weekly Susiejb 52 in 2016 Celebrate

shoehorn required for your Active ;) but it's a fascinating plant nicely captured.

Life is just a bowl of cherries is a top idea for an uninspiring theme. Those that say it's slightly OOF and a little floaty may have a point, offer constructive crit, but I like it.
 
d00d said:
shoehorn required for your Active ;) but it's a fascinating plant nicely captured.

Life is just a bowl of cherries is a top idea for an uninspiring theme. Those that say it's slightly OOF and a little floaty may have a point, offer constructive crit, but I like it.
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Thanks d00d, yes, as mentioned above I do agree with the crit and it's always welcome, I'm annoyed with myself because I knew it was OOF but I hoped it would get away with a slight sharpen. I may try it again sometime.with some cherries at the side that appear to have fallen off, that might give it a bit of grounding
 
Hahaaa and I thought my Pollen collecting was a slow activity :D

BUT to be fair, I think it works, love the plant, composition, background and framing, nicely lit too, so 9/10 from me :thumbs:

Life - Now yes like this, again I like your framing, and the shiny cherries stand out beautifully in the bowl with the dark background... spot on :clap:
 
Dark Knight said:
Hahaaa and I thought my Pollen collecting was a slow activity :D

BUT to be fair, I think it works, love the plant, composition, background and framing, nicely lit too, so 9/10 from me (y)

Life - Now yes like this, again I like your framing, and the shiny cherries stand out beautifully in the bowl with the dark background... spot on :clap:
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Thanks DK .....much appreciated :)

Emja said:
I really like the feel to your cherry shot - I would have gone for something light and summery but this works so well.
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Thanks Emma .... I do have a tendency to head for these dark backgrounds.

chrispp said:
Gosh makes you want to reach out and grab one ! Lovely ! Nicely lit ! Great idea !
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Thanks Chris (y)
 
That is a beautiful macro Susie - great use of DoF. I've been fascinated by them since childhood - nature gives us such marvellous things to delight at.
 
Yet another fab take on a theme from you Susie. You are consistently good no matter what the challenge is :clap::clap::clap:
 
Hate to be disagreeable but I think I would like a bit more DoF so that more of the trap is in focus. That said I really like the concept for the theme and the colours
 
Carl Ayling said:
That is a beautiful macro Susie - great use of DoF. I've been fascinated by them since childhood - nature gives us such marvellous things to delight at.
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Thanks Carl ...they certainly are fascinating plants.

LC2 said:
Is it a triffid? ;)
Nicely taken shot. I'm torn between wanting more in focus and the lovely blurred background.
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Thanks Tim...they act as if they're triffids :) ...I took quite a few but I liked this one best.

Emja said:
Ooh that's another very lovely shot, Susie - the dof is perfect for me. Like Carl I remember being fascinated by these as a child.
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Thanks Emma :)

Downton Mini said:
Very nicely taken Susie really like the DOF
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Thank you Mark (y)
 
Bruja said:
Yet another fab take on a theme from you Susie. You are consistently good no matter what the challenge is :clap::clap::clap:
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Thank you Jill, it's really nice of you to say that :)

sirch said:
Hate to be disagreeable but I think I would like a bit more DoF so that more of the trap is in focus. That said I really like the concept for the theme and the colours
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Thanks Chris, no probs, we all like different things, ...I had a lot to choose from but I liked the fine spider web threads on this one.

Dark Knight said:
Oooooo look at the teeth on that :O

Liking that Susie, good background and plenty enough DoF to give the image impact for me :)
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Thanks DK :) much appreciate you looking in.
 
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Very nice susie, and Hidden Danger is an interesting approach to the theme. I can understand those who find the focal point too shallow, but this works just fine for me.
 
Works well for me too Suzy, fascinating plants indeed
 
GULP! - It does look scary up there - lone indeed. Interesting structure.
 
Hidden - Great idea for the them and a lovely macro shot with the sharp and soft detail.
Lone -Wow that does look scary and certainly fits the theme and a nicely composed shot with lots of detail.
 
OMG - definitely a more dramatic view Susie. Prefer this one for that reason. :clap:
 
An interesting activity, the second one captures it better I think, I sometimes have to work at height in work don't know if its something I would do for pleasure

good idea for the theme, I like your thought process its not always obvious

its grim ooop north isn't it :)
 
Second one for me Susie, there is no way you would get me up that for sure ! and people pay for the pleasure ! Bloomin mad :eek:
 
alsjazzera said:
An interesting activity, the second one captures it better I think, I sometimes have to work at height in work don't know if its something I would do for pleasure

good idea for the theme, I like your thought process its not always obvious

its grim ooop north isn't it :)
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Thanks Allan @alsjazzera , I do try to think of something a bit different.
Grim .....never :cool:Actually I'd love a week up here with my camera, I keep seeing some great sights but can't keep saying 'stop the car' :(

chrispp said:
Second one for me Susie, there is no way you would get me up that for sure ! and people pay for the pleasure ! Bloomin mad :eek:
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Lol ....don't be a wimp @chrispp .....I would have love to have a go but have to keep telling myself to act my age :D
 
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susiejb said:
Lol ....don't be a wimp @chrispp ....
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It must be in the name, it makes my testicles retract all the way to my throat, just looking at that!

Second one for me Susie :)
 
I can see why you posted the first, being right on the end of that beam must feel like a lonely place.
 
Really like No2 Susie gives a true sense of scale and is a more dramatic image for me.

I'd have a go at that!
 
Hidden - a fascinating plant indeed I quite like the shallow dof.
Lone - Brave girl, certainly would feel alone all they way up there.
 
#2 for lone! I like to see more of the dangerous looking structure.
 
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