View Full Version : Project 52....by Kennysarmy + week 27 Highlight
kennysarmy
11-01-2009, 22:01
and we're off.....
52.1 = Reflection...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3439/3188714937_ae9dfb69ca.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3188714937/)
Jump to week 27: Highlight
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1703369&postcount=252
Jump to week 26: Night
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1685965&postcount=238
Jump to week 25: Freedom
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1668282&postcount=227
Jump to week 24: Development
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1648059&postcount=219
Jump to week 23: Inspiration
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1627665&postcount=210
Jump to week 22: Time
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1607857&postcount=200
Jump to week 21: Complex
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1588708&postcount=191
Jump to week 20: Emotion
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1569837&postcount=179
Jump to week 19: Linear
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1551264&postcount=170
Jump to week 18: Simple
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1524808&postcount=159
Jump to week 17: Dark
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1505979&postcount=146
Jump to week 16: Longing
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1493939&postcount=138
Jump to week 15: Duo
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1473764&postcount=126
Jump to week 14 : Letter
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1453739&postcount=121
Jump to week 13 : Up
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1441292&postcount=117
Jump to week 12 : Poverty
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1414854&postcount=109
Jump to week 11: Relationships
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1395160&postcount=99
Jump to week 10: Wisdom
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1377287&postcount=93
Jump to week 9: Identity
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1354186&postcount=84
Jump to week 8: Wealth
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1337708&postcount=74
Jump to week 7: Crowds
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1311424&postcount=60
Jump to week 6: Special
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1296931&postcount=55
Jump to week 5: Opposites
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1268846&postcount=39
Jump to week 4: Surprise
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1254664&postcount=29
Jump to week 3: Learning
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1232086&postcount=12
Jump to week 2: History
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=1232086&postcount=10
RichardtheSane
11-01-2009, 22:20
NIce - tell me you got two mirrors there.
Something about this that messes with my head :-)
Very nice :thumbs: Good implementation. I'm with Richard about the two mirrors, the Easyvision bottle in the foreground is lying, there's nothing easy about that :thumbs:
SimonTALM
11-01-2009, 22:55
Definately one that messes with the head - very good
Great shot mate
Some nice ideas coming through really liking them!
Gary
:)
Definately one that messes with the head - very good
I agree. Great sharp capture. :clap:
Duckydoodle
12-01-2009, 18:37
Well spotted. Great capture. Welcome and good luck with the rest :thumbs:
jeangenie
13-01-2009, 15:08
I agree. Great sharp capture. :clap:
:plusone:
Well done,
Jean
kennysarmy
18-01-2009, 21:30
Had a few ideas for this one...
But in the end went with the obvious, the most historic building in Gloucester.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3321/3207076033_4319a2c35e.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3207076033/)
jeangenie
18-01-2009, 22:13
I like the mono treatment - fits the subject. It has the look of an old postcard and it took me a while to work out what it was - an absence of yellow lines, traffic and as far as I can see, modern street furniture such as lamp posts and pillar boxes. Well observed.
:)
Jean
kennysarmy
24-01-2009, 16:15
Week 3.
Learning her spellings....
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3351/3223055014_8895313432.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3223055014/)
Superb History shot, as Jean said, nothing modern there at all. That spellings shot is also really good for Learning. Love the DOF you got, that really works well.
Duckydoodle
24-01-2009, 17:19
Like the history shot. B&W conversion works well and the image fits the theme perfectly. Really like this weeks shot. Great interpretation. Lovely capture. Good dof, nice detail and lovely colours :clap:
Dark Star
24-01-2009, 17:23
Damn I missed these :) So in catching up...
The reflection - a nice slice of infinity - meets the brief several times over :)
History - yep that image is steeped in it :) I think a touch more contrast would have improved the image a touch but nice enough :)
Learning - lovely image - super viewpoint and a really great dof that really works for me and hits the subject spot on :clap:
jeangenie
24-01-2009, 19:48
This looks like an 'action' shot - not posed for the camera. You can look at her hand and imagine the concentration on her face. Beautiful and spot on for the theme. :clap:
Jean
SimonTALM
24-01-2009, 21:23
Fantastic, the DoF is perfect, was this done in camera or with PP?
that's a lovely image - well done :thumbs:
kennysarmy
25-01-2009, 06:24
Fantastic, the DoF is perfect, was this done in camera or with PP?
all in camera - with the nifty fifty....some slight PP to white-balance and levels no cropping or DoF alterations...darkened the corners slightly (did you notice? lol)
cheers
RichardtheSane
25-01-2009, 08:24
I agree with the above, perfect DF on the learning shot there. Very good & imaginative.
Did you take a shot where you included all her hand, I can't help noticing the two clipped knuckles (May just be me though)
Daysleeper40
25-01-2009, 08:35
I wish I got to these threads sooner as I just end up repeating what others have said!
ANYWAY - I like the composition of the History shot but agree that it could do with a bit more contrast. The learning shot is great in that it doesn't actually look posed but you have managed to get the tricky things like DOF spot on :thumbs:
Yet another week 2 I missed :(
It definitely fits the brief and I agree it could do with a little more contrast - but that's why we do this isn't it ;) It would probably look good in sepia too.
And your learning shot, what can I say, great subject, great DoF, great interpretation. Definitely your best yet :clap::clap:
Love week 3 , great DOF :clap::clap:
Graulges
25-01-2009, 18:54
Yep, me too, great image for learning. The DOF and the hand in action make it a lovely shot.:clap:
staffitaxi
26-01-2009, 12:13
I wish I got to these threads sooner as I just end up repeating what others have said!
Yep, me too.
Nice that you have managed to persuade another human into your shot. Have to agree with everything that others have said.
kennysarmy
26-01-2009, 21:37
OK I took the hint LOL
http://flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3229969606/
:)
thanks for the nice week 3 comments - very much appreciated.
plumbjob
27-01-2009, 05:56
Nice shot for learning, I could never do that as never see daughter doing her homework :shrug:
THe first one confused me for a while there :lol::clap:
Liking the dof on the learning one
kennysarmy
01-02-2009, 11:28
Week 4
Would popping a balloon give you a surprise???
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3484/3243288535_079f00d801.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3243288535/)
jeangenie
01-02-2009, 17:24
Week 4
Would popping a balloon give you a surprise???
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3484/3243288535_079f00d801.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3243288535/)
Yes, definitely. I'm on edge the whole time I'm in the same room as a balloon - even if it's safely hanging up out of reach. And when the grandchildren play with them I'm a nervous wreck. Party poppers are ok, but balloons are waaaaaay too unpredictable for me. :help: :baby:
It's an excellent shot - very simple and effective and fills the brief very well. I like the way the pin is, well, pin sharp, and the balloon is softer. :clap:
Jean
Dark Star
01-02-2009, 17:39
Oh that is so minimal and effective!
The slight indent in the balloon looks so effective! Cracking shot! Love it!
:clap::clap::clap:
RichardtheSane
01-02-2009, 20:48
I like what you did there, would be a struggle to work out what was going to happen without the caption mind - real balloon?
kennysarmy
02-02-2009, 08:06
I like what you did there, would be a struggle to work out what was going to happen without the caption mind - real balloon?
Real balloon....
I'd love to have had an off camera flash for this shot...but sadly funds have just been plunged in to a sigma 10-20....maybe later in the year ;)
SimonTALM
02-02-2009, 18:44
Great image love the effect of the sharp pin and soft edge of the balloon, I bet you went though a few balloons making this image. Have you tried any other colours of balloon and different positions of the pin (e.g. vertical / horizontal, centre / 3rds etc) to see if this makes a difference to the image?
that is brilliant. Anticipation captured!
:thumbs: brilliant and fits the theme really well
Graulges
03-02-2009, 05:05
Simple, effective image nicely done.:clap:
Oh that is so minimal and effective!
The slight indent in the balloon looks so effective! Cracking shot! Love it!
:clap::clap::clap:
Says it all for me too - excellent interpretation :clap::clap:
kennysarmy
05-02-2009, 15:53
Week 5 : Opposites
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3352/3255325297_9f5ed3c1ee.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3255325297/)
Dark Star
05-02-2009, 16:42
Clever, clever :D!! And well done - how many takes to get it looking that good may I ask :)
How did you time/shoot this to include the writing AND your good self? (I assume thats you :))
kennysarmy
05-02-2009, 16:47
Clever, clever :D!! And well done - how many takes to get it looking that good may I ask :)
How did you time/shoot this to include the writing AND your good self? (I assume thats you :))
Took about 12 attempts to get this right....
Method:
1. Ask to borrow the drama dept. at work
2. Tripod, manual focus, 25-30 second exposure in pitch black
3. Engage brain and write backwards using LED torch.
4. 2nd curtain flash (400d in-built) on lowest power setting to capture me
Taa-daa....
Dark Star
05-02-2009, 16:54
Took about 12 attempts to get this right....
Method:
1. Ask to borrow the drama dept. at work
2. Tripod, manual focus, 25-30 second exposure in pitch black
3. Engage brain and write backwards using LED torch.
4. 2nd curtain flash (400d in-built) on lowest power setting to capture me
Taa-daa....
Thanks for that :) That's dedication :D Nice one!
Ahh a simple idea, however not a simple execution. Well done :clap: :clap:
jeangenie
05-02-2009, 19:30
Took about 12 attempts to get this right....
Method:
1. Ask to borrow the drama dept. at work
2. Tripod, manual focus, 25-30 second exposure in pitch black
3. Engage brain and write backwards using LED torch.
4. 2nd curtain flash (400d in-built) on lowest power setting to capture me
Taa-daa....
I think this is brilliant, but for the life of me I can't think why you wrote backwards.
:amstupid:
That's just to save someone else from telling me. :lol:
Jean
Excellent stuff really like the opposites, very well executed :thumbs:
Well done, that's brilliant and superbly executed too :thumbs:
that's fabulous. Love it.
Dark Star
05-02-2009, 21:00
I think this is brilliant, but for the life of me I can't think why you wrote backwards.
Cos he was doing it from behind :D:bonk:
jeangenie
05-02-2009, 21:39
Cos he was doing it from behind :D:bonk:
Doh :bonk:
:amstupid:
I thought it meant he had started with the letter 'K' and was projecting the light onto a backdrop. Thank you for shedding light on this, John. :) errrr -I think I understand.
Jean
kennysarmy
05-02-2009, 21:56
Doh :bonk:
:amstupid:
I thought it meant he had started with the letter 'K' and was projecting the light onto a backdrop. Thank you for shedding light on this, John. :) errrr -I think I understand.
Jean
hehe...try it...
SimonTALM
08-02-2009, 18:37
Very clever, I like the thought behind this shot. You've got a stunner there.
A thought for next time - how about switching off the torch between letters? Nail that and you would be 1/2 way to the Krypton Factor :lol:
SimonTALM
08-02-2009, 18:38
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What a great take on Opposites, I can only aspire to that level of dedication and skill (and space to do it in :D) It really works for me :clap::clap:
Duckydoodle
10-02-2009, 18:31
Abother simple but very effective result. Nice idea. Like it :thumbs:
kennysarmy
15-02-2009, 19:57
Week 6 : Special
(My kids, special to each other and to me! : most of the time :D)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/3282685176_d356c965e3.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3282685176/)
jeangenie
15-02-2009, 20:24
What a great idea. They look natural and relaxed together - it's a terrific interpretation of the theme. :)
Jean
I like that, the mono and grain has worked really well. They look like they get on well together. Very good and great interpretation
Really good composition and I like the B&W conversion and the grain really adds to its impact. Well done :thumbs:
I, too, like the graininess (is that even a word - doesn't look right :lol:) of this photo. :thumbs::thumbs:
kennysarmy
20-02-2009, 17:59
Week 7 : Crowds
(wow this was a tough weekly challenge - anyway, here is someone standing watching the lunchtime crowds in Gloucesters Eastgate Street)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3066/3289987203_e7af70a278.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3289987203/)
Dark Star
20-02-2009, 18:03
I missed your special! Sorry!
And its nice - I like the B&W and the textured graininess! Nice to to see bro and sis getting on well too :)
The crowds one I like too! Nice sense of movement and nice B&W
I think a bigger 'crowd' moving around might have had more visual impact but you can only take whats presented :)
Two good 'uns! :)
kennysarmy
20-02-2009, 18:05
I missed your special! Sorry!
And its nice - I like the B&W and the textured graininess! Nice to to see bro and sis getting on well too :)
The crowds one I like too! Nice sense of movement and nice B&W
I think a bigger 'crowd' moving around might have had more visual impact but you can only take whats presented :)
Two good 'uns! :)
double edged sword really *** the dismal dark grey drizzly day helped get the shutter speed down....yet that meant not many people were wandering around when I had chance to get up high to take the photo...
This is a nice shot. I like the way that my eye is drawn to the one still figure in the middle of all that movement. I don't know whether or not that was intentional but I like it.
I have no idea how you would go about getting a shot like that, but am looking forward to learning.
Well done. :clap::clap:
kennysarmy
20-02-2009, 18:11
basically camera on tripod...and aim for around a 1 second exposure.
I basically adjusted f/ and ISO until I achieved that and then waited for some passers by and for the boy in the middle of the shot to look like he was going to stand still for a moment....I took about 12 shots of this scene and this was by far the most interesting...also looked much better in mono...
Spartacus
20-02-2009, 20:59
Sorry buddy I seem to have missed your 52s so far...:shrug:
So have been catching up...congratulation you have done some superb stuff so far...:clap:
The crowds shot is a cracking shot...brilliant...:thumbs:
The Matt
21-02-2009, 07:29
6 is sweet. Like it very much. I love the sense of movement in 7. And well done on 5. I tried doing torch writing a few weeks back and could not get anything even close to a word.
jeangenie
22-02-2009, 23:17
This is very close to what I wanted to do for Crowds - and failed dismally.
You've got a good shot here, and I love the B&W treatment. :clap::clap:
Jean
ScotlandTheScare
23-02-2009, 07:42
I'm enjoying your 52 :) - love the opposites - its just fun. And the crowds is excellent - my eye is really drawn to the static person, which is what you wanted I guess. Great view from the rooftops too makes this all the more interesting...
Superb crowds shot. Whilst it wasn't very busy, that may not have been better in this case, and you may have had too much blur around. I think this is just right.
great sence of movement in the crowds shot :)
I like the image a lot, its a very good idea. Blurring the others further might have worked even better but I suppose a lot of luck would be needed ,guy in the middle would have to remain still and I suppose you would have needed an Ngrad to slow the shot down further, just a thought.
I would have been much happier about my weekend if I had caught something like this, well done.
I really like the Crowds shot. :thumbs:
I think the effect is of both movement and stillness, a calmness rather than a sense of bustle :clap:
I love the bird's eye view and the monoconversion really works. :thumbs:
Well done yet again.
Graulges
26-02-2009, 20:53
:clap:That's nice, the motion blur emphasises the business of the crowd.:clap:
kennysarmy
01-03-2009, 19:41
Week 8 : Wealth
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/3319561313_58ac5c03d6.jpg (http://flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3319561313/)
Spartacus
01-03-2009, 20:02
I'm not great fan of angle shots, but this one works for me. I know it's going to sound a bit odd but I get a feeling of a strip on film some how.
I looked at a Jaguar dealership for the same sort of shot, but unlike you I couldn't see how to get it looking this good... another excellent shot to add to the others of your 52s...:clap:
jeangenie
01-03-2009, 20:31
Those look like very posh cars indeed. :)
I've never tried anything like this, but I would imagine it was difficult to control the reflections from the glass, and all those lights. I like the strong, graphic quality and b&w treatment. :clap::clap:
Jean
nicely captured and well found location. I like the b&w, but then I would say that wouldn't I...
Aaah, a girl can dream! One day :D
I like this shot for many reasons: The clarity of the shot, the black and white (make it feel more unabtainable IYSWIM), The lighting and the angles.
well done :clap::clap::clap::clap:
Excellent. The details, lighting (well done on not getting reflections, or processing them out in the windows), the angle, the B&W, it all adds up to creating a superb image. I agree with Marcus, it does look like a film strip
Very nice shot :) I think it works well in B&W. Good balance of the light too!
Graulges
02-03-2009, 18:39
Very good image. Same comments as the others. Well done.:clap:
Daysleeper40
02-03-2009, 19:47
Really strong image - I like the B&W and level of detail and I don't know how you dealt with the reflections but whatever you did it worked!! :clap:
kennysarmy
02-03-2009, 20:32
Thanks for all the comments over the past weeks guys - love reading what everyone thinks of my efforts...... glad I decided to take part in the 52 week challenge...we (daughters and partner) really have fun each week thinking about what shot I could do...
kennysarmy
07-03-2009, 13:16
Week 9 : Identity
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3631/3334660687_34b15bbc72.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3334660687/)
ScotlandTheScare
07-03-2009, 13:43
I hope thats not your own fingerprint. The cops'll be scanning that right now and trying to pin you down for various unsolved crimes! But seriously - this is a nice shot - great dof and the lighting adds some nice depth. I think its well composed too :thumbs:. Between you and darkstar you've got the biometric angle sewn up!
kennysarmy
07-03-2009, 15:12
I hope thats not your own fingerprint. The cops'll be scanning that right now and trying to pin you down for various unsolved crimes! But seriously - this is a nice shot - great dof and the lighting adds some nice depth. I think its well composed too :thumbs:. Between you and darkstar you've got the biometric angle sewn up!
I was framed....:nuts:
Really nice shot. I like the shallow DoF and the lowkey lighting, it works very well. Certainly a very good take on the theme. Well done.
I came sooooo close to doing this, what is it they say about great minds? :D
You've carried it off well.
Nicely done that's a great shot, with good lighting and very good DOF. I thought about doing just that as well :D.
Having been catching up with all the 52s I thought i had seen some great fingerprint detail, then i saw yours, fantastic stuff :thumbs:
jeangenie
08-03-2009, 21:12
Having been catching up with all the 52s I thought i had seen some great fingerprint detail, then i saw yours, fantastic stuff :thumbs:
:plusone:
:clap::clap:
oh - and I like the low-key lighting, too.
Jean
I'm not great fan of angle shots, but this one works for me. I know it's going to sound a bit odd but I get a feeling of a strip on film some how.
I looked at a Jaguar dealership for the same sort of shot, but unlike you I couldn't see how to get it looking this good... another excellent shot to add to the others of your 52s...:clap:
I agree totally with Marcus, great shot :clap::clap:
And your Identity one, well lit, great DoF and spot on interpretation :clap::clap:
kennysarmy
15-03-2009, 21:01
Week 10 : Wisdom
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3474/3357983272_ca9df7c148.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3357983272/)
Great DoF and i like the idea :clap:
Dark Star
15-03-2009, 21:22
Simple, well constructed and shot and a great interpretation of this weeks theme :clap:
Did you finish it :)?
Simple, clean and works really well :thumbs:
:agree: with everything said so far :thumbs:
jeangenie
16-03-2009, 21:56
This could have been a really boring shot - but it's not! You've judged the focus beautifully and it works well for me.
1 Across = creative photograph :clap::clap::clap:
Jean
kennysarmy
22-03-2009, 17:23
Week 11 : Relationships
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3624/3374006216_b5aa41ac95.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3374006216/)
That made me laugh, nice image and fits the theme well.
kennysarmy
22-03-2009, 19:00
thanks....bugs me that it's just slightly oof - but I only got one chance at the shot then the cat decided it had had enough of being man, nah, child handled!
maddog.mark
22-03-2009, 19:26
Lol I like it, very good:thumbs:
jeangenie
22-03-2009, 20:51
I only got one chance at the shot then the cat decided it had had enough of being man, nah, child handled!
That's cats for you. :lol:
Well done for getting even one shot - captures the theme beautifully. :)
Jean
Spot on well caught :thumbs:
SimonTALM
22-03-2009, 23:33
Kenny - I'm surprised I missed your week 10, it's a great shot with stunning DoF.
Then I find your week 11 - relationships and I am in awe... perfect expression, perfect moment captured perfectly. The B&W really adds to it too :clap: :clap: :clap:
Brilliantly caught shot, really shows the theme well :clap::clap:
kennysarmy
29-03-2009, 21:28
Week 12 : Poverty
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3646/3395819333_6bc877648f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3395819333/)
"Robert Raikes , 1735-1811, English philanthropist. In 1780 he organized a Sunday school , primarily for poor children, who were taught to read and to spell to enable them to read the Bible. The Raikes system spread rapidly through England and he became known as the founder of Sunday schools, although others had been concerned with similar undertakings. Raikes gave his project publicity in the Gloucester Journal, which he had inherited from his father."
Really good idea, and it's an interesting take on the theme. The plinth is spot on, and very legible even with the sun behind it, so I'm guessing flash was used ? I'm also going to guess it didn't quite reach the statue. I keep wanting to see a bit more detail in the statue itself.
Hi Kenny, still catching up after missing three weeks. I really like the relationships shot, it is a lovely capture and who ever said never work with children and animals....
The poverty shot is a lovely clear shot and I like the fact that the figure is a silhouette. There is an annoying little glare from the sun just by the date he died, but that really is a minor niggle on what is a very successful shot!
Well done :clap: :clap: :clap:
Spartacus
31-03-2009, 09:49
Nicely done...:thumbs:
jeangenie
05-04-2009, 07:39
I seem to remember (vaguely!) Raikes from teacher training as being a leading figure in promoting education (through Sunday schools) for children who would have started work at 7 or 8 and never had any education. They were undoubtedly extremely poor, deprived children.
I like the shot, but would like the impossible - to see the statue more clearly and well as being able to read the citation. (That's education for you!!! :lol:)
Seriously, well done - a great idea and a good shot. :clap:
Jean
Love the Relationships shot, very moving and so well captured and the mono conversion really lifts it. :clap::clap::clap:
Poverty - why don't they place statues facing the sun :bang::bang: the amount of times I've wished something was the other way round so that I didn't have to get up at dawn to get it (Not that I would :()
I like the interpretation though. :clap::clap:
Daysleeper40
05-04-2009, 16:56
Relationships - lovely capture of a lovely moment. There is a quote about cats that goes something like "A cat is there when you call her - if she doesn't have something better to do" - which I think is very true and you are very lucky if a cat thinks the best thing they could be doing is being with you!
Poverty - I agree that it's a shame you can't see more detail in the statue but I like the idea.
Great idea and its very well taken :)
kennysarmy
08-04-2009, 07:53
Week 13 : Up
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3299/3423617906_e1f1e01675.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3423617906/)
Week thirteen may have been a difficult week for everyone, but it certainly seems to have given rise to some of the best photographs yet IMHO!!!
I love this shot, great clarity, sense of movemnet and colours, super!!
:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
maddog.mark
08-04-2009, 17:54
I love the movement you've caught in this shot, absolutely spot on.
Mark
Dark Star
08-04-2009, 18:02
Major catch up time and Jeff you're first :)
Relationships: Lovely shot - somehow B&W suits it and the sheer joy (and love) on display is evident! Meets the theme brilliantly!
Poverty: Good spin, good shot! Love to have seen more detail in Mr Raikes himself but it still works and is also another bit of education for me :)
Up: Yep that does it! Well caught and really well framed! Timing was great :)
Right now the next 52 :D
kennysarmy
12-04-2009, 22:39
Week 14 : Letter
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3595/3435335713_a1ca485f58.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3435335713/)
jeangenie
13-04-2009, 07:07
:clap::clap::clap:
When I saw the theme for week 14, I expected to see lots of red street furniture - letter + box = bingo!
But this is far cuter than I imagined. :)
I love the 'village' feel - a little letter box set in a whitewashed wall would be good enough for me on their own - but the cottage name AND the washing line tells a great story - I think it's terrific. And you found a nice sunny day to capture it. :clap::clap:
Jean
Dark Star
13-04-2009, 07:24
Thats really nice and, as Jean says, kinda cute :)
The inclusion of the colourful washing adds an interesting balance to the shot!
Very well seen and taken!!:thumbs:
When I'm done catching up I'll get my letter sorted :)
Fabulous!!! agree with most of Jean's comments, but would add that the focus is spot on, even picked up the differentiation in the white paint as it moves up the wall. Lovely :clap: :clap:
apparently i missed your up shot, which is a shame cos i think its fantastic, timing is spot on :thumbs:
and letter is just lovely as said you have caught a great village feel to the image :clap:
kennysarmy
19-04-2009, 20:36
Week 15 : Duo
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3105/3457076672_723d16820f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3457076672/)
Taken at the Vale Country Fair and the Cotswold Vale Farmers Hunt Point to Point
well timed and nice processing :clap:
jeangenie
19-04-2009, 20:40
Agree with Ruth. Well captured. :clap::clap:
I hope you had a bet on the eventual winner. :lol:
Jean
kennysarmy
19-04-2009, 20:40
hats off to the pros who do this for a living.....even pre focusing on the fence it's really hard to time it just right....this was the best of a few....even harder trying to just get TWO in the shot lol (mono would have been much easier)
Love the Letter pic, really nice image.
The Duo pic is really good too, I have been asked several times to photograph a friends daughter who show jumps and I have been putting it off for ages, you have delt with a difficult bit of photography very well.
Dark Star
19-04-2009, 20:46
Ohh nicely different and well caught!
Great detail and a lovely mono duo :) (Theres a phrase I've never used before :D)
Agree with all the other comments, and from my own experiences this week getting a good moving target is very difficult.
Love the colour treatment. Fab :clap: :clap:
Got to say, I think your letter pic is the best of the week...brilliant!
Like your Duo pic too...difficult shot to get, and you seem to have nailed it :clap:
Jon
kennysarmy
20-04-2009, 07:57
Agree with Ruth. Well captured. :clap::clap:
I hope you had a bet on the eventual winner. :lol:
Jean
Funny you should say that...
In the first race my horse fell :(
In this race (the 2nd) I had the winner - 7/1 and spent the winnings on a new monocular...the 3rd race only had 3 runners...so we left after just two races....
Really like the letter shot, sorry I missed it. Well done on the Duo shot, excellent timing and not an easy shot to get right, love the processing too :thumbs:
SimonTALM
22-04-2009, 20:10
Letter - Love it, it would have been a good image with just the post box contrasting against the white wall, but the inclusion of the washing line is an interesting move that I think has worked really well.
Duo - nicely timed shot that is sharp - no mean feat for a moving subject, though it looks like you were blessed with really bright light on the day which helps. The Duo of Black and White also works well :thumbs:
Lovely composition, nice light, well timed. Excellent stuff!
kennysarmy
26-04-2009, 20:51
Week 16 : Longing
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3579/3476878327_b6e53ce1be.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3476878327/)
....for snow....for the holiday to come....
jeangenie
27-04-2009, 17:19
I think this week was one of the hardest so far. :)
I can imagine these 2 were longing for some of the real white stuff, but I can't really see it in their faces - sorry.
Your last couple of weeks have been stunning, so please don't take this the wrong way. :) I look forward to seeing next week's.
btw - I still like your Longing better than mine!! :D
Jean
I do like your method of shooting subjects. I must try your way soon
:clap::clap:
I agree that you cant see the longing in the subjects but i am not 100% sure you need too. Lets face it skiers long for snow so for me it fits the theme :)
kennysarmy
27-04-2009, 21:16
:) I long for snow - and I don't ski...just like days off work making snowmen hehe
hey corky - what "is" my method of shooting?
Daysleeper40
27-04-2009, 21:16
I think this week was one of the hardest so far. :)
I can imagine these 2 were longing for some of the real white stuff, but I can't really see it in their faces - sorry.
Your last couple of weeks have been stunning, so please don't take this the wrong way. :) I look forward to seeing next week's.
btw - I still like your Longing better than mine!! :D
Jean
Afraid I agree with Jean on this one - I like the idea but I'm not sure it says what you want it to. Not really sure how you would bring out the longing for snow aspect though... I'm sorry, this really isn't very helpfull C&C is it!
:coat:
Looking forward to seeing the next one ;)
Doesn't quite convey longing to me, tough one to crit.
Not sure how I could have done it any better to be fair.
Another week in though...
How have I missed your last few shots, I'm sorry :(
Love the UP shot, split second timing and a perfect example of the theme :thumbs:
Letter - this is my favourite for that theme, love the composition, the colours and the fact that you've captured the white wall without anythin been blown. :clap::clap:
DUO - A difficult shot well captured and I love the mono/duo treatment :clap:
Longing - Difficult one to crit after the other 3 as it doesn't really say longing to me, and as a stand alone picture it doesn't do anything for me either, sorry:( but I've got a feeling a number of mine have been (and will be) like that. But 3 out of 4 is a great score :thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:
kennysarmy
01-05-2009, 09:02
Week 17 : Dark
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3650/3489838332_a4f2bda7ca.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3489838332/)
..when it all goes dark...you reach for...
Not sure about Longning, having done skiing and been in that position I understand it, but the image doesn't really shot that...
As for Dark... what a tough theme... That's a really bright flare from the match, good timing to have caught it, but tough to expose correctly. Possibly there's a bit too much burnt out, but a good idea and it fits the theme well.
Excelent idea, like John says maybe a little too much is blown but I like it all the same :clap:
Cracking shot, really, really like this :thumbs:
maddog.mark
03-05-2009, 11:13
Thats a difficult shot to get right, I think you nearly nailed it, just slightly to blown. Well done at trying though, much better than I would have got.
Mark
Nicely done. :clap: :clap:
I can see that it is a little blown, and understand that in a detailed shot this loss of detail is a no no. However, I wonder how much detail in a spark of flame needs to be retained? Just my thoughts!!
kennysarmy
03-05-2009, 12:54
Thanks for all the comments...
Interestingly I processed the RAW file with highlight clipping turned on to ensure there was no BLOW OUT of the flame...so strange that it still gives this effect...
Wonder how much it really distracts from the shot....
Daysleeper40
03-05-2009, 15:38
Nicely done. :clap: :clap:
I can see that it is a little blown, and understand that in a detailed shot this loss of detail is a no no. However, I wonder how much detail in a spark of flame needs to be retained? Just my thoughts!!
I agree but I do think there is a bit too much blown highlight. Having said that it's always going to be a problem in a shot like this and I don't think it detracts that much. Good effort :thumbs:
Quite impressive.
I think this is a great effort, tough shot well executed.
SimonTALM
04-05-2009, 12:07
Longing - I know this was a tough week but I don't think this is one of your best, I think a tighter crop is needed and perhaps a different angle
Dark - As the others have said this is a hard shot to get right and you've done really well to get this close, the timing is spot on even if the exposure is slightly out.
Spartacus
04-05-2009, 16:48
Nicely done and you almost pulled it off...:clap:
Nobody can knock you for taking the easy route on these 52s...:clap::clap::clap:
You are consistent with the effort you put in and I'm liking your photography more and more...
Brilliant keep it up...:thumbs:
kennysarmy
05-05-2009, 08:08
Nicely done and you almost pulled it off...:clap:
Nobody can knock you for taking the easy route on these 52s...:clap::clap::clap:
You are consistent with the effort you put in and I'm liking your photography more and more...
Brilliant keep it up...:thumbs:
The fiver is in the post :D
jeangenie
05-05-2009, 21:57
I've been trying to imagine how you'd expose for this - matches will flare with varying intensities. Not an easy one, imo.
Although it looks a little blown, I don't see how you could avoid it because of the contrast between the flame and the darkness, and I don't think it detracts from the shot. So well done on a really difficult one. :clap::clap:
I also like the heart shape in the flame. :)
Jean
kennysarmy
08-05-2009, 07:42
Week 18 : Simple
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3378/3512563758_92cef1562b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3512563758/)
We are big card players in our house; even my 8 year old daughter knows most of the basic rules of "bridge!"...so a simple game that anyone can play..is SNAP!
maddog.mark
10-05-2009, 06:57
Like the movement in this shot, a clever idea well executed.:clap:
Like the movement in this shot, a clever idea well executed.:clap:
sums it up for me, nicely done :thumbs:
The simplest of games well caught.
jeangenie
11-05-2009, 06:49
I agree with Mark - good shot and the movement makes it dynamic. :clap::clap:
Jean
Spartacus
11-05-2009, 12:59
Well thought out and executed...:clap:
and just enough movement for me...:clap::clap::clap:
Excellent stuff again from you...:thumbs:
Well done, it's a good simple shot, of a simple game, but the blur makes it something more interesting :thumbs:
Daysleeper40
11-05-2009, 18:33
Great capture of the movement :clap:
Part of me wants it to be even simpler and have a deck of kids snap cards - the ones with pictures instead of numbers, but that's probably just me regressing! :thumbs:
Another clever shot from you this week, I like the subject and it fits the theme perfectly. As others have said the movement is spot on and what isn't supposed to be blurred is sharp and clear. well done :clap: :clap: :clap:
yes, a very clever and imaginative shot. Well done
Jon
How did I miss your Dark shot? :(
What a difficult task you set yourself put you've pulled it off really well :clap::clap:
Simple - another good capture, like the movement which shows how frenetically it is played :clap::clap:
Great stuff from you again :thumbs:
kennysarmy
17-05-2009, 21:24
Week 19 : Linear
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3415/3539511059_c3c2b32464.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3539511059/)
Sitting in lines...trying to row in a straight line...LOL
A few more from the annual Gloucester Docks Dragon Boat Race on my flickr...
jeangenie
17-05-2009, 21:42
hehehe - this made me smile. :thumbs:
Lots of lines indeed - even if some of them may not be very straight! :lol: Although the dragons horns (?) look straight enough. The boat looks a bit overcrowded - did it sink 'straight' to the bottom? :lol:
Excellent, fun take on the theme and it looks like a good spectator event. :)
Jean
I like that, Jean has summed it up nicely, I'll add that the colours are vivid and vibrant, which, if I'm right, is one of the things Dragon Boating is renowned for :thumbs:
kennysarmy
18-05-2009, 07:41
Thanks, just a shame it was such a miserable day...I did nt think I was going to get any photos at all as I stood sheltering in the rain watching the first of the afternoon races...
Really like this one too, a good, fun take on the theme with some good colours and nice water trails :thumbs:
Daysleeper40
18-05-2009, 18:09
Thanks, just a shame it was such a miserable day...I did nt think I was going to get any photos at all as I stood sheltering in the rain watching the first of the afternoon races...
I think you did really well considering the weather wasn't on your side. It's a great fun take on the theme and I love all the facial expressions :D
SimonTALM
20-05-2009, 11:58
Simple - Love the shot, well done for getting the movement in there a stroke of genius. However, I think the movement needs to be a little stronger and a bit more defined, it seems to be a bit too feint IMO. Overall it's a great concept and very imagninatavely caught :thumbs:
SimonTALM
20-05-2009, 12:02
Linear - I think you win my shoehorn award this week - my personal award to the individual who manages to pass off the most out of the box photograph for the theme :clap: Looks like it was a lot of fun there :)
The face on that dragon is priceless, can't help but smile back. This is technically a great shot, but you have missed some of the linear's that actually do exist within, like the ridges that run down the dragons horns and the diagonal patterning on the side of the boat.
Super!! :clap: :clap:
kennysarmy
24-05-2009, 18:33
Week 20 : Emotional
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2476/3559616647_107882d9b9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3559616647/)
maddog.mark
25-05-2009, 07:45
Linear... looks like a fun day, I agree with Simon, definitely the most out of the box thinking this week:thumbs:
Emotion - not sure about this one, the tear conveys emotion, but I think there is a stronger image in there. Perhaps more the eye would have helped:shrug:
Mark:thumbs:
Dark Star
25-05-2009, 07:57
Good God Jeff - I've missed so many - my apologies :(
This is getting harder to keep up! :bang:
0) Longing - Skiers without snow :) I like the shot - simple clear and to the point and a nicely balanced composition
1) Dark - I like this one loads -a light in the dark - it has real impact and dynamism - I can almost hear the match flaring! Very Good! :clap:
2) Simple - another cleverly done shot - that's 'ace' :) - the movement you've caught again gives real dynamic feel to the shot - and of course what a simple game :D
3) Linear - fun stuff - meets the brief and is bright and cheery :D
4) Emotions - I was thinking along these lines but not really pulled it off - thats a well composed and executed shot! :clap::clap:
Again apologies for the delay in catching up - you slipped under my radar :)
jeangenie
25-05-2009, 09:35
My first reaction was 'I want to see the eye as well' because eyes are the windows to the soul.
Then I thought about it some more, and just seeing the tear on the cheek makes the viewer think about what emotions are going on here, and raises questions about the subject.
I love the framing and the light. Going back to it yet again, I think I would have turned your willing helper very slightly to the right, rather than stright on to the camera.
Sorry for the ramble, but the more I look at this the more I can see in it. Thank you for giving us such an interesting shot. :):):)
Jean
Daysleeper40
25-05-2009, 10:17
I like the idea but I also think having the eye in shot would give it more impact.
linear - lovely colours and composition is spot on imo, it also shows lots of emotion.
I like the tear and it is well caught but i think i would like to see her eye as well. Just my preferance.
Oh bless, I hope that isn't a real tear!!! :shake:
It is though a great capture, I really like the skin tones on this one, and as my Grandad used to tell my when I was little, 'a face without freckles is like a night without stars'
:clap: :clap:
The linear shot doesn't do lots for me, sorry, struggling to see the linear in it.
Love the emotion shot though, I like how you have cropped it tight, it seems to add impact to the shot. Excellent.
kennysarmy
26-05-2009, 07:58
Oh bless, I hope that isn't a real tear!!! :shake:
:clap: :clap:
one of the reasons I could nt include the eye ;)... it was actually a drop of water strategically dripped.....the look in the eye would have given it away...like I am giving away all my trade secrets lol
I like the emotion shot, ignoring the trade secret :D... the tear works well, I think I'd agree with Jean, turned away from the camera a littlle, and maybe looking downwards slightly, but apart from that, spot on.
The Matt
30-05-2009, 08:09
I love the idea behind emotion. I wonder if more flat light over the face would have been better though. As it is, a lot of the skin looks a bit underexposed to keep the bright patch looking ok. I'd be interested to see if you have any alternative angles or crops of this. It's a tricky one when nearly any crop you take will slice straight across some facial feature.
Nice work :)
The Matt
30-05-2009, 08:09
Also, I really love your shot for Dark
kennysarmy
31-05-2009, 21:18
Week 21 : Complex
2 for the price of 1
Sand Scultpting...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3643/3582294925_3834326c45.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3582294925/)
Perfect rigging?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3314/3582301661_7e41abeaef.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3582301661/in/photostream/)
I like them both, but I think the sand sculpure takes it for me :thumbs:
Jon
sand scalpture for me too :thumbs:
The Sand sculpture for me too. Whilst they are both showing good interpretations of the theme, I can't help think that the rigging shot has too many complex intertwining lines within it, and I kinda get lost (I hope that makes sense). Well done.
Dark Star
01-06-2009, 20:55
Ooooh I'm torn here - the rigging meets the theme better but I love the way you've caught the sand pirate! The detail on that pirate is so well brought out as well! A liitle too much sculptor though....hmmm ....I call it a draw :)
Both good :D
jeangenie
02-06-2009, 07:43
I'm torm between these two. :)
I didn't immediately clock that the sculpture was sand (doh) so for me it would have been better in colour, and I didn't immediately think 'and there's the sculptor working on it' - it was more 'I wish that person would get out of the way' (another doh!) because I wanted to see the rest of the carving.
The second one respresents a personal 'goal' of mine - to get a really dramatic shot of masts and rigging. It's hard to explain what I've got in mind, but I feel that with a slightly different angle and/or dof on this you'd have got it for me. :) So a thumbs up from me. :D
Sorry for the waffle.
Jean
Spartacus
02-06-2009, 10:01
I like them both, but I think the sand sculpure takes it for me :thumbs:
:agree: Both good shot though...:clap::clap::clap:
it's amazing how they make them look so easy...I still remember being on the beach with the girls and struggled with just bucket and spade...:lol:
well capture...:thumbs:
Hi Jeff, Emotion, certainly a picture that makes you think but it needs something else I feel. Either better lighting or a slightly different pose or maybe try a monoconversion, but a good attempt nonetheless :thumbs:
As for Complex I have to say it's a draw. I love the DoF on the sand sculpture but it would be better without so much of the sculptor. As for the rigging this certainly fits the theme but my eye keeps getting drawn to the missing bit of mast at the top right as it travels up the main mast then across. It's a great eyeline to follow but that missin bit just niggles. I like the monoconversion of both of them though. :clap::thumbs:
Sorry if it doesn't seem very positive :(
wow you've certainly got some complex shots there!!!
But sandthingy for me, very impressive.
I love seeing the amazing art pieces people manage to create!! :thumbs:
kennysarmy
07-06-2009, 20:53
Week 22 : Time
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/3605018790_b9e375c1b5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3605018790/)
Gloucester Southgate Street.
I love these old clocks, nice processing and well composed :D
Very well spotted. I normally have a bit of an anti crop mantra. More care in capturing the shot at the time blah blah blah, however, on this occasion i think this would be improved by taking out that top line of sills. Just my opinion obviously.
Good shot well processed, and meets the theme well. I agree with David, cropping out that top line of sills improves the image, I find they distract from the clock.
Spartacus
08-06-2009, 09:02
Good shot well processed, and meets the theme well. I agree with David, cropping out that top line of sills improves the image, I find they distract from the clock.
That's a great shot and fits the theme and I like the way you left the words at the bottom to help give it a bit more impact for the theme...:thumbs:
Dark Star
08-06-2009, 23:48
Looks like a shot from times past as well as of a time piece - the processing you've used ages the shot really well! :clap:
I've looj at it with and without that top sill and my view is leave it in - it simply (for me) adds more character to the building and image!
Good spot, good shot!
jeangenie
10-06-2009, 07:34
I do like this - and the processing adds to the mood of the picture.
It's got great character and certainly represents 'time'. :thumbs:
Jean
maddog.mark
10-06-2009, 19:51
This is a really well seen shot, beautiful old clock, above the watchmakers, fits the theme perfectly. Like the processing too. :thumbs:
Mark
PS Apologies for not commenting on all your shots, these 52's take some keeping up with, I'll try harder in future:bonk:
Daysleeper40
11-06-2009, 18:48
Complex - 100% the sculpture for me. I actually like the man being in frame and did get that he was working on the sand sculpture straight away - I think he adds to the shot as a whole :thumbs:
Very well spotted. I normally have a bit of an anti crop mantra. More care in capturing the shot at the time blah blah blah, however, on this occasion i think this would be improved by taking out that top line of sills. Just my opinion obviously.
I'm not anti-crop at all and I agree with what Dizzy said about the sills. I really like the PP you've done on this one, it looks very authentic to me :clap:
What a great shot and well spotted. I love the processing and wouldn´t crop it as I think it frames the picture nicely with the sills at the top and the sign at the bottom :clap::clap::clap:
kennysarmy
14-06-2009, 21:48
Week 23 : Inspiration
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3062/3625949465_0993d29238.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3625949465/)
Inspired to sketch...at Westbury Court Gardens, Gloucestershire.
excellent take on the theme and very well done :clap:
:clap: I have to agree with Ruth, excellent work :thumbs:
I like that, fits the theme well and tells a story.
Definitely tells a story. Great DoF and composition and certainly fits the theme :clap::clap::clap:
maddog.mark
16-06-2009, 18:11
I can only agree with what's already been said, a great interpretation.
Mark:thumbs:
Dark Star
19-06-2009, 13:29
OOh great shot - simple and really to the point! The anonymous nature of the subject adds to the feel of the shot!
Very much like this one :)
jeangenie
19-06-2009, 23:07
A great idea well executed. Definitely says Inspiration to me. :thumbs::thumbs:
Jean
kennysarmy
21-06-2009, 18:25
Week 24 : Development
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3612/3647085931_127d4fcb54.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3647085931/)
Spartacus
21-06-2009, 20:23
Ah the old Spectrum...:lol:
Now that's going back a bit...:eek:
I like the overall shot with the new oof in the b/g.
but it's not your best shot so far although theres nothing really wrong with it, you have do much better...Jeff...sorry...
jeangenie
21-06-2009, 20:44
ZX Spectrum, eh??? That's going back a bit. But then we've still got a BBC Model B in the loft!
Great interpretation of the theme - computers have developed beyond anybody's imagination in the last 30 years. You've probably stirred up a load of memories for all us 'oldies'. I think I would like to have seen a little more of 'today', but it's still a shot to make us think and smile. :thumbs:
Jean
ah i had a ZX+ ;)
i really like your take on the theme and the use of DoF :clap:
My ZX died... Nicely done... I like it.
I like the theme, but the composition doesn't do anything for me...sorry
While I agree the composition lacks a bit, not sure at all what I would have done differently.
Its a great idea though, I haven't seen one of these in years.
Complex:
Love the rigging shot as it meets the theme and has great colour and clarity. I like the sand sculpture because it is in B&W which makes you really look! clever.
Time:
This is a lovely clock, how lucky you are to have it near you, another great capture.
Inspiration: This has lovely dof and again meets the theme. It is probably my favourite in terms of composition of the four weeks I am trying to catch up on!!
Development: Aaaaahhh I remember them well, how soon time has marched on and the tchnological world has developed. Nice thought for the theme.
sorry it has taken this long for me to catch up.
kennysarmy
28-06-2009, 21:40
Week 25 : Freedom
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2593/3669685058_5056bf59c7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3669685058/)
Free to roam....
Did nt really feel inspired this week :( so you have this ^^^^^^^^^ better than nowt...
I like this Kenny, a bizarre clash between the Zebra and an English country pile, not a bad shot at all Sir.
kennysarmy
28-06-2009, 21:57
damn you spotted the zebras...rubbish camouflage eh?
damn you spotted the zebras...rubbish camouflage eh?
:D
:D, clever and shows the theme nicely... I'm afraid that comouflage just don't work on lush green grass, so free they might be, but easy to spot too
I like this Kenny, a bizarre clash between the Zebra and an English country pile, not a bad shot at all Sir.
i agree works really well thought :D
I don´t know what happened to me last wekk but I seem to have missed loads of people out, you included :(
I used to love playing on the Spectrum when i was ´studying´for my finals :lol: and remember a great game where you had to get a frog to jump from tile to tile but can´t remember what it was called :shake:
Good interpretation of the theme but the composition is a bit 'blocky' if that makes sense :shrug:
As for Freedom, they certainly seem fine wandering around the stately pile, gently grazing. Good choice :clap::clap:
I like this Kenny, a bizarre clash between the Zebra and an English country pile, not a bad shot at all Sir.
:agree:. Those horses must have taken hours to paint! ;)
jeangenie
30-06-2009, 09:31
:agree:. Those horses must have taken hours to paint! ;)
Damm - I knew I was missing a trick this week. :lol:
Excellent shot and certainly made me smile. :thumbs::thumbs:
:exit: :thinking: - now, let me see - how can I get New Forest ponies to stand still to be painted for a reshoot. :D
Jean
Spartacus
30-06-2009, 12:00
This is a very odd shot, but it works very well for me. It should feel out of place but so how it works...:thinking:
I also fits in well for the theme...:clap:
The more I look at it the better it gets...:thumbs:
This is yet another technically great shot from you. I love the contrasting colours with the sky, architecture and animals/grass.
The horses are free to roam, and the fact that they look out of place makes me think of the fact that their freedom is limited, only in their natural habitat would they be truely free. I good thought provoking shot, well done. :clap: :clap:
kennysarmy
05-07-2009, 20:07
Week 26 : Night
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2510/3691533284_7976ec988a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennysarmy/3691533284/)
My fav. location for night time photography :)
best viewed larger...!
But stunning even at this size, that is a brilliantly striking shot. Excellent!! :clap: :clap: :clap:
Dark Star
05-07-2009, 20:54
Bit of a catch up here:
Development: Ah nicely done and given we're all tapping away at these things very apt indeed :) Good shot - simple and to the point
Freedom: As has been said a bizarre juxtaposition - nicely taken and composed
Night: Thats a good un - love the moonlight clouds adding a touch of drama! Nice calming shot and well suited to B&W! Good one :)
jeangenie
05-07-2009, 22:03
I bet this is good in colour, but the B&W processing is stunning and I really love it. Terrific shot. :clap::clap::clap:
Jean
Love the night shot, well done.
SarahLee
06-07-2009, 07:39
Gorgeous photo - I would never have thought of putting something like that into B&W. . . I'm really getting some inspiration from these 52s :D
Whereabouts in Gloucester is that?
kennysarmy
06-07-2009, 08:03
But stunning even at this size, that is a brilliantly striking shot. Excellent!! :clap: :clap: :clap:
Thanks
Bit of a catch up here:
Development: Ah nicely done and given we're all tapping away at these things very apt indeed :) Good shot - simple and to the point
Freedom: As has been said a bizarre juxtaposition - nicely taken and composed
Night: Thats a good un - love the moonlight clouds adding a touch of drama! Nice calming shot and well suited to B&W! Good one :)
Cheers
I bet this is good in colour, but the B&W processing is stunning and I really love it. Terrific shot. :clap::clap::clap:
Jean
I was torn between submitting this photo as the colour version...but I did think the mono treatment added an extra dimension...
Gorgeous photo - I would never have thought of putting something like that into B&W. . . I'm really getting some inspiration from these 52s :D
Whereabouts in Gloucester is that?
Sarah, the photo was taken at Gloucester Docks.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=gloucester+docks&sll=51.886028,-2.248764&sspn=0.076923,0.219383&gl=uk&g=gloucester&ie=UTF8&ll=51.862304,-2.251076&spn=0.000601,0.001714&t=h&z=19
Now that is a wonderful shot. So many elements, that link together into an amazing image... love it :thumbs:
SarahLee
06-07-2009, 18:37
Sarah, the photo was taken at Gloucester Docks.
Wow - it looks so pretty.
I wouldn't venture to Cardiff or Newport docks at night without at least 2 armed escorts :D
kennysarmy
06-07-2009, 18:46
Wow - it looks so pretty.
I wouldn't venture to Cardiff or Newport docks at night without at least 2 armed escorts :D
I had a heavy tripod lol
jeangenie
07-07-2009, 20:38
Thanks
Cheers
I was torn between submitting this photo as the colour version...but I did think the mono treatment added an extra dimension...
:agree: I really do think it's a top rate shot. :)
Jean
Spartacus
08-07-2009, 10:26
Brilliant shot...:clap::clap::clap:
Works so well in B&W...a really lovely and well taken shot...
another cracking shot to add to your great 52 collection...
Well done Jeff :thumbs:
What a cracking shot Jeff :clap::clap::clap:
The monoconversion works really well and I could definitely see this enlarged and on a wall in a public place or hotel :thumbs:
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