JollyJacks 52 for 2010 - Week 19 - Ingredients

A bit late for week 1 sorry Jon,

week 1 - its the B&W version for me too, it certainly gives the impression of if you are falling.

week 2 - nicely thought about and shot Jon - very touching

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I thought your no1 mono shot was very good.
Your poem theme though has reached even higher heights. Very moving & well shot too.
 
Week 1 - I actually prefer the colour version but would like the contrast boosted a bit. Really gives a sensation of height.

Week 2 - Very poignant and nicely set up. How does the full colour version compare?
 
Hi Jon,

I really like both of these. It's a great start to your 52.

A couple of comments. I prefer the colour version of the first but I think maybe tweaking the levels to increase the contrast would improve it.

The only niggle about the second one is the brown mark on the poppy just above the black centre. Can you clone that out? As everyone has said it is very poignant.

Jenny
 
Brilliant shot, the two complement each other really well
 
The Curve of those stairs is excellent, and well captured. I prefer the B&W version

The poem and image work really well together... nicely done Jon
 
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sawman said:
I thought your no1 mono shot was very good.
Your poem theme though has reached even higher heights. Very moving & well shot too.
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dlh said:
Week 1 - I actually prefer the colour version but would like the contrast boosted a bit. Really gives a sensation of height.

Week 2 - Very poignant and nicely set up. How does the full colour version compare?
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jennyb said:
Hi Jon,

I really like both of these. It's a great start to your 52.

A couple of comments. I prefer the colour version of the first but I think maybe tweaking the levels to increase the contrast would improve it.

The only niggle about the second one is the brown mark on the poppy just above the black centre. Can you clone that out? As everyone has said it is very poignant.

Jenny
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DC2Z said:
Brilliant shot, the two complement each other really well
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ShrubMonkey said:
Nice shot this week, similar subject to me this week too ;)
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jgs001 said:
The Curve of those stairs is excellent, and well captured. I prefer the B&W version

The poem and image work really well together... nicely done Jon
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Thanks everyone, Jenny will have alook at the mark on the poppy tonight
 
Hi JJ,

I prefer the colour version of your Curved entry, but I agree with whoever said it could use a touch more contrast. Great photo otherwise! :-)

Did you write the poem for your week 2? It's very good. The photo goes very well with it. :-)
 
bigsteve said:
Hi JJ,

I prefer the colour version of your Curved entry, but I agree with whoever said it could use a touch more contrast. Great photo otherwise! :-)

Did you write the poem for your week 2? It's very good. The photo goes very well with it. :-)
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Thanks Steve, i didnt write the poem, but i have had it for many years. The items in the photo are mine, i am currently a serving member of our RN Submarine Fleet and Poems and Prayer's related to my job i have collected.
 
jollyjack said:
No Thanks needed my friend, Its been my pleasure for the last 21 years, but soon time to give it up and join the rat race again.
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as others have noted - very poignant :clap:

(only trouble with the rat race is even if you win - you're still a rat!)
 
Beautifuly framed, the selective colouring works well, add the poem and that's one helluva moving submission you've got there.
 
mmcp42 said:
as others have noted - very poignant :clap:

(only trouble with the rat race is even if you win - you're still a rat!)
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RobC said:
Beautifuly framed, the selective colouring works well, add the poem and that's one helluva moving submission you've got there.
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Thanks alot
 
:clap: Well Done Jon.

Another superb shot. I'm trying to avoid saying poignant and some up with something else . . . but I can't ;)
I don't generally like selective colouring, but I'm going to make an exception for this one. In this case it has worked perfectly with the image.

That's 2 really high quality weeks from you - can't wait to see what you do in week 3.
 
I had so many ideas for this weeks theme, i might still try and get another photo of one of them, But these will be my Main Entry for this weeks theme

Chopped - Now i see how it works

Its a Pressure reducing valve that sits in a steam range pipework. Its been chopped in half so i can show my students the internals of the valve and allows me to teach them how it works

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Have you tried a shot in plan elevation Jon, it looks an interesting object in its own right. ;)
 
sorry, Jon, I'm not feeling the love either, fella.
 
clud17 said:
The 3rd shot is definitely a better view of it, the first two seem to have a bit too much going on.
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Thanks for advice will take it onboard

The23rdman said:
sorry, Jon, I'm not feeling the love either, fella.
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Sorry you didnt like it, wanted to go out of the box alittle, didnt want to do the same old cutting up a bit of fruit or veg but looks like this didnt work. Dont think i will go back in work tomorrow and try for better shots on this, might just take the hit this week unless i find time to do another photo of something else.
 
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The last attempt didn't go down to well so here is another attampt at week 3's Chopped.
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Much prefer this one Jon. Didn't quite get the first. Was trying to work out what it was, although I do remember that sort of thing from my old school days in the metalwork shop.
 
holryn said:
Much prefer this one Jon. Didn't quite get the first. Was trying to work out what it was, although I do remember that sort of thing from my old school days in the metalwork shop.
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Cheers Holryn, yes it is the sort of thing for the workshop days, it an aid to show how a pressure valve works, the red passageways in the valve was high pressure, and the blue low pressure.

I choose an item that maybe only people in my field of work would understand and see how it related to the word chopped ( chop in half ).

Its one of them things in any art, you need to ensure that anyone is able to relate to your art or you will not get anywhere quick
 
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Any chance of seeing the first image of the first set in black and white? I could be wrong (often am), but I think it might give it added punch. The latest image fits the theme much more clearly, but I can't help but feel the original was a more intersting subject, just a matter of figuring out how to present it.
 
Squawk said:
Any chance of seeing the first image of the first set in black and white? I could be wrong (often am), but I think it might give it added punch. The latest image fits the theme much more clearly, but I can't help but feel the original was a more intersting subject, just a matter of figuring out how to present it.
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I dont think it makes it any better

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Hmm, b****r, I think you're right. Bah, I'm not good enough to see where the image is in that, but I'm sure it's in there somewhere.
 
Like your chopping board shot Jon, nice light and colours.
I can feel a hearty winter stew coming on! :-)
 
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Hmm, b****r, I think you're right. Bah, I'm not good enough to see where the image is in that, but I'm sure it's in there somewhere.
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Never Mind it was worth a try

bigsteve said:
Like your chopping board shot Jon, nice light and colours.
I can feel a hearty winter stew coming on! :-)
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Digitall said:
Jon by far the second shot, nice contrasting colors and the vignetting keeps it all held together nicely.

Allan
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Thanks bigsteve & Allan, i wasn't to happy with myself after the first attempt,possibly trying to hard. I am glad i got my 52 back on the rails with the second attempt and your comments had reassured me
 
I don't think it was a bad idea to pick your first subject it's just that it looks like a picture out of a manual. I might just be the angles that you've shot it at. Maybe the plan view with more of it in the frame instead of it being cropped off. If only you could have been there when they were chopping it in half :)
 
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