It seems you often have this problem David, and you worry too much.
Most of your images hold a level high beyond many others, and do not worry, people are very pleased with all of your photos. And if you do not post a picture one day, and you might loose 1 visitor, you'll still have 2000 others enjoying your spectacular photos, no matter if you skip one day or two and come back with superb photos!

This one isn't that bad, the great contrast between the water and land is very good, and from the angle you've taken it, the whole photo seems strange, but pleasing.

Then one thing I do not like is the focuspoint. I am not sure where it is, maybe in the middle of it, but I can't focus right and do not know where to look when I see the photo. Other than that, it's a good photo!

I actually quite like the composition. It's offbeat and makes you look at the image twice. One thing I really like about your work is your ability to manipulate your textures. I often see that in your work - things that I feel I can touch.

Don't be too hard on yourself.

Kjetil/Leon: the image-a-day thing started out as an experiment, more to see whether I could do it than anything else, and I guess I now see it as a personal challenge rather than an obligation. And I suppose, as with all personal challenges, there are days when it goes well, and others when it's more of a struggle.

I came across a new blog yesterday (Wood | Stone) run by Bob Kupbens, who's also aiming for an image a day. On his about page he writes "we'll see how painful 'one picture a day' becomes". The answer, on days when you have either nothing to put up, or something that you're not entirely happy with, is "very painful". And I know it's self-inflicted, so I don't really have anything to complain about ;-)

I guess the answer to your question is that photography is not an exact science. It's an art, and as such you can't expect to be able to find art every single day, especially when you have very high standards, like you do.

I kinda like it. I like the dull colours.

I've also been attempting to 'add' rather than 'take' an image a day.

Thus far, it seems to be going ok, but this is due to the fact that I sorted out a 'buffer' of about a dozen photos before I started, which helps to take the pressure off a bit! At the moment I still have about 15 in the queue to add on, but certainly some of these are of a lower quality to those I have already taken.

So far so good!

Like the muted colours and the light in this one btw

I can't answer your unanswerable question either... whenever I decide to go out for a photography walk, I always seem to have way less imagination then the times when my camera is farthest away from me as possible. Anyway, I think this photo is pretty good. There's something very unsettling about it that I cannot seem to put my finger on.

I liked this picture because of the textures and contrast. The deep blue of the water combined with the gray of the concrete is pleasing to the eye. The combination of the water and concrete seems almost alien. It's a unique picture, something not seen every day.

nice compos.! Is that Tamisa?

I like this picture quite a lot, but maybe it's a little too crisp looking. The concrete in particular could probably use a bit less sharpening.

David, you should see The Five Obstructions - a documentary by Lars von Trier which is the best discussion about creativity you've ever seen. When you see the film, you will see that your "image-a-day" is an obstruction, which is really healthy.

I wrote a review of the film which is posted here:

http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/8/1/17839/15649

I like the composition a lot. The absence of the horizon means that the water appears to be hanging vertically, or even to be suspended above the viewer's head, waiting to wash down over you. The highlights on the left side of the water give a clue about the orientation, but even so the effect is quite unsettling.

I like it, another disorientating masterpiece! I think the texture is wonderful and the grim colour set is very suitable.

somebody mentioned before how its odd not to know exactly what we're focusing on, the eye has no path to follow, and that described what I felt even if I didn't know it lol
I think this time turning the image wasn't the way to go, it confuses the senses but doesn't create an all that new effect, don't you think?
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"I think this time turning the image wasn’t the way to go"

Sandra: this is a straight, uncropped, unrotated shot. What you're looking at is a sea wall, sloping down (at an angle of about 30 degrees from the horizontal) towards the sea.

I also agree that the image seems to be lacking something. One sugestion I would have (which may not have worked depending on what was to the left of the shot) is to use that darker crack as a center focus point where the rest of the image could balance from. I did notice that you tried doing that with the smaller squares but they just dont seem to pop all that well and to me tend to blend into the cement easily

i think the challenge of posting a photo a day is extremely difficult and you do such a wonderful job. you do seem to be a bit hard on yourself and i can relate...but those with such personalities strive to be better and better and tend to become great artists. i think you are already there. please do take the time to give yourself the proper credit.

I think more of the water on top and less of the wall at the bottom would make for a better shot. Right now, the water is too less to make an impression and anything interesting on the wall is in the middle. For me the top of the wall [bottom of the picture] doesn't really add any value to the shot. Maybe more [just a little] water would do the trick.

Thanks everyone.

mandar: you may well be right. Perhaps I'll try and reshoot this one.

i really like this shot as well. something about the colour and the texture. i like the fact that your eye doesn't know where to go. sometimes people put too much emphasis on balancing a photo, but sometimes an out of balance photo can be just as interesting.

as for why some days you can take great shots and others not. i think sometimes it depends on the mood you are in, and also things like the weather and/or lighting. sometimes i think you can take a photo and think it's not very good but over time come to see things in it you didn't see at first, or others may find value in a picture that you yourself do not see. sometimes it's more about personal baggage than about whether a photo is good or bad...

it looks strange at first...
a wall and water as the ceiling :) what a strange perspective
just love it.