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I thought I'd join this and give it a go. I knew this was going to be a challenge for me as I'm on a compact[even though thats not an excuse] and I only ever photograph animals as of present. So I need the challenge anyway.
I believe this week is "opposites" so here's my *cough* attempt.
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/ShortyLeanne/b37e52b6.jpg
There is so much wrong with this photo, I know, first of all on my camera if I want a high shutter speed flash has to be activated as it suffers with high ISO/doesn't appear without ISO and even then is a very very dull image that you can just tell NEEDS that *oomph* of light, which it doesn't get no matter the brightness :shrug:
Anyway. - I'll try and see if I have enough time to catch up on previous weeks, and look forward to the stuggle ahead :cuckoo: :lol:
Spartacus
06-02-2009, 20:24
Welcome aboard...:thumbs:
Well you got a bit of catching up but you should still be able to get some nice phots with a compact...and it will make you want a better camera as time goe's by. Not a bad start you got some nice shadow off the water drops..:clap:
jeangenie
06-02-2009, 21:22
Welcome to the 52. It doesn't matter what camera you're using, the aim (as far as I am concerned) is to interpret the theme for the week, and to enjoy it.
You've made a good start and you've also analysed what you could do if the camera allowed you to. You did well to get such good shadows of the water droplets.
I look forward to seeing your next week's shot. :)
btw - you know you've become hooked on this challenge when you find yourself wondering what next week will throw at you!! :lol:
Jean
I think this fits the theme and with a compact not all that easy to pull off, which you have done imo :thumbs:
:agree: it fits the theme well, you've got a good shot. Welcome to the 52.
Thanks very much for the comments, guys!
I shall hopefully be getting my first DSLR within the next week *grin*
jeangenie
07-02-2009, 16:39
I shall hopefully be getting my first DSLR within the next week *grin*
Great :D What are you thinking of getting?
Jean
Great :D What are you thinking of getting?
Jean
Nikon D40X :D, is within my budget, however if not will 'downgrade' to the Nikon D40, the sizing and ease of use of the both of them is great for me, I think.
Hello Shorty, welcome :wave:
I too have a point and shoot (have to wait til April for my Canon 40D *claps hands together in prayer*) however I have been joining in anyway.
i am impressed that you even understand the ISO thing as it goes right over my head at the moment!
I really liked your picture ezpecially the background to the ice (nice texture) I think that your point and shoot does well to catch falling water also.
well done:clap:
Well, this week my 'special' picture is this one.
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/ShortyLeanne/Duchess/8b0cfdf1.jpg
People who work in rescue are very special indeed, and this girl proves that. She has been beaten by both humans and dogs and is as scared as anything, slowly coming out herself and trying to enjoy life without harm coming to her anymore.
I may change this image when I go back in a couple of days, if I do.
(well I had to photograph an animal at least ONE of these weeks? :laugh1: )
And should have my DSLR in a max of 3days :clap:
Awww, what a cute dog but a sad story :( I like the lighting for the shot, it's not too bright for this photo and fits the mood perfectly.
Bet you're excited for your dSLR now! :D
Ahh thats so sad, she looks like the rotty a friend of mine is rahibilitating (simialr story). I like the mood of this photo the lighting has been used to capture it nicely.
Also as another doggy nut I always like to see doggie shots.
well done :clap::clap::clap:
Thanks for the comments guys :)
I'm quite happy with this picture considering I was in a rush and literally just stopped and clicked.
I was debating whether to post this, or one of her out the kennel, but this is a much better picture as in the kennels she is much more comfortable, and happy - outside she's so haunted and sad that she's never near you long enough for a picture. Once she plays for the first time I'll be sure to get that on camera though :thumbs:
Just catching up with this Shorty and welcome to the 52ers :wave:
This challenge certainly makes you think doesn't it :D
I like your Opposites picture, catching the droplets of water against the grainy background, the shadows, and the number of opposites - ice/water, stationary/moving, and shiny/textured work well for the theme. :clap::clap:
The Special picture is well lit and the reflections of the cage make it look as though she is muzzled - which, psychologically, she is. Well done :thumbs:
jeangenie
14-02-2009, 22:05
Your special is very sad, but a lovely photo.
I can't understand people who think it's big, clever or whatever to illtreat dogs (or any other animal) and her sad face says it all. A very well chosen shot, Shorty and I hope she gradually regains trust and learns to play.
btw - you could post dogs piccies every week for me - I'd love it. :)
Jean
Spartacus
14-02-2009, 22:38
Such a sad story, she looks so unhappy...
but as you said she is special...
you take a great photo, and for a compact...:clap:
can't wait to see what you can do with DSLR...
SimonTALM
15-02-2009, 10:26
You've made a great start to the 52 challenge, you will really enjoy a DSLR and the learning path that it will lead you down.
In a year's time you will look back at these pictures and realise how far you have gone.
Special, is a lovely photo and a sad story with a happy ending.
*gulp* just looked at this weeks task.
I live in the countryside, there aren't exactly by any means, 'crowds' anywhere near here.
Only idea that has come to mind is try and find a 'crowd' of birds. But even thats a task here, as it's that little bit too built up for too many to appear at once.
Hmmmmm.
Your special is very sad, but a lovely photo.
I can't understand people who think it's big, clever or whatever to illtreat dogs (or any other animal) and her sad face says it all. A very well chosen shot, Shorty and I hope she gradually regains trust and learns to play.
btw - you could post dogs piccies every week for me - I'd love it. :)
Jean
No, neither me :( there were 3 of them from the same 'family' that came in, it was Mother and Daughter and we're not sure if it was father, too. But a male came in aswell. The younger one got rehomed last week, she'd had GOOD training put into her and was an absolute lovely girl, the male has been brought up to be aggressive, and then this girly is as scared as anything. :bang: idiots, real mean, idiots.
Such a sad story, she looks so unhappy...
but as you said she is special...
you take a great photo, and for a compact...:clap:
can't wait to see what you can do with DSLR...
Thank you very much :D hopefully getting it this week now, a bit of a delay!
You've made a great start to the 52 challenge, you will really enjoy a DSLR and the learning path that it will lead you down.
In a year's time you will look back at these pictures and realise how far you have gone.
I hope so, anyway! Thanks
Special, is a lovely photo and a sad story with a happy ending.
And hopefully for her even happier ending once she's in a home.
Well, I got my DSLR this morning. I had a couple of ideas, but they flew out the window. So found a few pegs and came up with this, a bit boring, but the closest to crowds I'm gonna get round here!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3526/3289820945_309d5e4eb8.jpg
Well, that's certainly a different take on crowds. Love the colours in it :thumbs:
SimonTALM
20-02-2009, 00:52
Well, you've certainly stepped out of the box. I agree with Kelack that the colours in it are fantastic and you've certainly experimented with short DoF, the DSLR has definitely made a difference to your photography. I'm not sure the bit in focus is 100% sharp, could perhaps be down to camera shake, particularly large compression or even just needs a bit more unsharp mask applied.
ScotlandTheScare
20-02-2009, 16:48
Well - I was trying to think out of the box for my crowds shot - and failed. This IS most certainly out of the box and I think its great (if slightly soft). Good one :)
Spartacus
20-02-2009, 20:42
Yes a good effort to come up with this idea...
Love the colours in this shot, but a bit soft on the focus, but that will come as you get use to the new camera..:clap:
I have/had an idea that I have followed through, for this weeks task[I know it's early, I have nowt to do this week!] my only problem is my lack of PS skills completely ruining it. Not fun, now gotta think of something equally as creative but involving less PS :thinking: will see how this goes!!
I like the idea, and the colours are superb. You've gone for a narrow DOF and it's worked well
Graulges
24-02-2009, 15:52
Crowds, colours matches the theme. The softness will be sorted as you get used to the camera. I spent ages sorting that problem when I got my camera and sometimes now. Nice take on the theme.
Dark Star
24-02-2009, 16:33
A crowd of pegs :)? Why not :)?
Its out of the (peg) box anyway :)
In broad agreement with the comments above: colours lovely, a touch soft but you did it and met the brief :) :clap:
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/ShortyLeanne/9157e329.jpg
This was my final attempt, the first shot, and by far the best out of any idea I came up with. No flash, using the landing light, and placed the coins on the bannistar which is directly below the spotlight, I was surprised and really like the effect this gave!
Lessons learned:
1. Think, but don't over think what may be a good idea and seem like you're reaching the end, other skills let you down
2. GO PLACES With your camera
3. Don't just assume you can open Photoshop and do whatever action(S) you want/ed :lol:
4. think outside the box, but stand inside the box - the ideas work better that way
I'd tried everything from spelling 'lack of...' with coins, to using chocolate, to trying to catch the cat playing with chocolate money, to photographing my most valued posessions :suspect:
Hi Shorty, just catching up. Agree with all the comments about the crowds picture :thumbs:
As for Wealth, I really like the shallow DoF and the lighting you used has worked well. :thumbs:
The composition leads the eye into the picture too :clap:
And your learning points made me laugh :lol:
Keep it up :thumbs:
Interesting short Shorty, and I find the shadows created by the coins very interesting. Nice lighting and good clarity on the coins. Well done :clap::clap:
Graulges
26-02-2009, 20:49
Nice shot. I like the lighting, it looks like there are slots underneath the coins on edge, like a money box or something you have to feed coins into????? :clap:
SimonTALM
26-02-2009, 21:06
I like the idea of Wealth, very clever, the DoF is good and the harsh lighting also helps. The only negative side for me is the colour balance is a bit orange.
Great use of DoF with the coins the shadows are really cool :)
jeangenie
26-02-2009, 21:24
Sorry, I missed your 'Crowds' shot last week. It's a better crowd than I found - and the colours are great. If this was your first go with your new camera (D40 or D40x in the end??) you did well - and I look forward to seeing lots more.
Your Wealth shot is excellent. :clap::clap: The shadows, like Grualges said, do look like slots, with the money hovering over them. Full marks for inventiveness of your product table. :lol: I love the dof, and the only small niggle is that the bannister seems a bit cut off at the top, although I realise that you were at the mercy of the landing light. :) Also like your title - very apt. :)
I can identify with ALL your learning points. :D
Jean
Thanks for the comments guys, I'll have a twiddle with the pic in PS tomorrow, as that is it straight off cam[still not in the mind frame of having a DSLR/general editing, so am yet to sharpen any pics etc. Woops.
I hadn't seen it as slots, but now you mention it I can see what you mean!
I'm just praying to god the next few weeks arent anywhere near this hard, that and the fact I think I may be internet-less for a couple of weeks soon, I'm gonna have to have a major catch up too! Noooooooooo
And yep, D40x :D - I do wuv it
That works really well, the DOF, the hard lighting, the first thing I thought of looking at it was the shadows looked like slots :thumbs: As has been said, the only niggle is the white balance looks a little off. :thumbs:
Edit as promised, this is actually the natural colours, so don't know WHY it came out as it did, but now I'm not sure this gives the same effect?
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/ShortyLeanne/Nikon%20D40x/fefc0bf9.jpg
Right wll just realised the date/day and about 10mins ago took this photo, some quick PP[which I didnt like but have settled for] and this is my entry for this week:eek:. Have been a bit busy this week with vet trips that I havn't as of yet done a reshoot, but if I can get something in within the next couple of days will do a reshoot too. :)
Anyway, Week 9 - Hidden Identity
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/ShortyLeanne/Nikon%20D40x/c06bb412.jpg
Well, yes I think it's easy to guess what look I was going for:nono:. I wanted one those black strips across peoples eyes look, except...Improvised. I've never ever togged people before so didn't experiment or anything. Not very happy with the shot but it'll do I think. Well it'll have to :lol:
wrecker1971
06-03-2009, 10:19
love the wealth shot is really different. crowds is well out of the box but the colours are fantastic. glad you got the dslr it really shows although the shot with the compact is really clever.
cant wait to see what your next one will be
Dark Star
06-03-2009, 10:29
Catch up time:
The 2nd wealth shot imho is the better of the two and those shadows are quite amazing - I too thought they were slots :) Cleverly done and well lit :)
Your identity shot is interesting...took a few looks to get my head round it though!
The paper being unprocessed against the solarised(?) image works well for me but I wonder if it needs that solarised effect? Love to see a 'clean' version!
This theme is creating more varieties than most so far :)
Well done! :)
For some reason the paper didn't process :dunno: I wanted the whole image to change, but the paper did nowt, no matter what saturation/contrast I gave to the image.
Here's the original
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/ShortyLeanne/2a8f4d46.jpg
I had cloned out the embroiding on the hoody.
Thanks for the comments, guys
Dark Star
06-03-2009, 12:26
Thanks for posting the original Shorty.
The processing you've done lifts it out of the ordinary I think and into a more mysterious image (if you get me :))
Did you consider doing a face on shot rather than angled up? That might have been interesting!
Again thanks for obnliging with the original :)
I did a face on too, I took about 6 shots all with a slight different angle, not sure the face on came out alright but I'll take a look :) cheers
Graulges
06-03-2009, 15:23
The processing definitely lifts it from the original shot. The paper not processing seems to have left it as a point of focus rather than the face. I'm guessing but if you processed the paper to be a darker colour, say grey, would it then get processed and become more part of the image. I like the take on the theme.:clap:
The Matt
06-03-2009, 16:39
Wealth is interesting. I wonder if it would be improved by a wider depth of field.
Identity I like quite a lot. Nice idea. I would like to see a landscape or square crop shot to lose somme of the empty black area at the bottom. I quite like the processing on it
SimonTALM
08-03-2009, 18:12
Wow you've had fun in post processing haven't you :D I'm not normally a fan of over processed images but I like it I think this is because you've gone to the extreme and then went a bit further.
I also really like the idea behind this a bit SAS but in reverse
I like the processed version of identity it works much better than the original, great idea :)
jeangenie
08-03-2009, 22:35
I like the ott processing - it does look solarised. The whiteness of the paper just adds underlines the message that the identity is 'hidden'.
Well done on a good take on the theme. :)
Jean
Thanks for the comments guys :D
Am going to peer at this weeks task!
I am warning you, over the next couple of weeks my themes will HAVE to include dogs, as I am living on site at a rescue centre for two weeks! :P
OK, there I was, looking at this weeks theme and I was like yeaaaah, I'm smug I know what to do, easy peasy. I took the shot, and as time and clicks of the shutter went on I felt less n less enthusiastic. I'm now at the point where I have looked back at the two shots I took. And I actually really dislike them. But since this week is rushed for me and I have no idea when I would be able to get the time I am just submitting these.
I have also realised there was a learning theme early on so this is I'm certain something that was in there :bang:
Oh well.
And I'm cheeky posting two, but really cannot decide which I like better AND I KNOW it's a very soft photo, lighting was carp and I was on a motivation high so couldn't care at the time.
Anyway....Here's my week 10.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3551/3346351755_17c5a2c28b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3590/3346351651_9d75b26c91.jpg
And I know, count how many excuses I used above *rolls eyes*
Hopefully I'll be able to get a shot for the next 2weeks while I'm away!
Identity - yet another different take on the theme, and I prefer the processed version, it has more impact somehow. I'd like to see a square version of this to see less of the balck at the bottom. :clap:
Wisdom - I prefer the look of the first one but find the stuff at the top of the screen a little distracting though. Good try though on a tight time budget - and it covers the Learning theme as well. :thumbs:
Graulges
13-03-2009, 07:07
Wisdom - I prefer the look of the first one but find the stuff at the top of the screen a little distracting though. Good try though on a tight time budget - and it covers the Learning theme as well. :thumbs:
:agree:
Thanks for comments :)
I had tried to PS the background, but once again my skills *lacked*, will maybe have a go once I'm back at home.
Thing also that annoys me with 1, is the soft focus on it, even wide open not too much difference was had, but that's more than likely a faux pas on my half!
jeangenie
14-03-2009, 22:54
It's a good take on the theme - wisdom is often found in books and the knowledge in books leads (hopefully) to wisdom.
I prefer the first one, with the stuff at the top cropped out, and the dof works well for me. Well done for getting this posted when you're so busy. :clap::clap:
I hope the next two weeks go well - and shall look forward to seeing some photos when you're able to post them up. :)
Jean
SimonTALM
15-03-2009, 17:11
I like the composition of the first image better than the second and the DOF in the first image is great. As others have said the stuff in the background (mac mouse?) is distracting TBH you really should have noticed this in the viewfinder and moved it :nono: ;) :D (don't worry we all do it :lol:). I also find that both images are quite dark, I suspect this is because the white paper confused the camera's metering, I think it could have been happily over exposed by at least 1.5 stops. In time these technicalities will come naturally to you and are easy to learn. However, I think you showing a great creativity that not only is much harder to learn many technically great photographers never achieve :thumbs:
P.S. Go an enjoy your "away" you deserve it
It's a good take on the theme - wisdom is often found in books and the knowledge in books leads (hopefully) to wisdom.
I prefer the first one, with the stuff at the top cropped out, and the dof works well for me. Well done for getting this posted when you're so busy. :clap::clap:
I hope the next two weeks go well - and shall look forward to seeing some photos when you're able to post them up. :)
Jean
Says it all for me, well done :clap:
I'm not sure I can add much to what's been said. I prefer the first, the angle and DOF work well, except for the stuff at the back. I do that a lot :bang: so it's not like I can talk :D. If you can't move it/arrange it so that there's space there, then maybe put a piece of card over it to cover the clutter up and make it look blank.
Thanks very much for those comments, info taken in :) will perhaps add an edit.
Should have this weeks task submitted today, if things go to plan! - Will be boring though, sorry.
Dark Star
19-03-2009, 07:10
Like those above the composition of #1 appeals most to me :) Perhaps a little 'grey' and lacking a little punch (up the contrast maybe?) but a great concept and meets the week's theme very well :)
Good luck in your 2 weeks and I'm sure you won't be boring with your next shot :D Looking forward to it :D
Right, this is cute, and fairly boring. But I actually have about 5pics to choose from, and am finding it hard. But I'll settle for this one now.
OK, I told you it'd be dogs, and my first thought was 'photograph the puppy who came from the pound yesterday in with the lab, and their relationship except. When I went into the pen with them today. He erm, got, rather, erm. attached lol. SO, here are majority of what my pics look like from today as he was so attached to me all I got was his pleading, loving face :love:
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/ShortyLeanne/Nikon%20D40x/HWAR/DSC_1245.jpg
SimonTALM
21-03-2009, 23:06
Good shot, if you had focused on the right (as we see it) eye and included the nose it would have been as stunner.
Good shot, if you had focused on the right (as we see it) eye and included the nose it would have been as stunner.
i agree, he looks like he needs your love :D
jeangenie
22-03-2009, 20:55
He looks like he's looking for a good home and, hopefully, lots of good relationships. I hope it works out for him. :)
Jean
Ahh... I agree, he does look like he needs some TLC in relationships. Shame about the nose, I can't quite decide about the eye, it looks nice and sharp around the edge, but I think the reflection in it confuses things a little.
Thanks very much for the comments guys, I know what you mean, and can see the faults in it now.
This was the picture I was tossing it up with....I still don't know which one I prefered so did a quick choice.
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/ShortyLeanne/Nikon%20D40x/HWAR/783db438.jpg
Spartacus
24-03-2009, 13:57
It's a good try on your first shot...just needs a bit more focus.
The second one don't work so well...the heavy shadow is not good...
jeangenie
24-03-2009, 21:02
I agree - you chose the best shot. You can't win with very contrasty shadows and in shot #2 the shadow just cuts the mutt's face in half. He is lovely though ...... and that pleading look in his eyes. :love:
Jean
And here it is. Poverty. I'm fairly happy with the shot, but the conversion to B+W I'm not sure I have chosen the best balance, alas, I have my shot.
At first I panicked at this task, but then an idea popped into my head to photograph the empty water buckets/bowls there are/were/may be in the dog pen at the rescue I'm at. So I did :lol:
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/ShortyLeanne/Nikon%20D40x/0a9525e3.jpg
jeangenie
26-03-2009, 07:24
A sad reminder to those of us who have pets, that not all animals can take simple things like a bowl of clean water for granted.
I think black and white suits the bleak subject very well. I'd have given it a touch more contrast (but I like b&w contrasty). Did you crop this? If so, I wonder if a wider crop would put the empty bowl more into context? Just a thought.
I hope those puppies are doing well. :)
Jean
:agree: I think the conversion has worked well, and it's a good result. I think it needed the B&W.
It deff did need the B+W. For sure. Shall up the contrast tonight :D
This isn't a crop, no, is as is. I had a couple of other shots, but I didn't think they showed the point very well.
The puppies are doing really well, I am back home now, and last night the fosterer gave me a ring[to say goodbye] and updated me by telling me they are now, at not even 4weeks old, starting to lap up meat! And typically, one of them fell flat on his face in the food. :lol:
I will be getting regular piccy/worded updates on those guys.
Thanks very much for the comments both of you
Spartacus
28-03-2009, 14:28
I like it and the B&W works well for the subject....
it's a bit too much of a tight crop to do it justise for me...
but it fits the themes well so well done...:thumbs:
A sad reminder to those of us who have pets, that not all animals can take simple things like a bowl of clean water for granted.
I think black and white suits the bleak subject very well. I'd have given it a touch more contrast (but I like b&w contrasty). Jean
I completely agree with these comments. I like the crop, because it makes me focus on the texture of the bowl, and if you hadn't told me it was a dogs bowl, I would have thought it might have been a bowl/carrier from a third world country as it has that kind of feel to it.
nice!! :clap: :clap:
The B&W suits it well but i think the crop is perfect no extra contwxt needed imo :thumbs:
Im with Jean on the contrast and crop , good idea though.
SimonTALM
30-03-2009, 05:59
A lovely composition of image and a good B&W conversion. I think the strong shadow gives the impression quite well of it being a carrier for water in a very hot country. Well done :clap:
kennysarmy
30-03-2009, 21:04
poverty : yes - like it a lot - the simple shots are often the most effective :D well done...
Right, this hasn't been a good week for me at all :( I have a very bad lurgy which includes tonsillitis :( So therefore this week's task has suffered, although it's not exactly like there's brilliant shots that have been missed, mind :lol:
So anyway, I struggled with this, I was originally gonna do my cat jumping up to catch the flies in the nice weather, but a combination of dodgy focus and haze from the sun has meant those were not very good.
So, when I was trying to photograph plan B - my parrot flying up I thought to myself, hang on, looked up and took.......this:
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/ShortyLeanne/Nikon%20D40x/0cd19b9f.jpg
Hopefully I'll be feeling marginally better in-time for next weeks task
I really like this shorty, it is nice and clear and I like the reflection that I can hardly make out but still try to! :D
I would like to have seen this shot with the ceiling rose part of the light fitting in the shot, but that is just me!!
well done, hope you feel better soon ...drink or eat bio yoghurts!!
:clap: :clap:
ooo looking up, great reflection and inclusion of the spokes really adds to it imo :)
SimonTALM
05-04-2009, 16:49
I like the reflection :thumbs:
Just catching up now Shorty :)
Relationships - you definitely chose the right picture, just a step away from a great picture :thumbs:
Poverty - we take clean water for granted and forget that this is not always availbale for animals (although our 2 cats seem to prefer to drink out of puddles - not that we get many here - or the swimming pool, go figure :shrug:) As someone has already said, it looks like a third world piece and I really like the tightness of the composition :clap::clap:
Up - yes, the rest of the ceiling fixture would be nice, but that's just a minor niggle. It's nice and sharp and I really like the reflection. :clap:
I hope you feel better soon, take lots of Vitamin C and pro biotic drinks like Angela says. Or else :nono: :D
You mean, like this? - I don't have any 'inbetween' shots of either whole fitting or the close-up I have as, yesterday, looking up brought on headaches and I didn't fancy a headache much :lol:
I can re-shoot tomorrow though, and do an 'inbetween shot'
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/ShortyLeanne/Nikon%20D40x/577ffd62.jpg
Can I just add, the dog's at the rescue do get clean water, every morning and everytime it needs topping up the pen. That's an old watering bowl thing they have in there that they once used They have a couple of them lying around. - Just wanted to clarify that before people thought poor rescue dogs get nothing :lol:
jeangenie
05-04-2009, 22:16
I think you deserve the award this week for the person who's suffered most to get their shot.
:1st:
It's clean and stylish. I like the graphic quality and the fact that the reflection is there but not intrusive. :clap::clap:
Get better soon - hope you're taking all the good advice. My 'good' advice usually involves hot toddies, etc, but perhaps not for headaches. :lol:
Jean
An interesting detail shot, well done.
Spartacus
07-04-2009, 10:57
Well you got your shot and that's a start...
Sorry to hear your not well...and who want's to take photo's when your ill. So well done for making to effort...:clap:
It fits the theme and works quite well, so it was worth it.:thumbs:
Letter. This was hard and easy at the same time. Yet I still didn't
1. get the shot I want
2. get a good shot.
And for what reason? I'm lazy :(
I did take about 15shots for this, and the first one was 'the best' for this week's task, however in saying that there is plenty wrong with it. I used too high an ISO so it's noisy, it's too soft and it's boring.
The first two points I tried to fix by re-shooting and changing those points, but the shots weren't what I wanted - again, it's something simple to re-create the shot but I've been unmotivate and lazy this week.
Oh, and I converted it to B+W to try and salvage how badly soft the picture is :bang:
Anyway, here it is:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3614/3427740293_064343a405.jpg
Shorty if you had gone the other end of the keyboard then you could have got an OK shot!!! (check it out):lol:
Seriously this is a really hard week IMO and you have delivered a shot that meets the theme, I like the way you've picked out only only a few letters to highlight rather than the whole thing. I also like the B&Wness. well done :clap: :clap:
Shorty works for me :thumbs: The B&W and noise works really well on that high tech looking (mac ???) keyboard. A good interpretation of the theme, and Angela's right, there's a great OK shot at the other end :lol:
maddog.mark
10-04-2009, 10:04
Sounds like your struggling for photographic motivation at the moment Shorty:shake:. Stick with it you'll come through the other end ok.... :thumbs:
If you've proved one thing it's that even when your low you can still get a shot that fits the theme and despite you're misgivings fits the theme. :clap:
Store it up and do a reshoot if you (we) get the chance!
Mark:thumbs:
a starighten and a crop in PS and i think you could make more of this pic, however overall i agree with Mark :D
I'll head for the OK shot today if I can get everything right :thumbs: thanks.
Mark, you've hit the nail on the head, I really am struggling, I'm finding this whole 52week thing hard as it's really making me have to step out of my 'comfort zone' of candid animal shots, and even then I was never great at them, which is fine. So stepping up my game is proving a real challenge, and sometimes I'll have ideas, lots of ideas - but have no clue how to get those from ideas to actual results:shrug: which is annoying.
Thanks for the comments, though guys - appreciate them, will try and get a reshoot done soon.
Dark Star
10-04-2009, 14:00
Another catch up :)
Relationships: Prefer the first shot, if the eye had been a little sharper then that would have been ace! However the image really conveys a trust and bond between dog and owner which is what its all about :thumbs:
Poverty: Simple effective and the empty bucket could represent so many other forms of poverty - agree a little contrast upping would improve it a little but I like its starkness!
Up: Love the detail in the reflection - thought it was a bike wheel first off :) Clever spot - nice semi abstract :D
Letter: Id love a bit more contrast and a slight straighten - then, for me at least, it'd be spot on :) Good idea though :) Look forward to your OK :)
SimonTALM
10-04-2009, 17:58
This was definitely a tough week so congratulate yourself for getting something in at all :clap:
High ISO will always make an image appear soft and I don't think it is as bad as you think. I can clearly see that the Q is in focus.
I think you should look at this week's shot and compare it to the shots you were taking at the start and I think you'll see there has been a definite improvement (I can see there is a marked improvement). So you might think you've been lazy but you are starting to look at things in a completely different way and that's good :clap:
Here is my 'OK' shot.
I don't know how to use the straightening tool in PS:bonk:, so it's not straight!
Again not the greatest shot, I couldn't get the focus quite right cos of the colouring of the keyboard vs the lighting in the room, was rather misleading as in/on camera it looked in focus, so this is the only in-focus shot there was....
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3397/3431385254_e1296f3b24.jpg
And Simon, thanks very much for your encouraging words :):thankyou:
jeangenie
11-04-2009, 16:25
Again not the greatest shot, I couldn't get the focus quite right cos of the colouring of the keyboard vs the lighting in the room, was rather misleading as in/on camera it looked in focus, so this is the only in-focus shot there was....
I was surprised how difficult it is to get a decent shot of a keyboard - I tried it earlier in the challenge - so I sympathise. Having said that, I do like this shot - the softening at the front of the image looks good. The highlights at the sides of the keys gives them definition. :thumbs:
btw - 'straight' would have been less interesting. :)
It's good to improve on the togging skills, but don't be too hard on yourself. You're getter better all the time. :)
Jean
Not OK, fab!!!,
I agree with Jean, I like the angle, focus and colouring.
Super :clap: :clap:
Bottom left distracts a little but other than that its a good image, fitting the theme well.
well done.
The angle helps make the image, so don't worry about straightening. The front edge is a little distracting, but the image works very well.
Spartacus
13-04-2009, 19:03
Bottom left distracts a little but other than that its a good image, fitting the theme well.
well done.
I agree but you stop being hard on yourself...:nono:
I think your getting better all the time...and we all need to get out of our comfort zone sometimes to see what we are capable of...:thumbs:
So you stick with it...your better than you think...;)
I like this i think the angle and the grain suit the image well :thumbs:
Week 15
Well, yesterday I decided to stretch out my comfort zone and headed down to the small skatepark area in the local park. What I'm annoyed about with this shot is 1. I just told them to do what they want and I'll just snap. Which is all well and good. And they did. Except I WISH they told me they were gonna go 2at the same time, cos with this shot I woulda zoomed in more, I woulda positioned myself more. And I woulda asked them to go again and again until I got a shot I liked.
However, reality of it was, I was left kneeling facing the camera on the ramp and just waiting for whoever to come along. They did and I only JUST realised there were two of them - the theme popped into my mind and I snapped. - and that was the only time they went two together too :(
But, here is my shot :)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/3446585119_cdbca9aea4.jpg
I think this is a great shot, and considering they are teenagers, I think getting them to comply to anything is pretty amazing.:lol: :lol:
The shot meets the theme, is nice and clear and there is s certain symmetry in the boys movement/stance that is interesting to look at.
:clap: :clap: :clap:
jeangenie
16-04-2009, 13:35
If you asked them to pose for this and paid them heaps of money to do it, they couldn't have done better. :) Perfect timing, symmetry - everything it should be.
Very well captured. :clap::clap::clap:
... and a whole load more :clap: for stepping out of your comfort zone. :)
Jean
kennysarmy
17-04-2009, 08:34
wwhooooaaaa - great timing :)
damn - could nt you get them both to wear black hats though ;)
Very well done :clap: superb timing and what a great shot for the theme :thumbs:
maddog.mark
19-04-2009, 09:57
nothing wrong with that shot. You've caught the moment perfectly!
Great take on the theme, very well caught.
fantasic timing - i think thats great :thumbs:
I think this is a great shot, and considering they are teenagers, I think getting them to comply to anything is pretty amazing.:lol: :lol:
The shot meets the theme, is nice and clear and there is s certain symmetry in the boys movement/stance that is interesting to look at.
:clap: :clap: :clap:
Can't say or add any more. Well done:clap:
Spartacus
20-04-2009, 10:20
Very well done :clap: superb timing and what a great shot for the theme :thumbs:
nothing wrong with that shot. You've caught the moment perfectly!
Great take on the theme, very well caught.
fantasic timing - i think thats great :thumbs:
:agree: Please take note of all people who think this is a great shot from you this week...:thumbs:
I said you were better than you thought...:clap::clap::clap:
:agree: Please take note of all people who think this is a great shot from you this week...:thumbs:
I said you were better than you thought...:clap::clap::clap:
I totally agree (apart from a slight crop to the right, sorry :() and you are not the only one who seems to be in a bit of a trough of despair at the moment. I've replies to a few today who are feeling the same way. Maybe it's just that stage in the challenge where we need to get our second wind and go back to our first post and read through it to see how far we have come.
The Letter shot, I prefer the second one :clap::clap:
SimonTALM
22-04-2009, 21:26
Nice shot :thumbs: It's be said by others but the timing is spot on.
Sorry it's taken a while to catch up. the Duo shot is great, excellent timing to get that! what camera settings did you use?
Erm, will look at EXIF in a second, but Arpeture Priority, Arpeture set to lowest, and I think exposed down 2stops. And have a feeling that was ISO800, as I forgot to change it from the night before.... Shutter Speed was prob at a guess around 1/2500
Oh, here's the EXIF:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36819657@N06/3446585119/meta/in/set-72157616860072016
That's great timing and a very nice shot. For me, the best thing is you have learned from stepping out of your comfort zone and could visualize how you would have re-shot for improvement. That's the best part of this challenge in my eyes. Very well captured indeed. I am wondering if it would look good as a high contrast grainy mono, but that's just me!
This week I really completely forgot about the task, aswell as once remembering not having ANY ideas. So I've gone for a really boring shot - I didn't even intentionally take it for this, but looking through my pics from being up at the rescue this morning I HAD to find one that even in an out of the box way, fitted in with the theme. So luckily there was one that is in the box, but perhaps only just?
The gorgeous model is a lad called Simba. He'd want to be credited I feel :lol:
Anyway, here it is
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3543/3473007045_d7189b8742.jpg
Longing for his pal Gucci to stop being such a tennis ball obsessed girl and to try and snatch his manly toy from him :lol:
Daysleeper40
25-04-2009, 16:29
Well it is a lovely shot of Simba, but it shows that it wasn't taken intentionally for the theme I'm afraid. If you could see Gucci in the background / left of the shot obsessing over her ball I think the idea would have worked brilliantly but as it is Simba could be looking at and / or thinking about anything.
A lovely looking dog, a pity he has his left shoulder cut off though, fair crit above by daysleeper too.
Its a nice enough snap but its not telling a story.
Its a good shot of Simba, but I have to agree, there doesn't seem to be a lot of longing... Sorry.
No need to be sorry guys. This week's wasn't ever going to be good or even fitting the theme enough, because I never took a shot intentionally for it. However I may very well do the reshoot of this week's task because it really doesn't fit the theme.
Dark Star
26-04-2009, 07:26
Ah I missed your duo shot....and its a corker - brilliant timing on your part and their part and meets the theme (and definition) perfectly! Love it!
Longing - tough when time is short but a lovely portrait of Simba and that lolling tongue certainly says 'longing' to me :)
Spartacus
26-04-2009, 09:19
After last week cracking shot...still can't get over how good that was...:clap:
It's not quite there... yes it is a shot you slotted in to fit for this week but it's still a ok shot.
But you can do better....and you got the chance for a re-shoot next week...:thumbs:
jeangenie
26-04-2009, 17:33
It's a lovely shot of a very handsome dog, so I'm prejudiced straight off. :D
I think Daysleeper's hit the nail on the head - it would have been good to see what he was gazing at so we could interpret his look, but then you didn't take the shot with that intention, so there's no reason to have included his pal.
If he's up for rehoming I hope he finds a good one. :)
Jean
An excellent shot of another gorjuss doogie, well done. It may not meet the theme as well as some others, but this week was a toughie!!
well done for getting it in!! :clap: :clap: :clap:
As said its a lovely shot but not really fitting the theme this week. That said does it really matter, we are here to improve our photography if you don't make the theme one week so what?
As said its a lovely shot but not really fitting the theme this week. That said does it really matter, we are here to improve our photography if you don't make the theme one week so what?
Well said :plusone:
I have done a couple of reshoos but need to see how they've come out when I'm back at home as I'm at a client's house at the moment. I appreciate and agree with everyones comments. :)
I am also finding my ideas or any possible ideas for this weeks task to be challenging, as I keep falling asleep just after it gets dark,[on the sofa] and then take myself off up to sleep properly as it's usually midnight when I wake up.:shake: So fingers crossed I can come up with SOMETHING in time....:shrug:
I have done a couple of reshoos but need to see how they've come out when I'm back at home as I'm at a client's house at the moment. I appreciate and agree with everyones comments. :)
I am also finding my ideas or any possible ideas for this weeks task to be challenging, as I keep falling asleep just after it gets dark,[on the sofa] and then take myself off up to sleep properly as it's usually midnight when I wake up.:shake: So fingers crossed I can come up with SOMETHING in time....:shrug:
Just keep on trying. That's what we all do :gag: especially faced with some themes :bang: Self portrait asleep ???? :D
Daysleeper40
30-04-2009, 17:58
Just keep on trying. That's what we all do :gag: especially faced with some themes :bang: Self portrait asleep ???? :D
I'm also struggling with this weeks theme - too tired after work to string a sentence together by the time it gets dark... time for some out of the box ideas methinks! :thinking:
jeangenie
30-04-2009, 20:32
I'm also struggling with this weeks theme - too tired after work to string a sentence together by the time it gets dark... time for some out of the box ideas methinks! :thinking:
I'm struggling for an idea, too. 'Dark' is too underexposed for photos. :thinking:
Jean
kennysarmy
01-05-2009, 10:45
Great pet portrait...be proud...
Longing!...hey it's only a bit of fun doing this challenge...and it's miles better than my "Longing" shot lol
You know what. I was so close to giving up this week it's unreal. I just absolutley no creativity nor ideas nor brain to do anything, and what I did finally achieve - now I'm home and can't do those small changes that woulda made the shot perfect[was at a client's house] I'm absolutley beggered and wishing I could've.
So, here is my noisy, boring Longing reshoot
http://images.fotopic.net/y0h7fz.jpg
And if you REALLY want to, here's a peak some of my other tries for this theme:shake:
Other1 (http://images.fotopic.net/y0h7fy.jpg)
Other2 (http://images.fotopic.net/y0h73z.jpg)
Other3 (http://images.fotopic.net/y0hg3p.jpg)
And last one (http://images.fotopic.net/y0hg3o.jpg)
Note the Pizza featured a lot! :suspect:
And this week's Dark *yawn*
http://images.fotopic.net/y0ha3x.jpg
As you can tell I am uncrative unahppy bunny at the moment :wave:
The longing reshoot fits the theme much better, and apart from the noise its a good photo.
TBH i am not sure that what the Dark photo is representing sorry.
I get the feeling your strugling a bit at the moment. so have a big hug from me and remember you can do this and you know the basics :)
Don't give up Shorty or I'll send the gang around :bat: :bat: :bat:
Longing reshoot is noisy but certainly fits the theme without any explanation, and as Ruth says, it's a good photo :thumbs:
Dark - it's hard when creativity deserts you and that happens to al of us at some time. I too nearly gave up this week (or was at least going to miss a week) but then thought of all the help and support I've had doing this and gritted my teeth.
It sounds like you are not at home much and that probably doesn't help.
So have a hug from me too ;)
Unfortunatley I am at home almost all the time, certainly majority of the time. But I was lucky enough to get some work so was away for a week this time round.
I could turn round and say that I'll take a shot tonight, for 'dark' but even though I've seen others interpretations of the theme, I'm still clueless as anything as to what to do :shake:
What that shot was, was the only thing that lit up in the dark living room. Pretty awful - huh?
jeangenie
02-05-2009, 21:09
You're very brave tackiling a reshoot - and I love the one you've gone with - and all the doggy "others", too. A bit of noise doesn't detract at all. And I wonder who got the pizza in the end. :lol:
Your 'Dark' meets the theme and I like the cool blue display. :thumbs:
You do sound a bit 'down', but everyone struggles sometimes. It sounds as though you're a bit frustrated at not being able to get what your mind's eye can see - so it's not lack of creativity, just lack of ways and means!
If you even think of giving up I'll send my gang round with Bruja's. :bat::bat::bat: :)
But in the meantime, I'll join the group hug with Toothie and Bruja :hug:
Jean
What that shot was, was the only thing that lit up in the dark living room. Pretty awful - huh?
No it's not awful! But if you are ever stuck again for inspiration PM me because sometimes we need to bounce ideas off other people. It's easy to think it's my challenge and I have to go it alone but everyone gets inspiration from different sources. :thumbs:
Hi Shorty, I am sorry that you are feeling that your shots are not as good as you would like them to be!!
I however love the reshoot, Westies have a special place in my heart as it was the dog of choice of my grandparents (the bestest people who ever walked the planet IMHO)
The dark shot is fine in its execution, so it is in no way a failure. It is in meeting the theme I feel that is looses some punch. I wonder if an alarm clock with a ridiculous o'clock time on it would give it the tweak it needed.
Keep going, pretty please! :clap: :clap: :clap:
The reshoot is great, and the longing is clearly there, poor little chap. :thumbs:
Dark I quite like, it fits the theme nicely, but just lacks a little something of punch, not that I can talk much :D with the shot I came up with... :D
Daysleeper40
03-05-2009, 15:41
Re-shoot is a definate success - absolutely fits the theme.
"Dark" was a hideous theme and I'm not sure there is anyone who hasn't struggled this week! It does lack some ooomph but it fits the theme and you are persevering. Don't let it get you down - lets just hope for a more inspiring theme this week!
OOh............, your http://images.fotopic.net/y0hg3p.jpg,
a little more dof and that would have been a killer shot.
As it is your reshoot is good, the background(couch) is little distracting but its a good shot. I love westies, great characters.
The dark shot, not sure what it need, maybe and ungodly hour instead of an f.m. frequency.
Don't give up, you got not one but two shots in, in a tough week, :shrug:
Some weeks I stuggle, post something, anything and next week I find somthing I feel prouder of.
Growing is always painful.
SimonTALM
04-05-2009, 12:02
Longing Reshoot - Great shot - much better than the original IMO
Dark - Yep I hate getting up in the morning too, but I think it needs a silly o'clock on the display if possible (and perhaps very slightly OOF).
However, having just gone through a couple of uncreative weeks, I know that you will come out the other side, and your Dark Reshoot is showing me that you are starting on the right path.
Spartacus
04-05-2009, 18:12
No it's not awful! But if you are ever stuck again for inspiration PM me because sometimes we need to bounce ideas off other people. It's easy to think it's my challenge and I have to go it alone but everyone gets inspiration from different sources. :thumbs:
This is so true because we all get a leg up with a idea from all sorts of places...and if you want PM me anytime...I work very late shifts so don't worry if you don't get a reply straight away....
But don't give up now...:nono:
You are making progress, it's just your not seeing it...:(
I'm sure most people with give you idea's if your really stuck...
you do have friends on here, so use them...:thumbs:
Well at least there's improvment this week[not image wise] in that I had an idea instantly. So thought while I had a spare 5mins I'd get snapping, I may reshoot this before the end of the week and re-enter if I think I can come up with a way to get a more effective shot.
But for now, this is my 'Simple'
http://images.fotopic.net/y0xpoh_74c74dcb39a0923937ce87dda08bfd51.jpg
oo really like the idea and DoF is really working well.
having read your expernation Dark makes much more sence and i think it was a good idea, tbh i didnt really know what i was looking at.
Yet again a great idea from you shorty, and I'm guessing that making the wordsearch probably took longer than taking the shot. :clap: :clap:
DoF is excellent, as is the angle of the paper. I found myself rooting around to see if I could come up with some other words in there, but alas I failed :shake:
Well done :clap::clap:
Superb shot Shorty, I really like that. The DoF works really well, I too had a dig for other words :thumbs:
There are no other words :razz::lol:
I wanted there to be but on the online creator it was just typing the words you wanted and as simple was the only word I wanted and I didnt fancy searching for it.....:plazy way out! - Sorry guys :lol:
And it only took 5mins to make *smug*
Thanks very much for the comments:)
Daysleeper40
07-05-2009, 17:11
Great take on the theme and I'm glad your inspiration is back ;)
As others have said the use of DOF is very effective.
jeangenie
08-05-2009, 07:18
It sounds as though you enjoyed this one Shorty - and you've done an excellent job, and it's great to see you back up there. :thumbs:
I like the dof - nicely judged so that the words at the bottom are just clear enough but the eye is drawn to the 'Simple' in the puzzle. I don't know whether the pen would be better a bit more into the frame, or left out completely. :shrug: It doesn't detract from a good image, anyway, imo - I'm just thinking aloud! :bonk:
I looked for words, too. :D
Jean
maddog.mark
10-05-2009, 07:03
Yep a very clever idea and well taken too. I like it:clap:
Spartacus
10-05-2009, 20:38
Oh so who's a smarties pants then...:lol:
This is sooooo good... you really pulled one out of the bag this week...:clap::clap::clap:
It's such great idea...and you made it look so easy to boot...:thumbs:
Brilliant stuff...:woot:
Inspired idea, a slightly tighter crop or a different angle and this is a cracker.
As soon as I looked at it I though, "wish I though of that"
Well done.
I'm in a bit of a pickle. I don't have anything specifically taken fr this weeks task - I had ideas I could only carry out today[was dog show at local rescue] but because of the rain that appeared what wasnt meant to - it meant this wasn't possible. So either I will go round house soon and muster something up - OR you're going to have to do with a dog pic I'm going to TRY and pass off for the task.
Sorrrrrrrrrrry
Spartacus
17-05-2009, 17:39
Well I for one don't have a problem with that...:thumbs:
Don't worry take all the time you need...:thumbs:
Well, when I say quick - I mean quick, I'm done, it isn't my best shot and I don't 'do' Lanscape photography, BUT, This is the most fitting for the theme that I have come up with!
http://images.fotopic.net/y0p1dy_74c74dcb39a0923937ce87dda08bfd51.jpg
There's plenty of strong lines in that image, and I keep being drawn to the 5 rooves in the upper left. Personally, I think that the other rooves running across the picture, and all the trees break up the lines a little bit too much and it feels a bit disjointed. Perhaps zoom in on those in the upper left, or crop in...
jeangenie
18-05-2009, 06:25
Well done for finding the shot - some weeks are harder than others! :clap::clap:
I like the idea and the only slightly distracting area for me is the bottom left. A small crop off the left and the bottom would emphasise the much stronger lines in the rest of the shot.
:)
... and it looks sunny! We haven't seen much of that this week. :(
Jean
I'll do the crop this morning :)
Yes LOOKS sunny, this was the only sunny gap of the day!! raining before and after this shot. :(
A couple of crops - not sure which works best, or if they work at all? :shrug:
http://images.fotopic.net/y0p4ba_74c74dcb39a0923937ce87dda08bfd51.jpg
Or
http://images.fotopic.net/y0p4bb_74c74dcb39a0923937ce87dda08bfd51.jpg
Firstly, apologies for missing your Simple shot. For some reason I miss one out a week and this week was your turn :D) Love the creativity behind this shot and it's well executed with a good DOF :clap::clap::clap:
Linear - this is a hard one for me to crit as it doesn't say anything to me, sorry :(
Daysleeper40
18-05-2009, 18:17
Sorry but I'm with Bruja - I'm not sure what I would do with that scene as it's just sooo busy and there is no real focal point. Well done for getting the shot in though - I know how some weeks run away from you.
You did give me an idea for a linear dog picture though: I'm thinking a shot of a hand holding the lead (with woofer attached to the other end obviously) with some natty DOF work to throw the hound oof making the lead the focal point... I'm going to keep that idea on ice in case we get another reshoot week :D
So another little 'is this better' shot, but this one is not a variation of my entry, this is what I intentionally took for this task, when I realised I wasn't gonna be able to carry through my original ideas - and then I uploaded the pic and realised what AWFUL colours it had, and what awful shadows casted too :(
But here it is anyway. Still not amazingly on theme but more of a focal point at the least - sorta[althought the hands and leads make it very busy, I know]
http://images.fotopic.net/y0pltn_74c74dcb39a0923937ce87dda08bfd51.jpg
[having to use fotopic at the moment - so, sorry for soft pictures!!]
Before I say anything else Shorty, can I just say how much I admire your ability to try,try and try again.
The rooftops pic does lack a little focus for me too, I would like to see a really tight crop on just those roofs in the left hand corner and not much else, but I don't know if that is possible or if going in too close would lead to a total loss of clarity.
Either way it fits the theme and has lovely tones to the greens, which I often find a problem.
The dog pic is not as clear, my Oh my dog is that a cocker spaniel I spy....one of my favourite flavours of dog.
Well done for perseverance :clap: :clap: :clap:
sorry for the late catch-up...
"Longing" - I had a look at the other shots that you'd taken and was a little disappointed that you didn't go for this one (http://images.fotopic.net/y0h73z.jpg). I think it's great! :thumbs: Failing that, you could always use it for emotion? ;) :lol: i like the one you've gone for, but for me the noise detracts from the composition :( sorry.
Maybe it's best to set the ISO a bit lower? i've noticed a few of your shots are a little on the noisy side. what do you think? :shrug:
Linear - Great idea :thumbs: shame about all the pesky trees being in the way :lol: also could perhaps do with a bit of a contrast tweak maybe? reminds me of a true concrete jungle! :lol: fits the theme well.
Simple - Fantastic! absolutely nailed that one! :clap: DOF is superb, so is the lighting and angle, and composition! perfect for the theme! well done! :)
Thanks guys. I was hoping by this stage I'd feel more comfortable togging something else except animals, but, nope - I seem to get 'ideas' better, if an animal can be included.
Yet, those shots aren't exactly improved either. But hey, persistance and all that!
Jammy, almost all my shots are left on ISO400, unless - like the Longing shots, they had to be 800, as the rooms were very dark because of the bad weather at the time. And a couple of other shots MAY have accidentally been left on 800, but I'll look at the EXIF later to see - which shots stand out in particular for you as being noisy?
And thanks for the comments :)
Dark Star
22-05-2009, 07:29
I'm catching up too - sorry Shorty!
Simple is fantastic - a simple idea very very well executed in my humble opinion - its a 'wish I'd thought of that shot' :D Nice one!
Linear - hmmm - I can see where you were going but I think a slightly tighter crop to emphasise some of the lines would have been more successful :( I think the linear doggie pic is more on theme :) and, had it been a little sharper, would have been the one :D
Right, now I KNOW I coulda done better than this, but this is the shot that came out best, and showed the emotion properly - without actually knowing the dog - she's not a very grinny dog, so a 'happy' shot wasn't possible, esp as she's just recovering from a leg op at the moment so is not allowed many/long walks, and is therefore very fed up and bored
Here is this weeks' entry.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3572/3554424136_801e3a818f.jpg
And this weeks joke entry :p - which doesn't appear to be working, oops!
I like it. It seems a little dark on here, but that's my lappy screen. The detail is there along the nose. She does look rather fed up, so well done on capturing the emotion there. I think I'd have preferred to have all the ear in shot, I don't think the leg detracts. Good shot for a tough theme :thumbs:
jeangenie
25-05-2009, 10:30
You've caught her expression very well - 'I'm fed up, bored and I want a walk' - dogs can be such emotional blackmailers (well ours are!).:)
You have battled well with difficult lighting here - from both sides, but getting down to a low level has made the most of the markings on her fur.
I hope her leg's soon better and she gets those walkies. :)
Jean
Dark Star
25-05-2009, 10:31
You've caught her expression very well - 'I'm fed up, bored and I want a walk' - dogs can be such emotional blackmailers (well ours are!).:)
You have battled well with difficult lighting here - from both sides, but getting down to a low level has made the most of the markings on her fur.
I hope her leg's soon better and she gets those walkies. :)
Jean
Agree with Jean here - its a cracking expression and that 'eye level' view is just great :)
The lighting just really works for me and adds to the emotional content!
Very nice! :clap:
awww not a happy puppy
I agree with John the inclusion of the tip of the ear would have made it fantastic :)
Awwww, the expression made me chuckle!! She really does look fed up!!
I agree with the other comments so far, but would add that I really like the way the light hits her between the ears, as it add to the detail. :clap: :clap:
I always like looking at pictures of doogies!!
Thanks for the comments guys. :D really apprciate them. I DO have a shot of her in exactly the same pose, but zoomed out a little, except the editing hasn't worked too well because of the zooming out.
In both the pics there's actually a metal table leg running through her leg/side and I've had to clone that out from running through the picture and the zoomed out edit hasn't turned out so well with the cloning - so I chose this.
But I'm gonna try harder and harder each week - there's no need for excuses :)
Good expression makes this shot, appart from the slight amputations :)..., its a very good shot, well done.
Spartacus
26-05-2009, 09:46
Good expression makes this shot, appart from the slight amputations :)..., its a very good shot, well done.
:agree: But your getting so much better...:clap::clap::clap:
there is such a improvement in your photography...:thumbs:
maddog.mark
26-05-2009, 10:36
A lovely shot and good to see you are learning from the 52, I know I am. Keep up the good work!
Mark:thumbs:
Right - this week another step-back and a rather dull and not necessarily to the point - shoot.
Like I said - all I ever seem to have excuses. But despite this being a really hard week, I think it doesn't help I'm all over the place at the moment, have only had one day at home and am at another client's home atm - although this has been to my advantage as it provided me with my shot.
So - after trying to find 'complex' trees in the woods. I have ended up with this shot.
The rather COMPLEX, tortoise. I've heard allsorts about their diva attitudes and the way they have to be kept - the owner is about to buy them a new home because they app don't like certain textiles[like glass] So that's complex enough for me......
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3337/3578852176_a3de003fa4.jpg
Spartacus
31-05-2009, 18:45
Well done got your shot in and nicely in focus...:clap:
Good keep it up...:thumbs:
Thats a really good shot shorty well done :clap:
I would like to have seen him slightly more into the frame, like the stuff he is walking on, thats fitting the complex theme well.
Good stuff.
I like it, the complex texture of the shell, facial skin and legs is clear. Is that some form of complex food mountain too ? Good shot, well focused. :thumbs:
Thanks guys :D
Hyster, that's all the room there is, I had to crop the pic a lot, and do some cloning, because there's a big red flowerpot in the way, and they have glass doors which only open so much, I woulda taken the glass doors off but I don't trust myself around glass items! :lol:
Dark Star
01-06-2009, 20:45
I've always thought tortoise shells are fascinatingly complex so this does it for me :)
Nice sharp well composed shot (especially with what you had to contend with it seems :))
Whats his/her name? :)
kennysarmy
01-06-2009, 21:21
Thanks guys :D
Hyster, that's all the room there is, I had to crop the pic a lot, and do some cloning, because there's a big red flowerpot in the way, and they have glass doors which only open so much, I woulda taken the glass doors off but I don't trust myself around glass items! :lol:
In that case a big thumbs up...
I'd have insisted he be allowed to roam free for a bit to get a nice downward looking shot on his shelll - might have looked good filling the frame :)
maddog.mark
01-06-2009, 21:43
Agree with John the shell is a complex structure, so this fits the theme. Keep it up.
Mark:thumbs:
jeangenie
01-06-2009, 22:41
I'm sorry you've had a tough week, Shorty. I hope this one is better. :)
I love tortoises and the complex patterns on their shells, the network of wrinkles on their necks and their ability to disappear from the world into their shells. Mysterious and complex creatures. The chap/chappess in your photo looks slightly amused by all the attention. :)
Well done for getting a lovely shot in very difficult circumstances. :thumbs:
Jean
I've always thought tortoise shells are fascinatingly complex so this does it for me :)
Nice sharp well composed shot (especially with what you had to contend with it seems :))
Whats his/her name? :)
Don't know, don't think the two of them are named - I'm at a client's house so they're not mine!
In that case a big thumbs up...
I'd have insisted he be allowed to roam free for a bit to get a nice downward looking shot on his shelll - might have looked good filling the frame :)
Same as above. They don't come out of their little home, or at least I wasn't told they do/are allowed to, so unfortunatley I couldn't do that :( - Would be lovely for them to be out in this weather though, but they're not mine.
I will keep this info in my mind though, cos my rescue cente has a resident tortoise so I can get good practise at tortoise shots with him - He's called Tommy :lol:
I so admire your determination to produce a submission every week whatever your circumstances are. :clap::clap:
It's so easy to be self-critical but as Marcus says you have improved so much. :thumbs:
Emotion - you've done really well with the poor lighting conditions and the eyes are so expressive. Definitely fits the theme. :thumbs:
Complex - a bit cramped but certainly shows the complexities of the animal. :thumbs:
Now get out of your comfort zone (circumstances permitting of course :D)
It's all too easy to not get out of my comfort zone, and I think this week isn't helping - so nothing uncomfortable just yet[yay for me :lol: - and sorry for you guys]
I feel like these tasks are making me THINK more, but they arent making me get out of my comfort zone of including animals in shots, but the having to think long and hard about having to execute the shot/get what I want to come across[not always successfull, but the process is there] I am seeing it help me on a daily basis, and now when I'm at the rescue centre - I am doing, what I never did before, and not taking many shots where I've not THOUGHT about what may be in the way/easy to clone out.
But like I said, the process is there but not always a successfull result/quite what I aimed. But it's a step up from before and literally just pointing and shooting and praying there was a good 'un among the shots!
week 22 - Time(for a walk) - Damn dog :lol: she moved JUST as I was about to snap[loves the toy that infront of her] this is the only shot I took that she was actually looking at me for, so it's won, but some other shots handled the colours a tad better[is overcast here]
I promise someday soon I'll take a picture that propely relates to the task :p
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3370/3595018900_b0fd5130ab.jpg
OR B+W?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3559/3595031270_68b08479fb.jpg
i prefer the colour tbh love the expression you have caught, it says wtf are you doing? take me for a walk already :)
the black and White for me, very nice! What do you mean I'm biased??
Gotta agree with Ruth and I also prefer the colour as it has, to me at least, more details in the fur.
Spartacus
08-06-2009, 09:28
Gotta agree with Ruth and I also prefer the colour as it has, to me at least, more details in the fur.
Yes the colour one for me also...:clap:
You have capture such a great expression on the dogs face...:clap::clap::clap:
I love it...and dare I say it I think your best so far...:thumbs:
kennysarmy
08-06-2009, 11:06
A great pet portrait....well done....
Yes the colour one for me also...:clap:
You have capture such a great expression on the dogs face...:clap::clap::clap:
I love it...and dare I say it I think your best so far...:thumbs:
Really? :eek:Thank you! It's the first picture, well very close to EVER[except for rescue dog pics, but those'll never be good enough cos the fencing :(] the first shot I've set out and 'staged'.
I really don't like the colour pic :shake: to me it's very dull colour wise:shrug:
But thank you all very much for comments! :D
jeangenie
08-06-2009, 23:22
You don't choose easy subjects! Black dogs are soooooo hard to photograph. :)
You've caught a great expression and I can imagine the conversation - sit! stay! noise to attract the dog's attention. Then do it all again when she moves, and again when she moves again ..... She looks as though she can't wait to start playing. What a gorgeous girl! :thumbs:
Colour v. B&W?? Not sure. I love the B&W shot, but I'm going to vote for the colour version because the lead gets a bit lost in the B&W on her right shoulder.
btw - I woudn't worry about getting out of your comfort zone - it'll happen all in good time and in the meantime, you're getting some really good shots. Most toggers specialise in just one or 2 areas - and if your special area is animals, that's great. :)
Jean
Dark Star
08-06-2009, 23:27
Colour for me - the detail is great and the colours lovely
Eye contact is spot on!
Nice doggie portrait!
And good interpretation of the theme too...different is good :)!
You don't choose easy subjects! Black dogs are soooooo hard to photograph. :)
I don't find them bad actually, somehow. I know sometimes I lose detail in eyes/face cos of Exposure but aside from that they're OK, white dogs are a LITTLE troublesome, but as of yet I'm yet to struggle with them too, maybe something is wrong with me/my technique? :thinking: :shrug:
You've caught a great expression and I can imagine the conversation - sit! stay! noise to attract the dog's attention. Then do it all again when she moves, and again when she moves again ..... She looks as though she can't wait to start playing. What a gorgeous girl! :thumbs:
Yeah exactly that if you replace noise distraction with bending down, picking up toy and running towards me :lol:
Colour v. B&W?? Not sure. I love the B&W shot, but I'm going to vote for the colour version because the lead gets a bit lost in the B&W on her right shoulder.
btw - I woudn't worry about getting out of your comfort zone - it'll happen all in good time and in the meantime, you're getting some really good shots. Most toggers specialise in just one or 2 areas - and if your special area is animals, that's great. :)
I'll stick to 1/2 areas when I'm actually good at any of them :lol:
Jean
Thanks very much for your comment :D
Colour for me - the detail is great and the colours lovely
Eye contact is spot on!
Nice doggie portrait!
And good interpretation of the theme too...different is good :)!
Aah, Thanks!! :D
maddog.mark
10-06-2009, 20:00
I actually like the b&w conversion too, although some of the blacks have blocked out quite a lot in it. Cracking expression on her face.
Daysleeper40
11-06-2009, 18:41
Complex - I think you got a good shot in what seemed difficult circumstances. I'd also like to see more of the torty in frame but if thats all the room you had then I think you've done well :thumbs:
Time - I really like this one and also think it's your best yet. I'm torn between the two but I think the colour just pips it for me :clap:
Right, this one has been quite tough for me. I have two entries though, neither are actually good at all. But it's what came in my mind when I've mulled over what to do. The first one, WOW how hard is it to take a decent piccy of a lappy screen! :eek: couldn't get it right, so picked the best out of a bad bunch!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3366/3619979230_6b3a0c8a4c.jpg
Second shot. I wanted to get an action shot of a dog. Dogs really do inspire me to try and take good photos, and I try my damnest and rarely ever succeed but I still try by just looking on here and Flickr at others, makes me really wanna go out and take good pics.
Only problem? The only free day I've had this week, the forecast changed from sunny, to downpours and the overcast-ness etc. made ALL my 'action' shots 'blur' shots as shutter speeds couldn't be achieved. So here is the sharpest of an unsharp bunch, too. Bummer - gutted[may be able to update this if I go back to the rescue centre at the weekend and if the weather is good]
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3556/3613591537_d3b31c925e.jpg
Lappy screens aren't easy, but you've done a nice shot of it. It doesn't do much for me I'm afraid though.
Now that second one, that works well... I think the slower shutter speed has actually helped with this shot. Yes the back end and foreleg is blurred, but it's certainly bought the motion and action to the fore more. It's also helped reduce the affect of the fencing behind. I like it, and it fits the theme better imho. :thumbs:
Thanks for your comment John. Although I'm gonna sly this week and replace both those photos with this doggie one I got today. I finally, for the time ever, managed to get doggie shots of dog's playing together. The rescue, at the moment have 4 Greyhound puppies that are 7months old, so finally dogs can be excercised together[from past experience of fights breaking dogs, at the most can only be walked together, not let off lead - unless they come in together] so I took this opportunity to get some play shot of 2 of the pups.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3397/3621468671_4c11c14600.jpg
The laptop shot, while Ok is not hugely interesting. The lone dog running is much better pic, this third one though is the pick of the bunch, great capture.
i know exactly where you are coming from with regard to flickr, i use it to find local places worth taking pics of and things i want to try, so i think it fits the theme well and you have done a good job of it :)
Timing is spot on with the dog, very nicely done :thumbs:
Daysleeper40
14-06-2009, 20:27
The dogs win over the lappy screen for me - musch more interesting and you've caught the moment beautifully in the last. I struggle massively with pictures of moving things and I think you've done a great job :thumbs:
The dogs win over the lappy screen for me - musch more interesting and you've caught the moment beautifully in the last. I struggle massively with pictures of moving things and I think you've done a great job :thumbs:
:agree: 2nd dog for me :thumbs:
Spartacus
15-06-2009, 12:39
The dogs win over the lappy screen for me - musch more interesting and you've caught the moment beautifully in the last. Great job :thumbs:
Yes I agree a very good shot indeed...:clap::clap::clap:
keep it up...:thumbs:
Even better :thumbs: well done, and a great catch of the moment there.
Time, definitely prefer the colour one, and what an expression youīve captured :clap::clap::clap:
Inspiration, I get the point of the laptop one, after all, we use all kinds of ways to inspire ourselves, including looking at the work of others and fits the theme better than the dogs IMHO, but I love the motion blur of the first dog shot and the composition of the second. But Iīm going to go for the laptop shot :clap::clap::clap:
maddog.mark
16-06-2009, 16:38
The dogs playing is a great shot, but I have to agree with Bruja the laptop shot, whilst not as interesting a shot fits the theme best for me. All in a good set for this week.:thumbs:
Thanks for the fair comments, guys :)
This is this week's entry, I had another idea based on a defintion of the word in the dictionary, but we don't have a chess board :(
Here's Development
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/3640158261_7caaab21c9.jpg
jeangenie
19-06-2009, 23:16
Sorry I missed last week's shots. I like them all for different reasons, but would chose #3 as my favourite just because I love seeing dogs playing together without a care in world and these 2 youngsters are just enjoying the fun of the moment. Well captured. :thumbs:
Development: It's late and I'm tired, but I can't work out what the reddish brown shape is inside the trunk. :shrug: So I've probably missed the point of the shot - but it's an amazing old tree with beautiful textures. :)
Jean
Sorry I missed last week's shots. I like them all for different reasons, but would chose #3 as my favourite just because I love seeing dogs playing together without a care in world and these 2 youngsters are just enjoying the fun of the moment. Well captured. :thumbs:
Development: It's late and I'm tired, but I can't work out what the reddish brown shape is inside the trunk. :shrug: So I've probably missed the point of the shot - but it's an amazing old tree with beautiful textures. :)
Jean
Thanks
There is no point. I don't know what the red paint is either. I just chose this shot because to me it's like the end of developement/begining of deterrioration[sp?]
Shorty, i like the composition in this shot but it looks like it could use some extra punch in PP, a bost in saturation and contrast might provide this :D
Like....This?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3386/3649383189_eac9e08ec1.jpg
I may be really norty and not submit anything for this week, and do this week's task next week...Or at least make it late. Cos I physically cannot do anything whilst away from home. I have the camera but no other means for a reshoot OR a freedom shot :shake:
that's better, possibly a bit to far in saturation for my tastes though.
Hi Shorty, sorry I am so far behind with my comments.
Complex:I agree with Hyster in that it would have been nice to see more of the tortoises back however, this is a great capture that meets the theme.
Time:
Oooohhh a blace lab, one of my favourite things in the whole world!!! You have captured great expression in the shot, and for me I prefer the colour version.
Inspiration:
For me it is the last shot that is my favourite of the bunch. It is after all my dogs that inspired me to take up photography in the first place!!! This has great clarity and colour.
Development:
Sorry not sure how it meets the theme, although the quality of the picture is fab!
Well done :clap::clap:
Right, I have decided I well deffo try and get a reshoot done this week. [is it still EITHER Reshoot and the task, or does it have to be both?] I am heading up to a friend/Client on the Wirral, on Saturday and I'm gonna see if I can ask them nicely if we can head over to the beach/another walk on either Sat/Sun, and will try a reshoot or two.
Thanks Angela :)
Development/decay works for me :thumbs:
And something in between the 2 versions. You just canīt please some people can you :D
jeangenie
24-06-2009, 07:19
And something in between the 2 versions. You just canīt please some people can you :D
I agree - a half way version would be just right. :)
Well done on your perseverence as well - it sounds as though getting the shots done when you're away from home is a nightmare and your determination is fantastic. I hope you get the shots you want in the Wirral. :):):)
Jean
I agree - a half way version would be just right. :)
Well done on your perseverence as well - it sounds as though getting the shots done when you're away from home is a nightmare and your determination is fantastic. I hope you get the shots you want in the Wirral. :):):)
Jean
Thanks. It's not as tough as it sounds some of the time. It's tough cos I'm in someone elses house and am not gonna go rumaging through things. But usually I can combine dogs/cats into a task[well I twist it around so it sounds like the shot is on task :p] but I'm at my Auntie's this week, with their indoor/outdoor lone cat, who is used to spending ALL day outside cos she has no cat flap, and they work.
And their house is a show home and very pristine - plus I need to see family whilst here[havnt seen much of them since we moved a few years ago] which just makes it double tough this week. Which is why I'm hoping the Wirral can help me :)
Anyway, this is the less saturated version, it was over saturated to me too, but any less and it looks 'lacking'?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2461/3656675318_5687be7a57.jpg
Sorry guys, just a quick note to say I HAVE taken a reshoot for this week, but I am at another client's house now and cannot find my card reader, and therefore cannot put any pics anywhere, so I will be posting a late offering on either Weds/Thurs, but I HAVE taken a shot!
Right, FOUND my card reader!!
This is a reshoot, I initially took this as a REFLECTION reshoot[that I never did cos I joined late] but upon uploading I realised it's also a good candidate for Linear.
So here is my Reflection/Linear reshoot :)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3591/3667875447_c005c7f352.jpg
Shorty your reshoot is a fantastic shot. I love the sky that you have captured in that reflection, stunning. The only minor niggle/point I would make is that I would take out the Milton Keynes sign as it detracts from the fab reflection.
well done!! :clap: :clap:
Shorty your reshoot is a fantastic shot. I love the sky that you have captured in that reflection, stunning. The only minor niggle/point I would make is that I would take out the Milton Keynes sign as it detracts from the fab reflection.
well done!! :clap: :clap:
Oooh, sorry I thought I had posted the crop. Woooops, changing that now :D thanks Angela :)
Also just gonna change the title too :lol:
Have replaced the photo on Flickr, so shoulda changed here :)
Really like this shot Shorty. Such clarity and detail :thumbs:
And like mine this week a 2 for 1 :D
Shyte, it's Saturday and I have nothing. Where has this week gone, I thought it was Thursday!!!
And I coulda got a perfect shot tonight, bummer, bummer, bummer
I've tried and tried to get a 'night' shot in, even though it's now late but I just don't seem to have the time, or ability to do anything but stay in the house once it's dark. I will try one last thing tonight, and if I don't succeed then I'll just fit in night some other time I am free. Sorry everyone, didn't wanna miss out a week :(
Dark Star
07-07-2009, 07:57
Inspiration:The last shot is the best imho - you've caught the dogs well and the image is sharp and clear :)
Development:3rd image is just right (first a bit wan, 2nd a little ott) 3rd time spot on :) I'm also a little confused as to the interpretation though :)
Your reflection is great :) just crop that tiny white sliver on the left off and its perfect :) Well seen well taken :)
I've tried and tried to get a 'night' shot in, even though it's now late but I just don't seem to have the time, or ability to do anything but stay in the house once it's dark. I will try one last thing tonight, and if I don't succeed then I'll just fit in night some other time I am free. Sorry everyone, didn't wanna miss out a week :(
Dont beat yourself up about it or else me and jeangenie will come round with a few of the boys :bat::bat::bat::bat: :eek:
It happens to all of us at sometime cos we donīt live in a perfect world where there is time/energy/opportunity to get what we want ;)
jeangenie
07-07-2009, 20:05
Dont beat yourself up about it or else me and jeangenie will come round with a few of the boys
It happens to all of us at sometime cos we donīt live in a perfect world where there is time/energy/opportunity to get what we want ;)
Yeah - sure will :bat::bat::bat::bat: :)
Jean
I have no idea what it is but i love the lines and the reflection of the sky is great :D
Thanks for the comments guys. I'm back in full swing this week, lots of ideas but no real time for things. This week has been a bit of a downer and I'm not sure when things'll look brighter...Not til beginning of August I don't think, when I'm away at work again.
Anyway, This week, Highlights I've chosen a 'highlight' of photography. A real 'wow' or simple 'OH!' moment when a picture you thought, after taking it, would be straight for the bin actually turns out pretty well and I personally am quite please of this shot. It isn't great by any means but Mia, our Cockatiel doesn't ever come out her cage since she moved in this bigger one, she's a bit of a depressed bird, and when she does 'come out' it's usually just to sit on the doorway[which she was doing here] or to sit on my shoulder for a bit. Anyway, this picture I'd used my flash for - when actually I really didn't need to. So everyting was blown, and a very very simple tweek in RAW editor and I actually quite like it. Her expressions and the way the background is completely seperated from her is pleasing to my eyes :)
So, here is my highlights of photography - the moments you're surprised you got.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2436/3707216372_42d600e83f.jpg
Excellent shot, great composition, sharp where it matters and I like the negitive space at the top right, love the expression.
Looks like you shot this at quite a wide aperture and got the focus spot on.
Very strong shot, good to see you raising the bar.
jeangenie
12-07-2009, 17:23
Excellent shot, great composition, sharp where it matters and I like the negitive space at the top right, love the expression.
Looks like you shot this at quite a wide aperture and got the focus spot on.
Very strong shot, good to see you raising the bar.
:plusone: - I totally agree with Hyster - alovely shot, which you must be thrilled with.
I love your take on the theme - a shot turning out better than expected is enough to put a smile on my face for a whole day. :D
Please tell Mia I think she's a very good-looking bird. :love:
Jean
Daysleeper40
12-07-2009, 17:40
Catch up time...
Development - first effort lacked punch, second effort overcooked, third effort just right. I'm not sure it fully meets the theme but I see where you were going with the idea.
Reshoot - fab reflection of the sky, and a bit abstract which is always interesting :thumbs:
Night - I also found it basically impossible to get a shot actually at night - so I tried for a night themed animal but shot during the day. Don't feel bad about missing a week - just try and get the shot when you can ;)
Highlight - great feeling when a photo comes out better than you could have hoped isn't it? Great composition and colours - Mia is indeed a beautiful bird.
SarahLee
12-07-2009, 18:42
Lovely photo for Highlight.
And why didn't I think of that interpretation of the theme?
Thanks very much guys. As of late I've been gettin fairly pleased with results from photos, it's still very much the odd one I am pleased with, but it's becoming a more regular occurance, but that picture really is a fave of mine.
SarahLee
12-07-2009, 20:37
Thanks very much guys. As of late I've been gettin fairly pleased with results from photos, it's still very much the odd one I am pleased with, but it's becoming a more regular occurance, but that picture really is a fave of mine.
It's a great feeling isn't it, when you get something good out of the camera - I'm quite a bit behind you and only just starting to get there.
I can see why you like that one - you've really captured something with it, even if it wasn't intentional.
It's such a shame that she's depressed, although it sounds like she's bonded with you. Is there any particular reason?
That she's bonded, or depressed? Bonded with me, dunno she's always taken a liking to me 'depressed'[more unhappy I'd say] when we first got her we had a budgie aswell, they werent caged together but we used to let them out their cages together and they'd 'swap' cages and he'd sit in hers next to her. He died a couple years after we got her and she's become more n more withdrawn since, her old cage was a bit too small for her in the sense she suffers from night frights[typical to species] and had done a lot of damage to her wings over this time. I think being in the bigger cage she doesn;t feel as secure as the one she had been in for years, she only uses two perches out of the 6 she has in there and one of them she only uses when drinking.
I've asked for a couple of years if we can get a budgie to cage next to her but the mother says no, sadly.
So I just pay her as much as attention as I can - which she doesn't tolerate much, really...She likes hissing at people :lol:]
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