Wow. Cool shot. I love the dark background and then the yellowish light. It's not the most complex shot, but nice all the same!

I would seriously love to go on a photo outing with you just to see how you manage it ! Mind you I bet you don't have a gaggle of boisterous children under the age of 8 with you !

er, for some reason half my comment was left off ! Anyway the rest said 'Mind you, i bet you don't have a gaggle of boisterous children under the age of 8 tagging along !"
Very strange.
I like the photo btw, simple yet effective.

Oh it's your daughter? That makes the shot that much more wonderful. I'd love to see this in high contrast b/w -- or sepia. Even in color it almost looks like a painting, or a photo taken a very long time ago. Dreamlike even.

THAT is one HELLACIOUSLY wonderful shot. May I buy a print? Seriously. I love it that much. Wow.

I actually prefer this shot over yesterdays. I didn't actually care for yesterdays very much. There was a balance problem with it which is unsettling and I think that it didn't quite cut it for me. It had a lot of potential but I think that the composition was flawed. The sky was beautiful and so was the sea and the boardwalk but the tea party wasn't highlighted enough and it was an issue of a little of each and not enough of each. There were 3 competing items that are competing for your attention and none really grabs it. It's pretty for sure but I don't think it's one of your best.

Todays shot I think is a stunner even though a little texture in the dark areas would have added a little bit of balance it still is a very successful image. Cheers!

Eerily beautiful shot here. I enjoy the way the framed reflection creates combatting reactions for me as a viewer. The circle (and the darkness that surrounds it) creates an obvious valency toward the reflection, and yet the reflection itself leaves me with feelings of complexity and mystery. I want to thank you for sharing your eye with all of us in the photoblogging community. I'm just getting started at this, but you have certainly been, and continue to be, an inspiration. all best wishes.

Super Shot. I like the scratches in the reflection. Curious as to how much processing was done to darken the surrounding area. There is something about this shot that really strikes me but I just can't put my finger on it. I will have to take a look again tomorrow and see if a good nights sleep gives me a bit better insight.

I like the creepy feeling of this picture.

Reminds me of soemthing that should be in a scary movie, ro on 99rooms.com

this is great. you waited for the right person to walk by. very mysterious.

Fabulous shot, to me what really does it is the texture of the 'window'. My first feeling is of claustrophobia, someone trapped in a dark and horrible place looking out at the world passing by. Wonderful.

A small window into another world. Nicely placed in the frame. Sublime. :)

this group of vacation shots (blackpool?) is really great, should be in a book. you capture the whimsical, dreamlike, anachronistic quality that is so unique to seaside resorts. beautiful dave!

The lighting and the tones are what I really like about this one. Personally I feel the bottom part is a bit too dark, as it makes the item sort of incomplete, and it's a tad distracting. It's very appealing nonetheless.

For some reason this makes me think of the Titanic - let me explain before you laugh, lol. The light looks like a porthole, and it weathered and flawed (as you might imagine a sunken ships portholes might be) and the little girl reminds me of all the innocents who died aboard that ship, so it makes this image a bit haunting of a narrative.

Funny how people make up these stories after looking at a single still sometimes eh?

The haunting atmosphere is what draws me to this picture. It makes me feel cold. And alone...

I love the contrasting moods of this one ... the darkness, the golden hues, the scratched reflection ... dark and light evoking senses ... very appealing!

Great color inside the reflection... for me the outside is too black, and some texture would have been nice. It's disorienting having the reflection 'tilt' away from the eye, and to have nothing around it to put it in perspective

AMAZING! I love this shot! Bravo!

I love this. What works for me are the colors (the slight lavendar tone of the frame and the greens and yellows within the reflection) as well as the texture of the reflection which gives it an impressionist feeling. Well done!

Thanks everyone. As for the background: there were two elements, both of which were naturally way under-exposed – some moth-eaten grass, and a dirty concrete wall, neither of which were worth including. I do agree though that their absence is disorienting, it's just that they really didn't add anything to this shot.

I just love it to pieces! There is something nostalgic in that shot but I cannot explain what or why. Beautiful!