Thank you. She is a beauty (but then I am biased a bit!)She is a beaut (I hope it's pc to say that). Noise is awesome from one of those. Well chosen Lee.
Thanks. It was shot at 18mm - my widest lens unfortunately.Hi, Lee, belting car, nice angle, light looks nice and soft.
If you have a wider lens getting closer to the exhaust would have also worked.
Cheers.
It was lovely light. The BG was spotted by Mrs Leebert. A quick U turn and the impromptu photo shoot ensuedHi Lee.
Dispair - I agree with Carl, it's a common sight in London which really should be allowed to happen.
Noise - Great to see the rest of the 7. Good range of tones, nicely sharp and from a decent angle.
Thank you for your comments. I'm glad the POV reasoning came acrossDespair ... I like your blending-into-the-BG thought ... and doing selective B&W.
Noise ... wasn't sure about the POV at first but of course we're looking straight into the exhaust.
Andy @posiview 's wide lens idea would look cool.
Thank you.Hi, agree with Andy above but decent enough pic of the car as it is
It's not too bad. Ironically, the exhaust isn't too bad but the intake isLike the low pov and the main focus being on the exhaust. Bet that makes some noise.
I have got a fair few shots for despair but of all the crops I tried, the one I posted looked best for me. One to revisit I think...Hi Lee, Despair: an emotive shot that works. I have to say I think I would have gone for a tighter crop with emphasis on the faces of the people walking by for a stronger message. I'm sure you tried all the variations!
Noise: a very clean and tidy shot. I think some smoke from the exhaust would have got the "noise" message across better. I like the low perspective which suits the low driving position.
Hi Lee, Some great shots that fit the themes really well. A couple of points from me on "Despair"
When I first looked I missed the person on the floor and initially thought it was down to the PP, however after studying a bit I like what you've done to give it feeling. So looking deeper the distractions for me are the blown sky, the person on the left and the red coat in the background. Also it feels slightly out of balance because of the tall building on the left. My suggestion would be to crop in tighter to only include the two people walking, this will allow the person sat down to fill more of the frame and command the attention more. Great idea and well done on having the bottle to the it
Lovely detail on "Chilled" nice and sharp, DOF and PP works really well
Hi Lee, I like the processing on Despair, it adds atmosphere, I do think a tighter crop to just the two people walking by on the left would give more emphasis. He does look a sorry soul, it's very sad that anyone has to resort to begging on the streets.
Noise ....that's a great angle ...I like it
Hi Lee, major catch up from me
Fashion - I too struggled with this theme so as a bloke you had no chance . It's just a bit ordinary.
Chilled - mighr be an archive shot but it's still a cracker. I too thought it was grass. Well done that man
Special - that is such a tease and I agree that the number plate needs toning down, but it's great to see her in all her glory in the Noise shot.
Despair - great use of selective colouring to allow him to blend into the background, great bit of 'street'
Thanks for dropping in. Envy was fun to do. It took a surprising amount of shots until I got 'that face'Hi, Lee, love the deadpan expression in Envy. Nice BG and, well, the face
Inverted, another clean photograph and it took me a while to get where the head was.
Cheers.
Thank you. The Kite was part of a sequence of shots. He/She caught lunch and went on to eat it on the wingHi two nice shots there as Andy said above great expression for "envy" and great shot of the bird,
that must have taken a few shots, it takes a while to get your head around whats actually going on
Lol You might be right there!Hi Lee, I think you've got the Envy shot the wrong way around.
Surely the compact is lighter, cheaper and has the longer zoom, and should be envied by the Nikon shooter
Nicely set up shot that
Thanks Carl but I don't think pink suits meHi Lee. Both excellent shots.
Envy - expression is spot on theme but would you really swap out that compact .... pink is the new black after all.
As for Inverse, extremely well taken of course ... not sure I'd like to be standing directly below, at least not without a full sou'wester
The inverted shot does seem to be a bit marmite. Thank you for your comments.Envy: Good story line, nicely shot and well acted!
Inverse: It took me ages to work out what it was, now my neck aches! I have mixed feelings about this one, it IS well shot and it IS a "moment" but the poor thing looks so awkward and uncomfortable that I can't bring myself to enjoy the image.
Thanks. Inverted seems to have a theme...Envy ... priceless. Well set up & posed.
Inverse ...
Thank you SusieHi Lee ....love that one for Envy.....a great shot for the theme.
Inverse, well captured, it looks as if he's in free fall, another one spot on for the theme.
Thanks Stan. Inverted is one for a reshoot maybe...Two spot on theme shots. Nice idea on the Envy and great expression.
Can't really make out the bird flying inverted but well caught.
Hi Lee ...two super shots for the theme, I would be tempted to nip that bit of grey sky off the top one, I think it emphasises the colour more, I like the inclusion of the water. Glorious colour in the second one ....Autumn is stunning isn't it, nature at its best.
Hi, agree with Susie above a bit of a crop to the left and crop the sky, nice scene anyhow and yes enough autumnal colours to pass as seasonal
Love both of your Seasonal shots particularly the first with the multi colours scene.
Hi Lee. Seasonal #2 for me - lovely image, beautiful colour, nice DoF, spot on. Great idea for Shimmer- very novel and bang on theme.
Absolutely, absolutely!but, if it's good enough for @Cobra then it's good enough for me
I very nearly took a picture of the elements box, and posted thatWhere would we be without Elements... Photoshop Elements that is
I like it when I learn something new ... the drost effect, now I know!I've always been a sucker for the drost effect
Thank youAbsolutely, absolutely!
I very nearly took a picture of the elements box, and posted that
A couple of good ideas there Lee
Thanks for your comments. I know what you mean abut the fish in the BG. I hadn't noticed how distracting it was until now.Seasonal -it's #2 for me. Love the reds (n)
Shimmer- great depth of field there Lee but the composition doesn't look quite right. I think I'd prefer the shimmery fish towardsthe bottom of the frame. But that's just personal opinion
Elements - I thought of just photographing the box too but I like your @posiview pic. Way beyond my skills
Thank you for dropping by and commenting.Number 2 from your original Seasonal post Lee. The colours just scream Autumn. Nice
Not feeling the love for the shimmer or first elements shot.
Had to chuckle at the seond elements one though.
Thanks @Carl Ayling but did you spot my mistake in the Drost effect?Both very inventive Lee but I prefer Elements #2 - clearly the product of an ingenious mind to create the infinity.
Thank you for commenting. Yes, they are Neon Tetra's. They practically glow under the tank light.Hiya,
Seasonal: glad you listened to the earlier critique, the re-crop looks much better. Bravo.
Shimmer: is that a neon tetra? I used to have some of those once upon a time. Nice and crisp. bravo again!
Elements 1: I see you've been hard at work! -these things, although done many times are always worth a go to help improve our post processing arn't they? - not a bad effort.
Elements 2: I've always been a sucker for the drost effect. Well done on the catch up.
Thanks. I find the other fish distracting too. I don't know why I didn't see that at the time I took it. The elements shots were good fun to do.Hi Lee .Shimmer is on topic but I would prefer just the shimmery fish ...the other one is a bit distracting.
Love the Elements shots, the face one is amazing, I've no idea how to do one like that. I've never heard of the drost effect either ...fascinating stuff....two get submissions for the topic.
I like that Lee, I like that a lot
What he ^^^^ said
What shutter speed did you use, as that's hidden from flickr?