+1

Enjoying all three Steve, but indeed 2 is a killer.

Great potential here indeed - I can see plenty of things to try from the perspective of #1. 2 works best for me also, though.

No idea really, but I do like the gin bottle very much, lots of interesting things to see in/through all that glass. And I agree with Haris, the colour (and lighting) in 3 is intense.

Great use of the fisheye in 1, lovely work in progress all around.

I love this sort of setup - ideal for abstract-yet-recognisable renderings of our surrounding objects/plants etc... 1, 2 and 5 here are interesting for their bold lines and curves basking in bokeh. 3 and 4 have a more ethereal quality to them, allowing a meditative intake of the colour shifts. As Steve above, I'd love to see more!

Seems to be floating in the air. Well seen.

Indeed, welcome aboard!

I really don't feel there's anything right or wrong with choosing colour or b+w for any given situation (except in the case of product photography or such specific tasks). I enjoy b+w for the way it takes me away from reality (ever so slightly, or totally), for how it helps me concentrate on tones and textures, harsh contrasts (as in your piers) or subtle greys (as in your second image of the first series). Shooting (or thinking, rather) in b+w, helps me get in a certain mood, within which I am more receptive to capturing (hopefully) sensations rather than reproductions.

And yet there are others (fellow forum member Bill Ward certainly comes to mind) who manage to convey all of the above, in colour.

Just a matter of what works for you, I suppose. Plenty of great images to create either way, I'm sure!

I much prefer the uncropped version So much more for my imagination to build upon.

Great continuation of the series. The VW shot had me stumped until I realized it and the '14' were one and the same picture!