weekly Thirsty's TP 52 challenge for 2016 - Week 52 Celebration

thirsty_camel · 8 Oct 2016

Catch up time again....

Week 37 Urban travel

w-urban by Nigel Proctor, on Flickr

Week 38 Pair(s)

w-bridesmaid-shoes-v-2 by Nigel Proctor, on Flickr

Week 39 BIG double base

w-Big-double-base by Nigel Proctor, on Flickr

Shirleyr · 8 Oct 2016

Three excellent theme, Urban, even through the tunnel its Urban but I love the pairs, the combination of the flowers and shoes

and the big double bass, spot on with all three.

Deleted member 78683 · 8 Oct 2016

All on theme Nigel but Pairs tops the set for me - beautiful colours and composition. Great choice of the double bass for Big too - so unusual.

LC2 · 9 Oct 2016

Hi Nigel,
I like all 3.
'Big', I think, shades it for me for the story telling, though I can appreciate the effort. thought and composition of 'Pairs'.
Urbam too sells the scene, but whilst the communters on the left are sharp (at least on flickr), the tube is soft and I feel that should also have been sharp.

brrnd · 9 Oct 2016

All very much on subject. Pair stands out for me, well composed, straight, and vibrant colours against the white wall and window frame. I wonder if for big a lower PoV would have worked even better.

Hertsman · 9 Oct 2016

I think for Big, theres nothing else to show scale, which is a shame as the idea is good...

Pairs - yep on theme and sharp.

Urban - Train looks a tad bright and over saturated, especially for the theme,but compo is bang on.

(Hope Madrid went ok !)

DowntonMini · 10 Oct 2016

Great catch up Nigel

Urban - Really like this love the inclusion of the train on the right and the people on the left with the lighter area pulling your eye through the image to the tunnel.

Pairs - Best of the 3 for me love the colours and composition, love the bright colours of the shoes and the flowers, you've handled the light coming through the window really well.

Big - I agree with @Hertsman it needs a sense of scale, I like the idea and composition though.

d00d · 12 Oct 2016

Hey I like those shoes on the windowsill. And the BIG double-bass is cool in a very different sense.

thirsty_camel · 16 Oct 2016

Carl Ayling said:
All on theme Nigel but Pairs tops the set for me - beautiful colours and composition. Great choice of the double bass for Big too - so unusual.

Thanks Carl, I thought the shoes were the best of the bunch as well.

LC2 said:
Hi Nigel,
I like all 3.
'Big', I think, shades it for me for the story telling, though I can appreciate the effort. thought and composition of 'Pairs'.
Urbam too sells the scene, but whilst the communters on the left are sharp (at least on flickr), the tube is soft and I feel that should also have been sharp.

Thanks Tim, to be honest I didn't have a lot of time to get the shot, hence it's not 100% maybe should of waited for the next train

Hertsman said:
I think for Big, theres nothing else to show scale, which is a shame as the idea is good...

Pairs - yep on theme and sharp.

Urban - Train looks a tad bright and over saturated, especially for the theme,but compo is bang on.

(Hope Madrid went ok !)

Can never please you

.... the train is a little over now you mention it.

Downton Mini said:
Great catch up Nigel

Urban - Really like this love the inclusion of the train on the right and the people on the left with the lighter area pulling your eye through the image to the tunnel.

Pairs - Best of the 3 for me love the colours and composition, love the bright colours of the shoes and the flowers, you've handled the light coming through the window really well.

Big - I agree with @Hertsman it needs a sense of scale, I like the idea and composition though.

Thanks Mark, problem with Big was that there wasn't
really anything else I could use other than the CD's in front of it so made the best of what I had

but know what you and @Hertsman mean.

d00d said:
Hey I like those shoes on the windowsill. And the BIG double-bass is cool in a very different sense.

Thanks David.

thirsty_camel · 16 Oct 2016

Week 40 After - Dark

w-opera-house by Nigel Proctor, on Flickr

Deleted member 78683 · 16 Oct 2016

Beautiful bit of architecture - I like the symmetry and lighting. Well taken Nigel

thirsty_camel · 16 Oct 2016

Carl Ayling said:
Beautiful but of architecture - I like the symmetry and lighting. Well taken Nigel

Thanks Carl was pleased how this came out took a good few shots to get it right

DowntonMini · 17 Oct 2016

Love that Nigel the lighting is lovely.

brrnd · 17 Oct 2016

Beautiful light and symmetry, works very well.

thirsty_camel · 23 Oct 2016

Downton Mini said:
Love that Nigel the lighting is lovely.

Thanks Mark, was pleased how that came out.

brrnd said:
Beautiful light and symmetry, works very well.

Thanks Bernd.

thirsty_camel · 23 Oct 2016

Week 41 Alien

w-Alien by Nigel Proctor, on Flickr

Hertsman · 23 Oct 2016

Interesting...what is that - A rosehip ?

Nice DOF

Deleted member 78683 · 23 Oct 2016

Octopus-like Alien. Excellent detail Nigel, especially in those "tentacles" and I particularly like the sheen on the bulbous bit.

DowntonMini · 23 Oct 2016

Nice find Nigel look alien to me great DoF and B&W conversion

Dark Knight · 23 Oct 2016

Blimey Nigel, that sure does look like something from another planet pictured like that, like something off the triffids !!!

sirch · 23 Oct 2016

Very well seen and the processing really makes it alien, well done

Allan.H · 24 Oct 2016

really like the alien pic, well spotted

Emja · 24 Oct 2016

Very clever - it does look octopus like! The black and white was a great way to keep it mysterious.

thirsty_camel · 24 Oct 2016

Hertsman said:
Interesting...what is that - A rosehip ?

Nice DOF

Yup a rose-hip, tried it in color just didnt work B/W seems to suit it.

Carl Ayling said:
Octopus-like Alien. Excellent detail Nigel, especially in those "tentacles" and I particularly like the sheen on the bulbous bit.

Thanks Carl.

Downton Mini said:
Nice find Nigel look alien to me great DoF and B&W conversion

Thanks Mark, had been looking for something like this for a while

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Dark Knight said:
Blimey Nigel, that sure does look like something from another planet pictured like that, like something off the triffids !!!

Thanks DK

sirch said:
Very well seen and the processing really makes it alien, well done

Thanks Chis, I was pleased with how it came out.

alsjazzera said:
really like the alien pic, well spotted

Thanks Allan.

Emja said:
Very clever - it does look octopus like! The black and white was a great way to keep it mysterious.

Thanks Emma.

LC2 · 24 Oct 2016

Welcome to the shoehorn club with your 'after' shot

Nicely done.
The Alien looks like a monster from the deep

I'd have been tempted to clone out the stem(?) at the top to give it the look of floating / flying. B&W was the right way to go.

brrnd · 25 Oct 2016

Well spotted, that looks alien indeed. Great DoF and processing.

susiejb · 25 Oct 2016

That certainly does look Alien, I agree with Tim about cloning out the top of the stem, it would add to the 'other worldly' look.

d00d · 25 Oct 2016

Hi Nigel

I like the uniformity of After Dark. A well-lit building can take on a whole new appearance.

Alien ... sure is! Nice detail & DoF.

thirsty_camel · 25 Oct 2016

LC2 said:
Welcome to the shoehorn club with your 'after' shot Nicely done.
The Alien looks like a monster from the deep I'd have been tempted to clone out the stem(?) at the top to give it the look of floating / flying. B&W was the right way to go.

Hi Tim, didn't think it was a shoehorn

.... Thanks for your comments thou

brrnd said:
Well spotted, that looks alien indeed. Great DoF and processing.

Thanks Bernd

susiejb said:
That certainly does look Alien, I agree with Tim about cloning out the top of the stem, it would add to the 'other worldly' look.

Thanks Susie, I've thought about it but then think it wouldn't look natural...

d00d said:
Hi Nigel

I like the uniformity of After Dark. A well-lit building can take on a whole new appearance.

Alien ... sure is! Nice detail & DoF.

Thanks David, was pleased with the after dark shot, I like finding those uniformity type shots.

thirsty_camel · 6 Nov 2016

Week 42 Liquid - Rain (bit of a shoehorn struggled to come up with anything for this one...)

w-liquid by Nigel Proctor, on Flickr

thirsty_camel · 6 Nov 2016

Week 43 Cracked - Paint

w-cracked by Nigel Proctor, on Flickr

thirsty_camel · 6 Nov 2016

Week 44 Spooky - Silhouette

w-Spooky by Nigel Proctor, on Flickr

Deleted member 78683 · 6 Nov 2016

Hi Nigel. Nice catch-up - you must be nearly up-to-date now surely. What a terrific bridge that is - so ornate and nicely vibrant blue. I like Spooky best with that ghost-like figure. How did you create it - a composite?

thirsty_camel · 6 Nov 2016

Carl Ayling said:
Hi Nigel. Nice catch-up - you must be nearly up-to-date now surely. What a terrific bridge that is - so ornate and nicely vibrant blue. I like Spooky best with that ghost-like figure. How did you create it - a composite?

Thanks Carl, yup almost up to date just got this weeks now seemed to be playing catch up for ages

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I like the bridge too, great color as say, spooky is a composite and used layers and reduced the opacity to give it the ghostly look.

Hertsman · 6 Nov 2016

Liquid - Must try harder....but you knew that.

Cracked - like the idea, but personally, I would have shot a more detailed panel of the arch - the right side in particular illustrates the cracked theme more clearly

Spooky - is that the canal bridge down the lane from me ?

thirsty_camel · 6 Nov 2016

Hertsman said:
Liquid - Must try harder....but you knew that.

Cracked - like the idea, but personally, I would have shot a more detailed panel of the arch - the right side in particular illustrates the cracked theme more clearly

Spooky - is that the canal bridge down the lane from me ?

I did try a more detailed shot of the arch but it didn't work and like how the arch leads your eye over to the other side.

spooky, its the bridge along the canal near Wendover so near you.

Hertsman · 6 Nov 2016

thirsty_camel said:
I did try a more detailed shot of the arch but it didn't work and like how the arch leads your eye over to the other side.

spooky, its the bridge along the canal near Wendover so near you.

Yeah, the arch does take the eye - but thats not the theme - fine if it was curve or something......Just sayin.....

Ah, not quite where I thought you were.

thirsty_camel · 6 Nov 2016

Hertsman said:
Yeah, the arch does take the eye - but thats not the theme - fine if it was curve or something......Just sayin.....

Ah, not quite where I thought you were.

It's called a shoehorn.....

, ask Cobra he's the king of shoehorns :exit:

Dark Knight · 6 Nov 2016

Nowt wrong with the rain on glass shot Nigel, a typical grey vision we all get at this time of year !!!

Cracked - Lovely colour and leading line of the arch, can't help but like flaky paint

Spooky - Ahhhh a shady river bank with a ghostly figure, a good idea and nicely portrayed

And a good catch up too !!!

susiejb · 8 Nov 2016

You're almost caught up Nigel, well done.

Liquid is spot on for the theme, we see enough of it. I love the bright blue of the bridge for Cracked, and Spooky works perfectly.... excellent idea to add the ghostly figure ....very nicely done.

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