weekly Minx 52 for 2017

HI yes @Dark Knight I am still around I have taken some shots that I need to upload but home and scouting life have taken me over temporarily with a group camp coming up that I am taking the lead on. I will catch up again soon I hope.
 
minx said:
HI yes @Dark Knight I am still around I have taken some shots that I need to upload but home and scouting life have taken me over temporarily with a group camp coming up that I am taking the lead on. I will catch up again soon I hope.
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Glad to hear it, life sure does get busy... enjoy the camp (y)
 
So I have been AWOL but am catching up not all there but maybe enough to get off the naughty step

Evolve
This Mighty Oak evolved from a tiny acorn like this

Oak by Alison White, on Flickr
 
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Well done on the catch up.

Pleasure - sounds like a lovely way to spend an afternoon, I like the choice to have the kids OOF but not sure about the point of view giving the branch at the front overlapping them.
Architecture - Lots of choice as you say! I agree with your choice of favourite, it has plenty of interest and a good exposure, maybe would have got a little closer and lost a bit of the bottom of the shot but I do like the little bit of framing with the tree to add a bit of greenery into the image.
 
Great catch-up! Standing out for me is "large", great street scene and great looks on the faces of the children! And I quite like your alien transport on the canal, is that an evacuation pod from an oil rig?
 
Hi Alison,

Good catch up there, I see @Dark Knight has taken you off the naughty step :)

Evolve - Nails the theme and an interesting piece of colour matching, yet still obviously showing the subject of the image.
Hold - A good angle for this, avoiding any unsightly distractions.
Smoke - So the Terriers on the IoW do actually generate smoke then... Works as an interesting view on the subject, hiding the loco is a clever concept that I wouldn't have thought of.
Vivid - Good array of vivid colours captured there with some additional context to the shot.
Large - The look on the small boy's face is priceless. Good spot (y)
Architecture - Ooh Ooh Please Miss, I know where this is :) I think I may have gone for the close up on the corner that you've added, though the first shot has lots of detail and a good sky adding colour to the shot.
Transport - Can't beat a shot of a steam loco, even if it is an A3. ;) The Hampton Ferry shot really needs straightening, the Thames doesn't slope quite that much.
Pleasure - Brilliant shot. Loving the OoF on the two boys and the framing you've achieved with the trees. You've also used leading lines to direct us to the boys. :clap: I think this is my pick of the catch up.
 
brrnd said:
I quite like your alien transport on the canal, is that an evacuation pod from an oil rig?
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We thought it must be an emergency escape pod of some sort but didn't ask the guy who had it what it is. Certainly not a space vehicle

thanks for the comments so far they all appreciated
 
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A good selection minx (y)

I like the Elisabethen courtyard, a bit like Fulham Palace. With the right computer trickery you could easily drag that top left corner out to upright.

Re Pleasure ... I like the two kids walking off into the distance. Nicely done (y)
 
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Good that you are still with us Alison, the butterfly is minimal but perhaps the background is a bit busy for the theme, nicely captured though.

The tiny conker is a very good find and a nice sharp photo
 
:) And Agriculture... we've got to stop cross posting like this ... nice lines leading thought the crop, detail in the sky, nicely done
 
Ok done for today 2 outstanding and what ever comes out tomorrow. Will try to look at other peoples at the weekend I will have more time for pictures once school breaks up and will try to keep up now, honest.
 
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Hi Alison,
Another good catch up :)

Minimal - Very minimal decoration. Great sharp shot :)

Tiny - I see what you mean about how easy it would be to confuse the penny with a tuppence. Bang on theme, nice exposure and detail.

Face - Sharp and you've avoiding blowing highlights, but that it's not quite symmetrical in the shot hurts OCD.

Agriculture - Leading lines, on the thirds, not too much sky and what is there is nicely exposed, and plenty of detail. A solid on theme shot.
 
Good work Minx ... I especially like Agriculture not only for the reasons Tim points out above but for good FG interest. I think it's oats with some weeds that don't belong there.
 
I took these before my holiday but failed to post them here putting me further behind again
this one is long overdue Broken


Broken by Alison White, on Flickr
 
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Fruit
These two were taken in the right week and up loaded to Flickr I simply failed to put it here at the right time I like 1st best but feel the 2nd is a better photo
Black Berries and Elder Berries

Fruit by Alison White, on Flickr

Sloes

Fruit by Alison White, on Flickr
 
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