weekly overbez's 52 for 2013.... ** COMPLETE **

Hello Graham, like another poster, I prefer the composition of the first pylon pic, but love the colours of the second one. (y)
 
Hi Graham,

Gluttony, I have a serious sweet tooth so can relate to sugar in tea/ coffee! I like the motion with the sugar bouncing off the side. I think the kettle needs to be all in or not at all :thinking:

Time, again I like the motion of the seconds ticking by :clap: Not sure on the edge that’s lit, again maybe the whole edge needs to be highlighted or none of it. And the backwards numbers REALLY mess with my head :bonk:

The rings on the tree stump are lovely and sharp, the added contrast really helps.

Juxtaposition, Very simple and clean, it’s amazing what can be achieved with some relatively simple PP 

Letter, very clever idea to shoot them all separately (y) I’m still struggling with one letter let alone 26 :bonk:

Electric, I like the edited version of number one, love the colour and detail in the sky (y)

All caught up again! I am rubbish this year at commenting!
 
Thanks Marsha - it is appreciated....

I'm trying hard to keep up, as I know if I get behind I'll struggle to get back.
 
hi Graham

oooh, I do quite like pylon shots...especially when coupled with a good sunset (y)
Just to be awakward I'd have #1 with the sky from #2 but then again I quite like the tyre trqacks in #2...sort of lead you round the pylon ! Really struggling to choose from the last 3 you posted up...think that would be the middle shot

Good work mister & a nice set (y)
 
Hi, I almost missed your link then :D

#1 for me. Well composed and good detail.

Pity you couldn't get a tad more colour in the sky. I'd like to see a little detail in the FG as well.

There is something about pylons that also appeals to me.

Cheers.
 
Hi Graham
Letter - great idea - just love the samples that you have included - the old AA badge made me smile right away. Excellent shot all round

Electric - lots of views on comp from others and so i will just choose the one I like best - and that is #3 of the edited lot. Good sky, like the way that the pylons recede into the distance and into the dark. Hint of bright light to the right gives a feeling of hope in the gloom.
 
have to say I like the first one or the last one of the reprocessed image the composition is so much better the sky is better in the second pic but compositionally it does nothing for me
 
superpippo said:
Hi Graham
Letter - great idea - just love the samples that you have included - the old AA badge made me smile right away. Excellent shot all round
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Cheers alan, just for you... is an old lantern light type thing someone has on the front of their house's garage....

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And I don't think I've tried processing an image more than this blimmin' pylon one.... last one. layered and painted through some foreground.

Just need to find a plylon run that goes east-west now!!

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Week 12 - Direction

Thought I'd step out my comfort zone and go B&W for this weeks.

 
Hi Graham - made me :LOL: at the thought of a garage being certified as a hotel by AA.

Direction - I like the bleakness of that. The combination of the arrow pointing one way, the road rising the other way, the doom laden clouds, the age and the message on the sign all lead me to think of this being the way to the end of the world :eek: Nce use of 'grey' mono to add to the atmsphere. Only minor bugbear for me is the bush in the middle which kind of stops me seeing the end of the road falling off a precipice (the flights of the imagination!)
 
Like this shot. Good composition and nice detail in the sky. The mono creates a nice feel also.
 
Yes, a really nicely done shot. It has a sort of desert/outback feel to it, even the unfamiliarity of the lettering style. Moody clouds, deserted road. Really atmospheric. Like it a lot!
 
I am really liking your entry for week 12. Lovely effect, and the composition is, IMO spot on with the sign prominent in the foreground leading the eye to the road in the background.
 
Spot on composition, like it!
Only crit would be to maybe bump the contrast a little? (blacks blacker, whites whiter!) But that's probably just my preference! :p
Good work!
 
Can't fault either of those. The sharpness and colours in letter are really nice, and I really like the lower contrast conversion in direction, it gives it a Nevada Desert/Area 51 feel to me. Nice comp too, my eyes want to follow the road.
 
Chris above hit the nail on the head for me on this one Graham, he says very atmospheric, I agree.
I take it this is HDR? I am a fan of the technique and you have handled this well. The mono conversion suits the subject, bang on theme, good work all round for me. (y)
 
Cheers everyone... (y)

Tried raising the contrast a bit after your suggestion Matt, but there's already bright spots at the bottom of the sign, and increasing the blacks just made the clouds a bit too dirty. I wanted a silver grey effect to it - and played with the channel mixer for quite a while before it suddenly popped for me!

It is indeed a mono conversion of a HDR image. 3 exposures taken from a single RAW and merged. Well spotted Iain.

Just for fun - here's the SOOC jpg, with a straight B&W button press in Picasa.. :LOL:

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No comparison Graham, your first version wins it hands down for me.
As I said above, the HDR really works, I don't understand some people's hatred of the technique.
 
Juxtaposition....simple idea for a theme most went:dummy:

Letter.....Nice idea, the overall image is what's important rather than each one separately although I can't really see any weak ones.

Elextric....First one is too dark for me but I like the composition, the second has the great sky. If you could have had the second sky in the first shot :D

Direction...This one is great, lots of detail in the aging old sign and a real moody sky as the back drop. It could almost be from the start of a film showing a post apocalyptic England.
 
Cheers all - only posted up the SOOC of my Direction shot to show what I started from. The composition is the same but it has none of the drama, and depth or atmosphere of the processed version.

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Wondered where I was going to go with "Tacky", until we visited an American / hot rodders car show on Good Friday :)thumbs: for the early theme release :LOL:).

Hope this doesn't offend anyone... I'm sure the owner doesn't see it as tacky, but I'm afraid I do - along with the coffin and spiders and vampires that were in the boot of this hearse!

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Hi Graham

I am with you on the judgement of tacky - also must hurt hands to drive it. Good PP to make the gold really stand out from a muted b/g. - but for some reason my eye keeps beng drawn to the speedo area - it must be that large cowl I suppose. - but that is what you had to work with.
 
overbez said:
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:D that's what I thought when I saw this theme. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, as they say.

I actually like the wheel, tackiness and all :D the lower left draws my eye away a tad as does the green whateveritis :D

Direction works really well for me. Has a real post apocalyptic feel to it. The sky is wonderfully grim and the arrow really stands out.

Cheers.
 
Cheers Andy - you're right about the green circle round the switch - I was actually in the process of de-saturating that as you posted. (y) The line is the top of the window glass - which was only open about 2 inches.

Post above edited rather than re-post now.
 
certainly tacky why would you do that? each to their own i suppose, there is a lot to distract you from the steering wheel but I definitely get the theme from it (y)
 
Hi Graham :wave:

Electricity: I really like your Pylon shot. Parallel pylons, great sky & ground blends well with the darkness of the pylons. The red sky adds impact to the background.

Letter: Very original. Like the different colours of brickwork from the garage and the background helps the impact of the lantern.

Direction: Like the mono version but I really like the HDR version, with the arrow to the shiny road and dark heavy cloud. A sinister test site..

Tacky: I'm not sure Graham, its within theme and colours help but think a slight 'blur' or plsay with 'dof' on the speedo and console may help? I'm no expert but too much detail that distracts from the wheel?
 
Tacky - Very! Haha! Spot on theme, agree that maybe a shallower DOF might have helped blur out the slightly distracting background, but as it stands it's a good shot! (y)
 
Very 'tacky':)
Must have been a nightmare with all those reflective surfaces. Gold stands out well.
 
Direction: Really like this shot. Lots of impact.

Tacky: Yep i agree i see that as tacky too!
 
Tacky indeed!(y)

Love the processing in particular, it really works with the shot, helps the bling of the wheel stand out, and gives a lovely feel to the chrome. Nice comp, and the vignette works. The reflections in the speedo/column to the left of the wheel are a tiny distraction if I'm being picky, but it's a really nice image overall.
 
Tacky certainly is in the eye of the beholder and this one pushes all my tacky buttons. I like how you've got the subject to really stand out from the rest of the pic but without being 'dazzling'.
 
Tacky? check, it certainly ticks that box :LOL:

For me Graham, technically very good. I like your processing on it too, brings the steering wheel out well against the busy dashboard.
 
Hi Graham. Now that is tacky, I know some people love their cars, but whoa this takes the biscuit. I'm not bothered about any of the reflections or buttons and things behind as it's a car and you probably didn't have much room to move. I would maybe crop clone the line thing bottom left that's it. I must add that I rather like the tacky chain of dice hanging in the background too, that just sets it off for me. This owner needs bling dice, not the furry kind :LOL:
 
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