weekly Delta Skies 2014 TP52 - Week 51 Extravagant & Week 52 Support (that's 2014 done)

[susiejb]

Hi Peter ... the macro shot is excellent but it does lack the wow factor of your previous shots .... I think Ian may be right, perhaps it needs something else to add interest....I 'm just not sure what !

 

[Dark Knight]

Cheers Dean. Unfortunately last week I threw away a DVD player which I could have torn apart to use for this.

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Hahaaa I got rid of an old PC too... and I didn't want to risk opening up my new one

 

[Delta Skies]

Great detail there no crit from me

Craig

Thanks Craig

Hi,
Close.....Not into computer innards but as a macro shot looks great

thanks Judi

Hi Peter, welcome back to the 52
I am just getting round to commenting on everyone's threads, I got here eventually
I like the abstract feel/look to line, almost like a watercolour painting, its an interesting technique, one which I must try.
Play, fantastic, you've handled the lighting/reflections well, lovely colour tones in there and the background sets it all just nicely.
Close, bang on theme but feel it just needs a little something else

Thanks for all the comments Iain

Hi Peter - Play - lovely colours and lighting (I guess one is a product of the other) avoiding nasty reflections must have been difficult

Cheers Mike

 

[Delta Skies]

Hi Peter ... the macro shot is excellent but it does lack the wow factor of your previous shots .... I think Ian may be right, perhaps it needs something else to add interest....I 'm just not sure what !

Thanks Susie. Definitely wasn't as interesting as the Play image which really did push me on the lighting technique front.

Hahaaa I got rid of an old PC too... and I didn't want to risk opening up my new one

I remember when I was a kid my Dad bringing me old circuit boards home for me to strip down to use the components for electronic projects. Those were the days when computers filled rooms LOL

 

[Dark Knight]

Hahaha yeah...

I too used to love stripping radios and anything electronic apart to have a play, there again those were also the days when you could also strip your car engine apart and not need a laptop to put it back together or RE-programme it too... damn technology

 

[superpippo]

Hi Peter
Close - bang on theme, well handled with the comp, maybe a bit overbright in places, but light always very difficult ( foe me anyway) partic in macro.

 

[The goblin]

Ok Peter so that abstract long exposure stuff is quite addictive! I blame you entirely for a new obsession!!

 

[planetjamez]

Love it. Great colours and the lighting turned out very well.

 

[Delta Skies]

Hi Peter
Close - bang on theme, well handled with the comp, maybe a bit overbright in places, but light always very difficult ( foe me anyway) partic in macro.

Cheers Alan. I'm tending to agree about this brightness

Ok Peter so that abstract long exposure stuff is quite addictive! I blame you entirely for a new obsession!!

Are you going to blame me for the cost of a 10 stop? You know you want one LOL

Love it. Great colours and the lighting turned out very well.

Thanks James

 

[The goblin]

Are you going to blame me for the cost of a 10 stop? You know you want one LOL

Hahahaha! I keep looking at them. Can't decide which brand to get. Lee glass is too scary in my clumsy hands!

 

[JasonGlyn]

Close: Another good shot Peter. I like the diaganal placement of the chips and the reflections are amazing.

 

[Phil-D]

As others have said Peter, good macro, composition, lighting and reflections

 

[cowboy]

Good focus, sharp in the right places, well lit.

Your quite good at this

 

[alet]

Close. Cracking detail....ideal candidate fir a bit if stacking to get all the near chip in focus.

Well lit and nice textures in the chips.

^^ This. Great shot.

 

[beckyboy1]

A nice sharp clean image Shame its boring

 

[mr.si]

I like this, but I'm a geek and so memory's cool with me.
I like the close-up-ness of the shot but I think it'd have been nice to get the printed wording from the chips in focus too or instead.
Still, it's nice and sharp and I still like it.

 

[anitacv]

Hi Peter ... the macro shot is excellent but it does lack the wow factor of your previous shots .... I think Ian may be right, perhaps it needs something else to add interest....I 'm just not sure what !

that said, love your 'play' shot, brilliant lighting, like sheet music background and way ring highlights '35'
look forward to seeing future entries

 

[Mike-a]

Great contrast of colours on the 'close' shot between the black/grey of the chips and the green of the PCB. Good work on the lighting too

 

[Delta Skies]

Hahahaha! I keep looking at them. Can't decide which brand to get. Lee glass is too scary in my clumsy hands!

We've tried the B&W (great colour but it was a screw-on type which is a nightmare to use any grads), the Hitech (fits the Lee filter system but horrible colour cast although no problem if converting to mono) and the Lee (super although expensive but you get what you pay for I guess).

 

[Delta Skies]

Close: Another good shot Peter. I like the diaganal placement of the chips and the reflections are amazing.

Thanks Jason

As others have said Peter, good macro, composition, lighting and reflections

Cheers Phil

Good focus, sharp in the right places, well lit.

Your quite good at this

Thanks Mark

^^ This. Great shot.

Thanks Alet

 

[Delta Skies]

A nice sharp clean image Shame its boring

Thanks Michael. No problems about the boring comment. These things aren't for everyone.

I like this, but I'm a geek and so memory's cool with me.
I like the close-up-ness of the shot but I think it'd have been nice to get the printed wording from the chips in focus too or instead.
Still, it's nice and sharp and I still like it.

Thanks Simon

that said, love your 'play' shot, brilliant lighting, like sheet music background and way ring highlights '35'
look forward to seeing future entries

Thanks Anita

Great contrast of colours on the 'close' shot between the black/grey of the chips and the green of the PCB. Good work on the lighting too

Cheers Mike

 

[Delta Skies]

Week 4 - Bubble


Bubble Dice by Delta Skies, on Flickr

I have to say I struggled with this one. I tried a few things but everything I wanted to do kept floating. :banghead: My original idea of a chilli ended up being too big for the glass as well. :arghh: I started getting creative with attaching pieces of metal and cotton to various objects but nothing really did anything for me. Ended up with some dice for second time so far this year. Exposure was 1/2 second with lighting using a hand torch.

 

[susiejb]

I am a big fan of dark backgrounds so I really like it...but I am struggling a bit to get in close enough to see the bubbles on the dice.
The floating is a pain isn't it, I had a heck of a job with my lemon slice !

 

[DH59]

Very effective with the black background. I am finding the rim of the glass a little distracting. I actually prefer it with the top of the glass out of the image.

 

[mr.si]

I really like it. Very nice indeed

 

[Greengo]

Loving the dark background and the bubbles are nearly all in line with the dots on the dice... Nice image..

 

[Richard Gill]

I like the fact that this is still in colour but you have kept it very simple with just black and white. Nice lighting and sharp focus.

 

[Nathalie]

Bubble - I like your choice of black background -- it works well with the dice. For me, the bubbles themselves get a little lost in the frame.

 

[Pinkbikerbabe]

Nice take on the theme, I do like the dark background and the shape of the glass. It's nicely lit but the bubbles are just to small would off liked bigger or to be closer to them.

 

[ShinySideUp]

If it was my photo -- and I had thought about it at the time -- I might have put a ring of salt around the rim to highlight it.

As far as the image as it is goes, it's just about spot on and I have nothing critical to say about it.

 

[posiview]

Yeah, Nice clean BG and some nice bubbles on the die.

I, too, would prefer a closer crop of just the lower section of the glass.

Cheers.

 

[ShinySideUp]

Can't agree, I think the rim of the glass is important to show the whole story.

 

[Phil-D]

I really like the dice/bubbles, works well against the bg

I'm not so sure about the glass, I've studied the image and can't just put my finger on it

 

[mercurius]

Beautiful shot! Love its simplicity, the outline of the glass and the white dice against the black background. Lighting is great too.

 

[overbez]

The dice and the bubbles on them is top notch - works really well....

Have you done some clean up (in PP) around the water line and under the rim of the glass??

 

[Allan.H]

Hi, nice image, works well good black BG and plenty of bubbles, i also think the whole glass should be in the pic otherwise it would be slightly odd

 

[mtjhome]

Hi Peter - Bubble, interesting shot - looks great. Thanks for sharing the technique.

 

[d00d]

I like the dice and their bubbles ... a close up would be nice.

I like the shape/outline of the glass ... but there is something a little artificial.

I'm not really a fan of black backgrounds or any background at all

We see the outline of the glass, we see through the glass

I don't know ... something a bit one dimensional.

I'm not normally that critical ... so please take that as a compliment.

 

[Delta Skies]

I am a big fan of dark backgrounds so I really like it...but I am struggling a bit to get in close enough to see the bubbles on the dice.
The floating is a pain isn't it, I had a heck of a job with my lemon slice !

Thanks Susie. Given that bubble/s is the theme then I see what you mean about them not being close enough

Very effective with the black background. I am finding the rim of the glass a little distracting. I actually prefer it with the top of the glass out of the image.

Thanks Diane. I'm not happy with the rim or the water surface especially on the right hand side but it was as good as I could get it at the time

I really like it. Very nice indeed

Cheers Simon

Loving the dark background and the bubbles are nearly all in line with the dots on the dice... Nice image..

Thanks Colin

 

[Judi]

I like it Peter, I do like dark bg's fits the theme well