Carl's 2016 TP52 Challenge Completed

viv1969 · 3 Apr 2016

Effort.....You look knackered Carl, what on earth had you been doing? :LOL:

Technology....Really like that one. Every element (pardon the pun) works there.

d00d · 3 Apr 2016

Nice work Carl. :clap:

Manxmaid · 3 Apr 2016

Great idea, Carl, and the result with those clear details on the filament is worth your experimentation. I really like the subtle colours and textured backdrop, too.

wallyboy · 3 Apr 2016

Made me look at theme in a different light

Nice BG, and the touch of arcing light gives it punch

Allan.H · 4 Apr 2016

nice bit of PP carl works really well, i take it you have used some kind of texture for the BG

Carl Ayling · 4 Apr 2016

sirch said:
Good idea for the theme, well photographed, especially with the filament lit.

Thank you Chris - a hard but satisfying challenge.

Carl Ayling · 4 Apr 2016

wallyboy said:
Made me look at theme in a different light Nice BG, and the touch of arcing light gives it punch

Thanks Walter - was looking for old technology that we almost take for granted and a blub flashed above my head ha ha

alsjazzera said:
nice bit of PP carl works really well, i take it you have used some kind of texture for the BG

Thanks Allan - would you believe it's a dandelion puff ball blurred to near extinction !! Strange what things work together.

pjm1 · 4 Apr 2016

That is brilliant, Carl. Well done :clap:

Absolutely spot on and can't imagine how to improve it - superb!

susiejb · 4 Apr 2016

Very nicely done Carl ...love the soft effect around the bulb it gives it an almost textured look.

Emja · 4 Apr 2016

Two brilliant shots for effort and technology Carl - love the lighting in both. The sweat looks real enough to me on your edit and the background for the bulb works beautifully. Bravo!!

Carl Ayling · 4 Apr 2016

pjm1 said:
That is brilliant, Carl. Well done Absolutely spot on and can't imagine how to improve it - superb!

susiejb said:
Very nicely done Carl ...love the soft effect around the bulb it gives it an almost textured look.

Emja said:
Two brilliant shots for effort and technology Carl - love the lighting in both. The sweat looks real enough to me on your edit and the background for the bulb works beautifully. Bravo!!

Thank you Paul, Susie & Emma. Difficult to make a light bulb even remotely interesting ha ha.

Carl Ayling · 5 Apr 2016

How on earth did I miss these - so sorry.

viv1969 said:
Effort.....You look knackered Carl, what on earth had you been doing? Technology....Really like that one. Every element (pardon the pun) works there.

I've nurtured that particular look for years Ruth, now it just comes naturally ha ha. Thank you.

d00d said:
Nice work Carl.

Thank you David

Manxmaid said:
Great idea, Carl, and the result with those clear details on the filament is worth your experimentation. I really like the subtle colours and textured backdrop, too.

Thank you Andrea. Needed a good bg to bring some added interest to an otherwise fairly bland subject I suppose.

cargo · 5 Apr 2016

Fabulous Carl. Love the image so well taken and the post work is awesome.

Gaz

Minx · 5 Apr 2016

technology - Wow that is a great shot.

Carl Ayling · 6 Apr 2016

cargo said:
Fabulous Carl. Love the image so well taken and the post work is awesome. Gaz

Thanks Gaz - I enjoy experimenting with pp as much as with the camera.

minx said:
technology - Wow that is a great shot.

Thank you.

d00d · 6 Apr 2016

Carl Ayling said:
... would you believe it's a dandelion puff ball blurred to near extinction !! Strange what things work together.

purplepleaser · 8 Apr 2016

Technology is super, liking the processing as its not over the top.

Carl Ayling · 9 Apr 2016

d00d said:

Quirky eh!

purplepleaser said:
Technology is super, liking the processing as its not over the top.

Thank you Lee.

Carl Ayling · 9 Apr 2016

Week 15 - Horizontal (... with a vertical or two and diagonals thrown in for good measure)

Horizontal by Carl Ayling, on Flickr

Emja · 9 Apr 2016

Wow...that is a stunning photoshoppery trickery delight! Beautful tones colours and light and I love the question hanging over the keys on the red ribbon. The way the reflected lights change colour subtly is wonderful too. I love it

LC2 · 9 Apr 2016

No no no Carl, the light is diagnoal not horizontal...
Oh, you mean the slats

A very interesting picture, it leaves you wondering/imagining what story is :clap:

Carl Ayling · 9 Apr 2016

Emja said:
Wow...that is a stunning photoshoppery trickery delight! Beautful tones colours and light and I love the question hanging over the keys on the red ribbon. The way the reflected lights change colour subtly is wonderful too. I love it

Thank you Emma - the red/green combination drew my interest and had a lot of fun experimenting with PS.

LC2 said:
No no no Carl, the light is diagnoal not horizontal...Oh, you mean the slats A very interesting picture, it leaves you wondering/imagining what story is

Ha ha ha - thanks Tim. Wish the "story" was more interesting - keys just there to counter against memory loss really !!!

sirch · 9 Apr 2016

Very good Carl, I like the way the subtle non-horizontal elements emphasise the horizontal.

wallyboy · 9 Apr 2016

Lot going on in that shot carl, very pleasing, love the shadow cast, shades of green, and a nice touch with keys, good compo,

d00d · 10 Apr 2016

.... sexy summery low light feel. :clap:

Ian W · 10 Apr 2016

Totally agree with @Emja in the diagonal light and particularly the keys add to the shot. Colours are spot on also.

DowntonMini · 10 Apr 2016

Really like that Carl some superb lighting well captured

Carl Ayling · 10 Apr 2016

sirch said:
Very good Carl, I like the way the subtle non-horizontal elements emphasise the horizontal.

Thank you Chris.

wallyboy said:
Lot going on in that shot carl, very pleasing, love the shadow cast, shades of green, and a nice touch with keys, good compo,

Thanks Walter

d00d said:
.... sexy summery low light feel.

Cheers David

Ian W said:
Totally agree with @Emja in the diagonal light and particularly the keys add to the shot. Colours are spot on also.

Thanks Ian.

Downton Mini said:
Really like that Carl some superb lighting well captured

Thank you Mark

Minx · 10 Apr 2016

Horizontal - Great shot I like the diagonal light reflections.

susiejb · 10 Apr 2016

I agree with d00d there Carl ...lovely light summery feel to the shot, spot on composition ...very nicely done :clap:

Dark Knight · 10 Apr 2016

Lovely lighting on that mate, brings out the colours and textures really well, the red ribbon adds a nice splash of contrasting colour, really nice

Cobra · 10 Apr 2016

Works well Carl, and the ribbon / keys are a nice touch too.

Carl Ayling · 12 Apr 2016

minx said:
Horizontal - Great shot I like the diagonal light reflections.

susiejb said:
I agree with d00d there Carl ...lovely light summery feel to the shot, spot on composition ...very nicely done

Dark Knight said:
Lovely lighting on that mate, brings out the colours and textures really well, the red ribbon adds a nice splash of contrasting colour, really nice

Cobra said:
Works well Carl, and the ribbon / keys are a nice touch too.

Thank you all. It is a composite of two images - the less obvious being the diagonals which are in fact my art chalks.

rpn · 12 Apr 2016

Nicely done and beautiful colour too. Love the idea of the keys and a dash of red to add some interest. :clap:

Winter · 12 Apr 2016

Artificial - Wow, really love it! An amazing piece of abstract art that I think someone would possibly pay a lot of money for if it were hanging on a fancy gallery wall.

Personal - I had to look again to see the apple in the background because the stone just grabs your attention. I like the lighting with the dark edges and hot spot.

Effort - It’s a nice idea and I like the composition and dramatic light. Only thing is the sweat doesn’t look real, mostly because I don’t think sweat gathers on the cheeks quite like that.

Technology - Beautiful picture! Loving the background hues and the sharpness of the bulb and sparkly light.

Horizontal - I really like this one for so many reasons. The red ribbon against the green, the diagonal shadows across the horizontal slats, the keys hanging there so teasingly. Everything just works.

pjm1 · 12 Apr 2016

Horizontal - it's a great picture. You've pulled together very complementary tones and elements and the assembled image is super. Being super critical, it does look very slightly "fake" but to be honest, if you'd captured it all in camera and put it through a more aggressive HDR programme, it'd probably look even more fake! So that just takes us back to a great image and very pleasing composition :clap:

Phil Bennett · 12 Apr 2016

Really like Technology Carl, love the processing

Phil

Manxmaid · 13 Apr 2016

What a fascinating shot, Carl! Obviously meets the theme, but in addition to that the light and shadows work well together to add textures and diagonal lines, the green and red contrast perfectly, and the keys and bright ribbon provide such a strong focal point. It's a really striking and thought provoking image and has a very warm, summery feel :clap:

Allan.H · 14 Apr 2016

Hi Carl, I like that, it does look a little odd but for me it works,the colour is really good

Carl Ayling · 14 Apr 2016

rpn said:
Nicely done and beautiful colour too. Love the idea of the keys and a dash of red to add some interest.

Thanks Stan

Winter said:
Only thing is the sweat doesn’t look real, mostly because I don’t think sweat gathers on the cheeks quite like that.

Thanks for all your comments Sheylara - Effort let alone sweat is alien to me so not surprised it looks false ha ha

pjm1 said:
......Being super critical, it does look very slightly "fake"

Know what you mean Paul - it was constructed so fair comment.

Phil Bennett said:
Really like Technology Carl, love the processing

Thanks Phil

Manxmaid said:
.......and has a very warm, summery feel

Thanks Andrea - maybe motivated by all this unexpected sunshine we've been getting recently.

alsjazzera said:
Hi Carl, I like that, it does look a little odd but for me it works, he colour is really good

Thanks Allan - I did apply a Gradient in PS so maybe oddness is something to do with that ... or perhaps the art chalk diagonals of course.

Carl's 2016 TP52 Challenge **Completed**

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Carl's 2016 TP52 Challenge Completed