Not much more I can say about that to be honest, I wish I could light things up like that!
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). That works really well, and I can't work out how you shot it...
I absolutely love 'surfaces', that's a definite for getting blown up and on the wall
'Transform' really makes my head hurt, it's like the never-ending staircase thingy! I'm not artistic enough to appreciate the reasons behind it, but from a photographic point of view, I like it!
The hoverfly is a fairly decent effort considering how quickly they move I think. You've already said what you need to do to get better ones, and I remember really liking the photo you submitted for the 'TP day' thingy,
Love the strawberries and cream shot too (common theme there?!). I'd have liked to have seen it with a slightly larger depth of field so the seeds were in focus too, but I'm impressed by anyone who can even get the timing right on these (tried it, failed horribly
Chris
Surfaces - well done on your timing! A reflector wouldhave helped but it is not a big issue for me. I like the way there appear to be two red eyes at the top.
What kind of container do you use? All my glass ones distort horribly....though I've just remembered I have a fish Q tank which might be better.
Transform - brilliant idea and very well executed. I think the slightly scruffy pad looks more authentic - just a pity about the cropped pencil but I can understand that you have had enough of it for the moment.
Grace - while I don't think the hoverfly is particularly graceful it is agood capture. I love the way its legs make it look as if it is swimming!
Ingredients - you have been having fun, haven't you! The strawberry looks slightly soft but the splashes are great. It looks more like milk than cream but maybe that is the flash.
A great week!
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The electric reshoot works superbly. I like it a lot.
Transform, another Escher fan here (although I don't have any oddly...
Mobile, I like what you've done with these, the cradle on the beach works for me. I get the motion in the balls too.
Surfaces, seems a small stretch, but... I love how you've caught this, almost as if the strawb is at the bottom of some whirlpool
Both good shots, I think the second is stronger as it stands out more on the detail side but nice work ether way
I agree i think it need the space to give it scale. Hey we all have our off days, here's hoping you start feeling better soon
I agree with Dade, the first with more space gets my vote Sarah. Well done on posting and keeping up to date even though you were ill. Take the positive out of it and thank goodness you didn't have man flu 'cos that's a near death experience to women
Definitely first version. I like the way you've blacked out the background too although I've no idea how you did it
and the rains are coming (actually i think they came two months ago)
But, looking at Escher's version, his hands don't look very comfortably placed either!! It takes me right back to 'O' Level Art trying to do decent pencil drawings of hands. I like both versions - the sense of space in the first and the greater detail in the second. People who moan about not having the 'right' kit should read your thread and feel inspired (me included!)
) but it's by far and away the best of them that I've seen. Well done on doing such a cracking job on it.
Sarah, the first shot is really great. You have definitely nailed the technique. Well done
I don't really know how to use flash properly but it would seem that is the way to do it. Using flash, though, you are only going to get one go at the shot each time an insect lands. You cannot put it into continuous shooting mode because of the time required for the flash to charge up. Am I talking rubbish? I wish I understood flash
I love the black background on this. It really needed something plain so as not to distract the eye from the heather or the fly.
Jenny
aghhh dont say this is your last shot as that means the summer is gone
They are both beautiful shots and work well with the dark backdrop. Both well captured and composed well and nicely sharp.
Hi Sarah - Catch up , as promised.
This is relating to post #107, and is purely my opinion.
First of all - there's nowt 'wrong' with any of these - they are all stunning and I'm nit picking, but your photography has come on soooo much, there are only 'nits' to pick at.
Surfaces: I love this. I don't think it needs any more light on the bottom of the strawberry. What makes it for me is the colours of the strawberry in the fractured reflection at the surface. Lovely.
Transform: I think you've done a stunning technical job on this, my slight niggles are the top hand doesn't look very comfortable holding the pencil and the bottom hand looks as though it's about to draw on the other cuff
Grace: Well done - your persistence has paid off handsomely. This made me smile because it looks as though the hover has just 'walked' into space.
Ingredients: I think you were hard on yourself when you originally did Ingredients, but I know that feeling when you can only see the 'flaws' or 'if onlys' in your own work. You've caught a terrific splash here with the cream well lit with subtle highlights. Yes, I'd take out the two hard bright spots on the lower right of the strawberry. Did you use cream or milk? The strawberry looks very slightly soft to me but you've done such a good job on getting the splashes really sharp I don't think it matters.
and finally,
Week 36, Project: What can I say? Excellent - you got there.
Sorry for the long post ...
Jean
