weekly Pads 52 project 2016 - Week 7 Danger(ous) Added

Liking this, great reflection and the B&W really sets them off well
 
right on theme I have nothing to add that has not allready been said
 
Love the reflection and the darks work really well.(y)
 
Hi Paul, you are off to a great start. I love the moodiness of your captive image. Its very fitting for the theme. Keep vup the great work :)
 
Hi All

You could be forgiven for thinking that I had abandoned my 52, but unfortunately I've just had to prioritise family issues quite allot this last couple of weeks.

Anyhow, here is my effort for Abandoned, and I still have 'happy' to catch up on - If I don't get the shot I have in mind this weekend, then I'll put in an archive image to catch up.

I'll be having a big catch up on all of your efforts over the next day or 2. Thanks for looking and any comments that you share.

Abandoned by Paul, on Flickr
 
That's a great find for Abandoned Paul. Looks in good nick too - worthy of restoration. Nicely composed, like all the detail, excellent in b&w. Good luck with the rest of the catch-up. :clap:
 
Spot on with Abandoned Paul nice processing it suits it well :thumbs:

( That looks like a MK1 Hillman Minx ? )
 
Cobra said:
Spot on with Abandoned Paul nice processing it suits it well (y)

( That looks like a MK1 Hillman Minx ? )
Click to expand...

No, this is a Singer Gazelle, which I didn't know existed until I stumbled upon it yesterday. I knew instantly that I had found my abandoned subject.

I'd be tempted to approach the owner about taking it for a restoration job if I had the first clue where to start with something like that - I think It'd be great fun, but I just don't have the knowledge.
 
Pads1980 said:
No, this is a Singer Gazelle, which I didn't know existed until I stumbled upon it yesterday.
Click to expand...
Excellent, even rarer (y)

Pads1980 said:
think It'd be great fun, but I just don't have the knowledge.
Click to expand...
Your'll pick it up as you go along :D
Trouble with things like that, there are loads of info on the web these days but even a minor job takes for ages years probably depending on what needs to be done.
 
Hi Paul, seem to have missed your thread until now :oops: :$

Old - does what it says! Processing and capture spot on for me, although I find the composition slightly unsettling. Not sure if it's lead-in fence so close in on the left, but it's certainly something which grabs you and keeps you looking. I like it.
Metal - not getting the love for the pylons but the chain is bang on again. Good DOF and processing once more.
Captive - really like what you've done with that photo. Dark exposure and processing works really well with that image. Goes to show that less is sometime more (in this case, saturation) - really effective.
Miniature - I do like the arrangement (and well done for trying an even number of things for a change). Lighting is effective, although I'm not a big fan of being able to see the light source behind.
Abandoned - cracking spot to find that old car. Nicely captured and, again, good B&W processing (spotting a theme here!) Well composed - really good take.

Looking forward to more of yours - and occasionally a colour shot ;)
 
Abandoned is definitely, well, abandoned! Nothing more to say really other than good shot. I wonder what the colour is like though?
 
What a find! an old Hillman, no sorry Singer, under that rickety shelter with climbers! A candidate for B&W .... I'm not sure.
 
Oh, Abandoned is just so bang on....where did you find it!
 
pjm1 said:
Hi Paul, seem to have missed your thread until now :oops: :$

Old - does what it says! Processing and capture spot on for me, although I find the composition slightly unsettling. Not sure if it's lead-in fence so close in on the left, but it's certainly something which grabs you and keeps you looking. I like it.
Metal - not getting the love for the pylons but the chain is bang on again. Good DOF and processing once more.
Captive - really like what you've done with that photo. Dark exposure and processing works really well with that image. Goes to show that less is sometime more (in this case, saturation) - really effective.
Miniature - I do like the arrangement (and well done for trying an even number of things for a change). Lighting is effective, although I'm not a big fan of being able to see the light source behind.
Abandoned - cracking spot to find that old car. Nicely captured and, again, good B&W processing (spotting a theme here!) Well composed - really good take.

Looking forward to more of yours - and occasionally a colour shot ;)
Click to expand...

Thank you very much, some great feedback. I hadn't actually noticed that all of my shots so far have been de-saturated, and I must admit I do seem to go to B&W in my mind when composing an image. Maybe I'll set myself a challenge within my 52 to go 4 weeks without de-saturating!

Ian W said:
Abandoned is definitely, well, abandoned! Nothing more to say really other than good shot. I wonder what the colour is like though?
Click to expand...

d00d said:
What a find! an old Hillman, no sorry Singer, under that rickety shelter with climbers! A candidate for B&W .... I'm not sure.
Click to expand...

Thanks guys, I did take a few different angles and processed in a couple of different ways but I'm still happy that I chose the best one to submit, however for your curiosity.......

IMG_3167-1 by Paul, on Flickr

Abandoned by Paul, on Flickr

viv1969 said:
Oh, Abandoned is just so bang on....where did you find it!
Click to expand...

This was down a bumpy old track that I have to drive down to get to one of the customers I visit. I had no idea it was there, but kept my camera with me all week hoping to find a crashed car or burnt out car at the side of a road, then stumbled on this one.

Jon.P.73 said:
Great find, like everything about this, framing, light, exposure, processing the lot :)
Click to expand...

Thank you very much!!
 
Colour shots are far better in my eyes! I like the head on shot particularly.
 
Ian W said:
Colour shots are far better in my eyes! I like the head on shot particularly.
Click to expand...
Thanks Ian, funnily enough, as I was framing the head on shot I fully expected it to be the one, but when I got them in lightroom I quickly changed my mind. I think the colour shots show the aging of the car a lot more.
 
Abandoned - perfect find for the theme! Would love to discover something like this myself - a proper barn find would be awesome! I think I agree with your comment, I think the colour works better than the B&W. Nice work / find Paul! :thumbs:
 
:agree: With the above last colour image is super shot I do like the B/W but the colour for me(y)
 
Like the B&W. You gotta ask just how do people leave things like that.
 
OK, Here is my Camouflage attempt. I'm not happy with it really, it isn't a good shot, but it has given me a first attempt at using layer masks, so although the result isn't great it has been a success for my 52 teaching me new things.

Predator Selfie by Paul, on Flickr
 
"I see you..."

Well done for trying new things :clap: and as an effect it works pretty well. If I made three changes:
  • Less blur might have given a subtler effect
  • I really wish you'd got your feet in shot
  • It would have been more Predator-like if you'd climbed the tree...

Edit: Missed your Abandoned picture. Great shot of a beautiful old car and I like the way the structure of the shed frames it. B&W processing is spot-on to bring out the detail. With all those overgrown weeds it this covers old, metal, abandoned and camouflaged.
 
Last edited:
nickbee said:
"I see you..."

Well done for trying new things :clap: and as an effect it works pretty well. If I made three changes:
  • Less blur might have given a subtler effect
  • I really wish you'd got your feet in shot
  • It would have been more Predator-like if you'd climbed the tree...
Click to expand...

Pretty much what Nick said.

Nice idea and would be interested in seeing an edit.

Cheers.
 
Cleaver idea Paul :thumbs:
 
Hi Paul, I much prefer the black and white shot for your Abandoned entry, seems to have more of a feel to it that the colour versions.

Camouflaged, liking the idea maybe a touch too much but I am unsure how you did that as I am useless with PP
 
:clap:This is like the alien out of Predator. Nicely thought out and like the experimentation. Well done Paul.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top