* Wednesday C&C "No Theme" Thread #797 / Revived #017 on 2023 07 26 *

Yes. That is a country with some mistique for me and would love to travel there. Paula's photo captures it as imagined.

Me too. The colours lead me around the photo and I see more.

Mike, I very much appreciate your detailing your point of view. Educational and interesting for me to read a well-thought, articulate "opposite" to MinnieV's and mine.

For me the second goes best with your entry of this week, and I better understand how a wall grouping would be more than the sum of its parts. The first is stand-alone interesting for the person on the balcony, and the second a fun pov of our must-have communication technology. But the last - with palm tree - is by far my favorite. The contrast between tall, skinny, rough textured tree against sleek, smooth, manmade rigid angles is fascinating to observe in the way you've presented.

This looks fantastic and personally I see this as a form of photo art. Good color combination, like it.
Lou

Gee I really like this one. Great color contrasts, excellent use of compositional building blocks of shape (triangles, rectangles, lines. Well chosen viewpoint for a reflection.. It looks like an impressionist painting. I'm not sure what all you did to it, other than your color work, but it's really nice. You are gaining mastery of your chosen brush.

I am sorry, though, that you posted it so late in the week when a lot of folks have assumed the thread is wound down for the week. I want lots of people to see this one. Maybe repost tomorrow??

For me the second goes best with your entry of this week, and I better understand how a wall grouping would be more than the sum of its parts. The first is stand-alone interesting for the person on the balcony, and the second a fun pov of our must-have communication technology. But the last - with palm tree - is by far my favorite. The contrast between tall, skinny, rough textured tree against sleek, smooth, manmade rigid angles is fascinating to observe in the way you've presented.
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Thanks Linda.

I like the image with the palm tree also. I'm actually fascinated by palm trees. They grow incredibly tall and dwarf everything around them. I think it is so interesting in the way their fantastically strong trunks seem to nonchalantly amble into the air, with subtle jogs this way and that that look so unconcerned. Yet those towering tops stand unmoving far above the upper ends of standard 50 foot utility poles. Unfortunately, photographing them just seems to result in long, skinny images that don't do them justice. I think I'll post a few of my favorites in a future installment.

Rich

Crystals are fascinating to almost everyone, and that these are so tiny makes them more fascinating. I'm not sure how you set it up and it probably doesn't matter. They're sharply detailed, complete with dirty edges. Their pinkish tone works well with whatever background that is.

My normal interests are landscape and macro, I am only just beginning to dabble in the world of our feathered friends. Heron's are a perfect choice for me , they are huge compared to most birds, stand still for ages and often seen in scenic locations . The photo is basically a landscape with a bird in it 😀

Love this one - the composition and shapes stand out to me! Very bold and interesting series. Bravo! 👍

OK. Those are the images. What I meant was, do you have a photo of the wall with the arrangement of the group, including the framing? In this case, I think the overall look of the group is important.

Simplejoy,

Thank you!

Rich

Mike,

I only have one image printed full size. No frames yet. (That is expensive! And will have to wait until there is a commitment). And I have no wall in my house large enough. It will only be if the gallery decides to go ahead that I will be able to show them as a group at full size. I could simulate a down-scaled mock-up composite in Photoshop, but there are lots of other priorities first.

Rich

It was the gallery grouping I thought would be exciting. If it happens, a picture of the wall would be an interesting discussion point here along with the original image. Such things can very much change how we respond to an image.

Here's a simulation of the prints, about 40 inches wide with 4" mat borders, hanging on a "gallery" wall 9' high.

Rich