weekly Em's 52 for 2016 - Celebration added

Carl Ayling · 28 Jun 2016

Hi Emma. I sympathise - I suffer withdrawal symptoms when away from my camera for too long. This is a lovely image for Flora - beautiful colours and DoF. :clap:

susiejb · 28 Jun 2016

Beautiful Emma ...I love the DOF ....perfect for the theme.

Cobra · 28 Jun 2016

Nice use of DoF Emma, it works well IMO

Dark Knight · 28 Jun 2016

That's a perfect crop Em, and that great background really sets off the petals nicely, love the colours, a very pleasing photo

sirch · 29 Jun 2016

Very well done with the bee, I always find the move too fast for me to get sharp focus.

The signs are lovely, a definite boy/girl thing going on there.

The little flower is spot on, good details, nice DoF.

I hope work settles down for you and you get some more camera time

d00d · 29 Jun 2016

Love the bedroom door signs, for the family album most definitely, but photowise not a patch on your macro work.

DowntonMini · 29 Jun 2016

Lovely DoF Emma lovely colours nice and simple

Emja · 30 Jun 2016

Carl Ayling said:
Hi Emma. I sympathise - I suffer withdrawal symptoms when away from my camera for too long. This is a lovely image for Flora - beautiful colours and DoF.

Thanks Carl. I'm definitely looking forward to this weekend!

susiejb said:
Beautiful Emma ...I love the DOF ....perfect for the theme.

Thank you Susie.

Cobra said:
Nice use of DoF Emma, it works well IMO

Thanks Cobra

Dark Knight said:
That's a perfect crop Em, and that great background really sets off the petals nicely, love the colours, a very pleasing photo

Thank you very much DK - enjoy your trip

sirch said:
Very well done with the bee, I always find the move too fast for me to get sharp focus.

The signs are lovely, a definite boy/girl thing going on there.

The little flower is spot on, good details, nice DoF.

I hope work settles down for you and you get some more camera time

Thanks - Chris. I had a lot of duff bee shots for sure! Looking forward to some family/camera time this weekend.

d00d said:
Love the bedroom door signs, for the family album most definitely, but photowise not a patch on your macro work.

Agreed - definitely a grab shot - and thanks for the comment on the macro work

Downton Mini said:
Lovely DoF Emma lovely colours nice and simple

Thank you Mark.

chrispp · 30 Jun 2016

Emma, I like the simplicity of this, the symmetry, purple against the green OOF background, don't know but I might of tried a crop to take out the bud on the right ?

WMD · 30 Jun 2016

I'm massively behind on comments - sorry!
Flora - Lovely shot Emma, sharp where it needs to be and the shallow dof works really well. I can certainly sympathise with the not getting out with your camera - seems like it's been weeks since I've had any spare time with mine too! You've certainly made the best of your 20mins here though - lovely shot!

thirsty_camel · 1 Jul 2016

Hi Emma, think everyone's covered the great points on your Flora shot and I agree with them all

, well done great capture.

Allan.H · 2 Jul 2016

Excellent DoF the flower really stands out very nice indeed

wallyboy · 3 Jul 2016

Nice shot for flora, the BG really makes flower stand out

Emja · 3 Jul 2016

chrispp said:
Emma, I like the simplicity of this, the symmetry, purple against the green OOF background, don't know but I might of tried a crop to take out the bud on the right ?

Thanks Chris - I guess a squarish crop might work with this, too.

WMD said:
I'm massively behind on comments - sorry!
Flora - Lovely shot Emma, sharp where it needs to be and the shallow dof works really well. I can certainly sympathise with the not getting out with your camera - seems like it's been weeks since I've had any spare time with mine too! You've certainly made the best of your 20mins here though - lovely shot!

Thanks Matt

thirsty_camel said:
Hi Emma, think everyone's covered the great points on your Flora shot and I agree with them all , well done great capture.

That's very kind Nigel - thank you.

alsjazzera said:
Excellent DoF the flower really stands out very nice indeed

Thanks Allan.

wallyboy said:
Nice shot for flora, the BG really makes flower stand out

Thank you Walter.

rpn · 4 Jul 2016

Beautiful Flora shot :clap:

Nice colour and sharp with good use of DoF.

Emja · 5 Jul 2016

rpn said:
Beautiful Flora shot Nice colour and sharp with good use of DoF.

Thanks Stan

Emja · 5 Jul 2016

Well...I had plans for a shoehorn based on the many active insects I have photographed this weekend. Then I was going to photograph some industrial action with striking teachers out and about in Worthing today, but didn't capture anything worthwhile. I was then railroaded by William who really couldn't understand why I would want to photograph anything except this - an action shot of him being active doing his favourite activity. And why not?! I'm a bit upset that I cut his toes off, but these karate kids move faster than you'd think!

Edit - seems to look very soft on here, but a bit sharper on flickr

karate kid by Em Jay, on Flickr

sirch · 5 Jul 2016

Looks active enough to me, the whites are nicely controlled with lots of detail. nice photo

Emja · 5 Jul 2016

sirch said:
Looks active enough to me, the whites are nicely controlled with lots of detail. nice photo

Wow - you were quick of the mark Chris, I was still fiddling with the upload! Many thanks.

Cobra · 6 Jul 2016

Nicely on theme Emma, William certainly seems to be very much into his activity.

chrispp · 6 Jul 2016

Nicely captured Emma, agree it looks a tad soft here but on Flickr seems fine on my iPad. Shame about his toes though

Emja · 6 Jul 2016

Cobra said:
Nicely on theme Emma, William certainly seems to be very much into his activity.

He loves his karate Chris - any excuse to practise!

Emja · 6 Jul 2016

chrispp said:
Nicely captured Emma, agree it looks a tad soft here but on Flickr seems fine on my iPad. Shame about his toes though

Thanks Chris - I had a few better framed but this had the best eye contact and action.

DowntonMini · 7 Jul 2016

Brilliant image Emma William looks like he's enjoying himself

pjm1 · 7 Jul 2016

Hi Emma

Flora... what a lovely macro shot. Lighting is good for the image, your choice of area in focus is spot on with that bud just coming into focus and obviously the soft green background is spot on. Nicely done

with great comp too...

Action... great shot! You've self-critted it yourself, but the expression, timing of capture, focus etc. and exposure all spot on. Get him into the studio and get some lights set up for a dramatic series of shots!!

posiview · 7 Jul 2016

Activity, well exposed and nice colours.

Needs to keep his guard up, though

Cheers

Emja · 7 Jul 2016

Downton Mini said:
Brilliant image Emma William looks like he's enjoying himself

Thanks Mark.

pjm1 said:
Hi Emma

Flora... what a lovely macro shot. Lighting is good for the image, your choice of area in focus is spot on with that bud just coming into focus and obviously the soft green background is spot on. Nicely done with great comp too...

Action... great shot! You've self-critted it yourself, but the expression, timing of capture, focus etc. and exposure all spot on. Get him into the studio and get some lights set up for a dramatic series of shots!!

Thanks for the encouraging feedback Paul...lights? Studio? Don't set me off down that expensive path!!

posiview said:
Activity, well exposed and nice colours.

Needs to keep his guard up, though

Cheers

Lol - that's what he kept telling me Andy and I insisted I needed to see his face. I knew you'd spot that!

pjm1 · 7 Jul 2016

Emja said:
Thanks for the encouraging feedback Paul...lights? Studio? Don't set me off down that expensive path!!

In that case have a play with window light!

susiejb · 7 Jul 2016

Well William was right ....it is perfect for the theme

really nicely caught Emma, plenty of action there.

Carl Ayling · 7 Jul 2016

Nicely taken Emma - love the movement and that awesome expression. :clap:

LC2 · 8 Jul 2016

Hi Emma,
Sign(s) - Two lovely images that will bring back memories in years to come.
Flora - Good contrast of the colours and the shallow DoF works really well. Composition works well too, with the flower on the 1/3rd line, but the other parts of the flower balancing it out.
Active - Yes, he certainly is

Good work getting the focus on his face and not the closer foot.

brrnd · 9 Jul 2016

I like your "active" shot, nicely captured, and it looks sharp to me (apart from the front foot of course)

wallyboy · 9 Jul 2016

Well done very active, as said shame about the foot.

Minx · 9 Jul 2016

simple - what a great shot fascinating detail
signs - two very personal sets of signs brilliant
Flora - Great use of DoF
Activity - Great shot nice and sharp on face

Dark Knight · 10 Jul 2016

Nice capture Emma, a great expression caught there

Bruja · 11 Jul 2016

Love the expression on his face Emma. It can't have been easy to catch at that speed, and it screams Active

d00d · 11 Jul 2016

Yes, you certainly caught the moment.

Emja · 11 Jul 2016

susiejb said:
Well William was right ....it is perfect for the theme really nicely caught Emma, plenty of action there.

Carl Ayling said:
Nicely taken Emma - love the movement and that awesome expression.

LC2 said:
Hi Emma,
Sign(s) - Two lovely images that will bring back memories in years to come.
Flora - Good contrast of the colours and the shallow DoF works really well. Composition works well too, with the flower on the 1/3rd line, but the other parts of the flower balancing it out.
Active - Yes, he certainly is Good work getting the focus on his face and not the closer foot.

brrnd said:
I like your "active" shot, nicely captured, and it looks sharp to me (apart from the front foot of course)

wallyboy said:
Well done very active, as said shame about the foot.

minx said:
simple - what a great shot fascinating detail
signs - two very personal sets of signs brilliant
Flora - Great use of DoF
Activity - Great shot nice and sharp on face

Dark Knight said:
Nice capture Emma, a great expression caught there

Bruja said:
Love the expression on his face Emma. It can't have been easy to catch at that speed, and it screams Active

d00d said:
Yes, you certainly caught the moment.

Thank you so much for your kind words everyone...I will definitely try and keep an eye on the extremities next time!

Emja · 11 Jul 2016

Poppies - such cheerful flowers with their splash of colour along the edges of the fields at the moment, and yet forever a reminder of an almost inconceivable loss of life too.

poppy by Em Jay, on Flickr

a splash of red by Em Jay, on Flickr

Carl Ayling · 11 Jul 2016

They are such beautifully delicate flowers, I like them too Emma. Lovely detail in the first but I prefer the second with those fine hairs along it's stem and natural setting. :clap:

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