Random Photos : Part 4

[singlecoil]

DibblyDobbler said:

Last one from my trip to the Kelpies

I like that but can't help my eye being drawn to the red shirts.

[noell35]

Looks great to me Dibbly.
I'm just looking at some Canaletto in the Queen's gallery and he's painted in scaffolding in the background. Made me chuckle thinking of the criticism of your other shot in the churchyard. Keep up the good work.

[LongQ]

DibblyDobbler said:

Thanks Both good suggestions - on a 'proper' photography trip I probably would have tried a longer exposure but I was already trying the patience of Mrs DD as you might imagine...

Ah yes, fully understood.

Brave man to try! I rarely carry a camera (other than phone) when accompanied. And I VERY rarely use the phone to take photos.

[singlecoil]

noell35 said:

Looks great to me Dibbly.
I'm just looking at some Canaletto in the Queen's gallery and he's painted in scaffolding in the background. Made me chuckle thinking of the criticism of your other shot in the churchyard. Keep up the good work.

I see the point you are making, but the fact that Canaletto included scaffolding in a painting doesn't mean that it automatically becomes a good thing in every landscape.

It's a fact that the human eye tends to be drawn to objects that are bright or don't appear to belong in a scene, and if those objects distract from the subject matter then it's better if they are not in the picture. I took the subjects in Dibby's churchyard scene to be the church, the churchyard and the hill and sky beyond.

That said that's just my opinion (although it is one I have heard from a good many people who make their living from photography) and if others don't share that opinion then I totally accept that.

[DibblyDobbler]

noell35 said:

Looks great to me Dibbly.
I'm just looking at some Canaletto in the Queen's gallery and he's painted in scaffolding in the background. Made me chuckle thinking of the criticism of your other shot in the churchyard. Keep up the good work.

Cheers

[DibblyDobbler]

LongQ said:

Ah yes, fully understood.

Brave man to try! I rarely carry a camera (other than phone) when accompanied. And I VERY rarely use the phone to take photos.

She's had a *lot* to be patient with over the years God love her

[DibblyDobbler]

singlecoil said:

I like that but can't help my eye being drawn to the red shirts.

Thanks again for the feedback - will have another look but they weren't troubling me when I first edited it so will probably leave it alone

[singlecoil]

DibblyDobbler said:

singlecoil said:

I like that but can't help my eye being drawn to the red shirts.

Thanks again for the feedback - will have another look but they weren't troubling me when I first edited it so will probably leave it alone

As long as you like it that's all that really matters

[noell35]

singlecoil said:

I see the point you are making, but the fact that Canaletto included scaffolding in a painting doesn't mean that it automatically becomes a good thing in every landscape.

I wasn't Making a point, just an observation and I certainly don't remember suggesting scaffolding was a good thing in every landscape.

[RobDickinson]

Bah you guys want man made? I'll give you man made...

From a hero meetup we organised yesterday at New Brighton. Crazy, these things were a small gathering of local landscape togs, we had over 80 people there on a cold foggy winter morning!

Landing pad nine by Rob Dickinson, on Flickr

[Dogsey]

Soudley Pond Spin by Mike Gardiner, on Flickr

[Dave46]

Guy Martin and Chrissy Rouse at Cadwell Park on Sunday
ABC_5705 by Dave Goodhand, on Flickr
ABC_3808 by Dave Goodhand, on Flickr
ABC_5515 by Dave Goodhand, on Flickr

[57 Chevy]

A couple from Dragstalgia at the weekend...

Dragstalgia 2017 by Nick Grant, on Flickr

Dragstalgia 2017 by Nick Grant, on Flickr

Dragstalgia 2017 by Nick Grant, on Flickr

Dragstalgia 2017 by Nick Grant, on Flickr

Dragstalgia 2017 by Nick Grant, on Flickr

[LongQ]

Nice panning result Nick, as well as your usual excellent people pics.

The Exif data looks a bit consistent as well as the date of Sept 2011 and an old body type.

Something to do with the processing workflow?

[57 Chevy]

LongQ said:

Nice panning result Nick, as well as your usual excellent people pics.

The Exif data looks a bit consistent as well as the date of Sept 2011 and an old body type.

Something to do with the processing workflow?

Thanks dude, yeah they are put into an existing template so that has messed up the exif. Pans were at 1/100 shot mostly with the 85mm 1.2 L and some with the 100-400 L

[DibblyDobbler]

ok so I lied - one more from the Kelpies


The Kelpies (3) by Mike Smith, on Flickr

[singlecoil]

DibblyDobbler said:

ok so I lied - one more from the Kelpies

I don't normally care for B&W, but that is extraordinary. Well done.

[DibblyDobbler]

singlecoil said:

DibblyDobbler said:

ok so I lied - one more from the Kelpies

I don't normally care for B&W, but that is extraordinary. Well done.

Ta

[singlecoil]

You can tell me a bit about how it was done, if you like.

[RobDickinson]

Afore the storm by Rob Dickinson, on Flickr