* Wednesday C&C "No Theme" Thread #802 / Revived #022 on 2023 08 30 *

Sorry - I actually forgot to comment on your shot, which I wanted to do, because I love it! Recognizing the leaning trees in combination with the arrows is an excellent ability and I also find the look and processing highly effective! Excellent work. 👍

There are a couple of reasons why I prefer three. The figures on the forearm are important. I think they need to be large enough in the image so they can be clearly examined . Two and three both allow this. Three adds the reflection whereas the base of two feels too tight against the frame. Two in portrait frame with the reflection included might have worked even better.
Thanks for posting these. It's a monument I hadn't been aware of.

A good moment of observation.
Three are many horizontal straight lines all through the image and they make the curve stand out. Even so, perhaps consider taking out the two on the road closest to the bottom edge. These two compete with the curve of the road marking. You might also either remove the small box on the right hand edge or take a thin slice off that edge to eliminate the box. The extra width and objects on the left hand side is a strength as the trees lean into that space.
B&W was a good choice here to keep the attention on the lines of the image.

He's great. You don't often see a tail as immaculate as this. The row of "eyes" along the bottom edge is complete. Usually they seem a little worse for wear.
Love the raised and pointed foot. Traveling recently we were vastly amused by the "influencer foot" pose with one foot advanced and pointed. The same pose was being used over and over in selfies at tourist locations. Your peacock has it precisely right.
You got him exactly as he hopes his lady friend sees him.

What isn't shown becomes the point. The ref lead is marvellous. The loop tells that whoever holds the other end and the cat are relaxed. The vertical line of the lead suggests that the holder is far taller. They care about the cat. The red makes the lead striking and ensures its importance.
A clever shot that is really about a relationship with a person we never see,

I agree with Fireplace. However, the image has to be viewed large. The grass textures kind of all blur together when viewed small.

i like this one but it's too late in the thread-week for everyone to see it, so you may want to repost it. I like the look of the tiny "door" in the the center, with everything spinning off of it getting more compressed as we fall "down" like Alice falling down the rabbit hole abstracted. Love the colors and radiating lines. This one really does emulate paint strokes quite well.