The TP52 - 2026 Darkslinger's 52 for 26

[Boots]

Another good set Bill! Your chosen one is very good, but I do rather like your first shot - it has a rather ethereal feel to it.

 

[Darkslinger]

Such a shame that the crow wasn't a couple of crows feet from the puddle as that may have allowed you to catch all of it in the puddle, which would have been excellent.
I do like the shot you chose though, it works really well.

A nice set Bill. I like the one you've chosen, the framing is lovely.

I'm now expecting a crow pic every week

It's funny that the two of you made the comments about crows. The crows that follow me because I have peanuts actually were good about posing and I did take some shots of them
These three let me get quite close


As did this one with a second crow on the sign being in the reflection

 

[Darkslinger]

Super shots there Bill. I like the first one myself.

Thanks Wayne, yeah I liked how the lines of the flag poles and the building looked in the puddle.

Nice. The one sided composition works really well.

Thanks Nick.

I like the composition also - nicely done

Thank you Adam

Good set again Bill, the b&w shots work especially well, great reflections in the colour shots but maybe they are a bit “too much” when next to the more subdued B&W but that’s just me

Thanks Keith, the colour shots are close to SOOC, the light really saturated the colours.

A fine set. It's the last one for me The vertical things and a blob of red

Thanks Dave, yeah, I wasn't expecting much on my travels to Steveston but I ended up happy with what I got.

Nice set as always Bill. +1 for your chosen shot, but I like the Derby Reach shot too.

Thanks Simon, light was great that day.

Another good set Bill! Your chosen one is very good, but I do rather like your first shot - it has a rather ethereal feel to it.

Thanks Paul!

 

[Darkslinger]

Week 10 Inspired by Song

Well back to the crappy weather from vacation. From 30 degrees each day to a high of 8 today...just sayin'...

Anyway, I had an idea for this theme, of course the weather wouldn't cooperate...I was thinking about "Only Happy When it Rains" by Garbage but, of course, all I got was sun and snow...

I did get this though


Yesterday we had our only snowfall so I wandered around New Westminster and this made me think of "Red House" by Jimi Hendrix


And "Magic Bus" by the Who


By this time I had different songs worming through my head and the line from "Paint It, Black" by the Stones (I see a red door, and I want to paint it black) popped up when I saw this.


And on the black theme, this made me think of "Back to Black" by Amy Winehouse

 

[Adamcski]

Good set @Darkslinger

I think the chosen image is the one I would have chosen also.

 

[Kell]

That's a fantastic shot. I love the feel of the whole set.

They have an almost tilt/shift miniature feel to them.

 

[Allan.H]

Excellent set, really like your chosen shot.

 

[NickD]

I really like how your chosen shot feels, and how the subject jumps out from everything else.

 

[Cloudforest]

Another lovely set Bill and I find it hard to choose a favourite. The bus shot just wins though.

 

[nog]

Great set Bill and you’ve picked the best one. Bus really stands out in the scene and have captured the falling snow just right.

 

[SimonH]

Another cracking set Bill!

 

[Nostromo]

A good set of images overall, I would have chosen Magic bus too, but I do really like The Who.

 

[Boots]

A great set!

 

[Darkslinger]

Good set @Darkslinger

I think the chosen image is the one I would have chosen also.

Thanks Adam.

That's a fantastic shot. I love the feel of the whole set.

They have an almost tilt/shift miniature feel to them.

Thanks Kell, truth be told I've been playing with the Nik Collection and some of the images have had bokeh effects added to them.

Excellent set, really like your chosen shot.

Thanks Allan

I really like how your chosen shot feels, and how the subject jumps out from everything else.

Thanks Nick, the snow really made it for me

Another lovely set Bill and I find it hard to choose a favourite. The bus shot just wins though.

Thanks Pete

Great set Bill and you’ve picked the best one. Bus really stands out in the scene and have captured the falling snow just right.

Thanks Keith, I was playing with auto ISO and had the exposure set at 1/400 to see if it would capture the snowfall, it worked well

Another cracking set Bill!

Thank you Simon

A good set of images overall, I would have chosen Magic bus too, but I do really like The Who.

Thanks Dominic, one of my all time favs as well

A great set!

Thanks Paul

 

[Darkslinger]

Week 11 Red

A walk around the city in the rain resulted it a few images with red in them

 

[Cloudforest]

Plenty to choose from in this series Bill. The one featuring the dogs is an easy favourite for me.

 

[Barney]

Great set as usual Bill

Spoilt for choice!

 

[Boots]

Great set as ever!

I think I might have gone for "Maple Leaf Disposal" - who knew Canada had such a great problem with Autumn / Fall leaves from just one type of tree?! We just let the leaves stop the trains (sadly true!).

 

[Adamcski]

All good captures I think my fav is the colour pop door.

Nice set though

 

[nog]

Good set Bill, really like the door shot but hard to beat a dog pic.

 

[Allan.H]

As above a good set and hard to choose a favourite

 

[philthejuggler]

Red door on the mono wall for me - really striking graphic image.

 

[AlanDorset]

Not normally keen on animal / pet pictures but this one really works. I also like the red handrails in the train station.

 

[SimonH]

All good Bill - I like the door shot.

 

[Darkslinger]

Plenty to choose from in this series Bill. The one featuring the dogs is an easy favourite for me.

Yep, me too, thanks Pete.

Great set as usual Bill

Spoilt for choice!

Thanks Wayne!

Great set as ever!

I think I might have gone for "Maple Leaf Disposal" - who knew Canada had such a great problem with Autumn / Fall leaves from just one type of tree?! We just let the leaves stop the trains (sadly true!).

Maple Leafs and Beavers...have to love them to be Canadian...just sayin'

All good captures I think my fav is the colour pop door.

Nice set though

Yeah, I would have liked to use that for the song theme, "I see a red door and I want to paint it black..."

Good set Bill, really like the door shot but hard to beat a dog pic.

I always like a dog shot, and these two were sitting on the steps of one of my favourite coffee shops so I took a couple of quick captures and the little guy in red just stared at me.

As above a good set and hard to choose a favourite

Thanks Allan

Red door on the mono wall for me - really striking graphic image.

Thanks Phil, it was one of a couple of red doors that I took.

Not normally keen on animal / pet pictures but this one really works. I also like the red handrails in the train station.

Thanks Alan, I do like dog shots but I also like subway/train stations...

All good Bill - I like the door shot.

Thanks Simon.

 

[Nostromo]

I do like the red door, it's quite interesting.

 

[Darkslinger]

I do like the red door, it's quite interesting.

Thanks Dominic!

 

[Darkslinger]

Week 12 Daily Life

I kind of interpreted this as a "day in the life of", for some of the shots

For some, singing is part of daily life


And for some, offering the opportunity for someone to sing is part of their daily life


For others it's just about the groceries


Or the BBQ Duck


Or keeping the chicken windows clean


And sometimes it just about the things hanging around waiting to be used

 

[Boots]

Great set Bill!

 

[Darkslinger]

Great set Bill!

Thanks Paul!

 

[SimonH]

Top set again Bill. I quite liked the man sorting boxes outside his shop for the theme but they all work.

 

[Darkslinger]

Top set again Bill. I quite liked the man sorting boxes outside his shop for the theme but they all work.

Thanks Simon.

 

[nog]

Good set Bill, really like the reflections on the hanging about shot

 

[Darkslinger]

Good set Bill, really like the reflections on the hanging about shot

Thanks Keith.

 

[Darkslinger]

Week 13 Night Sky

Not really a sky or night sky shooter but I thought that I'd shoehorn a few downtown shots that have the night sky in the background...

I first thought of a couple of the iconic theater signs on Granville Street




And a shot of the Vancouver Block Clock built in 1912


And
a shot of the lights outside the Vancouver Art Gallery


I always like shots of street vendors


And the lighted art installation on the other side of the Vancouver Art Gallery

 

[-Oy-]

Fab set Bill and you selected the right one

 

[Barney]

[FONT=times new roman][SIZE=4]Wonderful shots there Bill [/SIZE][/FONT]

 

[Boots]

A great set Bill

 

[philthejuggler]

Nice set of shots - I particularly like the geometries in the last one!

 

[philthejuggler]

Also - love the set of images for daily life - some great shots there.