[Pavel]

Matthew, when I walked in Oporto, I saw this and I thought - Matthew would like that - and so I took this just for you. Pavel (The rest of you can comment too, you know).

[enviroguy]

Hi, Pavel! So you posted this in the critique section. I looked at the photo for a long time because you other photos have been great. I see a vertical pipe, a hole in the wall and a splash of graffiti. The exposure and all that stuff are probably fine, but I just don't understand how you were trying to tie the elements into in interesting image. Perhaps it's like a Rorschach test and means anything one wishes it to be. I that case you have likely succeeded. Matthew probably gets it.

Regards (and hopefully still your friend).....Dennis

[Keith Alan]

To me, this is two pictures.
One with everything above the door, and the other, etc.

[matthew]

I like this one, and certainly could have spent plenty of time here. But I think Keith's idea is an excellent one, and worth pursuing. I can see the top section framed a couple of different ways - including one that I just saw, with it cropped so that the circle at the top is in the middle (vertically) of the frame. But to save a great deal of typing, here's a couple of ideas:





Personally, I think the lower composition is the more interesting, with the mix of straight lines and organic shapes. But that's just me, and I know I'm a little odd.

[Irma]

I like very much the first crop. I find interesting the composition with circles, squares and lines, the contrast in textures with the moo and white wall too. The grafitti is a nice touch.

Nice one Pavel..

[Pavel]

Thank you all for comments and suggestions. It seems that all of you have seen it as two photos - why is that? I like Matthew how you split it. Why is that? This is not really my style and I know that this is still too busy for Matthew, but I tried to give it a whirl, just to try something outside of my usual box. Thanks for commenting. Pavel