My Personal Project 2010 - Updated WEEK 52 - The End! - Happy New Year everyone

Shorty said:
But I have a shot of our parrot we'll get done now, and just get the cat pictures done as we go along.
HOWEVER, I have done these 'client' pictures as part of a donation to the rescue I volunteer for, so we'll see if they want any of the cat pics.
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Is that the parrot one from last year's 52?
I seem to remember seeing a stunning parrot pic last year and I'm sure that it was in your thread. If it's the one that I'm thinking of you should definitely get it printed . . . and I'm sure that they'll want those cat shots!

What a sad shot for this week though :(
You can see how skittish he is and he looks so thin, poor thing. I hope he features in your project again so that we can see how he's getting along.

For once, I actually prefer the unedited version of this one. You've got it so close to perfect in camera that I really don't think the PP is adding anything - in fact it's looking a bit too forced.
I do like the way the eyes have come up after processing but for everything else I think the original is far better :thumbs:

You should give yourself a big pat on the back for getting it so good without any PP :clap:
 
This is a brilliant idea.

Stand out image is the cat tryptich for me.

Your processing in all of them is fantastic. The OTT aspect works really well for these pictures :thumbs:
 
Yes, I was gonna reply to Jenny this morning but shot out to the rescue. I think I'm so used to uploading the RAW and going straight into LR to edit, and it is the first ever pic that SOOC it's good. It was a good light, but I used flash, and I think that helped with contrast and colours? Cos the ones without flash did need a 'boost'

This Parrot pic was only taken beginning of year: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shortyleanne/4256332949/in/set-72157616474438748/ is the pic I just ordered for a print. I can't rem what pic I used last year will look back at the my thread.

I think I'm gonna have a lot of pics for this week cos I'm back at rescue...Have another one from today :P will upload it later as need to do the original piccy. And am back tomorrow and will hopefully take the setter out again - worst thing is, he wasn't a stray - he's a hand in :'(


Aww, thanks very much DDC!
 
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How could anyone treat a beautiful dog so badly! (Any dog, come to that) I hope he settles down and gains weight and confidence. Will you be able to rehome him?

As for the photos - Sarah's said exactly what I was thinking. Pp the eyes, (if you wish - I think they're ok as they are) but otherwise the original is spot on.

Give him a big cuddle from me, :hug:
Jean
 
Jean, most definatley, he'll fly out! They'll obv not have him up for adoption until he puts on weight. It's a non destruct rescue, the dogs will all get homes eventually, if not, the rescue is their home. I wouldn't be there with any other policy - or any other rescue for that matter. And unfortunatley emaciated dogs are all too often seen - just never before have they been hand-ins, always strays. It's just an utter disgrace to have come directly from a home in the state he's in :(

I reckon a month, max, down the line and he'll be gone. I mean Irish Setters as a rule are very rare in rescue - and the rescue I volunteer for are very small and old fashioned[in that they're not popular and known much] and tend to be the last rescue you'd think'd have the 'rare' to turn up in rescue breeds, but atm we have the setter and the Bischon[which are actually popular in rescue the last year or so] we just rehomed a Sharpei, too. Sign o' the times unfortunatley :-/
 
Not been a good week photography wise for me. I'm really low and disappointed. Went over to a friends yesterday to help her socialise her dog who needs new visitors and brought my camera - although I arrived once it was getting dark so wasn't easy for pics, she was overall fine with me, but was scared of the camera quite a lot. So no pics came out AT all well, too high an ISO, still not enough light and one scared looking dog.
HoweverI went to dog training today - as I usually do on a Saturday with one of the rescue dogs and a friend/volunteer also goes with her dog who came to the rescue as a pup 5years ago. He's a stunning dog.

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Originals will be up later.
:( week for me today

So a bad week, so I'm :( - Will try and catch up with all your threads an all, really need to, so sorry guys :hug:
 
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Sorry you're having such a lousy week, Shorty, and sometimes conditions are just beyond your control - including a dog who doesn't like the camera (I've got one like that, although his brother is a right little poser!) Have a :hug: from me. :)


But tbh, that photo has something special. It's a sort of 3-D effect and just leaps out of the screen. I half expected him to lick my face. :D

It will be interesting to see the original - I love the way you're doing this with 'original' and 'post pping' versions. :)

And he's a gorgeous, handsome boy. :love:

Jean
 
I love how you process your photos.. great dog shots but am a big cat freak so am drawn towards them.. the triptych especially.. fabulous and a stunning puss too!
 
Hey Jean, yet another busy week for me here, but I'm gonna peek out the window before I take the off lead dog out in the hope the weather is ok to go [others have to stay on lead, house is too dark for pics] to the park, so will try and get some shots for this week. Havn't picked my cam up since Sunday - trying to do low key shots of my cats again, and they just don't work out how I'd like. I can't seem to find a middle ground from 'too dark' to 'lighting the whole room'. Uff.

Have just posted the original, sorry so late....And told you it was a dull day!


I'm also back at my friend's house on Monday, weather pending, gonna help her with her dog again and will hopefully be able to go to park/in the garden and get some good shots...Her dog didn't like the camera at all inside, bless her. It's not her fault she's a very nervy girl and it meant me crawling around like a crab/moving around and it was just too much for her to feel settled which I completely understand.

Thanks Mich :)
 
He's still a handsome boy in the original, with beautiful eyes. :)

Your high contrast techniques are growing on me all the time, and while I think the original would be find with just, say, a tweak in Levels, the fully processed one does have a 'wham' factor. :thumbs:

Good luck with the trip to the park. I haven't got any cats to practise on by they must be 100 times harder than dogs. :)

Jean
 
cats are hard to photograph well.. I've got 3 and only one is happy for me to get near with the camera so she tends to be the main one I take..

the difference in the dog shots above is great, love the greens on your processed image, the dog stands out beautifully
 
I luckily have one cat that's pretty easy to photograph....If lying/sitting. She doesn't exactly move. Another that is KINDA ok, if she's in the right room/position [i.e if there's no clutter around] but the other two are just hopeless, my favourite little baby girl in EVER single pic, she closes her eyes. She really hate the camera - doesn't help that we're trying to get prints of all the cats for the wall.
But yeah, I'm the same Mich, have loads of pics of one cat, and next to none of the others :(

I have to say, I cba to change it, but the vignetting on the image has got on my nerves right from the start. It's just a little too much.
 
Well IMO there's not much to be disappointed in for week 5.
I really like this, but for totally different reasons to the stretching cat and last week's Setter.

This week demonstrates how effective your PP technique is for animal shots. The original is OK, but not fantastic. The PP elevates it to something really special - and there's no shame in that at all.

I agree with Jean on the the 3-D feel - it's almost like one of those holographic images. Very effective :thumbs:

(But I do agree with you toning the vignette down a touch)
 
Meant to say - update on Red Setter, he has a home offer, fingers crossed it all goes well with the checks. Also, he's slowly coming out of his shell, when in the off lead runs he's started doing little trots and playing, he's still not a happy bunny in kennels, but thats fair enough - on to a better life :love:

Another bad week this week though :( I'm gutted. But tomorrow I am doing a 'shoot' with a friend.
 
As I said, this week was another bad one.
Thankfully just after it snowed - yep - :S the sun came out when I was out with one of my friend's dogs, doing a favour whilst she went in to have a c-section :love:
All I can say is, and I feel the general feeling will be the same. Thank **** for RAW shooting and PP!!! :eek:

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The light was awful, one minute one way/too light/too dark/no light. Which led to ISO issues etc.
 
And this is one of a 'shoot' with my friend's dog, she's very nervy/fear aggressive, it is only the second ever time I have met her, but bless, she relaxed really well after a few mins, we decided to go down to the park for a better chance at piccies, it kept sleeting, and was THE worst overcast day ever, totally ruined the pic opportunity. But this is what I have come up with[will post Original tomorrow, am at a client's and not on my laptop.]

Meet Carla Princess Barky Knickers :love: - stunning, ain't she?
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That bad day is turning into a bad few weeks, I am not happy with any single piece of work I'm producing atm :( other people are, but I am just not AT ALL happy about any of it :(

Here's a picture from today. Arty and Jet :)
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And Arty on his own.
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Booger - Whyyyyy do I always only notice things that need cloning once I've uploaded them?? Grr, please ignor the OOF bit on Jet!
 
Shorty said:
That bad day is turning into a bad few weeks, I am not happy with any single piece of work I'm producing atm :( other people are, but I am just not AT ALL happy about any of it :(
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Hey it's not that bad is it????
I'd sort of lost track of this thread, but let's have some more updates.

I know myself that if I spot something I don't like in one of my shots it doesn't matter how many people tell me they like it, I'll never be happy.
But FWIW I think all of those are very good.

p.s. Carla Princess Barky Knickers really is absolutely gorgeous!!!!! :love:
 
Sorry, like Sarh, I lost track, too. Being without a computer for nearly 3 weeks didn't help, and sometimes life just gets in the way of photography. :D

I've just had another browse through your thread right from the beginning, and I can see the progress you were hoping for in your pictures. Remember it's been the worst time of the year with rubbish light, and you are taking really taxing subjects - and catching their different personalities in every one.

I love the ones of Barky Knickers, Art and Jet. The one of Art on his own is super, too - so full of personality. I had a go at trying to get my mini-terrors for the Play theme in Week 9 - nightmare! :lol:

I'll try and keep up from now on. :)

Jean
 
Was just coming on here to apologise for my lack of appearance. I'm still very much togging. I am just *so* busy with work at the moment, it's mental. And only going to get more so by, well, starting tomorrow!
I have the consequent weeks for this on my flickr, just need to arrange, label and 'set' them up.

Apologees for my lack of appearance on this and your threads. Will try to get time to come here more often!
 
A very nice set on here Leanne... Love the one of the dog in the river ;)... sorry I missed a few weeks..
 
Hi Leanne - you do sound busy! But I'm pleased to hear you're keeping up with your photography. :)

Week 8: I have to be honest, and say when I first looked at this my reaction was 'way too bright - she's gone too far this time', but as I went back and looked again, and again, it grew on me. It's definitely your style, in spades ;) but I can't really express what it is that appeals so much. I'll just settle for a big :thumbs: :)

Week 9: A terrific stylised treatment, and one of my favourite shots. The composition is really strong with a good use of negative space. I'd be really pleased if this were mine. :)

Week 10: This is such a contrast to the others and just as attractive, imo. :clap:

Week 11: I'm not quite so sure about this one, and I think it's because his/her beautiful eyes are partially hidden by fur, and there's not much you can do about that, apart from taking the clippers to him. Or a different angle maybe. :)

Jean
 
Another flying visit, ever so sorry I'm neglecting your threads everyone. Got 5mins online before I head to bed. Hoping to get a few pics. Gutted, headed to the beach today with a friend I'm staying with and her dogs[and fosters] and forgot the camera!! :(
Thanks for your comments, and compliments :)

Week 12 - from the Beach at another friend's
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Week 13 - not my best, mid-chomp on a Bonio - at an event hence the lead etc
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I love the dogs on the beach shot.
Shame you didn't get the one you were planning, but this is more than good enough as a stand-in ;)
Great job of catching them in motion.

Week 13 isn't bad either.
I really like the pose, but I'm not too keen on the PP on it though . . . a bit of a purple tinge to the tongue and ears.
 
Clearly playing and having fun on the beach... it's well caught... Looks like it might be a bit sharp....

Fab pose, even if it is mid chomp in the second one...
 
Sorry guys, am only getting busier. Literally have 5days free until August very sparsley spread out from a week ago, until August - so very busy.

I have been keeping up[not officially, but have been making a point to take a pic a week] So here I present you with my catchups, really hoping I can catch up with the rest of you at some point. Even if for a couple weeks.

Week 14[Flickr's has darkened this, it's actually a lot brighter!] -
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Week 15 -
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Week 16 -
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Week 17 -
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Week 18 -
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Week 19 -
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Week 20 -
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Week 21 -
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Week 22 -
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Week 23 -
Missed this week - too much travelling. Gutted.

Week 24 -
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:wave: hello there!!!!!

Good to see you catching up again - sounds like life / work is pretty impossible at the moment, but I'm glad that you're still going with this.

Loads of beautiful shots to choose from too.

My personal favourite is week 24.
Is this slightly different processing than usual? It looks a little bit softer (as in less harsh not out of focus) than your normal stuff, and that seems to have worked really well with his coat.

Week 15 "Hey! Where'd my ears go?" really made me laugh and it's nice to see another cat sneaking in there. If anything they're harder to shoot than dogs and you've done really well with this one.
 
Hey, not really any different processing, no. I tend to use presets a lot and either tweek a bit or not, it's from the same group of presets as weeks 17, 18, 21 and 22. It's an 'autumn/vintage' kinda preset group.

That puddy tat is a dream to photograph, she's so much fun, I love going back there.

Thanks for commenting Sarah, and yep, work is just crazy busy. Who can so no free time until October?? :(
 
Welcome back... sounds like murder... really busy... Good to see you're getting the shots, and some lovely ones in there... my fave has to be number 24, what a lovely image, but only just pipping that puddy tat...
 
Still around, still getting pics. On a bit of a downer atm, creative mind isn't working into my fingers and ability seems to be lacking right now :(
 
Some really nice shots here, in a couple of them you have cropped the back off the animal. I'm not sure I like that, but other than that, its excellent work.

Stuart
 
Hi, I seem to have missed the last shots that you posted. It is a lovely series but my favourite by far is number 24. It is absolutely gorgeous.

Sorry, to hear that you are on a bit of a downer. It seems to have happened to quite a few of us doing 52s. Hopefully, you will be back to your normal self again soon.

Jenny
 
I thought my thread disappeared then, looked on pages 2 and 3 and thought lemme just check Page 1, haha, wasn't expecting replies.

Right, more of an update from me. The downer is varying, back on a downer again right now, and wondering if my camera is having a bit of an issue, seems to be front focusing, the last 3days it's completely rare even when doing sit stay shots, and the focus spot IS on the eyes of the dog, once picture is taken tis not, tis the nose in focus :-/ good job it's all been for fun recently, otherwise I'd have gone mental had it been for something I couldn't rectify! Right, anyway, on from week 25 now!....

Week 25 -
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Week 26 -
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Week 27 -
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Week 28 -
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Week 29 -
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One of these days I'll catch up with your threads, SO sorry guys *hug*
 
I can't help on the issue you're having with focus, I'm in a similar boat with my camera and I'm trying to get to the bottom of it... I think it's my 55-250... but can't be certain...


Anyway, they all look very good to me, but you know, that cat sprawled on it's back... lovely shot and the stand out of these for me.
 
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