52 From Dark Star - 52/52 Texture :) (Phew!)

Very well done John... lovely neat handwriting... does that win the prize for the shot that took the longest in the 52 to set up :lol:...

It's clearly on theme, the lens adds to the shot as Jean said, providing context. :thumbs:
 
Well done on self and organised.....both bang on theme and well taken :clap:
 
jgs001 said:
Very well done John... lovely neat handwriting... does that win the prize for the shot that took the longest in the 52 to set up :lol:...

It's clearly on theme, the lens adds to the shot as Jean said, providing context. :thumbs:
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Thanks John - the lens was a last minute addition - the list just looked daft on its own - and yes it took a while to scribble that lot :)

corky said:
Well done on self and organised.....both bang on theme and well taken :clap:
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Thanks Jon much appreciated! :)
 
Good god I've finally caught up :) and got one in on time :)

This rack of bikes looked confusing :) to my eye!

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Lovely bit of focus going on there John...:love:

Better fitting Organised... me thinks...:thinking:

But a great shot is a great shot so you get a :thumbs: from me...:clap:
 
It's getting late, I'm tired and probably shouldn't have had a third glass of wine ... but I can't work out how you've done that. What lens/aperture did you use?

btw - it's excellent and has scored another Confusion - ie, I'm Confused. :lol:

Well done on catching up and getting this in on time. ;)

Jean
 
Spartacus said:
Lovely bit of focus going on there John...:love:

Better fitting Organised... me thinks...:thinking:

But a great shot is a great shot so you get a :thumbs: from me...:clap:
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Cheers Marcus - much appreciated :) Maybe I was confused about organised :D

jeangenie said:
It's getting late, I'm tired and probably shouldn't have had a third glass of wine ... but I can't work out how you've done that. What lens/aperture did you use?

btw - it's excellent and has scored another Confusion - ie, I'm Confused. :lol:

Well done on catching up and getting this in on time. ;)

Jean
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Thanks Jean - the lens is my walkabout :) Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS

This was 1/320th at f4 at 180mm - its a damn heavy walkabout though :)

Going for that 4th glass? ;) :D
 
I don;t think the bikes are particularly confused but it is a very nice picture in its own right.:thumbs:
 
I think it's a great picture John :thumbs: the DOF works really well. It doesn't look to confused though I'm afraid.
 
Tracer said:
I don;t think the bikes are particularly confused but it is a very nice picture in its own right.:thumbs:
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jgs001 said:
I think it's a great picture John :thumbs: the DOF works really well. It doesn't look to confused though I'm afraid.
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Thanks both :)

I saw the confusion as the tangle of wheels as it is viewed from that perspective :) Confusion is in the eye of the beholder I guess :D
 
This is a cracker actually! I can't quite figure out what bike that flamin light is attached to :lol: so it gets a :thumbs: from me! Cool photo too. I tried something like this recently, but it didn't turn out nearly as good
 
jeangenie said:
Don't selll yourself short, John. You've produced not one but two, very different sps - both good, both with something special. Now, no more of this 'not my forte' stuff or Jill and I will be sending the boys round. :bat: :)

Jean
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I saw your comment after this post and reckon you'd be in less trouble from the boys than if Fi, Jean and I came round :nono:

2 great self portraits, and about time I saw what you looked like :D As you saw, I escaped showing my mug for the 6th time this year (alright, 1 was behind a mask and another was pretending to be Capt Jack) I especially like the peephole view - yet another vote for quirky.

Organised - well set up and processed and does what it says on the tin. Mind, I like Jean's suggestion that you get the rest of the themes from Simon (but then again maybe I don't want to know when we are so close to the end :eek:) The lens makes the shot :thumbs:

Confusion - Crisp shot with a great DoF but doesn't leave me feeling confused. But look on the bright side, you've caught up this week.
 
just catching up and you have 2 great shots there in imo.

I love organised and the hand writing really sets it off :D
 
maybe an even tighter crop would have worked to create a more confusing abstract...taking out the top and left hand side....

or maybe if you'd got lown down and got a shot through all the spokes....

definitely a shot in there....so half marks for a photo opportunity spot ;)

full marks for exposure and focus though :)
 
Organised : It's official. You're definitely better at calligraphy than me :razz: :)
Obvious shot or not, it's well thought out. Yet more nice use of DOF from you and nice composition with the lens in shot.

Confused : I think there might be some evidence of a crow bar in there, but it's still a lovely shot. Well spotted and well executed.
 
Thanks folks - especially for the catch ups :) Maybe that shot only confused me :D
 
One shot here only :) I had an idea and it worked for me! Okay some flaws I know but I'm chuffed to bits with this one :)

Music

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First well done your up to date...:lol:

now what a cracking Music shot John... in fact may I say it's quite BRILLIANT...:clap::clap::clap:

One of your very best shots for me...Superb all the way...:clap::clap::clap:
 
Spartacus said:
First well done your up to date...:lol:

now what a cracking Music shot John... in fact may I say it's quite BRILLIANT...:clap::clap::clap:

One of your very best shots for me...Superb all the way...:clap::clap::clap:
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Marcus thats really appreciated thanks :)
 
Wow!!!... I see... Album Cover.... That's a Strat..ospheric shot John :D... (sorry ;))... very well done and processed.

But it's not a harmonica on the Beach Boys.... What happened to that ?
 
jgs001 said:
Wow!!!... I see... Album Cover.... That's a Strat..ospheric shot John :D... (sorry ;))... very well done and processed.

But it's not a harmonica on the Beach Boys.... What happened to that ?
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Thanks :D

Ah you beat me to the harmonica shot John :) and the excitment of dangling my strat off our washing line (by the machine heads :eek:) was too much to resist!

As for albums covers it was only when you mentioned that I remembered this one: Cover
 
Bruja said:
That is an absolutely fabulous shot John :clap::clap::clap:

What a fertile mind you've got :clap::clap::clap::clap:

Absolutely fantastic :clap::clap:
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Thats a lot of clapping Jill - Thanks!:)

kennysarmy said:
Like it - great idea....good PP skills....
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Cheers Jeff - surprisingly little PP work actually!

I cloned out the washing line from which the strat was suspended and beefed up the image with a bit of HDR :)
 
Dark Star said:
Thanks :D

Ah you beat me to the harmonica shot John :) and the excitment of dangling my strat off our washing line (by the machine heads :eek:) was too much to resist!

As for albums covers it was only when you mentioned that I remembered this one: Cover
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Excitement... you call that excitement... :nuts:.... :lol: I reckon your's is better but can't for the life of me thing of a suitable album to put it on though.
 
That is one fantastic shot - I love it :clap::clap::clap:

I thought at first that you had combined two exposures - you are so lucky to have such a perfect background to hand. Also that it wasn't pouring with rain all the time!

I would just clone out that stray string from the peg box... then you could turn it into a greetings card or book cover or large poster or.... :love:
 
Toothie said:
Wow stunning stuff John :thumbs:
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Cheers Ruth :)

Tracer said:
That is one fantastic shot - I love it :clap::clap:

I thought at first that you had combined two exposures - you are so lucky to have such a perfect background to hand. Also that it wasn't pouring with rain all the time!

I would just clone out that stray string from the peg box... then you could turn it into a greetings card or book cover or large poster or.... :love:
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Thanks Tracer - I was lucky indeed - I was lucky it never fell off the washing line too !

Agree with the string comment....I will play again later and maybe, just maybe get a poster printed :)

SarahLee said:
Absolutely Amazing !!!!!

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You have every right to be chuffed to bits with that John. It's just brilliant :notworthy:
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Thanks so much Sarah :) I had a feeling music would be a good one :)

Now PAIN....thats different!
 
Excellent shot John! :thumbs:

You've given me a few ideas for shots of my own now. Best put the thinking cap on as how best to execute them :thinking:
 
Very clever John and fits the theme really well, the fringing around the bottom of the guitar is my only, slight, gripe.
 
karmagarda said:
Excellent shot John! :thumbs:

You've given me a few ideas for shots of my own now. Best put the thinking cap on as how best to execute them :thinking:
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Look forward to seeing them Conor and thanks :)

Shorty said:
Organised, lovely! Bang on, nice idea and lovely writing!

Confusion, INDEED! :thumbs:

Music, WOW. Nuff said!
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Thanks for that catch up :) Still amazed that people think my writing is neat :D


maddog.mark said:
Very clever John and fits the theme really well, the fringing around the bottom of the guitar is my only, slight, gripe.
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Cheers Mark and I agree with your gripe ;)! More care next time!
 
If you're going for a 'cop out' shot it's as well to make it a stunner - and you have. :thumbs: The colours are really excellent - that bread looks good enough to eat. :D The dof is nicely judged and the textures of the crust and the tea towel (?) are brilliant. :clap::clap::clap:

I have got not just one but 2 small niggles, though. Cutting the bread at an angle would give another aspect to the compostion - this is just opinion and not based on any kind of knowledge. :lol:

And, secondly - I bet you've already scoffed the fromage and the large glass of vin rouge that went with that yummy looking Pain? :D :lol:

Jean
 
what a crowbar shot...:lol:

I'm sorry not liking this one much, way to tight on the crop for me...:shrug:

and the focus...Mmmmm...not really liking that much...:(

for a fill in shot it ok...but your Music shot was superb so I'll let you off a bad week...:thumbs:
 
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