The TP52 - 2026 Darkslinger's 52 for 26

Barney · 3 May 2026

Thanks for sharing your thought process Bill.

It certainly comes through in those excellent images, all of which are appealing in different ways !

Darkslinger · 5 May 2026

nog said:
Good set Bill, flowers for me, tulips?

BTW no link from your pic to here

Thanks Keith, I appreciate the heads up!

NickD said:
I like your chosen image, it has mood, and the composition with the leading lines and the symmetry works really well. I really like the tulip shot too though, with the 3 distinct layers of colour.

Thanks Nick, I took a few shots of the tulips using a similar technique but I liked this one the best.

eoSimon said:
Lots of excellent shots there: particularly like the flora and fauna in your snappers set and nice macro work with morning rituals.

Thanks Simon

Nostromo said:
Good set of images you've got there.

Thank you Dominic

Barney said:
Thanks for sharing your thought process Bill.

It certainly comes through in those excellent images, all of which are appealing in different ways !

Thanks Wayne, sometimes I feel Iike I have to add some context.

Darkslinger · 5 May 2026

Week 18 Curves

My wife and I went to a car show that a friend invited us to. Not something that I usually do as I am not really a "car guy" but I thought that there would be a few opportunities to grab some closeup curves...and then some...

wornish · 5 May 2026

Some good curves in these.

Barney · 5 May 2026

Superb Vison Bill

-Oy- · 5 May 2026

Fab set Bill

Boots · 5 May 2026

Some great curves!

nog · 5 May 2026

Good set there Bill, they certainly liked the curves when designing those older cars

AlanDorset · 5 May 2026

You’ll struggle to avoid curves around a car

Kell · 6 May 2026

Ideal place to go grab some curves.

I do like your chosen image but I'm aslo drawn to the steering wheel.

NickD · 7 May 2026

Any of those would work well. I really like your chosen shot, and the the mono immediately beneath it of the car back really appeals to me too.

SimonH · 7 May 2026

Top set as always Bill. Any of those ticks the box nicely.

Darkslinger · 13 May 2026

wornish said:
Some good curves in these.

Thanks David!

Barney said:
Superb Vison Bill

Appreciate Wayne!

-Oy- said:
Fab set Bill

Thanks Dave.

Boots said:
Some great curves!

Can always count on old cars to give me curves...

nog said:
Good set there Bill, they certainly liked the curves when designing those older cars

That's for sure!

AlanDorset said:
You’ll struggle to avoid curves around a car

Too true...

Kell said:
Ideal place to go grab some curves.

I do like your chosen image but I'm aslo drawn to the steering wheel.

Yeah, I liked how that one turned out as well.

NickD said:
Any of those would work well. I really like your chosen shot, and the the mono immediately beneath it of the car back really appeals to me too.

Thanks Nick!

Darkslinger · 13 May 2026

Week 19 Colour Contrast

So I thought that I could go a number of different ways with this...hot vs. cold colours, dull vs. shiny colours, one shade of a colour contrasted with a different shade of the same colour, so...

Shiny vs. dull

bright vs. dark

One shade vs. another

Hot vs. cool

And just a hodge podge of colour

Norkie · 13 May 2026

Great set

Boots · 13 May 2026

Yes, another great set!

SimonH · 13 May 2026

Top set Bill and love your chosen one the best

JayceeC · 13 May 2026

Love the umbrella shot

nog · 13 May 2026

Good set and definitely picked the right shot, love it

-Oy- · 13 May 2026

Yep - brolleys it is!!!

NickD · 14 May 2026

Your chosen shot by a mile for me. Great colours and I love the corresponding shadows on the ground.

Nostromo · 14 May 2026

Love the umbrellas, it's definitely colourful.

philthejuggler · 18 May 2026

I particularly like the umbrella shot too - especially how the ground is rather muted in colour and then the explosion of vibrant tones in the sky!

Darkslinger · 21 May 2026

Norkie said:
Great set

Thanks Jak!

Boots said:
Yes, another great set!

Thank you Paul!

SimonH said:
Top set Bill and love your chosen one the best

Thanks Simon, I like how that one turned out.

JayceeC said:
Love the umbrella shot

Thanks John, it's become a go-to spot for me.

nog said:
Good set and definitely picked the right shot, love it

Thanks Keith!

-Oy- said:
Yep - brolleys it is!!!

LOL, thanks Dave!

NickD said:
Your chosen shot by a mile for me. Great colours and I love the corresponding shadows on the ground.

Thanks Nick, yeah, it's not often you can find a place that looks good in the middle of a hot cloudless day.

Nostromo said:
Love the umbrellas, it's definitely colourful.

Thanks Dominic!

philthejuggler said:
I particularly like the umbrella shot too - especially how the ground is rather muted in colour and then the explosion of vibrant tones in the sky!

Thanks Phil!

Barney · 21 May 2026

Lovely images Bill

The peeling decal with the textured surface does it for me, nice shadows there too.

Darkslinger · 21 May 2026

Week 20 Geometry

Spent the weekend in Calgary, Alberta. We had all four seasons of weather in the four days that we were there, from hot summer to snow with clouds and rain in-between.

Lots to shoot as well.

Barney · 21 May 2026

Darkslinger said:
Week 20 Geometry

Spent the weekend in Calgary, Alberta. We had all four seasons of weather in the four days that we were there, from hot summer to snow with clouds and rain in-between.

Lots to shoot as well.

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Top drawer as always Bill,

The outstanding images reflect the effort you put in !

Darkslinger · 21 May 2026

Barney said:
Top drawer as always Bill,

The outstanding images reflect the effort you put in !

Thanks Wayne, I appreciate your kind words.

Norkie · 21 May 2026

Great set

-Oy- · 21 May 2026

Nice set of shapes Bill

NickD · 21 May 2026

They all work, but your chosen shot is the strongest. That's a great building, and the perspective and processing really add to it.

AlanDorset · 21 May 2026

I do like architecture, there’s some great pictures here. All good !

SimonH · 21 May 2026

Another cracking set Bill. Quite superb

nog · 22 May 2026

Great set again Bill, you in the B&W mood this week?

Allan.H · Saturday at 10:24 AM

Another well thought out set of images, always difficult to choose one.

Darkslinger · Wednesday at 4:12 AM

Norkie said:
Great set

Thanks Jak

-Oy- said:
Nice set of shapes Bill

Thank you Dave

NickD said:
They all work, but your chosen shot is the strongest. That's a great building, and the perspective and processing really add to it.

This building grabbed my attention because it reminds me of a building in Vancouver called the Vancouver House

AlanDorset said:
I do like architecture, there’s some great pictures here. All good !

Thanks Alan

SimonH said:
Another cracking set Bill. Quite superb

Thank you Simon, Calgary has a lot of high-rises that are eye-catching

nog said:
Great set again Bill, you in the B&W mood this week?

LOL, I find that architecture lends itself more to b&w then most other subjects

Allan.H said:
Another well thought out set of images, always difficult to choose one.

Thank you Allan.

Darkslinger · Wednesday at 4:20 AM

Week 21 Hobbies

I do a little bit of gardening as another hobby and thought that I'd do some macro even though not much is blooming right now

With the exception of some Cranesbill Geraniums

I've got a few little solar lights hanging around

Some of the Columbine is about to open

Had a little bit of rain today

I think that these are Tradescantia buds

And the Pieris Japonica is done

Allan.H · Wednesday at 8:18 AM

A good set of images I particularly like the rain shot.

-Oy- · Wednesday at 5:27 PM

Nice set Bill. Something Alien about that Columbine

NickD · Wednesday at 8:29 PM

I could have gone for any of those. Your chosen shot seems like an outlier among them, but it works nicely.