Ta Dave. It's not too shabby I believe.Cracking shot for low, and you can just make out some smoke coming out too.
Thanks Tom (I think ) I thought I'd been quite on theme this year. A peak at my previous 52s may turn up some more alternative variations on the themes.Just had a look at all your photos Tim and must say I like your thread a lot. Very good takes and quite... erm... original approach to subjects . Keep up the good work mate.
I know - who'd have thought I would post an image of a train this yearbeautiful - I like the artificialness and creepiness of that pose, certainly beautifully done!
low - A train! Nice photo though, I like the composition and the colour of the sky!
Ta Mandy. I quite like both images. I hope I'm improving at my people shots.Beautiful - a great shot, though I know nothing of the game. But the image itself is nicely lit, and the model has a great expression, all in all a great take on the theme.
Low - thats a corker of an image, maybe one of the best silhouette images I've seen for a while. I can just about make out the crew in the carriages.
Cheers Mandy. The older cat wasn't a problem, the kitten on the other hand...Match - now who doesn't love a cute kitty cat shot, i agree i think you have nailed the focus on the eyes a treat. I can imagine the fun and games that may have occurred trying to get both cats in the shot at the same time.
Don't worry, I'm going to MCM London next weekend. I'm sure I can shoe-horn more cosplay inThose cosplay costumes are getting better
Cute cats and they sort of match, onwards and upwards
Kitties FTW
Cheers for the comprehensive critique I love the look on the small one's face.Don't even want to think of the witchcraft you had to perform to make them look so calm. Focus nailed, colors pleasant, composition spot on. At first I thought curtains in the bottom shot are distracting a bit, but they actually add some home feeling to the whole shot.
I'm not sure chilled out, more giving the kitten the evil eyeTim
Matches the theme nicely in my eyes.
Good details in the faces and eyes nice and sharp.
Young one is cute but I prefer the look of the older, much more chilled out.
Pete
Ta ChrisGood on 'ya for getting a shot in for match, we've all had weeks like that
It did come out quite nicely, didn't it.great shot for low Tim, like the faint colors.
More like this?I would lose the LHS and a bit off the right and the truss at the top to focus more on the musicians, but probably just me.
Yes much betterMore like this?
Sussex Jazz Kings - Watercress Festival by Tim White, on Flickr
I did wonder if it needed more of a crop. It is quite cropped as it is, as I only had the 35mm with me and couldn't get any closer.
Ta. Sometimes you need that nudge to sort things out.Yes much better
Aye, the crop is better isn't it.match - maybe PABD, but who doesn't like cute cats and kittens!
music - the cropped version for me, well composed and they are looking very relaxed as they are jazzing along...
I did take them both for the theme though, albeit eventually on different days.Match ... two cat photos ... that's cheating.
Quartet ... great stuff, just waiting to be snapped up. Looks sharp enough, the chap on the drums is the interesting one.
I suspect you're right there.I like either version TBH, well seen, kind of gives the impression they have been doing it for years (which they probably have)
I love the contrast of the effort the chap on the trombone is putting in, whereas the chap on the drums looking like he's about to drop off to sleep.
Cheers Dave. Allan was right about it needing more of a crop.Match, both black cats so on theme. The music crop for me as it draws the viewer in more.
I suspect I could drum a simple beat. I know I wouldn't get anything out of a trombone!Thats because trombone is super super difficult........ lol.
+1 for the crop too.
The music shot was already a crop. I had pondered if it wanted more. It was a difficult call, but I do think the tighter crop is better now.Match
Photographically they may not be inspirational, but you've got to live a feline photo.
Music
I like both and if you hadn't cropped it, I wouldn't have suggested it.
Yeah, the drummer did make me chuckle.Tim
Music, Both versions of the Image work for me as they are of a familier scene around this time of years at village fates etc.The drummer looks asleep to me.
Pete
The bigger cat is quite docile and is happy around kittens. The kitten torments him and gets a smack round the head from the larger cat's paw.Cat and kitten ....super photos Tim .. hope they're getting along okay together.
Music ...yes, that guy does look very sleepy doesn't he,I cant imagine someone nodding off while playing the drums!
I suspect that now (2 weeks on) I could actually get both cats in the same shotHi Tim playing catch up again!
Match 2 lovely Kitty Cats
Music - Great image for the theme prefer the cropped version.
I did ponder cloning out the lights right behind the wheel, but decided not to.Liking the colour on the wheel Tim, close up works well, personally if possible, I would have cloned out the lights in the bg.
Cheers Chris, plenty of rusty metal in the yard. My aim was to direct the eye with the DoF.I always think rust adds great colour to a photo and the shallow DoF really keeps the eye on the wheel, nicely done.
Thanks Brrnd. There was plenty of clutter. I did spend some time working out the right sort of angle (not saying there wasn't a better one though...)Works for me, great textures in the rust, and well composed!
Ta. Oddly, if I were to clone out any lights, it would have been the yard lights directly behind the wheel, not the warning beacon on the green digger.I agree works well did think about the cloning out of the orange blob but I don’t think it matters
It really is that colour though.Hard is on theme nicely, the orange light does not bother me but I might of toned down the green a bit.
I've done something along those lines on one of my cosplay shots, to reduce distractions (well, I did it with a mask and adjustment layer - but same thing really).Hard bit of heavy engineering, for sure. Yes BG colour could be easily sorted.
My method: copy&paste the pic on a new layer, desaturate the bottom layer then run a soft edged eraser over the green/orange on the top layer.
Thanks Mark. I do like the detail captured in 'hard'.Music - the edit nails it for me, much cleaner
Hard - like the depth of detail in this