Siberdib's 52 for 2010 (Wk 3 - Chopped)

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Very much up for this after investing in a new camera and kit for Christmas. Hope the 52 will help me to become accustom to my new camera, improve my creativity and push me into areas I haven't photographed in before.

W1 - Curve (Post #3)
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W2 - Poem (Post #13)
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W3 - Chopped (Post #19)
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Good luck richard. Look forward to seing your work. Welcome to TP :thumbs:
 
Week 1 - Curved

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My picture is of two old chimneys that have been converted into plant pots. They have been in my garden for a number of years and dominate because of there unique shape and Victorian feel.

Although they may appear plain looking, there are a few distinct features that I wanted to try and capture. For the picture I have uploaded, I focused on the first pots inner chip. However, it has left the front of the pot out of focus and a little dark. Composition may be a little weak but when I looked into the rule of thirds, the background garden very much over powered the picture and took away the curved feel I was looking for.

C&C welcome please as I am looking to improve week-on-week based on my weaknesses.

With blurred background (thanks to CGeezer):

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I like this but find the red at the top left a bit distracting... it may be part of the chimney pot of course !
 
Great colour and texture, although I do agree with your comments on the first pot being OOF in the foreground. Nice start to your 52

Scott
 
Hi Richard!

Nice story behind your shot and brilliant use of those chimneys in your garden.
Definitely curvy and a good spot for the theme.

I agree with your self-critique about the focal point. The chip on the inside is an interesting feature, but I feel it may have worked better with the front edge of the chimney in focus.
Also agree with the others about the red on the left being a bit overwhelming. I don't think cloning it out would work particularly well, but I'd be tempted to try desaturating that particular area to tone it down a bit.
 
Thanks for the comments all. Would agree about the colouring as well. The problem I found was the glue (mouldy looking thing) would become too much of a drawing point when I desatuated the above colour. Something that didn't really fit the theme all that well. Probably means I need to brush up on my photoshop skills.
 
Hope you don't mind I had a little play :) If you don't like it I can remove it no problem.

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Quite like what CGeezer has done with his edit. Pushes the red into the background and really enhances the two pots/chimneys.
 
Thanks for that CGeezer - really like it. Had a little fiddle with the blurred background effect on Photoshop and has taught me a few lessons for the future.

Only point I would make is the thin black line just below the blur - a little distracting. But, it has definitely given me the image I was originally intending for. :)
 
Richard, nicely done, the curves are good. I like the edit too.
 
Had every intention of posting this over the weekend, unfortunately it is a few days late.

Week 2 - Poem

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I'm an avid football fan so therefore I thought I would look for a poem and take a photo that described my reaction to my local teams performance and result from this weekend's fixture. The poem is about my passion of football - 'it is my life', and the photo looks to describe 'deflation and depression' - exactly how I felt after losing 5-0 at home to your local rivals.

With a difficult topic set for last week, I knew I could always rely on football to help me out.

Football or Your Life
who here did not shudder deep
like some nightmare in our sleep
pictures we won't want to keep
in this game of life

images on our TV
acts of inhumanity
countries in recovery
football or your life?

shock and horror words fall short
in this world we're tossed and caught
politics infringing sport
in this game of life

fragile lives on some coach floor
fear you've never felt before
would you leave or linger for
football or your life?
 
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The image suits the poem nicely Richard. The colouring works well, and it shows how you feel about the game well.
 
jgs001 said:
The image suits the poem nicely Richard. The colouring works well, and it shows how you feel about the game well.
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Thanks, that was exactly what I planned to achieve.

mowse73 said:
Hi Richard. I think the blurred background is a big improvement on your first image. Sorry to hear about the football, but i like your image. I tried something similar myself this week. all in all a good start. Good luck with the res of your 52.
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I'm pleased about how this week went, but wish I could have re-taken my curves picture now - it bugs me to look at it. However, my plan was to ensure I improved week-on-week and at the moment this is evident. Thanks for your comment :thumbs:
 
Hi Richard,

:clap: :clap: :clap: Really big improvement on week 1.
Nice DOF on the grass and the selective colouring works well to give the football impact – technically it’s very well done and although it’s not my favourite PP effect, it has worked in this case.

Good fit for the poem too. Is it one that you wrote yourself?

:thumbs: For John's edit on week 1 – it shows what can be done in PP to improve an image. I can see what you mean about that the black line being a bit distracting, but with a bit more time to play around that could probably be eliminated.

Looking forward to seeing your Week 3.

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I'm pleased about how this week went, but wish I could have re-taken my curves picture now - it bugs me to look at it. However, my plan was to ensure I improved week-on-week and at the moment this is evident.
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I felt the same way about my 52 last year. I wanted to cringe every time I looked at the first page to change the title :lol:
But it's good to look back and see how far you've come - and I hope I feel the same way this year.
No reason you can't reshoot if you want to and post it as an extra shot in week 3.
 
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SarahLee said:
Technically it’s very well done and although it’s not my favourite PP effect, it has worked in this case.
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I had originally taken the photo to include the green grass but felt the emphasis of the photo was the football and too much green grass removed this emphasis. Glad you like it! :)

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Good fit for the poem too. Is it one that you wrote yourself?
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No, had bookmarked a website full of sporting poems a few years ago - generally poems submitted by the general public.

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No reason you can't reshoot if you want to and post it as an extra shot in week 3.
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I may decide to do this, but I set out from the start to only take 52 photos for the year. If do decide to change the first photo it will only be from showing a different angle of a photo from another themed week.
 
Week 3 - Chopped

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Thought I would try something different this week and a bit of fun - didn't really want to photograph the first thing that came into my mind when I though of chopped. Wasn't really looking to experiment with my camera, more looking to experiment with a subject.

It's simply a Lego man who has been chopped into two during an accident. Added a little blur as I am sure this is what the Lego man feels like in the picture :lol:. No real other adjustments added in PP as I hope the photograph explains it all.
 
Not sure what to say on this one except, :lol::lol::lol:

Really original take on the theme.
 
L'Cham said:
Not sure what to say on this one except, :lol::lol::lol:
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Lego was my favourite toy when I was young so I enjoyed getting it down from the loft. I kept laughing while I was using it as my imagination just flowed with different ideas. Should look to use it every week now :)
 
Hi Richard, good effort for all three weeks so far. I really like the poem entry, the ball works w2ell coloured. I love week 3 it always makes me smile when someone gets the lego out. I took a RTA shot with lego for the TP FOTY last year. A tip for great dark fake blood is water, sugar (lots of) red food colour and a smal amount of green food colour. it looks like this lego n blood

keep up the good work:thumbs:
 
Got to say, three very different shots and ALL of them so suited to the theme.

1 - I like it, though feel it lacks something, wish i knew what though.

2 - Amazingly good translation of the poem, my only crit would be that its a bit 'flat' and I don't mean the actual ball :lol: I would perhaps have been tempted to shoot at more of an angle.

3 - what can I say - brilliant :clap:
 
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Very clever! I’m surprised to have come across 2 lego shots this week . . . extremely inventive and really thinking outside of the box.
Good fun shot, not sure whether the blur is a bit OTT or adds to the feel of it.
Either way, it made me laugh so that’s a good thing.
 
Very clever take. I'm going to agree with Sarah about the blur... I think it might be a little bit OTT.. but other wise :lol:
 
Ooo, Lego... I did Lego in WEEK SEVEN! Yes, we're in week 7 now! Ahem! :D
 
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