Sirch's 2016 warm-up, Christmas

[sirch]

Thanks @Dark Knight, I rested the camera on a rail attached to the fence in the water and I could feel it vibrating, it was a wonder the fence was still standing.

 

[Dark Knight]

Thanks @Dark Knight, I rested the camera on a rail attached to the fence in the water and I could feel it vibrating, it was a wonder the fence was still standing.

I bet Chris, looks way fierce !!

 

[d00d]

Love that creamy water

 

[sirch]

Love that creamy water

Thanks David

 

[Brian_of_Bozeat]

A bit late to the party, but like most of the others I like the first one for its movement. Well done.

 

[sirch]

A bit late to the party, but like most of the others I like the first one for its movement. Well done.

Thanks Brian

 

[susiejb]

Hi Chris just hopping in to agree with everyone .....fabulous shot for #1an excellent choice for the theme.

 

[Leebert]

Hi Chris,
Liking the warm up shots

Habit: Well... The one no one dared to post! I like Perfect super shallow DoF to bring the eye to the... Err... Habit.
Covered: I think I prefer No1. It has more of a dynamic content for me.

 

[sirch]

Connected, not what I originally planned but that proved too hard, or actually would have taken me too long so here is a bit of whimsy, not entirely happy with it but...

2015-52-connected 004 by TheWub, on Flickr

 

[Cobra]

LOl not a lot wrong with that, its a good fun image and slots right in there

 

[Brian_of_Bozeat]

Arduino! Super image and spot on, why didn't I think of that? [emoji4]

 

[sirch]

LOl not a lot wrong with that, its a good fun image and slots right in there

Thanks Chris

Arduino! Super image and spot on, why didn't I think of that? [emoji4]

Yup, Arduino, thanks Brian

 

[LC2]

Agree with the Hissy one, nowt wrong with that shot.
Nicely sharp, clean background, on topic

 

[sirch]

Agree with the Hissy one, nowt wrong with that shot.
Nicely sharp, clean background, on topic

Thanks TIm

 

[susiejb]

Hi Chris ..... That looks good the Lego figures are the perfect addition. I like the fact you've shown lots of cable on the left, it gives it an interesting perspective.

 

[sirch]

Hi Chris ..... That looks good the Lego figures are the perfect addition. I like the fact you've shown lots of cable on the left, it gives it an interesting perspective.

Thanks Susie, I also tried a tighter shot but like you I felt that the cable adds a bit more of the connected theme

 

[Blush]

Hello, Chris... You had me at Lego I like the sharpness of the shot, it's spot on theme, but if it were me, I would pose one of the Lego figures holding the cables instead...

 

[sirch]

Hello, Chris... You had me at Lego I like the sharpness of the shot, it's spot on theme, but if it were me, I would pose one of the Lego figures holding the cables instead...

Thanks Nora, glad I made you laugh. It's quite hard to get the little guys to stand up and look at the camera but I agree they could have worked a bit harder!

 

[Carl Ayling]

Hope they're on a good rate ... looks quite a feat of engineering. Nicely set-up Chris, especially the little blue fella holding the end of the cable. Excellent response to the theme.

 

[sirch]

Hope they're on a good rate ... looks quite a feat of engineering. Nicely set-up Chris, especially the little blue fella holding the end of the cable. Excellent response to the theme.

Minifigures, mini(mum)wage

thanks Carl

 

[d00d]

Nice combi of lego and electronics .. on theme too.

 

[sirch]

Nice combi of lego and electronics .. on theme too.

Thanks David

 

[Dark Knight]

I'm liking this one too, I'd like to see the black background darkened slightly to even it out, other than that, really nicely set up, plenty going on with the figures too, nice well lit idea

 

[sirch]

Thanks @Dark Knight, I know what you mean and I pulled the background down a lot in the rendition above. I struggled to light it so that the green LEDs stood out whilst keeping the rest reasonably well lit, (I think I need a soft box and/or some flash modifiers) and it is becoming obvious to me that I need to get organised for these indoor shoots. I'll get there, learning and stretching my abilities is my main reason for doing a 52 so thanks for the comments.

 

[rpn]

It's on theme and as your thread title, a good warm-up shot for the coming year.

 

[sirch]

It's on theme and as your thread title, a good warm-up shot for the coming year.

Thanks

 

[Bruja]

This made me LOL. Love the interpretation for the theme and the composition is spot on. My only crit is the bg is a little uneven in blackness but that is just nit picking. Welcome to the Pleasuredome that is the 52

Now keep it up Chris or else

 

[sirch]

This made me LOL. Love the interpretation for the theme and the composition is spot on. My only crit is the bg is a little uneven in blackness but that is just nit picking. Welcome to the Pleasuredome that is the 52

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. As I said above I did try with the background but have plans to do better

Now keep it up Chris or else

Yes ma'am

 

[Dark Knight]

Thanks @Dark Knight, I know what you mean and I pulled the background down a lot in the rendition above. I struggled to light it so that the green LEDs stood out whilst keeping the rest reasonably well lit, (I think I need a soft box and/or some flash modifiers) and it is becoming obvious to me that I need to get organised for these indoor shoots. I'll get there, learning and stretching my abilities is my main reason for doing a 52 so thanks for the comments.

Learning is certainly why 98% of us are here for, and we learn every week still

The other 2% (not mentioning any names @Cobra) are here for reasons totally unknown/beyond me

 

[Cobra]

The other 2% (not mentioning any names @Cobra) are here for reasons totally unknown/beyond me

To give you something to do, make up sarky comments on the spread sheet

 

[Allan.H]

Not a fan of lego pics though to be honest I have done a couple myself, but that works well for the theme

 

[sirch]

Not a fan of lego pics though to be honest I have done a couple myself, but that works well for the theme

Thanks, it was an attempt to add some character and "life" to the shot.

 

[Dark Knight]

To give you something to do, make up sarky comments on the spread sheet

Oh yes there is that

 

[Leebert]

I'm not usually a fan of the little guys but in this case it works well with the Arduino and breadboard. A good connection

 

[sirch]

I'm not usually a fan of the little guys but in this case it works well with the Arduino and breadboard. A good connection

Thanks Lee

 

[posiview]

Connection, great idea these Lego people to produce some fun ideas.

The white balance might be a little off and it looks a little dark on my iPad, but good idea.

cheers

 

[sirch]

Well, the somewhat inclement weather rather scuppered my plans this weekend and I didn't get to shoot what I wanted for "down" so the choice was to shoot something else, which was what I ended up with last week or dig something out of the crap heap archive. So I couldn't miss the chance to at least stick with the intent although this is really technically pretty poor I hope it is on theme

MarbleSteps 1 by TheWub, on Flickr


Here's an also ran...

MarbleSteps 2 by TheWub, on Flickr

 

[LC2]

A couple of interesting shots there. Must have been fairly challenging lighting wise, though the flash will have helped no end.
Spot on topic too and nice to see something that isn't stairs / escalators or feathers

 

[Brian_of_Bozeat]

The second is the better one for sure.I like that it feels like a long way down. Is it tricky shooting down there? Do you just put it on auto ttl and sort out the raws later?

 

[sirch]

A couple of interesting shots there. Must have been fairly challenging lighting wise, though the flash will have helped no end.
Spot on topic too and nice to see something that isn't stairs / escalators or feathers

Thanks Tim,yes it's challenging.

The second is the better one for sure.I like that it feels like a long way down. Is it tricky shooting down there? Do you just put it on auto ttl and sort out the raws later?

Thanks Brian these were both taken on a waterproof compact (TG3) using the on camera flash which is about the worst thing to do because there are always water droplets in the air that reflect the light back. It is tricky, you either take a small mountain of gear and spend time setting up, which is OK if you are with someone who doesn't mind hanging about or you do the kind of on-the-hoof stuff like the above.