weekly aljazzeras 2013 52-week 52 WATER added COMPLETE

alsjazzera said:
Not an entry just an observation while looking for ideas for sin I found out that In Christian art Envy is depicted as a human with a dogs head, I work for a Cathedral and looked up today at one of the grotesques and what did I see :eek:
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It's even green with envy!
 
It's all been said, great colours on your subject. I was just going to say the foreground needed tweaking, but you got there already :)
 

Buds by allanhowe, on Flickr

Buds signify a change in season and with the touch of frost it also suggests winter at least thats what I am telling myself
 
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certainly looks wintery to me!.. excellent focus and like the muted background tones
 
Hi Allan


was hoping to do a similar shot myself this morning....just one problem...no frost !

Love the DOF...the muted colors really make the buds stand out , good detail in the buds & the frost ...(y) I may have been tempted to crop to just above the off bud as it draws my eye slightly ?
 
Hi, Allan, Season, yup, works for me. Cracking OOF BG that isolates the plant. Sprinkling of frost, nice, muted, wintery colours.

Having the lower bud in focus is my only uber crit.

Cheers.
 
Really like the isolation of this with lovely background being so OOF.

Well done, a great effort (y)
 
Great dof, like the colours too. Has a nice cold feel to it which makes me think of winter.
 
Nice colours. Gives a good impression of the season and the coming spring season.
 
Bang on topic and beautifully done. I like the muted colours in the background, and the detail on the frost is nice and sharp. As for crit, I'm struggling....you could try flipping it horizontally, the eye reads from left to right so it's sometimes better having the extra space to the right of the subject. Grasping for straws really.
 
Great DOF and colours. Really good shot and well in theme.
 
mich66 said:
certainly looks wintery to me!.. excellent focus and like the muted background tones
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blondie606 said:
Hi Allan


was hoping to do a similar shot myself this morning....just one problem...no frost !

Love the DOF...the muted colors really make the buds stand out , good detail in the buds & the frost ...(y) I may have been tempted to crop to just above the off bud as it draws my eye slightly ?
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posiview said:
Hi, Allan, Season, yup, works for me. Cracking OOF BG that isolates the plant. Sprinkling of frost, nice, muted, wintery colours.

Having the lower bud in focus is my only uber crit.

Cheers.
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wibbly said:
Really like the isolation of this with lovely background being so OOF.

Well done, a great effort (y)
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Dark Knight said:
Hey Allan :)

Season - what a great background, lovely focus and pastel wintry colours - Excellent (y)
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Sterling Archer said:
As above. DoF, background and colours really make this pop.
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puckers said:
Great dof, like the colours too. Has a nice cold feel to it which makes me think of winter.
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HeartandSoul said:
Nice colours. Gives a good impression of the season and the coming spring season.
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n1kcy said:
Bang on topic and beautifully done. I like the muted colours in the background, and the detail on the frost is nice and sharp. As for crit, I'm struggling....you could try flipping it horizontally, the eye reads from left to right so it's sometimes better having the extra space to the right of the subject. Grasping for straws really.
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cowboy said:
Nice simple photo that captures the theme nicely.

Good colours and nice dof.
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Mad Hatter said:
Great DOF and colours. Really good shot and well in theme.
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Thank you all for the nice comments and have taken the minor bits of crit on board :)
 
Lovely!

The colours are perfectly seasonal, and the frost just sets it off.
 
Think shots like that sum up the season sooo well - the cold spell, followed by the mild spell tempting all the buds and bulbs into thinking spring is coming, not knowing that there's another cold spell a'coming.

Beautiful take, and as has been said - the lower bulb is the only "possible" negative I could have - but the positive FAR outweighs the negative. (y)
 
I can only agree with above, nice backgroung showing the detail very nicely
On topic, nice shot, good effort (y)
 
overbez said:
Think shots like that sum up the season sooo well - the cold spell, followed by the mild spell tempting all the buds and bulbs into thinking spring is coming, not knowing that there's another cold spell a'coming.

Beautiful take, and as has been said - the lower bulb is the only "possible" negative I could have - but the positive FAR outweighs the negative. (y)
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+1
 
NickD said:
Lovely!

The colours are perfectly seasonal, and the frost just sets it off.
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overbez said:
Think shots like that sum up the season sooo well - the cold spell, followed by the mild spell tempting all the buds and bulbs into thinking spring is coming, not knowing that there's another cold spell a'coming.

Beautiful take, and as has been said - the lower bulb is the only "possible" negative I could have - but the positive FAR outweighs the negative. (y)
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BruceMo said:
I can only agree with above, nice backgroung showing the detail very nicely
On topic, nice shot, good effort (y)
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Brian_of_Bozeat said:
+1
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thanks
 
Hi, very fond of week one, probably my favourite shot of this take on the theme. Great DOF for week 2.
 
I do like the colours and shallow dof this week. Just needs a tad more frost for me :)
 
Love the tones, composition and depth of field on this one - nice work!
 
Like it :)

I'm not sure I agree about cropping close at the top, I actually like that my eyes are drawn to the upper part. Or is that just me?
 

falling edit by allanhowe, on Flickr

This took a while to catch the stupid yellow things falling, not really happy with it so had another go......

Edited to remove white speck


water drop (edit) by allanhowe, on Flickr

bit more obvious, not really sure I like this one either only the second time I have attempted water drops.

water drops edited from original to clean it up a little
 
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Two crackers there. #1, well composed and just the right number in the photograph. Nice shadows in the pile on the surface and the smiling face of the falling one is great. A few Small white dots near the top and highlights on the things. Never easy to sort this out in camera or post.

#2, only second time you've come this....:shrug: very sharp and nice symmetry. Perhaps a bright BG may have given it some pop.

Good show.

Cheers.
 
Both great,and I love the water drop, but there's s little shard of light just to the right of the drop, just inside the ripple that draws my eye a bit. I only mention it because I'm a bit jealous!
 
Good water drop pic, cracking for a second time. I like the men falling just something about it.
 
Hi Allan :)

1) Like it... made me smile (or was that the vodka :cautious:) a couple of tiny spots could do with cloning out, but liking the Bright yellow against the Black (y)

2) Love water drops, and this is no exception, very well caught mate, only crit for me would to be clone in the big drop the dark bit to loose the picture ??

Couple of great ones (y)
 
Hi Alan,
Good work rate on this weeks theme, posting a couple up on the first day, the Posiview fella has a bit of competition ;)

I like them both, #1 a fun take on the theme which as has been mentioned I think needs a little more light but other than that (y)

#2 technically very good, nice and sharp but again as mentioned maybe a different background just to make it pop even more.

all round good work though (y) Iain
 
posiview said:
Two crackers there. #1, well composed and just the right number in the photograph. Nice shadows in the pile on the surface and the smiling face of the falling one is great. A few Small white dots near the top and highlights on the things. Never easy to sort this out in camera or post.

#2, only second time you've come this....:shrug: very sharp and nice symmetry. Perhaps a bright BG may have given it some pop.

Good show.

Cheers.
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Thanks I tried to get rid of the highlight couldn't do it, didnt think about BG was just trying to get a sharp pic will definitely think about that next time

siblingchris said:
I like both of these, #1 in particular...perhaps it could be a tad brighter but I like it as it it
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I should have used something to reflect the flash but i ran out of hands :LOL:

Donnie said:
I like the idea of the falling men but it's a little dark, the water shots lovely.
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Thanks

NickD said:
Both great,and I love the water drop, but there's s little shard of light just to the right of the drop, just inside the ripple that draws my eye a bit. I only mention it because I'm a bit jealous!
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I did think about cloning it out but as it was there and a natural part of the water I left it in

have re edited the pic

Bosscat said:
Good water drop pic, cracking for a second time. I like the men falling just something about it.
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Thank you

Dark Knight said:
Hi Allan :)

1) Like it... made me smile (or was that the vodka :cautious:) a couple of tiny spots could do with cloning out, but liking the Bright yellow against the Black (y)

2) Love water drops, and this is no exception, very well caught mate, only crit for me would to be clone in the big drop the dark bit to loose the picture ??

Couple of great ones (y)
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Its great vodka isn't it :D

blakester said:
Hi Alan,
Good work rate on this weeks theme, posting a couple up on the first day, the Posiview fella has a bit of competition ;)

I like them both, #1 a fun take on the theme which as has been mentioned I think needs a little more light but other than that (y)

#2 technically very good, nice and sharp but again as mentioned maybe a different background just to make it pop even more.

all round good work though (y) Iain
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thanks for looking :)
 
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I love the raining smiley men :D As others have said, a touch lighter and it would be perfect.

I have never tried water drops, so no critique from me there, but just to say I think the symmetry is great, and I like the light background, as it has a silvery feel, you would have to go almost entirely the other way with a really vivid blue to improve this background IMHO.
 
wibbly said:
Great work on both pics Allan! (y)
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Thanks

hughwi said:
I love the raining smiley men :D As others have said, a touch lighter and it would be perfect.

I have never tried water drops, so no critique from me there, but just to say I think the symmetry is great, and I like the light background, as it has a silvery feel, you would have to go almost entirely the other way with a really vivid blue to improve this background IMHO.
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THank you I could alter the WB to make it blue, I did try, but preferred this one
 
I really like the first shot its spot on themewise and nothing to say that hasnt been said!

Water drop is great I've tried it and it didn't turn out as well as this so well done!
 
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