This reminded me of a video on artistic blur.
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Wow… an hour forty-five on blurs! 
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Yes, it took me a few sittings to get through all of it. But I did have the link start at a point where a great shot of a bear is quickly shown, so don’t skip it based on the length of time. Play it for just a minute or so to see the shot I’m talking about. 
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Yep, I saw that part.
So, we had some snow today…
Will go there with the kids and their sleds tomorrow, if the weather holds.
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Some muted autumn colors on a grey (but unusually warm) December day. When the light’s not workin’, work what whatcha got…
Canon T8i / 850D, Canon EF 70-300 IS USM, ART, Affinity Photo
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Out of your entries, this one spoke to me the most. I happen to be a reflective person - commonly, cruelly overcritical. But your image is of serene reflection, encouraging me to be kind and gentle to myself. Thanks for sharing!
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You just made my day . Thank you very much for your kind words @afre .
Un saúdo.
These guys/girls are funny, because as soon as they spot me coming out of the car they all came closer and gathered to see what I was up to. (at some point I was even afraid that they would jump the fence and eat me… well, I guess it’s not their style, but I tried the best I could to show some respect)
This shot was made in a rare moment where their attention wasn’t … me!
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My favourite thing is how the sun lights up my home. Every day, I experience refractive, prismatic, floral, smooth and angular shapes and textures overlapping and weaving as the sunlight propagates indoors.
Unfortunately, I cannot capture much of it. Not because of my expectations but because my cameras cannot handle the dynamic range, colours, subtleties and patterns.
Today, I decided not to give up and capture it. This photo is the most boring of all I have seen. It fails to achieve the (pre-) golden hour shine. I went up close to my room’s closed door to prevent the light from being blown out by my phone’s limited dynamic range. Excuse my dirty old carpet. I plan on replacing it once I can afford it.
@snibgo will appreciate my toes.
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First of all, my mind saw white painted sprayed on highly textured concrete. Now that can’t be unseen. 
Very interesting.
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…my first impression, too. I thought: what a cool industrial shot 
@afre Maybe a b&w version does the trick 
Or, as you suggested, golden light might be awesome. The good thing is: you can always try again until its perfect
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It was straight from the phone with a square crop. Come to think of it: it does look like stucco. Glad you like it.
You seem to have quite long toes @afre.
Just checking mine out.
Last Friday at the Alpine Rally of East Gippsland… this is a car that competed in the 1968 London to Sydney Marathon. Still going strong!
I wonder which one you like better?
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1966 Ford Falcon?
We had one, a four door sedan back in the day when I was a 7 year old kid. 170 CID 6 cylinder, single barrel carb, 3-on-the-tree, unsynchronized first gear, aftermarket under dash A/C from Sears. It’s where I learned to drive. It was the first car we had where the radio didn’t need to warm up (i. e., transistors instead of vacuum tubes).
Man… I’m starting to sound old!!
My choice would be the first shot. More aggressive looking.
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Those are 2 nice action shots.
I’m also in favour of the first one; Cleaner looking, more focused on the car and a nicer dispersed dirt (exhaust?) cloud all around. All that and you can still determine in what sort of an environment this race is held.
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Very close indeed 1968 Ford XT GT. I’m not sure whether it has a falcon in the name or not - seems not. I think this one is 302 CID! Love vacuum tubes… at least in theory. I don’t own anything that uses them!
@lphilpot and @Jade_NL glad you both like the first one. That’s my preferenc too, although I do like the lighting in the second one the background is a bit messy. I think If I’d zoomed in a bit tighter it might be better. That is just dust behind it btw. I should know - I was covered in it! 