weekly Bruja's 2015 52 CHRISTMAS and DONE!!!!

2 good pics for 2 tough weeks Jill
the apple does look a bit soft but then you would have lost the stand out of the a so its a better of 2 options.
And completely agree with your sound sentiments its defiantly the greatest sound of all for me.
 
Hi Jill,

when I first saw your photo itr eminded me of the notices on the outside exam rooms (and made me shiver :eek:), but having read your explanation I can really understand your think behind it - I'm finding that my tolerance of noise is going rapidly downhill as I get older and I don't have the complications you have. It is a simple image, but it works really well
 
Hey Jill :)

Machine - now there is some shoot load of cable there !!! - really like old machines like this, the string on the handles is great, liking the colour too, has a nice old feel to it :)

Re-Shoot - Nice marina image, always like the look of reflections of boats, this one especially has a very metallic feel to the water, also liking the buildings appear to be decreasing size through the shot :)

Alphabet - Nice simple idea, very effective, liking the appley green background too :)

Sound - A nice bright image again and a different take on the theme, not so keen on the wood for some reason though :thinking: but really like the wording with the added mote :)
 
alsjazzera said:
Hi, it works because it's personal to you, not the most exciting pic on it's own but with your explanation it's perfect :clap:
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Hi Allan, yes, not the most exciting picture :) but glad you think it's perfect with the story.

viv1969 said:
I completely "get" your image for this theme Jill. Silence can be the best sound of all.
I crave it often.
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Hi Ruth, noise cancelling headphones work for me :rolleyes: plus then I can't hear MrB asking 'what's for tea?' :ROFLMAO: And, most of the time, where we live, all we can hear is the birds twittering and the toads croaking :D
 
sr1867 said:
2 good pics for 2 tough weeks Jill
the apple does look a bit soft but then you would have lost the stand out of the a so its a better of 2 options.
And completely agree with your sound sentiments its defiantly the greatest sound of all for me.
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Hi Simon, thanks for commenting and glad you think they are good (y)

Dem55 said:
Hi Jill,

when I first saw your photo it reminded me of the notices on the outside exam rooms (and made me shiver :eek:), but having read your explanation I can really understand your think behind it - I'm finding that my tolerance of noise is going rapidly downhill as I get older and I don't have the complications you have. It is a simple image, but it works really well
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Hi Lorraine

Sorry about the shivers :p
 
Dark Knight said:
Hey Jill :)

Machine - now there is some shoot load of cable there !!! - really like old machines like this, the string on the handles is great, liking the colour too, has a nice old feel to it :)

Re-Shoot - Nice marina image, always like the look of reflections of boats, this one especially has a very metallic feel to the water, also liking the buildings appear to be decreasing size through the shot :)

Alphabet - Nice simple idea, very effective, liking the appley green background too :)

Sound - A nice bright image again and a different take on the theme, not so keen on the wood for some reason though :thinking: but really like the wording with the added note :)
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Hi Dean thanks for taking the time to look and comment so positively. I appreciate it (y) It's always nice to be told you're doing ok :)

rpn said:
Sound; two songs come to mind when I saw the shot with the musical note. Silence is Golden by The Tremeloes and The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel.
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And the prize goes to @rpn :jaffa::jaffa::jaffa: :banana::banana::banana:

That's exactly the 2 songs I had in my mind when I included the musical note :D
 
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Hi Jill


making it personnal to you works really well, your words give it context...& yes, after a day at work in a constantly noisy environ there's nothing I like better than pure silence....so I reckon that's a big (y) from me
 
BobBCN said:
Perfectly understandable given the explanation.
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Thanks Bob (y)

blondie606 said:
Hi Jill


making it personnal to you works really well, your words give it context...& yes, after a day at work in a constantly noisy environ there's nothing I like better than pure silence....so I reckon that's a big (y) from me
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Thanks Lynne and it turns out there are quite a few of us on here who prefer silence sometimes :D
 
It says "sweet silence" ... which is not always easy to find, I know.
 
Bruja said:
Hi Dean thanks for taking the time to look and comment so positively. I appreciate it (y) It's always nice to be told you're doing ok :)



And the prize goes to @rpn :jaffa::jaffa::jaffa: :banana::banana::banana:

That's exactly the 2 songs I had in my mind when I included the musical note :D
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Haha Jill, going to make a cuppa tea to go with the cookies.
 
Well this week was a toughie! My original experiment was to create a rainbow of carnations using food dye in water. The first thing that went wrong was I got it all set up, took a few test pics and then knocked the whole lot over! Cue coloured water everywhere :sulk: So started again. This was a shot that was going to need patience as it takes at least 24 hours to change colours and to show where the flowers take up the dye. Well there must have been something wrong with the food colourings I had because only one of them really made a difference - the blue. The red sort of made a colour change but barely perceptible so the main pic is a failed experiment really :(

I quite like the way the blue worked though so I've posted it as Experiment 2 but I've really struggled with the WB this week and eventually i had to give up as if I lifted the BG too much I blew out a lot of detail in the flowers. Perhaps a different colour BG might have worked better :thinking:


 
Blue certainly worked Jill!
Red, green and the one on the right are definitely having a go too.
I'd say the shot with them all is bang on theme!
 
I like the idea behind silence. Nice colours, nice composition and on theme. Experiment is a fair old crack at a horrible theme, I prefer the single carnation shot, just because of the varying results in the multiple shot. Maybe a completely different background colour though, I'd be stuck as to what though.
 
Hey Jill, I've missed your thread :(

A failed experiment is still an experiment!

I like the lower image with all the flowers. It makes me want to spend time looking to see if any others have taken on the colour. The glasses with the food dye serve to give some nice vibrant colour to the image. I quite like the way it's almost as if the blue flower has said "sod you lot - I'm turning blue". To be honest, I really like the creme background. It compliments the flowers and softens and warms the overall image. I think white would really change the shot, but as it stands it's perfect (for me)

Really like it Jill. Well done.
 
Hi, well the blue definitely worked such a pity about the others as that would have been bloody impressive, great idea though :clap:
 
Much respect Jill! The blue one works perfectly on its own and is a lovely image. I tried the same thing using red dye, because everyone knows that one red sock in the wash and everything comes out pink. But almost a week later all I have is a very white, but very wilted flower, so it seems that flowers are much more discerning than clothes. Well done :clap:
 
Not a failed Experiment at all: blue works, the others don't.

I like to see all those glassfuls of colour lined up like that. (y)
 
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viv1969 said:
Blue certainly worked Jill!
Red, green and the one on the right are definitely having a go too.
I'd say the shot with them all is bang on theme!
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Hahaha Ruth, Blue certainly is the colour. It was one of those weeks when I just thought 'that's a rubbish shot' I'm sure we all have them. But, onwards and upwards and surely they'll get a bit easier than the last three :)

NickD said:
I like the idea behind silence. Nice colours, nice composition and on theme. Experiment is a fair old crack at a horrible theme, I prefer the single carnation shot, just because of the varying results in the multiple shot. Maybe a completely different background colour though, I'd be stuck as to what though.
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Thanks Nick, appreciate the comments as always (n)
 
Harlequin565 said:
Hey Jill, I've missed your thread :(

A failed experiment is still an experiment!

I like the lower image with all the flowers. It makes me want to spend time looking to see if any others have taken on the colour. The glasses with the food dye serve to give some nice vibrant colour to the image. I quite like the way it's almost as if the blue flower has said "sod you lot - I'm turning blue". To be honest, I really like the creme background. It compliments the flowers and softens and warms the overall image. I think white would really change the shot, but as it stands it's perfect (for me)

Really like it Jill. Well done.
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Thanks Ian, I know how difficult it is to find time to comment. I definitely think the blue one is the bolshie one saying I'll show you how it's done :D It's still going strong too..... Really glad you like it as it was one of those weeks when I just thought it was a bit bleugh....

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Hi, well the blue definitely worked such a pity about the others as that would have been bloody impressive, great idea though :clap:
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Thanks Allan. I was hoping for a rainbow of carnations but you take what you can get :p
 
Really good submission for Experiment and a lot of thought applied to it. I'd prefer it a bit brighter and it's a pity you could not get more colours in the petals.

I like the composition and well done for persevering :clap:

Cheers.
 
Hi Jill,

you are so good at coming up with ideas for these themes! I think your experiment shot is the best of the week :clap: :clap:

I prefer the second (first?) shot - the one with them all lined up. For me, it really underlines the fact that the flower has taken up the dye (rather than being painted, or some new blue & white variety). Great stuff :-)
 
Hi there,

A bit of a catch up from me...

Crowd: I like the first one - the bold simplicity just works. Good for a mobile shot too :)
Close up: A nice pair of shots. I love the colours & lines in No2.
Machine: I like this a lot. Loads going on in there. Plenty to see if you zoom in on Flickr
Scenic reshoot: Nice shot. Good light too.
Alphabet: Great idea - nice and simple (y)
Sound: I like the concept and understand the concentration issue. I struggle to concentrate on one conversation if there is another one happening in my earshot.
Experiment: Wow! No 2 for me. Cracking idea. I think I will have a go at this. It's definitely not a failed experiment - you had an idea and went for it - well done you :)
 
Alphabet - Definitely hits the theme with a for apple. Whilst a little noisy I do like the choice of green background. I also feel the choice of a square crop works well here

Sound - I must say this isn’t your best image so far but together with the text background you wrote it suddenly makes it quite poignant.

Experiment - Great idea although I have to say that as Sarah also was going to do this when she gets back at the weekend from a school outdoor adventure trip. She won’t be happy when she finds out LOL. Anyway cracking execution. Maybe a tad more exposure which can always be adjusted in PP but other than that it’s great. A actually like the gin flower with the petals that have turned in colour
 
michael23 said:
Hi Jill, the 2nd shot for me, I like the array of colours there, composition is spot on, highlights are a bit blown, but I think it still works very well.
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Thanks Michael, highlights looked ok in Lightroom :)

XenosElaine said:
Much respect Jill! The blue one works perfectly on its own and is a lovely image. I tried the same thing using red dye, because everyone knows that one red sock in the wash and everything comes out pink. But almost a week later all I have is a very white, but very wilted flower, so it seems that flowers are much more discerning than clothes. Well done :clap:
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Hi Elaine, thanks so much :) Yes, it seems blue is the colour as far as carnations go but I might have another try at the weekend or maybe when we have a reshoot week.
 
d00d said:
Not a failed Experiment at all: blue works, the others don't.

I like to see all those glassfuls of colour lined up like that. (y)
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Thanks David, that was the inspirational bit

posiview said:
Really good submission for Experiment and a lot of thought applied to it. I'd prefer it a bit brighter and it's a pity you could not get more colours in the petals.

I like the composition and well done for persevering :clap:

Cheers.
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Cheers Andy, I'll have a go at brightening it again but when I tried before it blew out some of the petals :(

Update: Just posted a couple of re edited pics on flickr.
 
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Dem55 said:
Hi Jill,

you are so good at coming up with ideas for these themes! I think your experiment shot is the best of the week :clap: :clap:

I prefer the second (first?) shot - the one with them all lined up. For me, it really underlines the fact that the flower has taken up the dye (rather than being painted, or some new blue & white variety). Great stuff :)
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Wow, thanks Lorraine, I certainly didn't feel that way when I posted it. Just that it was a bit bleugh :woot::woot::banana:

Leebert said:
Hi there,

A bit of a catch up from me...

Crowd: I like the first one - the bold simplicity just works. Good for a mobile shot too :)
Close up: A nice pair of shots. I love the colours & lines in No2.
Machine: I like this a lot. Loads going on in there. Plenty to see if you zoom in on Flickr
Scenic reshoot: Nice shot. Good light too.
Alphabet: Great idea - nice and simple (y)
Sound: I like the concept and understand the concentration issue. I struggle to concentrate on one conversation if there is another one happening in my earshot.
Experiment: Wow! No 2 for me. Cracking idea. I think I will have a go at this. It's definitely not a failed experiment - you had an idea and went for it - well done you :)
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Hi Lee, thanks for stopping by and commenting on so many. I appreciate it. Nice to know I'm not alone in the concentration department too ;)
 
Delta Skies said:
Alphabet - Definitely hits the theme with a for apple. Whilst a little noisy I do like the choice of green background. I also feel the choice of a square crop works well here

Sound - I must say this isn’t your best image so far but together with the text background you wrote it suddenly makes it quite poignant.

Experiment - Great idea although I have to say that as Sarah also was going to do this when she gets back at the weekend from a school outdoor adventure trip. She won’t be happy when she finds out LOL. Anyway cracking execution. Maybe a tad more exposure which can always be adjusted in PP but other than that it’s great. A actually like the gin flower with the petals that have turned in colour
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Hi Peter and thanks for taking the time to comment on so many submissions. Alphabet was noisy and I still haven't figured out why as it was shot at ISO400, Sound was just a functional shot to illustrate what I wanted to say really, as you pointed out. And Experiment, sorry Sarah :coat:
 
Hi Jill


fab idea for experiment, top marks for ingenuity :clap: & not failed at all...the blue one has worked wonderfully, love the darker bits on the edges of the petals.....:clap: Have to ask.......the blue seems to be almost clear fluid as does the red , the others see more opaque - did you mix the color with something ? Just curious as I quite fancy playing with the idea...if you don't mind that is ?
 
Phil Bennett said:
Love number 2 "Experiment" Jill, great work

Phil
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Thanks Phil (y)

blondie606 said:
Hi Jill


fab idea for experiment, top marks for ingenuity :clap: & not failed at all...the blue one has worked wonderfully, love the darker bits on the edges of the petals.....:clap: Have to ask.......the blue seems to be almost clear fluid as does the red , the others see more opaque - did you mix the color with something ? Just curious as I quite fancy playing with the idea...if you don't mind that is ?
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Hi Lynne, of course you can have a go :) There are limited options over here for food colouring and although they were all the same make (I only used blue, red, and yellow) the blue and red were clear but the yellow was opaque, as you see it on here. It had other 'stuff' in it so maybe that's why the flowers couldn't take it up. I'm going to try it with saffron to see if that makes any difference :p
 
rpn said:
Like going to school coming here, learning something new every time. Didn't know you can change the colour of flowers by putting them in colour water!.

Experiment; well done just for the effect but I do like the single carnation shot.
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hahaha Stan, glad you like them :)

BobBCN said:
Nicely shot, both actually. Definitely an EXPERIMENT. I saw it evey year at the primary school where I used to work!
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Cheers Bob. I saw the original one flower experiment on t'internet but decided I'd try to make a rainbow.
 
Well the hardest thing this week was to find the peppers at the Saturday market. The Spanish aren't big on spicy food and therefore chili peppers aren't high on their shopping list, but that was my Plan A and I stuck with it. I chose 4 pics in the end. My 2 faves are here and there are another 2 on my flickr

Thanks also to everyone who comments on my pictures, I appreciate it so much that you take the time to do so (y)



HEAT



HEAT 1 by BrujaJill, on Flickr




HEAT 2 by BrujaJill, on Flickr​
 
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Hi Definitely the first one for me, good line up and nice touch with the water spray, BG top right not totally black a small point, excellent reds and nicely lit (y)
 
alsjazzera said:
Hi Definitely the first one for me, good line up and nice touch with the water spray, BG top right not totally black a small point, excellent reds and nicely lit (y)
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Hi Allan, That'll teach me to edit in bed with too many reflections ;) I've reposted it so see what you think.

Phil Bennett said:
Number 1 for me too Jill, nice image, the theme caught well.

Phil
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Thanks Phil (y)
 
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