Thanks, Ralph... there is that atmosphere. The helmet looks like the British style of WW1, and as I recall the owner said it was used by a family member.
The lumpiness and color of the pumpkin work well, but the sharp outline bothers me... it seems to be floating against the background. I wonder if fuzzing that outline would help it look less of a cutout. :)
I like this in several ways... The simple attractive color, fine composition, the tidy sidecar bicycle, and presumably its motivating power there ruining his lungs with a cigarette, for a bit of contrast!
Yes, such large and fluffy fronds, like soft flames reaching into the sky... an attractive arrangement of colors and textures. Two of my cats think these seeds are delicious treats, demanded when I arrive home. :)
Two pictures within a picture, so well-done, the two framing their subjects very well and at the right moment. And like an old painting. Edit: and now re-examining I wonder just what it is we're seeing here...
This would be a psychrometer, with the middle thermometer giving the shaded air temp, and the nearer one with the sock that would be moistened to determine the effect of evaporation (why that one's called the wet bulb), with the chart used to find the humidity from the difference in the readings. I haven't seen one like this with the third thermometer which I'll guess indicates the effect of exposure to the bright sun... 112°? Wow, and about 103 in the shade. (former USAF weather guy here!)
I think there were possibilities here that were overlooked... Potentially a nice portrait if the girl were not squinting into the sun... move around to the side a ways for some side-light, move in closer to reduce the amount of repetitive background while retaining context, let her head not be in the center. Yet your subject is eye-catching and I like that part. :)
Thanks gents... It was a surprise to find out what is inside that black pyramid, and a struggle to portray it.
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