IMG_18391
by Germaine

Comment by mariuca:
I do prefer this by far - although I am fascinated also but the capabilities of changing an image, and that's how i learned about a PS express app!
The rock between the two objects add a menacing possibility.

Symmetry
by Germaine

Comment by nam:
You cheated :)
Ah, just read the description. I LOVE looking for faces in this kind of creation - you can almost always find them in the middle. We had a challenge like this once - it was very interesting. Here, in the leaves themselves, I see a dancing Native American in full headdress. And in the grass below, a Texas longhorn??!!

Still Life with Hats
by Germaine

Comment by krnodil:
another nice window shot, the stacked hats are an intriguing element

Through the Glass
by Germaine

Comment by RKT:
The colors are so appealing and the reflections make me feel like I'm losing back in time.

Still Life with Hats
by Germaine

Comment by Ecce_Signum:
Love it, the colours are divine. I know I'm going to get accused of being a peeping Tom now looking in everybodies windows and snapping what I see!

Still Life with Hats
by Germaine

Comment by posthumous:
another magnificent window. notice that this time wall is on only three sides and you have some interesting shadows on that wall.

Through the Glass
by Germaine

Comment by posthumous:
I know this is a rather obvious thing to say, but I think you should crop right down into the good part. making it off center is better than centering it, but removing the wall altogether on some or all sides might work better.

Back Porch
by Germaine

Comment by posthumous:
this is a good image to make blurry and gray. I like how far you went with both.

Still Life with Hats
by Germaine

Comment by mariuca:
Beautiful blue shadows. A sudden feel of a cold spell

Still Life with Hats
by Germaine

Comment by nam:
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.