* Wednesday C&C "No Theme" Thread #844 / Revived #064 on 2024 06 19 *

Welcome to the Wednesday Comments and Critique (No Theme & No Brand) thread!

We are dedicated to continuing the great tradition of this C&C thread because we are convinced that looking at, and talking about images is vital for better photography.

Our tried and tested concept (15 years and running!) is a weekly "peer-to-peer" photo comments & critique encounter, in which you GIVE and RECEIVE.

The idea is simple: you post an image and get critique on it, and in return give other people your opinion of their images, or vice versa.

Any Theme, Any Camera, Any Style, Any Subject.

We are still figuring out how to create the convenience of threaded view on this new forum.
For now, let us agree that you post an image with a title and short explanation, and that all comments include the image as a quote.
Replies to comments may or may not include quotes.

THREAD GUIDELINES – THE SHORT & SWEET VERSION
• This thread does not care about brands. It’s not about the tool, but the image.
• Post one image that you would like to get comments on (exceptions: see below).
• Add a clear title to your post to reflect the image’s title and distinguish your entry.
• Look at the other images and give your comments on at least one of those.
• For comments, try to go beyond a simple pat on the back or a short dismissal.
• Do you like an image (or essay) ? Try to explain WHY it appeals to you.
• Negative feedback is OK (we all want to learn), but be polite and constructive. Try to explain why the image (or essay) does not appeal to you and how it might be improved.

We will start with single images.
Re-establishing our C&C for essays will be a next step.
Please limit any individual contribution to a single image. This avoids confusion.

The critique you give is vital.
What was your first impression? What catches your eye about an image? Why?
What do you like, and what distracts you? What would you change?

Fiddle with the image in your head - composition, perspective, color balance, exposure.

PLEASE NOTE CLEARLY:
It is understood that unless the original poster specifically states that they do not want an altered image posted that you are free to alter the posted image and repost it in a reply for C&C purposes (no use for other purposes!). That reposted image may remain permanently or you may remove it after a short period of time if you prefer. No copyright disputes here!

Encourage - it is a scary business putting your work up for other people to judge!

More general feedback is also welcome.
Do you know something about taking the same sort of image that would make matters easier - share your own as an example in your reply.

And finally, here are some useful hints for navigating and familiarizing yourself with the forum mechanics of DPRevived:
• Unfortunately, there is no threaded view (yet). We can’t simply keep images and their related comments together like we used to. So please make clear about which image you are commenting.
• To do that, you may make good use of the “quote” feature. This allows you to keep the image in your reply. Excess content can be deleted. The “preview” button allows you to look at what you are going to post.
• There is a difference between the “reply” button that sits at the top of the forum, and the reply buttons under every post.
• A few threads in this new forum with useful navigation information:
dprevived.com/t/how-to-use-this-site/387/
and
dprevived.com/t/how-to-embed-photos-into-your-post-directly-from-flickr/456/
(this applies also, with modifications, to other photo hosting websites)
and
dprevived.com/t/how-to-quote/1014/
Have fun and let’s stick together!

HAVANA COLOURS

Another older image this week. One from the trip I made to Havana for guidebook photography.
While I was checking off the spots on my list (shops, restaurants, hidden cultural gems), I kept my eyes wide open for the million opportunities that Havana has to offer the photographer around every single street corner.

Surf Rolling In

One or Two Worlds?

Blackfriars Railway Station in London must have one of the best views of any railway stations in the world. It is built on a bridge across the Thames, with a view from the platform of St.Paul's Cathedral, and down the river to the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, the iconic modern buildings of the City financial district amongst other things. There is no pain at all if the train is a bit late.

Pete

Some wide angle views of the Nockberge in Carinthia
Spent a week hiking with my wife in the Nockberge in Kärnten, Austria. Pretty good hiking conditions; not too hot and not too cold :-)

It was good opportunity to try out a new lens I just bought for my Z7
The Viltrox Z mount 16mm F1.8 has had some pretty good reviews so far and I bought it to try some Astrophotography, haven't had that possibilty yet, but here are some first shots in the meantime of the Nockberg mountains
It’s a beautiful area with natural parks and fairly gentle, often grass covered, round shaped mountains, more like hills than the more rocky Alps.

...and here's one more taken a few days later with the Z14-30 F4
It's the Nockalmstrasse road, and I also posted this last week in the another weekly thread.
It's a 34km long curvy road, that’s loved by motorcycles and sport cars, and snakes it’s way through the area up to a height of 2042m. I searched the map for a good place to get a photo. Then we hiked to that spot, it’s off the beaten track but we found it !

Rainbow Bee-eater

Will the Rain Hurt The Palms?

Kodachrome

Rich

Evening atmosphere in my surroundings

I like the colors in Havana and this photo.
Deterioration and renovation coexist.
But, decay predominates.
I took similar photos there.
As usual, the camera failed on the color of the sky.

Actually a good photo.
I would turn down the saturation of the colors and cut out the sky.

[quote="@Fireplace33"]
Some wide angle views of the Nockberge in Carinthia
Spent a week hiking with my wife in the Nockberge in Kärnten, Austria. Pretty good hiking conditions; not too hot and not too cold :-)

Very nice photos, thanks for sharing.

Medieval times

The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.

Thank you Kumsal 😊. I experimented with different looks before settling on this one. I decided to leave the sky in because the horizon gives extra "depth" from front to back in the scene which I like.

The strong colours in the foreground also give a more distinct separation between the foreground and background which I like.

All of this is very subjective of course, so thank you for your thoughts.

Very nice subject but on my screen it looks a bit flat because of the overall lower contrast.

This version below, with some contrast added, "pops" a lot more on my screen and looks better. YMMV 😊

Anyway fwiw, below is the luminosity histogram for the version below.

Carnival