W/NW, December 16th POTW

Duck Lady #2

E-P3 and 45mm f1.8 Zuiko..

and the 7.5mm Rokinon Fisheye..

Tree by the brook

Sanford - thanks, I'll kick off a once-only POTY (with one 't') thread in early Jan. The light in many of your pics - is that what painters call chiaroscuro?
A mix from me this week. Firts, the benefits of wet Wales - a local river after rain

..and Greg got there first with leves, and with sunlight. North american red oaks are planted in various places here, are glorious in autumn, and retain appeal when the leaves are down

And apres Anthea, some rural decay - our village bus stop, originally painted with pride and then vandalised with....what?

For the holiday season - a Physalis ornament

Thanks John. That lighting comes from a Panasonic camera setting call "Silhouette". The inspiration is something painters call "Rembrandt Lighting". I have just about exhausted that Art Filter and it may be time to turn the dial one notch over to "Dynamic Art"!

Hey, if someone wants to start a separate Photo of the YEAR thread, please do. I'm never any good at that sort of stuff, always believing my best photo was the last one I took.
I'm with Sanford - although not the last shot exactly, more like shots from the last excursion - speaking of which....