Excellent photo with a hint of reflection to ground the dolls. Only 11 more to go
Good to see you back Andrea
And that's a lovely image to come back with. I love the expressions and you've controlled the light very well
Welcome back Andrea
Order ... nice idea, nice props ... looking closely I see a reflection but cut off. I think a side-on pov with no reflection would work better for me.
Comfort ... yes sometimes you spot something and snap it up! .... perfect for the theme.
Comfort - looks much like our sofa at home most evenings! Definitely captured the spirit of the theme and nice to see that even big dogs like their blanket.
Welcome back Andrea and good luck with this years 52's, I love your Russian dolls they have such cute faces, really nicely done against the black, comfort says it all .... spot on theme.
They look very comfortable indeed. Nice one Andrea
Good luck with the catch up, I know from last year just how hard that can be.
Order - I know your pain with reflections on russian dolls they are a real pain! You have done well and the colours stand out lovely against the black background.
Comfort - maybe more of a grab shot but it works well, they certainly look like they have settled down. I like the join of the cushions splitting the shot with the cat and dog on either side.
It's not just you, I've found them hard.is it just me or are the themes especially challenging so far this year?
Love the expression on the dolls faces, perfect idea for the theme
Great catch up Andrea, my favourite out of the lot is Smooth as a great shot showing all the lovely colours and a great reflection
It's not just you, I've found them hard.
You had me wondering with hairy, looks almost like an insect macro but it's bang on theme and suits the mono conversion.
Great reflection in smooth, another good one for the theme
Took me a while - dog paw! Nicely done and b&w suits it. Smooth is great to. Our local reservoir seems to have it's own continuous weather system, I swear the sea is calmer!
love "hairy" superb
Hi Andrea,
Comfort - Bang on theme and both the sofa and pets are nicely symmetrical. Good of them to arrange themselves just so
Hairy - Is that your dog's nose? Oh, I see it's a paw. Great detail. B&W works really well. Nice one
Smooth - Very smooth, lovely reflections and colours. Interesting to get more of the sky in the reflection than in the sky itself, which I think works really well.
Yes, you're spot on regarding some of the themes. I think our scaly leader is maybe being deliberately mean
Hairy is a great abstract shot where you ask yourself what you're looking at. B&W works well.
Smooth is a lovely landscape photo, amazing colours and reflection.
Mineral I love, imo I think it is a cracking shot, well thought out and taken. Good focus on the Iron Pyrite, and just love that reflection too with the great BG
I've only just found your thread (I don't know why i hadn't seen it before, sorry). After reading your first post, i hope you don't fall by the way side. The 52 (my first attempt) is really helping me to improve my photography, it makes me try different styles that i wouldn't normally try. Also i have really enjoyed doing still life, which isn't something that I've done much of before. I really try not to use an old photo for a theme, although I have used two, because I didn't want to get behind. I've now realised that as long as I have an idea in mind for the weeks theme, it isn't the end of the world if i miss the Wednesday "deadline".
I hit the post button before I'd finished. So just to add, keep up the good work, i like what I've seen so far
They're coming thick 'n fast.
Hairy's a beaut ... shallow dof works really well.
Smooth ... that certainly is.
Mineral ... shines
Whole's a laugh ... motion blur is spot on and so too is the egg face.
I had a go at photographing pyrite and found all those shiny facets to be a nightmare, I really think you have nailed it with your photo, nothing blown and the reflection is just right for me.
Love the movement of the spoon in whole, very well done.
Nice Pyrite shot, but I love the egg shot,made me lol.
A couple more ticked off Andrea
Mineral - Captured really well, not blown highlights and by adding the reflection you've avoided the 'floating' effect that sometime impacts on this kind of shot on a black background. Nicely done
Whole - Made me chuckle that did. Cool bit of motion blur. 1.6 seconds... Certainly gave you time to work with.
Whole is a hell of a fun shot, love the spoon blur
Mineral - a great shot, you've done very will to keep the highlights under control. Very sharp and good lighting.
Whole - great idea, fun shot. I like the motion blur of the spoon and the face on the egg
Love the 'whole' shot - the motion of the spoon really does help tell the story