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* Wednesday C&C "No Theme" Thread #860 / Revived #080 on 2024 10 09 *

RoelHendrickx
Oct. 9, 2024
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    MikeFewster
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    Oct. 10, 2024, 10:49 a.m. Oct. 10, 2024, 10:49 a.m.
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    @RoelHendrickx has written:
    @MikeFewster has written:

    Infinite Crystal World. Tokyo.
    Please do not edit this image without permission.

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    That is a wonderful almost-abstract.

    It may be my eyes deceiving me, but I have the impression that there is a slight lean to the right (top) (a few degrees max).
    This makes the image "human", but it kinda diminishes the abstract quality.
    A perfectly symmetrical image, split in half by a straight vertical, would be even more abstract.
    And that would even enhance the surprise of discovering a human shape in the center.

    It wouldn't surprise me if verticals and horizontals are way out of kilter. This isn't a PP or constructed image. This is what I was seeing, which is another reason why I didn't want the original edited without knowing what the editor intended doing with it. The whole chamber is built to deceive and dazzle. Mirrors and lights everywhere and the patterns and colors kept changing. A most disorientating experience. Look in another direction and the world turned inside out.
    Here's a self portrait. Different lighting and looking in a different direction. It stayed fixed for long enough for me to get a shot.

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    JPG, 2.1 MB, uploaded by MikeFewster on Oct. 10, 2024.

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    ChrisOly
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    Oct. 10, 2024, 1:36 p.m. Oct. 10, 2024, 1:36 p.m.
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    @RoelHendrickx has written:

    UP OR AWAY

    RoelH 202409 - Albania Porto Palermo fortress Ali Pasha Tepelena indoor B&W 2 on Iphone - IMG_6128.jpg

    (An Iphone image from ALBANIA in PORTO PALERMO - the interior of ALI PASHA TEPELENA FORTRESS)

    Great shot, like from a different epoch. B&w is a must in creating the atmosphere.

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    ChrisOly
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    Oct. 10, 2024, 1:37 p.m. Oct. 10, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
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    @MikeFewster has written:

    Infinite Crystal World. Tokyo.
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    Infinite Crystal World. Tokyo.jpg

    Just superb.l can't say anything else.

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    Amazing.

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    JPG, 2.1 MB, uploaded by ChrisOly on Oct. 10, 2024.

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    ChrisOly
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    Oct. 10, 2024, 1:39 p.m. Oct. 10, 2024, 1:39 p.m.
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    @Fireplace33 has written:

    On the way to Pronebengut

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    Great shot emphasizing the landscape at its best.

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    ChrisOly
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    Oct. 10, 2024, 1:42 p.m. Oct. 10, 2024, 1:42 p.m.
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    @DanHasLeftForum has written:


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    Nature at its best.

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    ChrisOly
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    Oct. 10, 2024, 1:44 p.m. Oct. 10, 2024, 1:44 p.m.
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    @minniev has written:

    The One Eyed King Of the Swamp

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    Good catch. Did you run away after taking the shot?

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    ChrisOly
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    Oct. 10, 2024, 1:45 p.m. Oct. 10, 2024, 1:45 p.m.
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    @Sagittarius has written:

    Flamingo
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    There is something gentle about this capture.

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    ChrisOly
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    Oct. 10, 2024, 1:47 p.m. Oct. 10, 2024, 1:47 p.m.
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    @Rich42 has written:

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    Driftwood

    Like the shape and colour. Reminds me about amber.

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    ChrisOly
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    Oct. 10, 2024, 1:47 p.m. Oct. 10, 2024, 1:47 p.m.
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    @Rich42 has written:
    @ChrisOly has written:

    +++ SHADOWS ***

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    (DO NOT alter)

    I misread the request "Do not alter" as the title of the image, "DO NOT Enter." (Which my brain obviously thinks would be a good title.)

    Mysterious, abstract, forboding.

    Good image.

    Rich

    Thanks.

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    ChrisOly
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    Oct. 10, 2024, 1:48 p.m. Oct. 10, 2024, 1:48 p.m.
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    @Kumsal has written:
    @ChrisOly has written:

    +++ SHADOWS ***

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    It's actually a B&W photo where the wind has brought in colored elements.
    I really like this idea.

    Thanks

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    ChrisOly
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    Oct. 10, 2024, 1:49 p.m. Oct. 10, 2024, 1:49 p.m.
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    @Kumsal has written:

    Warm tones in autumn

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    Love the scene and natural colours.

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    ChrisOly
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    Oct. 10, 2024, 1:53 p.m. Oct. 10, 2024, 1:53 p.m.
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    Brown Falcon

    @Bryan has written:

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    Wonderful capture of a special specimen.

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    ChrisOly
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    Oct. 10, 2024, 1:54 p.m. Oct. 10, 2024, 1:54 p.m.
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    @MikeFewster has written:
    @ChrisOly has written:

    +++ SHADOWS ***

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    The structure and grate are uncompromisingly metal. Black. Shiny. Hard-edged. Much the same for the two dominant shadows. All the respect for life of a prison cell.
    The leaves are fragile. There aren't many of them. They aren't held in place. The colours have faded. The couple of water drops are more like tears.
    A statement about lost potential.
    Perhaps a little could be removed from the left hand side without changing the feel of the image?

    Thank you. Like your thought process.

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    minniev
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    Oct. 10, 2024, 3:48 p.m. Oct. 10, 2024, 3:48 p.m.
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    @RoelHendrickx has written:

    UP OR AWAY

    RoelH 202409 - Albania Porto Palermo fortress Ali Pasha Tepelena indoor B&W 2 on Iphone - IMG_6128.jpg

    (An Iphone image from ALBANIA in PORTO PALERMO - the interior of ALI PASHA TEPELENA FORTRESS)

    A wonderful image with a wealth of story embedded. Composition with the two similar (but not same) archways offering a choice of routes upward and routes below is visually and thematically engaging. The two human figures are also engaging, in part because of their strong story, in part because of their interesting garb, in part because the flare forces them forward into our consciousness even though they are small comparatively, and in distinct. They have chosen to move into the above ground light via the ancient stairway, leaving behind the convoluted nesting archways that lead into the below ground distance. Great choice of processing, enhancing the sense of timelessness. I can imagine whole stories or books or poems or songs that could be illustrated with this image. Excellent work.

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    minniev
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    Oct. 10, 2024, 3:55 p.m. Oct. 10, 2024, 3:55 p.m.
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    @MikeFewster has written:

    Infinite Crystal World. Tokyo.
    Please do not edit this image without permission.

    Infinite Crystal World. Tokyo.jpg

    A surreal image and very engaging. It feels like an abstract despite the presence of a recognizable human proceeding through the scene, as if suspended midair. Most of the lines all lead us to her or frame her for us or outline doors she might go through. Though your photo is as different from Roel's as photos might be, they both place humans in the position of choosing entrances into some unknown.

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    minniev
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    Oct. 10, 2024, 4 p.m. Oct. 10, 2024, 4 p.m.
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    @Fireplace33 has written:

    On the way to Pronebengut
    A pleasant walk near Mühlbach, Austria, to a place we had surprisingly never visited before.
    A mostly overcast day with the sun occasionally peeking though the clouds.

    Please do not edit these images without permission

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    There were also some showers, if you look closely in this second shot, in the distant forest on the left you can see it was sunny, but also raining a bit.
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    These are extraordinarily beautiful images, idyllic scenes worthy of oil paintings by the old landscape masters who loved such scenes and lighting as this. There are powerful compositional lines: X's, hooks, V's, waves, overlapping to enhance depth in the scene. The distance showers/mist adds even more. The colors are rich without being intense. These are just lovely.

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    minniev
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    Oct. 10, 2024, 4:05 p.m. Oct. 10, 2024, 4:05 p.m.
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    @DanHasLeftForum has written:

    I have no idea what the tree/shrub is called but it looks stunning when flowering.


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    Sharply detailed, appealing colors. These frame filling and unusual flowers are fun to look at. There's a little spot about 1/3 the way across the bottom of the second one that has some speckledy stuff you might want to take a second look at, but overall the background foliage is well handled.

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    minniev
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    Oct. 10, 2024, 4:07 p.m. Oct. 10, 2024, 4:07 p.m.
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    @Sagittarius has written:

    Flamingo
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    Lovely peaceful portrait chock full of well-aligned compositional curves that enhance each other. Well done.

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