weekly Phil S 52 in 2020. Complete!

[Baloo]

Great take on the theme and very clever composition, I like the use of mono and your thinking behind it.

 

[BobBCN]

Good thinking behind this shot and very well executed!! Top job!

 

[Manxmaid]

Great to see a different take on the theme, Phil The selective focus brings the eye straight to the card and B&W was a good choice to remove any distracting colour. The background is also a good choice and contrasts nicely with the hand and cards.

 

[Nostromo]

Really like it, the idea is good, the light is good.
What's not to like.

 

[Phil S]

Tink something that works as a team. Assume the hand is yours?

Great idea to take discarded in the bridge/rummy sense! I like the composition and the processing! How did you manage to hold the cards and take that photo???

yes my hands holding the cards - 5 second self timer

 

[Phil S]

I had the same idea, initially, and it was going to be Rummy! great minds etc etc. Anyway, nice shot and the mono processing works well, also a good DoF and pool of light which draws the eye nicely in.

Really nice shot with the light going diagonally across from dark to light. B&W really 'suits' it as well!

Nice lateral thinking there Phil.
Good use of DoF as well

That's a great shot Phil for the discarded theme Phil!
Very creative!

I remember a shot of mine from last year, where I too tried to factor in motion blur whilst throwing cards....it's next to impossible, so after about 50 or 60 shots, I gave up!!

Yours is an excellent image, good use of DoF and very well processed for b&w.

Nice to see a different take on the theme. Good b&w conversion.

Very nice take on the theme Phil, and imo it goes great in mono.

Great image and interpretation of the theme, I would probably have moved the card in the hand slightly to the left to hide the part of the cards below that is only a sliver of the suit graphic

Very nicely thought through really like the B&W processing a nice original idea.

A well thought out interpretation of the theme. I like the light and the processing.

Great processing, really well set up, I like this shot.
B&W really suits it.

Nice interpretation of the theme. I agree with you I think the B&W works for this photo because the colours of the suits does not distract the eye. I love the grain of the wood in the table blending with the cards. Thumbs up from me

Good shot Phil, and a clever idea.

Lovely composition - understand the choice for B&W, but I'm visualising a shot with all one colour in the hands and discarding the opposite?

Cleverest interpretation of the theme for this one - nicely shot too

good take on the theme I like the Pov.

Nice idea on discarded, nicely executed.

Great take on the theme and very clever composition, I like the use of mono and your thinking behind it.

Good thinking behind this shot and very well executed!! Top job!

Great to see a different take on the theme, Phil The selective focus brings the eye straight to the card and B&W was a good choice to remove any distracting colour. The background is also a good choice and contrasts nicely with the hand and cards.

Really like it, the idea is good, the light is good.
What's not to like.

Thanks for all the comments.

 

[Phil S]

Snappers choice - a splash of colour this week.

Amaryllis by Philip Stanley, on Flickr

 

[rick448]

Very nice, well lit and nice background separation.

 

[Fuji Dave]

That`s a beautiful image Phil, great lighting and sharp in all the right places and the red just pops.

 

[Cobra]

Nicely lit Phil, loads of detail in the veins too

 

[-Oy-]

Nice flaaarz Phil!

 

[DowntonMini]

Nicely lit and set up the red really stands out against the background.

 

[LC2]

Nice colours, shot well against the background and lit well to avoid shadows

 

[CliveH]

Colour is nice against the background and nice detail on the petals.

 

[Baloo]

Lovely detail.

 

[FlyPhot]

That's a really nice flower image, I love the colours and the way it's lit and your choice of background really makes the red and green 'pop'.

 

[Cloudforest]

Well lit and shows all the detail. Like it a lot.

 

[Minx]

stands out well against the back ground and great detail int he petals

 

[Phil S]

Thanks for all the comments - greatly appreciated.

 

[Phil S]

Week 6 - Wild

Ideas around wild weather didn't work so grabbed some shot of garden birds and this was about the best.

Long tailed tit by Philip Stanley, on Flickr

 

[StuartPearson]

Great detail including the feathers with the ideal background, one of my favs this week

 

[Cobra]

Nice sharp LTT Phil, and no distracting background either

 

[-Oy-]

Lovely little budgie

 

[weebleswobble]

Great focus and DOF. What a lovely bird

 

[Shugpug]

There is a stunning amount of detail on that - wow! Great background as well with nothing to distract, but not blown out and enough of a background to ensure you know that it really is wild!

 

[Leebert]

Hi Phil,
Great image for Discarded. Sharp where it needs to be and great contrast.
Snappers choice is a good vivid shot. Well lit.
Your shot for wild is fantastic. So much detail in the feathers.

 

[CliveH]

You caught that Long tailed Tit very nicely.

 

[Bebop]

Beautiful long tailed tit for wild nicely captured

Snappers choice - you've managed a good depth of field in this one. Nice colours too.

 

[Cloudforest]

Lovely detail pic of a beautiful bird.

 

[Phil S]

Great detail including the feathers with the ideal background, one of my favs this week

Thanks Stuart

Nice sharp LTT Phil, and no distracting background either

Lovely little budgie

Great focus and DOF. What a lovely bird

There is a stunning amount of detail on that - wow! Great background as well with nothing to distract, but not blown out and enough of a background to ensure you know that it really is wild!

Hi Phil,
Great image for Discarded. Sharp where it needs to be and great contrast.
Snappers choice is a good vivid shot. Well lit.
Your shot for wild is fantastic. So much detail in the feathers.

You caught that Long tailed Tit very nicely.

Beautiful long tailed tit for wild nicely captured

Snappers choice - you've managed a good depth of field in this one. Nice colours too.

Lovely detail pic of a beautiful bird.

Thanks for all your kind comments.

 

[Phil S]

Week 7 - Broken

The doll is about 55 years old!

Broken by Philip Stanley, on Flickr

 

[Fuji Dave]

That`s a good/cool shot for broken Phil, like the shadows and nice lighting on the broken doll.

 

[CliveH]

Well broken nice shadows on the plain background. Nicely laid out too.

 

[Bebop]

Week 7 - Broken

The doll is about 55 years old!

Broken by Philip Stanley, on Flickr

Oh this took me back to my childhood!! I had a doll just like this, and I called her Indiana (imaginative eh? ) I thought I made up that name and then this record came out

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZL_tZxyBDo


Very sad to see her in this state, but on theme and nicely shot. Thanks for reminding me!

 

[Phil S]

Very sad to see her in this state, but on theme and nicely shot. Thanks for reminding me!

Apart from the chips around the neck all the parts are there so could be repaired without too much trouble.

 

[Phil S]

That`s a good/cool shot for broken Phil, like the shadows and nice lighting on the broken doll.

Thanks Dave

 

[Phil S]

Well broken nice shadows on the plain background. Nicely laid out too.

Thanks Clive

 

[HelenC]

Definitely broken. A very clean shot and nicely lit.

 

[Cobra]

Its a shame to see it "Broken"
Its very imaginative being laid out like that, Phil and TBH it reminds me of a voodoo doll!

 

[-Oy-]

Nice broken doll shot.