Evolution104
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The WindowAnother rare sunny winter day, so I went out with my camera to get some specific shots. None of which turned out well enough 
But I happened upon a nicely weathered barn, and the lighting was nice.
This was almost the shot of the day. It wasn't until I got home and looked closely that I noticed that the upper portion of the window frame is blown out - grrr 
So other than the blown highlights, what do you think? I'm especially interested in your thoughts on the composition. But all C&C is welcome.
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creators
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I can appreciate your annoyance at the blown part of the frame. I was away from the screen as I thought about this picture and found my eye drawn to the dark area at the lower left, the movement was from the darkness on the plank just to the left of the little light splodge at the end of the straight line of the guttering/trunking up to the finger of dark pointing to the centre of the window. Funny what the eye does on what is essentially a very stable abstract.
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jonH
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i really like the shot.
as far as the blown bit goes, the picture contains a very wide range of light - you were always going to lose out on something in a single exposure.
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sean
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I like this. Don't care that there are different area of lightness - it all adds to the feel of the picture and works for me.
There's a good rustic feel to the whole thing.
Is this a place you can visit again? Would be interested to know what a sunset does to the surface of the wood...
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hil26
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hits the right spot for me as well
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Evolution104
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Many thanks to all.
The play of light and shadows were part of what attracted my attention to this barn in the first place. The texture and colors are what makes the shot special though. I arrived too late with the sun setting, so the shadows from the tree grew more prominent before I could get the camera set up. The camera seems to have made the shadows harsher than I remember, but I may have simply been too eager for the shot to make a critical assessment at the time.
This is another shot to give you an idea. The shadows were cast by a bare tree. This was taken about 20 minutes before sunset, but it was one of those days when the colours would be washed out and yellow rather than red and orange.
As you can see, this barn has lots of interest. With changing lighting and angles, I can milk this subject for a lot of pictures over the next year 
It's not too far from home, so I will definitely plan to go back for more pictures. It's on private property, so I took this picture from across the roadway.
Despite the blown highlights and distracting shadows, it's still a favourite. I'll keep it until I can manage a better one.
Thanks again for the comments. These appraisals really do help me see things I otherwise would not. Now I just need to work on seeing them before I take the picture 
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Simonzphotoz
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Great picture and love the compesition, about the blown highlights though, not sure if anyone mentioned it, cos I haven't read it all, but if when you next take it you bracket you might get a better exposure, and even combine two images, HDRI style? just a thought.
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sean
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I would very much like to see this photo re-shot and HDRI applied.
Are you able to do that? From what I saw of the article on this forum, you can get some astonishing results with this method.
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Evolution104
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Bracketing the exposure for HDRI is something I still don't think about until it's too late. I need to start making a conscious effort to think about it when I'm composing the picture.
A project for another time. I will have to return and try this again. But who knows what the lighting will be like then? lol
Thanks for all the kind comments. I'll revisit this window again as soon as time and weather permit 
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