw, or something worthwhile, I may go along. I think I have said enough, and I apologize for such a lengthy comment.

 

DG