Dark Star's 52 for 2010 - 5/52 Speed :)

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Well having completed one years worth how can I resist a second year's worth of angst, pain and missed deadlines :)

So here we go :) This thread will be for the 'Simon' 52s

I will also be doing another personal '12' with 6 shots per month on a theme of my (and maybe one other's) choosing :)

More of a monthly project to test me out on a variety of shots/styles around a single theme

The first months theme will be 'Transport' - not a subject I work a lot with so thats a challenge in itself.

Those images will have their own thread - this one is for the 52s :)

I will endeavour to comment on as many as I can (and there are a lot!)

Good luck all :)
 
Ah, but are you posting the monthly one in this Forum as it's still a challenge?

Looking forward to seeing both sets and I'm sure architecture will crop up at some point :lol::lol:
 
Hi John,
looks like your going to be very busy, will be following with great interest. :thumbs:

Graham
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Good luck with both projects John, I will be watching with interest.

Mark
 
I wouldn't have enough self-discipline to chose my own theme as you are doing for your '6 a month' - I'd just give myself really easy topics - so I shall watch with great interest. :D Mind you, you could have a whole month of GRUNGE! :lol:

I'll be watching both sets with interest, John and wish you the best of luck, with no angst or pain. ;)

Jean
 
ahem! ;)
 
Good luck with both projects John - good to see you are keeping up the tradition of leaving the TP 52 shot till sunday ;):D
 
Daysleeper40 said:
Good luck with both projects John - good to see you are keeping up the tradition of leaving the TP 52 shot till sunday ;):D
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Cheeky ;) And I'm in early....(for me) Will post comments to as many others as I can tomorrow!

1 of 52: Curved

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Ooo, lovely colours Mr M!

...and on theme, so a big thumbs up from me. I really like it! Reminds me of the 'hull' shot someone else posted. Stunningly simple. :thumbs:
 
Great colours and shape. Don't think you could have framed that any better. Very nicely done :thumbs:
 
I love the simple ideas, the red against the white is great.
 
Big thumbs up from me aswell John, the DOF, composition, detail are spot on - oh, very patriotic
 
Agree with all that's been said.
I like the colours, framing and subtle texture.
Nice one. :-)
 
Love the simplicity! There are times when less is more & this is certainly the case here. Nice one.

Rob.
 
:clap: I love it John.
(and it was worth waiting until Saturday for ;) :p )

You always do so well with these type of shots. DOF works perfectly and I love the simplicity of the red and blue against the white.
Spot on for the theme too.

Short and sweet, but I really can't think of anything else to say! It's a fantastic start to 2010.
 
Well done John, what a great shot to start the year off :thumbs: I agree with Jean, it's a very much a Dark Star shot that one...
 
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with Dark Star written all over it.
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Has it ever! Great start John - simple but very effective. I really do think you have developed a style of your own and that can only be a good thing :thumbs:
 
Gawd, another one who's raised the bar already :lol:

I can only repeat what's been said already, excellent, brilliant, simple, clean, great DoF, fantastic composition. :notworthy::notworthy::notworthy:
 
God, that one works so well - just like the previously mentioned 'hull shot'. The curvature is superb, the stitches stand out lovely with some beautiful detail - and I can't resist such a nice blue. Stunner :clap:
 
Nice shot John, everything about it hits the mark!
 
I can't really add more to what's already been said, so I'll just say I'm loving it and I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with next! :thumbs:
 
Love texture on the stiching! The stiching really contrasts to the white ball and the curve of the ball really helps lead your eye around the image :)
 
Thanks to everyone for such a postive reaction to my first weeks shot :) It really is appreciated - I will try to get round all your 52s soon but its a mammoth task as I'm sure you all appreciate :) I have a poem lined up and now need an image :) So thats this weeks task!

I'm pleased that my 'style' is recognisable :) But this year I need to move out of my comfort zone so expect some different stuff going forward!

...and yep that baseball has never been used :D
 
spot on exposure and composition
fits the theme nicely too
well done John!
 
Thanks for those comments folks :) Much appreciated and I will catch up on yours this weekend :)

Here's my poetry shot....some of you may know my bro' is a bit of a poet and I asked him if he'd be kind enough to write something to accompany the image here :) He knocked the poem up in record time for which I thank him :)

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Gnome Alone

Have you all seen Home Alone?
It's about forgetting
One boy, I'm the gnome alone
In a winter setting.

But this is no movie script
Or filmed screen adventure,
Here by frosty ground I'm gripped
On an ice-cold venture.

My last owner had had enough
Of his great big garden,
Poured concrete (how I hate the stuff)
Till it came to harden.

His green-fingered quality
Ended, sick of mowing
While my gnome-like jollity
Bugged him into throwing

Me away, he drove far for
Dumping this small grand shape,
Self esteem goes down when you are
Fly-tipped on the landscape.

Stuck here till December's freeze,
Snow fell, see it glisten
My accordion I still squeeze
With no-one here to listen.

Now abandoned I am free,
Though I've packed my job in
It's a change of scenery
And I've met a robin.

Just a gnome alone who must
Wait, snowdrifts now are legion
When they thaw I'll have life sussed
In this forest region.
 
I wondered where this was going when I saw the pics pop up on Flickr yesterday. I don't get poetry... it's like writing a story in sentences that don't make sense. I'm struggling this week... mine is going to be cringeworthy when I post. :(

A nice enough pic John... I just struggle with the whole poetry thing.
 
Hah! Love your bruv's poem and it goes with your gnome pic really well. :-)
Now about the pic...
Did you superimpose it there? The light looks a bit odd but the snow's well exposed. ;-)
 
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