BarrySprout's 52 for 2011 Week 33. Record

Great image, and the Scottish £10 always reminds me of the phrase "I think you'll find that's leagal tender!" (Michael McIntyre)
 
Hiya Colin,

Great take on the theme. Pity you have clipped the bottom of the coins though, which are a bit OOF. Composition wise I think you could have done better, considering how you have done well in the past.

Sorry if that sounds negative, but to me this seems like a bit of a 'grab' shot'.

Cheers

Dawn :)
 
Marts said:
Nice one Colin. Lovely crisp clear shot taken from a nice angle.
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Thanks Martin

blondie606 said:
Hi Colin

love the angle of your shot ,good idea for the theme as well ....never even occured to me:bonk:
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Thanks Lynne, it's a popular idea this week it seems

Sterling Archer said:
Great image, and the Scottish £10 always reminds me of the phrase "I think you'll find that's leagal tender!" (Michael McIntyre)
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Thanks, I've never had to make that statement thankfully

kennysarmy said:
Nice crisp shot....and you got the notes in the right place ;) with emphasis on the ENGLISH one ;)
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How dare you :lol:

drodd said:
Hiya Colin,

Great take on the theme. Pity you have clipped the bottom of the coins though, which are a bit OOF. Composition wise I think you could have done better, considering how you have done well in the past.

Sorry if that sounds negative, but to me this seems like a bit of a 'grab' shot'.

Cheers

Dawn :)
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No problem Dawn any opinion is valid. However I will now sound defensive.
Coins were clipped intentionally (as were the notes) because they are not the focal point of the image. They are not out of focus as such they are just not in the focal plain, again very intentional as is the £10 note. The focus was set on the promise part of the £5. Shot was taken with a macro lens which gives very narrow dof.
And definitely not a grab shot as the setup included my light tent, two off camera flashes, tripod and remote release.
 
Barrysprout said:
No problem Dawn any opinion is valid. However I will now sound defensive.
Coins were clipped intentionally (as were the notes) because they are not the focal point of the image. They are not out of focus as such they are just not in the focal plain, again very intentional as is the £10 note. The focus was set on the promise part of the £5. Shot was taken with a macro lens which gives very narrow dof.
And definitely not a grab shot as the setup included my light tent, two off camera flashes, tripod and remote release.
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Fair point, and now that you have explained your ideas behind same I can appreciate same :thumbs:

Cheers

Dawn :)
 
Thanks Dawn, I'm not saying I got it right (or on the money) and appreciate you taking the time to say what your initial reactions are to my shots. You will notice that I rarely give any explanation to my thoughts or set-up to any of my shots when I first post them. Not sure if I should or not :shrug: The more in depth the critique though the more I can think about for my next shot.:thumbs:
 
Barrysprout said:
Thanks Dawn, I'm not saying I got it right (or on the money) and appreciate you taking the time to say what your initial reactions are to my shots. You will notice that I rarely give any explanation to my thoughts or set-up to any of my shots when I first post them. Not sure if I should or not :shrug: The more in depth the critique though the more I can think about for my next shot.:thumbs:
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Good!

I think we have got to the point in the project where we can share our thoughts and techniques without reprimand,

We are all on a learning curve, so please feel free to share same, I know I would learn from same.

Cheers


Dawn :)
 
michael23 said:
Hi Colin, good photo there for promise, I like the angle you have used. Only nitpick for me is the missing part of 5 in the top left corner of the £5 note
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Thanks Michael, think you may be right about the part of the 5 because it is quite a solid lump at the edge of the picture. Maybe I shuld have cloned it out completely so as not to distract.

TinaC said:
I am so pleased I didn't look here before doing my Promise image as I also thought of the promise to pay on British notes. Clearly I like your take on the theme and I like the image also :thumbs:
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Thanks Tina, I knew it would be a popular choice of subject this week, hence my early submission.

posiview said:
One of the better ones so far.

Nice clarity and composition. Bit more contrast in the coins perhaps?
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Thanks Andy, The problem with upping the contrast on the coins I felt would have been drawing more attention to them than is needed for the shot.
 
Hi Colin,

I like the pineapple shot, it's an excellent looking building and the link to the theme is good.

Nessie - very clever.

Divided - I knew the coins did that, but I thought it was for each denomination rather than across all. My father collects coins, and your image has inspired me to do a similar thing for him as a print.

Promise - I can't say I'm surprised, but that's three of us who have snapped some money now. You've got some good detail in yours and I like that the coins and scot note is OOF.
 
Great shot and execution.
My only gripe is the dead space in the centre left of shot (too much white on them there notes LOL) and the centre placement of the coins.
I think if the coins were in the bottom right, leading into the "promise" and maybe the scot not was moved so the white was replaced by some colour, it would balance better.
Still a cracking take though.

Rgds

Adie
 
Mentalblock said:
Hi Colin,

I like the pineapple shot, it's an excellent looking building and the link to the theme is good.

Nessie - very clever.

Divided - I knew the coins did that, but I thought it was for each denomination rather than across all. My father collects coins, and your image has inspired me to do a similar thing for him as a print.

Promise - I can't say I'm surprised, but that's three of us who have snapped some money now. You've got some good detail in yours and I like that the coins and scot note is OOF.
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Thanks Neil

Webby962 said:
Great shot and execution.
My only gripe is the dead space in the centre left of shot (too much white on them there notes LOL) and the centre placement of the coins.
I think if the coins were in the bottom right, leading into the "promise" and maybe the scot not was moved so the white was replaced by some colour, it would balance better.
Still a cracking take though.

Rgds

Adie
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Thanks Adie
I took another couple of shots at the same time wth the £10 note turned over but the reverse of a Clydesdale note is very busy and it looked too cluttered. The shots I tried with the £10 moved down a bit meant the writing was too in focus and drew away from the £5 and left an empty corner. You are right in saying the blank part is a bit too much but without having the £10 note upside down I didn't really come up with a solution, probably should have went to the cash machine and got another couple of notes!. As to the coins central positioning, it never crossed my mind to move them :bang:
 
Hiya Colin

WOW! I am blown away by your latest image!

That is such a powerful photo .... and for me .... one of your best so far :thumbs:

I love the doom and gloom you have captured, and the cry for help. The image speaks a thousand words.

The background works well, even though it is very busy ... which sort of adds to the ambiance of the thought process behind the subject.

I can't help but wonder if it would have been better to have more focus on the open hand, with a slight application of vignette around the subject? :shrug:

Would you mind if I copied this image and had a bit of a play with same? Only for my own sense of curiosity and the feeling I could portray through this image? (I won't post edit here, but send to you via PM to show what I feel about it)

Cheers

Dawn :)
 
Barrysprout said:
Look forward to the PM Dawn.
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Thank you kindly .... I'm onto it now .... will be with you shortly because I am so set with my ideas with this one.

Wow .... this is the kind of image you should see on the back of the toilet doors in night clubs etc ....(no offence Colin .... but you have hit on such a powerful note here)! I love it!

Cheers

Dawn :)
 
As Dawn says, wow.

B&W was the only choice.

Interesting (weak choice of words) how the grain of the table flows with the scars.

Seems unwarranted to comment but I'd prefer an empty table and both hand facing downwards; but I can see what you're trying to portray.

Regards.
 
Thanks Andy, I thought this one would be thought provoking. Hence my lack of explanation on the image post.
 
posiview said:
As Dawn says, wow.
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I have PM'd my idea to Colin, and respect his thoughts of same. Indeed it is a Wow image though.

Cheers

Dawn :)
 
Thanks Andy, as other Andy (or george as I call him) said it had to be mono for this shot.
 
Thanks Neil, my model for the shot said I had a twisted way of looking at twisted for the theme.
 
Hi my name is Andrew Bailey and I am currently working on a digital technology unit for the Diploma in Creative and Media. I chose to create digital photo images for use on Smart, Android and I Phones for wallpaper backgrounds. These would then be hypothetically sold as an ‘app’. The theme

I chose for the images was ‘scenic countryside’.

I would be very grateful if you could take a look at my images on this blog;
http://scenicsnapshotltd.blogspot.com

If you keep the blog page open for reference, I would appreciate it if you could answer just 5 Questions on my short survey that I have devised? This is in order for me to gather important feedback and will be used to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of how successful I have been in the unit.

Here is the link to the survey;
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FFS3NW7

Many Thanks
Andrew Bailey
 
Andy Bailey said:
Gathering Feedback (Not Spam)
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Wikipedia definition of Spam : Spam is the use of electronic messaging systems (including most broadcast media, digital delivery systems) to send unsolicited bulk messages indiscriminately.

Hmm, seems to fit.
you are a few weeks late for pararadox

Think you may have posted in the wrong place:D
 
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Great shot Colin,

Just a few comments from me on this one :-)
First, good use of B&W, and high contrast B&W. Really brings out the grain and the scars.
I like the positioning of the pills, in a diagonal, and the whole use of diagonals across the piece.

My gripes (and they are only minor niggles really) are you broke the cardinal rule of model photography, and cropped across joints. By cropping at the elbows, the shot looks a little awkward. If you look at any model photography, most togs crop above or below any joint (knees, elbows, wrists and ankles) but never through them. Just cropping in slightly tighter on your shot might really balance the photo better.
The only other very small niggle, is the razor might be better balanced a little further over to the right, acting as another lead-in from the bottom right corner.

These aside, this is a very strong image, and one that makes you think beyond the theme. I think you have handles the subject matter very well.

Rgds

Adie
 
Webby962 said:
Great shot Colin,

Just a few comments from me on this one :-)
First, good use of B&W, and high contrast B&W. Really brings out the grain and the scars.
I like the positioning of the pills, in a diagonal, and the whole use of diagonals across the piece.

My gripes (and they are only minor niggles really) are you broke the cardinal rule of model photography, and cropped across joints. By cropping at the elbows, the shot looks a little awkward. If you look at any model photography, most togs crop above or below any joint (knees, elbows, wrists and ankles) but never through them. Just cropping in slightly tighter on your shot might really balance the photo better.
The only other very small niggle, is the razor might be better balanced a little further over to the right, acting as another lead-in from the bottom right corner.

These aside, this is a very strong image, and one that makes you think beyond the theme. I think you have handles the subject matter very well.

Rgds

Adie
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Thanks very much Adie, points taken on board for any future shots. I can do the crop easy enough but won't do a reshoot for the razor so it will have to be as it is.

TinaC said:
Not an easy image to view as it is a strong subject that is equally balanced by your treatment. Adie has addressed the only issues I would have mentioned so I do no more than :clap:
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Thankyou Tina.
 
I like the edit, but it is your vision. Do you prefer the crop?
 
I do. It looks better balanced in the crop. However it's an image that makes people uncomfortable anyway so maybe the first works better from that point of view.
 
Good point. For me though, despite the subject matter, good photos should stand up on their own technically, and I think your edit does that better than the original.

The fact that the image is well balanced and the lighting is good makes the subject matter more focused and that makes the viewer concentrate on image, not trying to workout what it is that is distracting.

Well shot. :-)

Rgds

Adie
 
simply amazing really well shot and well the theme its in my top 5 great imagination:thumbs:
 
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