weekly Resaux 52 of 2016

Hi Jeff .. .and welcome. It's colourful, it's metal and most certainly fits the theme just a shame that the fence in the bg is a tad distracting. Well done and a good start TP52 - hope you enjoy the challenges to come. :clap:
 
Nice and colorful metal :) having a play with the contrast and saturation in PS (or similar might lift it a little and make the metal stand out more against the background.
 
Hi Jeff, welcome aboard!

Nicely exposed and all the bits that need to be in focus are. It would make for a nice tryptich with a couple of close ups, maybe a manufacturers plate or something?

Do you know what it is?
 
As others have said, nice shot that fits the theme well.
I think I would have either gone with a muh wider aperture to blur out the background a bit and focus on a specific point, or with a smaller aperture to keep the whole thing in focus (as the left hand side is dropping OoF).
Nice one though, it draws you in.
 
Hi Jeff, really like the colours, nice and sharp.
 
Fantastic contrasting colours and what a wonderful machine. Well spotted.

Not an easy one to photograph, because getting it all in focus will make the BG sharp and it's not very interesting.

Week one done :thumbs:

Cheers.
 
No Cats, Dogs, Hamsters, Children, Wives or Husbands were harmed in the making of this picture...

Looking at the exif, you've had a bit of a trial exposing the shot. It could possibly have done with 1/2 a stop more maybe?

I'm afraid the focus is a bit off too, in my opinion, the bars are sharper than the, hmmm... bird?
As your subject was probably more co-operative than other furry friends, this may have been an opportunity to use live view, zoomed in, to ensure you had focus on the eyes.

A solid second shot for your 52 :)
 
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Hi, Jeff, difficult in what way?

I thought there was some wide angle distortion but checked the EXIF and it's obviously the cage.

Nice and tight in the frame.

Cheers.
 
Metal - Interesting bit of machinery nice bright colours.
Captive - good choice of model he does look sad to be in there.
 
Hi your metal shot is well framed and nice vibrant colours, as for captive great idea framed well nice shot.(y)
 
Too many pets in cages ... this is my favourite. (y)
 
Hi, missed your metal one before. It's an interesting looking piece of machinery. I like the contrast of the orange wheels against the rest of the blue metal.

Captive - a nice fun take on the theme.
 
Lovely fun and colourful image for Captive - love it. Well done. :clap:
 
Aww your captive needs a hug! Thanks for the photo, it made me smile. :)

(Edit: Haha, just saw susie said the same thing.)
 
Brian_of_Bozeat said:
Hi Jeff, welcome aboard!

Nicely exposed and all the bits that need to be in focus are. It would make for a nice tryptich with a couple of close ups, maybe a manufacturers plate or something?

Do you know what it is?
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Nicholsons of Newark were the manufacturer of this piece of farm machinery circa early 1900’s and the jury is out currently trying to determine if it is an “onion lifter or onion rill” more to follow when I finish my research.
 
Miniature - I think these make great subjects, I had considered going down to Games Workshop and taking a picture of something in store. Why the whiskey as a reference? Unless of course those guys have been on the bottle in which case we're all in deep s**t; you know what they're like when they're drunk.

Old - what a well-preserved stone. Arguably makes for a more interesting subject than the older but more weathered stones behind. I like the vivid colours too.
 
Miniature - I don't really know anything about these figures but they have some nice details in them. Without some sort of reference I would have no idea how big they are so the bottle do help with that but maybe you could have used something else related to the figures.
Old - Like Nick says, that's a very well preserved stone for the age. Not sure about the colour of the stone, looks very blue on my screen (ignore this if it was intentional).
 
Hi Jeff. Both have very vibrant treatments which works particularly well for Miniature. Old is nicely composed with the angled headstones in the bg - entirely a personal choice on treatment (I'm too biased in favour of b&w).
 
Plenty of detail for miniature, Jeff :thumbs:
 
Miniature - Yup, plenty of detail there, as others have said / asked, good to have a scale reference, but why whisky bottles? (hic)
Old - Without reading the inscription you would never guess the headstone was 104 years old. Very well preserved. Not sure on the vibrance / blue hue though.
 
nickbee said:
Miniature - I think these make great subjects, I had considered going down to Games Workshop and taking a picture of something in store. Why the whiskey as a reference? Unless of course those guys have been on the bottle in which case we're all in deep s**t; you know what they're like when they're drunk.

Old - what a well-preserved stone. Arguably makes for a more interesting subject than the older but more weathered stones behind. I like the vivid colours too.
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Nick,
Thanks for the feedback, the warriors were from the "Scottish" division hence the whisky reference ;)
 
SteveSc said:
Miniature - I don't really know anything about these figures but they have some nice details in them. Without some sort of reference I would have no idea how big they are so the bottle do help with that but maybe you could have used something else related to the figures.
Old - Like Nick says, that's a very well preserved stone for the age. Not sure about the colour of the stone, looks very blue on my screen (ignore this if it was intentional).
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Steve,
Comments and feedback appreciated. Yes lots of great detail on the figures and a nightmare to paint especially at my age and with my eyesight ! That stone colour is down to me I am afraid..


Carl Ayling said:
Hi Jeff. Both have very vibrant treatments which works particularly well for Miniature. Old is nicely composed with the angled headstones in the bg - entirely a personal choice on treatment (I'm too biased in favour of b&w).
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Carl,
Feedback appreciated, thank you.

LC2 said:
Miniature - Yup, plenty of detail there, as others have said / asked, good to have a scale reference, but why whisky bottles? (hic)
Old - Without reading the inscription you would never guess the headstone was 104 years old. Very well preserved. Not sure on the vibrance / blue hue though.
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Tim,
Thank you for your comments, appreciated. Whisky reference is covered in the post above

susiejb said:
Hi Jeff ...lots of content there in your Miniature shot, as mentioned good use for scale....and I like the bright colours.
I'm sorry I'm not keen on the colour in your Old shot.
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Thanks Susie for your comments, I am at the experimenting stage ;)
 
Hi Jeff, good interpretation of the themes all spot on.

Miniature draws my attention, (I do enjoy a good whisky) good colours, plenty of detail. My only criticism is that there is a little too much going on. I think I would have focused on either the whisky or the figures and given the theme probably the figures would have won, maybe focusing on one and picking out the intricate detailing a bit more. maybe getting a touch lower and using the colour of the whisky as a background for a single character.
 
Hi, Miniature, I used to have a few of these :)

Looks like some of the light has resulted in it being rather too warm/orange.

Cheers.
 
The colour on the headstone is too much for me but otherwise I like the image - nicely composed leading you to even older stones in the b/g.

Miniature - I would have preferred something relevant to the figures rather than the bottles :)
 
miniature - I agree the bottles don't fit with the war hammer figures a different bg would be better. Great job with the painting however very fine
detail I know how fiddly that is you have done a better job than I could.
Old - the stone is indeed spot on theme but colour is wrong for me too
 
Hi Jeff, like your images for the themes, My favorite is captive,
 
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