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A beautiful minimal image Bebop.
A beautiful minimal image Bebop.
Many thanks, you are both every kind. I think a teacher might say I could have tried harder, but at least I tried a bitYou’ve submitted a great image. No need for any more PP.
Thanks Pete. They were extremely tricky to arrange - hence the bent stem at the bottom to wedge it inIt really is a lovely image and I like the way you've managed to arrange the chives. Mine in the garden are a way from flowering yet.
Thanks Simon. We do have a milder climate than much of the UK. I have a banana tree in my garden and it produces bananas each year. Rather too tiny to eat though. Ah,... I suppose that is 'unusual'!!Simple and effective Bee. Your chives are a little ahead of mine!
Thanks TIm. Yes I agree on the gradient. I did have some shots where it was better, but the darned flowers weren't all in focus, and I had quite a few where it was worseIt works for me. Nicely composed with the use of 3, and I do like the way you've folded the stems in the glass.
If I was being really nit picky, if the gradient across the background could have been avoided it may improve the image, but that's really picky and you already said the sun was causing issues when you were taking the shot
Thanks HelenLooks good to me. A nice crisp and simple image.
I'll have to look up Yellowhammers Bebop, not a bird that I see where I am. I think that the shot fulfills the remit though.
Love the fight shot! The female redstart is a belter too!
A great bird "action" shot... looks like a fairly serious argument going on! I've just added "meh" to my list of personal critique terms
That's something I've not seen happen before and definitely hits the brief.
Birding is not something I feel qualified to comment on, but it's cool to get an action shot
Thank you all for your kind comments. The yellowhammer won and was sitting where the wren wanted to be. Feisty little thing.That's a great moment, and definitely not something you see everyday.
Thanks Simon. They’re very common around here, but I still always enjoy seeing themGood opportunistic shot. I haven't seen a yellowhammer for donkeys years.......
Thanks Dave - he was That's my son and I got him to stand in that spot. I wanted the reflection of his face in the blank bit. My husband is behind - getting impatientThat's a cool snappers choice image Bebop, love that the one lad seems to be posing for you.
Cheers Simon.Nicely captured! Ticks the theme box nicely
Many thanks Pete. Yes, the shop is called Reflections, so I couldn't resist trying to catch a reflection in the sign just in case I needed it for the theme.... which I didThat is an actual sign, The words look photo-shopped on, you did well in that case.
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Many thanks Stuart. I was thinking my brothers might know about the electronic device. Fibre optic could be right as I'm pretty sure that was breaking technology at the time. I might come back to you if they don't know, so thank you for the offer.Technology - my eye was immediately drawn to the phone case which is great. The composition works well too, you look deep in thought with the water drops helping to frame you.
I going to make an educated guess that the cable going into the right hand box is fibre optic. Which makes me think it's some form of amplifier. I probably have contacts with being involved in the telecom field that could confirm it's definitive use.
Discarded - well done on capturing the motion and not resorting to adding it in post processing. Personally I feel it's more of an accomplishment to get it right in camera. I'm going to put my critique hat on and say "something doesn't sit right with the overall composition". I think it's the combination of the clean waste paper bin being close up, the angle of the bottle with the vertical drop. I'm wondering if the bottle still has a distance to fall or the bin is already full. Maybe a wider image would work, in my mind anyway.
Flora - it's an interesting composition, I immediately notice what I'm assuming is a broken stem, was that part of the plan? I'm wondering how the image looks with different water levels, more / less to align with the stem cross or lower to have the shape before the cross below the water.
Unusual - me and birds have a love/hate relationship, I can barely make a sound at times and still frighten them off! Your image works as a action shot.
Snappers Choice - I was sure the text was added in post processing so you have done well to capture a clean image. Two reflections for the price of one too.
Fun shot Bebop. I think that it works well for the theme. The name of the shop is a bonus.
That's a great bit of Fun B. I don't mind the car etc, as it was for the reflection tech
Many thanks for the comments. Yes, just a bit of funSomething a bit different Bebop and works well for me.
Thanks Jim. I didn't have much choice on viewpoint as it's a pretty inaccessible spot, but it is fortuitous... not that I'd noticed .... ahemI think you chose the right one. The light on the tree with the dark clouds in the background works very well. I also like that you've managed to get the fork in the trunk just above the ground level.
Thanks DavidI think you chose the right one. It really works well.
Thanks Stan. I struggled to choose. I hadn't noticed that I had trees in different stages of life - well spotted.I like both of them and each has its own merits. #1 is like nature in an artistic sculpture form and #2 is the three stages of tree life. A couple of saplings with a mature tree close by and a dead, end-of-life bare trunk to their side.