weekly Chevin's 52 for 2022 .... Week 42 ... Precision

SimonH · 16 Jan 2022

That's a great shot Duncan. Spot on the theme, lovely lighting and tones.
*heads for drinks cupboard....*

seaodyssey · 16 Jan 2022

That's a good Image, lighting works well and the wooden background works well.

Cloudforest · 18 Jan 2022

I like that Duncan. The warm feel to the lighting really suits the subject.

Chevin · 19 Jan 2022

Donnie said:
Good shot, I do love an old fashioned too!

Thanks for the comment Paul ... so do I

SimonH said:
That's a great shot Duncan. Spot on the theme, lovely lighting and tones.

Thank you for the comment Simon ... *heads for the drinks cabinet as well*

seaodyssey said:
That's a good Image, lighting works well and the wooden background works well.

Thanks for the comment Pete ... seaodyssey

Cloudforest said:
I like that Duncan. The warm feel to the lighting really suits the subject.

Thanks for the comment Pete ... Cloudforest

HelenC · 20 Jan 2022

I like the composition and the warmth of the colour - reflects the warmth of the drink I would imagine. Nice set of "olds" for the theme too.

Chevin · 20 Jan 2022

Cardamom pod and seeds just before it gets used in tonights dinner

2022-Wk-3-Recpt by Chevin, on Flickr

Chevin · 20 Jan 2022

HelenC said:
I like the composition and the warmth of the colour - reflects the warmth of the drink I would imagine

Thanks for the comment Helen

LC2 · 20 Jan 2022

A nice bit of macro there. It's very interesting how shallow the focus is even at f/10 on a m4/3 sensor.

Darkslinger · 21 Jan 2022

A very good macro shot Duncan, now I have to come up with a new idea...

Chevin · 21 Jan 2022

LC2 said:
A nice bit of macro there. It's very interesting how shallow the focus is even at f/10 on a m4/3 sensor.

Thanks for the comment Tim. I only wanted to take 1 hand held shot as I'm not too familiar with focus stacking and the stacking software technique, so I opted for f/10 after taking a few shots at between f5.6 & f/8. Not sure the shallowness of the focus plane but to my eyes and gauging from the seedpod size it appears to be around 2 to 3mm.
Going to have to do some work on focus stacking

Darkslinger said:
A very good macro shot Duncan, now I have to come up with a new idea.

Thanks Bill for the comment ... I didn't mean to de-rail your thought train

Fuji Dave · 21 Jan 2022

That's a cool shot for the theme Duncan, goes well on the worktop.

Chevin · 22 Jan 2022

Fuji Dave said:
That's a cool shot for the theme Duncan, goes well on the worktop.

Thanks for the comment Dave

NickD · 22 Jan 2022

Ahhh, the dreaded ammunition from curry Russian roulette!

The shallow DOF works well, as do the colours against the greys of the background.

Chevin · 25 Jan 2022

NickD said:
The shallow DOF works well, as do the colours against the greys of the background.

Thanks Nick

HelenC · 25 Jan 2022

I wondered what it was when I first looked. Some fine detail in there.

Chevin · 26 Jan 2022

HelenC said:
I wondered what it was when I first looked. Some fine detail in there.

Thanks Helen

Chevin · 29 Jan 2022

Bottles ... the morning after. Theme plus Tech, all self induced

2022-Wk-4-Bottle by Chevin, on Flickr

SimonH · 29 Jan 2022

That’s nicely done ticking all the boxes

Nod · 29 Jan 2022

Tequila and Limoncello? You deserve the hangover!!!

Was there a dash of flash to get a bit of definition in the labels?

Chevin · 29 Jan 2022

Nod said:
Tequila and Limoncello? You deserve the hangover!!!

After imbibing ... not a mix I would recommend

Nod said:
Was there a dash of flash to get a bit of definition in the labels

No, I used a small panel LED to give me a bit of infill light

lindsay · 29 Jan 2022

Nicely done. Makes me feel like I had drunk some of it!

Darkslinger · 29 Jan 2022

Well done Duncan, makes me want to take a handful of aspirin and put an icepack on my head (kind of what you were going for I think, the "the Hangover Technique").

Simonbrown16 · 29 Jan 2022

Nicely done I can feel the hangover from this picture!

Chevin · 30 Jan 2022

lindsay said:
Nicely done. Makes me feel like I had drunk some of it!

Darkslinger said:
Well done Duncan, makes me want to take a handful of aspirin and put an icepack on my head (kind of what you were going for I think, the "the Hangover Technique").

Simonbrown16 said:
Nicely done I can feel the hangover from this picture!

Thanks for the comments guys. :ty:

I haven't seen anything like that since Hogmanay

The next time will be next Saturday after another glorious victory when plenty of alchofrolics will be enjoyed :beer:

rpn · 30 Jan 2022

That's a nicely executed ICM technique. Exposure time is good – long enough to blur the subjects whilst still retaining enough details.

StuartPearson · 30 Jan 2022

New - Lighting is well handled, if it was possible extra seperation between the rodent parts would have been nice.

Old - Nice composition just needs a bit more space all around

Receptacle - A great macro shot, I always forget about possibilities for close up images.

Bottles - Definitely got the tech ticked off, I'm glad I didn't try looking at this yesterday morning after a friend's birthday party.

Chevin · 31 Jan 2022

rpn said:
That's a nicely executed ICM technique. Exposure time is good – long enough to blur the subjects whilst still retaining enough details.

StuartPearson said:
New - Lighting is well handled, if it was possible extra seperation between the rodent parts would have been nice.

Old - Nice composition just needs a bit more space all around

Receptacle - A great macro shot, I always forget about possibilities for close up images.

Bottles - Definitely got the tech ticked off, I'm glad I didn't try looking at this yesterday morning after a friend's birthday party.

Thanks guys for the comments

HelenC · 2 Feb 2022

Nicely composed. You've certainly thought of an apt use of the tech!

Chevin · 2 Feb 2022

HelenC said:
Nicely composed. You've certainly thought of an apt use of the tech!

Thanks Helen

Chevin · 7 Feb 2022

As it's bucketing down up here I've had to change my plan for Snappers Choice

This salmon fly is a my interpretation tying of the Aberdeenshire River Dee pattern called a Gordon, named after its inventor a Mr Cosmo Gordon in 1870

2022-Wk-5-Snappers Choice by Chevin, on Flickr

Fuji Dave · 7 Feb 2022

That is a lovely image Duncan, nice and bright and just pops against the dark BG.

FlyPhot · 7 Feb 2022

Nice fly and nice image (I'm also a fly tyer

). love the colours and it's nicely lit.

wornish · 7 Feb 2022

Lovely colours and detail.

Boots · 7 Feb 2022

Beautiful workmanship and well photographed.

-Oy- · 7 Feb 2022

Fab fly shot - lovely colours.

SimonH · 7 Feb 2022

I love this! Great shot. Lovely composition, colour and detail.

StuartPearson · 7 Feb 2022

Great use of the space within the composition, the colours are really vibrant and the detail is captured well

Darkslinger · 8 Feb 2022

Great close-up Duncan, love the story as well.

Cloudforest · 8 Feb 2022

Lovely details and colours in that one. Works well against the dark background.

Chevin · 8 Feb 2022

Fuji Dave said:
That is a lovely image Duncan, nice and bright and just pops against the dark BG.

FlyPhot said:
Nice fly and nice image (I'm also a fly tyer ). love the colours and it's nicely lit.

wornish said:
Lovely colours and detail.

Boots said:
Beautiful workmanship and well photographed.

-Oy- said:
Fab fly shot - lovely colours.

SimonH said:
I love this! Great shot. Lovely composition, colour and detail.

StuartPearson said:
Great use of the space within the composition, the colours are really vibrant and the detail is captured well

Darkslinger said:
Great close-up Duncan, love the story as well.

Thanks folks for the kind comments

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