Dave's 52 Project 2010 - Week 16 'Stare' added

Hehe.....wierd, but works for me!

I do feel a little uncomfortable now though:suspect:

Cheers, Rob
 
I feel like I need a wash now, there's something definitely not right with him :lol:

Shame about the railings behind but the subject is interesting enough that you don't really notice it.
 
Qi = energy, gong = work. Therefore qigong is energy work. It's best understood as a medical form of Tai Chi. The difference is qigong is usually a series of exercises you repeat over and over again for a period of time rather than the flowing and constantly changing moves in a Tai Chi set.
 
who won the draw? :D Billy the kid I guess :lol:Nice shot Dave. ;)
 
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Great shot Dave...

Could be Qigong Dean... it does look a bit like it, but I thought in that pose, the arms were supposed to be more out and rounded, although I guess even that varies by teacher.
 
Excellent 'stare' - quite scary in fact. Reminds me of Action Man with those arms! Spot on the theme.
 
That is a great capture - and distinctly scary! I'd be tempted to crop the top so that you don't see the highlit top of the fence. I think it would make it look even more surreal....
 
Absolutely excellent shot for Chemistry Dave - and thanks for sharing how you did it. I'm always fascinated in how some of these shots are achieved. :thumbs:

Boy is that one scary guy in your Candid shot.:runaway:
 
He looks like a doorman and somebody has pinched the nightclub :D

Great shot though :thumbs:
 
tinytog said:
Yey I'm so excited to see this thread after spending the best part of Saturday reading your 365 from last year!

:-)
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Thanks very much Tinytog :D

clud17 said:
he looks pretty scary to me, also looking up qigong as i type.
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Rob Bartley said:
Hehe.....wierd, but works for me!

I do feel a little uncomfortable now though:suspect:

Cheers, Rob
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MadFrankie said:
I feel like I need a wash now, there's something definitely not right with him :lol:

Shame about the railings behind but the subject is interesting enough that you don't really notice it.
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Thanks all. I think the railings add to the shot - as in, is he on the right side of them? :)

Sonial said:
Excellent shot! He 'probably' is purely innocent and practicing/meditating.....but I'm afraid I want to go and photoshop him into some sort of zombie/cyborg! :lol:
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:lol: I know what you mean Sonia

The23rdman said:
Qi = energy, gong = work. Therefore qigong is energy work. It's best understood as a medical form of Tai Chi. The difference is qigong is usually a series of exercises you repeat over and over again for a period of time rather than the flowing and constantly changing moves in a Tai Chi set.
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It all makes sense now you've explained it - but somehow I wished you hadn't! :lol:

Ajophotog said:
who won the draw? :D Billy the kid I guess :lol:Nice shot Dave. ;)
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Thanks mate :thumbs:

jgs001 said:
Great shot Dave...

Could be Qigong Dean... it does look a bit like it, but I thought in that pose, the arms were supposed to be more out and rounded, although I guess even that varies by teacher.
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Thanks John :)

daveb99 said:
Excellent 'stare' - quite scary in fact. Reminds me of Action Man with those arms! Spot on the theme.
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Cheers Dave
 
Digitall said:
I hope you used a long telephoto lens for this shot :lol:
He looks just too scary.
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Yep - 200mm :D

Tracer said:
That is a great capture - and distinctly scary! I'd be tempted to crop the top so that you don't see the highlit top of the fence. I think it would make it look even more surreal....
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Cheers Tracer :0

holryn said:
Absolutely excellent shot for Chemistry Dave - and thanks for sharing how you did it. I'm always fascinated in how some of these shots are achieved. :thumbs:

Boy is that one scary guy in your Candid shot.:runaway:
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Thanks a lot Paul :)

foggy4ever said:
He looks like a doorman and somebody has pinched the nightclub :D

Great shot though :thumbs:
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:lol::lol:
 
hehe I am surprised you took this shot, if I'd have seen him I'd of done a runner...well caught and thought provoking photo :)
 
:eek: He's really freaking me out Dave!
Something about that pose, the expression on his face and the fixed stare that I imagine behind those glasses.

Dean's explanation makes sense, but there's still something very creepy about it.
He also looks suspiciously similar to somebody I work with which is just adding to the freakiness. :lol: :lol: :lol:

All of that aside, it's a really good shot and the B&W adds a good bit of moodiness. I'd be tempted to crop to lose the top of the fence though.
 
Looks like he's just spotted you taking his picture and is ready to attack :eek:

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RUN!
 
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hehe I am surprised you took this shot, if I'd have seen him I'd of done a runner...well caught and thought provoking photo :)
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:lol: Thanks, though to be fair, there were lots of other people around...

SarahLee said:
:eek: He's really freaking me out Dave!
Something about that pose, the expression on his face and the fixed stare that I imagine behind those glasses.

Dean's explanation makes sense, but there's still something very creepy about it.
He also looks suspiciously similar to somebody I work with which is just adding to the freakiness. :lol: :lol: :lol:

All of that aside, it's a really good shot and the B&W adds a good bit of moodiness. I'd be tempted to crop to lose the top of the fence though.
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Thanks Sarah, yeah someone else said about cropping the fence off at the top - I think you're right. :)

daddy day care said:
Looks like he's just spotted you taking his picture and is ready to attack :eek:

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RUN!
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:lol::lol:
 
How mother nature can 'produce' fantastic colours! :D

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Wow!
The colours in that are simply breathtaking - absolutely gorgeous.
I love the reflection and the way that the colours are picked up and reflected in the foreground rocks. It really is a stunning shot.

I'm not quite convinced about the placement of the horizon though. Really in two minds about it.
Part of me loves the feeling of space in that expanse of sky, but another part of me would like to see the horizon higher in the shot with a lot of the sky cropped out to bring more of the focus onto the foreground . . . I can't quite make up my mind on this one :thinking:
 
Another great shot Dave. You can't beat mother nature when it comes to 'producing' the goods! Lovely colours.
 
SarahLee said:
Wow!
The colours in that are simply breathtaking - absolutely gorgeous.
I love the reflection and the way that the colours are picked up and reflected in the foreground rocks. It really is a stunning shot.

I'm not quite convinced about the placement of the horizon though. Really in two minds about it.
Part of me loves the feeling of space in that expanse of sky, but another part of me would like to see the horizon higher in the shot with a lot of the sky cropped out to bring more of the focus onto the foreground . . . I can't quite make up my mind on this one :thinking:
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Thanks Sarah. I like the dark space :)

clud17 said:
Nice idea on a dull theme Dave. I really like the warm tones of the sun against the menacing looking sky. A good strong composition too. Good job
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Thanks Chris. I was extremely lucky with this shot - right place, right time! :D

jollyjack said:
great photo dave, fantastic colours
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Cheers Jon :)

holryn said:
Another great shot Dave. You can't beat mother nature when it comes to 'producing' the goods! Lovely colours.
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Very true Paul, thanks :)
 
davekiddle said:
How mother nature can 'produce' fantastic colours!
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Some nice light on them there rocks. Not sure if it's me being on the MBP rather than my desktop, but it looks like you've pushed the saturation a little too far as there's some funny banding around the sun on my screen. :(
 
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Some nice light on them there rocks. Not sure if it's me being on the MBP rather than my desktop, but it looks like you've pushed the saturation a little too far as there's some funny banding around the sun on my screen. :(
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Thanks Lee, yeah I noticed the banding - I do't think it's on the original raw file - will check. I didn't push the saturation in PP as the camera was set on 'vivid'.
 
Top standard with pretty much all of your shots! Love the colour and "sillhouette-esq" of play. And chemistry is a fantastic idea, this idea never even occurred to me.

Your candid shot has gone walkabout on me, so I'll pop back later if you get a chance to fix it.

Your last shot, sunset, is a fine shot too. When I think about it this wasn't it an easy theme to produce :lol:. Although, it's a hard theme to make the photo scream out "produce", but there's so many takes on it it brought out a nice variety of photos as a result.

Anyway, I enjoy popping into your 52, so keep it up! :thumbs:
 
Lovely... wonderful colours and an amazing scene Dave.
 
SarahLee said:
. . . and looking at it for a second time I think I'm inclined to agree with you :thumbs:
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Thanks Sarah :D

dade_f said:
Fantastic shot and colour - great work indeed ;)
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Thanks very much dade

karmagarda said:
Top standard with pretty much all of your shots! Love the colour and "sillhouette-esq" of play. And chemistry is a fantastic idea, this idea never even occurred to me.

Your candid shot has gone walkabout on me, so I'll pop back later if you get a chance to fix it.

Your last shot, sunset, is a fine shot too. When I think about it this wasn't it an easy theme to produce :lol:. Although, it's a hard theme to make the photo scream out "produce", but there's so many takes on it it brought out a nice variety of photos as a result.

Anyway, I enjoy popping into your 52, so keep it up! :thumbs:
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Cheers Coner. Hopefully 'Candid' is fixed now :)

jgs001 said:
Lovely... wonderful colours and an amazing scene Dave.
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Cheers John, it's a lovely location, just a shame about the steep climb back up the cliff!
 
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13.52 - Quad Spikes :D

A hard one this week. I was stuck for an idea. Went out with the 300mm f/4 and Kenko x1.4TC today to shoot some ducks and eureka! I saw Quad Spikes :lol:
 
I would never have associated that with quad in a million years. Very clever, unique take on the theme.
Love the PP on this, simple but effective and the diagonal composition is spot on.

With this type of shot, you can't afford to get much wrong with the subject . . . and IMO you haven't.
I like this a lot :clap:
 
MagicMynx said:
Pretty cool. Not something that immediately springs to mind.
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Thanks Nattelie :)

SarahLee said:
I would never have associated that with quad in a million years. Very clever, unique take on the theme.
Love the PP on this, simple but effective and the diagonal composition is spot on.

With this type of shot, you can't afford to get much wrong with the subject . . . and IMO you haven't.
I like this a lot :clap:
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Thanks Sarah, as I said, it was a bit of a eureka moment - didn't have a clue what I wanted to do before today :D
 
hi dave just trying to catch up on a few weeks i have missed some fantastic images really like your chemistry and produce shots can i ask what you used/did on the produce shot that really stands out for me,quad has been a difficult week and like your interpretation well done
 
Neat stuff.
Love it when people go off on mad tangents and still hit the mark.
 
Superb liking this shot....even though I despise the subject matter :).... I've seen some nasty injuries from barbed wire :( ...and it's made holes in far too many pairs of jodphurs/coats etc :lol:
 
That's a very strong and simple image and definitely fits Quad with it's four barbs, I might be tempted to get rid of what looks like a bit of cobweb on the lower right hand side but that's being picky. Very good, I like it:).
 
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