At first, I saw this and thought "oh lord, not another chair in a room under a window" but then after close examination, I have determined this to be quite a nice addition to the gallery. Your tones are great, the clarity is there and the composition is really nice! The lighting works really well here!

IMHO, this type of border doesn't work here. I think a black border all the way around would work much better! Still, that has nothing to do with the photograph itself. Great work Brandon! +10

Tommyguns

The only thing that could have made this better is if an actual ghost was sitting in that chair, excellent shot.

i actually think that any kind of border would work here...no crits concerning the image..its great

Lovely lightning, lovely mood!
I think that the chair is turned to exactly the right way.
Also like the "old green" of the wall and the brown chair
Great job! 8/8

agree with tommyguns! great capture of the mood! very nice done!

hey you found my chair!

Great mood and light. Love the idea.

Great Mood!!

Nice, but I think the composition could be better, the chair could be better positioned (more to the left or right)

100% pure Byonder. Excellent shot, well composed, full of atmosphere. Very well done. +10

I think the floor is much more interesting than the ceiling. So I would've cropped the ceiling and showed more floor. Just a thought.

I checked photos on your website, you give them great atmosphere.

nice idea ,cool concept, nice composition ,nice tones, nice contrast, nice light
I like it! +10

Oh yes, I love these photos ! Great atmo...

I'd suggest going for a horizontal composition with the lights from the window showing more onto the background wall. Would be interesting to see what else is in that room (left of that chair from the viewers point)...

Agree with Emarts on his suggestion for cropping off the ceiling.

Has your trademark all written on it (=positive)!

@ spake: Well, If the chair were more to the left, the shadows it's casting would be out of the frame, and if it were to the right, it'd be nearly in the center (which in this case I don't believe would improve the composition).

@ emarts: I agree that the floor is definitely more interesting. I could probably crop out about 25-30px of the ceiling, where the hook is, but I like the vine growing across the ceiling, so I'd leave that in. If you think this floor is interesting, wait until you see some of the other shots I'll be uploading eventually...

@ moserArtist: There's a doorway to the left, immediately outside the frame, and another window immediately to the right, hence the crop not being horizontal. I agree with your reasoning though, and probably would have done that, had it been possible. I've plenty of shots of this place, so perhaps at a later date I'll upload another perspective.

@ everyone: Thanks for all your comments and crits!

Beautifully done. 9/9

Wow! Top marks! 7/7
I love the jaded secondary colors. Contrast between wall and chair is so effective.

Superb...wow

The lighting is awesome. The various color tones in the window, and of course the textures of the wall and floor work well. I'd crop the ceiling as I don't believe it's needed. Very well done!

The additional image is well composed, but it doens't have the mood-factor of the first image. I think perhaps the elements in the window are too bright. Still nice work.

Yeah, I agree about the window. Thanks.

No complaints here (okay, I do wish the upper right panel of the window wasn't quite so bright, but I doubt that's possible ). The play of light across the wall is my favorite part... no, maybe the chair's shadow... or the colors in the window... hell, I like it all.

I love it

I could write pages of pages of stories on this image, it conveys the feel and mood that successfuly so the viewer can come up with a wide variety of ideas which would lurk behind =) absolutely stunning shot, not just a pleasure for the eye. max points (:

Excelllent! HDR? Love the colours and textures!

umm lemme go further "a guy who used to be a quite smart and witty guy, and with ultimate success in business life decides to open up his own business, becomes a star in the market and somehow manages to impress his childhood love as he makes his own dreams come true, her fiancé, a heir of a quite rich aristocrat gets mad, doing whatever he can do to finish our guy, steps up into the market trying to ruin his business, the fiancé leaves them both as the crisis in 1929 fires up, our poor guy can't bear with it and takes his life with bullet in the head. ooh and this used to be his office, abandoned until some young and enthusiastic art photographer discovers this place full of memories and past energy in a hot summer day in 2006"

ehe ehe ehehe =D

Heh heh, thanks for the narrative  leloops, intriguing imagination you've got there

*drool* love it. i love the old couple version just as much, if not more than the one you've posted.

you should be elite, you know =P

Great - Realy love it - great mood! well done - max points

Wow, the lighting, texture, color, level of detail, everything is fantastic! The shadowing in the additional shot is also very effective. Great job.

i'm not so much liking the title... i think it lacks strength. it could be communicated stronger with better word choice.

however the image is very powerful and quite beautiful. great shot byonder.

• Mark

gr8 work ..i like the mood ..excellent +9

nice shot, though i don't like the border... well done

hah! here's the award I forgot to bring the last time. Juro's looks still better tho

I agree about cropping the ceiling...
Wonderful composition and great mood
Maridol

Interesting shot, great tones, fabolous ambient.

Keep shooting.

I wouldn't want to crop the ceiling - the hook, light fitting and vine all give interest and the height makes the chair look 'oppressed' and dejected.
Also I don't have a problem with the brightness of the window - it contrasts with the drab interior.. which is why the chair looks so longing.
I'm getting a bit worried as to why I'm feeling so sorry for a chair but that's my problem.
The only thing I'm not convinced about is the border... at first I mistook the lower part for a heavy shadow on the floor - I can see how it works in landscape but here it seems to fight with the proportions rather than flow with them.

Checked out your 'old couple' image too - think it wins my vote. Despite being together they seem to emphasise the sense of loss and rejection.
I want to take them home.

Phill

I adore photography that makes one stop and really look & examine the image, not only with the eyes but with the mind as well. It's a pleasure to see someone use an ordinary inanimate object like a chair and give it life, make it emote. The way you composed it together with the room and the window creates a palpable atmosphere that is melancholic but beautiful. Wonderful work.

Cool place....good shot.
Like the colors and compo!

no crit at all.. besides the border...

again, the lights and composition are very well done on this image.

good job! +10

tet

sorry 2post.

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