Mixed Elements

I'd like some feedback on balance and tones. Is the white too

bright? Is the pillar too close to center? Thanks for your time.

I really like this image. It deserves much better than the ratings you get! The white is OK, same for the composition. Nice color balance too.

Yours

Crop the right 1/3rd ......... I guess, hell I don't know ... sol.

 

Things could be edgier I suppose ....

Philippe, thankyou for your supportive comment. It doesn't surprize me that this got such a wide range of rates. In fact this is the first of my images that has recieved everything from a 1 to a 7, which I find very amusing. I think abstract is not to everyone's taste. Some people doen't understand it and some can't be bothered to try. C'est la vie, n'est ce pas?

Ken, the good thing about abstract is you can use your imagination. Things can be as edgy as you like.

Beautiful abstract, Hanna. I love it....!!! Nice colors, too.

"Mixed Media on Canvas"... "Oil on Panel"... "Acrylic on Panel"... these are some descriptions I am reminded of.

I like it, Hanna, but I am not sure about the top. The horizontal band could be cut back, I believe. A tiny bit off left and right could work, too, in my opinion, but the right side is too nice to want to crop much off of it.

Something like this appears a bit more liquid to me, Hanna, although I might have taken too much off the top. I also put the narrowest of black borders on it.

On the other hand, the colors left and right are so nice that maybe leaving them and taking a lot off the top could work.

 

This could be an interesting subject for more shoots, in my opinion.

And with a light, airy frame. . . .

 

I guess that you could say that I am intrigued by the possibilities in this photo, Hanna.

Lannie, you have been busy, and it's nice to see this has caught your imagination. This is the reflection of one of the buildings at a local university. Its front support structure stands in a shallow pool surrounded by cedar trees. It's a delightful piece of architecture. I like all of your crop suggestions; some more than others. I'll have to save them to file and compare them side by side to see which looks best.

 

Brad, thanks for stopping by. It's always good to hear from you.

Hanna, I always think a shot with a wide spread of ratings indicates something that is good but too original for some to appreciate. My wife just looked at the screen at your shot and said 'Oh, I like that!' and she also preferred your original to Lannie's alternatives. I can understand why Lannie tried though - I had a go myself but could not improve on yours. But this looks like a shot with a hundred possibilities and worth playing about with a bit.

Colin, tell your wife 'thankyou' for me and that she has good taste (; I guess you could turn this any way, crop it, chop it and mix it up. Hmm, it's starting to look like a salad.