weekly *Sarah* 2012 52 week challenge. Yippee I made it!!

#1 is a clear winner. You did fantastically well catching the front of the train in just the right spot and with just the right amount of motion blur.
 
Definitely No 1 for me Sarah. The train visually links to 'Railway Authority'. Nice focus and DoF. Also the diagonal line (train) from the top left to bottom right demonstrates nice composition. :thumbs:

Nick
 
the one with the train for me the other two don't really say anything
 
Hi Sarah

Sorry not commented so much.

Pride - #1 for me, better lighting, better colours, more subtlety. Good idea too.

Short - #1 to me is clearer, has better colours and skin tones. Good lighting

Flight - good idea and clearly taken. #3 has a lot of motion but for me is spoilt by the denudation of the main head. Very hard to capture but you have done well. On the other hand i think #2 is excellent. It is on theme, good colour, excellent lighting, good use of landscape orientation. The falling seeds look to be in gentle flight. Stunning

Authority - what no black background?:D #2 is better composition I feel but #1 takes the edge because of inclusion of train. Lighting a bit flat.
 
*Sarah* said:
Marsha a mini meet would be great, we're busy flying display kites at Harewood house on the Saturday and Sunday but would try our best to meet up. Let us know where and when and we'll see what we can do!:)
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If we had more time I'd have bought the kids over to see the kites, I think they'd love it, well for about 10 minutes:bonk:

I've started a thread, there's a link in my signature. But looking at Newmillerdam about 7.30ish on the 18th if you're free?
 
Blank_Canvas said:
Definitely No 1 for me Sarah. The train visually links to 'Railway Authority'. Nice focus and DoF. Also the diagonal line (train) from the top left to bottom right demonstrates nice composition. :thumbs:

Nick
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alsjazzera said:
the one with the train for me the other two don't really say anything
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superpippo said:
Hi Sarah

Sorry not commented so much.

Pride - #1 for me, better lighting, better colours, more subtlety. Good idea too.

Short - #1 to me is clearer, has better colours and skin tones. Good lighting

Flight - good idea and clearly taken. #3 has a lot of motion but for me is spoilt by the denudation of the main head. Very hard to capture but you have done well. On the other hand i think #2 is excellent. It is on theme, good colour, excellent lighting, good use of landscape orientation. The falling seeds look to be in gentle flight. Stunning

Authority - what no black background?:D #2 is better composition I feel but #1 takes the edge because of inclusion of train. Lighting a bit flat.
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Thanks Nick, Allan and alan!:)
 
The goblin said:
If we had more time I'd have bought the kids over to see the kites, I think they'd love it, well for about 10 minutes:bonk:

I've started a thread, there's a link in my signature. But looking at Newmillerdam about 7.30ish on the 18th if you're free?
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hi Marsha, thats sounds great to us, will pop over to your thread later! I'll pm you my mobile number just incase you do decide to go to Harewood and we might be able get you in the arena!!
 
Hi Sarah


the image with the train going through at speed wins for me , great focus on the sign not worried about the sky , I just think it's a pretty amazing capture :clap:
 
Another vote for #1 here Sarah. :thumbs:

The sign, the train and viewpoint all come together to make a great photograph. To my eye, the sky doesn't even come into it, i am drawn to the sign and then down to the train.

Great composition, the image really tells a story. Good work all round. Iain
 
Have to go with evryone else on #1. This encapsulates the reason for the sign of authority. I think we have to accept the sky is our worst enemy in this country and agree with Iain.
 
blondie606 said:
Hi Sarah


the image with the train going through at speed wins for me , great focus on the sign not worried about the sky , I just think it's a pretty amazing capture :clap:
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posiview said:
Hi, Sarah, Authority #1 for me. The train is well captured and add some more context.

Cheers.
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blakester said:
Another vote for #1 here Sarah. :thumbs:

The sign, the train and viewpoint all come together to make a great photograph. To my eye, the sky doesn't even come into it, i am drawn to the sign and then down to the train.

Great composition, the image really tells a story. Good work all round. Iain
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fazer said:
Have to go with evryone else on #1. This encapsulates the reason for the sign of authority. I think we have to accept the sky is our worst enemy in this country and agree with Iain.
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Thank you for all your comments, especially the ones about the sky. It didnt really bother me until the comments but its one of those things you can't do much about. If I'd have changed the angle when taking to cut out the sky the sign would have been distorted or I wouldn't have fitted the train in. I was just pleased to have caught the train in between the fence post.:)
 
Here goes again. I havent found this one easy as I really wanted to stick to the theme and shoot "leave". I was playing with my dog Archie the other night and this idea came to me.

Leave! Leave the biscuit alone! I've run out of time to reshoot this this week so will have to use this one. I used natural light which was coming from behind him. Archie enjoyed being the model as he got to eat one or two gravy bones!!!:lol::lol:


Archie - leave!! by *sarah*., on Flickr
 
Not looked at many yet this week as I just wanted to go with my idea before looking at everyone elses but I will comment because I think this is stunning!! Archie looks great, so clear and crisp. His eyes are very engaging!

Excellent leave!
 
Works well for the theme Sarah, nice clean clear face but there seems to be something going on around the edge of the dog ... maybe just the light, or is it some processing? :thinking:
 
Just seen this on your flickr, i think the composition, focusing and idea are spot on, but have to say personally the PP is not doing it for me, now maybe thats because i know what a lovely chocolate colour he is with nice soft amber eyes and for me it doesn't say archie, but as i said thats a personal thing
 
Lovely shot - on theme.

really creative use of mono - he really looks alive on the screen. I suppose only crit would be the line in the background but this ia a small point as this is an A1 shot. Super lighting and I partic like the top hairs. Nice looking dog given a super portrait.
 
gramps said:
Works well for the theme Sarah, nice clean clear face but there seems to be something going on around the edge of the dog ... maybe just the light, or is it some processing? :thinking:
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Hi gramps, it's a bit of both which is why I'm not happy with it myself but I've run out of time to re shoot this week. I will have another go but it will be too late for this weeks theme and I really need to keep up to date or I have a habit giving up!
 
lizzy23 said:
Just seen this on your flickr, i think the composition, focusing and idea are spot on, but have to say personally the PP is not doing it for me, now maybe thats because i know what a lovely chocolate colour he is with nice soft amber eyes and for me it doesn't say archie, but as i said thats a personal thing
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superpippo said:
Lovely shot - on theme.

really creative use of mono - he really looks alive on the screen. I suppose only crit would be the line in the background but this ia a small point as this is an A1 shot. Super lighting and I partic like the top hairs. Nice looking dog given a super portrait.
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Thanks Liz and Alan!:)
 
Delta Skies said:
You've done wonders with the image when you look at the original. The B&W image almost makes him look aristocratic.
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ChickenDipa said:
I really think the B&W works, he is a lovely colour but I dont think the colour shot is as good.
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Dark Knight said:
Hi Sarah

Leave - Ignoring the odd outline, What can I say... what a wonderful image and a great looking dog, the B&W is perfect for the shot
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Thanks Peter, Alex and DK for your comments!!:):)

Archie is a lovely colour and has the most beautiful eyes like Liz said but because of the lighting and poor pp skills I went decided to go to black and white!!:)
 
I quite like the pic, but how did you get a good day in Scarborough ? I have been loads and never get one haha
 
B&W gets my vote Sarah :thumbs:
It really shows the features of your dog well.
I think you've done really well with the pp work on the original, you must have the patience of a saint to clone around the dog's fur. :)

The B&W image seems a whole lot sharper too.
I like the feel of the image, the fringing around doesn't detract from the image overall as I feel my eyes are drawn to the dog's face, the most important part of the portrait. Iain
 
My dog wouldn't do that :D super shot and obedience control :D
 
'Leave' - lovely image Sarah but i prefer the monochrome out of the two.Nice backlighting and DoF and good interpretation of the them - Nick
 
blakester said:
B&W gets my vote Sarah :thumbs:
It really shows the features of your dog well.
I think you've done really well with the pp work on the original, you must have the patience of a saint to clone around the dog's fur. :)

The B&W image seems a whole lot sharper too.
I like the feel of the image, the fringing around doesn't detract from the image overall as I feel my eyes are drawn to the dog's face, the most important part of the portrait. Iain
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Thanks Iain, I prefer the black and white as well but thought I'd put the original in so people could see why it's a bit wierd around him. It def took a lot of patience to clone and I'm sure there must be an easier way to do it!:)
 
Ajophotog said:
My dog wouldn't do that :D super shot and obedience control :D
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Thanks Alby, Archie works well for food but if you could see him now carrying an empty biscuit packet around that he stole from the bin I'm not sure about the obedience!!:lol:

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'Leave' - lovely image Sarah but i prefer the monochrome out of the two.Nice backlighting and DoF and good interpretation of the them - Nick
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Thanks Nick, it was difficult to keep to theme this week!

I'll try and catch up on everyones threads tomorrow!!
 
#2 for the berries shot, bright, clear and inviting ... that blackberry looks lovely!
#3 for the best on theme of the three.
 
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