NickD's 52 for 2026 - Week 24 - Silence.

[NickD]

LOL, I can relate to this...I just got a VR headset, takes gaming to whole 'nother level...

He's always been mad about it, and while I have to admit that Steam Deck is an impressive bit of kit, I'm from the era of Jet Set Willy and Manic Miner. That stuff is way beyond my limits.

Nice take Nick

Thanks!

 

[Nostromo]

Nice composition.

 

[NickD]

Nice composition.

Thanks!
I messed with a few angles to try and get it to work.

 

[NickD]

Week 22 - Weathered Surfaces.

Ring Also by Nick, on Flickr

 

[Norkie]

Nice, good spot

 

[AlanDorset]

That’s a good pop of colour, works well

 

[Nostromo]

Nicely composed

 

[Darkslinger]

Nice, does it mean that one should knock and ring the doorbell?

 

[NickD]

Nice, good spot

Thanks!
It's had a coat of paint since I last saw it, but nature has already done it's thing enough.

That’s a good pop of colour, works well

Cheers!
I was out macro-ing, so had a flash on, which popped it out a bit.

Nicely composed

Thanks!
I wanted the wood included to give it a sense of location.

Nice, does it mean that one should knock and ring the doorbell?

Cheers!
I believe it does, it from Winnie the Pooh's treehouse.

 

[NickD]

Week 23 - Faded.

Track 8 Down by Nick, on Flickr

 

[Boots]

Oh, yes! Very clever!

 

[-Oy-]

Clever clogs shot

 

[Allan.H]

Excellent interpretation of the theme

 

[AlanDorset]

Tick !! Nicely done

 

[nog]

Great idea, nice shot

 

[Barney]

Cracker

 

[NickD]

Oh, yes! Very clever!

Thanks!
Oddly enough it was my first idea.

Clever clogs shot

Cheers!
Got to work with what you have!

Excellent interpretation of the theme

Thanks!
I'd been mixing drum tracks all week, it was kinda front & centre in my mind.

Tick !! Nicely done

Cheers!
I was hoping people would get it.

Great idea, nice shot

Thanks!
I thought that going for a more direct interpretation would be a bit to close to the weathered surfaces theme immediately prior.

Cracker

Cheers!
On reflection a touch more DOF would improve it, but it'll do.

 

[Kell]

That's a great idea and well-captured.

 

[Darkslinger]

Excellent and creative take on the theme.

 

[Allan.H]

Great take on the faded theme could also work for silence

 

[NickD]

That's a great idea and well-captured.

Thanks!
Inspiration has to strike occasionally!

Excellent and creative take on the theme.

Cheers!
I'm pretty pleased with how it worked.

Great take on the faded theme could also work for silence

Thanks!
Yeah, I think I made a rod for my own back there. I'm struggling this week as a result.

 

[philthejuggler]

Such a good take on the theme & a well executed shot!

 

[NickD]

Such a good take on the theme & a well executed shot!

Thanks!

 

[NickD]

Week 24 - Silence.

Rest by Nick, on Flickr

 

[Boots]

Clever!

But as a non-music notation reader it doesn't really work for me so well.

 

[Kell]

I like that. I also don't read music, but got the meaning.

 

[-Oy-]

Nice take. As a muso I got it at once. Maybe a bit closer would help?

 

[NickD]

Clever!

But as a non-music notation reader it doesn't really work for me so well.

Thanks!
I get that, probably not my best idea for a mixed audience.

I like that. I also don't read music, but got the meaning.

Cheers!
I did go for the most common, rest, figuring if there was one shape people remembered from school, that would be the one.

Nice take. As a muso I got it at once. Maybe a bit closer would help?

Thanks!
I did try a few closer shots, but the closer I got, the more it looked like just a squiggle on a page. I felt at distance there was some context, and some shape to the shot. I was hoping the DOF would do the heavy lifting in terms of highlighting the subject.

 

[Darkslinger]

Great shot Nick.

 

[Barney]

Very nice DOF there Nick

 

[NickD]

Great shot Nick.

Thanks!

Very nice DOF there Nick

Cheers!
I was kinda relying on it to make the shot work.

 

[nog]

Good idea and works well with the DOF,