* Wednesday C&C "No Theme" Thread #807 / Revived #027 on 2023 10 04 *

I like the ugly little stone cherub. I like the color toning. I like the composition. I think the dry, possibly dead overgrown grass gives the little statue the appearance of something old that's been abandoned, possibly in the remnants of a garden at an abandoned mansion, or an old cemetery. Is suggests a story. I do think I'd crop off the dark line of green at the top, which is a distraction to me.

The flotilla of sailboats are tiny toys in comparison with the behemoth of a cruise ship. A story in contrasts. Great color and light in this image increase the visual appeal.

I gave the title apprentice for the symbolism of the term.
In the beginning, apprentices were young people or even children who learned a trade or art through practice, just by watching the master. It wasn't an easy life, because they were there to work for nothing or very little (usually food), and only the most talented and resilient would later become masters themselves.
I think the concept of apprentice is both cruel and beautiful 😠😀

Thanks for watching and commenting

Very pleasing because the details make us see much more than we are used to when considering a blueberry: the fork provides scale, the waterdrops provide gloss and shine that makes the surprisingly textured surface of the berry stand out even more. The black hole in the center where the crown is, almost feels menacing.

I'm looking forward to more of your images, not necessarily because of the lens (although I always applaud people being happy with, and making the most of their gear), but more so because of your keen eye for composition. Positioning the sun exactly there is a stroke of genius that truly elevates this image.

I usually like almost everything that you post (with the dam birds high on the totem pole, but also your rural country-house nostalgia).
This one, however, does not result in any discernible quickening of my pulse.
It leaves me kind of indifferent.
To stay within your reasoning : I am not really wondering about the people who left this here.

I like the composition, with the menacing bigger animal almost like a shadow of the one in front.

Very simple and very effective.
Light can turn a patch of leaves into an emerald glowing from within.

A really nice moped there.

About your night image: I like it as it is.
The static elements look nice and crisp, while the light trail is situated perfectly to lead our viewer's eye straight into the heart of the image.

Morning walk in the Campsie hills , sun coming up, though it was soon hidden by rainclouds

Beautiful lighting and composition with both working together to gives us the feel of the time and place.
The T shaped composition suggests that we are moving along the fenceline to a destination somewhere in the intersection with the T crosslines. Most appropriate for a morning walk subject. The lighting takes us along the same fenceline with the sun highlight adding the attraction to the T intersection area. The gentle falling off in brightness to the sides of the fenceline further supports the composition lines.
Very nice.