weekly Don's 52 for 2023 Catch up

Darkslinger said:
Fun shot Donal, I like the explanation that you provided for Adam above.
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Thanks Bill. I really, really struggled with masks when I first came accross them. I've no idea if it was just me, but I couldn't get my head around them.

The goslings are just a small part of a little project. Thera are two families of geese, one family of Egyptian Geese, one family of Great Crested Grebes (2 chicks, being taken out on mom's back at moment - haven't been in water yet), 2 pairs of coots nesting, and a pair of ducks.
I'm hoping to have a nice video in about 4 or 5 weeks.
 
Don153 said:
Thanks Bill. I really, really struggled with masks when I first came accross them. I've no idea if it was just me, but I couldn't get my head around them.

The goslings are just a small part of a little project. Thera are two families of geese, one family of Egyptian Geese, one family of Great Crested Grebes (2 chicks, being taken out on mom's back at moment - haven't been in water yet), 2 pairs of coots nesting, and a pair of ducks.
I'm hoping to have a nice video in about 4 or 5 weeks.
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I look forward to seeing it Donal.
 
Distance, nice shot with a very distant view.
Fragile. Excellent for the theme and very clever and imaginative, love it.
 
Oh dear! Apologies for my absence. I really fell behind when I went on summer holidays, and just haven't managed to get back into photography properl since returning at the end of July. Normally, if I fall behind, I like to catch up by posting in the correct order. That just isn't working, so I'm just going to post random entries, if that's OK. If I manage to catch up, then I'll put a list of links in the opening post of this thread.

Yesterday, we paid a visit to Ropley station on the Watercress Line. I don't usually do monochrome, but I think that it works here.
There are 2 hollow tubes on top of this steam engine, so this qualifies - I think!

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Nice choo choo - what is it?

Suits the processing - i’d just get rid if those cars top right.
 
-Oy- said:
Nice choo choo - what is it?

Suits the processing - i’d just get rid if those cars top right.
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It had the name "Goliath" on the side.
This is it:-
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I was hoping that nobody would notice the cars. When I cropped the top of the image, it didn't look right with the tracks going off the top of the page. I suppose that I could have used Affinity to get rid of the cars, but I always feel that is a bit like cheating. At least I was aware of them as I took the photo, which I wouldn't have been a year ago.

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Another shot.
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Hollow - I grew up near Alton so know the Watercress line really well, I like the sepia processing.
 
Darkslinger said:
Lovely shot Donal. I really like the processing.
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Thank you Bill. I tend to be far too set in my ways with my processing. I need to experiment more.

HelenC said:
The processing works nicely. Good leading lines too.
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Thanks. I'm only just beginning to see them when I take the photos.

n1kcy said:
Hollow - I grew up near Alton so know the Watercress line really well, I like the sepia processing.
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Thank you. It's a really beautiful area. Lots of gentle hills and walks.
 
Week 42, Forgotten

I've been struggling with a couple of the topics, so if it's OK, I'm just going to skip them and fill in the missing weeks as and when.
Today, I went to Brookwood Military Cemetary. There was some beautiful sunshine when I left home, but 15mins later it started to cloud over. I might go back tomorrow!!

Anyway, Lest we forget...

I tried a few shots with these fallen leaves, but I haven't quite managed a good shot. The Autumn colours looked fantastic.

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This one came out better, so this is my "Forgotten" shot. This is the Canadian section of the cemetary.

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[edit] - Wrong export on Affinity. "Bilinear" option makes images fuzzy!
 
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No2 is the better shot. I hope they are not forgotten.
 
Good shots Donal, I had a couple of weeks that where life got in the way as well. I just decided to pretend that I completed them and carried on.
 
Hi Donal.
I've moved your data back to the Current section of the scrolls.
Could you double check that I have you up to date (I'm not sure I do as I don't recall seeing that Copper Top in the main thread.

I think I may have gone with the first of the two shots you've used for Forgotten, because it feels slightly more unusual.

With the sepia shot of 5239, I think I agree with Dave, I would have cloned the cars out (or cropped down slightly). It is quite unusual to see cars in that field though. The Grimy Wet & Rusty loco will be at the MHR until the end of the Christmas Lights events and then it's back off to Devon as far as I've heard.
 
LC2 said:
Hi Donal.
I've moved your data back to the Current section of the scrolls.
Could you double check that I have you up to date (I'm not sure I do as I don't recall seeing that Copper Top in the main thread.

I think I may have gone with the first of the two shots you've used for Forgotten, because it feels slightly more unusual.

With the sepia shot of 5239, I think I agree with Dave, I would have cloned the cars out (or cropped down slightly). It is quite unusual to see cars in that field though. The Grimy Wet & Rusty loco will be at the MHR until the end of the Christmas Lights events and then it's back off to Devon as far as I've heard.
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Hi Tim,
Sorry for creating work for you - and for putting them up in the wrong order.
I've got a few more to process. If it is easier, I can just add links into my original post at the top of page 1 in a week or two??? I've got 3 or 4 more, at least, to post, but it might take a couple of weeks!

Don't worry if you've chosen the first shot above. That was a better shot for me, as I haven't done much like that before. It's a "learning" shot, and as such, I'm very pleased with it. However, I try to pick the one that I think others will like best.

I did try cropping the cars out of the sepia shot, but it ruined the photo. Ideally, I would have had more space above the tracks, but there was even more clutter. I did clone the cars out after reading other comments, and the photo looks much better.
 
Week 41 - Upright

Just one! The light caught these in a way that made them look very upright!

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Don153 said:
Sorry for creating work for you - and for putting them up in the wrong order.
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Hey, no worries, it isn't any more work (and have you seen how badly ordered my shots are!), I'm just saying once you've caught up, could you double check I have all of them ticked off in case I miss any :)
Don153 said:
Don't worry if you've chosen the first shot above. That was a better shot for me, as I haven't done much like that before. It's a "learning" shot, and as such, I'm very pleased with it. However, I try to pick the one that I think others will like best.
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Learning is good. And any critique needs to be explained :)
I would say though, this is a personal project, so picking the one you like, rather than trying to please others, is the way to go.
Don153 said:
I did try cropping the cars out of the sepia shot, but it ruined the photo. Ideally, I would have had more space above the tracks, but there was even more clutter. I did clone the cars out after reading other comments, and the photo looks much better.
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Fair enough. :)
I wonder what the cars were doing there. It's the miniature railway in that field not parking (they should be parking off of Bighton Hill.
 
LC2 said:
Hey, no worries, it isn't any more work (and have you seen how badly ordered my shots are!), I'm just saying once you've caught up, could you double check I have all of them ticked off in case I miss any :)
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I'll do that!

LC2 said:
Learning is good. And any critique needs to be explained :)
I would say though, this is a personal project, so picking the one you like, rather than trying to please others, is the way to go.
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LC2 said:
Fair enough. :)
I wonder what the cars were doing there. It's the miniature railway in that field not parking (they should be parking off of Bighton Hill.
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Now that you mention it. there was something happening in that field. I can't remember what it was, but the usual car parks had plenty of space - one of the reasons that I like it there.
 
Nice shots Donal.Like both the forgotten shots and upright is very dramatic!
 
Last weekend I caught some aliens trying to beam someone up into their spaceship. I thought to myself "Cheeky sods, they're trying to take him captive!"

That's my story, and I'm sticking to it!!!

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As shoehorns go, that's pretty inventive; it's a clever picture too.
 
A bit of catch up! The first 2 were taken during the relevant weeks. The last one was taken today. For some weird reason, I thought that "Urban" was last weeks topic!!!!

First up is Week 28 "Unsightly". The interior of this shop was an unsightly mess, and I hoped that the windows would add interest. This was taken on Holiday in Altea, which is a place that I have become very fond of.
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Next up is Week 29 "Pretty".
I was sitting near the seafront in Altea when these 2 ladies came walking along. Clearly, they were feeling Pretty, and I agreed!
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Last up is Week 36 "Urban", which I took today.

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SimonH said:
I love your rainbow shot Donal!
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Thank you Simon.

LC2 said:
That shopping centre could do with knocking down and starting again, it's very 60's run down.
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It could, couldn't it?
It's in the middle of an estate that used to be almost a no-go area, about 15-20 years ago. Most of the homes were sold off by the council (20-30 years ago) and the whole place has been transformed - apart from the shops. The rest of the area is very pleasant now.
 
Love the rainbow shot.. well captured. A nice set of catch up shots too.
 
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