Hi Sheylara ....your crop definitely works better, and those light reflelections are smashing ....I actually like it cropped even more to just a tiny bit of stem and the leaf good original thinking for the theme well done.
Abandoned - Well spotted and captured - interesting you stumbled across him rather than setting it up and think the people walking away in the BG adds to the abandonment
Happy - it certainly is a happy subject matter and image !
Camo - I like it -took a while to spot, but nice (also loving the one of the squirrel looking up at you )
Dangerous - Looks wonderful but, yes, the figure it in real danger of ending up a pool of plastic!
Living World - I really like the composition and light across the image as it is
another vote for the crop, i really like it, the reflections constrasting against the dark of the leaf really works for me
Hey Sheylara
Now that I like, and mainly for the light shining through the blind, definitely the crop image for me, as this helps the nice highlight on the leaf and stem edges
Yeah, they should have an 'unsuck' button on LR
I do like it, the contrast between the natural on the LHS and the gemometric on the RHS works for me.
Cheers
I think it's a great image and suits the theme very well
Hi I like the idea for the living world, like the light coming in and just touching the leaf, the dark band across the top is my only crit maybe you could of got a little higher to eliminate it
Shaylara, I love your image for Living World.
I too thought it was a chrysalis!!
Really like the minimal overall feel of the picture.
Living world - I too prefer the 1st one
Week 10 - Spiky
You know how when you spend hours staring at the same photo, tweaking it back and forth, you start not being able to tell what looks good or bad anymore?
That's a nice little cactus Sheylara - very spiky indeed .... looks great against the black bg.
Hi Sheylara,
Works well in B&W and you've got it exceptionally sharp in focus considering the shallow DoF.
I like that - nice and sharp in all the right places - as it should be for the theme!
I know that feeling perfectly Sheylara
Your centre cactus looks super spiky and the b&w suits it really well ....a good choice.
Hi Sheylara... great start to the year .. Old could do with more on the RHS but i like the image as it is.. Metal stands out with detail and composition, though i note the added space to the RHS again does help.
...Abandoned is a great find, but could you have gotten lower.. still ..the inclusion of ppl walking away as it were makes a statement..
...tigger is well 'happy'... almost missed camouflage ... dangerous is delicious at the same time.... your first living world is brilliant..as well as your spiky.. brilliant contrasting effect going on there.
Hmmmmmmmmm
Well, for me 3 normally works well, in this case the pots do but at the same time they distract from the center stake cactus, for me I think that little beaut holds it's own, such nice bright spikes that rightly overpower the pot, I'd prefer it on its own
I can think of worst things... okay maybe not...... But it could have been just the loss of good judgement from staring at pots all day long.
Great B&W / lighting and POV - love the DOF as well with the two OOF cacti on the flanks - nice image
Hi Sheylara... first of all, I think the shot works for me - especially on first glance. The shallow DOF is pleasing, your choice of surface accentuates that and the pots are great. Your processing of the cactus is a super artistic decision for me - it might not look conventional but it really brings out the spikes without affecting the pots or background very much... so for me, that's a big success.
I can see what DK, David etc. mean about the other two pots - they almost look empty which makes you stare at them for a bit longer before realising there are cacti in them too. So that's probably all it is - less about them being there and more about the processing making them look empty - for me, at least.
But still, I think it's very well done - it's good to experiment and your processing was one which worked well, even if it had that slight side effect on the rear two pots? Really well done and keep playing!
Well Sheylara... it's an interesting backstory and certainly a journalistic photo (if that's a phrase)... It's easy to see what's supposed to be the subject and although without the explanation behind it it's difficult to know why on the face of it... although probably a bit of guesswork would get you to the right answer.
The photo does the job then - I like the texture in the road which is well captured despite the shallow DOF and the OOF background is interesting enough without distracting. I think it certainly passes muster and as you've said, allows you to catch up So well caught up!
Well, it's certainly Topical if it's appeared in the local press and the image is an abstract of the event in a way. The shot conveys the story in a subtle tasteful way so not mean at all imo. Image is nice and sharp where it's meant to be and the DoF gives enough to show the environment without overwhelming.
It's certainly eye-catching an made me want to know more. I like the low angle and that the kirb runs from the bottom corner away into the distance, good angle. nice DoF
I'm no pro but I do it all the time(Well, I don't know if it happens to you pros, but it sure does happen to me. )
Spiky- I find the pots in the background distracting, maybe if you could see what's in them a bit more it would be better or maybe just the centre pot on its own. I do like central part of the picture is is spot on for the theme and those spikes really stand out against the background.
Topical- an interesting shot with the story behind it certainly fits the theme. Good catch up.
Hi Sheylara,
Before I read the backstory I thought this shot was commentary on the death of cyclists caused by poor road maintenance.
After reading your backstory, I wasn't too far out (but in a less morbid way (though as I commuted to central london on various m/bikes for 20 years, I've seen plenty of related accidents where I've thought that they wouldn't have walked away )
As Paul says, that shot is a good piece of photo journalism as it does stand alone and tell a story.
No issue with the way you've used the DoF. You could also say that it points out that drivers often only focus on what's immediately in front of them and don't view the bigger picture.
I'm no pro but I do it all the time
Spiky indeed nice use of DoF too
Green stuff, I guess its always topical
As being green is always
Hi Sheylara, love your Spikey shot, looks great in B/W and love the DOF.
That's a nice low down shot Sheylara, The converging lines work nicely, just wish I knew what the green stuff actually was, very interesting and does fine as a catch up
I think that ticks the boxUm... just a quick one so I can have the box ticked.