Hi Alan,
Good work on both positive and time
Positive is a great piece of observational photography IYSWIM, the backstory works with the theme, its not a literal take and I feel it captures the viewers interest.
Time, although a literal take on the theme, it does have that little photoshoppery twist
A 'clean' image with some good detail in the strap and the crop works well with the subject. Good work Mister (as Lynne would say)
Thanks Judi - not seeing the grey myself but point takenReally good image Alan, if i had one tiny crit it would be that the background on flickr is a bit grey at the front, but can't fault it otherwise
wayyyyyyyy to go Alan....
cracking shot for time.....excellent use of pp, well thought out idea, nicely placed in the box ( on the angle rather than vertical ) , plenty of detail in the strap & crackingly white whites.......love it
Hi Alan, nice clean image as always, and get you with your photoshop skills
Hi Alan, No idea what that flippitybopwithguinness that is but you have placed it well within the frame
love your reply to Mandy
I feel the same way about mine, you have put into words my feeling for this week
oooh nice.... great red and liking the concentric circles from the plate radiating out from / in to the spiral. I was torn between this type of framing and the square I went with on mine.... both work well as Andy said too.
anorak on for me with my next 2 points!
looks like a spinny plate to me rather than PS radial blur... due to the dust bunny lower right not being radially blurred...
and why f/36? ISO 400?, if it's a flat plate no need for small aperture to increase DOF. Lower ISO, larger aperture?
and off with the anorak!
Like Andy I might have been tempted by a square crop or maybe even adding some more space on the right. Go on let us into the secret - what is it?
Ending - probably been said, but I think spoilt by the cropping of the bowl and the spoon, not sure the cup adds anything. Lighting and focus spot on
Positive - different take on the theme, nice idea.
Time is a really cleaver idea, well lit too as others have said, but the image on the face of the watch seems a bit jagged around the edges to me due to the inner bezel (I realize it isn't from looking at the really large version) and I think it would have been even better if you could have kept the hands of the watch on it too
I'm happy to take something a bit different from time to time... maybe not OOF so much as movement blur / camera shake??
Any way up, the subjects are identifiable enough, and the colours really come through strongly. Also no probs with the blue light, it seems natural enough for an aquarium, with other lit tanks around casting different lights off.
Step - the clip on the right someone else would have mentioned if you hadn't, liking this too, nice "light" conversion and good light falling on the statue too, giving good shadows and highlights.
#1 is very psychedelic and fits the theme. It doesn't grab me as looks slightly OOF and a little dark. I suspect flash was not allowed anyway. I did darken the coat on iPad and looked a little better.
#2. Good detail and the conversion works well. Pity a it the slightly bright areas but no bumping deal.
Cheers
Hi Alan, LINKED i like it, it has a few faults but it works for the theme and its quite abstract in a way
Step i really like well spotted if I have to crit maybe a little more at the top as the crop is quite close
but then again when have I ever known what I am talking about
HI Alan,
Linked I quite like it there is a fair bit going on there but it keeps me interested
Step - A nice image quite like the low angle but feel its missing some thing trouble is cant work out what...
hi Alan
Love your link, it speaks volumes
Step something very different, fits the theme very well
Linked - Not doing anything for me I'm afraid.
Step - I like this one. The conversion is nicely done giving a nice bright and sharp image. The crop of #2 is the one for me.
Nice image although the highlights are slightly bright. I know what you mean about that joint on the BG... maybe a slight vignette might hide it a bit more?
Hi Alan
Step - Not sure on this one mate, keep thinking it's clipped/cropped too much, then I look again and it seems okay, I like the lighting in both shots and certainly prefer the second crop
Hi Alan
Linked....importantly this image speaks to you & sometimes that's all that matters
Step....I really like this , it's simple ,almost minimilist & the lighting draws my eye to the statue...I didn't spot the BG till I read your words...so for me it's a
Lovely.... I've been starting to go off pure black backgrounds a little of late.... they seem to be a bit of an easy option sometimes.... (I'm sure they're not - I must try one day and I'm sure I'll see).
But here - it works a treat - really emphasising the lightness of the stick, and the purple and white of the flowers. Also appreciate the effort in finding a stick to echo (or t'other way round) the shape of the flower stem.
Nice juxtaposition