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* Wednesday C&C "No Theme" Thread #800 / Revived #020 on 2023 08 16 *

RoelHendrickx
Aug. 16, 2023
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    minniev
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    Aug. 16, 2023, 10:53 p.m. Aug. 16, 2023, 10:53 p.m.
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    @Fireplace33 has written:

    When water looks almost B&W

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    On holiday this week, so these are some older shots.

    Congrats on 800 times !

    That's an interesting series, and could merits its own thread to explore other examples. Your images all seem to have been in very high contrast situations, which can wash out colors and produce the appearance of blacks and whites where they aren't present visually. Often when I find myself in such environments I shoot for monochrome. You have used these factors as pathways to creative interpretations, and it works well especially in the final one where the two windsurfers are silhouetted against bright colored sails that are just about the only color in the images.
    The first might as well be shot in monochrome as the contrast has rendered it that way for you. The middle one looks like it would make a nice monochrome as well; it is my favorite scene of the 3, a beautiful well composed and dramatic shot where the cloud seems to rise up out of a waterfall that's raging above your head. Thanks for sharing a fascinating set and hopefully starting an interesting conversation here.

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    ChrisOly
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    Aug. 16, 2023, 11:58 p.m. Aug. 16, 2023, 11:58 p.m.
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    @minniev has written:

    A Bird's Backside

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    It is absolutely spectacular. The best effort so far from your special place. It has all the elements - the water, the mist, the angles, the birds etc. Fab!!! Just bottomless source of amazement...well done.

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    ChrisOly
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    Aug. 17, 2023, midnight Aug. 17, 2023, midnight
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    @RoelHendrickx has written:

    MOVE OVER DARLING

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    Great shot and amazing observation.

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    ChrisOly
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    Aug. 17, 2023, 12:02 a.m. Aug. 17, 2023, 12:02 a.m.
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    @simplejoy has written:

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    Great spontaneous capture.

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    ChrisOly
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    Aug. 17, 2023, 12:05 a.m. Aug. 17, 2023, 12:05 a.m.
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    @simplejoy has written:

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    Daily bread... a mere illusion!
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

    Being a lover of true sour dough bread this shot really resonates with me. So simple and so effective.

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    ChrisOly
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    Aug. 17, 2023, 12:07 a.m. Aug. 17, 2023, 12:07 a.m.
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    @MikeFewster has written:

    Invasion.
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    Oh, well done. You have captured the present invasion of technology upon old and beautiful...

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    ChrisOly
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    Aug. 17, 2023, 12:10 a.m. Aug. 17, 2023, 12:10 a.m.
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    @Fireplace33 has written:

    When water looks almost B&W

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    Eventhough I like #2 a lot, my vote goes to #3. Love the repetition, colours, shimmering water etc. Brilliant!

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    ChrisOly
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    Aug. 17, 2023, 12:14 a.m. Aug. 17, 2023, 12:14 a.m.
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    @DavidMillier has written:

    Tidal pool, Margate, UK

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    Just fantastic (imho). This calm and meticulous capture encompasses all which some people like about photography. Reflection of reality and beauty, among other things...

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    MikeFewster
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    Aug. 17, 2023, 12:17 a.m. Aug. 17, 2023, 12:17 a.m.
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    @RoelHendrickx has written:

    MOVE OVER DARLING

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    An image shot on the Isle of May (off the Scottish east coast) in late April 2017, with the Olympus E-M1 on which was mounted the weathersealed Olympus 40-150mm F2.8 lens with the x1.4 teleconverter, resulting in the F4 maximum aperture used here. Weathersealing was a must on this wet and cold day.

    A question everyone. Is it possible to take a photo of a puffin that people don't like?
    The rock gives a good stage for our puffins to line up on. Their white patches and orange bits stand out against the grey behind. The small area of out of focus white foam does a splendid job of linking things together with our heroes and their writings on the rocks.
    The group of puffins have generally cooperated by looking towards the main character and once again the various parts of the image are drawn together.
    I wish we had puffins in Australia.

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    ChrisOly
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    Aug. 17, 2023, 12:18 a.m. Aug. 17, 2023, 12:18 a.m.
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    @LouHolland has written:

    The Grief
    Pure Art at the graveyard, Leuven, Belgium

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    Just wow!!! Love your crying man. The whole environment is rather unusual, to say the least. This capture touches us humans on many levels...

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    ChrisOly
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    Aug. 17, 2023, 12:24 a.m. Aug. 17, 2023, 12:24 a.m.
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    @LindaS has written:

    Basalt 2

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    Love your fascination with this rock! It certainly has enormous variety of textures, colours, meanings, beauty etc. I could probably spent hours there, attempting to see and feel and capture different angles which just create endless shapes...amazing.

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    ChrisOly
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    Aug. 17, 2023, 12:26 a.m. Aug. 17, 2023, 12:26 a.m.
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    @WhyNot has written:

    Summer 3

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    WhyNot

    Just great, great shot. Enough said...

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    ChrisOly
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    Aug. 17, 2023, 12:27 a.m. Aug. 17, 2023, 12:27 a.m.
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    @Sagittarius has written:

    To keep rock formations theme - underground rock formations

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    Love that natural design. Excellent find and capture.

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    ChrisOly
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    Aug. 17, 2023, 12:28 a.m. Aug. 17, 2023, 12:28 a.m.
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    @OpenCube has written:

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    Just brilliant and humorous.

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    ChrisOly
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    Aug. 17, 2023, 12:30 a.m. Aug. 17, 2023, 12:30 a.m.
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    @PeteS has written:

    Observing Religion

    The banks of the Ganges in Varanasi (aka Benares) is one of the most intensely religious sites (and sights) in the world.

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    Priceless capture. Technology is invading spiritual moments...

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    MikeFewster
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    Aug. 17, 2023, 12:30 a.m. Aug. 17, 2023, 12:30 a.m.
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    @simplejoy has written:

    I really liked to draw as a child, but was discouraged over time by a number of factors including my overly self-critical nature as well as the conventional school system, which (while it worked fine for me in other areas) was quite devastating to my enjoyment of it. Therefore I unfortunately missed the opportunity to gain the motivation, experience and skill which would be necessary for me to explore and enjoy it as a hobby.

    However - stubborn as I can be from time to time - I realized that photography can be an interesting avenue for me to experiment with drawing without the frustrating consequences, because it opens a way to mask and overshadow a lot of potential shortcomings in technique and it's also not as important to me to draw something unique from my mind there (I mostly draw stuff by copying images...) because I'm creating something else with it anyway.

    So i can finally draw something and enjoy it in a different way:

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    Daily bread... a mere illusion!
    by simple.joy, on Flickr

    I can relate to getting into photography because I couldn't draw. It would be nice for me to be able to blame the school system for this but there were other shortcomings closer to home.
    This feels like more of a visual game than a photo to be critiqued. "Draw" seems to be a clue but I'm not linking the dots. It's from simplejoy so it's probably macro. There is an extremely narrow dof which suggests macro again with a wideish F stop. I'm guessing at a plastic button but can't add it up with the clues. Help.

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    ChrisOly
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    Aug. 17, 2023, 12:32 a.m. Aug. 17, 2023, 12:32 a.m.
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    @19andrew47 has written:

    Another milestone!

    Andrew

    37 Pontiac
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    for Linda, you can buy them at The Rooms in St. John's, Newfoundland

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    Oh, that #1 shot is an absolute winner! Fab.

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    ChrisOly
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    Aug. 17, 2023, 12:35 a.m. Aug. 17, 2023, 12:35 a.m.
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    @Rich42 has written:

    Manawai Gulch, Molokai
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    Oh that green and the mountains and the mist! You certainly captured a dream scene!

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