Dizzy - My 52!! 52.26 Night

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Well... Up until the last few months of the 08 POTY I'd never attempted anything with fixed themes, but I really liked the way they make you think and hopefully, being forced to think and probably more importantly spend much more time with the camera there will be some improvement during the year.

It's not a huge step away from how I normally approach capturing images in so much as I'll usually go out to a specific location with something in mind rather than just wander around with the camera so I'm hoping I'll be OK. Of course, I could be rocking gently on the edge of my bed gripping my knees with a tiny amount of dribble flowing down my chin by June...

Anyway, week 1, Reflection. The shot I really wanted to do couldn't be done (sunset reflected in the strip casino skyline) as I am on late shifts all this week and wouldn't be anywhere near downtown vegas at the right time of day. The majority of the ideas I had this week had to be ruled out as I'm working right through to Sunday. Bad times.

Keeping sunset in mind I came up with this image out in the desert taken exiting Creech AFB of the sunsetting in my passenger side wing mirro! The moral this week? Always remember to keep an eye on where you've been, you might just miss out on a treat if you don't!

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thanks, Toothie. I was going to hold out and try and get something I was happier with, but time's a big factor this week. Hopefully I'll have a better offering next week! (y)
 
merci! Getting very fractious now waiting for nextweeks theme...
 
Good start, an unusual phot. Do you have a them for next week yet?
 
thank you. Think we get the theme on sundays. I want it now!!! :naughty:
 
I reaaly like the way the outline of the mirror frames the view and the way the road leads you through the frame. Great start and I look forward to seeing the next one.(y)
 
thanks guys, really enjoying seeing all the different interpretations so far. I'm really pleased I joined in the challenge!
 
Good start - I'd like to see the one you couldn't do as well, sounds like a great idea (y)

Well we have the theme for next week now, thinking caps on everyone :thinking:
 
well, It's a sunday road trip to try and get what I want for this week. I've got a shot in mind, just hope i can find the right location. I hope it's not considered cheating going out to get the shot on the sunday, but I'm working every day next week again!
 
Nice shot. Like the dark, moody feel. :clap:
 
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Enigmatic and sombre shot - has a cold war feel about it for me due to the line of what look's like barbed wire on the fence and a sort of 'secretive' feel about the image!

I'm rambling :)

Good start! :)
 
Not my cup of tea to be honest, but looking forward to your next one.
 
thanks guys. I've just got back from a 300mile round trip to get this weeks shot and I'm quite excited about getting them out of the camera. I had two images in mind when I left the house and couldn't quite find what I was looking for to get one, however, THINK I've got exactly what I was looking for from the second shot! Touch wood, I'll be able to post 52.2 on the first day this week. It wont last!! Hope everyone else has got their ideas for this weeks themes, good luck fellow 52'ers
 
I'm in a quandry and could do with some advice. The shot I really wantedand like the most has a big blown area - no way of avoiding it as it was taken inside with very bright desert sun shining through a small window into the centre of the room. Even with the blown area I still really like the image. I've a number of others from the shoot I could use instead but I personally don't rate them as highly (even though the wife prefers some of the others). So, should I go with one I know is technically flawed or go with one of the others??
 
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I'm in a quandry and could do with some advice. The shot I really wantedand like the most has a big blown area - no way of avoiding it as it was taken inside with very bright desert sun shining through a small window into the centre of the room. Even with the blown area I still really like the image. I've a number of others from the shoot I could use instead but I personally don't rate them as highly (even though the wife prefers some of the others). So, should I go with one I know is technically flawed or go with one of the others??
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Go with the one you want, regardless of "technical flaws". It doesn't have to be perfect and a blown area is irrelevant if the picture conveys what you intended.
 
I like the effect you've captured, it's worked really well (y) Good luck for the rest of the 52
 
INteresting shot but I like it - something about that fence that is suitably sinister
 
Now then, 52.2 - History. As I said before, I knew straight away where or rather what I wanted for this. So, a bit of internet research and a route planned to make it a great family day out and off we went to find a Ghost town! I was amazed to find that there are 10 ghost towns to every living town in Nevada! The one we stopped at was Rhyolite. It had a population of 8000 at it's peak but lasted only 5 years when the mines closed down. I had 3 shots which I really couldn't make my mind up, but this was the in line with what I really wanted to capture. It was inside a tiny, ramshackled 2 room 'house' and I spent quite a while sitting inside wondering what had happened here, who had lived in it and what their life could have been like. Anyway, enough rambling!!

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Like this Dizzy, would do it as B&W myself but then I love B&W! :D
 
Thanks, fabs. I did a mono as that's usually my first course of action, but for once I had to go for the colour version. Must be sickening for something!!
 
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Thanks, fabs. I did a mono as that's usually my first course of action, but for once I had to go for the colour version. Must be sickening for something!!
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It's your photo. You should go weith what you like best! (y)

I corrected the typo for you BTW. ;)

Edit: Oh, so did you. :D
 
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It's your photo. You should go weith what you like best! (y)

I corrected the typo for you BTW. ;)

Edit: Oh, so did you. :D
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yeah, sorry! It's the auto correct on the iphone. I keep forgetting to check it hasn't done some random alteration after I've typed something!
 
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yeah, sorry! It's the auto correct on the iphone. I keep forgetting to check it hasn't done some random alteration after I've typed something!
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No worries, just in this case in looked like you were addressing your fans! :D
 
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No worries, just in this case in looked like you were addressing your fans! :D
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I'm not delusional yet fabs!! I may get a little hysterical :wacky: after a few months of doing this, but that's about it (y)
 
Hey, great location Dizzy. That must be a wonderful place to explore. I really like this one. It's a shame the strong sunlight has blown the highlights on the mattress completely, but lighting is tricky in those kind of conditions. Great shot.
 
thanks, think the only way to avoid it would have been going v early in the day or hanging something over the window. Would have been very dark in there then though as that was the only light
 
We have an a couple of abandoned villages not too far away. One was abandoned eventually because they couldn't get power and water and the village was rebuilt on the otherside of the motorway. The second that I know of is a few streets of derelict ex-goldminers houses. They have a very similar feel to your picture and I've spent many a happy hour prowling around them.

Pity about the blown highlights. Could someone have held something over the outside of the window to shade it a little? Then you could have used a tripod and had a longer exposure. I know what you mean about time of day though. It's easy being in the right place, but also being there at the right time rather complicates things :D

Keep it going (y)
 
I bet that place can tell a story or two and a great interpretation of this week's theme!

Good image , well done that man :)

I'd love to see more shots of the 'Ghost Town' itself if you have any :)
 
I'll pop some on when I get back from work! There's one on the end of my death valley shots in landscapes section that was taken at the ghost town
 
I like the shot, and it shows an interesting take on the theme. I too am looking forward to seeing the rest of the shots.

With respect the blown highlight did you notice this at the time? There was one suggestion to cut the light by using someone out side, another might be to doing an HDR or Exposure Blending approach.
 
now that would have been a bloody good idea! Must write that on the back of my hand for next time. That's one of the things I was hoping to get out of this, making me think much more and use more techniques. I even got out of my lazy habit of leaving the camera on aperature priority and went full manual for both this and the death valley shots! Sits back feeling pleased with himself...
 
Good shot, a very interesting location. There's a lot of history there (y)
 
thanks. May have to get my researchers hat on and start getting out to more ghost towns for a bit of a long term project I think
 
I bet that room could tell some stories. :D Ghost townsmust be quite eerie and spooky and this shot certainly sends shivers down my spine. The blown highlights on the mattress just add to that feeling, imo - the shaft of bright sunlight making the shadowy areas more mysterious. And I like it in colour. I'm jealous you found such a good subject. :)

Jean
 
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