Cobra's 2021 52 Creative Calamities Week 52 showcase, done and out.

Fuji Dave said:
Numbers has just made my day, scrolling down I thought mmm sky then it showed up making me laugh ( sorry) but I do really like it.
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Cheers Dave (y)
And I don't mind you laughing at all :)
 
Shooting from a low perspective won't make them any taller.. the negative space works nicely.
We have one planted just outside the village and it's a little bigger than these. Apparently, landowners planted them on their boundaries to make the extent of their property look larger.
When I buy plants for the garden it's always either 3 or 5.. seems to work for everything.
 
HelenC said:
Shooting from a low perspective won't make them any taller..
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That wasn't the intention Helen, besides they are Bonsai's and small is good. :D
I had to get a little lower to exclude the houses and just include the sky.

HelenC said:
the negative space works nicely.
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Thanks :)
 
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That wasn't the intention Helen, besides they are Bonsai's and small is good. :D
I had to get a little lower to exclude the houses and just include the sky.


Thanks :)
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That subtle jest fell a bit flat then... ;)
 
Week 19 Toy's ( filled with food)
You hum it mate and I'll play it.

In recognition of Whipsnade's 90th birthday,
Retro processed.
Not convinced it entirely works, but PABD as they say..

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Week 20 Artificial.
I've just finished creating a couple of " Tanaki,'s" ( translates to cheat or false)
or phoenix graft in English.
Its a way of artificially ageing Bonsai.

A round channel is cut into an old piece of wood and then the wood is artificially aged.
The "whip" is then place into the channel and tied off.
In a few years the trunk will have swollen enough to fill the channel, ( cut rather like an Omega sign, wide at the bottom)
And the ties and padding will be removed.

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Week 21 Patterns.
The irregular Patterns on this little fella act as disruptive camouflage in the wild.

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Good catch up. The zebra is my favourite of the three as it makes my eyes go funny.... not sure if that is a good thing, but it is amazing that nature comes up with such wonderful patterns.

They all fit the bill - can bears play pan pipes?? As for the bonsai - what a lot of work! It sounds like an art trying to get the plant to be how you envisage it.
 
Bebop said:
The zebra is my favourite of the three as it makes my eyes go funny....
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That's the idea Bee, its even "worse" if its running, predators can't focus.. well that's the idea anyway.

Bebop said:
can bears play pan pipes??
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That one can apparently :D

Bebop said:
It sounds like an art trying to get the plant to be how you envisage it.
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It takes years TBH.
Thanks for dropping by (y)
Now other stuff is just about sorted, hopefully I'll be able to start commenting again :)
 
Nice set to catch up. The bonsai sounds really interesting - you must have the patience of a saint!
Great zebra patterns - is his head so much bigger than the body or is it just the perspective of the shot?
 
HelenC said:
you must have the patience of a saint!
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Actually no, I never understood how I got into Bonsai in the first place :LOL:
HelenC said:
is his head so much bigger than the body or is it just the perspective of the shot?
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A little of both, its a "new born" and they do tend to be out of proportion for awhile,
but also yes partly perspective too.
Thanks for dropping by Helen.
 
Allan.H said:
Good catch up at first I thought the bear pic was a mole o_O
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I'd hate that digging up my garden :D

It's a Sloth Bear, AKA dancing bear AKA the inspiration for Disney's Baloo
 
Catch up
A good catch up (I guess you've been a little preoccupied in your new roll).
I wasn't too sure about the processing of your toy shot, but after reading your explanation I can see why you've done it.
 
Nostromo said:
Catch up
A good catch up (I guess you've been a little preoccupied in your new roll).
I wasn't too sure about the processing of your toy shot, but after reading your explanation I can see why you've done it.
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Cheers Dom, yes it has been a bit mad with the "other things", over the last few months, its settling down now, so hopefully I'm back :)
TBH the processing didn't work out quite as well as I had hope though .
 
The processing on the Sloth Bear works for me, it makes the best of pretty hard light. I really like the body angle on the Zebra too.

We're off back up to Whipsnade a week on Saturday, it's going to be sad after they had to shoot two of the Brown Bears a couple of weeks ago... They were always very obliging for photographs, and my daughter particularly adored them.
 
Nice set to catch up with. I tried to get into bonsai as a younger man but I just don't have the patience i;'m afraid. the zebra is very nice as an image.
 
NickD said:
The processing on the Sloth Bear works for me, it makes the best of pretty hard light. I really like the body angle on the Zebra too.
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Cheers Nick (y) and yeah the light was a bit of a nightmare, and also very changeable

NickD said:
it's going to be sad after they had to shoot two of the Brown Bears a couple of weeks ago.
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The mood was a bit subdued when I went up there after.
Although Cinderella ( the surviving one) was enjoying playing to the water, I guess having it all to herself.
Enjoy your day (y)

FlyPhot said:
Nice set to catch up with. I tried to get into bonsai as a younger man but I just don't have the patience i;'m afraid. the zebra is very nice as an image.
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Cheers Jim. (y)
 
Week 22 Up close
Something slightly different from me this week...
left to right mini jasmine cotonoester rock cress

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But I just couldn't resist this Marmalade hoverfly :D

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It's a pleasant tryptic but I much prefer the close up of the insect, especially the eye. Insect eyes are always so fascinating.
 
A nice set there, but the hover fly is the cream of the crop for me, lovely image and well captured.
 
FlyPhot said:
A nice set there, but the hover fly is the cream of the crop for me, lovely image and well captured.
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Kell said:
I must admit - vote 3 for the Hover fly.

All good though.
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Thanks guy's (y)
seem's I went for the wrong image, I guess I'd better stick to what I know in that case :D
 
The hover fly wins it for me, it is so sharp, but the flowers are good and colourful too.

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Week 23. Personal

Back story, I guess this is quite personal to me.
My Granddads half Hunter.
I went with the family to see him, and Gran,
as normal.

He handed me a dark blue box, and said, here, I was saving this for your 18th ( I was 17 at the time)
But as you are here you may as well have it now .....

He died before I was 18 ....

6 stack in affinity

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And the back,
another stack, 10 this time.

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Of the two, I am edging more towards the second shot. I like the detail of the workings and the reflection. They're both nicely done though
 
Up close
For the triptyph I would have swapped the positions of flowers 1 and 2 to balance the similar sized images at either side.
The detail on the hoverfly is impressive and just jumps straight out of the image

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A very poignant back story, I like both images but prefer the workings in the second one.
 
That second shot is great. I got my grandfathers watch but it was terribly beaten up. Every watch place I took it to said it wasn't economical to repair. I told 'em it was sentimental but they still wouldn't touch it. Nowhere near as fancy as this one though. Fascinating subject and lots of detail - enough to admire the workmanship.
 
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