weekly GarethB's 52 challenge for 2019 - Week 51 & 52 - CHRISTMASSY & OUTTAKES - FINISHED!

Very bright image Gareth. Hurts my eyes a bit that yellow, but then I am a bit tired! Certainly makes the flower stand out. I think the brown bits on a stalk are the stamens.
 
Hi Gareth

As always a superb Image, looks better on Flickr.

Pete
 
Nostromo said:
Flower
Good background, it compliments the green. I like how it darkens on the right hand side.
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Thanks Dominic...I 'might' have added an extra touch of grad on the right!;)

Dave70D said:
The yellow BG really does make this a good image Gareth, nice and sharp where it should be so a good choice and great shot.
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Thank you most kindly Dave, I really appreciate the positive comment!(y)

rick448 said:
Nice take on the theme, liking the background :)
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Many thanks Rick, most appreciated!(y)

LC2 said:
Nice and sharp. Interesting gradient to the background. And even a bit of subtle colour matching. :)
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Thank you Tim, yes, there is a tiny touch of colour matching, I elected to go a touch warmer with the 'ever-so-slight' gradient overlay on the background though.

Scots_quine said:
Very bright image Gareth. Hurts my eyes a bit that yellow, but then I am a bit tired! Certainly makes the flower stand out. I think the brown bits on a stalk are the stamens.
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Thank you Joan for the comment, and I'm sorry about your eyes!
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I think I must have missed the lesson on subtlety of colour!:D

seaodyssey said:
Hi Gareth

As always a superb Image, looks better on Flickr.

Pete
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Thank you most kindly Pete, really appreciated!(y)
 
michael23 said:
That yellow bg was a great choice Gareth, I like how well t sets the ivy off, very well lit too. Really like it!
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Many thanks Michael!(y)
I tried quite a few background colours...the yellow just screamed out to be picked!:giggle:
 
Week 39 - Dull

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This is me sharpening the dull blade of my favourite axe.
Actually it's a bit of a cheat...I blended a few images together since the sparks weren't that impressive in any single image.
And it was a nightmare getting my fingers reasonably sharp, with the slower shutter speeds...this is one of the better ones, but it's not perfect.
Throughout the process of taking about 150 images, I think I might have reduced the weight of this axe considerably...but at least it's sharp now...I could probably shave with it!:D


TP-52-2019 wk-39 - Dull 2 by Gareth Bellamy, on Flickr

...as always, thanks for looking folks.:)
 
That is a VERY nice image Gareth. Well worth the trouble. I went out to get mine today but was a bit stymied! Will try again tomorrow!
 
Great action Gareth, well worth the effort, I also like the other version on your flickr stream. But I prefer this image for the placement of the handle. Only thing I would pick upon are the small part of your finger showing on the rhs and and the area of the bg at the very top on the lhs.
 
Scots_quine said:
That is a VERY nice image Gareth. Well worth the trouble. I went out to get mine today but was a bit stymied! Will try again tomorrow!
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Thank you most kindly Joan!(y)
Best of luck for tomorrow!

michael23 said:
Great action Gareth, well worth the effort, I also like the other version on your flickr stream. But I prefer this image for the placement of the handle. Only thing I would pick upon are the small part of your finger showing on the rhs and and the area of the bg at the very top on the lhs.
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Many thanks Michael!(y)
I see what you mean now...I should have cropped it a tiny bit!:facepalm:
I chose this one rather than the other because of the shiny bit of the blade, though my hand position is probably better in the other image.
 
That's a great image, 150 shots - wow! The detail in the sparks is excellent.
 
Nice shot for Dull Gareth!
 
mdpF2 said:
That's a great image, 150 shots - wow! The detail in the sparks is excellent.
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Thank you Mark, I appreciate the positive comment!(y)

rpn said:
That's a fabulous image and you've done an excellent job in post-processing. I don't mind the blurry fingers it indicates your hand movement and working the axe.
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Thank you most kindly Stan!(y)

-Oy- said:
Nice shot for Dull Gareth!
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Many thanks Dave, most appreciated!(y)
 
Dave70D said:
Even though it was ONLY 150 shots :D It is a cracking shot and well put together Gareth, love the flying sparks coming off it too.
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Many thanks Dave!(y)
Taking a lot (too many?) shots seems to be a regular pattern for me...for the sake of my shutter mechanism, I should probably try to cut down!:D
 
I agree with the comments, the fingers being slightly blurred works for this kind of thing, it would have to be a slow shutter and thus movement would be expected and gives it life. Great work with the pp and blending :)
 
Dull is a great shot and imaginative take not he theme too. Well done :)
 
Dull
Not something I had thought about (a dull blade), so a good bit of lateral thinking.
There's nothing wrong with blending images together. It's what you end up with that matters and You've ended up with a very good photo.
 
Excellent take on dull, really like that, your poor shutter though :wideyed:
I use tools in work all the time and this never crossed my mind, I'm an idiot :oops: :$
 
LC2 said:
I agree with the comments, the fingers being slightly blurred works for this kind of thing, it would have to be a slow shutter and thus movement would be expected and gives it life. Great work with the pp and blending :)
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Thanks Tim(y)
I probably did indeed (needlessly) try too hard to get everything sharp (pun intended! ;))...explains the 150 shots I took!

rick448 said:
Dull is a great shot and imaginative take not he theme too. Well done :)
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Thank you kindly Rick, very much appreciated!(y)

Nostromo said:
Dull
Not something I had thought about (a dull blade), so a good bit of lateral thinking.
There's nothing wrong with blending images together. It's what you end up with that matters and You've ended up with a very good photo.
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Many thanks Dominic.(y)
I was going to do a macro of a dull knife blade first...but I think that would have been far too dull!!:D

Allan.H said:
Excellent take on dull, really like that, your poor shutter though :wideyed:
I use tools in work all the time and this never crossed my mind, I'm an idiot :oops: :$
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Thank you kindly Allan.(y)
I'm trying not to think what my shutter count might be these days!:D
 
Hi Gareth,

You've posted some fantastic shots since I last visited.
I love the thinking behind Empty. Nice bit of photoshoppery too. Soft is fab too. The third one for me with all the colours. Old with the flint path is a great shot. I really like the low PoV. That's a cracking shot for flower. Great colours! Dull is a great creative shot too. Very well lit.
 
Leebert said:
Hi Gareth,

You've posted some fantastic shots since I last visited.
I love the thinking behind Empty. Nice bit of photoshoppery too. Soft is fab too. The third one for me with all the colours. Old with the flint path is a great shot. I really like the low PoV. That's a cracking shot for flower. Great colours! Dull is a great creative shot too. Very well lit.
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Thank you most kindly Lee, very much appreciated.(y)

BobBCN said:
Super shot for DULL!! Favourite axe? Mmmm, well I guess you have more than one!
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Many thanks Bob, for the positive comment!(y)
I have two, but surely everyone has a favourite axe?:D
 
Week 40 - Snappers Choice

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I've had some computer issues (and other stuff) recently, so I've fallen a bit behind lately.
I didn't want to rely on archive shots, but I just haven't had the time these past few weeks, so to avoid getting further behind, I've had a trawl through to find some images that would fit, hope they're ok.:)

First, snappers choice.
Here's two that I quite liked...you may recognise the items in them.
The first being the forks for the 'plastic' theme in week 33.


TP-52-2019 wk-40 - Snappers Choice (2) by Gareth Bellamy, on Flickr

And a second one, which is another abstract composition made up of the paper shapes I used all the way back in week 10 and the 'snappers choice' theme again.


TP-52-2019 wk-40 - Snappers Choice (3) by Gareth Bellamy, on Flickr

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all of those are lovely Gareth, I particularly like the abstracts.
 
An excellent catch up, they all look very good to me. Near is my favourite
 
I like Song but then I am very fond of robins!! Welcome back. Computer issues all sorted?
 
FlyPhot said:
all of those are lovely Gareth, I particularly like the abstracts.
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Thanks very much Jim, much appreciated!

Dave70D said:
Loving the abstracts Gareth, and the robin shot you could say Rocking Robin :D(y)(y)
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Many thanks Dave!
Rockin' Robin...by The Jackson 5...that's a much better idea!
I seem to have massively misinterpreted the theme this week!:facepalm:

mdpF2 said:
An excellent catch up, they all look very good to me. Near is my favourite
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Thank you kindly Mark!
Near is a bit near of the mark!:D

Scots_quine said:
I like Song but then I am very fond of robins!! Welcome back. Computer issues all sorted?
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Thank you very much Joan!
After a stressful time, my computer woes are thankfully behind me!
I was never that diligent when it comes to backing up, but fortunately I did have everything backed up from a short time ago.
I thank my lucky stars that I did...otherwise I would have lost everything!
I will regularly back everything up from now on though!
 
Nice catch up liking the paper abstract and I think the song interpretation is fine even though you didn’t quite understand it
 
Allan.H said:
Nice catch up liking the paper abstract and I think the song interpretation is fine even though you didn’t quite understand it
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:LOL::LOL::LOL:
Yep...what can I say?...I am a dummy!!:ROFLMAO:

Many thanks for the comments Allan!(y)
 
Hi Gareth,
  • Free Week - I thought it looked vaguely familiar, it is typically 'you' in that it has great vibrancy :)
  • Near - That's a very clever shoe horn, I love it... Cool shot too. Yet again, it's typically you.
  • Song - Whereas this shot isn't in your usual style (comfort zone?). Nicely done, seems pretty sharp. Quite impressive to pull off 1/125th at 900mm effective FL.
 
Great catch up shots. I like the paper shape shot the best, but all are spot on.
 
Nice set of catch-up shots, Gareth.

Free; I thought the paper abstract looks familiar but still a fantastic image.
Near; TBH, that's the best/worst shoehorn so far this year unless Dave70D can do better. :LOL:
Song; My initial impression was 'Rocking Robin' but having read your posts in the main Discussion Thread it turned out to be an honest mistake. :)
 
Hi Gareth

I'm glad you having your computing all sorted out now as I have missed your excellent Images these past few weeks.
Who has a favourite Axe??? I have only one so I suppose it must be my favourite and like yours its as dull as a rubber knife. Good balance of colours and the sparks look good. Overall a nice Image.
I prefer the Blue paper thingy in your Snappers Choice, it is a good strong shade of blue and the curves are well defined.
Rocking Robin, Dave came to your rescue there, but he is a cute bird, with nice details in his feathers.

Pete
 
LC2 said:
Hi Gareth,
  • Free Week - I thought it looked vaguely familiar, it is typically 'you' in that it has great vibrancy :)
  • Near - That's a very clever shoe horn, I love it... Cool shot too. Yet again, it's typically you.
  • Song - Whereas this shot isn't in your usual style (comfort zone?). Nicely done, seems pretty sharp. Quite impressive to pull off 1/125th at 900mm effective FL.
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Thank you Tim, for the great comments!(y)
Indeed, 'Song' was a long shot!!:D

rick448 said:
Great catch up shots. I like the paper shape shot the best, but all are spot on.
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Many thanks Rick, appreciate the positive comment.(y)
I enjoyed working with those paper shapes....might revisit the idea.

rpn said:
Nice set of catch-up shots, Gareth.

Free; I thought the paper abstract looks familiar but still a fantastic image.
Near; TBH, that's the best/worst shoehorn so far this year unless Dave70D can do better. :LOL:
Song; My initial impression was 'Rocking Robin' but having read your posts in the main Discussion Thread it turned out to be an honest mistake. :)
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Thank you kindly Stan!(y)
rpn said:
... that's the best/worst shoehorn so far this year ...
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I feel so very proud!!:D

seaodyssey said:
Hi Gareth

I'm glad you having your computing all sorted out now as I have missed your excellent Images these past few weeks.
Who has a favourite Axe??? I have only one so I suppose it must be my favourite and like yours its as dull as a rubber knife. Good balance of colours and the sparks look good. Overall a nice Image.
I prefer the Blue paper thingy in your Snappers Choice, it is a good strong shade of blue and the curves are well defined.
Rocking Robin, Dave came to your rescue there, but he is a cute bird, with nice details in his feathers.

Pete
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Thank you very much Pete, really appreciate the comments!(y)
"Who has a favourite axe?" you ask? I suppose I should have put a smiley in my original post, 'cause now everyone's thinking I'm some sort of crazed headcase with a drawer full of 'em!!:ROFLMAO: (Which I'm not and I don't!!!)
I have two axes however...one is beyond repair though. But the one in my image is definitely my favourite :D...mmm...shiny axe!!:p
And indeed, @Dave70D bailed me out with the 'Song' image....thanks Dave!;)

PatrickO said:
Great shot Gareth. Love that (y)
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Many thanks Patrick, most appreciated!(y)
 
Always nice to see a Billy Bobbin :D
 
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