weekly Clives TP 52 2017 Week 51 Festive

[Fuji Dave]

Above, what a cracking shot of the great Arundel Castle, a beautiful sunny day shot showing the castle towering above the town and people, with a hint of a reflection in the river

 

[brrnd]

Great shot for power, I like the composition and the slightly muted colours! And great shot of Arundel Castle in postcard weather conditions!

 

[Hertsman]

Week 12 Power

A Solar Farm in the Sussex Countryside
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Im starting to really hate these eyesore's springing up everywhere.Theyre like a cancer round here. People complain about a wind turbine, but that doent cover up ten acres of grassland.....


Sorry for the rant, I tried to get a similar pic for the same theme and couldnt get a good angle.....

 

[Emja]

Nice idea for power but I really like the Arundel castle shot with that lovely blue sky above and reflected in the water too. Such an inviting place on a sunny afternoon

 

[CliveH]

Im starting to really hate these eyesore's springing up everywhere.Theyre like a cancer round here. People complain about a wind turbine, but that doent cover up ten acres of grassland.....


Sorry for the rant, I tried to get a similar pic for the same theme and couldnt get a good angle.....

I agree, a waste of food acres when there are acres of roofs on public buildings and factories that should be covered in solar panels. Personally I would rather have one nuclear power station than acres of panels.

 

[Hertsman]

I agree, a waste of food acres when there are acres of roofs on public buildings and factories that should be covered in solar panels. Personally I would rather have one nuclear power station than acres of panels.

Amen to that !

 

[LC2]

Hi Clive,

Dark - I'm not keen on the selective colouring either, though perhaps it would have worked better is the chocoloates had some colour too? Dunno, worth trying though.
Power - On theme, but hmm, dunno. The sky is a bit nothing and I don't like the fence. Did you consider trying more of a close up / details type shot? Maybe one for the next re-shoot?
Above - I can see plenty of detail, but due to the restriction of viewing this on a 14" laptop with a max vertical of 768px I can only see part of the image at any one go, so I don't get the full effect that you're trying for.

 

[Dark Knight]

How's it going Clive - you still keeping on in here mate

 

[CliveH]

How's it going Clive - you still keeping on in here mate

Yes Thank you!, I have been too busy working, but spent Sunday evening around Tower Bridge and London Bridge and caught up with a couple of pictures and got home early enough today to download them.
Catching up starts now!

 

[CliveH]

Week 14 Evolve

A London public convenience that has evolved into a cocktail bar...that's taking the pee!

 

[susiejb]

That's an excellent find for the theme Clive, well spotted .... I doubt we'll see another like that.

 

[Fuji Dave]

Hi Clive good to see you, I like your evolve shot and a nice bit of editing, well spotted for the theme

 

[CliveH]

That's an excellent find for the theme Clive, well spotted .... I doubt we'll see another like that.

Hi Clive good to see you, I like your evolve shot and a nice bit of editing, well spotted for the theme

Thanks, originally I was going to do a pub that had evolved into a tescos, but I liked this one.

 

[brrnd]

Nice find! I find the white rectangle above the entrance a bit distracting, but all in all I like the B&W conversion of the night shot.

That's an excellent find for the theme Clive, well spotted .... I doubt we'll see another like that.

Maybe for a reshoot... I know of two more public conveniences transformed into bars.

 

[CliveH]

Week 15 Hold

Me failing to HOLD a small carp.

 

[Fuji Dave]

A very slippery Hold, a nice effort but just a shame your hands were not more in focus and the carp a blur

 

[CliveH]

Week 16 Smoke

For the smokers at Funland Hayling Island

 

[Fuji Dave]

Smoke, nice one Clive the smoking area looks like it came out of the wild west, your doing well on the catch up too

 

[KathG]

Good find Clive. I like your take on the smoke theme .

 

[CliveH]

A very slippery Hold, a nice effort but just a shame your hands were not more in focus and the carp a blur

To be honest it was a totally accidental shot, I was trying to hold the slippery little f...ish

 

[susiejb]

My hubby is a carp fisherman Clive, your choice for Hold reminds me of 'the one that got away'
Well spotted for Smoke, I like the contrast between the word Funland and the rather prison like barriers around the smoking area.

 

[brrnd]

Great idea for hold, pity your hands aren't a bit sharper, but the blurry carp works for me!
And great find for smoke! I like that little chimney on the smoking hut.

 

[d00d]

There's quite a number of bars/clubs in underground loos these days, but still, well spotted for the theme.

Smoke nicely spotted too. Looks almost too comfortable.

The carp is a brilliant job. Nice.

 

[CliveH]

Week 17 Vivid

A vivid orchid.

 

[CliveH]

Week 18 Large

The Shard London
The tallest building in the UK and 111th tallest in the world.
And that makes it large!
Pictures taken from the north bank of the Thames by London Bridge.

 

[Fuji Dave]

Vivid, you can`t beat an Orchid shot and it looks nice and vivid.
Large, like the shot side by side and yes it is large, as it towers above in London

 

[brrnd]

Very vivid orchids indeed, nicely framed. Not sure if your photo of the shard gains anything from being twice from more or less the same angle in that composite...

 

[Emja]

I like the first Shard shot a lot Clive with the reflections leading you into the building.
Hold is brilliant though - it's a really unusual shot with a lot of humour - the net gives it all the context it needs I think

 

[susiejb]

Super bright orchids Clive, they certainly fit the bill for vivid. i think the first one of the Shard with all those lovely reflections in the water, lovely clear sky it really stands out.

 

[CliveH]

Week 19 Architecture

All Saints Church, Stone, Gloucestershire
A 13th Century Church with a 15th Century spire.

 

[Fuji Dave]

Architecture, a very nice shot Clive of All Saints Church. I quite like the angle but it does look a bit leaning, my only grip would be to clone out the tree bit LHS. Love the shadows too

 

[CliveH]

Week 20 Broken

A broken roller at All Saints Church, Stone, Gloucestershire.

 

[Fuji Dave]

Broken, a nice and well spotted shot Clive. Like the old broken rusty roller and barrow too

 

[CliveH]

Architecture, a very nice shot Clive of All Saints Church. I quite like the angle but it does look a bit leaning, my only grip would be to clone out the tree bit LHS. Love the shadows too

Thanks Dave, straight out of camera, in a hotel with only my kindle for uploading....painfully slow!

 

[susiejb]

I like the church spire against the bright blue sky for Architecture, I do feel as if I want to straighten it though.
That roller certainly doesn't look as if it's been used lately, the upturned wheelbarrow adds interest too.

 

[rpn]

Nice find, an old, rusty and broken roller.

 

[d00d]

Those old bits 'n pieces against the church I like ... I'm wondering if landscape might have worked better, to include more window.

 

[LC2]

Hi Clive,

Evolved - A much better choice than Pub to Tesco, and also works on the level that when out drinking you oftne need the loo.

Hold - Afraid it doesn't work for me, feels like a snapshot rather than something you were trying or looking for.

Smoke - FunLand, Hmm, doesn't look all that fun to me. On theme, but sorry, not feeling the love.

Vivid - Much better, loving the contrast of the greens and purples

Large - Taken late in the evening? The orange lighting against London Bridge would seem to indicate it. The Shard feels a bit blue to me.

Architecture - Great church shot. Similar thoughts to Dave, it would have been nice to have the tree either less or more prominent, which may have been possible from a different angle.

Broken - Had to study the picture for a bit before I spotted that the roller was indeed broken, rather than just being rusty.

 

[Emja]

The spire looks great against the blue sky but I like the roller shot more - nice light on the stone and added interest with the buttercups.

 

[Manxmaid]

An impressive catch-up, Clive - well done Favourites are the different take on the Smoke theme, the beautifully vivid Orchid with lovely colours and patterns, and the second image of the Shard for Large. You certainly don't get much larger than that, and I like the way it towers above the buildings around it.