Windows

Fantastic composition and great colours. Love that the strong red is in the centre but below the middle. The harsh black diagonal line is heavy enough in the frame that it balances the strong red. The brightness of the white wall is just right as you didn't over expose it totally so there is some texture which is really good to see.

The first thing you notice is the great colours - the blue works well with the rusty yellow. I like how the window is almost dead centre in the frame with the line of the horizon cutting straight through it. drawing your eye right to it. The diagonal shadow cutting across, yet not breaking, the central horizontal line is really clever in its simplicity. It made me come back to look at this pictures several times. The missing stone in the wall and the hole it left behind adds to the lack of symmetry in a very symmetrical image. Well spotted.

Sooo cute....! Lovely gentle tone and feel to the photograph which adds to the innocent child half hidden behind the empty window frame. Often, having a person so central in the frame could be a problem but, because the off centred cross of the window it seems to shift the balance so it works.. There is some blur I think (hard to tell when looking on a website) but 1/30th at 200mm is really pushing it even on a tripod. You could easily have shot it at a high ISO which would have allowed you to shoot with a faster shutter. Much better to have a bit of grain and a sharp image in my opinion. A lovely photograph and one that will be on the wall for years I hope.