Susanne's Door

I think this is very good.

Most consider blocked highlights to be a bad, or at least an unfortunate, thing. But in this case I think the blocked sunlit highlight is perfect. It well conveys to me that sense of momentary blindness one experiences in these situations. Like being in a darkened room, only to have someone suddenly open a door. Or window shades. A momentary sense of blinding light without any detail, until one's eyes adjust.

I think this is very effective in that regard. I also like the duller glare on the door directly above the blinding glare. That's what one would perceive when the eyes do finally begin to adjust. This image displays a very visually realistic sense to me.

Well done, in my opinion.

My kind of photograph, so simple yet so full of mystery and emotion. Edward Hopper once wrote the following in a letter to Andrew Wyeth "Andy, as I get older the only thing I want to paint is how sunlight hits a white wall."

I could not write a more apt description than Ken just did, or provide a better quote than Shawn's. I agree and endorse both. Excellent photograph.

Technical tastes aside, spot on composition. I should write a book, how I learned to embrace imperfection and have fun, and no longer compare everything to Ansel Adams.-- well done (well seen).

I'm a sucker for a good door shot. This is a good reminder that subject matter is always right in front of us if we pay attention, you don't have to go on photo expeditions to find something to shoot.

Thanks for the comments .....

Yup. Love doors. Love all the vertical lines in it. Well done.