NickDs 52 for 2022 - Week 52 - Showcase.

Week 39 - Depict A Song.

Listening to an 80s cheesefest on the radio at the weekend, they played 'Step Off' by the Furious Five, which I'd not heard since I was at school... Yup, there's my idea... so I went around looking for places where people would step off things. Maybe this one is a little tight (I had the 27mm pancake, which is my go-to street lens), but the sychronisation makes it for me, and I like the fact that they're leading with opposite legs. I guess Prince's 'Get Off', would also work for this one.

Step Off by Nick, on Flickr
 
I thought it was Steppin' Out by Joe Jackson which I'm now going to have to listen to again. Thanks for reminding me :)
A well timed shot and I like the mono treatment.
 
Kell said:
I like it - the Black and White conversion works well.

I thought Going Underground by the Jam or even Down in the Tube Station at Midnight (which is my favourite Jam track).
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Thanks!
I did get a few shots like that while I was out, but I thought 'Down in the Tube Station at Lunchtime' was a bit of a stretch! :D

Peter123 said:
Great shot Nick. Excellent timing.
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Cheers!
I was lucky to get just these two alighting. Waiting for the right moment wasn't a problem, but getting a clean shot without it being a flood of people was tricky. Luckily it was a fairly quiet time of day.

SimonH said:
Very neatly spotted and shot
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Thank you!
I was watching as the trains came in for prospective 'good' doors to try... then trying to get to them without looking dodgy.

Bebop said:
I thought it was Steppin' Out by Joe Jackson which I'm now going to have to listen to again. Thanks for reminding me :)
A well timed shot and I like the mono treatment.
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That would work. Joe Jackson's 'Got The Time' was on my shortlist too.
 
Week 40 - Looking down.

*No photographers were harmed in the making of this image* :D

Looking down the barrel of a gun, obviously (I hope).

The Hit by Nick, on Flickr
 
Nice mono Nick :)
 
-Oy- said:
Nice mono Nick :)
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Thanks!
I had to crush the hell out of the blacks to get it how I wanted.

Bebop said:
Wow great shot and it gives me the chills. Lots of impact!
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Cheers!
She makes a pretty intimidating gangster, I think she's in the wrong job!

SimonH said:
Lovely shot Nick, and I love the composition and focus
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Thank You!
Focus was tricky, as it's a manual focus lens and there wasn't much light. It was a case of working around the ballpark and choosing the shot that got closest.

Peter123 said:
Great idea and well executed. The mono suits it.
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It had to be mono, and colour would have made it a completely different image.
 
Great shot Nick, really creative and well composed.
 
Depict a song. Excellent street capture.
Looking down. Another excellent shot. Both work really well in mono.
 
Week 41 - Rustic.

A bit stuck for ideas this week, and also for time as we're getting ready to go away on hols... yay!

I took a couple of similar shots as a placeholder, then today I decided to commit to the idea and take a better version. I felt the tight crop worked with the detail in the bread, but now I've started to doubt it... still, it's done now... PABD!

Seeded by Nick, on Flickr
 
Mmmm that looks yummy. Suits the close crop.
 
Not the most rustic loaf, but there are seeds on it and not bad due to the time constraints you have, enjoy the hols, somewhere warm?

Pete
 
The slices make this an interesting image.
Good close up shot.
 
-Oy- said:
Mmmm that looks yummy. Suits the close crop.
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Thanks!
I did shoot wider, but only the tight crop came near to working.

Bebop said:
I like the detail you've captured. Close crop works for me. Enjoy your hols.
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Cheers!
I'm sure we will!

SimonH said:
Yep, works for me too - now where's that cheese?
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Thank you!
Had we any cheese in, it would be in the shot! :ROFLMAO:

seaodyssey said:
Not the most rustic loaf, but there are seeds on it and not bad due to the time constraints you have, enjoy the hols, somewhere warm?

Pete
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Thanks!
It's not the best, admittedly. we were running stocks down ready for not being here and this was the last of the bread. Camera is packed and it looks like we can expect 30 degrees!


Peter123 said:
The slices make this an interesting image.
Good close up shot.
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Cheers!
The slices do make it look less rustic I think, but they add interest.

HelenC said:
Good dof and well lit. Fits the bill for me.
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Thank You!
It makes the theme, and that will have to do for this week.
 
A really nice shot Nick, I can almost taste it...
 
Weeks 42 and 43 - Precision and Vehicle +Tech (Shadows).

Week 42 - Precision.

An admirable bit of precision vandalism here. Given the result, it's hard to believe it was random. Annoying and wrong, obviously, but it made me grin, juvenile thing that I am!

Precision Vandalism by Nick, on Flickr

Week 43 - Vehicle + Tech (Shadows)

A chap getting his tank filled at a single pump, street corner gas station in the shadow of a palm tree.

Getting Gas by Nick, on Flickr
 
Precision - Huh huh.... huh huh huh :D

Vehicle - a nice street scene :)
 
Good and different vehicle shot Nick.

I'm with Dave on the precision.
 
Precision... well spotted. Lol..
Vehicle: Simple scene but has an really warm and interesting feel to it.
 
I thought it was the precision of the line of bollards initially!

I like the vehicles street shot
 
-Oy- said:
Precision - Huh huh.... huh huh huh :D

Vehicle - a nice street scene :)
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Thanks!
I couldn't help reading that in a Beavis & Butthead voice.

Peter123 said:
Good and different vehicle shot Nick.

I'm with Dave on the precision.
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Cheers!
It's amazing how just changing your environment changes the kind of shot you take.

HelenC said:
Precision... well spotted. Lol..
Vehicle: Simple scene but has an really warm and interesting feel to it.
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Thank you!
My (still) teenage mind always notices anything daft like that!

seaodyssey said:
2 good pics Nick.

In Spain by chance?

Pete
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Thanks!
Yes, we were wandering around Alicante. Looking out of the window, I wish we still were.

SimonH said:
I thought it was the precision of the line of bollards initially!

I like the vehicles street shot
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Cheers
I came back with plenty of vehicle shots, but went with this one because of the palm shadow, as I'd left the tech a little late.
 
Week 44 - Autumnal.

We always know when the weather has turned in this house, as a big pan of stew magically appears on the hob, stays there for a few days, after which whatever's left goes in the freezer, and another magically appears shortly after.

Winter is Coming by Nick, on Flickr
 
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Definitely have some of that - love an autumnal stew.

As for the image, I find the knobs on the cooker and the light a little distracting. Did you consider a landscape version where you crop those out?
 
Love a nice warming stew, I agree with Kell re the light and knobs.

Pete
 
SimonH said:
Nice take on the theme Nick. I'd have some of that!
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Thanks!
I was hoping the warmth and comfort would come through in the picture.

Kell said:
Definitely have some of that - love an autumnal stew.

As for the image, I find the knobs on the cooker and the light a little distracting. Did you consider a landscape version where you crop those out?
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Cheers!
I did consider cropping it to just above the reflections, but chose to go for a more situational shot. Maybe that was a mistake.

seaodyssey said:
Love a nice warming stew, I agree with Kell re the light and knobs.

Pete
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Thank you!
As above, I suspect you're both right about that. Maybe a little tighter shot would work better.

Darkslinger said:
Yum, sweet potatoes, yams, squash...
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Two out of three in there... I'm honestly not sure I've ever eaten a Yam, or If I'd recognise one if I did. I must look into it.
 
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I like the image, I think the pop of orange definitely works against the cooler steel, but ...
Kell said:
... I find the knobs on the cooker and the light a little distracting. Did you consider a landscape version where you crop those out?
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Just in case you thought I didn't like it at all.
 
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