Hiya Susie...
What a great set of images for grow. Really different, I like the take and especially the tight framing and close zoom on the first two. Colour is great (I realise you added this in post) and basically just more good shots from you
I love coming to this thread!
Hi Susie, I can only echo what's already been said, these are great....I might be with Lynne on these though, I seem drawn to the mono image that you've posted to demonstrate the process
Hi Susie, what an absolutely terrific idea >>>>>>>>linky here
Great minds and all that....
Although I didn't have any sparklers :arghh:
Exposure looks good, I like it
a great idea ..... love that location.
Hi Susie, nice idea and you have the expose just right capturing the sparks and only one attempt, very sparkly indeed.
I find it impossible to choose between them - both the ones here and the extras on flickr
Liking that Susie, it has an unstaged feel that really helps it for me
I think it goes without saying you could turn in a wonderful mushroom shot so hold that idea for another week.
Super simple idea that stands out really well, I love all the little sparks coming off over the entire trace of the word.
I do think it could be better with them separated, especially round the I. But this would have been very difficult to do at the time and I can't really see it being any easier to do in post.
Good work by your DIL, presume she had to write it backwards, rather than writing it normally and then flipping it afterwards.
Hi Susie - Live is a great shot! It's always nice to see something different and the thought process is superb. Tiny tweaks as suggested by others would work but I also like it as it is: very natural and straightforward (which is a compliment).
Great job!
.... it was definitely a spur of the moment shot.
Hi Susie
fab idea for the theme , well handled exposure & an excellent result for just one attempt
Grow - at the risk of repeating myself, you really do take some very beautiful shots Susie - and more importantly, you do it without falling into the trap of making them look what my old art teacher would have dismissed as "too chocolate box-y"
Live - very topical and a great "one-off"! Well done on getting the sharp contrast between the sparks and black background without any hint of your daughter-in-law!
. Really like the rich yellow and faint lines running through the leaves. Also like the crip sharp water droplets and reflections within each. Brilliant image, and one I would like to have taken
Hi Susie
Hope ure ok...a bit of a catchup again for me.
Balance: The bulldog clip idea made me smile - shows off your creative thinking wonderfully. I think all the crit has been covered on this one, though I'll just add that the white background doesnt work for me. Agree with Paul that you need a background scene on this to give some context. May be a desk / office scene of some sort.
The leaf shot is obviously superb, you dont need me or anyone else to tell you that
Change: Number one is a beautiful image. I really like the contrast between big and small hand as well as smooth and rough hand. The cut on the elders hand adds to this reforcement of change / time. I like the lighting too - Bold, well considered and nicly directional to give some interesting highlights. I also like how the elder is so obviously holding the small hand gently and tenderly. THe warm coffe tones finish this off nicely. Good work Susie!
Ice shot. Really great idea here, therefore seems a shame too see this picture not reach its full potential. I would definitely like to see a reshoot on this from you.
Grow: Beautiful on so many levels! I like number one best. Has a real nice depth too it, looks almost 3 dimensional. The sharpness in the cystals, the bokeh and the sublimely suble lighting are all perfect! Overall there is a nice balance between light and dark too which works well. Another good round for you Susie......PS...and I really admire how you get creative and hands on with all your submissions
Live: Super image. As others have said, current and topical for this time of year which I appreciate. Lovely rich 'fire' tones contrasting nicely with a well rendered plain black background - whats not to like? The sparks coming off towards the ground are enchanting and overall a nice dynamic submission / effort. Well done to you and daughter in law.
Part of the whole process for me is taking the time to think about something with a creative edge ...it's not always possible, but I've certainly taken some photos that I would never have imagined when I first started the challenge.
yes frustrating really ... the label is nice and clear so for the topic I guess that works. My aim was also to capture the pouring liquid, I'm not sure if I've done that, it looks fine on this laptop but is very dark on my iphone. I started off doing it all myself ...taking the photo and pouring the wine but it was difficult, I kept missing the glass so I got my OH to pour the wine yesterday which made it easier.
Hi Susie
bit of a cop out I know but I'm pretty much with Allan here....the label pops for the screen but needs a little more light on the bottle & glass, partic with the color of the wine...possibly using a white bg may have helped ? Hope you enjoyed the drinking the props
but I may well try that sometime. It's always nice when the props are edible ...maybe I should do Galaxy 'smooth' milk chocolate this week !
I think any more light would have been too much for the label and stem of the glass, which are perfect and I can just about see enough of the bowl and liquid to get the idea, so I think you've made the best of a difficult combination.
... yes frustrating really ... the label is nice and clear so for the topic I guess that works. My aim was also to capture the pouring liquid, I'm not sure if I've done that, it looks fine on this laptop but is very dark on my iphone. I started off doing it all myself ...taking the photo and pouring the wine but it was difficult, I kept missing the glass
Ha ha, I hope you managed to save enough to drink
Yes it was a struggle not to overlight the label ... if I did you couldn't read the writing !
I did fiddle and fuss about with the lighting, but time was a bit limited so I just had to go for it on the end. It's all a learning curve and one I shall no doubt come back to if I carry on next year.
Hi Susie
First - Yes the label is very clear, I think maybe a cream or white background would be better to capture the wine and bottle more clearly, but still works for the theme with such a brand name
Hi Susie
Change - well get #2 the ice out of the way because it is not doing much for me. But the hands - well just excellent. Maybe a bit bright on the LHS and not sure if i would have chosen to clone out the dark bit on the adult hand , but minor points on such an appropriate image - change in time, change in size, change in generation - lovely
Grow - did not know that about epsom salts. Well handled good focus and dof with those little bokehey bits.
Live - well handled - must say that one of my first thoughts was 'livewire' and one of those curly things that one tries to move a circle of wire over without creating a spark from an electric current - so on theme all over the place! Bright and sparkly.
First - agree with much of what has been said about the exposure/brightness
Doubly frustrating, but well done.
It looks like - before getting OH to pour - you should have got a clean glass!
Bottles are really hard to light nicely, not sure if trying to do it with a dark BG make it any easier either. Having the movement of the pouring wine ups the difficulty considerably as you can't keep re-trying like I did with my bottle for balance.
At least you'll have learnt something and you do, of course, get to drink the props.
But I enjoy trying ...so that's the main thing
