Weekly GarethB's 52 challenge for 2019 - Week 49 - BELOW - TECH
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Apologies Gareth its been a while since I have stopped by!
Free - I don't know how you keep coming up with these ideas, but they are really good! Number 3 is my personal favourite as I like the transition from blue to purple.
Entrance - I like all the images, as others have said thought of back to the future instantly!
Young - Its funny to think about animals arguing, well caught moment! Well done for getting them sharp while moving.
Food - Both cracking images, I like both! nice reflections on the black tile, where as the white bg makes the everything stand out.
Smooth - Really nice image, not having tried it before it certainly looks hard! The car is nice and sharp with nice amount of bg and wheel blur. I'd be very happy with that!
Above - Both nice shots, I think I prefer above 3 as you can see a smidge more of the market stalls showing the height of the image. Some nice buildings there!
Very nice work Gareth!
Free - I don't know how you keep coming up with these ideas, but they are really good! Number 3 is my personal favourite as I like the transition from blue to purple.
Entrance - I like all the images, as others have said thought of back to the future instantly!
Young - Its funny to think about animals arguing, well caught moment! Well done for getting them sharp while moving.
Food - Both cracking images, I like both! nice reflections on the black tile, where as the white bg makes the everything stand out.
Smooth - Really nice image, not having tried it before it certainly looks hard! The car is nice and sharp with nice amount of bg and wheel blur. I'd be very happy with that!
Above - Both nice shots, I think I prefer above 3 as you can see a smidge more of the market stalls showing the height of the image. Some nice buildings there!
Very nice work Gareth!
Hi Gareth, I'm still here, hopefully finally catching up, its fatal to miss a few weeks.
Looking back, your image for the FREE week is a stunner, I absolutely love it, you put so much work into your shots and it really pays off that's a cracker
ENTRANCE definitely the first colour one, what is it about old doors they always look so fascinating, it makes you wonder who has walked in and out in the past. a really super find.
YOUNG I've got say a big wow again! the way you've captured the action really is superb. Gulls are the bane of our life with our pond and they can get very aggressive, I've been dive bombed a few times
FOOD I never thought broccoli could look so good, you have such an artistic eye, definitely the first one ....I love it.
SMOOTH Another one thats a credit to your thread, lots of action, speed, excitement, all captured perfectly. The colour of that car is fab too.
ABOVE Its hard to choose because I do love bright colour and the first one fits that bill, it also has the contrast of the old and the new so I think I'll go for that one.
Looking back, your image for the FREE week is a stunner, I absolutely love it, you put so much work into your shots and it really pays off that's a cracker
ENTRANCE definitely the first colour one, what is it about old doors they always look so fascinating, it makes you wonder who has walked in and out in the past. a really super find.
YOUNG I've got say a big wow again! the way you've captured the action really is superb. Gulls are the bane of our life with our pond and they can get very aggressive, I've been dive bombed a few times
FOOD I never thought broccoli could look so good, you have such an artistic eye, definitely the first one ....I love it.
SMOOTH Another one thats a credit to your thread, lots of action, speed, excitement, all captured perfectly. The colour of that car is fab too.
ABOVE Its hard to choose because I do love bright colour and the first one fits that bill, it also has the contrast of the old and the new so I think I'll go for that one.
Both cracking shots for above Gareth. I know what you mean about the lack of hills - it was one of the first things that struck me when our in-laws moved to Watton and we first visited them. After taking in both photos, I'm erring towards your second shot with the castle above those colourful roof tops in the foreground. Excellent shots
Plenty of above words there enough to convince me both of them work for me I won’t choose one over the other ax they both have their own merits
both of them work for me I won’t choose one over the other ax they both have their own merits
Thank you kindly Dave, at the spot where I took that photo, there was a step ladder below me, which I was hoping someone would climb up! That didn't happen so I looked up and saw that view....nice how some scenes just fall into ones lap!!
Thank you Stan, very much appreciated!
Thank you very much Dom! No need to apologise, I am very grateful for the time you spent looking and commenting!
Thank you most kindly Joan!
Indeed, the flint building is terrific....it's fortunate that you can't see the big, untidy taxi rank just outside it from that angle!
Many thanks Daniel, for taking the time to look and comment, most appreciated!
Hi Gareth, I'm still here, hopefully finally catching up, its fatal to miss a few weeks.
Looking back, your image for the FREE week is a stunner, I absolutely love it, you put so much work into your shots and it really pays off that's a cracker
ENTRANCE definitely the first colour one, what is it about old doors they always look so fascinating, it makes you wonder who has walked in and out in the past. a really super find.
YOUNG I've got say a big wow again! the way you've captured the action really is superb. Gulls are the bane of our life with our pond and they can get very aggressive, I've been dive bombed a few times
FOOD I never thought broccoli could look so good, you have such an artistic eye, definitely the first one ....I love it.
SMOOTH Another one thats a credit to your thread, lots of action, speed, excitement, all captured perfectly. The colour of that car is fab too.
ABOVE Its hard to choose because I do love bright colour and the first one fits that bill, it also has the contrast of the old and the new so I think I'll go for that one.
Looking back, your image for the FREE week is a stunner, I absolutely love it, you put so much work into your shots and it really pays off that's a cracker
ENTRANCE definitely the first colour one, what is it about old doors they always look so fascinating, it makes you wonder who has walked in and out in the past. a really super find.
YOUNG I've got say a big wow again! the way you've captured the action really is superb. Gulls are the bane of our life with our pond and they can get very aggressive, I've been dive bombed a few times
FOOD I never thought broccoli could look so good, you have such an artistic eye, definitely the first one ....I love it.
SMOOTH Another one thats a credit to your thread, lots of action, speed, excitement, all captured perfectly. The colour of that car is fab too.
ABOVE Its hard to choose because I do love bright colour and the first one fits that bill, it also has the contrast of the old and the new so I think I'll go for that one.
I certainly appreciate the effort in catching up too, it's a lot of work, especially after a few weeks!
And I'm glad you're still here too!
Both cracking shots for above Gareth. I know what you mean about the lack of hills - it was one of the first things that struck me when our in-laws moved to Watton and we first visited them. After taking in both photos, I'm erring towards your second shot with the castle above those colourful roof tops in the foreground. Excellent shots
Yep it's certainly flat round here!!
Although north Norfolk is a bit more hilly.... 'hilly' is perhaps a little optimistic however!!
Many Thanks Dave, I really appreciate your comments, cheers!
Week 16 - Hot
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I have to thank my Mum for this idea!
I was sure someone was going to beat me to it, what with it being Easter!
So here it is....Hot Cross Buns!
TP-52-2019 wk-16 - Hot1 by Gareth Bellamy, on Flickr
...as always, thanks for looking folks.
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I have to thank my Mum for this idea!
I was sure someone was going to beat me to it, what with it being Easter!
So here it is....Hot Cross Buns!
TP-52-2019 wk-16 - Hot1 by Gareth Bellamy, on Flickr
...as always, thanks for looking folks.
Thank you Mark, much appreciated!
Many thanks Dave, for the positive comments!
Thank you Allan, indeed, I wish I had have sliced it and buttered it....I briefly toyed with the idea of having a wisp of steam rising from it, but I would have needed to shoot it against a dark BG, and I wanted the fresh. clean high key look.
Many thanks Stan, appreciate the positive comment!
Thank you Dave....I'm not either....I stole them off of my Mum!
Thank you kindly Bob, appreciate you looking and commenting.
Thanks Lee, certainly appreciate the positive comments!
Many thanks Dave, for the positive comments!
Thank you Allan, indeed, I wish I had have sliced it and buttered it....I briefly toyed with the idea of having a wisp of steam rising from it, but I would have needed to shoot it against a dark BG, and I wanted the fresh. clean high key look.
Many thanks Stan, appreciate the positive comment!
Thank you Dave....I'm not either....I stole them off of my Mum!
Thank you kindly Bob, appreciate you looking and commenting.
Great shot for Hot Gareth. A clever take on the theme and a very nice composition
Week 17 - Light
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Here is my entry for the light theme....'points of light'
Does anyone remember those fibre optic lamps from the seventies? This is one of those.
My Mum was kind enough to rummage around and dug out the one she had bought in Germany in the early seventies.
I really liked the way the points of light created some interesting bokeh ball shapes.
They were shot with a Sigma 105mm macro lens and a single flash with a blue gel for some colour contrast.
TP-52-2019 wk-17 - Light 1 by Gareth Bellamy, on Flickr
TP-52-2019 wk-17 - Light 2 by Gareth Bellamy, on Flickr
This one was taken without the flash....the white balance was fairly neutral, so the warm colour is from the lamp itself.
TP-52-2019 wk-17 - Light 3 by Gareth Bellamy, on Flickr
Bit of psychedelic one next....just an blue overlay in PS and set to 'difference' mode....pretty funky!
TP-52-2019 wk-17 - Light 4 by Gareth Bellamy, on Flickr
...as always, thanks for looking folks.
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Here is my entry for the light theme....'points of light'
Does anyone remember those fibre optic lamps from the seventies? This is one of those.
My Mum was kind enough to rummage around and dug out the one she had bought in Germany in the early seventies.
I really liked the way the points of light created some interesting bokeh ball shapes.
They were shot with a Sigma 105mm macro lens and a single flash with a blue gel for some colour contrast.
TP-52-2019 wk-17 - Light 1 by Gareth Bellamy, on Flickr
TP-52-2019 wk-17 - Light 2 by Gareth Bellamy, on Flickr
This one was taken without the flash....the white balance was fairly neutral, so the warm colour is from the lamp itself.
TP-52-2019 wk-17 - Light 3 by Gareth Bellamy, on Flickr
Bit of psychedelic one next....just an blue overlay in PS and set to 'difference' mode....pretty funky!
TP-52-2019 wk-17 - Light 4 by Gareth Bellamy, on Flickr
...as always, thanks for looking folks.
Thank you very much Daniel, very kind of you to say!
Mobile phone backgrounds you say....hmm....wonder if there's any money in that?
Hey....wanna buy it?
Many thanks Carl for the positive comments, glad you like them....I might have gone a bit too far with the fourth image though!!
Thank you most kindly Stan, I appreciate the positive comments!
Who doesn't like some nice bokeh balls?!
Many thanks Allan for looking and commenting, very much appreciated.
Better get on the mobile background gravy train....I'll cut you and Daniel in when I make my first million!!
Thank you very much Dominic, most appreciated!
I took about fifty images of different angles with lots of different patterns of bokeh and lighting etc.
It's something that I could have spent all night doing to be honest....I found it strangely hypnotic and was almost in a trance like state!!
I think I will definitely be experimenting further with lighting and backgrounds....it's so relaxing!
Although I will probably lay off the 'over' processing as seen in the fourth image!!
Thank you most kindly Dave, I was quite pleased with how they turned out....and the setup wasn't that fiddly either.
I basically set a light stand with the flash pointing downwards at around 45° camera right, then just got right in there with the macro lens wide open.
Many thanks Dave for looking and commenting!
Thank you most kindly Mark, for the very positive comment!
Many thanks Lee for the positive comment!
Indeed the Sigma 105mm macro is jolly decent and I've been very happy with the results.
For the money, nothing comes close in performance....I think it's the bargain of the century!!
Only gripe is it's noisy OS, which makes it tricky for insect macro.
Mobile phone backgrounds you say....hmm....wonder if there's any money in that?
Hey....wanna buy it?
Many thanks Carl for the positive comments, glad you like them....I might have gone a bit too far with the fourth image though!!
Very clever idea and very creative too. All those perfectly round bokeh contrast nicely against the straight light streaks.
All those perfectly round bokeh contrast nicely against the straight light streaks.
Who doesn't like some nice bokeh balls?!
Many thanks Allan for looking and commenting, very much appreciated.
Better get on the mobile background gravy train....I'll cut you and Daniel in when I make my first million!!
Thank you very much Dominic, most appreciated!
I took about fifty images of different angles with lots of different patterns of bokeh and lighting etc.
It's something that I could have spent all night doing to be honest....I found it strangely hypnotic and was almost in a trance like state!!
I think I will definitely be experimenting further with lighting and backgrounds....it's so relaxing!
Although I will probably lay off the 'over' processing as seen in the fourth image!!
Thank you most kindly Dave, I was quite pleased with how they turned out....and the setup wasn't that fiddly either.
I basically set a light stand with the flash pointing downwards at around 45° camera right, then just got right in there with the macro lens wide open.
Super duper abstract for light
Thank you most kindly Mark, for the very positive comment!
Many thanks Lee for the positive comment!
Indeed the Sigma 105mm macro is jolly decent and I've been very happy with the results.
For the money, nothing comes close in performance....I think it's the bargain of the century!!
Only gripe is it's noisy OS, which makes it tricky for insect macro.
