weekly Mystic-cays 52's - Win Added C&C please:D

[mystic-cay]

First time im doing this and have no idea what im doing.

Week 1 : Direction
Week 2 : Fear
Week 3 : sigh
Week 4 : sweet
Week 5 : Secure
Week 6 : Industry
Week 7 : Root
Week 8 : Homemade
Week 9 : Money
Week 10 :WIN
Week 11 hiny
Week 12 :Magical
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Im starting this on week ten so im a bit delayed

 

[mystic-cay]

This photo was taken in the West Park while i was with my niece-uninspired.

 

[mystic-cay]

This is a cook book i got for Christmas and i have only cooked a couple of things but also managed to give my boyfriend food poisoning.

 

[mystic-cay]

This is my Sigh. Skeeby is a car i found while on a drive to Leeds. He looks like he has been abandoned and he is sad and lonely. Kman edited it for me

 

[Allan.H]

Welcome and at least you have started Good luck with the rest.

 

[John B]

A warm welcome have fun, some nice pics to start.

 

[Southdowns]

Wow, sigh is a beautiful shot! I really really love that!

 

[mystic-cay]

Southdowns mine originally had alot going on really irritated me because i love this car.

 

[mystic-cay]

This was my snack on Saturday night im a little bit of a fatty

new to photoshop to so didn't know if i could get rid of the flash mark

xx

 

[mystic-cay]

took this a while ago.

 

[mystic-cay]

This is my take on root. i seen this when i went to Edinburgh Zoo and loved it

 

[mystic-cay]

I got a home made patchwork blanket for Christmas off my nan and really struggled to take a picture of it. So i put my cat Tobey on it and i think it worked.

 

[mystic-cay]

My boyfriend gave me an idea so i convinced my aunty and her daughter to help me portray it.

 

[Southdowns]

That's lovely for secure; I really like the colour. Perfect interpretation!

You're going to have to slow down soon girl, or you'll put the rest of us to shame!

 

[mystic-cay]

i was just catching up lol ... some are really uninspired lol

 

[mystic-cay]

I took a different spin on Money and chose the most expensive things i have

 

[Donnie]

Hi Carly, welcome to the 52 and remember that you're here to learn and improve, by your own admission you're new to photography

Direction.
Fits the theme nicely and I like the black and white.

Fear.
I can see your reasoning with the interpretation added but only just.
Photo wise it's not well lit and I can barely tell what it actually is though.

Sigh.
I love this one, very on theme and like the PP though it's a little heavy on the bush side of the image rendering it a little too dark.

Sweet
On theme but the flash ruins the shot plus not sure if you have deliberately desaturated the image too. Then you've got some random thing intruding into the frame on the bottom and top left?

Industry
Bang on theme, but the foregrounds losing a lot of detail in the dark and the whole image looks a little soft?

Root
I can see how the B&W works but again the whole image is a bit blurry?

Handmade
I like the idea but it's too tight a crop as you've cut the ears off the cat.

Secure
On theme and good interpretation, like the sepia on it too.

Money
Good interpretation but I honestly don't see anything in this shot that is actually in focus?

 

[lizzy23]

well done for jumping in with 2 feet and catching up but slow down a bit, remember this is YOUR challenge not a competition if you want to improve you need to try and think about what you're shooting

In the ones you've posted the 3 that do it for me in terms of theme and photo are no Direction, sigh and secure

But keep going the whole point is to show an improvement over the year

 

[mystic-cay]

Thank you for the feedback ... I can openly and honestly admit I rushed some of the photos to catch up but now i an focus properly and maybe reshoot some

 

[mystic-cay]

i had two attempts at this .. one in the sun which was spontaneous and rather random and the other was a more planned with a really poor backdrop

take 1

take 2

 

[mystic-cay]

These two were taken at the Bradford Media Museum about 3 years ago i think they fit into the magical theme perfectly.

 

[Donnie]

i had two attempts at this .. one in the sun which was spontaneous and rather random and the other was a more planned with a really poor backdrop

take 1

take 2

I can see where you were going with the first one, well done. I'd be tempted though to change it to black and white and reduce the exposure slightly. Don't know if you have access to the socket set again?

You've said it yourself on the second one, a naff background will absolutely ruin and otherwise good shot.

 

[Donnie]

These two were taken at the Bradford Media Museum about 3 years ago i think they fit into the magical theme perfectly.

Certainly on theme but the red one is really garish colourwise.

The second's the better of the two.

 

[blondie606]

Hi Carly


love your 2nd image for Magical....def fits the theme , love the colors

Shiny....think crit has been mentioned...like your thinking on both shots & you've already mentioned the bad bits so....onwards & upwards

 

[Blank_Canvas]

Hi Carly,

Looks like your working really hard on these. Don't really want to add any more crit as I don't want you to get despondent, keep up the good work. Magical great interpretation of the theme.

Nice work
Nick

 

[mystic-cay]

Hey this weekend i did the Sport Relief Mile. I walked 3 miles and raised 50 pound for charity. I also got my first EVER medal so this is my Win photo

 

[mystic-cay]

i am working quite hard but i dont have photshop so im finding it harder really stuck on how to photograph my Vice prop :s

 

[blakester]

Certainly says win to me Carly
It does look a little soft however, just missed the focus on this I feel.
Keep working hard though it will certainly come to you. Iain

 

[blakester]

i am working quite hard but i dont have photshop so im finding it harder really stuck on how to photograph my Vice prop :s

In the absence of photoshop, I would suggest downloading picasa from google. Its free and is a surprisingly useful little piece of software. There are others also, gimp is another free program. These are basic editing tools but will certainly get you started. HTH Iain

 

[blondie606]

Hi Carly

Win sure says win to me...congrats on your medal

Just had a nosey back through your thread...cracking image for Industry...love the tones & bang on theme

As for photoshot....I use ( quite badly most of the time ) PSE10 but a lot of my stuff I run though Picnik which is free & a doddle to use .Sadly it's closing down next month but Picassa...also free has most of it's features & is also mega simple to use

 

[mystic-cay]

lacking inspiration lately guys too much going on , random builders in my house lol hopefully will be posting again soon

 

[mystic-cay]

This is entrance ... Taken on my iPhone 4 while I was on a wonder this morning

 

[blondie606]

Hi Carly

Entrance....not a bad image from a phone camera....def needs a straighten though...tis on theme so far that it's from me

 

[mystic-cay]

might go out this week and take some photos need to find something to inspire me .... seen a guy pull over at the side of a motorway last night to take a picture of the sunset.. wish i could get that inspired.

 

[The goblin]

Hi Carly, just visiting here for the first time so I apologise and I'll jump in with Win as my phone reception is poor just now! It's a good catch with a nice clean background It's just a shame the girl in the England top wasn't wearing sunglasses to avoid the squinting! But at least it was sunny for your mile

 

[The goblin]

Oh, just seen Entrance too. Not a bad shot for a phone, I agree it needs a little straighten and maybe the left edge cropping to get rid of the little green bush peeking in!