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Photo-unfriendly conditions offer Mark with an opportunity to provide us with another POTW.

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"I have once again enjoyed selecting this week’s photos. It is never easy as there are so many excellent photographs.
 Shane Worton has posted some brilliant shots, but the one I like best is ‘The male kingfisher’ http://www.ppfuk.com/gallery_image_1257765593.html ; It is a stunning capture. Well worth all the waiting around. Next is ‘These boots’ by Longtallsally. http://www.ppfuk.com/gallery_image_1257790277.html ; In this shot she has captured what every child loves to do. ‘Durham Lumiere Project’  by the Ghost http://www.ppfuk.com/gallery_image_1258329185.html  ; . I really like the shedding of the coloured lights captured here. ‘The Guitarist’, by Kat Sanderson http://www.ppfuk.com/gallery_image_1257861684.html was just pipped to the post. The capture of movement, plus the expression on his face tells you that he is really into the music. But my POTW is ‘Overcast’ by  Mark Bradshaw. http://www.ppfuk.com/gallery_image_1257873162.html ; I really was fascinated by this shot. The light of the background highlights the landscape. Then the mean and moody clouds which look like they are skulking across to close down the light.

Thank you once again."
 Sue Rutherford

Guy Fawkes night looks like ‘snake whacking day’ in the US!

With a further reminder of just how cultural differences can influence our interpretation of photographs, Allen Price, from his home in the US, lists a few of the interpretations which he could put onto his choice of this week’s POTW.

“The Hopefuls:
Red Wellies by longtallsally
http://www.ppfuk.com/gallery_image_1257542548.html This is a clever bit of spot color.  And this is an awkward comparison because it reminds of the little girl in Schindler’s List who was wearing the red dress.  Still an eye catching shot.
Lotus Blossom by Karen Palmer http://www.ppfuk.com/gallery_image_1257161857.html
The image almost seems alien and alive.  Of course it’s alive.  It’s a picture of a plant.  Stop thinking ill of me.  What I meant was that it seems to having the feeling of motion. Like it’s grabbing for something.  Clever and creepy.  I like.
Under Beside Reflecting by Simon Welsh
http://www.ppfuk.com/gallery_image_1257324542.html
I love a good reflection shot.  That water is as smooth as glass.  If you threw a stone at it, the water looks like it would shatter and fall off the image. Well done.
Trees #2 by Steve Pratt http://www.ppfuk.com/gallery_image_1257279154.html
Trees . Silhouettes . Birds. The sun.  This has everything to it. 
Storm by Twiz http://www.ppfuk.com/gallery_image_1257164589.html
I love the perspective on this.  With the gate in the foreground and the angle of the shot, the viewer feels like they are being pulled toward the storm.  The shot has great complexity and color.
 
The POTW: Watching by Scott Robertson http://www.ppfuk.com/gallery_image_1257673246.html
I originally passed over this picture. I clicked, looked, and moved on.  Once I clicked the back button, something in my head told to me to go back.  Something was incomplete in mind. And I had to figure it out.
First, the picture itself has interesting lines and layers running through it: trees, people and field.  The bigger idea here though is “why are all those people there?”  Is it a midnight golf game, is it the crop circle club meeting, or are people gearing up for snake whacking day?  The viewer can interpret this image in thousands of directions.  The image forces the viewers mind to think. Great shot.”

Allen Price