Hi, Lynne, shrooms for me. I wasn't sure about the shine but it's grown on me. Nice and sharp with a real autumnal sense to it. I don't have OCD but the little bit of white at the bottom draws my eye away.
The stags aren't too bad, either, just the main one getting a bit lost. Perhaps wait a second or two for the one in the real to shift out of the way.
Cheers.
Hi, Lynne, Age, I saw the original and thought I'd commented....I mentioned that a flip would be chronologically better
Cheers.
golly, you've been busy
natural I like em both but the fungi pulls it for me - I like the slime-effect
age - good triptych, fits the theme perfect, though I might have removed the stray petal in the final shot
spread - not so keen on the chestnuts as they look a little busy - maybe an isolated chestnut in the studio (aka table in the spare room) would have worked better. I do love the cobweb though, it's covered in diamonds!
Hi Lynne
Spread 2 for me... I like the green in the background, sort of lifts the shot for me making the chestnuts stand out more, lovely detail and a good idea for the theme
Ate some of the pie last night & another helping after shooting this...totally scrummy
& I still can't get rid of that little shadow under the crust though most of the reflections have gone
, the plate isn't too bad and I wouldn't want it to be pure white, just a tad whiter.
Hi Lynne
This could be the way forward, edible props
Of the three you've posted, my vote goes to #2, your first apple pie and custard shot. I think the refelctions give depth to the image and a 3D feel to the scene. In #3 my eye is drawn to the edge of the custard just above the handle of the spoon on the right. It doesn't look quite right IYSWIM.
#1 I like for its colour tones and lighting but feel it looks too flat with the absence of shadows. Again, as with the refelctions in #2, I feel shadows would add depth to the scene.
All IMHO of course, good work rate though, I have something of a mental block at the moment for this weeks theme. Iain
I blame Andy....the whole time I was shooting both the peas & the pie I kept hearing this little voice saying..." shame about the shadows & the swirly bits on the plates " Had a bit of mare doing the edit on v2 of the pie which is why there's something odd going on above the handle....tried cloning out some stray custard ! Took ages in pp to lose the shadow under the pea pod :bang:, if I get the chance I'll post another complete with shadows for added depth .................love all 3 shots, I love the swirls in the plate on no.2 - the colour looks ok on my hd screen
Good show for Together.
#1, the composition is spot on. Nice and close in. Does appear very green. Me and my 'details', I did notice the small stem top left of the inside of the pod.
#2, great idea and not one I would have thought of. It's #1 for me mainly, but not solely, due to the close composition. Great colours and Iain says the reflections in the plate really add depth to the photograph. Crit, well there has to be some
Overall, very impressive week for you....and it's only Sunday.
Cheers.
...& you're right , I hadn't spotted the stray stem...was too busy worrying about shadows .... & that plate ain't getting no whiter mister unless of course I do a reshoot......
You still seem to be getting me confused with someone who has half a clue how to work elements
I've posted it here on TP, and it is also on my flickr. Was thinking of you when I was there and knew you would have loved to see it.
As much as I like this shot I think number one fits the theme better 
I agree with Iain about it looking flat, but I'm less technical to me it looks like they're just kind of floating, the background is so white it looks a little clinical, if you get my meaning. lovely detail in the pod and the peas though. Alas the custard in the second one looks like it's cold and set making it a little unappetizing.
Almost lifeless, spoon looks stuck on, custard looks most unappetising. Flat light. Is that too harsh?
The peas in the pod are lovely but I prefer the apple pie and custard. #3 is just a bit flat for me I prefer seeing the gloss!!
Hiya Lynne,
Thought I would pop past to see how you are progressing with your Photo52 and WOW, you are doing a great job. Your photography has come on in leaps and bounds since last year.
I'm loving all the pics, but the spider web one is brilliant as too are the weir shots.
Great stuff and keep up the fab work. You have done doing a 2nd Photo52 after the 2011 one. I might tackle another in the new year.
BTW .... went up to Ullswater two weekends ago and managed to get a shot of the boat house
Will have to make a plan to meet up again some time, I'll be in contact.
Hope you have been keeping well, and keep up the great work with your photography.
Cheers
Dawn
Hi again,
Just looking through your spread shots, I think it's number one for me as I really like the composition and the colour of the leaves in the background.
I do like the green moss in number two but the chestnuts look a little busy. I would also cloned/ cropped out the light brown leafy thing top left just on the edge of the shot!
I do really like number three though, the detail on the droplets and the fact you got the eight leggd fiend in really makes it for me, although that blade of brass sticking in just above the spider looks like a knife, I feel that would be a good area to practice cloning
Together, I do like the pea shot, and I also though of peas together, I just don'y like peas
It's got to be the first apple pie shot for me, I like the sugary detail on the crust and the custard has a nice shine to it like it's fresh and inviting you to eat it. Any photo that makes me want to eat the subject is always going to be a winner
Thanks for the comments & crit..spent ages in ps trying to lose the shadows under the pea's.... I was trying to do less pp on the Spread to try n keep then natural but get what you're saying, cheers missus
Ooooo Apple pie and Custard - Nom Nom Nom
Great idea and pic of the peas in a pod, but the 1st apple pie shot for me, I prefer the angle
Love the web Lynne.
As for your backgrounds, were you on manual mode, was there much time difference between the shoots?
Your ambient light may have changed or your camera may have applied different settings if you were in a semi auto mode.
BG's bug the hell out of me. I can never get an even light with one strobe, but hopefully that's a thing of teh past now I have two
Keep up the good work, only a handful of weeks left now.
Which backgrounds are you refering to ? The apple pie ones or the Chestnut ones ? The original Apple PIe was on the worktop with flash , the 2nd one was in the light tent with on board flash & me waving the the other flash unit about in the general direction of the tent Semi auto mode - what the hell is that ? Was in aperture priority I think , with manual focus. The chestnuts were deep in the forest with just natural light
Hi Lynne
Together
#1 - peas - well handled exposure and good comp but I think a little flat as an image
#2 - pie and custard - very nice, well lit and like the patterns/reflections in the plate and cutlery. Looks very real and appetising, with texture in the fruit, pastry and custard. A really good food shot.
#3 - almost as if you were demonstrating the undoubted merits of #2.
Hi Lynne,
Catch up night for me!
Age - a really good idea thats been well executed - I think everything else has already been said on it!
Spread - At first I was going for #1 of the single chestnut - not sure if a tighter crop would work better and then I scroll down to the web. decisions decisions! - I can't decide............ I'm going to stick with my original choice of #1
Together - Please can you send #2 over for me to sample for you!!
& yup , Spread 1 for me as well Nice shot for peas in a pod! Do you use some kind of light box/tent for these shots? It looks like it could be in a magazine.
By the way, I always associated the idea of being like peas in a pod as being similar rather than being together. Maybe it's a northern interpretation ....:bonk:
Nice one Lynne
This looks very professional, it could easily be used for promotional material.
I particularly like the lighting on this, care to share?
It fits the theme well, lovely warm colour tones too, all round good work Missus
Lighting ..... I should at this point start talking about ocf,snoods & bounced flash I guess ? Nothing so fancy.....bedroom light on, large peice of silver card above the towels to stop slight glare on the ribbons followed by some tweaking in pse to lighten the bottles , little twiddle with levels ,crop,sharpen & thats itHi Lynne, this looks very pro and something you'd expect to see advertising a spa or beauty treatment! The lighting is lovely and that with the subtle colours the towels look very soft.
I hope your work starts to calm down soon so you can get more time to pamper yourself!!
. Good light on the items and you have managed to make the towels look uber soft.
