Thanks Dave.Like the shot Tim, on theme and like the oof BG with the main focus on the subject
Yes, I suppose it does a little. Probably the result of 1. Having the piano angled by about 20 degrees, 2. Taking the shot from quite close and above (about a 45' angle).
Interesting, Progress was probably my least favourite of the three.
That was the planI like the effect on the train shot, really does make it look like a toy
Really? The Spaces of the Treble Clef are (from the bottom up) the notes F,A,C,E (the lines are EGBDF). Something that was drummed into me as a boy doing piano lessons.Now a piano was NOT what I was expecting
A nice subject, is a tad wonky but the DoF and focus sure helps the shot, I'm lost with letters though
I didn't until a couple of days ago. That's why my image was a bit late, waiting for it to be delivered by Amazon...Who has a lego piano
No, it wasn't done physically with the lens, what I meant was my copy of CS2 is so old that there are no TS effects / filters built in.
I should have thought about photoshopping the right notes in. D'oh!
Oh it is. I'm hating the shadow on the side of the flat truck, but very little I could do about it.You say a PABD, but it is a nice shot Tim, good argriculture machinery and it reminds me of an old Ford Dexter I use to drive while working on the golf course. Goes well in mono too
Ta Stan.
I guess I could/should have cloned the tent out, but it was pabd and the effort involved, due to the fencing, was more than I could face.Exactly what I was going to say, though I would have cloned the gazeebo thingy out... I love how you got the combination included, a nice nifty angle and also agree B&W looks grand
Cheers Chris, yes B&W was the best option for the shot.
Stuff you learn at 7 stays with you all your life! Just like knowing Middle C is almost certainly the one in front of the lock.Yes mate... I have no idea at all on reading music, though I would loved to have learnt to play something
An advantage of having a trainset in 12" to the foot gauge to play with eh?you got a piece of agricultural equipment on a train, that on its own is f*ck*ng with my head
My Style?
Cheers Tom.Good shot overall mate
Not bad for an ancient TZ8 eh?Plus a graceful move too, nice shot getting the batsman in this good clear move, also like the ball being a blur and good clear people in the BG
still, A nice capture, with a fast enough shutter speed to freeze the batsman but at the same time show movement of the ball, nicely done 
Thanks Dean. Not the easiest of shots given I was using an old compact. I think I did reasonably well.A nice idea for the theme Tim, a pleasant break from the trains but disappointing too as it is not a train
I only ever played purely in an amateur fashion, with mates and once or twice for the work's team against other branches.
The top flight make it seem so easy.I think the aperture was as wide open as it would goWhile I can't comment on cricket being graceful game (sorry, not native), I like photo very much. Perfect example that backround doesn't always have to be blurred. Also nice bit of motion captured, well done sir
I too like the contrast of the motion of the ball vs the freezing of the motion of the batsman.I think that would unbalance the image (maybe a letter box crop would work...)
I agree, without the ball it wouldn't work.Ta @d00d, I could get a TTTE for a face re-shoot this week, but that might be too obvious
It was wide open, it's as shallow as it gets on my TZ8
I do try to keep to a 50:50 ratio of trains to other subjectsHi Tim, a quick catch-up from me since my last visit.
Tiny - the TS effect works really well with this subject and I echo the comments about the mixed wagons reminding me of train sets of the past, both mine (I was a Tomboy and my Dad a steam enthusiast!) and my boys. Nice work.
Face - really good idea, and nice DOF to isolate the piano. Not sure if it's wonky but TBH it doesn't matter for this one
Agriculture - lovely old tractor; it works well for this theme and suits B&W too.
Graceful - good frozen action shot, with the all-important ball in shot and nicely blurred too.
And hey, what's going on? That's two of the four that don't feature trains or engines!
Thanks for the comments
Thanks Andrea. Those were my thoughts too.Definitely the strawberry and ice cream for me, Tim
Cheers Dave. I agree.Got to be the strawberry and ice cream for me too Tim, a really nice bright shot
It's so easy to fall behind with commenting, and not helped when I miss a few weeks and then do catch ups.Hi Tim ...I'm miles behind on your thread !
Broken ...pinhole photography ...not something I know anything about but the blurry imagine actually works well for the theme.
Transport ...well it had to be a train and a very smart one it is too!
Minimalist...definitely the pineapple finial, a nice simple shot that works well for the theme.
Progress ... has to be my favourite, I love this one, what a great choice for the theme.
Pleasure ... great focus, just enough background detail to make sense.
Tiny ...what another smashing photo, I love the tilt/shift effect, I think I tried it once last year.
Face ...yes, you surprised us all with that choice, nice one!
Transport ...nice choice in the b&w, I agreee the gazebo sort of spoils it a bit, it takes something away from the image.
Graceful ... oooh now my OH would love that one ...he loves cricket!!
Fruit ... strawberry and ice cream ..whats not to like ...might need more strawberries than that though
There we go all up to date
It ended up with a fair few more strawbs before I ate itBoth work for the theme but I think I will go with the strawberry, very vibrant against the vanilla ice cream ad Susie says needs more Strawberry's do you want us to have a whip round and send you a punnet
Thanks Mark. That was my choice of the two shots.
It's a sod to fly though, it doesn't have any of the stabilisation tools, so you're flying it by hand.Not fussed about the flat sky, I totally love the #1 shot, it`s just so damn cool
You should have seen the raw before I raised the shadows! But with the contrast between the sky and the unlit underside, it was either going to be a case of recovering the shadows or the highlights.
