weekly Delta Skies 2012 52 Week Challenge - Week 52 "Busy" added

sturisoma said:
oh good idea :clap: the reflection in the liquid looks as if it's been painted in :lol:
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fazer said:
Letter - the typewriter strikes again. Nice use of DOF and another good take on theme.
Contrast - Can't fault this apart from what others have said. Edit is far better.
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Arlandria said:
Desperately playing catch up, so sorry it's brief!

Straight - very funny, and I can see how it'd be a hard shot to get.
Letter - one of my first thoughts, too. Simple but well executed.
Contrast - awesome. Just that. Awesome.
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blondie606 said:
Hi Peter

superb thinking , really well set up & a brilliant finished image......no crit from me just envy not only of your imagination but your ability :clap:
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Thanks for your comments Summer, John, Vicky and Lynne
 
Hi Peter,

I think both Letter and Contrast are great interpretations of the themes and I can't really add anything to what's already been said. I will say though; after Sweet, Contrast is my favourite of your submissions so far.
 
Nathalie said:
Hi Peter,

I think both Letter and Contrast are great interpretations of the themes and I can't really add anything to what's already been said. I will say though; after Sweet, Contrast is my favourite of your submissions so far.
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Thanks for the kind words Nathalie.
 
Here's this week's entry for agate. Another one that was tricky to set up but more enjoyable than last week. I just love the patterns that a macro lens with a full set of extension tubes can find in this slice of agate I bought specially for the theme.


Mineral by Delta Skies, on Flickr
 
Hi Peter

Letter - good composition and lovely colours. Has a real old fashioned feel to it. I like the focus, and the highlights on the other keys add vibrancy

Contrast - good imagination and well executed. No problem on my monitor with the blacks in the first one. I echo the thoughts about the 60s b &w Mary Quant dresses and it has a similar feel to some of the flyers put out when the musical Chess came out. :thumbs:

Mineral - beautiful colours and the detail around the edges really stands out in the larger size image. good capture of the translucency of the material - it could even be liquid in part. Although I am not sure about the lack of a boundary to the right - can't make up my mind whether it would be better with a proper edge rather than just flowing away.
 
superpippo said:
Although I am not sure about the lack of a boundary to the right - can't make up my mind whether it would be better with a proper edge rather than just flowing away.
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My initial thoughts as well.

Cracking colours in the edge of the agate. Overall detail and exposure is great. I also like the rings near the border of the agate.

:thumbs: from me.

Cheers.
 
superpippo said:
Hi Peter

Letter - good composition and lovely colours. Has a real old fashioned feel to it. I like the focus, and the highlights on the other keys add vibrancy

Contrast - good imagination and well executed. No problem on my monitor with the blacks in the first one. I echo the thoughts about the 60s b &w Mary Quant dresses and it has a similar feel to some of the flyers put out when the musical Chess came out. :thumbs:

Mineral - beautiful colours and the detail around the edges really stands out in the larger size image. good capture of the translucency of the material - it could even be liquid in part. Although I am not sure about the lack of a boundary to the right - can't make up my mind whether it would be better with a proper edge rather than just flowing away.
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Thanks for the feedback alan

posiview said:
My initial thoughts as well.

Cracking colours in the edge of the agate. Overall detail and exposure is great. I also like the rings near the border of the agate.

:thumbs: from me.

Cheers.
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Thanks Andy.


I know what you both mean about the edge. I took quite a few different shots showing different parts of the subject. I picked this agate for the patterns in the middle of the stone but it was the lines around the edge that attracted me once I'd got in close. I did initially cut out some black card to act as a background around the agate but in the end felt it didn't work as well as the white.
 
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I don't know what people meen about the lack of edge it looks good to me
 
very nice - looks like a slice of fruit - I also took an agate shot (see my flickr) but I submitted the eerie asteroid for my mineral shot :lol:

I have plans to make me an under-lit table thingy :)
 
Love the detail and translucence of this shot. Don't see problem with the edge
 
michael23 said:
Very nice colours in there. Like the level of detail and lighting is excellent.
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alsjazzera said:
I don't know what people meen about the lack of edge it looks good to me
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sturisoma said:
very nice - looks like a slice of fruit - I also took an agate shot (see my flickr) but I submitted the eerie asteroid for my mineral shot :lol:

I have plans to make me an under-lit table thingy :)
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fazer said:
Love the detail and translucence of this shot. Don't see problem with the edge
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Many thanks for the kind comments Michael, Allan, Summer and John
 
Peter....your Mineral shot is simply WONDERFUL...great colors , texture , sharpness...love it love it ...nuff said :clap::clap:
 
michael23 said:
Like that one Peter. Very good lighting and the background looks excellent, nice positioning in the frame as well.
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BobBCN said:
Agree with Michael23, although the head looks a bit soft?

on my computer anyway ..


Cheers
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Thanks Michael and Bob. The head is sharp but maybe looks a bit off due to the lighting as I needed to accentuate the pointy ears against the background.
 
Mineral - I can't fault it Peter, well lit, composed and captured. Great detail in the subject, it has a real fresh look to it, maybe because it looks like an orange slice to me which gives it a different dimension IMHO

Dark - A fun take on the theme, I like the negative space you've got here. I think a more even light on the figure would help it along. I dont know if that was possible but perhaps a more circular light to put the figure in the spotlight so to speak. I find the light by the right leg of the figure a little distracting. Iain
 
ChickenDipa said:
Mineral - nice shot, good focus and composition. Good background and the subject works well with it.

Dark - hehe like it. Made me smile :)
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blakester said:
Mineral - I can't fault it Peter, well lit, composed and captured. Great detail in the subject, it has a real fresh look to it, maybe because it looks like an orange slice to me which gives it a different dimension IMHO

Dark - A fun take on the theme, I like the negative space you've got here. I think a more even light on the figure would help it along. I dont know if that was possible but perhaps a more circular light to put the figure in the spotlight so to speak. I find the light by the right leg of the figure a little distracting. Iain
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Thanks for the comments Alex and Iain.

Iain - I know what you mean about the circle of light. I did try that using a torch with a wound up sheet of paper as a make shift snoot but it didn't quite work out.
 
The dark night well done there bit worried about the traumatised child :lol:
Agree with the comment about the spotlight especially if that spotlight was the bat light, I like the way the yellow stands out too :thumbs:
 
Hi, Peter, Dark :D

Like the isolation and the yellow really pops. Sharpness, as you say, isn't an issue, just the flash, I suspect, has softened the face.

You should have evened the light by making a miniature snoot :lol:

Cheers.
 
posiview said:
Hi, Peter, Dark :D

Like the isolation and the yellow really pops. Sharpness, as you say, isn't an issue, just the flash, I suspect, has softened the face.

You should have evened the light by making a miniature snoot :lol:

Cheers.
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Thanks Andy. As said above I did make a snoot out of a piece of rolled up paper.
 
Delta Skies said:
Thanks Dean. Just as I started putting my camera away you spot the obvious. You win a prize - not sure what though. :1st:

Even more annoying was the fact that I didn't spot it even when the 6 key was the only one I selectively blurred in pp as it was on the same plane of focus as the T :bang::bang::bang:

Anyway I took a reshoot especially for you..... :lol:
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YAY !!!!! I can come out of hiding now my OCD jitters have subsided :D

Ok... back to reality

Contrast - DAMN... very nicely done :clap: I'm presuming not done pp but painstakingly staged ?? The curves of the glass compliment the lines not being dead straight, again not sure if that is an illusion created by the glass

Mineral - DAMN AGAIN... I know I should have done all my shots before I caught up on comments, from what I have seen so far some excellent shots to come even close too - real good lighting/details acheived

Dark - I want... my phone call. I want it. I want it! I want my phone call!

Time - Mmmm eggy soldiers - 'cracking' take on the theme, again liking the lighting and a good angle
 
One of the first things that came to my mind (for this week's theme, I mean)) was an egg-timer! Alas, I don't possess one! So glad that somebody else has done one!

So nice shot and spot on for the theme. Eggcellent work!
 
Dark Knight said:
YAY !!!!! I can come out of hiding now my OCD jitters have subsided :D

Ok... back to reality

Contrast - DAMN... very nicely done :clap: I'm presuming not done pp but painstakingly staged ?? The curves of the glass compliment the lines not being dead straight, again not sure if that is an illusion created by the glass

Mineral - DAMN AGAIN... I know I should have done all my shots before I caught up on comments, from what I have seen so far some excellent shots to come even close too - real good lighting/details acheived

Dark - I want... my phone call. I want it. I want it! I want my phone call!

Time - Mmmm eggy soldiers - 'cracking' take on the theme, again liking the lighting and a good angle
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Thanks for all the kind comments Dean. Apologies for getting in on your namesake before you did :lol:

BobBCN said:
One of the first things that came to my mind (for this week's theme, I mean)) was an egg-timer! Alas, I don't possess one! So glad that somebody else has done one!

So nice shot and spot on for the theme. Eggcellent work!
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I actually went shopping for the egg timer on Saturday but could only find this rather sad one although it was only £1. I'll let you off for the bad pun.
 
Nice take on the theme and nice composition points removed for no butter on your toast shame on you ;)
 
oooo so many different ideas, I think I like this week :clap: lovely photo too :)
 
Dark - Good shot and like the amount of dead space which makes it work
Time - Again, a shot that works. Like the composition.
 
Dark, I think most comments have been made. For me the face seems a little bright:thinking: I like the empty space though and fits the theme well:thumbs:

Time, I looked at this before reading it I was thinking time as in a three minute egg or along those lines, but breakfast time works for me too and I like the composition.
 
Time, runny egg and soldiers...:clap:

Well exposed, nice and sharp with good colours. Well composed. I wasn't sure about the part hidden spoon but unsure if another placement would improve :thinking:

Hmmmm, think I'd like a more minimal approach by removing the egg timer, integral though it may be.

Cheers.
 
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