weekly d00d's 52 in 2016 ... week 52 celebration

Cheers guys ... rust never sleeps, that's what Neil Young says.
 
Selfridges have the front door covered.

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Works for me David, nice lead-in from the crossing and an interesting texture to the underside of the canopy.
 
A nice bit of "street" there David :)
 
Ooo Covered posted now too - Like that, nice crop with no clipping, shame it wasn't raining as that would;d have been the icing, but hey still great leading line of the crossing and the fancy facade and lights, even like how there is a manikin at each end too - good one (y)
 
Covered works for me a great street image. Love the composition and the fact the crossing draws you into the image
 
sirch said:
Works for me David, nice lead-in from the crossing and an interesting texture to the underside of the canopy.
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Cobra said:
A nice bit of "street" there David :)
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Dark Knight said:
Ooo Covered posted now too - Like that, nice crop with no clipping, shame it wasn't raining as that would;d have been the icing, but hey still great leading line of the crossing and the fancy facade and lights, even like how there is a manikin at each end too - good one (y)
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Emja said:
:agree: and some nice expressions and body posture to ponder over from the people on the street, too.
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Downton Mini said:
Covered works for me a great street image. Love the composition and the fact the crossing draws you into the image
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Thanks all. I might do a reshoot when next passing with a wider lens.

I was eyeing up this canopy for a covered shot when I realised the lights were on, on a sunny May morn. Probably the only person in Oxford St. to notice, I positioned myself across the road, wound down the EV and waited for the next cloud to come along.

Dark Knight said:
Hi David :)

Rough - Super image that, stands out beautifully, lovely colours and textures, I especially like the choice of composition with the dark wheel arch and placement of the steering wheel - love it :clap:
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and thanks again DK, I know you genuinely like my tractor.
 
Such, I would never of thought of that for covered. This 52 challenge is starting to twist my mind ! Great for street life as well
 
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Horizontal - Lovely photo. I like the translucent sheen of the slats and the flowers peeking through the gaps. :)

Vast - Nice panorama! Works really well for the theme! The cloud formations behind the middle building really complement it!

Rough - Nice find! Rust looks good in the photo!

Covered - Loving the symmetry and the angles. But I’m a bit lost on the interpretation. Do you mean it’s covered with people, or what?
 
Hi David. I like the thought of different stories to each of the figures ... but I particularly like the composition because of the bookend mannequins. :clap:
 
Thanks everyone for the kind, encouraging words. (y) ... I hope no shoehorn was required.

Winter said:
Covered - Loving the symmetry and the angles. But I’m a bit lost on the interpretation. Do you mean it’s covered with people, or what?
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Yes, I didn't give much of an explanation at the outset, I tend not to but maybe go on to add a bit of background.
d00d said:
I was eyeing up this canopy for a covered shot when I realised the lights were on, on a sunny May morn. Probably the only person in Oxford St. to notice, I positioned myself across the road, wound down the EV and waited for the next cloud to come along.
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The people are covered by the canopy, you see.:D I know it doesn't scream covered, but it's one for those who like loose interpretations.:D
DK @Dark Knight made a good point when he said "shame it wasn't raining as that would have been the icing". For sure ... shoppers sheltering from the rain would have been more on theme.
 
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Nice bit of 'street' there for Covered. It 's got a nice symmetry to it and the eye moves nicely around the frame making up stories about the people there too.
 
Covered - Good street shot. Interesting pattern on the bottom of the canopy
 
Very nice shot. I think I would have made the highlights pop a bit more and crop it perfectly symmetrical but then thats just me. I am guessing a very wide lens < 18mm as the image has a bit of barrel distortion.
Would like to see the shadows brought out a bit more so you can see where the people are going - bit of a HDR effect?
 
I really like the symmetry in the shot, it is well composed, but I'm not sure what I'm looking at...
 
Hi David

Rough definitely works and nice textures & colours. Personally I find the tyre a bit attention grabbing, but I can see why you've included it. Also worth noting that lens seems to give really nervous bokeh in the background - doesn't particularly detract from the image but in others it might?

Covered - smart enough capture but like Bernd, I feel it's lacking an obvious story? Or maybe I'm just being thick!
 
Bruja said:
Nice bit of 'street' there for Covered. It 's got a nice symmetry to it and the eye moves nicely around the frame making up stories about the people there too.
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thanks Jill, I know you like street.
posiview said:
Covered is well composed. I think, if it was possible, a long exposure similar to this one. I do like Alexey Titarenko's work.
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cheers Andy .. yes that Titarenko image is fab.
minx said:
Covered - Good street shot. Interesting pattern on the bottom of the canopy
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thanks Minx, yes it's one amazing canopy.
ianm2k4 said:
Very nice shot. I think I would have made the highlights pop a bit more and crop it perfectly symmetrical but then thats just me. I am guessing a very wide lens < 18mm as the image has a bit of barrel distortion.
Would like to see the shadows brought out a bit more so you can see where the people are going - bit of a HDR effect?
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Some good and valid crit Ian. I did crop it the best I could, but after posting, realised the FG crossing lines aren't quite central, could have edited but thought that was cheating. I sometime like to leave imperfections to see what crit they encourage ;) . And yes there is barrel distortion evident - shot at 18mm on DX camera, from ground level at the kerbside. Re HDR, the real thing might help to eliminate the shadows some but it's a bit slow to use for street.
brrnd said:
I really like the symmetry in the shot, it is well composed, but I'm not sure what I'm looking at...
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pjm1 said:
Hi David

Rough definitely works and nice textures & colours. Personally I find the tyre a bit attention grabbing, but I can see why you've included it. Also worth noting that lens seems to give really nervous bokeh in the background - doesn't particularly detract from the image but in others it might?

Covered - smart enough capture but like Bernd, I feel it's lacking an obvious story? Or maybe I'm just being thick!
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Cheers guys ... I think I'm going to start with a description of my pics from now on, rather than saying nothing to test others responses. :D
 
This idea for colourful started life as a way of saying colourful in B&W as suggested HERE but as no one else has taken up that particular challenge I shot it anyway and decided to post in colour, and colours that are quite true rather than upping the saturation. Hope it works for the theme OK.

week 19 Colourful
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Hi David - works for me theme wise, although I think the dodgy B&Q lighting has done you no favours...not much you can do there though! :)
 
Well I am disappointed was waiting for the colourful black and white, never mind the nice subtle shades work well
 
I'm still debating a b&w response for Colourful - without resorting to SC that is. Absolutely right not to up the saturation David - WB looks spot on to me. I like the symmetry and crop. :clap:
 
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