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

I wanted to delete my contribution completely, but I don't know how.
Anyway, I will come up with a contribution later as a second try.
Sorry Lou

Hi David
I'll clean the sensor myself, it's very easy and quick to do. Usually I use the in camera "sensor clean" menu option before a trip, it works quite well, but occasionally, I'll also use the special sensor swabs. At lower F numbers these dust spots almost disappear anyway, but nice to have it clean.
When I change lenses I usually point the camera down, maybe it helps a bit but dust can always get in.
My Olympus EM1Mk II is practically dust free, I never had to clean it, but the Nikon Z7 still needs cleaning occasionaly.

I assume that was just a typo and you mean "bright light"?
Are you perhaps referring to the round shaped flare just above my logo at the bottom left ?
I think this lens has the flare pretty much under control, but all lenses have limits especially when the sun is right in the shot.

Toys of Summer

Rich

Ah I see what you mean now.
This is bright "rim lighting" on the statue from the direct sunlight around the hole created with the space between the arm and the body of the statue.

That's a cool Canon trick !

I say this in the most complimentary of terms, that's stock photo perfection right there.

Renovator's dream or lost cause? I suspect the latter. The picture captures the contrast between maintained and dilapidated. The teal shutters do a lot for the livable. I do wonder if AC manufacturers could make slim profile units that would blend in without the square protrusion distracting from the architecture.

Sand dredger Charlock needed for coastal surveillance and restoration of the coastline and
on the other side of the port, the transhipment of basic materials that steel company Tata needs.
The photo also gives an idea of the width of the harbor to understand the second shot.
Photo3 some Pilots safely parked n a part of the fishing port.

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Thanks for looking.
LouHolland

This is a somewhat disturbing image. Looking up, the lens / perspective distortion almost makes one feel giddy. No vertical lines probably adds to the effect. Rotating to straighten the one almost vertical line of the leading edge of the tower, being offset from the centre of the image, doesn't really help. Rotating to straighten the middle of the opposite building unfortunately crops a lot of the image and loses the arch. Leaving us trapped in an uncomfortable alternate reality. If intentional, well spotted and good effect.

Davidwien and OpenCube,

Thank you for looking and the very kind words!

Rich

You have captured the look and feel of a building unoccupied for many decades. Gothic, ghostly, Gotham City would be proud. Sandstone? sure captures the city grime.

I identify with your captures of aged but still functioning and vibrant structures. What stories could those well worn timbers tell? The paint may be old but still has it's original depth. The new? rows of nails follow the footsteps of a fisherman reminiscing his favourite story after a night out with his friends. The insult of the litterer is in the chicken meatballs spaghetti tin. If he didn't catch any seafood at least he could have brought some seafood???

That's a nice dreamy capture of a stingray and his polka dots gliding past, with a lot of smaller fishies perhaps using him for cover. Is that a manta ray behind him or the dorsal fin of a much bigger fish / shark?

Yes, very balanced colours. I just wonder could we see a little bit more of the glove.

Bryan,

Thanks, but that's the entire image.

Rich

I like the commentary that the shot sets up, but it's the light and the colors that really make it compelling.

Rich

This is clever. Using the corners of the buildings and the lamps gives a series of interlocking diamond shapes. The pattern surprises. It feels like tesselated moorish tiles. The repeating pillar and tower verticals continue the links.