* Wednesday C&C "No Theme" Thread #791 / Revived #011 on 2023 06 14 *

Charming subjects for your thinking-outside-the-cupcake box experiment! If the evidence hasn't been eaten, or if you have the opportunity to do another shoot like this, I'd love to see close-ups of just a few. I tried cropping to get six or nine and what is revealed are the swirly shapes and repeating patterns, with a nice tonal range.

With fewer in the photo, I think you'll still retain your desired "vintage feel."

That's a good tip. Thank you.
I will remember for the next time.

There were a few left when I shot this yesterday afternoon, but I am sure they are gone by now :)

PS: I wasn't going for the vintage look when I took that photo. It was only while editing that the idea came to me. I am reviewing every batch of photos recently and asking myself "which of these would look good in B&W?" I am usually taking the photos without thinking much. The next step would be think about B&W while taking the photos.

Iron Gate Detail

Rich

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This is what Hollywood actors must feel like when they are acting opposite a character represented by a person in a blue suit, who will be replaced by a motion captured CGI creation later.
Made me smile.

"Seeing in black and white" has been an interest of mine since taking a black and white film class in 1989. I've gotten away from b&w somewhat, but I do try to remember that if I'm shooting for a monochrome result, I should be looking at textures, shapes, light and shadows, patterns, contrast, perhaps minimalism over "busy," things like that. There are tons of inspiring photographs and informational articles & videos online, of course.

Wonderful! Bright colors, non-competing background, eye-catching pose, a perfect frame/crop IMO because there is "just enough" negative space to keep from feeling crowded. I even find interest in the shadow pattern on the bird's head. Love it!

Mother India

The statue is of Mother India, but despite the femininity of the name, India is still a society where women are at the mercy of men more dramatically than many other countries.

Pete

Hi Linda,
It looks like this is close to a power plant, it's not just lines but three different poles and also where the lines go and find their connection and this makes it more interesting to me. What have you tried to express here, the aesthetic interplay of lines, the chaos compared to a railway line that can also be found randomly on large surfaces or just a combination that raises the riddle!

I like this picture because the viewer has to find the meaning for themselves.

Lou

Very beautiful - I like the composition and particularly the colors. The similar size of the sphere on top of the gate and the bokeh highlights in the background is a nice touch. Excellent capture!

Great shot! Really well spotted. It's very interesting and haunting at the same time. I looked at the image first and only read the text later and I have to say, that I didn't even realize what was going on at the size the image is displayed on the site. Only when I enlarged it and read the text, the full gravity of the situation was apparent to me.

That's why (even though I think I get why you went for the shot you did, because it has interesting lines) I would go for a crop in this situation:

I also tried to change the mood and focus the attention a bit more on the thing going on by some more processing. Of course it's not as suble as your original, but because of my initial experience with the image, I thought it might be worth a try...

Excellent photography!

No title. Yet.
I will be intrigued to see how everyone responds to this. I'm interested in gut responses rather than accurate guesses as to what this is. A couple of clues. I'm in Italy and this was in an art exhibition.

"Why did you jam a mop into the ceiling?"

I like it a lot! Can't exactly explain why, but my gut feeling would call this installation: "nessuno è superiore alla legge!" (No one is above the law!)

Great capture and very effective composition!

Thank you so much - I'm truly humbled to hear that! Still feel like I got so much to learn though...

Thank you - you give me way too much credit though... I'm feel like I'm mostly just experimenting. You know what they say about a broken clock? *"It's broken, but who needs it anyway in the era of the smartphone!" * 😅

You're correct - I think they don't have one originally! 😁 Glad you like the image - thank you!

Thanks a lot - that's very kind!

Swiss Army knife of the Oil Industry

enlarge and then press the arrow down.
Lou

Ha, ha - it's a good one! Someone is trying to MacGyver something...