weekly Anita's 52 week thread 2013

Gosh Anita, you did a mega catch-up, and now so must I!

Pattern: I didn't like this at first, but it's much better in the larger version on Flickr. Good crop and I particularly like the watering can that breaks the pattern!

Movement: tricky... some thought the windmill thingy was out of focus, but I reckon it's spot on (looking at the hub of the wheel), so the blurring is down to the movement. That said, the blurriness does look odd in a pic with lots of sharp bits in it. But there are lots of other interesting elements to compensate!

Below: crisp and sharp, lovely organic form, nice light, well composed. The only crit for me is that it might be better with a bit more interest in the sky...

Size: nice idea, but somehow the shot isn't particularly ineresting. Maybe it needs some other compositional element, or some sort of "story" to tie it together more?

Greed: +1!

Kind: like this, doesn't look wonky to me! Excellent composition.

Process: nice colours and control of focus, but again there doesn't quite seem to be enough in the shot, and those truncated carrots at the bottom look a bit sad to me. Sorry, that feels just too negative...

Rock: oh yes, lovely colours and lighting, sexy glistening, great compositonal arrangement, I very much like that!
 
Blimey, they keep coming!

Pair: both shots are excellent, the eyes are stunning, but the hands take it as they are not only well executed, but also tell a story of their own. That shot should be on your wall, IMHO!

Shape: lovely, real interest in the variety of shapes and textures here. Great colour and focus. Excellent...

Plenty: not quite the same high standard, IMHO; better without the extra person top left. And it may be my eyes, but there seems something quite weird about the focus on the cake stack. The greenery at the top looks sharp as a tack, but the cakes bottom left look all fuzzy to me. Is this a lens wide open, slightly soft at the edges?

Speed: sorry I've just looked at some other comments... I agree a better angle and more of a story could be achieved if there were some "traffic" in shot, but as taken I quite liked it!

All good stuff, Anita; good on you for the mega catchup. This is why I don't manage more than one set of comments per evening!
 
Hi Anita. :wave:

well... stepping up the stairs, its bang on theme, don't think it's one I'd have on the wall though! does nothing for me artistically I'm afraid.

It seems to be lacking in depth somehow :thinking: can't put my finger on why? perhaps the front light could have been a bit brighter or less bright iyswim? did you fill flash? It's nicely all in focus and I like the palette, good effort.
 
Hi Anita
I think the exposure is good and it is certainly on theme, I agree with Brian to an extent about it lacking something but couldn't offer any solution as to what.
 
Yeah, Steps, nice detail and good overall lighting. Just feels a tad close IMO. Bit of motion blur in the legs maybe.

Cheers.
 
Shape, nicely done with the plate and the stems.

Plenty, Certainly is :) good dof and subject.

Speed, nice take on the theme.

Steps, as others have said nice image but needs a little something.
 
Hi, cracking view there. Looks like some good detail in the sky, just a tad bright though.

I would like to see a tad more contrast in the sky and detail in the shadows.

Cheers.
 
Hi anita

Mono I agree with Andy on the sky but I think the view alone would have been a great pic without the trees they somehow dominate and there is a lack of balance to them:thinking:
 
Mono: Great shot, lovely view. Agree with adding more contrast.
 
Hi Guys

Thanks for the comments. Ive had a go at editing 'Mono' to increase the contrast/brightness in sky.
 
ChrisR said:
Gosh Anita, you did a mega catch-up, and now so must I!

Pattern: I didn't like this at first, but it's much better in the larger version on Flickr. Good crop and I particularly like the watering can that breaks the pattern!

Movement: tricky... some thought the windmill thingy was out of focus, but I reckon it's spot on (looking at the hub of the wheel), so the blurring is down to the movement. That said, the blurriness does look odd in a pic with lots of sharp bits in it. But there are lots of other interesting elements to compensate!

Below: crisp and sharp, lovely organic form, nice light, well composed. The only crit for me is that it might be better with a bit more interest in the sky...

Size: nice idea, but somehow the shot isn't particularly ineresting. Maybe it needs some other compositional element, or some sort of "story" to tie it together more?

Greed: +1!

Kind: like this, doesn't look wonky to me! Excellent composition.

Process: nice colours and control of focus, but again there doesn't quite seem to be enough in the shot, and those truncated carrots at the bottom look a bit sad to me. Sorry, that feels just too negative...

Rock: oh yes, lovely colours and lighting, sexy glistening, great compositonal arrangement, I very much like that!
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Thanks for your feedback
 
ChrisR said:
Blimey, they keep coming!

Pair: both shots are excellent, the eyes are stunning, but the hands take it as they are not only well executed, but also tell a story of their own. That shot should be on your wall, IMHO!

Shape: lovely, real interest in the variety of shapes and textures here. Great colour and focus. Excellent...

Plenty: not quite the same high standard, IMHO; better without the extra person top left. And it may be my eyes, but there seems something quite weird about the focus on the cake stack. The greenery at the top looks sharp as a tack, but the cakes bottom left look all fuzzy to me. Is this a lens wide open, slightly soft at the edges?

Speed: sorry I've just looked at some other comments... I agree a better angle and more of a story could be achieved if there were some "traffic" in shot, but as taken I quite liked it!

All good stuff, Anita; good on you for the mega catchup. This is why I don't manage more than one set of comments per evening!
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Hi. Thanks for your comments and feedback. Its much appreciated. You must have spent a long time on this and yes, i can see why you only manage one set of comments in an evening :)
 
Hi Anita, I'm a bit late commenting but I still wanted to say... I learned a great deal out of the lynda.com video course on black & white by Ben Long.
 
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Hi Anita :wave:

Step...on theme , sharp , well lit , almost soothing colors.......maybe some motion in the feet/legs would add something ?

Mono... like how you framed the clouds through the tree's , contrasty 2nd version is better as shows more detail :thumbs:
 
The edited version for Mono is loads better - the sky in the original was quite bright and lacking detail - which has been well resolved in the edit. :thumbs:, fence and the trees not bothering me, nicely framing and giving a foreground interest, and then the river(?) leading you into the shot through the valley nicely.

That little chap for connection gave me a nice chuckle, great sticker with the perfect pose to match the expression on his face!! Not loads sure about the green BG, but I struggle for things to use myself :lol: Like it.
 
Hi, Connection, like it. Sometimes we all need to do a daft one IYSWIM :clap:

The facial expression and the heart are a good addition.

Cheers.
 
posiview said:
Hi, Connection, like it. Sometimes we all need to do a daft one IYSWIM :clap:

The facial expression and the heart are a good addition.

Cheers.
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He took the words right out of my mouth. (No Meatloaf quotes please :p)

And the B&W edit is 10 times better, well done. :)
 
Hi Anita Connection is a really good pic very amusing and well put together, good use of props, nothing else I could add to whats already been said :clap:
 
Hi Anita

Connection - really happy vibrant shot. Well put together with all the elements of the theme with a cheerful twist. A brave use of a bright green b/g,(we are all used to black, white and cream) which works well given the subject. Whenever I have y=used bright colours I don not seem able to pull it off and revert to black or white. :clap:

Beginning - a bit hard to get the relevance to the theme without the explanation I think .. The drapery at the top is a bit diverting but I like the angle and the pattern in the wood. Perhaps it just needs some other reference to a wedding e.g a cake in the b/g or a couple of rings?
 
DOF and focus are right for the shot - mono conversion works well, might have liked a wider shot to catch the top right of the wood, and the Emily name tag. But I imagine the background was full of clutter so this may not have been so easy.
 
Beginning, yeah, good DOF and angle. Not keen on the B&W as I'd like to the rich wood colours and pity the clipped name.

Cheers.
 
Hi Anita

good take on the theme , can image the bg may have been a bit busy so you've done well here , the angle makes it more interesting , good detail in the wood grain...think I may have preferred a color version , the clipped name tag has been mentioned :thumbs:
 
Beginning, Composition wise I can't help thinking that one or all (or maybe three) peg(s) would have worked better than almost all?

Nice angle and good detail. :thumbs:
 
Hi Anita, it's well on theme, its got leading lines in from both lower corners, there's no people or anything to distract, locks in the distance are a nice focal point, sky could be worse...

Nice calm, serene image. :thumbs:

might say that a lower POV could help, but imagine you're on a bridge here??
 
I like the lead in lines of the cut going to the lock and the stillness of the water.

I dont know whether a different composition losing the sides would help? Currently the image is sort of in two halves. I know what i mean but can't explain it particularly well......... and im dreadful at post processing so couldn't edit the image to explain.
 
Hi, Still, another water one...good show.

As others have said really. Crit, looks a tad flat and I'd be tempted to have a good group to loose the LH tree and do the same with the RH side.

Cheers.
 
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