weekly Bruja's 2015 52 CHRISTMAS and DONE!!!!

rpn said:
Noise; nice sharp image with clear reflections. Very apt for the theme.
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Thanks Stan, right place, right time :D

Carl Ayling said:
Hi Jill. Love all the reflections ... in the image I mean. It's got oomph .... as well as a touch of oompah oompah of course. ;)
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Hi Carl, definitely oompah, oompah, oompapah :p
 
alsjazzera said:
I am amazed they still have brass bands walking through town not a thing I remember seeing since i was a child and the salvation army used to randomly turn up
certainly noisy though
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Hi Allan, there are still a lot of brass bands in Spain but I' ve only seen/heard them during Semana Santa (Holy Week)

d00d said:
Noise ... love the colour, focus, tight crop, the nothingness up top, then that amazing reflection. (y)
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Thanks David, it was the reflection that caught my attention :)
 
Brian_of_Bozeat said:
Lovely!

What an interesting shot, sharp in all the right places, superb reflections and colours, I love how you've captured his expression. I'd clone out the stains on the church wall but that's subjective of course. This would look good in a travel brochure I think. Nice one matey! (y)
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Wow, thanks Brian, I seem to be on a roll just now :D, or maybe I' ve just got lucky :LOL:
 
Hi Jill. Yes, the hardest theme so far I think. Wise words from you. Like the "Stay True" outfit - nice bit of modelling.
 
Carl Ayling said:
Hi Jill. Yes, the hardest theme so far I think. Wise words from you. Like the "Stay True" outfit - nice bit of modelling.
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Thanks Carl, saw the dress on the market on Monday and thought 'that'll do it' :D

Dark Knight said:
Hi Jill

Yes very true, best to ignore some feelings/emotions/traits but not always easy, nice picture, looking very comfortable indeed, good job your naval isn't really that high :D
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:p:ROFLMAO: It's the size of my chest pulling the dress up :naughty:
 
Good grief - that was fast Jill. Nice perspective and colour - like the trees in particular.
 
Well done with the speed of response to the topic Jill. Once a again, that's a great take on the image, well composed and taken with the inverse processing giving it the added ompfh.
Like the inverse linky too :)
 
Irony hahah ... cracking pose .. brave, thanks for sharing.

Inverse ... it is ... very interesting too ... so much going on. (y)
 
Carl Ayling said:
Good grief - that was fast Jill. Nice perspective and colour - like the trees in particular.
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MrB has always said I was a fast woman, don't know what he means :naughty: Thanks Carl.

LC2 said:
Well done with the speed of response to the topic Jill. Once a again, that's a great take on the image, well composed and taken with the inverse processing giving it the added ompfh.
Like the inverse linky too :)
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Thanks Lee, glad you like it (y)


d00d said:
Irony hahah ... cracking pose .. brave, thanks for sharing.

Inverse ... it is ... very interesting too ... so much going on. (y)
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Thanks so much David (y)
 
Hi Jill, excellent shot for envy, interesting dress

Inverse, unusual colours, works well for the theme, as always interesting images from yourself, I like what you do
 
I was only going to comments on everyone's inverse but I had to comment on you envy. Love it. I did a second take look at first but really like the confident and assured smile :clap: Nice legs as well :D

Inverse, very crisp photograph and the colours really work well.

Cheers.
 
Hi Jill,

Sorry I have commented in a while...

Despair: An amazing photo. Really hits the theme. I love the mono simplicity. The tile lead in line works perfectly to draw and hold my eye onto the focal point of the picture. Bravo :clap:
Noise: Spot on theme. Well exposed for what looks like a very bright scene.
Envy: Great concept and great pose. Like it (y)
Inverse. Quick off the mark and another great photo. I like the crisp line and deep DoF. Well done for creating your own LR preset too. I would have no idea where to start to do that :)
 
Despair - Phenomenal image, no critique, wonderful lead in line and spot on theme, perfect exposure and use of light, post sets it off lovely.
Noise - Lovely and sharp image, very bright and detailed image, on theme as usual. excellent shot
Envy - Cleverly done. original idea, spot on theme and well exposed
Inverse - Nice subject to invert in post, lots to look at, lines and geometry make it very interesting.
 
Envy: Hey, how you doin? - Oh, hang on... wtf? Nice dress, double take- a-licious! :lol: great fun, well done.

Inverse: Gotta be honest I had a similar idea but you beat me to it. Not that that is a problem, you also you did a better job than I would have. Super image. :thumbs:
 
alsjazzera said:
Hi Jill, excellent shot for envy, interesting dress

Inverse, unusual colours, works well for the theme, as always interesting images from yourself, I like what you do
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Thanks so much Allan. I couldn't resist the dress when it appeared just at the right time on the market Glad you like my stuff (y)

susiejb said:
Hi Jill great dress for Envy, I've never seen one like that , it works really well especially with your added comment.

Inverse ...that is really eye catching ...love how you've processed that one.
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Hi Susie, I just created a negative preset in LR and turned the positive pic into a colour negative. The joys of Google :)

posiview said:
I was only going to comments on everyone's inverse but I had to comment on you envy. Love it. I did a second take look at first but really like the confident and assured smile :clap: Nice legs as well :D

Inverse, very crisp photograph and the colours really work well.

Cheers.
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Hahahah, glad you like it, and the legs :) I like pics where you do a double take or that have you scratching your head. I just don't produce them very often :whistle:
 
Leebert said:
Hi Jill,

Sorry I have commented in a while...

Despair: An amazing photo. Really hits the theme. I love the mono simplicity. The tile lead in line works perfectly to draw and hold my eye onto the focal point of the picture. Bravo :clap:
Noise: Spot on theme. Well exposed for what looks like a very bright scene.
Envy: Great concept and great pose. Like it (y)
Inverse. Quick off the mark and another great photo. I like the crisp line and deep DoF. Well done for creating your own LR preset too. I would have no idea where to start to do that :)
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Hi Lee, don't worry about it. Glad you like what I do and the preset was pretty easy thanks to the wonders of Google ;)

brownin said:
Despair - Phenomenal image, no critique, wonderful lead in line and spot on theme, perfect exposure and use of light, post sets it off lovely.
Noise - Lovely and sharp image, very bright and detailed image, on theme as usual. excellent shot
Envy - Cleverly done. original idea, spot on theme and well exposed
Inverse - Nice subject to invert in post, lots to look at, lines and geometry make it very interesting.
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Thanks for dropping in again Nathan. Despair seems by far my most critically acclaimed shot of this 52 so I'm pretty proud of it :rolleyes:

Glad you like the rest too(y)

Brian_of_Bozeat said:
Envy: Hey, how you doin? - Oh, hang on... wtf? Nice dress, double take- a-licious! :LOL: great fun, well done.

Inverse: Gotta be honest I had a similar idea but you beat me to it. Not that that is a problem, you also you did a better job than I would have. Super image. (y)
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Hahaha, wtf indeed and glad it made you laugh too. It definitely is one of those double-take pics I love so well :D
 
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Hi Jill. Shimmer #2 for me - more obvious as you say but I do like that sparkling in the water, and you've managed so well to keep the definition & colour in the leaves as well. :clap:
 
Hi Jill,

I prefer the first, the reverse vignette reminds me of when I have to squint in bright sunlight which seems to suit the beach setting. :thumbs:
 
Carl Ayling said:
Hi Jill. Shimmer #2 for me - more obvious as you say but I do like that sparkling in the water, and you've managed so well to keep the definition & colour in the leaves as well. :clap:
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Dark Knight said:
Hi Jill :)

Inverse - LOVE the colours in this image, and the curing leading lines are great too, really interesting shot (y)

Shimmer - Ooooo for me it's got to be the water shimmering through the foliage, nice bokeh :)
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Brian_of_Bozeat said:
Hi Jill,

I prefer the first, the reverse vignette reminds me of when I have to squint in bright sunlight which seems to suit the beach setting. (y)
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susiejb said:
Hi Jill ...it has to be shot number two for me ...the first one seems to lack a bit of oomph ! The light on the second one is lovely shimmering through the autumn leaves.
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Thanks everyone. (y) Not many of us left now :(
 
Bruja said:
Not a lot of motivation for this theme. I guess some themes are like that.

ELEMENTS (aka Carbon is a girl's best friend :D)​
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And a cyclists! :D

Quite a nice shot of (are they yours? of course they are!) rings, I like that they are obviously worn, you have worn them with love. Anyway, good focus and DOF. I like the arrangement and how the gold seems to give off it's colour to the background.

It has been a hard week really, never mind it's nearly Friday! :X
 
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Bruja said:
Not a lot of motivation for this theme. I guess some themes are like that.
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Well presented, and fits the theme though Jill :thumbs:
 
Hi, nice enough shot but I know what you mean about the theme
 
Oh wow - very inventive take on the theme and a lovely shot as well. :clap:
 
Hi Jill

Shimmer ... I like the dreaminess of the beach, and then that bokeh through the trees. Both on theme.

Elements ... clever/crafty one. But I'm not sure re focus & light, not that I know about such things.
 
b****r, there goes my idea for Elements. I may have to try it anyway.
Is it slightly over exposed towards the bottom left (or is it my laptop monitor?)
Nice capture of the colours :)
 
Brian_of_Bozeat said:
And a cyclists! :D

Quite a nice shot of (are they yours? of course they are!) rings, I like that they are obviously worn, you have worn them with love. Anyway, good focus and DOF. I like the arrangement and how the gold seems to give off it's colour to the background.

It has been a hard week really, never mind it's nearly Friday! :X
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They have been worn for 24 years and it shows in close up. Both on the rings and me :D

Cobra said:
Well presented, and fits the theme though Jill (y)
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Thank you Hissy, much appreciated.

alsjazzera said:
Hi, nice enough shot but I know what you mean about the theme
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Cheers Allan. Seasonal is not much better as it doesn't really change much here, other than getting dark earlier.
 
susiejb said:
Hi Jill ....really nice shot for the theme ....not an easy one was it, although I seem to say that every week lately.
Yes, the thread's very quiet ...it's a shame so many drop out after such an enthusiastic start, but it does make the commenting easier :)
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Thanks Susie, and glad to say I'm about caught up now with commenting :sleep:

Carl Ayling said:
Oh wow - very inventive take on the theme and a lovely shot as well. :clap:
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Thanks Carl, you are always so positive about my shots (y)
 
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