Darkslinger's 52 Week Challenge - 2023

nog · 29 May 2023

Lovely set Bill, the colour and pattern of the 3rd picture make it my choice

SimonH · 29 May 2023

A fabulous set Bill. The detail in the 3rd shot particularly is incredible. What a fantastic thing nature is!

n1kcy · 1 Jun 2023

A nice set of images, is your chosen shot of bluebells?

Darkslinger · 2 Jun 2023

nog said:
Lovely set Bill, the colour and pattern of the 3rd picture make it my choice

Thanks Keith, they were the tiniest little border flowers, I almost missed them.

SimonH said:
A fabulous set Bill. The detail in the 3rd shot particularly is incredible. What a fantastic thing nature is!

Thanks Simon.

n1kcy said:
A nice set of images, is your chosen shot of bluebells?

Thank you Nicky, no not bluebells, I'm not sure what they were but the stalks were about 3 feet tall, in fairly deep shade.

HelenC · 3 Jun 2023

All great shots.. the buttercups are my favourite.

Peter123 · 3 Jun 2023

Good set Bill.
The first for me - a little different to the total focus on just the flower heads.

Darkslinger · 7 Jun 2023

HelenC said:
All great shots.. the buttercups are my favourite.

Thanks Helen, I've always liked buttercups (even if they are a pain when they get a foothold in your garden...)

Peter123 said:
Good set Bill.
The first for me - a little different to the total focus on just the flower heads.

Thanks Pete!

Darkslinger · 7 Jun 2023

Week #22 - Irregular

I went out looking for irregular patterns and found a few. Irregular remains of paint on a drain cover:

Some pretty irregular bricks on an old building:

An irregular stain on this chrome door fitting:

But ultimately I went with this one. For image of the interior of the downtown Vancouver Library, arranged in an irregular way to create this multiple exposure:

Fuji Dave · 7 Jun 2023

All good images for irregular Bill, but for me you picked the best one for the main thread. Great image and the people in it make it stand out more.

Adamcski · 7 Jun 2023

Yes, I like the chosen image but I'm also drawn to the first image due to the interesting colours.

Boots · 7 Jun 2023

An excellent rendition of the theme, well done!

-Oy- · 7 Jun 2023

That's a bit bonkers that is Bill. I like it

Cloudforest · 9 Jun 2023

Your chosen shot works nicely for the theme Bill. I like the colours and the people are well enough defined to lead you into the picture.

Darkslinger · 9 Jun 2023

Fuji Dave said:
All good images for irregular Bill, but for me you picked the best one for the main thread. Great image and the people in it make it stand out more.

Thanks Dave.

Adamcski said:
Yes, I like the chosen image but I'm also drawn to the first image due to the interesting colours.

Thanks Adam, that was the very first thing that I saw after getting off the Skytrain. It was the colour and the patterns that drew me to it.

Boots said:
An excellent rendition of the theme, well done!

Thanks Paul.

-Oy- said:
That's a bit bonkers that is Bill. I like it

LOL, you're not wrong Dave...

Cloudforest said:
Your chosen shot works nicely for the theme Bill. I like the colours and the people are well enough defined to lead you into the picture.

Thanks Pete, I used a mask to partially paint the couple back into the final image.

nog · 9 Jun 2023

Chosen shot is very irregular Bill, great editing again. If the couple in the picture had a copy it would be on their wall.

Allan.H · 10 Jun 2023

The last shot is fantastic really eye catching and the inclusion of the two people bottom left really makes it.

seaodyssey · 11 Jun 2023

Cleverly done Bill, always something a bit different.

Pete

Darkslinger · 11 Jun 2023

nog said:
Chosen shot is very irregular Bill, great editing again. If the couple in the picture had a copy it would be on their wall.

Thanks Keith, it did turn out better than I had anticipated. I had the idea to do this type of image when I walked into the library but wasn't quite ready and I was right behind the couple so I just grabbed a quick shot thinking that it would stand alone. Goes to show that sometimes it's the unplanned shots that end up being the best...

Allan.H said:
The last shot is fantastic really eye catching and the inclusion of the two people bottom left really makes it.

Thanks Allan, much appreciated.

seaodyssey said:
Cleverly done Bill, always something a bit different.

Pete

Thank you Pete.

Darkslinger · 13 Jun 2023

Week #23 - Rubbish

My plan was to go out and try to make shots of random garbage look interesting...not the most thoughtful of plans...

I ended up with some low POV shots of a few things found on the sidewalks.

The waste from Canada's iconic coffee shot (which incidentally is kind of rubbish since being acquired by Burger King:

The other coffee place that I can't stand:

Some iconic runners that I guess were too worn to be worn...

And lastly, to stay in line with the experimental shot that I posted last week (two different versions):

Peter123 · 13 Jun 2023

Good creative collection Bill.
Discarding things on the streets is a worldwide phenomenon.

Allan.H · 13 Jun 2023

Good selection I’m liking these experimental shots I have to say

-Oy- · 13 Jun 2023

Interesting stuff Bill

HelenC · 13 Jun 2023

Irregular... I am enjoying your multiple exposures.. must give it a try myself. It would be my chosen shot too.
Rubbish. Again I am with you on the chosen shot. It tells a social story and I like the nod to the rubbish product too

Adamcski · 13 Jun 2023

I also like the trainers image with the black and white, textures and the reflection. Nice idea and well done.

Cloudforest · 15 Jun 2023

Nice set Bill. I iike the one you’ve chosen. The intentional puts an emphasis on the bins.

Kell · 16 Jun 2023

I really like your chosen image Bill.

When I saw it in the main thread I did think it might have been for the 'sound' theme though, Sort of a visual representation of sound vibrations.

Don153 · 19 Jun 2023

Catching up:
Fragile ... like them all. 4 is my favoirite.
Robust. I went for 4 on my first pass. However, No. 1 really popped into life when I noticed the clouds - So No 1.
Nearby: Stunning set. Struggling to choose between 2, 3 and 4. 4 is quite different, so that would be my choice.
Irregular. The lower part of the picture really brings it to life. Have you modified the technique for this?
Rubbish: No1 for me. I like something about the composition. Cup on bottom right almost feels as if it's looking at me. The red car echoes the red cup. All seems to fit.

Darkslinger · 22 Jun 2023

Peter123 said:
Good creative collection Bill.
Discarding things on the streets is a worldwide phenomenon.

Thanks Peter, you can't go to some parts of downtown without tripping over things every second step...

Allan.H said:
Good selection I’m liking these experimental shots I have to say

Thanks Allan, they are fun to do.

-Oy- said:
Interesting stuff Bill

Thanks Dave.

HelenC said:
Irregular... I am enjoying your multiple exposures.. must give it a try myself. It would be my chosen shot too.
Rubbish. Again I am with you on the chosen shot. It tells a social story and I like the nod to the rubbish product too

Thanks Helen, once I got started doing the multi shots I caught the bug and can't stop...

Adamcski said:
I also like the trainers image with the black and white, textures and the reflection. Nice idea and well done.

Thanks Adam, the Adidas were a surprise for me. I wasn't expecting to come across something like that just abandoned on the sidewalk.

Cloudforest said:
Nice set Bill. I iike the one you’ve chosen. The intentional puts an emphasis on the bins.

Thanks Pete, it was a little different technique for me with shots taken at different points and then trying to line up the graffiti in PS.

Kell said:
I really like your chosen image Bill.

When I saw it in the main thread I did think it might have been for the 'sound' theme though, Sort of a visual representation of sound vibrations.

Thanks Kell, I get where you're going with that and can see it once you pointed it out.

Don153 said:
Catching up:
Fragile ... like them all. 4 is my favoirite.
Robust. I went for 4 on my first pass. However, No. 1 really popped into life when I noticed the clouds - So No 1.
Nearby: Stunning set. Struggling to choose between 2, 3 and 4. 4 is quite different, so that would be my choice.
Irregular. The lower part of the picture really brings it to life. Have you modified the technique for this?
Rubbish: No1 for me. I like something about the composition. Cup on bottom right almost feels as if it's looking at me. The red car echoes the red cup. All seems to fit.

Thanks Donal, for the irregular shot the only thing that I did was add a mask and paint in the couple in the foreground. I've done that before with some of my shots but maybe not to the extent that I did it with that one.

Darkslinger · 22 Jun 2023

Week #24 - Sound

One simple shot for me. I was walking the dog at a local park the sound of this stream was so soothing that I figured I use it. Nothing too special but I think that it fits well with the theme.

Peter123 · 22 Jun 2023

A babbling brook - so soothing.

Cloudforest · 22 Jun 2023

I can imagine the sound by just looking at that lovely stream.

Barrysprout · 22 Jun 2023

Good thinking for the theme. I really like the use of the two pools of light on the stream and find my eyes travelling up and down stream between the two.

-Oy- · 22 Jun 2023

A wonderfull soothing sound

n1kcy · 22 Jun 2023

Fits perfectly with the theme, I can hear the trickling and want to be there not stuck in front of my computer.

Fuji Dave · 23 Jun 2023

Good take on the theme, a lovely little image that looks so peaceful.

Darkslinger · 27 Jun 2023

Peter123 said:
A babbling brook - so soothing.

Cloudforest said:
I can imagine the sound by just looking at that lovely stream.

Barrysprout said:
Good thinking for the theme. I really like the use of the two pools of light on the stream and find my eyes travelling up and down stream between the two.

-Oy- said:
A wonderfull soothing sound

n1kcy said:
Fits perfectly with the theme, I can hear the trickling and want to be there not stuck in front of my computer.

Fuji Dave said:
Good take on the theme, a lovely little image that looks so peaceful.

Thank you all for the kind words, I do appreciate the comments.

Darkslinger · 27 Jun 2023

Week #25 - Snapper's Choice

I got a new toy last week. A Pixel G1s on-camera video light panel so I though that I'd go out and play with it a bit to light up some of the small pieces of nature that are usually in fairly deep shadow.