weekly Boots' 52 for 2023

[Darkslinger]

Nice abstract Paul. Like Dave's deep fryer...way too clean...

 

[Boots]

Nice abstract Paul. Like Dave's deep fryer...way too clean...

Thanks Bill! Err, it gets washed, regularly!

 

[Adamcski]

I like this one a lot with a little abstract going on

 

[Boots]

I like this one a lot with a little abstract going on

Thanks Adam! It certainly is quite easy to get drawn into the top left and top right regions.

 

[Boots]

Week 9 - Broken

 

[Gav.]

Nice take

But it's not broken

 

[Boots]

Nice take

But it's not broken

Frame 1 of 2!

Thanks Gav!

 

[Fuji Dave]

Cool shot on nearly broken, like the blur.

 

[Boots]

Cool shot on nearly broken, like the blur.

Thanks Dave!

 

[wornish]

H'mm. It's not broken. The effects are good., but?

 

[Baloo]

Premature fragmentation? Like the shot though.

 

[Boots]

H'mm. It's not broken. The effects are good., but?

Quite right! Thanks David!

Premature fragmentation? Like the shot though.

Thanks Roger!

 

[-Oy-]

Nice shot / shots.

Let's see frame 2!

 

[nog]

Like the shot, guessing the hammer is just behind the glass

 

[Boots]

Nice shot / shots.

Let's see frame 2!

Thanks Dave!

Err, I'll get back to you on that one...

 

[Boots]

Like the shot, guessing the hammer is just behind the glass

Thanks Keith!

No, the hammer was in the same place. Dave got it, the glass and the hammer weren't in the same shot. So although they both occupied the same place, they did not occupy the same time.

 

[overbez]

2 shots! Very clever. Well thought out and extremely well executed.

 

[Boots]

2 shots! Very clever. Well thought out and extremely well executed.

Thanks Graham!

 

[HelenC]

Very well executed - 'scuse the pun!
Edit... oops, just saw someone else said the same...

 

[Boots]

Very well executed - 'scuse the pun!
Edit... oops, just saw someone else said the same...

Thanks Helen!

 

[Peter123]

Good lighting and you've caught the motion nicely.

 

[Boots]

Good lighting and you've caught the motion nicely.

Thanks Peter!

 

[Darkslinger]

That's a fun shot Paul, you've captured the energy of the hand and hammer really well.

 

[Allan.H]

clever shot I like the anticipation

 

[Boots]

That's a fun shot Paul, you've captured the energy of the hand and hammer really well.

clever shot I like the anticipation

Thanks Bill and Allan!

 

[Adamcski]

Very creative

What did you use for the background and base if I could ask. Is it one of these photography backgrounds? I assume the glass was already broken and this just helped it on the way?

 

[Boots]

Very creative

What did you use for the background and base if I could ask. Is it one of these photography backgrounds? I assume the glass was already broken and this just helped it on the way?

Thanks Adam!

The backdrop/base is a piece of black velvet draped in a curve. The glass wasn't broken, and still isn't. It's two shots, identically lit, one of the glass, and one of the hammer. It was a reasonably straightforward job to combine them.

 

[Boots]

Sadly I seem to have slipped behind - a combination of lack of motivation and time. So, a bit of a catch up required.

Week 10 - Full and Technique Black & White



The canal (Grand Union) on the far side of the wall is full, so the Twelve Arch Weir is working hard. Normally there is little, if anything coming over this.

 

[Boots]

Part Two of the catch up

Week 11 - Patterns

 

[SimonH]

Two nice shots Paul. Love the Full shot especially. What an excellent bridge!

 

[Boots]

Two nice shots Paul. Love the Full shot especially. What an excellent bridge!

Thanks Simon! It is a nice weir, but 95% of the time empty and boring.

 

[rpn]

Two nice b&w images and what are the patterns shot? I like the square crop and the focusing technique.

 

[Boots]

Two nice b&w images and what are the patterns shot? I like the square crop and the focusing technique.

Thanks Stan! It's a towel radiator, shot from above, with the camera on the wonk and a very shallow DoF . To be honest, the hardest bit was getting the tripod and me in the bathroom and far enough away to be able to focus at all. I was contemplating standing in the bath.

 

[rpn]

Thanks Stan! It's a towel radiator, shot from above, with the camera on the wonk and a very shallow DoF . To be honest, the hardest bit was getting the tripod and me in the bathroom and far enough away to be able to focus at all. I was contemplating standing in the bath.

You need a bigger bathroom. Oh, wait don't tell the wife that!

 

[AlanDorset]

Great shot, really like it, but strangely quite off-putting to look at, almost feels like losing my balance. Weird.

 

[Boots]

Great shot, really like it, but strangely quite off-putting to look at, almost feels like losing my balance. Weird.

Thanks Alan! I think my work here is done!

 

[Boots]

Oops, slipped behind again!

Week 12 - Tunnel

A smoke vent built for the railway tunnel below.

 

[Boots]

Week 13 - Spring

Magnolia Flowers

 

[Boots]

Week 14 - Smooth

Taking the Rough with the Smooth

 

[nog]

Well caught up, very colourful vent, magnolias are a sure sign of spring and last one looks smooth on a smooth top