Nicely composed with the line of snow leading down the the bright gorse, good fit for the theme.
Lovely bright and vivid yellow for the theme. I like the shape of the Gorse plant is similar to the mountain in the background.
Most pleasing image
Stan beat me to it with his comment It's just what I was going to say. Like the bright yellow against the mountain too
The yellow Gorse works very well against the background and fits the theme perfectly.
That Vivid yellow gorse certainly stands out against the grey of the mountain Mark, composition works very well, well spotted.
Large 6.6% lol not really sure on this one
Must admit I'm not too sure for the theme Mark, excellent focus on the percentage though.
Not so sure about hitting the brief, I've just come back from somewhere where they sell craft beers with 7.7% and more. But the composition works for me.
It's your take on the theme so as long as you like it that's the important thing. One of the great things for me about the 52 is that I hope to end the year with some shots that I'm proud of and maybe wouldn't have normally taken, sounds like this is one for you.
I like the composition and the focus/narrow DOF.
Thanks!Nowt wrong with the odd shoehorn. What a belting bottle.
Cheers.
.... it's just good to see what others are thinking, seeing and indeed, drinking! do you mix it with white lightning cider to make a snakebite?
Hi Mark,
Vivid - Works nicely on two fronts, the sharp focus vs the oof background and the vivid yelows vs the blue/grey of the background. Nice one.
Large - Works for me, I knew exactly what you were getting at with that shot. 6.6% is quite large for beer (I was selling some 3.3% Tillingbourne last night). I like how the bottle itself becomes one with the dark background.
You'd have to go easy on that one Mark I agree with Tim about the bottle blending into the background - nicely done.
Cheers Bernd, not enough height in the arch to make it work in Portrait mode......Nice framing and a lot of broken architecture to see! I wonder if a portrait crop would work better...
ThanksLike the repeating arches following though into the distance, nicely captured with details throughout.
Cheers EmNicely done with so much to look at. The landscape format works for me with enough detail in the shadows to retain interest.
Thanks SusieI remember visiting there a few years back, fabulous isn't it, and such a brilliant atmosphere too.
I can understand your being spoilt for choice, but that one works perfectly, especially if you zoom in and view all the detail.
Cheers, I am pleased with it.Lovely textures in all that brickwork. Exposure just right with that shadow detail and managing the highlights in the bright sunlight. Good shot Mark.
Thanks D...just bog standard metering - but Im finding the D500 does do it exceptionally well.The landscape format works for me too. Great detail ... don't know if you did any out-of-the-ordinary metering to capture that(?)
You are too kind Andrea...Hi Mark, I haven't visited your thread since the first couple of weeks so I've just had a look through and picked out my favourites so far. Hairy is a cracker, really well lit to show the details and textures of that unusual seed pod and you've found the perfect contrasting background. The Lego men against the YMCA picture background were a great idea for Routine, and perfectly posed and arranged Evolved is another good idea and I think you were being too hard on yourself with your comments; it's an original idea and a good final image.
Using gorse for 'Vivid' is a fantastic, intelligent take on the theme but whereas I opted for a close-up of the blooms yours has a cracking background that echoes the shape of the gorse bush itself. Finally, the Collosseum is a great subject with so many options, and you found a lovely angle here with the various shapes and textures and the lovely warm light. The clever framing makes for a very pleasing image
#1 for broken for me but #2 is a very nice panning shot and like the flames under the car.
And transport is a nice juxtaposition of the quaint old moggie with the supercharger grafted on.
Like them all, but my pic has got to be the great panning shot, great and well taken and cool with the flames coming from under the car
Not a fan of HDR tbh, but Im pretty pleased with this unusual view from a well known destination.Hi Mark,
Architecture - All those different angles offend my OCD... You'd have thought they could have used plumb lines when they were building it That is an interesting viewpoint on the Collosseum, I've only ever seen it from the outside.
You've done well not to get any people in there. Did you consider an HDR?
Broken - A bit of t-cut and that'd be right as rain. That is some spectacular destruction, but I guess that's what things like nitrous do to engines eventually. Good find, spot on for the theme.
The panning shot wins though, you've got the panning spot on, and the flames add to the impact.
Transport - Someone I knew used to run a Moggie, though his was a pickup and only had a Rover V8 + Nitrous (It was in the Rover V8 Challenge)
I don't recall it being as pretty as this one.
Car meets/pit shots are notoriously hard to keep clutter free sadly. Im not one to spend hours removing stuff in PS Im afraid.Transport, what a great machine. Pity about the Morrisons bag
Nice POV and exposure.
Cheers.
Nice panning shot, if the engine is not broken already I'm sure it will soon be...
Transport - with that extension sticking out of the bonnet I'm not sure if that car is roadworthy... Great PoV, but with this kind of events it is difficult to keep the clutter out of the shot.
Transport, good point of view and an interesting subject. I don't think I've seem one like that before.
Bits of Broken engine ... all a bit one dimensional, but I don't know how it could be done better.
The flying car with sparks ... nice job
And the Moggie ... totally wacky ...
Hi Mark
Sorry I appear to missed some of yours, so quick catch up
Large - Bang on focus there, such a very shallow depth of field that works very well at that angle, I'm glad we can still read the label and that the background is not distracting at all
Architecture - A great shot of the Collosseum, you did well to get no people in it, nice strong sunlight and good details in the shadows, well exposed and composed
Broken - Damn that sure is
Transport - Cool dragster image, splendid blur and again a real good composition, love the sparks too, very cool image
I do like that panning shot with the car framed by the hoardings and the lines in the road - nicely done!