Thanks for all the c&c. I was positively surprised by the number of posts. This is my final version. I like it better than my first version, so one of my goals was met, though I must say it's still not one of my favorite photos.
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Tobio

Thanks for the comment and image editing effort. One problem is that I sometimes rush my photo taking and perhaps this photo could have been better with some time and thought. Your composition idea is a good one I think. Also, I wanted to make this the Critique Thread number 4, but as I said earlier I couldn't find a place that would make possible to hotlink a big image and a small image is not worthy of the Critique Thread idea. I will see if I can find somewhere a place that would allow me to hotlink a bigger image.

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Tobio

Thanks for your comment

I'm afraid it's not that simple as I want also other people to like my 'art' so I tend to ask questions opinions from people who I believe to be knowledgeable.

I used to flip a coin, but many people said that I looked just like that two faced guy in that batsy movie when I did that so I had to stop doing it and now I'm looking for a safe alternative... Actually I meant that somebody on the forum could comment their opinions about the photo. I make my own decisions, or at least I think I so...

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Tobio

Thanks for the comments
I agree that block has to go. I don't know why I left that block there when I cloned out some other clutter from the foreground, must be getting near sighted or sumthin. Also the background has more than enough distracting factors. Though by removing all the distractions the photo would lose some of it's realism I believe. Now that I look at it more analytically, I think it was a bit strange choice to post here. I originally wanted to continue the Critique Thread, but I found out that both free Picasa's web album and Photobucket don't allow to hotlink big photos and I thought it would be useless to try work on very small sized image so I did just a new topic. Thanks for the comments I'll see if I manage to improve on this photo or will I just post a new bit more exciting photo.

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Tobio

Hi!

I took a chance and posted an image for c&c. I kind of like it myself, but not sure if I should like it. So I want you to tell me if it's any good. I used the da 18-55 lens at 24 mm, f/16, multisegment metering, -0.30 compensation, ISO 400, 1/160s. The settings might have been bit wrong, so please if any ideas on this then comment.

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Tobio

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Hi!

Good images despite the slight blurriness. Perhaps you used a bit too slow shutter speed? The da 55-300 is a pretty good lens in my opinion, though there can be better and worse copies.

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Tobio

Ye, it's always good to start things off with a good, hard stare like in that funny it-crew series

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Tobio

Fine work

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Tobio

Hi and welcome

I myself forgot to introduce myself (:blush when I joined this great club but all here have been friendly nevertheless

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Tobio

Hi!

I think this is pretty much perfect. Only problem, and this is probably only my opinion, is the 'unfortunate' direction of light. What I mean by this is that the two of the most important things in this photo, to me the door and windows, are in the shade. I read that shadows can be removed with some editing, but I'm not sure if it would work well. I'm not good in photo editing so I will leave that to somebody else if there is anyone here who wants to try that. Just my 2 cents.

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Tobio