"Behind Closed Doors"

[Primetyme195]

This is my best work so far. It looked really small when i resized it in photoshop( it was 100mb's though ) I took this picture on accadent as a cop was approaching me and a friend to question us on why we were takeing pictures. I submitted this to the Columbus Dispatches photo contest. Id like ot know your thoughts!

[picturetaker1239]

sw8 hn

[swmdrayfan]

I'm not sure what to make of the door knob. I don't know if the DOF is off or if it's just out of focus. In addition, I'm not sure if I would like in in the shot or cropped out. JMHO, however. You nailed the colors, though. Good luck.
John

[Primetyme195]

I can see what you mean.... but like i said i wasent expecting this to be much of a "keeper" as i was taken by suprise when a cop was coming up to us, we were looking inside that boarded up building so i was trying to look less suspicious.

[Chunk]

I like the colors and textures and the composition is strong too. I'd try burning in the knob to make it less distracting from the infocus part of the picture. I think the knob is important to the picture though so don't crop it off. We probably all have a few good shots that weren't exactly intentional.

[dbutler]

I like this a lot. The mix of textures and colors is very fun and keeps the image from being static. I'd like to tone down the lock a bit, it seems a bit blown. I too feel that losing the knob would be a mistake.

[julsoph]

I love the colors in this. I agree with D on the lock, and also with the others about the knob. The rust and the chain, and the wear and tear in general are all really nice together.

Emily

[Coastal Flyer]

Great colors and contrast of the chain. Very strong image. How did you do in Columbus Dispatch contest?

CF

[Lava Lamp]

Great color and texture.

I would think the cop would be even more suspicious of you taking pictures of locks -- perhaps "casing da joint."

[molaselake]

I think I may be in the minority here, but I find the colors kind of garish. It almost hurts my eyes because there's nothing for them to rest on to get away from it.

[Don Schaeffer]

I agree the colors are oversaturated. If the image were pin sharp it would work, but the textures are dulled by poor focus.

[LeeIs]

Oh boy, I had a bit of a deja vu there. The first thing I looked at after viewing the photo was the date. phew!! I thought I was going nuts for a second.

I could've sworn I comented on this a while back. Nice colors and textures. Though it might be something someone could build a layout around for a news peice or something but the photo itself doesn't do a whole a lot for me personally.