Thanks Phil - interesting view you have on the crop of the statue - I just thought that I wanted to get it cropped and concentrated on him cos was not sure how the conversion to mono would work with the other elements in the shot.
Crumbs - I begin to think that this Challenge is a last refuge for the OCD homeless
Hi Alan, thats a really clean sharp pic with great colour in the red and green, I think its quite hard to take whats in your words "an ordinary subject"
and make something of it
Get you with your sprig of Basil
Hi Alan...looks great for the theme...clean, sharp, and super fresh, at first glance I thought I would like it better without the tomato pips, but I think they just add to the freshness of it all...a simple idea but it looks good.
Hey Alan
Fresh - Now I really like this, a good bright fresh image, and Damn that tomato is cut well !!!
At first wasn't sure on the composition with the plate/knife clipped, but a couple of looks later I feel it works well, well lit shot, the red stands out beautifully on the white plate, and a sprig of green stuff too... what a touch, well set up mate
Love your idea for bitter and twisted! A lovely clear pint and a touch of humour, what more could anyone want?
That tomato looks really fresh - ripe enough to be a nice bright red, but still firm enough to cut cleanly and it really stands out against the white plate.
Fresh - on theme my only crit would be not to have the plate clipped on the rhs off the frame.
Twisted: Man, that title "bitter and twisted" is absolute genius.....and the picture itself is superb too. Like everything about it; Stong composition, considered collection of props so carefully conposed, warm and comforting tones and my real favourite....the little splash of crumbs in the foreground - Now thats what you call attention to detail. Brilliant work Alan
Fresh: Another really pleasing 'foodie' type pic from you. Says fresh to me, loud and clear. Choice of white plate, rich background and twig of basil give this a nice classical feel. Cant fault it on a technical front either - Bright, Sharp, Clean...... and Fresh. Good work
So mentioning the tomato seeds and the clipped plate won't help in my defence against not having OCD then Allan
Fresh- liking the composition, looks well lit, contrasting bit of greenery is good, actually don't mind the seeds but would have preferred (note I don't/ didn't think I had OCD! ) to see the whole plate
Hi Alan
Fresh.....nothing wrong with that , sharp , super whites , great color in the tom & leaves , well set out & nicely lit My only minor niggle is the bg....but thats cos I'm not keen on dark wood....................
Nature - Nicely lit image with good use of the third. The stick compliments the flowers well.
Action - Certainly shows action by using it in triptych format. It might benefit from a boost of saturation though
Mono - Nicely converted although there's a bit of a white line around the statue. I was trying to think where and who this was until you said it was in Spain
Twisted - Super idea for the theme and execution on this one. Nice lighting and sharpness. The few crumbs add to it as well.
Fresh - Another nice shot. Good clean image and decent WB. The slices of tomato certainly make it look fresh as does the leaves?
That's lovely Alan, wonderful lighting, strong composition too. What is it though?
Comments for shape.
Number, again strong composition tells a story when viewed alongside your narrative.
Thanks Richardreally like shape, nice lighting and the black white contrast is great
Numbers is spot on theme and some nice history to it also
Yes, Elaine, from a distance they do look like that - added to the fact that they had cordoned off a bit of the lawn with high vis tape. we enjoyed the poetry on the wooden panels by the lake too.I love your take on numbers Alan. We were at Dunham Massey a couple of weeks ago and from a distance I first thought that they were preparing to do some building work with the concrete blocks! You've made them look far more interesting than I would have done
Thanks Simon. grater is simple but has a lovely sinuous shape i feelHi Alan,
I love both of these.
The Shape photo is so clean and well presented. It took me a little while to see what it was, but then I saw it!
The Numbers is great - I like the concrete - that'd be a good one for textures too.
Thanks SusieHi Alan ...I love the super clean lines of shape....you've made a cheese grater look like a work of art
Your explanation brings to life to your numbers shot....interesting shapes, texture and colour...I like it.
Cheers Andy - those cubes and the whole b/g to the NT display are certainly food for thought - it does bring home to us how very fortunate and comfortable we are.Shape, I like curves and the transition between the surface and the BG. The object seems to be glowing and I can't decide whether I like that or not. Looks like my kind of gadget.
Numbers, like this one. I like the bold cubes and how they don't align. I can't crit this, because of the story behind it.
Cheers.
chees graters fantastic, liking the white surface blurring into the black BG, the gradients of shading through the curves, the softness of the underneath, contrasting with the sharp detail in the shiny top section.
and the cubes, great composition and depth
Thanks AllanHi Alan, two cracking images there,
Shape is an interesting shape indeed, I bet you have a nutmeg grater too
Numbers is nicely composed you have done well with the exposure very interesting piece of art not sure what the full thing looks like , will have to look online
HI Alan
enjoy your break matey
Shape....another great product shot , well lit
Numbers....plays with my head......no crit as per Andy....tell's a story
Yes, the grandson at Dunham rose garden, flexing his muscles and determinationHi Alan, nice enough image of your grandchild? nothing wrong with a filler now and again,
have a good two weeks
Hi Alan,
Shape - Like it the curves ad interest and the way you have merged the BG is great
Numbers - Only
Strong - Good to see your training them young enjoy your holiday
yeah - like it, tells a nice story too, with a few questions too, where's his parents, and why are you in the undergrowth taking photos of him!
Have a good holiday, well, the second week anyway!!