weekly Em's 52 for 2016 - Celebration added

viv1969 · 19 Sep 2016

Beautiful picture Em, and beautiful kids.
Thanks for re-posting.

sparrow · 20 Sep 2016

It is a very beautiful picture.

Carl Ayling · 20 Sep 2016

Aw! Such a touching image Emma ... wondered what the talk was all about. Exceptional ... exudes emotion. Technically excellent too with the DoF and colour etc.

Cobra · 20 Sep 2016

A very nice and tender moment

Emja · 20 Sep 2016

viv1969 said:
Beautiful picture Em, and beautiful kids.
Thanks for re-posting.

sparrow said:
It is a very beautiful picture.

Carl Ayling said:
Aw! Such a touching image Emma ... wondered what the talk was all about. Exceptional ... exudes emotion. Technically excellent too with the DoF and colour etc.

Cobra said:
A very nice and tender moment

Thank you all. Amber's now on her 4th night out with new friends in a row and William has already asked if he can move into her room...hope that doesn't spoil the emotion too much

Dark Knight · 20 Sep 2016

Awweeee that's a lovely image Emma and a very special moment, our children grow up soooooo quick and it's great moments like this that the arguing and sniping is put aside and the family bond shines through... love it

LC2 · 20 Sep 2016

Aw, that's really sweet, an you've captured the moment really well.
Great image. I don't know if you do photobooks, but if you do, that one is a must for inclusion

Emja · 21 Sep 2016

LC2 said:
Aw, that's really sweet, an you've captured the moment really well.
Great image. I don't know if you do photobooks, but if you do, that one is a must for inclusion

Thanks Tim - it's something I keep meaning to do, but haven't got round to yet.

Emja · 21 Sep 2016

Dark Knight said:
Awweeee that's a lovely image Emma and a very special moment, our children grow up soooooo quick and it's great moments like this that the arguing and sniping is put aside and the family bond shines through... love it

Thanks Dean - that's a spot on description of the moment for me

brrnd · 22 Sep 2016

Urban - great idea and great photos. I prefer #1 where the hens appear to be reading that book. And the brickwork in the background adds to the feeling of urbanity.

Pair - lovely portrait, well lit and nice background. And lovely (but sad) story.

susiejb · 22 Sep 2016

Hi Emma ...saying goodbye is never easy is it ...I've done that so many times along life's way, you've captured it beautifully there, the sadness in the eyes says it all.
But, a wonderful new adventure lies ahead for your daughter, and an extra special Christmas really isn't that far away, it will fly by.

posiview · 23 Sep 2016

Pair, can't really crit such a tender moment.

Nice.

Cheers.

Emja · 26 Sep 2016

brrnd said:
Urban - great idea and great photos. I prefer #1 where the hens appear to be reading that book. And the brickwork in the background adds to the feeling of urbanity.

Pair - lovely portrait, well lit and nice background. And lovely (but sad) story.

Thanks Bernd...it was one of those lightbulb moments when I realised we had that book on the shelf!

susiejb said:
Hi Emma ...saying goodbye is never easy is it ...I've done that so many times along life's way, you've captured it beautifully there, the sadness in the eyes says it all.
But, a wonderful new adventure lies ahead for your daughter, and an extra special Christmas really isn't that far away, it will fly by.

Thanks so much for you kind words Susie. You're absolutely right - we've had some lovely chats on the phone over the last couple of weeks and it's wonderful to hear how much she's enjoying it all.

posiview said:
Pair, can't really crit such a tender moment.

Nice.

Cheers.

Thanks Andy.

Emja · 26 Sep 2016

A couple of takes on Worthing Pier - trying to capture how small you feel standing underneath it. Unfortunately I couldn't make it there for sunrise/sunset this week - but it was pleasant early evening sun. I thought the creamtone suited the under the pier shot as the colours seemed to detract from the many patterns and didn't add a lot - pity it's not symmetrical - maybe it's wonky pier as well as poor photographer...or maybe that's wishful thinking!

Carl Ayling · 27 Sep 2016

Hi Emma. Both good shots but I prefer #2 because of it's quirkier POV. Nice detail of the under structure - the most central crossed struts draws the eye towards the vanishing point.

sirch · 27 Sep 2016

I agree with Carl, the line of central cross-members disappearing down to the vanishing point is great.

Shirleyr · 27 Sep 2016

The 2nd photo shows how high the sea comes up as the seaweed is stuck to the higher structures. Both photos show just how big these piers are, huge.

rpn · 27 Sep 2016

Two nice shots Emma but prefer #1 for the contracting bright colours of the sky/Union Jack against the drab rusty steel of the pier.

Allan.H · 27 Sep 2016

Second one is excellent would probably clone out the wire hanging down on the right, very good perspective though

Emja · 27 Sep 2016

Carl Ayling said:
Hi Emma. Both good shots but I prefer #2 because of it's quirkier POV. Nice detail of the under structure - the most central crossed struts draws the eye towards the vanishing point.

sirch said:
I agree with Carl, the line of central cross-members disappearing down to the vanishing point is great.

Shirleyr said:
The 2nd photo shows how high the sea comes up as the seaweed is stuck to the higher structures. Both photos show just how big these piers are, huge.

alsjazzera said:
Second one is excellent would probably clone out the wire hanging down on the right, very good perspective though

Thanks so much everyone...I think I'm liking the second one better today too. I wasn't sure about the processing last night after fiddling around with it. @alsjazzera removing the wire would definitely help the balance, but I sort of wanted to leave it in its original untidy state, too!

Emja · 27 Sep 2016

rpn said:
Two nice shots Emma but prefer #1 for the contracting bright colours of the sky/Union Jack against the drab rusty steel of the pier.

Thank you Stan...I was so pleased when the clouds broke for a bit of sunshine and blue

Emja · 27 Sep 2016

@alsjazzera I thought I'd have a quick play after all! I changed it to sepia tone too - not sure why I didn't try that last night...too tired for editing, should have been in bed

under the pier3 small sepia (1 of 1).jpg

sparrow · 27 Sep 2016

Two great shots of the pier but, for me, the second one has the edge and your sepia tone works really well.

Bruja · 28 Sep 2016

Second one for me too Emma. The sepia does it more justice IMHO and that amazing vanishing point :clap:

brrnd · 29 Sep 2016

If you had stood a bit closer to the sea so that the bit of the pier on the top left hadn't been in #1 would have been much better in my opinion. But #2 is my favourite, interesting PoV, great symmetry and the sepia tone works.

susiejb · 30 Sep 2016

Has to be the second one for me too Emma, brilliant POV, and the sepia suits it perfectly, a real smasher :clap:

Emja · 30 Sep 2016

sparrow said:
Two great shots of the pier but, for me, the second one has the edge and your sepia tone works really well.

Bruja said:
Second one for me too Emma. The sepia does it more justice IMHO and that amazing vanishing point

susiejb said:
Has to be the second one for me too Emma, brilliant POV, and the sepia suits it perfectly, a real smasher

Thank you all - I wish I'd thought of the sepia tone first - I'm fairly happy with this shot in the end

Emja · 30 Sep 2016

brrnd said:
If you had stood a bit closer to the sea so that the bit of the pier on the top left hadn't been in #1 would have been much better in my opinion. But #2 is my favourite, interesting PoV, great symmetry and the sepia tone works.

Cheers Bernd. Including the pier top left was intentional as I wanted to give a sense of height as well as length...but I agree the second shot is probably more successful

Emja · 1 Oct 2016

After strong winds and rain today we had lovely sunshine just before sunset, and I spotted this little seed still hanging on.

last to let go by Emma Varley, on Flickr

Shirleyr · 1 Oct 2016

And for my 1000 message, what a stunning shot, the last seed and I love it in Sepia.

I must try using that settings.

Carl Ayling · 1 Oct 2016

Nicely spotted Emma and well chosen for the theme - especially like the simplicity. Excellent composition and DoF.

posiview · 2 Oct 2016

After, wonderful lighting there, nice shallow DOF. I do like a good botanical and this works for me.

Cheers.

Emja · 2 Oct 2016

Shirleyr said:
And for my 1000 message, what a stunning shot, the last seed and I love it in Sepia. I must try using that settings.

Carl Ayling said:
Nicely spotted Emma and well chosen for the theme - especially like the simplicity. Excellent composition and DoF.

posiview said:
After, wonderful lighting there, nice shallow DOF. I do like a good botanical and this works for me.

Cheers.

Thank you very much for the kind comments everyone

DowntonMini · 3 Oct 2016

Hi Emma

Well spotted fits the theme perfectly love the simplicity of it.

brrnd · 3 Oct 2016

Well spotted Emma. Unless you picked the leaves off

Great composition, but the DoF is a bit too shallow for my liking.

Emja · 3 Oct 2016

Downton Mini said:
Hi Emma

Well spotted fits the theme perfectly love the simplicity of it.

Thank you Mark

Emja · 3 Oct 2016

brrnd said:
Well spotted Emma. Unless you picked the leaves off Great composition, but the DoF is a bit too shallow for my liking.

As if I would do such a thing!

Actually I might, but didn't need to here

Thanks for the feedback - much appreciated. The shallow dof was to try and pick out just the seed. But I can see it might not be to everyone's taste.

Allan.H · 3 Oct 2016

Very nice and a great BG too

LC2 · 3 Oct 2016

Hi Emma,
Big - Much as I like the shot taken from the off angle, the one from the centre underneath shades it in my opinion. The patterns of the supports criss crossing each other wins, and the hanging seaweed simply adds interest to it.
I prefer the first edit, I don't think the sepia adds anything to it.
After - Very nicely done, loving the very shallow DoF. Macro lens?

Emja · 9 Oct 2016

LC2 said:
Hi Emma,
Big - Much as I like the shot taken from the off angle, the one from the centre underneath shades it in my opinion. The patterns of the supports criss crossing each other wins, and the hanging seaweed simply adds interest to it.
I prefer the first edit, I don't think the sepia adds anything to it.
After - Very nicely done, loving the very shallow DoF. Macro lens?

Thank you Tim - I think I prefer the sepia because it echoes the actual tones of the wood and rusty metalwork under the pier, although I didn't think of that when I first converted it.
As for the lens - yes, it's the Sigma 105...it's rarely off my camera at the moment!

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