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I think the image would be even better if the tower had been exactly in the middle of the frame. The "bull horn" clouds are a bonus indeed.

Nicely done: the building leads the eye into the depth. The sky looks weird, though. Scanning problem? Or perhaps an exposure problem (maybe a GND filter would have helped).

Always good to see photographers not trying to show to whole building, but rather details. Too bad you didn't show the bottom portion of the doors, especially since the window at the top of the image can easily be left out.

Nice catch! I like the way you positioned the sign in the lower righthand corner. Nice colours and DoF too. The warmth seems to fit these rather old looking buildings.

Ahhh... again those wonderfully warm colours (I've been seeing some more images of Naveen in the critique section this afternoon). Very nice. I think the image would have improved had you shown just a bit more of the floor / ground (some of the pilars just seem to stop).

I like the way you found frames within frames, and I also like the colours.

I think this image is too vague. I tried leveling and USM in Photoshop and it seems to improve, somewhat. I do like this attempt at an original portrait.

Great colours and I certainly like the inclusion of some leaves in the upper right corner. I am unsure if you should have aggerated the convergence or not. Anyway, I like this image.

Interesting patches of light on the road, but the high contrast between sky and ground seems to overpower the image. I think it would improve if you concentrated on the sky with the headlights in the bottom part, or if you concentrated on the road.

I'm not too keen on the converging lines, nor of the cables in the upper left corner. It seems that this building has plenty of details -- I wish you had taken photographs of those details.

The image would gain in meaning if you had simplified it. In my opinion, it now looks like the wires are there because the photographer didn't pay attention. Still, the idea to portray "progress" this way is good.

Most impressive colours (perhaps even a bit too much). I like the composition, but I think the image might have improved if the tree had been sharper defined. Not sure if that's possible with the sun in the frame. Anyway, I think it should make for an outstanding enlargment.

I think it's always good to look at details and not always try to make an image of the whole. If at all possible, I should like to see some accompanying images, perhaps the

Nice sky colours, good composition. I think it might even be better if you had cropped it a bit a the bottom: there's too much black to my taste. Still looks impressive, though!

Very subtle colours, gives a nice painting-effect. I like the inclusion of the tree in the foreground.

Nice fall colours; also, nice use of the road to lead the eye into the image. Too bad the road simply ends, it would have been better if the was some eye catcher at the end of the road.

Nice attempt at an abstract photography, but I'm not too keen on the black building and shadow. Also, I think this would have worked much better if the sky would have been completely blue (perhaps a polarizer?)

Interesting concept, though I'm somewhat dazzled by it.

I think this is a very good image because of the smart use of the lines, light and shadows. Well done, bravo! Because I believe images of shadows have been done before, and quite often too, I did not give this image top score on originality (but a "4" instead).

There's just one thing I keep wondering about: would it have worked even better if you had flipped it horizontally? I tried it in Photoshop and I like it a bit better when flipped; it then seems to do a better job of "pulling my eye in". So, a "4" on aesthetics as well.

Talk about an eye-catcher! I find this a very interesting image to look at. Perhaps not the most original of concepts, but intriguing. Maybe a bit more DoF and the eye a bit more off-center and I'd rate it even higher. Well done.

I rated this image 2,2 (out of 5), because while I don't think it's bad, I also don't have a "wow!" feeling. That sounds a bit vague, I guess, but I think the composition needs cleaning up (it's a jumble of colours, shapes and subjects) and it seems a very straightforward image alltogether.

I rated this image 4 on Aesthetics, because I like the sense of peace or quietness that it emits. Very nicely done.

I rated this image 3 on Originality, because it seems a fairly straight-forward composition, which nevertheless works very well (I reserve 4 and 5 for those "Hey, now that's clever thinking" shots).

I like this picture; you've captured the jump very well. I also like the inclusion of the lights in the image. A good choice for POW, I think.

Perhaps it would have been even more interesting if the bike was a bit more tilted (front wheel up). And perhaps, though I wouldn't know if that were possible at all, it might be nice if there was actually more blurr, rear-sync-stopped by a flash. Just two thoughts that popped up in my mind; nevertheles, a very fine image.

Perhaps the photographer would care to share some technical details such as lens, exposure mode, use of AF, IS (or not, perhaps) etc ?

This is definitely a great shot: very nice composition, good timing, shallow depth of field. Wonderful. It simply screams "Incoming!"

However, I think we would all be able to enjoy it so much more if it were a bit larger. Perhaps something in the 470 x 700 pixels range? I'd understand if you don't want to post on that size because copyright issues, though.

I have mixed feelings about this picture. When I saw it on photo.net's front page, there was no "wow" or "awesome" reaction as there was with some of the earlier pictures-of-the-week.

However, now that you have told us a bit more about the image and what it represents, I start to like it more. I definitely agree on the sepia toning; the colour version is "for yucks" indeed. This picture, I think, is well suited to go along with some article about old Tokyo.