* Wednesday C&C "No Theme" Thread #936 / Revived #156 on 2026 03 25*

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 (almost 17 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 a photo or photo-based image that you have made and get critique on it. And in return you give other people your honest but constructive opinion of their images.

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 or essay 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 or essay that you have made and would like to get comments on.
An entry can either be a single image or a short essay. With an essay we mean not a collection of random images without any connection, seeking C&C on more than one of them. We mean instead a limited number (3 to 10) of connected images that together try to tell a story, create a fuller picture of a situation, event or location, etc.
• Add a clear title to your post to distinguish your entry.
• Look at the other images/essays 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 or critical 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.
• Please stay on topic, i.e. concentrate on the image and the photographic comments, without getting into politics or other distractions. No non-photographic arguments.

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:
Unless the original poster specifically states (for every individual posting offered for C&C) that they do not want their image(s) to be downloaded, altered or reposted, it is understood that within the context of this thread, other participants are free to download and alter the posted image and repost it in a reply for C&C purposes. That reposted image may remain permanently within the week's thread, or you may remove it after a short period of time if you prefer. The downloaded and altered images are not to be used for any other purposes nor uploaded anywhere else than within the context of the C&C in this thread. 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.

Have fun, be respectful and let’s stick together!

IGUAZU FALLS (2011)

I was in Brazil for a photo job in January 2019.
Before heading into the soy fields of the Parana region, I had a day of acclimatisation in Foz do Iguaçu.

The entrance to the Brazilian side of the national park of the Falls had extremely long queues waiting to get in.
So I decided to take a taxi across the river into Argentina to visit the Argentinian park. That was crowded too, but manageable.

Here is one image I made there on one of the viewing platforms at the end of the long walkways..
Can you spot the main difference with an image that would be made today?

Hanoi. Tet. 2026

This rreminds me of images of Niagara Falls. It used to be the Honeymoon/Vacation destination here for a generation.
A few years ago when my mother was very ill, I started converting family photos to digital so she could have acceess to them. This reminds me I need to redo many of the camera scans I made to get a better result. My Dad took these photos in 1977. I imaged the negatives and made them positives in lightroom.

I really like the way the colors work in your image. The flower being the inverted scheme of the flags and her dress by the yellow pillar. Nice set of 3 with diversity.

Brave man

He is carving a path in stormy weather...
Lake Huron, Ontario.

Great colours. Very festive.

Ps.

Burning question Mike - why hammer and sickle on a flag?

I like the contrast - nature vs humans. We are so small in comparison!

Great shot. Humans on the top are so miniscule in relation to the falls.

This is Hanoi. Yellow stars on red background and hammer and sickle emblems are everywhere. It's a communist country and proud of its heritage. New flags everywhere for the Tet celebrations.

Weird. The tourists are looking at the falls and not trying to photograph themselves with the falls behind. Does this show how far photogrphy has come?
Some nice positioning. The people jut out into the cataract and this adds drama. The spray rises just enough to give a white backdrop outlining the heads If the streams of water had been behind the heads, the people would have been more subdued and the outward "projection" less effective.

I can't decide. Is photo one taken near the top of the falls or somewhere near the boulders at the bottom? Like Roel's shot, both from JSP's capure the mist clouds to give drama.
Is one one left/right reversed?
It took me a few minutes looking at two to spot the tiny line of figures across the top of the falls. Again, the outlining, this time against the sky, is important. It's hard to beat this shot for effectiveness in giving scale.

In my Garden, Upside Down

which is the only way the swallowtails can feed from blueberry flowers, particularly frost-killed ones. We will see whether we have any blueberries at all this year. If the swallowtails have hope, so should I.

Since some are posting waterfalls I may scrounge up one of those. Haven't seen any lately but I've seen some good ones in my travels.