Graceful, like the lay out of the shot and she might have a graceful touch of death
I had to Google that to get it! Very clever and a nice composition.
DS Roy Grace apparently is a character in his books, I do like a bit of cryptic thinking
I wasn't ever going to get that reference, so thanks Allan
Liking the cropped in composition David and the array of different colours.
Thanks chaps, too busy for a proper Graceful shot, but I'm pleased you like cryptic and googling the answer.It has a good busy desk feel to it which seems nicely in keeping with the crime novel concept somehow but the bookmark sticking out of the bottom of the book isreally messing with my OCDsomewhat distracting
Great DOF presented really well whats not to like
Good dof in the fruit shot, like it.
shocking pinkHey David
I think the models top is a tad bright, but still a nice handful of fruit there, good depth of field and the 3 of the fruits filling the view, nice for the theme
Like the unusual viewpoint and the dof. Almost a 3D photo.
I like it. Nice bright colours, they're definitely fruit, very good dof (you can still make out the figure holding the fruit, which I like) and a good view point.
Oh my...I've missed so many shots! I would never have got your graceful reference - but it's a well set up shot, especially with so many elements. I like the bright colours of your 'face' a lot and agree with the comments about framing and giving the wider street view. Great shot for fruit - I don't mind the colour of the top, it just adds to that bright summery feel. My favourite is your smoke reshoot though - perfect dof and focussing to capture the smoke so brilliantly, but retaining the details in the chef - great stuff
Wish I had one.
I've just planted it and waiting for something to happen. I'm not much of an Agriculturalist.Did you grow that from seed or was it a cutting
Thanks so much for all your detailed comments Andrea. Good books, too! you don't read that rubbish, surely.Hi David, a catch-up from me on the ones I've missed since my last visit.
I do like your Smoke re-shoot; great light and enough DOF to show the burly chef in the background and set the scene but not detract from the initial impact of the white smoke.
The peg in Tiny is another good use of DOF, and important to have the two large pegs front and rear to show how small the main subject is in comparison. The dark background helps to draw the eye straight to the peg, too.
Face - that's an unusual one, bright and eye-catching, and well-framed by the street details around it.
Good choice of subject for Grace, and fitting that a detective's name is the cryptic clue to solving the link The desk setting and glasses all complement the crime novel theme. Good books, too!
Fruit shows more good use of shallow DOF (a theme is developing here!) to bring the subject straight to your attention, but also enough in focus elsewhere to set the scene. I like the way the bold colours of the short complements the bold orange tones.
Agriculture - that's a rare one! Wish I had one, too The hint of a dark background again helps to isolate the subject.
nice lighting and quirky ....Love it David, nice lighting and quirky plus I have a lot of those for my new camera
... no chanceAny chance of a cutting David Clever interpretation, well done
Non-Motorised vehicle .. exactly ... thanks Dave.Just Googled it, a very nice shot of the Non-Motorised vehicle. Well caught too David having the mum lead her daughter on the horse.
Thanks Emma ... I shot a few real vehicles passing through, and did it when the sun was behind clouds, as was the weather yesterday, but yes this turned out well ... their little world of sunshine between the trees ... nicely put.Hmmm...I think you're right about not being quite on theme, but I'm so glad you didn't crop it. I really like the gap in the shadows at the front leading you in to their little world of sunshine between the trees. A lovely summer picture
Thanks AllanOn topic for me, like that a lot well spotted
charming ... thanks Steve ..... and thanks for the commenting catch-up. Re Graceful ... I'm not happy, apart from anything else, the glasses are too prominent. Will do a proper graceful sometime soon.Been a while since I've commented so trying to catch up a bit.
Graceful - Wouldn't have got the reference without reading some of the other comments but that doesn't matter. I like the choice of all the different things it is sitting on. I would maybe have liked some contact between the glasses and the book but it does work like this.
Fruit - I like that very much, nice DOF and the mix between the dark background and the bright top works for me.
Agriculture - Wish I had a plant like that! Very nice idea and well executed.
Vehicle - A charming photo with a lovely feel to it. I like the framing between the trees.
I would never have dreamt of using a horse photo, but I went out on a mission to get a vehicle photo and of all the photos I came back with, the horse photo was my favourite. So that the one I posted.I had thought about using a horse photo, but wasn't sure if it was classed as a vehicle, I even looked it up In the dictionary, but was no closer to an answer. It seems that most others agree that it is, so i agree too.
It's well framed and that nice bit of light really focuses on the main subject.