weekly Susiejb 52 in 2015 Christmas ...and that's me finished for 2015

Dark Knight said:
Hey hey hey :)

Envy - Good idea Susie and lovely sharp lotto ticket, that stands out really well (y)

Inverted - Absolutely love the paper ones, such good lighting and colours, the B&W is my fav of the bunch, took me a mo to work out what they were, you should be well proud of all them images :)

Shimmer - Not the best of settings, but I really like the colours and reflections you have captured :)

Elements - Nice PP and again a great idea, the words not quite the right sequence for me, but ignoring that a good experiment that has worked well I reckon (y)
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Hi DK thanks for taking the time to hop in with your very busy schedule ....very much appreciated, as are your encouraging comments. I must admit I do enjoy doing the more creative ones.
 
Great interpretaion for Noise, I would never have thought of that :clap:

Ditto for Envy :clap::clap:

Inverted, it has to be the abstract with the paper, that is so clever and the lighting is spot on too (y)

Elements - I can see what you were trying to do and it is way beyond my skill level. There's just a bit too much black for my taste.
 
Bruja said:
Great interpretaion for Noise, I would never have thought of that :clap:

Ditto for Envy :clap::clap:

Inverted, it has to be the abstract with the paper, that is so clever and the lighting is spot on too (y)

Elements - I can see what you were trying to do and it is way beyond my skill level. There's just a bit too much black for my taste.
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Thanks Jill ...yes, I think I overdid the black, I should have looked at it a few more times before posting it !
 
It''s been the most glorious autumn day here, I enjoyed a fabulous walk through the woods at a local National Trust property. I love fungi I think it's amazing, there wasn't too much about but I managed to find these. They're slightly soft but I wanted to keep that lovely misty autumn feel to them.

Seasonal

Autumn by Susiejb, on Flickr

Autumn by Susiejb, on Flickr
 
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As I've said before, nicely packed in the frame, not mushroom at all :D

I'm not sure the the shallow DoF works that well in this case though, sorry.
Nice images nonetheless (y)
 
Hi Susie. I'm going to agree with Carl, I quite like it as it is. (Elements that is).
I;m going to agree with the DoF comment on the mushrooms, and maybe the lighting wasn't 100%. Brian's mushroom shot edges it for me.
 
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Nice light and I like the dew on the grass. you have certainly got a nice glow in the bg. (y)

A tip - If you get that close to them then even f22 will give a shallow enough DOF to lose the background, and you might be able to keep the whole mushroom in focus. ;)
 
Hi Susie. What do I know but strangely, I quite like them just the way they are - I think the shallow DoF draws attention to the dew without losing sight of their surrounds - a deeper DoF would maybe have them competing. The second is my favourite of the two, I think because of the yellow bg. .
 
LC2 said:
Hi Susie. I'm going to agree with Carl, I quite like it as it is. (Elements that is).
I;m going to agree with the DoF comment on the mushrooms, and maybe the lighting wasn't 100%. Brian's mushroom shot edges it for me.
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Dark Knight said:
Hi Susie :)

Slightly deeper and they would be great, some lovely colours still and where in focus there is some great detail, theme wise bang on for me :)
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Thank you Tim and DK ...all comments very gratefully received.
 
Brian_of_Bozeat said:
Nice light and I like the dew on the grass. you have certainly got a nice glow in the bg. (y)

A tip - If you get that close to them then even f22 will give a shallow enough DOF to lose the background, and you might be able to keep the whole mushroom in focus. ;)
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Thanks Brian @Brian_of_Bozeat ...yes I like the dew too ...beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that :) I used my Raynox macro lens which I think made my focus a bit tight ...in fact I took the wrong one out with me, which meant I used a 250 instead of my 150 which made it worse. It won't be the last of my mushroom hunting, I love them, determined to get a red spotty one this year ( Fly Agaric) I shall do the next lot without the macro lens as you suggest.
Yours by the way is wonderful ...I love it :)
 
Carl Ayling said:
Hi Susie. What do I know but strangely, I quite like them just the way they are - I think the shallow DoF draws attention to the dew without losing sight of their surrounds - a deeper DoF would maybe have them competing. The second is my favourite of the two, I think because of the yellow bg. .
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Thanks Carl ...I really like them too :) maybe I focused a bit too much on the dew, but it looked so autumy and magical I couldn't resist.o_O
 
Blimey, I bet you got a bit damp getting down low to take those fungii pics :eek: I like them both but would also like a bigger DoF. Picky, aren't I :)
 
rpn said:
Like them both and I'm happy with the shallow DoF. However I would like to see the mixture of the two, fore and back grounds of #1 combined with the main subject of #2
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Bruja said:
Blimey, I bet you got a bit damp getting down low to take those fungii pics :eek: I like them both but would also like a bigger DoF. Picky, aren't I :)
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Thanks Stan and Gill much appreciate you hopping in :)
 
Looks beautiful against that black backdrop Susie - lovely vibrant colours. Maybe crop out the leaf and stem but that's all - fabulous shot.:clap:
 
Hi Susie excellent black BG really makes the flowers pop, very nicely lit can't fault that :clap:

I like the leaf and stem (y)
 
I'm not totally convinced about the leaf,TBH Susie, ( but thats a hyper-criticism) the stem I like.
I really can't fault it, it fits the theme well, nicely taken (y)
 
Hi Susie,
Shimmer: They are huge bubbles. They work with the theme well. Shame about the busy BG as has been said but I guess you have little choice in the direction that the bubbles wander off in.
Elements: Wow! Cracking shot :clap: Very well done.
Seasonal: I like the droplets in the first but prefer the mushroom in the second I think. Both lovely shots and a nice fit to the theme.
Full: The BG really makes the full blooms pop. I think I am in the no leaf camp :)
 
Hi susie

Love the mushroom shots with the FG water droplets. I think they're right when they say DOF's a bit shallow.

Full bloom ... seems to be beautifully lit and focused. Personally, I'm not too keen on the solid black BG, a bit severe against the delicate flower.
 
As always Susie, some really beautiful shots. I particularly like the mushrooms (or are they toadstools?) and I think the focus on the dewdrops really adds something extra special to them (y)
 
Carl Ayling said:
Looks beautiful against that black backdrop Susie - lovely vibrant colours. Maybe crop out the leaf and stem but that's all - fabulous shot.:clap:
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alsjazzera said:
Hi Susie excellent black BG really makes the flowers pop, very nicely lit can't fault that :clap:

I like the leaf and stem (y)
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Cobra said:
I'm not totally convinced about the leaf,TBH Susie, ( but thats a hyper-criticism) the stem I like.
I really can't fault it, it fits the theme well, nicely taken (y)
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Thank you folks ....I felt it it looked rather odd without the stem, but I agree I'm not sure about the leaf .
 
Leebert said:
Hi Susie,
Shimmer: They are huge bubbles. They work with the theme well. Shame about the busy BG as has been said but I guess you have little choice in the direction that the bubbles wander off in.
Elements: Wow! Cracking shot :clap: Very well done.
Seasonal: I like the droplets in the first but prefer the mushroom in the second I think. Both lovely shots and a nice fit to the theme.
Full: The BG really makes the full blooms pop. I think I am in the no leaf camp :)
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Thank you Lee ...much appreciate you looking in....leaf or no leaf ...that is the question :)
 
rpn said:
That's one beautiful image, perfectly lit, spot on focus and good DoF. Nice composition and the black bg really brings out the colours. :clap:

However I agreed with Chris @Cobra about the leaf and personally I would clone it out.
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d00d said:
Hi susie

Love the mushroom shots with the FG water droplets. I think they're right when they say DOF's a bit shallow.

Full bloom ... seems to be beautifully lit and focused. Personally, I'm not too keen on the solid black BG, a bit severe against the delicate flower.
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LC2 said:
Great shot, well lit, sharp and an amazing black background which gives the blooms the prominence they deserve.
Have you printed it and stuck it on your wall yet?
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Thank you for looking in all....much appreciate all the comments ...I think it could work as a print Tim :)
 
XenosElaine said:
As always Susie, some really beautiful shots. I particularly like the mushrooms (or are they toadstools?) and I think the focus on the dewdrops really adds something extra special to them (y)
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posiview said:
Full, wonderful colours and detail.

I'd have had to bend the leaf out of the way :)

Cheers.
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Dark Knight said:
That suits the theme perfectly Susie, really nicely shot, I think we may try too hard to get a perfect link, but as in this case, full bloom is certainly full to me, a lovely bright flower on a perfect background, nice (y)
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Thank you very much all ....really good to see you hopping in :)
 
I think the most obvious ones have been done for Habit, I did think of a photo of the neatly lined up tins in my cupboard ...my touch of OCD :eek: but every time the grandsons are here the first thing they do is to grab an ipad :rolleyes: so I went for that one. Scruffy teddy in the background is Ronnie the school teddy...Archie is in charge of him for a week and is taking it very seriously taking him everywhere. Personally I think he need a wash, but I wouldn't dare in case he falls to bits :runaway:

Habit

Habit TP15 by Susiejb, on Flickr
 
susiejb said:
Personally I think he need a wash, but I wouldn't dare in case he falls to bits :runaway:
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Who? Archie? :D

Besides Ronnie will never taste the same either ( mine had the habit of sucking an ear on their teddy's :D )
A nice and different interpretation Susie (y)
 
Hi Susie, I to have a grandson called Archie,

anyway thats a very different take on the theme and all the better for it :clap:
 
Aw what a lovely portrait - like the way his face is washed with the light from the screen and get the look of concentration. Really good Susie :clap:
 
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