Recent content by nigeljohnson73

Ropes, knots, chains and padlocks... whatever is on the other end really isn't going anywhere :) I really like the final edit, you're right, it's a lot less murky and a lot clearer.

Love the neglect in the "secure" shot. Adds a lot to a scene, and a great shot by itself.

Love the "Secure" shot.

Last edit is great, I love the dints - gives it a bit more character.

:thumbs: Thanks all ,appreciate the feedback :thankyou: Blondie, don't worry, I get that a lot :)

Blimey... Industry.... eeeesh. Another toughy :)

So the theme this week was actually helped along by a project I'm doing for work on data protection and information security. I had a few ideas but this one stood out because of the splash of colour. The other options had a lot of plus side, and one was possibly a good stock image, but I liked...

Thanks Donnie, I did waaaaay overthink "sigh" :)

Oooh, the word c.u.z. got starred out on my last post. Sorry, I'll deal with grammar a lot better in future :)

Thanks guys, certainly appreciating the feedback :) The chain caused all kinds of "issues" *** it had a really high pitch bit when it clanked together and was not sitting right all the time, by the end of the first morning I was ready to beat something to death with it :) Sarah, I'll slap it...

This weeks theme of "secure" made me think of my daughter and her blankey, but she'll probably grow up to hate me if I published that photo, so onto a current project I have on the go at the moment on Data Protection and information security. Tough decision to make... which one to submit for...

Thanks everyone. Based on some feedback I tweaked "sweet" some. I upped the exposure, added contrast, clarity and recovery to get some texture back in Mary and boosted the vibrancy a bit. No more grey :)

Thanks Nick. I'm trying to think a little outside the box :)

The monochrome really works well for me :)

I don't think you really want the entire thought process here, but basically I looked for a few phrases with "sweet" in them. I really wanted to do "Bitter sweet symphony" with lots of licorice playing small musical instruments but I couldn't find any toy musical instruments that small. So I...