Corky's 52 - WEEK 25 / FREEDOM & RESHOOT

This is my playground.....the village of Crosshaven in Co Cork. Thought I'd hang around in the cold this evening and catch a night / dusk shot of the Village and Marina.

DARK

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I like that picture a lot, the amount of evening light and artifical light, along with the nice warmth of the lamposts etc. Really bring the picture together :thumbs:
 
Shorty said:
I like that picture a lot, the amount of evening light and artifical light, along with the nice warmth of the lamposts etc. Really bring the picture together :thumbs:
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Thanks Shorty :thumbs:
 
Longing - very poignant shot, I am glad I never really got started, although after 15 years I still feel like lighting up occasionally (usually linked with too much alcohol).

Dark - certainly fits the theme of the week although to me this is just underexposed rather than dark sorry :shrug: I think perhaps a panoramic type crop across the middle of the shot might improve it.
 
Shorty said:
I like that picture a lot, the amount of evening light and artifical light, along with the nice warmth of the lamposts etc. Really bring the picture together :thumbs:
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That sums it up for me...lovely shot...:love:

Oh and I like it...:thumbs:
 
Nicely done Corky, what a fab playground. I also like the mixture of natural/artificial lighting. The picture has a real warmth to it. :clap::clap:
 
A very nice shot for Dark, and fits the theme nicely.
 
jeangenie said:
I like the shot very much, too. It's well composed and I love the play of lights on the water, and the patterns created by the masts of the boats moored in the harbour. Beautiful, tranquil evening scene and fits the bill very well indeed. :clap::clap:

What a playground! :)

Jean
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I agree completely with Jean. :clap::clap: I think it needs a little sharpening though, although that might spoil the impressionist type quality of the image. :thinking:
 
I like the dark shot but its a little underexposed as said, might have been better to wait till it was a little darker (so the light was more even) and using a longer exposure.
 
Thanks everybody........Comments taken on board

Jon
 
I went to the local primary school for inspiration on this one expecting to get some kind of simple drawing that they put up in the window. They did one better for me by having a window full of simple skeletons. This is shot through glass. I have tried to disguise the background through pp

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Good idea and you have done well with the background, bit of shame you couldnt get a single skellton as the others are a little distracting. Did they know you were there it was the school closed, am not getting arrested will help you creativity :D
 
Toothie said:
Good idea and you have done well with the background, bit of shame you couldnt get a single skellton as the others are a little distracting. Did they know you were there it was the school closed, am not getting arrested will help you creativity :D
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Haha, The school was closed and it would not have been a problem anyway as its the village school and everybody knows everybody. I know its a crap shot for all sorts of reasons though. They had these bloody skeletons all over the window and I coudn't get a better composition......ah well maybe next week!
 
Good effort for getting in your shot and to honest it's pretty good with what you were trying to achieve...

One on it's own would have been better but you got to work with what you got...:thumbs:
 
Agree with Marcus comment, tough to make a great composition of this, good idea and made the best of the hand you had.
 
Works for me :thumbs: I do agree with the others, but you went with it and it's worked well.
 
At the risk of sounding boring I've got to agree that the composition is distracting but obviously you have to do your best with what is there. I think you have done well with a difficult subject and it's a nice take on the theme :thumbs:
 
Nice one Corky, kinda return of the zombie's meets teletubbies :D I realise that when kids stick their work up like this it is obviously because the teacher is very happy with the standard of their work, and space being of the essence they are usually crowded in. The shot as it stands is technically great, and compositionally would work well for a crowd shot. I wonder as the background is as it is if cloning out some of the others would be possible.

anyhoo a nice shot, well done :clap: :clap:
 
How simply children see the body, a bunch of bones :D

I think you did well with what you could find, especially through glass :thumbs: from me.
 
Everybody has said everything I think (always a bumme being last to comment :))

Concept is great!!! A solo skeleton would have been perfect but you have to work with what you have and therefore.....Great Shot :D
 
Well, it's either a feast or a famine with this 52. Not only did I have one picture in the bag by Monday, I had two!! This, by my standards is a massive achievement in itself. I had all week to worry about other problems and not the 52 ;) In celebration of having two shots in the bag, I'm going to post both pics, and to hell with the consequences :lol: I leave it to the 52ers to decide?

Jon



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Well done Corky, two for the price of one.

For me although both photographs are great, I prefer the second. The railings almost pull me into the picture whereas the danger sign seems to block me! (hope that makes sense)

I also like the contrast between the black and white of the railings against the colours of the background! Super shot.

Picture one would for me work nicely as two shots, one with just the sign in, and one with just the runway heading off into the distance.

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Well done for getting two in. The second is the stronger for me, I might have cropped it a bit to loose the bush on the right. Good shot there Corky.
 
Ah you lucky so and so...two to choose from...:p

I'm with Hyster on this one it's the second one for me...it really doe's draw you in. I don't have a problem with the bush because if you crop it out you will lose where the vanishing point is going, but I would like to have seen all the corner of concrete on the first bend...other than that it's spot on for me...excellent...:thumbs:
 
Definitely the second one for me. It's a cracking shot with a great perspective pulling you into the shot. Well done :clap::clap::clap:
 
I'm going to go along with the others, the second for me too, it's much stronger, and I get what Angela means about the sign (thanks Angela, I couldn't work that one out)..

Well done :thumbs:
 
It certainly is feast time this week, Corky. :thumbs:

The first one fits the theme very well, but I could also see it with a dog sitting in front of the sign 'reading' the message! :D

The second one is excellent. It's a pleasing picture with strong lines and plenty of interest without being overly-busy. Spot on - and I'd definitely keep the bush on the right because I think it balances the left hand point of the railings beautifully. Lots of :clap::clap: for this one.

I hope the 'other problems' of the week got sorted out. :)

Jean
 
I'm voting with the majority - number 2 all the way for me. Strong line and composition leads you through the picture very effectively :clap:
 
Looks like no2 it is then :lol: Thanks for the feedback guys and gals
 
Very nice shot indeed. It looks like it was crying out for an ND Grad filter too, but that's only a suggestion! Good stuff.
 
Or a poloriser
 
True, but I think you'd still be left in that quandry of having the sky spot on and the foreground under exposed or foreground spot on and sky over. I could be wrong of course. The grad filter in LR2 works pretty well, but no help if you don't have that software!!
 
Your 52 - your rules so if you want 2 photos then you post 2 photos IMO

I think in both cases they are good shots (I agree about the ND Grad issue) but I think if you were shooting with the theme in mind both could be improved slightly by changing the viewing point and redcuing the amount of sky. E.G for the Landing Strip I would have had to jump the barrier and get the mid line of the runway centre and positioned the vanishing point dead centre but at about 1/4 - 1/3 of the way down the frame.

As they stand I like the 2nd picture more but I think the runway had the greater potential.

Good shots though :thumbs:
 
Both great shots Corky! :clap: think they both fit the bill. number 2 again from me i'm afraid. looks idyllic too! :) nice shots!
 
Thanks for the comments Dizzy,Simon & James

Jon
 
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