Inelegant ... clever, especially following on from Elegant.
Watery ... oh yes very good ... was kinda waiting for you to post that Shame about the reflection but can't be avoided ... I think. Do you think Man Ray used glue?
Ok...so that's one idea tossed in the bin ....NEXT!
Great shot though. ..interpretation spot on.
Great shot Andy. Bang on theme
Love the detail within the eye... Shame about the reflection.
Spot on Andy
And #1 just has the edge (sorry about the pun ) for me.
Watery - a very good interpretation of the theme, lovely detail in the eye.
Beautifully lit Andy, you have caught the 'tear' nicely, and the detail is excellent and DoF bang on, no crit from me
Oh yes, flicking back and forth on flickr.... I actually really like the narrow white border
Haaaa well my initial thought was it looked real, but as i studied it i decided it was too much for a real tear unless you had poked her with a stick... and you ain't going to get away with that, not in your houseThanks, Mandy.
You think the tear isn't real??
I am hard core
Haaaa well my initial thought was it looked real, but as i studied it i decided it was too much for a real tear unless you had poked her with a stick... and you ain't going to get away with that, not in your house
good girlTrue. Good ol' glycerine..which Isabelle decided to mix with food colour and baking powder in a sealed container.....it made a nice bang...and I had to clean up he blooming mess :arghh:
Oh yes i definitely like watery - did you really make her cry ? or was it tap water/glycerine ?
watery - I love that, great idea and can't fault the shot
Watery
Great work Andy, a clever interpretation of the theme.
I love the catchlight in Isabelle's eye, echoed in the tear drop.
Fantastically sharp too, there's a real sparkle in the eye.
Bloomin 'eck...seems like an age since I was last here "!
Companions..............yup , the light was pants.....like the duotych ( or whatever it's called !)...mono was the only way to go
elegant......I shall gloss over both of those
Watery..........brilliant idea, excellent focus & a big well done to Isabelle for modelling yet again .... Only one minor niggle.........the water droplet needed to start in the corner of her eye or maybe fro the middle of the lower lash area
Hi Andy, nice idea and as usual well executed, prefer the one with the border the square reflection has already been mentioned
Yep, watery works for me Andy, good shot.
Phil
Great watery eye shot, Andy. Spot on focus and very sharp too. I had similar idea too but just don't have a willing model or one with beautiful eyes like her's.
Watery - I've never met her but I hate her already - where did she get those eyelashes
No crit at all from me sir - definitely hits the spot
Heh, the super large Flickr version is awesome!
Am curious as to why you didn't think it was "working" in terms of the Man Ray homage. Slightly different angle and a B&W conversion and you're there.. But looking at this shot, I think it would benefit from an "expression" to the eye if you know what I mean. Wide-eyed, or squinty-eyed or sad-eyed... As an "eye study" it works really well though (esp the super large version!).
Hi Andy, I've been looking at your scenic shot, I have to say it is lovely. Do you use a grey card for WB? When I did my scenic shot I set the WB using a grey card. The light will always be warmer during the golden hour so by adding more by shooting on a cloudy WB will make it even warmer. When I am shooting at sunset here in Cyprus I avoid cloudy WB like the plague as people look like tangerines and I need a lot of PP to sort it out! Feel free to ignore me if others have already given expert advice.
Loving the toilet humour for elegant, we have Viz next to our toilets!!!
Watery, oh dear, poor Isabelle did you poke her to make her cry? Lol, you do well to get her to pose, after so many years of doing the 52's I thought she may have gone on strike by now!
Hi Andy
Elegant - brilliant, just "strike a pose" as the song says!
Watery - a great idea well executed, no crit but just wonder what a mono conversion would look like
Hi Andy, sorry it's taken me so long to catch up with everyone's threads... for what it's worth, I really wanted to drop into yours but thought it better to wait when I could comment properly.
Scenic - what a beauty for that first image. Lovely light and maybe a touch of blowing but hey ho. Still looks lovely. Light really is everything, isn't it?! Awesome
Companions - a unique take for sure! Processing works but personally I'm rarely a fan of diptychs... yours has nearly converted me!
Elegant - I reckon a shallower DOF would work well here. We know its a loo, so putting it OOF and just nailing focus on the magazines would work even better here for me...
Watery is just stunning. Either/or would work for me... magical. Now you just need to get yourself a medium format camera so you can capture such a beautiful image with even more detail and print it REALLY BIG! All joking aside, it's really lovely and perfectly lit, composed and processed. Top top job!
Your watery shot could be excellent if it wasn't for the reflection on the eye. I really love this image and fits the theme perfectly.
@Steven001, thanks for the feedback Stephen if you look up to 3 posts there is an edit of the eye I did.
Although it's an interesting photograph I think I prefer the original.
Cheers
Hiya Andy, It's no good hiding I found you in the end!
I also prefer the original, I think the reflection adds a bit of reality somehow.
I've been impressed by your submissions so far this year, your ability to continue to create compelling images each week is very impressive. For me companions 2 is great, but your underwear shot was pants!
That's bloody lovely Andy
I'm a little bit jealous because if I'd been playing that's exactly what I would have wanted to do for watery, but I doubt I could have pulled it off as well.
The one with the catchlight for me personally. I think it brings a bit of life to it, while the one without is a touch flat by comparison.
I'd be over the moon with either version though.
Cracking set Andy,
I wish I could achieve the clarity your images have, the last watery edit is my favourite, but all look very good !!
I'm looking forward to learning more from great work like this.
Elegant - An inspired bit of creative thinking. I was worried in case you were thinking of a selfie on there! The use of an ultra-wide plus blurring elsewhere other than the strips of paper. Added to that the muted colours juxtaposing against the more vibrant paper works well. Nice one
Watery - Well executed shot. I also prefer the original with the reflection