* Wednesday C&C "No Theme" Thread #798 / Revived #018 on 2023 08 02 *

Thanks very much, Mike. Even though this photo was taken in early April, I've deleted the original file, so I'm not positive about the neon green. I know when attempting to show Bryan a bit more saturation, I found there is a great deal of yellow and the editing is pretty challenging.

I have resolved to keep my raw files longer now! I had gone from being overwhelmed with unorganized and unmemorable photos to current state of too lean and spare. Will find a happy balance now that I'm active with your awesome group 😁

Thanks Linda.
The closer view idea of our "patient gargoyl" works well for me with this crop, thanks for suggesting :-)

Well you made me work this morning .. This picture is a year old which means that I have backed it up and thrown away the layer information. So when I did the changes to brighten and warm I used the JPEG and was finding quick solutions to get back to comment here! . So I suspect I simply used the Brighten and White Balance to make the changes but again I threw away the layer info ... I thought about your comment and went back and worked a bit longer this morning but again with the JPEG but never quite got to where I would have liked if I were going to print this at 16X20, something I never do any more! .....

I think of the "occupant" as the discovered subject ......... a compositional approach that I sometimes use ..

I think here you are confused as the "influencer" and the new version with the repositioned bench are both from Simplejoy and his comment .... and it does change the story ...

Thanks for the detailed critique .. Much appreciated ..

WhyNot

Oh yes, it sure does! Very glad you posted the crop because, although I have shared suggested edits on other Wednesdays, this change I was seeing only in my mind 😀

Oh, yeah - sorry @MikeFewster and @WhyNot about the confusion. That edit was just my (heavy handed) attempt at 'changing the story' which was mentioned in an earlier comment. 😉 Of course it wasn‘t a serious suggestion… 😅

I like the feel of these. They convey the feeling of a wet day, of a summer rain falling with some force. The garden looks deserted except for the statue huddled tightly against the precipitation. There could be some fun to be had by taking closer shots of the rain bouncing with some vigor off the various surfaces. My favorite: the stone inlaid object with rain creating big splashes. I yearn for such a day here - Heat index 120, cloudless, not a drop of rain in weeks.

Nice catch. I especially like the houses nailed to the sky.

I love upside down pictures. One of my favorite kinds of fun shots. Yours is done your way with color work, putting your own now recognizable stamp on it.

Excellent capture of a gallery window and gallery subject. Given the history, the window could be considered a subject as well. Were the walls pure white or achieved in pp? Either way it is a good effect highlighting the b&w sculpture and the stained glass colours.

I appreciate this for the experiment: two photos of a beach or two beaches, made from what I presume to be a moving train, and showing us two different atmospheres: one bright and sunny, the other overcast and more gloomy.
In both, the nearby scene is motion-blurred, while the farther distance seems sharper (as is normal with drive-by photography). The fleeting character of human presence versus the stability of the bigger nature forces?
The photos give me something to think about. But I don't particularly like them beyond that.

I continue to be amazed by the universes you find in your kitchen.
May I make a special mention of the quality of the light in this one.
There is light reflecting of and being absorbed by glass (I think).
And there is light reflected by sheet metal.
Their quality is very different one from the other. And they work perfectly well together.

The difference between two treatments of the same image is interesting because both invite to look closer, but the center of attention is different.
In the colour version, it is the house/cabin for me.
In the toned B&W version, my gaze is drawn towards the mohawk haircut that comes over the hill.
In both, I like the fog, but it has more of a visceral presence in the B&W.
And of course, I always like a nice diagonal leading line from the bottom left corner to draw the eye inescapably into the image.

This is a wonderful way to combine modern art with classic architecture, emphasizing the similarity of a see-through quality shared.
It's perfect also that the sculpture seems to be looking towards that window, leading the viewer.
Really well done: a masterclass in how the best way to show an artpiece is not always the most conventional way (the conventional way being a frontal or sideways frontal view). It helps to consider the artpiece as a "living thing" and to consider its own feelings and perceptions, and then to express these. Love it.

Lovely image. For me, it shows what hiking is all about; great views, walking along well kept paths, mostly fairly safe but always having to be careful, especially as you get tired after a long hike.
In this shot we also have the anticipation of heading towards the "unkown" hidden inside the mist. Great how the path leads our eyes through the various layers in the image. The person adds the hiking with a friend context, and tells the story!
Looks very similar to the types of hiking I do with my wife here in Austria :-)

Good shot !! I like it.
I prefer the B&W best.
The toning looks OK to me, but maybe I would have pulled the darkest shadows down a bit to make that dark hedge row line even more contrasty and distinct from the rest of the bright mist. IMO it does needs rotating a bit to the left to make the building and trees stand up straight.

Nice place for a well earned rest!

The cheerful pastel colours of the houses here make up for the darker surroundings and foreboding sky :-)
Images like this of Scotland remind me to go back soon for another holiday. And, if you go there expecting rain you are certainly not going to be disappointed.
That rain makes the times when the sun comes out and the light is fantastic even better :-)

As others have mentioned, it is a great portrait !