The very simplicity of it all is very appealing.
Well done John.

Thjank you very much, José.

You made Art out of it***********

Thank you very much, Xata.

Excellent abstract. It could well be a painting - textures, interesting shapes and harmonious colors. You chose not to post it five years ago???

Thank you very much, Bob. It seems I wasn't interested in it five years ago. I have no edited version of it from back then.

That’s a great composition, John !

Thanks, Ulrich. All the best for the weekend.

great
Have a sunny weekend.
Stay safe..

Thanks, Annemarie, and a sunny weekend to you, too. We actually have one forecast.

Feed me, Seymour!

Unfortunately, I think Seymour found another job.

Superb ability to detect and perceive in objects and details usually overlooked, an extraordinary expressive energy and turn it into an amazingly creative image.

Thank you very much, Beatrice.

Once again wonderful detail and shadows.

I dare to suggest having a look what Maarten Rots and Sean Tucker does:

www.maartenrots.nl
www.seantucker.photography/street

One thing what I have started to try is to underexpose bravely and embrace shadows like they do. Like Sean Tucker says on his YouTube videos: "Protect your highlights."

youtu.be/YJ7QGZYdJns

Thanks, Sami. I started underexposing shortly after I took up photography, to keep detail in the bright spots (I gather that with film you overexpose a bit because with film it's harder to retrieve detail from dark spots). But as a result of that I learned (eventually) that a photograph without shadows is like a day without sunshine (oh, right -- you don't get shadows on days without sunshine). I became particularly fond of shooting from dark into light, which I have yet to master.

And with snow I believe you should shoot dark, and then if the snow appears blue, brighten by adding red and green, which most of the time will make the snow white without making the photo seem unrealistic.

I have some Rotsesque photos that I think are not currently posted, I'll see if I can find them.

Thank you for the advice regarding the snow. That I need to keep in mind next winter.

Although, we still got some snow last Friday! =,D

It has been very strange weather lately.