* Wednesday C&C "No Theme" Thread #811 / Revived #031 on 2023 11 01 *

I agree Chris. And we didn't have to lug back packs.
Number 1 with the future concealed in the mist is a good starting point. The series is an effective mix of pathway, wide vistas and crags. A classic hike.

"all that remains"

It looks like you made this from the metal wire that encapsulates a champagne cork, right?
Once again, you deliver a stunning feat of creativity.
The creations themselves are always fun and original.
But you take them to the next level with your photographic choices in lighting (or lack thereof, in this case).
A simple silhouette, pardoxically, really brings the little critter to life, and the fingers almost touching is a nice nod to Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel.
Love it.
Keep'em coming!

I have spent six months of my life (in my formative years) in Bologna (as one of the Erasmus pioneers: not the first year of the program but close to it), so of course your images resonate.
The Due Torri is a staple of Bologna sites, mostly photographed from a bit of a distance that makes them stand out above the lower roofs surrounding them.
Your choice of framing them under one of the ubiquitous arches over all the Bolognese sidewalks, is a very good one: it brings one specific Bologna landmark under the umbrella of a much more universally present characteristic of this great city.

Your two images of restoration work in the city's main church are at first sight quite similar, but in fact they are quite different.
For your first image, I guess you move kinda close to a barrier and then shot up and under it.
For the second, you moved back and used a longer lens, incorporating the top of that same barrier in the lower part of your image.
The effect is striking, with two blindfolded statues now joining the two human artists who are using eyes wide open to explore their work ahead of them.

I truly love this whole photo report of your awesome hike.
Reading the captions and viewing your gorgeous images, I want to grab my hiking boots and head there straightaway.
Most of the images are really good, but the ones that combine layers of landscape for much depth (2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11), are the standouts.

This is a rare occasion where one of your images does not really speak to me.
I have been wondering why over the past few days.
Maybe it is the absence of a clear and strong geometry.
Maybe it is the odd open character of the bottom of the frame (with all that water that seems to be flowing out of the image).
Maybe it is the fact that the nearby autumnal tree is not grounded in anything.
All in all, I think that I would have been more enamored with just a telephoto capture of the far shore, shrouded in soft mist and with an even softer reflection.
The foreground does not add anything here for me.

One could almost read this as a modern take on the classical art subject of the "memento mori".
Our well fed spectator is watching the skeleton and considering his ultimate fate.

I wrote my own comment on this image before looking further down the thread (being systematic to make sure I look at everything).
Funny how we both made the same association.

The B&W is quite alright.
I usually process my B&W with more contrast, but that is a matter of taste.
This soft and gentle B&W fits the pianissimo rhythms of the image perfectly.

Compositionwise, you did great.
I have made my fair share of images of beautiful classic (and modernist brutalistic) staircases, both pointing up and pointing down.
So I can really appreciate the effort it takes to get just the right angle and focal length to get the optimal view.
You did here: the curves are beautifully nested and the right angles of the stairs are like outspread wings.
I would probably have focused more on the center and the depth, but that would have been a mistake.
Your wider view is much better.

This needs to be viewed very large in order to appreciate the simplicity of capturing these grasses and their movement in different directions.
This would look great on a really wide wall in a vegetarian restaurant or in a bakery.

I thank you all for your kind comments and sharing your take on what I offer. I always enjoy reading what others see in these photographs as I find more than any other genre that “street” seems to let the viewer bring his history and experience to those interpretations ...

WhyNot

Minnie, Linda and Roel,

Thank you very much for the comments.

As to the size of the images, I have them printed at 24" wide and matted, waiting for framing. Fortunately I have a wall to hold them.

Rich

LindaS, minniev, Rich42, RoelHendrickx

Thank you very much for your comments and suggestions.
I rarely do B&W, I don't know why but there's something in me that pushes me towards color. I shoot in RAW and convert to B&W but I'm almost always dissatisfied and in the end I go for the color version, but the strange thing is that I like seeing B&W photos.

I completely get that and often feel the same way!

Your shot above is excellent though and works really well in B&W. So I would suggest it's worth it ignoring your usual instinct to go for the color version from time to time and just try it like you did here. I'm sure the results will look great given the apparently very good feeling for composition you have. Excellent work!

Sorry - forgot to comment, even though I absolutely wanted to the moment I saw it! I love your captures and the combination of them works really well. I often hesitate to shoot grass 'only' even though I enjoy doing that because some inner voice tells me 'but there must be something else of interest in there!'. Your wonderful shots reminded me, that this is certainly untrue and it's more than worth it to go for the grass, its patterns, movement and light as well. Thanks!

I really enjoy the colors in your shot - it's so exceptionally well balanced and makes me think of the abundance of colors and impressions Nature often provides in spades. Just wonderful!

Yes, for balance reasons as well as giving a little bit of depth perception. I also generally enjoy the shapes and patterns bright light creates on our hands. While I won't claim I like the signs of aging, I find hands of all ages beautiful and interesting. They're such incredible tools...

Thanks to everyone for the interesting comments and interpretations. It may be my least liked image since years on flickr, so I'm glad you thought it's worthwhile... 😅

A moment to be enjoyed by a spectator. Street photography rather than fine art. We can try to think of witty and/or profound thoughts from either of the figures as they contemplate each other. The difference in body mass is full of possibilities. We could do the same with the dog and its interest in the bones. The low angle chosen by the photographer helps us to see things from the dog's point of view.