Still Life with Hats
by Germaine

Comment:
I cheated this time and read Rich's comment first. I was already wondering about the "texture" on the glass - he thinks hoarfrost, I thought either just a very dirty window or an added texture and I think I'll still go with the latter as it seems to spread to the wood and window trim, unifying the whole very nicely. So maybe hoarfrost or heavy grime on the glass plus weathered and dirty wood, all emphasized in post.

To me the mood here is sad. This looks to be the window of a long-closed shop, one run by a woman who, one day, got too old to do it anymore and just walked away.

- - - -
by krnodil

Comment:
This is the one for me!

boscage
by Ecce_Signum

Comment:
Going to have to skip this one, Andi.

Calendulas and Ranunculi
by jomari

Comment:
Amazing color and I quite enjoy the little "path" through the flowers which I can quite imagine some fairy or elfin creature enjoying.

Taxidermy Shop Across the Way
by streetpigeon

Comment:
Macabre juxtaposition . . . can it be juxta if the elements are contra?
So if you ring that bell, does anyone answer? I'm not sure I would want to find out.

still
by RKT

Comment:
So still. Lovely in black and white.

Through the Glass
by Germaine

Comment:
Ohhh, now this one I adore. The subtle interest of the wall - textures, cracks, tonal variations - and the window frame itself set off a reflective collection that I can explore for a very long time. I love it when it's not clear what's inside and what's outside; or maybe this is all outside but if that's the case, what's a chandelier doing hanging out there? For me each pane is a painting and the whole is yet another. I'm not crazy about the upper left one . . . it would be the last I would buy if I were collecting these one by one . . . but I'd be torn on the order of the others. For sure I think I'd get the three on the right first as they are each wonderful and the vertical triptych is very satisfying.

skirmish at the border
by insteps

Comment:
Great title - neither one is going to back off willingly.

Cat
by davwong

Comment:
Such an unusual subject choice for infrared but I really enjoy the way it turned out. That's A LOT of vegetation for a kitten to get lost in.

something happens
by Bear_Music

Comment:
It happens to me, too, Bear. That's why I've learned never to eat the things . . . or only when it isn't really going to matter.