Thanks for the feedback!ooooo - that all works for me, conveys the theme perfectly, darkness suits the theme, very nice...
Thanks, I'll have a go at making another version with the entire bowl of the spoon if time allows, and maybe use a bit more ISO to get some grain. I did have some earlier test shots that were grainy but in the end I went for the clean, dark, lowered saturation look instead.Very gritty image and well composed. I'd like to see a tad more on the right (of the spoon), but nice lighting on the needle.
Wonder what adding a bit of grain would look like.
Good start, cheers.
Thanks!Ooo that's a great start, liking the lighting, agree with Andy about the spoon, effective dof too - Nice One
Yeah, pretty sure printer ink is more expensive gram for gram! Thanks for the comment.I dunno, the lengths some people will g to to save money on printer ink refils...
Really like that though, completely hit the theme spot on, very effective.
Thanks for your comment. I do have a lighter version but I much prefer this dark one, it somehow suits the subject matter better I think.don't think the image needs anything but to be a bit lighter everything's in the picture you need
Wow... thanks a lot!Wouldn't touch it suits the theme perfect, best one I've seen, well done
Thanks!I agree i wouldnt touch it in my opinion! Looked at this and it initially gave me a shiver! Suits the theme perfectly! Well done!
Thanks for the comment - it's deliberately dark and tight - slightly claustrophobic - I have less tight and also lighter versions but for me this version worked the best.I love the interpretation of the theme and do think it needs a little more light on the spoon as you do struggle to see it slightly, personally though I think it's too tightly cropped, but I do like the shot overall. Well done
Thanks!Oh ,
love that image...bang on theme , dark & moody , great focus...no crit from me just a mahooosive
ps....I really can't spend the next 52 weeks calling you...SixToes
Thanks!dark and gritty.. suits the theme very well.. great start
SixToes said:So.. frustrating week. I wanted to avoid the studio shot and shoot something more found, but couldn't quite get the shot I wanted. Still, got pretty close with a couple.
I've got three options - two planned, one snapped.
The one I'm going with. I needed the snow to stop falling... but it didn't.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/6toes/8400492812/
Week 2 - Season by 6Toes, on Flickr
The landscape. The light got much better a few minutes later, but there is a road you can't see in the background that suddenly had a traffic jam, so this was the best of the bunch.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/6toes/8399396801/
Week 2 - Season by 6Toes, on Flickr
The snap. Not perfect but not bad. Annoying mixed light problems make white balance impossible, this is the best I can do without extensive editing.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/6toes/8400499512/
Week 2 - Season by 6Toes, on Flickr
Hopefully Gravity will run a little smoother. I might move back indoors, it's easier whan you completely control the scene!
Thanks!Very bold shot which has worked really well in my opinion.
Out of the three I prefer the post box but it looks like it could do with straightening up a bit
The last one I reckon would have worked better without that tree in the foreground, maybe a step or two to e left would have done the trick?
Looking forward to seeing your gravity shots
Thanks for the feedback. I can see the blue tinge on my laptop, I'll check on the machine I edit on tomorrow. Pretty sure it's not blown, but again I'll check!I'm going for the post box too.. as mentioned slightly tilted.. think the snow falling adds to it.. like the textures and tones of the brick wall.. the snow on the ground has a blue tinge and is a bit blown but I quite like it on this
Yeah you were right... really blue... now corrected in this version. I really should have seen this but wasn't too happy with the original shot so did it really quickly - a lesson for me there I think!I'm going for the post box too.. as mentioned slightly tilted.. think the snow falling adds to it.. like the textures and tones of the brick wall.. the snow on the ground has a blue tinge and is a bit blown but I quite like it on this
ThanksThree good pics there, but I think I prefer the landscape. I think the bench just about makes it work.
Thanks, the bricks are what made it for me tooThree, great on theme shots!
The post box is the best though, love the colouring of the bricks
You mean more snow in the foreground?#1 for me, followed by #2.
Nice colours in #1. Personally I'd have gone for more snow and used flash to light it up. It's a bit wonky.
#2 is on theme as well. Very desolate. The bench is a tad close to th corner for me and I think a nice b&w conversion would suit it.
Cheers.
Thanks!I like the last season one with the man and sledge adding interest. I also like the light cast from the street light.
I think the phonebox is actually wonky... anyway I've put a new version upQuite like the letter box, better if it wasn't leaning to one side. Like the falling now
Thanks! I've updated the postbox...Hi
Another vote for the postbox shot, really like the composition, and with the minimal crit corrected would be a cracker
Also liking the 3rd shot, if the WB was done again it would be a great improvement
Sorry, meant to ask but forgot... why would you use a flash for #1?#1 for me, followed by #2.
Nice colours in #1. Personally I'd have gone for more snow and used flash to light it up. It's a bit wonky.
#2 is on theme as well. Very desolate. The bench is a tad close to th corner for me and I think a nice b&w conversion would suit it.
Cheers.
I made a B&W version, I kind of like it but the increased contrast lessens the wintriness of it, and you lose the slight colouration in the sky.#2 is on theme as well. Very desolate. The bench is a tad close to th corner for me and I think a nice b&w conversion would suit it.
Yeah could be. DPP doesn't have that option for the lens I used for this - think the latest version does, I'll update and see if I can adjust it.I reckon most likely the wall is not at 90 degrees to where you stood
Probably a little perspective tweak in photoshop would sort it
...but in terms of rotation only I would go with the bottom row of bricks being straight as its most obvious with the mortar there I think
Heh - that's probably the way to go!Love the post box - the bright red works really well against the snow and the colour of the bricks.
The first one definately looks tilted to me, but the second doesn't look right either. But neither of them is off by a huge amount - so I say split the difference and have it half way between the two
Thanks LynneHi ya
that letter box shot is fab....straightened version is even better...simple , great colors....love it
I'm also liking the 2nd image...has a superb wintery feel to it...deep frost with a hint of color in the sky...
Thanks for the feedback. No worries about feedback, you're WAYYY ahead of me on that!Still trying to catch up with all the commenting, sorry have missed you so far.
Sin - very gritty image and like the darkness of it.
Season - cannot make up my mind between postbox (prefer original with tilted box rather than second with angled wall) or the one of the guy in the snow. The tilt in this one bothers me, the streetlamp looks upright but the man and tree both look tilted - wonder if the same person installed both box and lamp. I really liked the lighting in the latter - the mix suits it.
Gravity. Sounds like you worked hard on this but I am not keen, the large out of focus area to the left and not being able to see clearly what it is don't work for me. As I have a good idea what it is I wonder if you could have done a shot of it moving? Then with the frame in focus and the other parts on the move you would not have had to worry so much about the reflections maybe
Thanks, I might reshoot to try for more motion, I agree that it would probably help to have a little more obvious motion on the first and second ball. I tried a square crop keeping the right hand side but didn't like it.I rather like Gravity. I also don't mind the reflections.
I had a quick crop and removed a chunk of the OOF FG balls and preferred it.
Some motion would add interest.
Cheers.
Thanks!Quite like the gravity one too. I think I'd agree to perhaps crop some of the foreground to the left out. Bang on theme though, and even named after Mr Gravity himself.
Thanks!Gravity. Love it.
Hi! I bought it just for this, for the princely sum of £4.99 from Argos. Yeah I think a tent could be the way to go. And more sense of motion would probably improve it!Hi Ian
Gravity....wish I still had one of those...used to watch them for hours...almost like water torture but more calming
Anything thats shiny can be a mare ,maybe a light tent is the answer ? agree about losing the oof balls to emphasize the in focus one...& some motion would have been the icing on the cake
Thanks!Great idea with gravity, I always wanted one of those as a kid and wondered if they would just go on forever and ever
Shiny things can be really fiddly so I think you've done well