weekly Leebert's 52 in 2016. Week 15 Horizontal.

Dark Knight said:
Do you really want us to answer that :D

Good luck Lee, again looking forward to your images each week (y)
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Hmmm... Probably best not :D

Thanks and I am looking forward to it too. Waiting to see how differently a theme can be interpreted is very addictive and it really stirs the creative photographer in us I think.
 
Here we go for 2016.

Week 0 - Old.

This is a wall painting that resides in Chaldon Church. The church is believed to have been built sometime before 1086. The painting is believed to date around 1170. It was lime washed over sometime in the past and only re-discovered in 1870 when a restoration of the church was being conducted.

Old wall painting by Lee Francis, on Flickr

Church exterior:
Chaldon Church by Lee Francis, on Flickr
 
Hey Lee :)

The painting shot looks a tad dark to me, guessing you had to hand hold... a real nice idea but would like to see more detail :)

The outside of the church is really nice, liking the dappled light on such a quaint and unusual church... nice one :thumbs:
 
grrr, I'm finding myself agreeing with @Dark Knight far too often recently ;)
The interior shot does seem a little dark to me too. Nice clarity in the shot when you zoom in on flickr, and with a shutter speeed of 2.5 secs I guess must've been on a tripod (or you have the most amazing handholding ability ever :cool:), Probably hard to judge on the back of the camera, but I'd like to have seen a few more seconds on the exposure, or maybe pushing the iso to 160 or 200.

The exterior shot is great. You've got the steeple on the 1/3rd line, nicely framed by the trees and even a hint of a lead-in line from the fence on the right.
Top Marks - I'd say this was the stronger shot.
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Dark Knight said:
Hey Lee :)

The painting shot looks a tad dark to me, guessing you had to hand hold... a real nice idea but would like to see more detail :)

The outside of the church is really nice, liking the dappled light on such a quaint and unusual church... nice one (y)
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LC2 said:
grrr, I'm finding myself agreeing with @Dark Knight far too often recently ;)
The interior shot does seem a little dark to me too. Nice clarity in the shot when you zoom in on flickr, and with a shutter speeed of 2.5 secs I guess must've been on a tripod (or you have the most amazing handholding ability ever :cool:), Probably hard to judge on the back of the camera, but I'd like to have seen a few more seconds on the exposure, or maybe pushing the iso to 160 or 200.

The exterior shot is great. You've got the steeple on the 1/3rd line, nicely framed by the trees and even a hint of a lead-in line from the fence on the right.
Top Marks - I'd say this was the stronger shot.
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Thank you both. It was on a tripod. I have been experimenting with some HDR shots so the shutter speed on the exif is not accurate. I'm not sure but I am guessing it picks the exif from the first shot maybe?
Looking at it, I think I have got images mixed up during pp & uploaded the wrong image - D'oh!

Here is the slightly lighter edit:
Week 0 - Old. by Lee Francis, on Flickr
 
Hi Lee ....church shot is smashing, love the composition and the dappled sunlight. Those old paintings are definitely clearer second time around, They are quite fascinating zoomed in on Flickr, it makes you wonder quite what was in the mind of the artist when he painted them. Two great shots for the topic.
 
That's a very interesting looking old church and cracking mural, Lee.

The edit is slightly better, but TBH, I didn't think there was much wrong with the original image TBH :thumbs:
 
@nd painting is definitely better. I'm rather drawn to the photo of the church though.
 
I like the painting but would use have maybe filled the frame with it, I realise that my have changed the context of where it is but I would like to have seen the detail :thinking:
 
difficult pics to get right,
#1 just a couple of tweaks, up contrast and lighten,
#2i think this has worked well, I always find church shots so frustrating perspective is tricky, and light never seems to be good on day, :)
 
Morning it's the edit for me. I think this would've been a great black-and-white, but I really do like the oranges.

The symmetry is ever so slightly off, but it might be the church itself.

What a wonderful find and what a wonderful old church.

Wellcome back cheers
 
Hi Lee. Strangely, I prefer the darker version, perhaps because it is truer to life as the inside of that church tends to be dark ... spookily in fact. (sorry for late delivery of comment - didn't realise we had re-started).
 
sirch said:
Like the lighter edit, definitely on theme
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JasonGlyn said:
Lighter edit on the picture is well executed and definitely the winner. Both pictures show well the wealth of history the UK has to offer
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anitacv said:
Hi
Prefering the shot of the old church.
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susiejb said:
Hi Lee ....church shot is smashing, love the composition and the dappled sunlight. Those old paintings are definitely clearer second time around, They are quite fascinating zoomed in on Flickr, it makes you wonder quite what was in the mind of the artist when he painted them. Two great shots for the topic.
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Cobra said:
That's a very interesting looking old church and cracking mural, Lee.

The edit is slightly better, but TBH, I didn't think there was much wrong with the original image TBH (y)
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HeartandSoul said:
@nd painting is definitely better. I'm rather drawn to the photo of the church though.
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alsjazzera said:
I like the painting but would use have maybe filled the frame with it, I realise that my have changed the context of where it is but I would like to have seen the detail :thinking:
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wallyboy said:
difficult pics to get right,
#1 just a couple of tweaks, up contrast and lighten,
#2i think this has worked well, I always find church shots so frustrating perspective is tricky, and light never seems to be good on day, :)
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posiview said:
Morning it's the edit for me. I think this would've been a great black-and-white, but I really do like the oranges.

The symmetry is ever so slightly off, but it might be the church itself.

What a wonderful find and what a wonderful old church.

Wellcome back cheers
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Carl Ayling said:
Hi Lee. Strangely, I prefer the darker version, perhaps because it is truer to life as the inside of that church tends to be dark ... spookily in fact. (sorry for late delivery of comment - didn't realise we had re-started).
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Thanks all. All feedback is much appreciated (y)

There's more info on the wall painting HERE.
 
On to Week One - Metal.

This is one piece of very precious metal to me. This is a high pressure compressor blade that was fitted to Avro Vulcan XH558. Two of her Rolls Royce Olympus engines were written off when, unfortunately, some silica gel cushions that were placed in the engine to reduce moisture were not removed before flight. As the engines were spooled up for take off, the cushions were drawn into one of the engines causing substantial damage. Debris from the damaged engine was then drawn into the adjacent engine writing that one off too. A very expensive bit of "human error".
The blade is essentially in the same condition as it was removed from the engine.

TP 52 2016. Week 1 - Metal. by Lee Francis, on Flickr
 
Leebert said:
unfortunately, some silica gel cushions that were placed in the engine to reduce moisture were not removed before flight.
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I bet someone got their arse well and truly kicked for that!

Great background story and a very interesting object Lee :thumbs:
 
I assume that's not blood I can see??

Interesting back story and an interesting piece of documentary photography.

Not an easy one to crit, but I'd like to see a slight crop and maybe softer shadows. Nice clean BG.

Cheers.
 
A good record of a fantastic piece of aviation memorabilia.
 
Great backstory there Lee (though not the impact on the engines themselves - at least XH558 got to fly until the certifying authorities refused to certify anymore rather than running out of engines).
I like the shot and agree with Allan, the background is spot on.
 
Hi, I have no idea what it is or indeed what a Afro Vulcan is besides an aircraft of some sort, so I can only approach this from a photo point of view,

Needs a little more light maybe and perhaps if you propped it up to give a better angle
 
Some story line there Lee - that was one costly error to have taken out two engines. Definitely a keepsake 'cos I suspect that sort of incident, thankfully, doesn't often happen. Nicely themed.:clap:
 
Great subject matter and background, maybe a closer crop would be nice though! Good photo though :)
 
Leebert said:
..... uploaded the wrong image - D'oh!

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Ha Haaaaa :D

Much prefer the correct image Lee, quite a scary subject matter, like it :thumbs:

Metal - Great background info to this Lee, but image wise a bit muh, sorry... possibly because it is straight on, closer in and at a n angle would be more pleasing... subject wise perfect for the theme, lit well too :)
 
A really interesting story there Lee, but I have to agree the shot doesn't seem to have the impact. There's some really interesting detail if you zoom in and it's a shame not to see it. I think Jason's idea of the triptych would work really well.
 
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I love the subject and story behind it. For me, the way it's shot doesn't work particularly well though and isn't nearly as interesting as the story behind it. A change of background / viewpoint would make a huge difference.
 
I was drawn in by the title ! Preciousness was not evident in the very simple framing and presentation of the image, it could be a catalogue image in its matter of fact simplicity. Then reading the background story the true cost becomes horrifyingly apparent! Like it!!
 
Liking the second Old shot much better in terms of the amount of light as it gives t more visual impact, and the quaint old church in the shade of that big old tree give it context too (y)

Blimey, that was some human error and I bet it knocked a few years off the pilot's life :eek:

I'd just crop a bit off the top to emphasise it a bit more.

Happy New 52 :)
 
Lee, I like the story behind the image, shame it caused the damage it did. I also think Dexter Morgon of TV fame would be interested as it looks like blood splatter on the metal. Where would that lead in his case, haha. Good luck completing you 52
 
Hi Lee, sounds like a very expensive mistake, but the writing coupled to the image really kind of adds to overall feel I think. Very nicely portrayed :)
 
Hello Lee, I would have liked to see the lighting a bit stronger on this. Some great detail on the blade if you could have got in a bit closer, I had to expand the image to see it properly. Wee bit OOF towards the back left of the blade, but that's probably understandable. Love the story behind it, I bet things like that happen much more than we realise.
 
posiview said:
I assume that's not blood I can see??

Interesting back story and an interesting piece of documentary photography.

Not an easy one to crit, but I'd like to see a slight crop and maybe softer shadows. Nice clean BG.

Cheers.
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I agree.
 
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