* Wednesday C&C "No Theme" Thread #958 / Revived #178 on 2026 08 26 *

Great image for all the reasons mentioned by Pete :-)

Drops

Rain brings the interest, I thought...

I agree with one of our members - lop off 1/5 of a shot from the top(too many leaves).
Otherwise superb capture, atmospheric and forces the viewer to inspect it to a greater degree.

Unusual photo as it creates a little mystery where viewer is forced to imagine a scene of unknown event...

Very eye catching photo with very intricate designs on pink leaves. Very pleasing shot.

Great series of pictures and a story of slow decay of once beautiful place. It's interesting that we are witnessing unfortunate site with ravages of time in full view. Excellent document of bygone era.

Another self portrait and great image of an image.

Superb images and certainly accentuated by wet background. It's one of those shots one only dreams of capturing. Excellent.
Criss-crossing of lines adds considerably to overall enjoyment of the scene.

( now, would you consider a slight truncation on the bottom...)

Fast and furious - this is a departure from your usual photography, but very successful at that. You have certainly captured the action and spirit and skill of this individual.
Well done.

I always find photos like these unsettling, which is probably why I tend to be quite reserved when it comes to evaluating them.
However, I viewed these photos—and the link provided—with interest.
Well done!

This photo shows exactly how hard surfers have to fight to master waves like these.
I was almost going to say that, in this case, the quality of the photo doesn't matter all that much.
But the quality is certainly there—with everything that entails.
Very good!

Raindrops and color contrast make this photo interesting.
It also shows that you can always find something interesting to photograph on a gray and rainy day.

You're putting imagination to work here—I like that.
Why not!

Yes, an angle beloved of directors of films with epic battle scenes. Inevitably, the approaching army as they crested the hills is revealed to be much bigger than anticipated by our waiting heroes. A photo to be relished by those with the appropriate mis-spent youth.

Ditto. Plus, the outstanding sharpness of the image details on the leaves and petals reinforces the points Pete has made.

Agree as well and would add that it has an abstract quality as well, with the different shapes. Well captured!

It's an interesting question. As a maybe relevant aside, I recently saw The Odyssey but watched it on a regular screen. I haven't seen it on Imax which is a considerably "squarer" format. This afternoon I had a lengthy discussion with my son and we both felt the wider format of a regular screen was destroying compositions that we suspected would look much better on IMAX. I suspect, but I'm far from certain, that something similar might apply here. Unless the top branches were lower in the scene and closer to the peak, I don 't think a squarer format would work. There would be too little of the foliage to warrant its inclusion. As it is, I quite like the vertical line suggested by the peak and the continuation of that line into the greater vertical length of the foliage. It also adds space for the darkening of the sky.
Further thoughts anyone?

GRRR. I wrote a piece on these - then was distracted and closed my computer without a
"Post."
A sequence with a difference. We get to share some sleuthing. Reading the final image turns the story inside out. A decision might be made as to whether the intention is to give weight to the final image or leave it as a random piece of the deserted ruins. By placing it at the end it is given significance. I'd therefore suggest some re-aranging of the images so the viewer is taken on a path from exterior to interior and then the papers. For example, perhaps omit the second last image entirely but start with the third last photo taking us up the stairs to the building and follow this with the present first image.