* Wednesday C&C "No Theme" Thread #787 / Revived #007 on 2023 05 17 *

A mannequin from IKEA. The title should be, "Some assembly required." 😁 Another wonderful image - one of your best on this forum. Perfect lighting, perfect composition, perfect color. I love the fingernails.

Just very nice. Reminds me of my youth. Shame they don't build houses like that any more...

This one is in the same "family" as your other railroad image shared here. It's an interesting view of inverted or otherwise manipulated colors, in a well composed image with a traditional strong railroad leading line. (they keep telling us we shouldn't do this because we might get run over by the train.) Indeed in this one there appears to be a locomotive down the track...

The blues work fine on the highlights, I'm not so convinced about the remaining greens in the foliage on the left, particularly.

If you want it to simulate night, you could give the distant train some lights...would be fun to play with.

You certainly can confound us about seasons in some of your work, this being one of the most confounding. The image itself is quite pleasing, a peaceful attractive scene with every twig and flower rendered sharply and everything in its place. As presented, the capture looks something like infrared. I cannot say I find the purple sky appealing; it becomes especially jarring when mixed with the orange trees. There is a ton of grain (or noise) in the sky particularly that is an eye-bother for me. I am curious how you choose your colors and whether you apply them in software or use some method to capture them in camera.

A very interesting concept to convey the fragmentation of city life.
There is clearly a glitch in the Matrix!

The original image was really good but it did indeed feel a bit like a scene on the Titanic.
The perspective correction with very clever and precise use of the skew correction sliders in PS or LR, is indeed an improvement.
It allows the viewer to concentrate on the shadows and on the play of light, without wondering about, or being distracted by the odd angle of the lamp (and especially its pulling chords).
In other words: eliminating the distraction of the awkward feeling angle, allows more focus on the main highlight here: the light and shadow playing with the geometry.

The theme of men looking at women is universal, crossing all cultures, time periods, geographies. While the thoughts may vary some in terms of culture, the underlying premise is the same. Men have always found women an interesting, possibly the MOST interesting, topic of conversation and thought. The women, as is common, are more interested in their own animated conversation. Are the men imagining what's beneath the folds of cloth? Waiting impatiently for their wives to stop talking and resume their walk? We don't know. But you've captured a universal scene in a culture far from the modern norm. The details of the setting are fun to explore - the frayed decorative items, the utilitarian objects, the graffiti. Well spotted and well presented.

This is a very creative interpretation of urban transport. The way you've placed the various the various crops (or had your program to place them) makes for a cohesive if jarring image. And jarring may well be the point. All the riders are disconnected. (One is even disconnected from his own head). Thus is the haste and style of modern urban life.

Additional shot of the same spot.
It's a transition area between a small lake and the river.

Thank you for comments and interest.

Great combinations of lines and shadows.

Thanks for clarifying and the extra shots. The original swirl is my fav from all the weekly c&c here on DPRevived

I am not comfortable with this shot. Not so sharp and lots of noise in the sky...
But I like it somehow

What do you see?

The old and the new

Wow - timing, luck, a photographer's eye for the importance (impact) of the scene. So cool.

I recognized the scene immediately because I've come across similar. Your composition is great IMO, bringing together the three sharply detailed elements in a swirling circle of triangles!

EDIT - and then I found your context photos. Wow - guess I was totally wrong about the origin, but am even more impressed by your great eye and creativity!

Leaving earth to return another day - when maybe we will recognize the willingness of a far-advanced species to help us out of our current world mess? Love the opportunity to imagine.

The light and shapes, the slight discomfort of "body" parts...and then the discovery of a single red nail - wonderful!!