weekly NCF15 52 for 2024 Week 16 Empty

[ncf15]

Week 1 Close to home + tech SOOC

Can't get much closer to home than a very smug cat in our living room.

 

[LC2]

When our cats look pleased with themselves it often means we are going to discover something hidden around the house...
A well composed cat portrait.

 

[BobBCN]

Agreeing with LC2, as portaits go, very nice indeed

 

[SimonH]

Cool (for cats).
Nice shot.

 

[-Oy-]

Cute kitty

 

[Disney93]

Such a lovely picture! Great expression.

 

[HelenC]

Lovely light and composition... definitely one smug cat look!

 

[ncf15]

Week 2 Hard
Nice texture of some dead leaves in a Hard frost

Leaves in a Hard Frost by Nick Dallimore, on Flickr

 

[Boots]

That's nice!

 

[BobBCN]

Lovely shot. Subtle colours giving a near mono effect. Nice!!

 

[Nikon f1.8]

Agree with Bob above, that little bit of colour just adds to a nice image, well done.

 

[rpn]

That's a nice shot. I like the abstract feel and the monochrome finish.

 

[SimonH]

Thats a nice image, and +1 on the subtle colours

 

[Kell]

Creates a lovely pattern.

 

[HelenC]

Brrr.. nice shot and well processed. You can feel the crispness of those leaves.

 

[Harlequin565]

Week 1: I love it. Can't beat a good cat photo! Inscrutable expression that smacks of a murder plot. Much like our cats! Great shot that's lovely and clean with a very pleasing composition.

Week 2: Dammit, that was a good idea. Again, almost monochrome and leaving me wondering whether it is actually black & white or whether it is just lacking in colour. A very "January" photo.

 

[ncf15]

Week 3 Soft
Shouldn't have used up the cat in week 1.

 

[-Oy-]

They look well loved

 

[BobBCN]

The cat could have reappeared, but ne'er mind. What you've got works too!!

 

[ncf15]

Week 4 Water
Quite a few options this week but settled on a minimalist twig in the fast flowing R Taff.
Wave by Nick Dallimore, on Flickr

 

[BobBCN]

I see you have used a relatively slow speed to get the necessary movement. Wotks well.

 

[AlanDorset]

Almost like an oil-painting in it’s appearance. Nice.

Interesting, my first reaction wasn’t that positive and then I returned to it and saw things that I liked. Glad I came back to it.

 

[HelenC]

Soft: what a lovely collection.
Water: Nice light captured and you've retained movement in the water. It might work well in mono too.

 

[ncf15]

Week 5 Choice
Miserable week here weatherwise so ended up with this smart male siskin from the birdfeeder.
Siskin by Nick Dallimore, on Flickr

 

[BobBCN]

Very sharp on the birdie's head. I see you went for a fairly wide aperture to get this effect. Makes it really pop. Nealy done.

 

[SimonH]

Wow! Fabulous shot Nick. We had a siskin on our feeder last year, but haven't seen it for months.

 

[nog]

Nice one. Good focus on the head and caught at a nice angle, lovely colour and back ground is nicely out of focus. Perhaps remove a bit of the foliage to the right of the bird?

 

[cptnm]

Brilliant pic and love the framing you got - he looks like he's debating whether to go and have more food!

 

[-Oy-]

He's a beauty! Very well shot too

 

[Crotal Bell]

Superb Nick, and what a stunning little bird.

 

[nickbee]

Lovely stuff, the colours are great and the branches frame the bird really nicely.

 

[Cloudforest]

Lovely close-up Nick. Not seen one of those for some time.

 

[Simonbrown16]

Great picture the detail is really good!

 

[ncf15]

Week 6 Neat & Tidy
Away from home for a few weeks so a bit limited but I felt the clean regular lines of this dam fitted the subject. Couple of alternatives below. The miners barracks would be a bit of a shoe horn and the wall a bit boring.
Stwlan Dam by Nick Dallimore, on Flickr
Anglesea Barracks by Nick Dallimore, on Flickr

 

[-Oy-]

Nice shots - you chose the right one. Lovely mono!

 

[Boots]

Your chosen shot is a cracker! Nicely composed and an excellent choice to convert to B&W.

Well done!

 

[SimonH]

Top shots Nick. Love the dam and mono a great choice.

 

[nog]

Chosen shot is very impressive.
Agree the barracks would be a shoe horn as doubt if it has ever been described as neat and tidy used until 1948 then condemned as unfit for human habitation.
Did you see/smell the goats up there?

 

[BobBCN]

Great stuff.
#1 Strong lines make it an impressive image. #2 The rows of old cottages/barracks is a great shot too. Nicely framed and tons of potential there.
#3 Maybe not as interesting as the other two but showing neat and tidy in its own way.

 

[Cloudforest]

I really like the shot you've chosen and the B/W processing suits it.