09 Vertical
As soon as I saw these colourful fish boxes stacked sideways on the side of the harbour I knew I had my image for this theme! I really liked the bold colours and the clear lettering, and the way that at first glance they form an almost abstract image.
09 Vertical by manxmaid2000, on Flickr
10 Mouth
I tried a few things like the mouth of a river, harbour and tunnel but then thought of this one and liked the literal interpretation best. Converting to B&W lost the colour of the actual mouth so I stayed with colour and added a tiny vignette to (hopefully) maintain interest in the centre of the image.
She had been running around for a while, hence the saliva and bubbles, which I think add a sort of immediate impact - even if it's "Eeuurgh!"
10 Mouth by Andrea Thrussell, on Flickr
11 Crowd
Let me start by saying we don't have crowds over here most of the year (TT Week is a major exception) so I set up my tripod today to try to picture the idea I had in my head. Let me also say that still life is not something I normally do so this was an interesting exercise and I've ended up with two images. I'm not sure which I prefer so I'd be interested in any feedback. I was aiming for "Standing out from the crowd" and the first image tries to convey that through focus and depth of field, while the second is a result of playing around with a torch to put the subject 'in the spotlight'.
11 Crowd - standing out from the by manxmaid2000, on Flickr
11 Crowd - standing out from the by manxmaid2000, on Flickr
Week 12 Close Up
I saw this lovely Dandelion head and thought it was ideal for this theme. B&W conversion to reduce background distractions and to hopefully bring out the fine details, although I may try reshooting this with a macro lens as those fine details are very fine!
This is the first time I've tried a square crop too.
12 Close-up by Andrea Thrussell, on Flickr
Week 13 - Machine
How literal a take on the theme is this?
13 Machine by Andrea Thrussell, on Flickr
Week 14 Alphabet
I couldn't find our Scrabble set or an old set of wooden blocks but did find a board game I can't remember playing called Red Letter so had a play with that instead. I'm not too thrilled with it but the addition of the sprinkle of out of focus game pieces in the background was a late addition and I think (hope) saves what was looking like a bland set up. Moving on...
14 Alphabet by Andrea Thrussell, on Flickr
Week 15 Sound
I've always loved the shape and colour of the fog horn on one of the local promontories, so it came to mind immediately for this theme. Hopefully by going for a close-up, low angle and accentuating the large mouth of the horn and the bright red paint this will convey the impression of loud noise. I would have liked a better sky so maybe this one is ripe for a reshoot when the next one comes around.
15 Sound by Andrea Thrussell, on Flickr
I'm almost up-to-date! Just two behind the current theme and I have ideas for those. @Dark Knight, if I smile and ask really nicely would you consider moving me back from the dreaded Wall of Shame? Please?
Here's Week 17 - Heat. I hope you can hold your hands out and feel it
17 Heat by Andrea Thrussell, on Flickr
Moved back up Andrea
Good to see you back, some excellent images as always, really like your interpretations of the themes... you just need to keep up the general pace now, over 3 months behind was pushing it a tad
Of your other recent shots, Heat has to be my favourite - yes, I can certainly feel it!
Alphabet
This works well and is a change from the usual Scrabble colours too. Nice use of DOF and sharp where it needs to be
Sound
Blimey, I bet that made a hell of a noise, only thing that could have improved this is a nice blue sky with some fluffy clouds but we can't have everything can we
Experiment
I love this
Heat
Great detail in here Andrea and a fab range of colours too
Yes, the fog horn will be my 'reshoot' if I ever manage to get completely up to date, and this time it will have a lovely blue sky to contrast with the bright red! Yes, it's definitely worth a try with the intentional camera movement - I think it could work for a lot of different subjects and scenes.Hi Andrea, I really like your submission for Alphabet - good dof, composition and colours and a pleasant change from the more mundane Scrabble
Hi Andrea - and another great catch up!
Sound - I love this, and you're right, using a close up shot really dos make it look like it'll make a real noise when it goes off - great idea for the theme
Experiment - another cracker. I've done some of these and it's really tricky to time it just right, but you've pulled it off here - well done
and I've just come to heat - super shot, you can almost feel the glow
Hi Andrea ....gosh I'm behind on your thread again!
All your images are really excellent so hard to pick out favourites but I do like experiment, I am very keen on abstract and that one really works for me. Heat... whats to say except it looks absolutely red hot, yet another great choice for the theme
I struggled with this one as I had a specific scene in mind for it and wouldn't you just know it but the weather has refused to cooperate since then. I know this is part of the challenge of the 52 so last night I compromised and used this unsuspecting couple as my 'figures' while they admired the sunset from the end of the old breakwater. Hopefully the right weather will arise again in the next week or two and I will re-shoot with my original idea!
Have you tried cropping a bit from the bottom left corner to put more emphasis on the figures and give a diagonal lead into the bottom right?
Hi Andrea, isn't it awful when the weather won't play along? It's happened to me a couple of times - I had what I thought was a good idea, but didn't get the weather to get the shots.
I like this though, a nice shot catching hat looks to be the last of the light, and it fits the theme well
Hi Andrea,
Heat - a fantastic shot in my opinion, great colour, nicely sharp and spot on subject.
Figures - A nice coastal shot, fits the subject and the horizon is horizontal
I see you've been on a mega catch-up too so I'll be along to have a browse through your thread soon Great capture Andrea - I love how the warm sky contrasts against the steely grey sea
, I'm finally catching up
Just wish I'd made a more interesting image of it.Hi Andrea
Figures - captured some great detail in the sea and love the colours of the sky. I just feel the figures are slightly lost because of the darkness of the foreground, although it certainly fits the theme.
Household - I love a good abstract and this is a very good abstract - great exposure and lighting is spot on
Limit - Blimey, that certainly fits the bill
I'll be along to find your thread too before the weekend!
here, because until I saw the title of the themes thread had been changed, I was up to date for the first time since week 1 
