Ironside - Project52 -> RE-SHOOT: 'Delicate' (red rose)

Hiya,

I like it!! Well done and how fortunately positioned you are to be able to get such shot (even though unfortunate) ! Even under misfortunate conditions you still get a fab shot.

Cheers

Dawn
 
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Hi David. I really like the way you're facing the sun in the chaos photo. It really makes me think showdown at the Ok corral with the shadows stretching towards the viewer.
Sounds like it was quite a showdown you came across there as well.
 
Fantastic! Great story to go with it. Must have been difficult shooting in to the sun like that!
 
When I said that my submitted pic was the only thing 'chaotic' which I saw all week I wasn't telling the entire truth - here's something that caught me eye yesterday:

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Hiya David,

Wow, 2nd pic is a very chaotic photo, great composition and processing too.

Well done :clap:

Cheers

Dawn :)
 
I do like your first chaos image - and with all the protests going on across the globe, it would be hard for it to be less topical.

As for the police believing you to be foreign press - it's not lying to allow them to believe what they already believe and just not correcting them. :thumbs:
 
Hi, Dave, chaos #1 is a nice catch. Really has a sense of imminent chaos and a pitched battle.

I'd have liked to see more of the shadow in which, I feel may had added to the composition and 'big brother' feel of the image. Perhaps from a kneeling position, but I don't know how much time you had to compose and think through your photograph..

Cheers.
 
Dave, like both "chaos" shots. If i had to choose think its no1, the picture gives a sense of chaos on the horizon, maybe a battle or something. Shows what is going on all over the world at the minute. The direct sunlight helps with the effects. Well done
 
Hi David
I really like both of your Chaos images. If I absolutely had to choose my favourite it would be No1. There is a real atmosphere of Chaos and tension and I visualised some sort of protest when i was looking up definitions for Chaos.

No2 is a fab shot and totally Chaotic but I had to choose. You should be proud of both of these images. :clap:

Martin:)
 
Hi David, great pair of images for "chaos". My favourite is the first one which is a good piece of photojournalism. The sun adds hugely to the drama. What's the orange circle in the middle of the pic - I'd be tempted to clone it out.

Like your week 7 a lot.
 
Oh wow! I LOVE that second photo, it's brilliant and screams chaos. Definitely my favourite.
 
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Project52 - Week Nine ('Finish')

My idea: where does the sky start and where does is finish?

A brief background about the picture - this took dedication & luck!!! I'd seen a few star trails pictures online and decided that I really, really wanted to try take some of my own, so yesterday after work I packed up my bag with my camera, tripod, mini stool, IR shutter remote control and most importantly - my scarf, before heading up to the local airfield.

After some awkward conversations in German/English I convinced them that I was no harm and strangely yes, all I wanted to do was sit in the middle of their runway for two hours to stare at the stars.

I'm beginning to like the photo, but I really (perhaps naively) expected it to turn out better. There's a lot of light pollution from the autobahn behind the airfield effecting the contrast at the top of the hanger and though some like it - I'm yet to be convinced. I wish there was more colour in the picture.



Comments welcome as always.
 
Hiya David,

Wow I really like this photo for the theme, and well done to you for doing a great job on your first attempt (something I hope to do some time soon).

I think the lack of colour gives it a bit of a 'space age' appeal, so to me it looks good.

Also like your take on the theme, and think it fits well.

Well done :clap:

Cheers

Dawn :)
 
Really like your "finish" photo also really good explanation.
 
I love both your Chaos submissions. Obviously very different but the reportage piece with the glare of the light is marvellous! As is the jumble of bicycles; I also feel the processing works really well with it :thumbs:

I can't make my mind up about your Finish submission. I find star trails not very exhilarating so it could be that :shrug: My preconceptions :$
 
Hi, Dave, your finished shot is a bit soft, but to be honest, I really feel it adds to the photograph.

Also, your stars have a kind of tapered ending which I really like.

I think shifting the composition up and left a tad may help a bit??

Ironside said:
I packed up my bag with my camera, tripod, mini stool, IR shutter remote control and most importantly - my scarf....
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:lol::lol:

Cheers.
 
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Project52 - Week Ten ('Trio')

This week I decided to up my game and buy myself my first prime lens, a Nikon 50mm with crazy aperture capabilities (1.8 can you believe); something which my kit lens seemed to struggle achieving.

Luckily, whether I be in Scotland, Holland or Germany (all three this week) I have some fantastic models at my disposal and I've been taking portraits like mad.

Three of my favourites are combined above into one collage, and this is my 'trio' submission for the week.
 
Hiya David,

Well done on the trio shot, the photos are great. However I think that it would have been better to have the last photo in colour to maintain the continuity, or alternatively all the images in b&w. Also the sky in the middle shot looks a tad over exposed (which might actually look better in b&w).

Furthermore, I think if you finished the image with a plain black border it would look fab.

Otherwise great job.

Cheers

Dawn :)
 
Congratulations on your new lens, I enjoy my 50 also.

Your triptych doesn't work for me as I expect the pictures in such to flow. You have put your lady{?) in the middle but the children either side need to be in colour also, or all b&w.

The image in #1 is a lovely portrait of a playful soul and as such I feel more suitable to solo presentation. The middle image has a blown sky (would look better b&w?) #3 is VERY close to having the top of his head clipped off ;)

I will endeavour to visit and do a proper critique each week from now
 
I've just got a nifty fifty myself - they're brilliant aren't they!
You have done really well and got three nice portraits there but to group them together it would be nice for them to have some sort of unifying theme, such as some processing to give them all similar colours etc.
 
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Project52 - Week Eleven RESHOOT ('Delicate')

This week I decided to try improve on probably my worst entry attempt thus far, that being the one for week seven: 'delicate'.

I'm quite pleased with this picture, the depth of field feels appropriate to me, the focus is about right (just a little over exposed at the top of the rose) all in all, the mix of deep red on green contrasts well.

What do you think?
 
TopBanana said:
I've just got a nifty fifty myself - they're brilliant aren't they!
You have done really well and got three nice portraits there but to group them together it would be nice for them to have some sort of unifying theme, such as some processing to give them all similar colours etc.
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TinaC said:
Congratulations on your new lens, I enjoy my 50 also.

Your triptych doesn't work for me as I expect the pictures in such to flow. You have put your lady{?) in the middle but the children either side need to be in colour also, or all b&w.

The image in #1 is a lovely portrait of a playful soul and as such I feel more suitable to solo presentation. The middle image has a blown sky (would look better b&w?) #3 is VERY close to having the top of his head clipped off ;)

I will endeavour to visit and do a proper critique each week from now
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drodd said:
Hiya David,

Well done on the trio shot, the photos are great. However I think that it would have been better to have the last photo in colour to maintain the continuity, or alternatively all the images in b&w. Also the sky in the middle shot looks a tad over exposed (which might actually look better in b&w).

Furthermore, I think if you finished the image with a plain black border it would look fab.

Otherwise great job.

Cheers

Dawn :)
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Everyone said the same thing, 'don't group them together' and I totally agree... I wasn't trying to achieve a single image presentation - rather I had taken three portraits that week and wanted to show them off, I should have uploaded 3 individual images upon reflection.

@Tina - yeh the middle does have a blown sky, at the time I was trying to achieve lens flare but it didn't really work. Shame, because I think Erika looks really pretty in it and as a portrait I'm quite proud of it.
 
I just wanted to pop in to say that I love your week 5 of the street artist. What a great shot! I also really like the wk 8 shot chaos with the police. The 'contre jour' really works with this and I think that they police look as though they are facing an apocalypse! The second chaos shot stands well on its own and really fits the theme. I like what you have done with it.

Good work so far. Will check into your 52 in future :) :thumbs:
 
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