Simon's 52 for 2025

[SimonH]

Lovely studio shot Simon and I like the addition of cucumber for a splash of colour.

Thanks Pete - much appreciated

(it's lime )

 

[BobBCN]

Good shot. I had something similar in mind but opted for a weird take in the end.

 

[SimonH]

Good shot. I had something similar in mind but opted for a weird take in the end.

Cheers Bob - I liked your take. It was unusual but I thought it was quite clever.

 

[Shugpug]

Very nice. And the photo's pretty good too!

 

[Darkslinger]

Brilliant shot Simon, could have worked well for the food theme as well. Very well executed.

 

[SimonH]

Very nice. And the photo's pretty good too!

Thank you! My wife said it was lovely!

Brilliant shot Simon, could have worked well for the food theme as well. Very well executed.

Thank you Bill. Your comments as always much appreciated!

 

[Kell]

Really nice, subtle colours.

 

[SimonH]

Really nice, subtle colours.

Cheers Kell!

 

[SimonH]

Week 3 - Graffiti and tech - Wide Angle

Plenty of options local to me. These are all in the playing fields a five minute walk from our house. Have chosen the first image as much as submission as it's more graffiti than the third which looks like much more deliberate street art, although as many have opined on the chat, there's a fine line between graffiti and street art.

Also I've used the tech wide angle - my chosen shot is at 21mm so not stupid wide, but almost as wide as I can go.

Skate Park Graffiti 2 by Simon Hiscocks, on Flickr

Skate Park Graffiti 1 by Simon Hiscocks, on Flickr

Graffiti Art by Simon Hiscocks, on Flickr

 

[Boots]

That certainly works! Bright and colourful.

 

[SimonH]

That certainly works! Bright and colourful.

Cheers Paul. Thanks for popping by.

 

[-Oy-]

Nice colourful set and a good mix of Street Art and Graffiti

 

[SimonH]

Nice colourful set and a good mix of Street Art and Graffiti

Cheers Dave.

 

[Darkslinger]

Love the colours Simon, your exposure is spot on and any of the three would have worked.

 

[LC2]

Intrigued at the fencing. Is that a H&S thing? Not something you expect with either skate or bmx.

 

[JayceeC]

Intrigued at the fencing. Is that a H&S thing? Not something you expect with either skate or bmx.

The fencing is surrounding a paddling pool, never used to be there but too many dogs getting in there.

Nice pics Simon, my old stomping grounds, I could see the fields from my bedroom window

 

[nog]

Great colours, think the graffiti bods could learn a lot from the street artists

 

[SimonH]

Love the colours Simon, your exposure is spot on and any of the three would have worked.

Thanks Bill

Intrigued at the fencing. Is that a H&S thing? Not something you expect with either skate or bmx.

I’m not sure TBH. I’m guessing safety but could actually be a hindrance.

The fencing is surrounding a paddling pool, never used to be there but too many dogs getting in there.

Nice pics Simon, my old stomping grounds, I could see the fields from my bedroom window

Cheers john
I think Tim was commenting on the fencing at the top of the skate ramp.

Great colours, think the graffiti bods could learn a lot from the street artists

Thanks Keith. There is some neat stuff here.

 

[Allan.H]

good set of pics

 

[SimonH]

good set of pics

Thanks Allan

 

[Cloudforest]

Nice set Simon. I like the first best as it shows the graffiti in the context of the surroundings.

 

[Kell]

Nice set of pics - there’s definitely a link between skate parks and graffiti so good to see it in its natural habitat.

I think I prefer shot two simply because it doesn’t have the fencing at the top. But it’s a close call.

 

[SimonH]

Nice set Simon. I like the first best as it shows the graffiti in the context of the surroundings.

Thanks Pete.

Nice set of pics - there’s definitely a link between skate parks and graffiti so good to see it in its natural habitat.

I think I prefer shot two simply because it doesn’t have the fencing at the top. But it’s a close call.

Cheers Kell

Thanks both for looking, and the feedback. Much appreciated.

 

[Adamcski]

Love all the colours in these images - well done

 

[SimonH]

Love all the colours in these images - well done

Thanks Adam - they do pop. The sunlight helped!

 

[Simonbrown16]

Nice pictures and so bright and colorful, a rare moment of sunshine!

 

[Shugpug]

Nice set of street art and graffiti - looks like you had a lovely day for it too.

 

[SimonH]

Nice pictures and so bright and colorful, a rare moment of sunshine!

Nice set of street art and graffiti - looks like you had a lovely day for it too.

Thanks both! Yes the lovely day and sunlight really helped these to pop nicely. A rare occurrence in south Wales....

 

[SimonH]

Week 4 - Morning Light

This is about as early as I'm going to be up this week. An opportunistic iPhone shot over fields near the entrance to my golf club in the Vale of Glamorgan, taken at 8.20am on my way to play on a freezing cold morning, with a couple of bonus geese flying over the sunrise

Morning light Vale of Glamorgan by Simon Hiscocks, on Flickr

 

[Boots]

That certainly looks like morning light to me.

 

[firewireguy]

The birds make that. Really nice scene and capture.

 

[-Oy-]

Yep that'll do nicely

 

[Barney]

With a sunrise like that you must have had a great knock, at least two birdies there.

 

[SimonH]

That certainly looks like morning light to me.

Thanks Paul

The birds make that. Really nice scene and capture.

Ta very much. It would have been nicer if they’d just been a little closer.

Yep that'll do nicely

Cheers Dave

With a sunrise like that you must have had a great knock, at least two birdies there.

They were the only birdies I captured on the day!
Thanks Wayne

 

[Shugpug]

Lovely shot and the birds definitely make it.

 

[Cloudforest]

A beautiful sunrise Simon and I agree about the birds.

 

[SimonH]

Lovely shot and the birds definitely make it.

Thank you

A beautiful sunrise Simon and I agree about the birds.

Thanks Pete

 

[nog]

Lovely shot and well worth the early start, when asked how was your round you could claim 2 birdies

 

[SimonH]

Lovely shot and well worth the early start, when asked how was your round you could claim 2 birdies

Cheers Keith. There certainly weren’t any other sort of birdies that I was after about

 

[Hadron]

Lovely light, looks like it would have filled the brief for “Cold” as well