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

SimonH said:
“A box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid.”

Great interpretation on the theme Duncan!
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Thanks Simon ... you are correct with the riddle
 
wornish said:
I am not that well read, so missed the reference.
Nice image though.
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Thank you for the comment David ... the riddle reference is in JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit, Chapter 5 ... Riddles in the Dark.

Darkslinger said:
Eggcellent....

Great take on the theme Duncan
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Thanks Bill for the comments
 
That got me thinking but I didn't get it either. Big tick for thinking outside the "box"
 
HelenC said:
That got me thinking but I didn't get it either. Big tick for thinking outside the "box"
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Bebop said:
Well 'My precious' can only make me think of..... Lord of the Rings?? But I cannot think of the egg connection.
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Thanks for the comments Helen & Bebop

The riddle is from the Hobbit when Bilbo first meet Gollum and they play a game of riddles.
One of the riddles Bilbo asks Gollum is:

A box without hinges, key, or lid,
Yet golden treasure inside is hid.

The Answer ... an Egg!!

It's during the riddle games that Bilbo finds the Ring
 
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This weeks effort is Solid.
The image is of a chunk of solid CO2 at -80C. I've given it a blue cast to try and emphasise the coldness of the CO2


2022- Solid by Chevin, on Flickr
 
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Very nice. I've just been playing with ice and was similarly trying to give it a blue tint. It works.

I love that your frozen CO2 appears to have been dropped from outer space like a meteor :)
 
Nice shot Duncan, I like the blue tones, they work well with the ice.
 
The colouring works well and the image is almost abstract. Nice one.
 
Bebop said:
Very nice. I've just been playing with ice and was similarly trying to give it a blue tint. It works.

I love that your frozen CO2 appears to have been dropped from outer space like a meteor :)
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Thanks Bee,
I dribbled some water onto the ice and it ran straight off and formed a puddle which then froze. I thought the effect was interesting

AlanDorset said:
Nice !
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Thanks for the comment Alan

Peter123 said:
The blue tint works well. It looks very frozen.
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Thanks Peter

Darkslinger said:
Nice shot Duncan, I like the blue tones, they work well with the ice.
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Cheers Bill

HelenC said:
The colouring works well and the image is almost abstract. Nice one.
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Thanks Helen
 
I like it. It looks very alien / horror movie :D

It's easily the best picture of a piece of frozen co2 at -80c I've seen posted here this week and possibly ever :D

Very original and very interesting. Well done Duncan :D
 
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woof woof said:
I like it. It looks very alien / horror movie :D

It's easily the best picture of a piece of frozen co2 at -80c I've seen posted here this week and possibly ever :D

Very original and very interesting. Well done Duncan :D
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Thank you for the kind comments Alan
 
Super shot of Pointy Pencils Duncan!
 
A Pointy Pack of Pencils. Good shot Duncan.
 
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They're all good pictures but the last is my pick. Well done on the wildlife garden and the pictures :D
 
I agree Duncan - as well as being good for nature, very calming to have grasses in the garden. Unfortunately my wife doesn't agree!
Nice shots
 
I love grasses Duncan, I wish I had the space to grow a decent patch. I like your chosen image.
 
Parallel - A very different twist on the theme, with a couple of different variations on the concept.

Metal - Nicely composed and processed with complementary lighting.

Treasure - I must admit to not getting the connection until reading other comments.

Solid - It does have a look of being dropped from the sky, the processing suits it.

Beginning with a P - I would have considered distributing the pencils with the solid colouring through the image. My eye goes to the pinkish one at the top.

Snappers Choice - Well done on the wildlife garden, there does seem to be more people trying to help nature. I do like the lighting on the last one.
 
I love watching the wind moving through long grass. I like your chosen shot best.

Pencils are perfect for the P theme. Well captured and posed/placed.
 
Loving the Grass shot Duncan, the black behind it makes it stand out and the sun on the seeds works so very well.

Pete
 
woof woof said:
They're all good pictures but the last is my pick. Well done on the wildlife garden and the pictures :D
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Thanks Alan, I did like the last image as well but Mrs Chevin preferred this first one ... and as they say .... needs must ;)
 
SimonH said:
agree Duncan - as well as being good for nature, very calming to have grasses in the garden. Unfortunately my wife doesn't agree!
Nice shots
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Thanks Simon ... I'm slowly turning all my "garden" into a haven for both wildlife and me (plus the missus of course)
 
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Darkslinger said:
I love grasses Duncan, I wish I had the space to grow a decent patch. I like your chosen image.
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Thanks Bill ... I'm lucky to have my wife onside as we develop the "garden" ... long way to go yet but we're getting there ... wherever "there" is ;)
 
StuartPearson said:
Parallel - A very different twist on the theme, with a couple of different variations on the concept.

Metal - Nicely composed and processed with complementary lighting.

Treasure - I must admit to not getting the connection until reading other comments.

Solid - It does have a look of being dropped from the sky, the processing suits it.

Beginning with a P - I would have considered distributing the pencils with the solid colouring through the image. My eye goes to the pinkish one at the top.

Snappers Choice - Well done on the wildlife garden, there does seem to be more people trying to help nature. I do like the lighting on the last one.
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Thank you Stuart I much appreciate you comments
 
Bebop said:
I love watching the wind moving through long grass. I like your chosen shot best.

Pencils are perfect for the P theme. Well captured and posed/placed.
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Thanks for your comments "B", like you I find the way wind blows grasses about very tranquil
 
seaodyssey said:
Loving the Grass shot Duncan, the black behind it makes it stand out and the sun on the seeds works so very well.
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Thanks you very much for your comment Pete ... it was a cloudy day and only occasionally did the sun peek out to give me a backlighting effect
 
Simonbrown16 said:
Great picture it reminds me of the movie scene from Gladiator.
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Thanks Simon, I never made the connection with Gladiator but as you mention I can see the similarity.
 
There's something about sharpened pencils that takes me right back to my childhood. A nicely composed shot.
I love your grasses - you've really captured their softness and movement.
 
HelenC said:
There's something about sharpened pencils that takes me right back to my childhood. A nicely composed shot.
I love your grasses - you've really captured their softness and movement.
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Thanks Helen for you kind comments, I love the texture and movement that grasses give
 
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