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Hi Iain
really well executed again great attention to detail ie the knife being perfectly straight. excellent idea can't fault it, whites are good exposure perfect
I believe the only reason Tesco are in business is the amount of forks they sell in one of their stores
Hi Iain
Power - very nice, very serene. The long exposure has produced good water but it is the portrayal of the clouds that makes the shot stand out. i would prob have excluded the building on the right.
Solitude - great idea and good exposure. Just that the figure needs more separation from the b/g building I feel as the tones ar every similar.
Sweet - good portrayal of the cube, good colours. I know that you have answered Andy but there is something about it on my screen that puzzles me about the comp. It seems to show a lot of empty space to the right and bottom
Cut - very clever and highly original. Like the square plate. Good exposure. Also contains an interesting conundrum for me as I see the main part of fork as being 'face down' but the cut tines as being 'face up' so an extra point of interest.
Cut, I really, really like this.
Very simple and effective.
Probably not very simple at all
Hi Iain
& the boy does it again , original take on the theme & perfectly executed
How did you manage to get the ends cut off a( so cleanly b) so straight ? I struggle to walk in a straight line let alone cut anything straight !
Absolutely outstanding, firstly I wish I'd thought of this one and secondly very well executed, perfect in every way
haha, made me chuckle - nice one
Hi, Iain, on theme, good smooth lighting and detail.
Cheers.
Nanoo Nanoo Iain.
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Hi Iain
I have never been able to do that my fingers don't work like that,
good and different interpretation of the theme,
well done for getting something in in what has been a difficult week or so for you
Week 36 - Curve
I am on a bit of a roll today, that will be two weeks taken and submitted on the same day
C&C welcome as always.
Coastal Curve by iain blake, on Flickr
Have you seen image 5 in Landscape tog of the year? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24611551
Hi Iain
I have seen it - yours is better Iain IMO. The retention of the detail in the f/g of your shot is more interesting. Not sure about whether the cloning out of the land behind the post is better or not. Your sky is also better.
Live - simple shot on theme but looks a bit grey to me and not too keen o the fall off of the light at the extremities. But one more in the bag
Have you seen image 5 in Landscape tog of the year? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24611551
Hi Iain
I have seen it - yours is better Iain IMO. The retention of the detail in the f/g of your shot is more interesting. Not sure about whether the cloning out of the land behind the post is better or not. Your sky is also better.
Live - simple shot on theme but looks a bit grey to me and not too keen o the fall off of the light at the extremities. But one more in the bag
Saw that.
Iain's daring composition edges it for me.
Cheers
Hi Iain, very sorry I have not popped in for a while. Curve, that is a lovely picture, great movement in the clouds and I like the b+w. Live, cracking idea, nice composition and well lit.
Hi Iain
even your post & be dammed shots are corkers & it made me laugh so good work as always ....hope you're doing ok matey
Pretty much what Lynne said sums it up for me, my fingers don't do that so there would have been visible sellotape had I done that.
Oh, and cut is your usual excellent standard of idea and execution.
Do like the first Jain. How on earth do you resist cloning out all those bits in the water.....
Second feels a bit tight in the frame but see the shoreline prevented you Going much wider at the bottom.
Like the long exposures effect on the reflections.
Hi Iain
First one I think the for sale sign makes it quite amusing but I do really like the second one excellent,
the slight clipping of the mast is a small nitpick would have liked to have seen a little more space at the top
Hi Iain
I'm beginning to go off you ya know....you not only have great ability with the camera but you find some amazing locations & subjects as well
#2 for me.....great angle, mono works perfectly & it has a kind of misty effect going on in the background minor nitpick is the clipped mast
#2 seems ,dare I say it , a little ,not sure what word I'm looking for....plain next to #1 I think
#2 for me!
It is a shame about that mast, perhaps you could clone the very top off of it (same length as the one next to it) when you get some software...
That said, I love the rest of the composition, the simple pallette of colours and the clarity. Nice one.
Hey Iain
Reflection - A fantastic pair of images, for me I prefer the first, I like the angle of the second image/boat but it's the effect of the reflection on the first that I prefer as it seems more dominant in the picture
Looking back....
Sweet - A great Idea, I thought I had commented on this one, maybe it was flickr
anyway, love the colours and they way you have set it up, but for me it's too high in the frame, the lighting as usual is spot on
Cut - Super !!!! very imaginative, unsure how you have done it the the cutlery has struck again, whether it's PP or whether you have actually cut the fork and painstakingly placed the prongs perfectly it's a lovely crisp bright image
#2 for me.
The lead in of the fence from the left gives the image balance and offers the image more interest than simply a reflection. Great capture.
Sweet & Cut - A pair of great ideas, and both really nicely done.
Live doesn't do a lot for me personally, but it's a different take on the theme, and it's really well done. Lighting is spot on.
Both reflection shots have a great feel to them. I keep coming back to #1 for the compositional simplicity and the great character of the boat. Nice work.
As usual, Iain, two crackers. #2 reminds me of A Second World War photograph.
The processing is bang on. Minor crit re the top of the mast has been mentioned.
As has been said, you really do have an good ey.
Cheers.
I seem to be saying a lot lately how I like b&w and these are no exception
It gives a real moody feel to the reflection shots here
I actually prefer #1 and the writing makes it for me
The second is good also but wish there was a bit more space around the top of the mast
Really good lighting on both of those Iain.
At first i preferred the heart image but then when i re-viewed i noticed the light twinkling and reflecting from the cubes in the first image. This makes it really stand out. Good square crop as well.
Can i ask, what was the surface you were using??
Thanks,
Alan
Hi Iain
I have no idea how you do that with water keeping it contained in a shape, you must be some kind of wizard
Having a hard time choosing between them both very good but maybe the feet as it is on theme with a lot of your past shots.
nice work and nice to see you back