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[Boots]

Week 8 - Street Signs and Symbols



...But not recently....

This area was used for sand and gravel extraction, but that was all finished when I first walked here thirty years ago. Extensive efforts to restore it all to nature have gone very well, but this sign got left behind. With the nearest road half a mile away I didn't feel in any danger.

 

[Darkslinger]

We have a local off-leash dog park that was once a military base and it also has odds and sods still slowly decaying away. Like this one, they always make for interesting images. Good capture Paul.

 

[Allan.H]

Not for a long time it would seem

 

[-Oy-]

Nice one Paul.

 

[Shugpug]

When is a sign no longer a sign - great find.

 

[nog]

Great sign, good to see the area has been restored

 

[Boots]

We have a local off-leash dog park that was once a military base and it also has odds and sods still slowly decaying away. Like this one, they always make for interesting images. Good capture Paul.

Not for a long time it would seem

Nice one Paul.

When is a sign no longer a sign - great find.

Great sign, good to see the area has been restored

Thanks all for commenting!

 

[SimonH]

Nice spot - and the colours are very complementary.

 

[Boots]

Nice spot - and the colours are very complementary.

Thanks Simon!

 

[Barney]

Your safe there Paul,

Good find, and no bullet holes!

 

[bullinachinashop]

Great sign!!!

 

[Cloudforest]

A nice find Paul and the colours work well together.

 

[Boots]

Your safe there Paul,

Good find, and no bullet holes!

Great sign!!!

A nice find Paul and the colours work well together.

Thanks all!

 

[Boots]

Week 9 - Horizontal and Technique - Long Exposure


Lines and Dots

This didn't work out quite as I had hoped, but sometimes you just have to go with what you have.

Alternative title (for those of a certain age) "The Mekon Attack Fleet Approaches".

The main image was a one second exposure - in case anyone is interested.

 

[cuthbert]

I really like that. It has a really cool analog feel.

 

[Boots]

I really like that. It has a really cool analog feel.

Thanks Mark! (all digital - sorry!)

 

[BobBCN]

That's a rather original take on the theme. Top job!!

 

[AlanDorset]

clever, and good result

 

[Kell]

It has both a microscopic and macro feel.

And (Dan) Dare I say it, I’m of a certain age to remember the Mekon. Or at least from the comics in the 80s.

 

[Boots]

That's a rather original take on the theme. Top job!!

clever, and good result

It has both a microscopic and macro feel.

And (Dan) Dare I say it, I’m of a certain age to remember the Mekon. Or at least from the comics in the 80s.

Thanks all!

 

[Darkslinger]

Love this one Paul, Really like the processing. What exactly are we looking at?

 

[Boots]

Love this one Paul, Really like the processing. What exactly are we looking at?

Thanks Bill!

What are we looking at?... Lines and Dots... Mekon Attack Fleet... or holes in a piece of cardboard photographed twice, once ICM and once stationary, combined.

 

[Hadron]

Very clever, works really nicely. Nice one

 

[SimonH]

Yea, that's cool Paul. Like it.

 

[Boots]

Very clever, works really nicely. Nice one

Yea, that's cool Paul. Like it.

Thanks both!

 

[Allan.H]

Very abstract, very interesting.

 

[Boots]

Very abstract, very interesting.

Thanks Allan!

 

[RyanB]

Like that a lot Paul, perfect for mono too.

 

[Boots]

Like that a lot Paul, perfect for mono too.

Thanks Ryan!

 

[Cloudforest]

Nicely done Paul and fits both theme and tech really well.

 

[Boots]

Nicely done Paul and fits both theme and tech really well.

Thanks Pete!

 

[nog]

Horizontal- nice one and great explanation on how you got the shot

 

[Boots]

Horizontal- nice one and great explanation on how you got the shot

Thanks Keith!

 

[Boots]

Week 10 - Pattern

I suspect this will be a Marmite image, dividing opinion. When I saw the theme I fancied doing something graphic and edgy.

"Paper Pattern"



A stack of paper was carefully splayed (a technique I learnt in a past life - press gently on the top of the pile with a knuckle, and describe little circles; slowly the paper will splay out). Then a gradient map was applied to the image.

 

[firewireguy]

It's very abstract, but I like it a lot

 

[Boots]

It's very abstract, but I like it a lot

Thank you!

 

[nog]

I like it, foreground made me think of a beach

 

[Boots]

I like it, foreground made me think of a beach

Thanks Keith!

 

[Barney]

The last two images are stunning Paul, flipping brilliant creations!

 

[Boots]

The last two images are stunning Paul, flipping brilliant creations!

Thanks Wayne! That's very kind of you.