Thank you. You are spot on with the lighting too. An off camera flash through a white brolly slightly above and to the leftNicely done Lee, the use of flash has worked well there.
Lighting is good too, off camera I assume as it seems to be coming slightly from the side (adding depth) and the shadows aren't harsh, so using a modifier of some kind I think.
Thank you for your comments. Will check my BG next time - thank you for pointing that out.A good idea and you got the focus on the right thing. I find the curtains in the left of the background a bit distracting though.
Terrifically imaginative image Lee!
Very well done on nailing a good exposure on both the watch and (the long suffering) Mrs Leebert....not easy to get right.
The watch is pin sharp and due to you placing it at the end of it's swing, it has a nice dynamic feel to it.
My regards to Mrs Leebert, what a good sport!....but I hope she didn't feel the urge to go and clean the car immediately after this shot was taken!!
Very nicely frozen motion - should be proud of that clever image and concept
Hypnotic shot! Great idea and well executed!
very nice capture great detail in the watch.
Very good take on open, great focus on the watch.
Not that's clever!
That’s a really original take on the theme ...the focus on the watch is perfect, well done for thinking of that one.
Hi Lee
Welcome back ongrid.
New, I had the same thought, but it was cloudy on the 6th & 7th & 8th and the 20thas well.
Nice crisp image of the moon against the dark evening sky, the conifer helps fill the frame nicely and gives some scale.
Clean, thanks for the explaination of what you did, which worked well, but the image does not float my plastic duck I'm afraid. Maybe if it was all in fovus it would work better, I don't know.
Open, that works better than your last one. I hope the suggestion worked well and Mrs Leebert enjoyed it.
Pete
How am I supposed to keep the spreadsheet up to date if you don't post in the main thread? eh?
Lovely shot Lee. It's amazing how much more you can see away from light pollution.
brilliant pic and that certainly is distant.
I am hoping to have a go at some Astro in the near future and seeing pics like this makes me want to do it even more so.
Good shot for the theme.
Great image Lee!
You've pulled out some spectacular colours, and very nice detail in the spiral arms.
That's a lot of numbers....definitely qualifies for 'distant'!
Nice!
Great shot. As distant as it gets!!
Amazing shots Lee,
I particularly like the Distant one. I love night photography and long exposures but never get anything that good. Very impressed.
Both Open and Distant are really great shots, think I agree with one of the comments about the curtain though. Really great idea though and well captured.
The distant photo is really interesting I like this Astro photography think I need to look into this a little perhaps for the future
That's distant - you win!
Great image
Hi Lee
Clean - This is where time disappears! What you think will be a relatively simple shot sometimes takes for ever! The effort paid off the frozen drops work really well. I do find the bits on the shelves a slight distraction. Did you thinks about a mono version? I think that could be good
Open - Excellent, really like this. The watch is lovely and sharp and just enough dof to make Mrs Leebert a bit oof Well done to her for being so patient, unless you really did hypnotise her
New-great idea for the them, works very well
Clean-The frozen water drops work very well, though I find the shower gel/shampoo etc a bit distracting. A closer crop might have worked better.
Open-another great idea for the theme. The sharpness of the watch and use of dof makes the image
Distant-well that certainly fits the theme! I'd have been more impresed if it had been taken this week, but it's a fantastic image nonetheless.
Wow Lee that is amazing, the stars are fascinating aren't they.
Kudos to Mrs Leebert for the idea for Open and also posing as your subject - it works very well and the DOF is perfect.
As for Distant - wow! I love this sort of image and this is fascinating.
Like the slither of new moon you have captured. nice image
Some nice images for your 52 both the shower and hypnosis pics really catch the eye the Astro shot is impressive not something I have ever had a go at.
Open - very clever I like that frozen moment.
Distant - wow that is very distant great shot
Thank you SteveDistant is a great shot, have always loved shots of the stars and that's a cracker.
Great take on the theme Lee. Really good contrast between the snow and the colours on the cards, plus great composition with club card and hand out of focus.
Very original!! Great shot for the theme. I wonder how many people would have got it without the explanation.....
Any of those shots for cold would be bang on Lee, my pic though is your bare feet in the cold snow.
Love your snowflakes, very intricate details. Cold snap is a great take on the theme..
Clever interpretation of the theme Lee, very cool!
All are excellent....the snowflake image is incredible!
I like the image you posted, not sure why really....maybe it's the clever use of DoF in the cards.
Nice work!
The idea with the cards is very creative! However I am a fan of the snowflakes ! The detail and the small water droplets just add to it.
What a good selection of images, Lee! I think you've picked the strongest and most original one for your #1 choice, and the composition, focus and colours are spot on. However, the one of your feet in the snow is not only funny but also REALLY conveys a sense of cold. Very brave of you
Thank you. The flash I bought when I first started turned out to be completely manual. At first, I thought I had made a mistake but, over time, I think it taught me much more about being creative with it. I soon got some basic remote controls for it and that opened up more possibilities. The flash and remotes I bought and still use are very inexpensive. They are the Yongnuo YN560-III flash and the Yongnuo RF603 II remote.Hi Lee,
I like the play on the theme for cold snap. The snowflake shot from last year is very nice also, great detail and like the purple background.
I really like the use of flash in clean (those drops are so clear) and in open to freeze the watch. I'm looking forward to learning to use a flash properly in the future. Great shots!
Blinking heck! I have just been out in the garden doing COLD snap as well. Only difference is I used the fives to SNAP! Wish I had looked at the thread earlier! May still use it if I come up blank!