Maybe it's just me but your link didn't work Mark ....
I love those pots, I think I'd like to see the base in as well but it's a minor detail ...a super happy smiley shot, so spot on for the theme.
Everyone hates a criticsadly they didn't last long as people pulled them down
You have been busy with abandoned, its tough to call a favourite TBH I like them all
Everyone hates a critic
But little buggers
Good set, if I had to choose I would go for 4 and 5 (although to nit-pick the church spire looks a little tilted but then all the other verticals look fine), nice response to the theme and good B&W conversions.
Nice job Mark. Tough theme this week. I like 1 and 4 for different reasons. 1 tells a story - for me the woman walking away is part of that and strengthens the impression of it being abandoned. 4 is an attractive and intriguing picture - well composed and well shot. If you'd done the classic perfect symmetry it may have been a more "obvious" photo but probably less interesting.
Good show!
Like the Happy flowerpot men Mark. Great set for Abandoned - I particularly liked #2 with the car in the foreground giving a sense of movement and #3 for the lovely old architectural detail. All look great in b&w.
Hi, number 4 stands out for me I like its simplicity and the lamp post being quite modern adds a quirky touch to it
you have clipped bits of building in the first 2 which is quite obvious but now I have noticed it I am drawn to it, I am being harsh though
I like them all for your latest submission and keep changing my favourite every time I look through them or read a comment that draws me to another detail or part of the photograph.
The b&w is very well done and something I'd like to do more of personally. I thought the verticals in #1 were off initially, but now wonder if my eyes are playing tricks on me! Favourite was #2 to start with and I'll stick with it.
Good set
Really like the 1st one Mark.
Phil
Thanks Mark I appreciate you taking the time to commentGreat start to the year I think mate! Your interpretation of captive is really good, love it
With Abandoned, a nice set, I really like number 4. I think the position of the lamp post vs the cloud really balance out the shot without it needing to be symmetrical.
I like all the shots in your set of 4 - the processing and b&w works really well for me. I especially love number 1 - the building seems to stand really proud and aloof, despite being abandoned - a real heritage story being told there.
I like all 5 but if I had to choose I think it would be the first two they seem to give a sense of the drama to come.
Hi Mark
Happy - Not sure where the focus is, and the background is horrid, sorry but poor crop too, but a nice pair of pots for the theme, theme ticked
Abandoned - A good selection of images, picking the one that looks most abandoned for me is the first one with the board out the front, really like the sky on that one too
Hi Mark, cool image for happy theme, Abanonded i perfer the canal, looks the most fitting for the theme.
I like #1 and #2 of your take on "abandoned" the most. The work really well in B&W. Nice detail and impressive sky. But where are all the people?
Happy - lovely fun image - very good !
Abandoned - lovely diverse selection but really like the first one, very nice
Hi Mark,
Happy - Sorry, but it doesn't really do it for me, it's not up to your usual standard.
Abandoned - A great set there. In my view the 1st & 4th are the strongest. In Abandoned1, the solitary person in the shot adds to the sense of abandonment, and in the fourth the deteriorated brickwork on the old bridge is great extra detail.
The B&W pp suits them all well.
I really like the shimmering of light on this too, sadly I spotted the slotted screw instantly, great attention to detail mate, great shot for the theme
I won't mention the second row up four in from the left.... as I think you put that there with a 1/4 turn just to bug me