• Members 4254 posts
    Aug. 24, 2024, 4:40 p.m.

    Very nice scene and the rail lines work well as leading lines but as in the other thread you posted your image, the near blown sky is a distracting eye magnet for me and so detracts a little from the image.

    It was shown in the other thread that the sky is largely recoverable (using ACR). To what extent the sky is recovered is obviously up to you.

  • Members 1963 posts
    Aug. 24, 2024, 4:54 p.m.

    These came to life when I saw them enlarged, especially the third shot. I like the idea of the water going in different directions.

  • Members 1963 posts
    Aug. 24, 2024, 5:02 p.m.

    Like a lot of things, its history is complicated, and I suspect it was ornamental more than a house for bees. The Bee shelter has been moved a couple of times from its original position in Nailsworth.

    It is actually near Hartpury Mill, as Google Maps tells me that Hartpury is pretty vast. We saw a ancient monument road sign and had time to kill, so it was an accidental discovery.

  • Members 1963 posts
    Aug. 24, 2024, 5:04 p.m.

    I cannot imagine myself having the patience to do this sort of photography. M32 with a 400 lens really shines for this sort of thing.

  • Members 1963 posts
    Aug. 24, 2024, 5:06 p.m.

    There is a stone wicker basket. But I think this was more ornamental than anything.

  • Members 1320 posts
    Aug. 24, 2024, 5:07 p.m.

    Sounds good, I'll have to try it. Where can I buy an m32 camera? 😆

  • Members 1963 posts
    Aug. 24, 2024, 5:08 p.m.

    Nice idea, to find a spot where the railway seems to spout out from the high rises.

  • Members 974 posts
    Aug. 24, 2024, 5:27 p.m.

    I rather like the second, a peek into a hidden world.

  • Members 974 posts
    Aug. 24, 2024, 5:28 p.m.

    Cool. They really look like military helicopters.

  • Members 1963 posts
    Aug. 24, 2024, 5:33 p.m.

    Ohps M43 of course.

  • Members 1139 posts
    Aug. 24, 2024, 7:26 p.m.

    As usual, interesting shots. They become a series when you read your title.
    I wonder what the "puddle shot" would look like if the person were to look down into the puddle, as if she could see her own reflection ?

  • Members 1139 posts
    Aug. 24, 2024, 7:33 p.m.

    In the other "Wednesday C&C" thread I said I might prefer a version of this shot where some of the right hand side was cropped off, seeing it again, I think I now prefer your original :-)

  • Members 1139 posts
    Aug. 24, 2024, 7:56 p.m.

    The first here is nicely framed and the second here shows some good flowing motion with your chosen Shutter speed.

    We've also had some of that prolonged rain followed by high water, here in Austria too.
    Noticed it again last week in the little streams that we saw in the walk down from Schneeberg. There were 3 places where a tiny, usually dried up, stream sometimes trickles over and crosses a "road". This time there were were big diggers trying to rebuild the road after it had been almost washed away with wild torrents from that little stream. They were in fact making a wall out of big bolders on the lower side so that it will be more protected next time.

    We are living in the time of climate change and the promised bad effects are already here!
    It's not surprising, when you consider that for every increase of 1 degree C, the air can hold 7% more moisture, and all that extra water can come down as heavy rain. Especially bad when, by chance, it all happens to come down concentrated on some unfortuante local area :-(

  • Members 779 posts
    Aug. 24, 2024, 8:34 p.m.

    This one is my pick.

  • Members 1079 posts
    Aug. 24, 2024, 9:31 p.m.

    An interesting theme. This is my favourite.

  • Members 1079 posts
    Aug. 24, 2024, 9:37 p.m.
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    Aug. 24, 2024, 9:40 p.m.

    It needs to be seen full screen to appreciate it fully.

  • Members 1079 posts
    Aug. 24, 2024, 9:44 p.m.

    What a view!

    I can't get my head around the signs I am afraid.