Weekly Comp #164 - Painted shop front window Competition

Hi All
Up early to make a judgement on the above competition. Sorry to say my choice of theme did not go down to well with you all. I did not fully appreciate that people taking part came from all parts of the world where decaying shop fronts are not has common has in our English towns.
Sunday Pokemon by dougf8 Good attempt to meet the theme, the metal shutter closed has prevented some brilliant colours being seen. Although title explains that. Closed on a Sunday.
Del Boy by Hyram Bright and cheerful image advertising Trotters multi-national company. Shop front window for the world!!
The Demolition Man by AxelLuther A worse for wear shop front of interest showing the make –up of the sign. A good attempt at the theme.
Painted with light by i-Berg Shadow and angles of the window work well within the image.
Drawn to the Window by BAJ Yes, an image which caught my eye immediately with lady in the shop front painting. I appreciate that it was image was captured without any fore thought. Your interpretation of the theme works well for me.
L`Ancienne Boucherie by DrOrloff Love the muted colours and the reflection of the people wihin the shop window. Meets the theme beautifully.
No window to paint by Jyrkira A strong wooden building without windows; a good example of a lock-up.
Mannequins by aliengrove An eye catching image with lots of colour meeting theme of competition of a shop window.
Fruiterers at Arisford by billy A shop window with lots of colour from the fruit and vegetables. Love the angle of the pavement in relationship to the shop.
Last Chance Salon by davidtrout Shop front decay, good to see the advertising in paint. Meets the theme of the competition.
Vending Village by bosun65 A colourful image of a shop front.
Shop ???? by ArsenAl Yes a bit of humour goes a long way!!
Into the pink by Dr.Mhuni Like the title of the image with the lady about to leave the image away from the shop fronts. A good interpretation of the theme.
Skye Shop by johnriley An interesting image with lots to look at; certainly wacky. But meets the theme of the competition

First place goes Drawn to the Window by BAJ Love the image and good interpretation of theme; especially in light of so few entries.


Regards to you all

Malcolm

Congratulations to BAJ and many thanks to Malcolm for the competition.

Not an easy theme and I guess that most people would not have an archive shot, ready to submit.

Well done Malcolm on chosing a subject to challenge us all and to BAJ on his win. I thought BAJ's picture would do well.
The choice of subject obviously reflects the size of entry in a competition and experience shows that fewer entries ensue from a specific topic than from a subject open to wider interpretation.
david

Congrats to BAJ. Shame there weren't more entries!

Well done BAJ! Thanks Malcolm.

Thanks Malcolm, not an easy theme, but tackled well by those who entered. I especially liked the winner, which was a superb opportunity grasped with confidence and skill.

Congratulations to BAJ, who now has the helm and we'll look forward to the new theme as soon as it can be posted.

Good Day Thank you John for you comments, also to Malcom for a organising the competition and selecting challenging theme. The only problem winning is choosing a fresh theme! I will post a new competition theme by tomorrow.

Brian

Difficult subject but an excellent winner, worth the comp to see Brian's image. Pretty good for a talking dog! Love the reflection of the scene she's drawing.