and even that's misspeltI'll let Andy ( @posiview ) point out your title is a few weeks behind
Cheers BuddyTitle
Noooo idea mate, a straggling flower left from Mothers DayClose up, lovely flower, nice and bright with good detail in the centre (what ever its called).
I think it has lost a tiny bit via Flickr... there was some left in LR... I'll have a play when I get home to bring some back out - THANKSNot sure if it's the lighting but some of the detail seems to be lost in the petals
I WISHHave a relaxed week BTW
It was as deep as I could get it that close up... but feel I may have overdone the colour punching... punched it out of existenceAs Andy say's a little detail lost in the petals, a shallow DoF perhaps?
Thanks MateThe centre is sharp enough though
Thank you TimAgree with the earlier posts, very sharp in the centre. Assuming that you intended the petals to be slightly OOF due to you comments on DoF.
Like the use of the rule of thirds for composition too.
Cheers TimI'll let Andy ( @posiview ) point out your title is a few weeks behind
Alright ALRIGHT loland even that's misspelt
Ahhhh now there is an ideaDK's a busy man, and I'm not going to upset the keeper of the spreadsheet (watches Andy get added to the wall of shame for not posting within 35 seconds of the subject being announced next week )
Yeah RightHi DK, thats so like those posters that were around in the 70's there was one with a naked girl smoking a joint (whatever that is )
Thanks a lot Alan - the idea was to make it POP with a capital Pand one of Jimi Hendrix (I have no idea who he is either )
It's very psychedelic, there is some detail missing in the petals but
I'm off to drop some acid
Thanks Ruth... one for the ladies in the houseCLOSE UP....Now that's a theme fitter.
That's not just pink, it's PPPIIINNKKK!!!!
Cheers MichaelVery nice Dean, love the vibrancyof the pink. Very nice composition too.
Thank You Lorraine - You will love having a play with lights, make sure you get the chance, even with off camera speedlights.... makes Sooooooooooooo much differenceHi Dean
close up - well, you couldn't get much closer than that, and that pink....... Lovely shot though, and I like your choice of composition I can't comment on lighting etc as I haven't even ventured down that road yet
but feel I may have overdone the colour punching... punched it out of existence
Thank You Lorraine - You will love having a play with lights, make sure you get the chance, even with off camera speedlights.... makes Sooooooooooooo much difference
Thanks DavidClose Up flower shot is striking ... what I like most is the tips of the petals against the white BG on the LHS.
Thanks JillWow, that's done in my retinas, it's certainly a colour punch and I love the detail you've captured in the centre. Composition is spot on too
No worries Susie, I knew not all would like the strong colour PP I did on thisHi DK ...I don't know if it's my screen but I need sunglasses for that one Super focus on the centre but just a tad unnatural colour for me ...sorry
Thanks Peter, I agree with your ideaA bit of a catch up for you Dean
Watery - #2 for me. The angle of the boat gives a sense of movement. I’d have been tempted to crop out a portion of the left hand side to emphasise the space the dinghy is moving into
No worries mateBold - An exercise in depth of field although as an image I’m afraid it’s not doing much for me - sorry
Haaa exactly Peter, I think the dog was certainly walking themRelax - This one however I really do like. It’s got a lot of elements and yet is so simple. Three horizontal bands plus the people and dog close to the third. The lighting is nice as well. The question that has to be asked is who is walking who?
Ahhhh well spottedVertical - #3 has a much more striking look to it than the others. A super fluffy clouds sky and a bold use of converging verticals helps this image. I am getting a bit of haloing though around the column
Thanks again Peter, was a lovely dog to say the leastMouth - I’m a dog rather than a cat person so I have to comment on the first image. Super timing for this one with the dog in just the right place. Depth of field is just right here in my view
Cheers Peter - maybe I should pull it back a tadClose Up - You should have used this for the bold theme week as that colour is extremely bold. Maybe too saturated for my eyes though. As for the composition - well that’s spot on. Just using part of the flower is the right move
Nice "machine" Dean (ooo that rhymes )
Thanks ChrisI like the way you caught the coffee drips too
Close up, yep, that's close plenty of detail, nice and bright, well captured
Rubish is one word for it... Sh1te is anotherHi Dean,
It's been a rubbish weekend weather wise hasn't it?
Thanks LorraineI like your coffee machine shot, and it looks very well lit.
Thanks againclose up - very close indeed - nice
You and me bothMachine - Now that is my kind of (indoor) machine.
Thanks TimI really like how the drops / splashes of coffee are in sharp focus with a slight OOF for the rest, works really well.
Haaaa no worries... I spotted that beanface tooRe shoot: Close Up - Whilst sharp, well lit, etc. I'm afraid it doesn't do anything for me (personal taste 'n' all that). I did have a chuckle at the bean 2 up from the bottom on the right, looking like a face, possibly trying to escape it's fate.
Thank You TracyMachine - really like this one especially catching the coffee drops
Thanks again... I know it lacks interest but for close up I was struggling so was going for pure detailNew close up - great idea with loads of detail!
Thanks PeterMachine - Nice idea to shoot as the coffee drops were coming out. The use of a shallow DoF is right but I’m afraid I feel the point of focus needed to be the the writing on the cup.
Oi... keep your eyes off it, it's mine, mine MINEPosh machine for the house Dean
Ahhh well you see the beans are really fresh, it's the oils in the beans that give them the shine, as the beans age or get exposed to air the beans begin to dry out... and thus follows a coffee with a lesser crema, and a more bitter tasteReshoot - You wouldn't think coffee beans could be so shiny. That said you've done well to control the highlights.
I only wish I couldAre you thinking of selling these shots to Starbucks?
Thanks a lot MichMachine - really nice - my favourite machine by the way!
reshoot - the coffee beans look amazing!
The mean machine is very nice indeed.
Can I have it?
Love the bean shot too.
Thanks DavidMachine ... nice action.
Thanks again... I thinkRe-Shoot 'Close-Up' ... interesting.
Bout bl00dy time womanNow then matey...made it here finally
That certainly does make sense - Thanks LynneClose-up....love the color -vibrant or what ! Strangely enough there seems to be more detail & little less brightness viewing on flickr(poss due to the black bg ?) Zoomed in there's an amazing amount of detail , right down to little flecks of pollen on the petals The only thing I'm not taken with is the crop...I'm getting as bad as Andy on crops - purely a personal thing but I'd like to see the centre nearer to the rhs , losing the bit of petals on that side , if that makes sense ?
No worries... and thanks againReshoot.....super detail but too harsh on the lighting for me , kinda overpowers the lovely chocolatey tones of the beans....sorry I can't offer any advice on lighting either...so double sorry :arghh:
Exactly Lynne, my thoughts too, but the macjine was boring on it's ownMachine....love that you caught the coffee dripping in to the cup ,sharp & focused ....but for me the emphasis on machine is a bit lost , there again, you wouldn't have got the drips without the machine so bit of a conundrum
No worriesHi Dean, apologies.. I have some catching up to do.
Thanks PaulRelax - Great shot and works well.
Haaaa verticalneesVertical - First picture for me, theres even a few rays of sunshine for added verticalness lol.
Thanks againMouth - Two nice shots but the dog is excellent.
TaClose Up - Nice colours and well composed.
Cheers... there were only a couple of the shots I did that the drops were good enough, most of the time there was a flow, and the coffee not visible in the cup, so caught just at the endMachine - Like this alot, shutter speed just right to catch a few drops of coffee.
That it does Ha Haaaa - Thanks PaulRe-Shoot - Prefer this to the original, although the bottom right bean resembles an alien head