AlanDorset 2024 Week47 Ancient

Nice idea for the theme and great perspective on the sign/house.
 
Definitely interesting structures, well done getting it almost perfectly symmetrical as its very difficult from what I have found in the past.
 
Classic pylon uppy shot :)
 
Agreed, it's hard to get the shot central and symmetrical. Well done - works nicely in mono.
 
RyanB said:
Definitely interesting structures, well done getting it almost perfectly symmetrical as its very difficult from what I have found in the past.
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SimonH said:
Nice one - Didn't know you could get that close!
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BobBCN said:
Well, that's neatly done. I was thinking along the same lines....
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HelenC said:
Agreed, it's hard to get the shot central and symmetrical. Well done - works nicely in mono.
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Crop and rotate in Lightroom …. Thanks all, unusually it was the shot i planned to take that made it to the finished product.
 

Straight 2 by Alan Webb, on Flickr

The Hudson Eight should have had a Straight 8 engine, but the owner says the engine is too expensive to rebuild so the previous owner put a diesel lump under the "hood" instead.


Straight 3 by Alan Webb, on Flickr

Today's pictures taken at the Goodwood Breakfast Club. This sign is at the entry to the Start/Finish Straight so maybe the best fit to theme?
 
Triumph, with the body work seams on the outside, never the less I loved them as a kid, oh and the Stag what a car.
you chose the best.
 
seaodyssey said:
Triumph, with the body work seams on the outside, never the less I loved them as a kid, oh and the Stag what a car.
you chose the best.
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Classic Triumphs. The Stag would not qualify of course with a V8 but still desirable.
 
Being a car numpty I wouldn't have a clue but will take your word for it! Nice shot though... interesting pov.
 
Empty - good use of DOF
Structure - the ideal subject for the theme
Straight - forget the engine those pipes tick the box on their own!
 
Lovely colour in your shot... even though I have no idea what it is either :)
 
Structure - great angle, and I think the weather works very well for the minimalist look
Straight & Bent are both great takes for the themes, although I'll add to still not having a clue what the tubes are for!
 
BobBCN said:
Had no idea what they were. Still none the wiser, but a nice take, very sharp at the front.
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HelenC said:
Lovely colour in your shot... even though I have no idea what it is either :)
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cptnm said:
Structure - great angle, and I think the weather works very well for the minimalist look
Straight & Bent are both great takes for the themes, although I'll add to still not having a clue what the tubes are for!
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Not sure if this helps, but https://www.iracroft.co.uk/ https://www.iracroft.co.uk/capabilities/forming/tube-bending/ we're bending steel tubes to fit to JCB and Caterpillar machines, mainly for the hydraulic circuity which powers the digging arms & shovels, steering, etc, The ones in the shot are for a Loadall machine, I've properly messed around with the colours as they have a silver coloured passivate finish, but I liked the result and took away the distracting background. Too much information ?
 

Arch by Alan Webb, on Flickr

A traditional view, thankfully dried out enough to scramble down to the river bank for this perspective.
 
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Boots said:
I like your chosen shot, but feel #2 has more impact.
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Kell said:
^ I agree with the above.

It might just be that I do love a good B&W image, but I think it's because the angle gives it a little more drama.
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Thanks. The non-photographers that see my weekly posts generally don’t like the B&W treatment, but I’d agree that there is an impact from the right subject / composition that works well. Hence the occasional mono piece creeps in.
 
Agree with Paul and Kell, I usually prefer colour but the B&W is from a more interesting angle and has more impact, think the sky looks better in the B&W as well
 
Nice chosen shot but I prefer the mono version, its works well and has a more interesting perspective to me.
 

Weather by Alan Webb, on Flickr

Golf weekend at Okehampton in Devon. The yellow post means that the water is a hazard. It certainly is..........

Photo from i-phone but sometimes you just have to seize the moment.
 
I wonder how many balls are in the lake and how many are yours! Good picture and it looks like a lovely day for golfing.
 
That's a rather nice scene and, for some reason, the post makes the shot. Can't quite work out why??
 
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