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I prefer the second one too. Good choice of subject for the theme and I like the way you have approached this. POV DOF & exposure all in perfect harmony. Nice shot!
Speed - Lovely and sharp and also loving the low angle and the bike low in the frame too, the bit of heat haze at the rear rounds it off nicely
I prefer the second one too. Good choice of subject for the theme and I like the way you have approached this. POV DOF & exposure all in perfect harmony. Nice shot!
Hi ya hun
I'm quite partial to set of steps....& like both of these for different reasons...
#1 is simple , great DOF with fab detail in the peeling paint & probably me preferred shot
#2....the blown bit works brilliantly...like you going up in to an alien space craft The only bit I'm not keen on is the reflection strangley enough....I keep scrolling up n down & prefer it cropped to the 4th step....just my preference & I always am a bit odd
What Dean said about speed Marsha
My thoughts exactly, lazy crit I know
#1 for steps gets my vote Marsha
I like it for its simplicity, its very effective with your chosen focal point.
The steps draw the viewers eye in and down the steps. I particularly like the vibrant blue colour, contrasting with the worn parts.
#2 I like too and I can see why you chose it but when viewed together, #1 just shades it.
I think you are doing so well to find the time to keep up with your 52 what with everything that is going on with The Family Goblin
Hey Marsha
Steps - Oooo tough one, a couple of great shots there... I like the first shot, a good DoF but there is something not quite right, my brain doesn't like the angle, maybe it's because I feel I'm below it
Nowe I move onto the next, My brain now tells me the top is too blown, But I'm not listening, I love it, it fades out really nicely, ass if almost into the heavens, great PoV and also the flaking paint - Excellent
The poppy shot is lovely, the combination of flowers and seed heads works really well. The DOF really sets it off.
Speed's a cracker too, lovely and sharp, and great light. The prone rider gives a sense of speed, but a lower shutter speed and a bit of panning would really help.
Steps #1 takes it for me. Just everything, focus, DOF, colour, composition, makes for a really nice image.
Beginning: a stunner, great story, perfectly shot. A lump in my throat? not me! It must be dusty in here, there's something in my eye....
A,hem.
I think that your whimsical is the best of the week. What could be more whimsical than cloud spotting? - great choice of cloud too, to me it looks like the ferrari prancing horse... or is it a cow, or some cheese!
Good to have you back misses!
Hi Marsha
Great catch up.
Mono, lovely smile/expression you've captured here. The eye contact makes it for though, really engages the viewer. Perfect.
Connection, what a shoehorn but I never noticed because my head was spinning with your technical speak
Small crit, its just a little central but beyond the pov you've taken it from, I am not sure how else you could tackle this subject.
Beginning, lovely backstory to this one, and its an image which will provoke many memories for you in years to come. Again perfect.
Still, yep bang on theme and again an image which I am sure will remind you of your moving day
Whimsical, inspired. i am sure some psychologist would have a field day on peoples interpretation of the cloud pattern.
I too see a prancing deer, a scooter, a shark with a dodgy fin to name but a few
Curve, works well on the theme, I particularly like the recession of the coast in the background, drawing the viewers eye in and through.
See you Sunday missus, looking forward to our walkabout
Mono is just lovely. The expression, the eye contact, the framing from the left, the texture in the mesh... Everything.
Connection is on theme, and the gradient in the sky really helps.
Beginning really works for me, really poignant given the explanation.
I'm not sure about the hedgehog. On theme, but I think a little more DOF would help.
I like Whimsical. It's one of those shots that you can keep coming back to and seeing something else. Good colours, and the solitary cloud looks odd in a good way. It's clearly a prancing beastie from a Dr Seuss boook!
Curve is nice. The curve of the coast through the heat haze, and the defined curve of the hill almost look like two different shots.
That curve shot is breathtaking, Marsha. Absolutely lovely.
Hi hun
Hope you're settling into your new life in sunny Cyprus
In no particular order......
Mono...that's a beautiful capture...she looks so sweet & innocent
Connection......sharp & I like how the blue sky fades to the bottom of the shot
Stilll....how cute is that...
Whimiscal....I see a reindeer too....
Curve....that is one stunning view
I really like this Marsha, showing the wider scene works better IMHO.
The selective colour on the buses adds an extra dimension I feel.
Power works well too, you've held detail in the sky on what was a grey day.
That's you all up to date, put your feet up, I am sure they will welcome it after yesterday's little trek
Power.
A very suitable shot for the theme, long exposure countering the plain sky nicely, well processed too, keeping the details in the highlights of the river and I love the touch of colour you've kept inthe shot. Much more striking than a complete B&W. Well done!
Solitude. (or solidarity.. )
Nice to see the same scene taken in the same way... yet giving a different result..... I really like this one, the bus really elevating the shot, and a perfect use of SC.
Only thing for me is on the conversion, the ground under the statue has come out a little too light, lending an almost hovering feel to the staue. Tiny point in a really cool shot though Marsha.
NEVER quick, alert the media!Hold on - are you actually not only up to date - but ahead of almost everyone??
Although I'm not sure what colour you can see as this is a complete conversion
An amended version is on it's way up. Many thanks.
Hi Ya again
Really wish I'd managed to pop down to London to meet up with you two....you've found some cracking locations
Solitude.....I think I actually prefer this slightly wider view & the red bus really does add to the image...great work girlie
snip.....
DAMN !!! look at you catching up before me
Quick round up as I'm trying to catch up but my eyes keep closing
Mono - Great photo, nice and sharp and such a great expression caught
Connection - fits well marsha, no shoehorn there !!!, great blue sky which really helps the stone/concrete ?? stand out - a great image for the theme !!!!
Beginning - I'd prefer to see a bit of her face showing emotion/wonder but I like the idea
Still - Awwweeee bless it... what a great little spikey bundle
Whimsical - Yep Its a helicopter with ubber fast rotors
Curve - Now that's a view !!!! a great couple of curves, that works really well
Power - I love that, great verticals, great PP and oh soooo smooth water - nice one
Solitude - Now that's 'the' shot of your catch up for me, a selective colour that really works, similar thought s to that of Iains, the stillness really makes the theme work for me
WHAT A CATCH UP - so glad you have got there.
Really wish I'd managed to pop down to London to meet up with you two....you've found some cracking locations
Solitude.....I think I actually prefer this slightly wider view & the red bus really does add to the image...great work girlie
Power....another great shot of an iconic landmark & you've done it great justice .....I also saw a hint of color but thought it was my eyes until Graham mentioned.
It would have been great if you'd managed to visit but another time.
I too prefer Marsha's take on it, the wider view gives more of a sense of the place and agree, the selective colour on the bus works really well.
Power is a bit of a classic, and a nice take on it. I really like the almost washed out water.
Solitude is a great image. Against the surrounding movement, the static figure almost looks stuck on. Classy use of SC too!