weekly Susiejb 52 in 2021 Artificial

Boots said:
Very stylish!
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Allan.H said:
I like it, you could probably crop a little bit off the right and it would still work.
nice abstract image.
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rpn said:
That works. Another option could be to crop a big chunk off the left to have half light half dark.
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Harlequin565 said:
Heh... I often wonder whether I should read other's opinions before replying myself...

My instinct was to chop the RH edge off just to have the parallel lines. then I read Allan's reply and felt justified! Then I read Stan's reply and though - yep - that's another good idea. Then I went back and looked at it again, and realised I think I prefer it as it is. That darkened fifth makes it more real and less abstract in my mind. So did you consider other compositions?
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Thank you folks, much appreciate the comments.
Yes I did think of the crop Ian but decided in the end I liked it as it is, I think it actually looks better on Flickr with a plain black surround, I think the only crop that really works is a tight one to the centre with just the slats but that might be too abstract and everyone would be thinking ....what’s that all about :thinking:
 
... and I was wondering if it would benefit from a crop, but no. leave it.

Fun, different idea.
 
Good work Susie, I like the abstract nature of your shot.
By calling it half open, I've got you down as an optimistic kinda person, a very positive trait :D
 
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As others have described, a nice stylish image, personally might have cropped from the left just to remove the connecting cord, that leave the rest with no curves.
 
Fuji Dave said:
Cool image Susie, agree with Stan's thought.
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Thank you Dave.
d00d said:
... and I was wondering if it would benefit from a crop, but no. leave it.

Fun, different idea.
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Thanks d00d, yes, I like it as it is too.
Nostromo said:
Half
Quite a simple shot, but it has all the right elements.
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Thank you, I quite like simple uncomplicated shots.
blakester said:
Good work Susie, I like the abstract nature of your shot.
By calling it half open, I've got you down as an optimistic kinda person, a very positive trait :D
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Thank you Iain, yes Im definitely a glass half full type :)
StuartPearson said:
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As others have described, a nice stylish image, personally might have cropped from the left just to remove the connecting cord, that leave the rest with no curves.
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Thanks Stuart, much appreciate you looking in.
 
Fascinating reading some of the ideas for other crops. I think they would all work, but I like it as it is. The thread on the left means we know we are looking at a venetian blind and not some other sort of vent. I love the black and white treatment and the slight reflection to the right adds to it. A great idea for the theme.
 
Bebop said:
Fascinating reading some of the ideas for other crops. I think they would all work, but I like it as it is. The thread on the left means we know we are looking at a venetian blind and not some other sort of vent. I love the black and white treatment and the slight reflection to the right adds to it. A great idea for the theme.
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Thank you, I came to that conclusion too, I was pleased with the end result, I think I’ll do some more B&W as we go through the weeks.
 
Nice semi-abstract image. Cropped it would probably be more abstract but I also like it as it is.
 
HelenC said:
Nice semi-abstract image. Cropped it would probably be more abstract but I also like it as it is.
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thank you, yes, I came to that conclusion too Helen.
LC2 said:
Hi Susie. I see this as a behind the scene shot for the lighting of a noir portrait, using the blinds to create hard lighting shapes across the image :)
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Ooooo’errrr that sounds a bit technical Tim, I thought of it more as a photo of my kitchen blind :)
 
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Nicely faffed :)
 
It works very well Susie
 
That's really nice, the harsh light works really nicely, gives it a different feel. I'm not 100% sure about the crop though, with the central subject... for some reason my brain wants a little more space at the top.... I have no idea why?
 
Works well for me, I love the colours and lighting, great job
 
... and I thought it could do with a little more space at the bottom. I know there's nothing to see down there.

Nice lighting, nicely done. :D
 
Great faff there. Perfect lighting to enhance the vibrant colour.
 
-Oy- said:
Nicely faffed :)
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Thank you :)
Cobra said:
It works very well Susie
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Thanks Cobra.
NickD said:
That's really nice, the harsh light works really nicely, gives it a different feel. I'm not 100% sure about the crop though, with the central subject... for some reason my brain wants a little more space at the top.... I have no idea why?
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Thank you, I was using a small piece of glass so it left me a bit limited.
FlyPhot said:
Works well for me, I love the colours and lighting, great job
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Thank you :)
d00d said:
... and I thought it could do with a little more space at the bottom. I know there's nothing to see down there.

Nice lighting, nicely done. :D
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Thanks d00d, I really wanted to find something minimalist but no luck, my piece of glass was small so it was a bit tight.
HelenC said:
Great faff there. Perfect lighting to enhance the vibrant colour.
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Thank you Helen.
 
Really like reflection, pops nicely, nice and simple but done really well.
 
Reflection
Good strong orange against the black. There's a bit of a hot spot on the stigma, but that's quite a minor thing.
 
robj20 said:
How did your get the perfect black background something I always struggle with.
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It’s just black card under the glass at the bottom, then black card at the back, and I did balance a piece of black card across the top to keep out reflections, almost a black box really. I then just used a hand held normal torch directed just on the flower. I don’t use any editing programmes except the standard one on my iPad and I just adjusted the black point down a touch to darken it, I wish it sounded a lot more technical :)
 
Proud but rough - well taken :)
 
Nicely thought out and presented Susie
 
Nice colourful image and perfect for the theme I'm going to bring up cropping again this time the rope on the left a minor detail but I don't think its needed
 
-Oy- said:
Proud but rough - well taken :)
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Thank you :)
Cobra said:
Nicely thought out and presented Susie
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Thanks for looking in Cobra.
d00d said:
Nice exposure, colourful, hello sailor.
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:) thanks d00d, I tried lots of other things but I liked this bright cheer one the best.
Allan.H said:
Nice colourful image and perfect for the theme I'm going to bring up cropping again this time the rope on the left a minor detail but I don't think its needed
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Thanks Allan, it’s had a fairly hefty crop already, I tried it without the rope on the left but I think it keeps it grounded a bit, rather than just sticking up in the centre.
 
Nice colourful image, fits the theme and I like the way you've got some movement in the flag, good use of SS.
 
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