Random Photos : Part 4

[Crusoe]

Friend let me poke around his new toy

https://flic.kr/p/XWBesm

[DavidY]

Crusoe said:

Friend let me poke around his new toy

https://flic.kr/p/XWBesm

If you hit the share icon, down the bottom of the flickr image, then you can select BB code, and post the image inline in the thread, here is your image!


F458 heart of the beast by Alan Tait, on Flickr

[singlecoil]

Fruit and candle still life by Elliott and Nolan, on Flickr

[singlecoil]

Fruit and candle still life version 2 by Elliott and Nolan, on Flickr

[DibblyDobbler]

^^^ Excellent. Marginally prefer version 2

[singlecoil]

DibblyDobbler said:

^^^ Excellent. Marginally prefer version 2

Thanks. Are you able to say why you prefer v.2? I still can't decide myself. It's for a big canvas and Photobox's 40% off will end tomorrow so need to decide pretty quickly.

[DibblyDobbler]

singlecoil said:

DibblyDobbler said:

^^^ Excellent. Marginally prefer version 2

Thanks. Are you able to say why you prefer v.2? I still can't decide myself. It's for a big canvas and Photobox's 40% off will end tomorrow so need to decide pretty quickly.

Purely personal of course but for me the brightness of the candle is a bit overpowering in the first and I like the smoke in the second

[paul.deitch]

singlecoil said:

DibblyDobbler said:

^^^ Excellent. Marginally prefer version 2

Thanks. Are you able to say why you prefer v.2? I still can't decide myself. It's for a big canvas and Photobox's 40% off will end tomorrow so need to decide pretty quickly.

My 2c. I think picture 2 has more bite but picture 1 has better lighting.

[singlecoil]

DibblyDobbler said:

singlecoil said:

DibblyDobbler said:

^^^ Excellent. Marginally prefer version 2

Thanks. Are you able to say why you prefer v.2? I still can't decide myself. It's for a big canvas and Photobox's 40% off will end tomorrow so need to decide pretty quickly.

Purely personal of course but for me the brightness of the candle is a bit overpowering in the first and I like the smoke in the second

Good point, I see what you mean. I can tone it down quite a bit as I shot two versions and have them in layers, one with flash and the other is a long exposure lit by the candle and some ambient, so I'll try masking in the flash version and vary the opacity of the mask til it calms down a bit.

[LongQ]

singlecoil said:

DibblyDobbler said:

singlecoil said:

DibblyDobbler said:

^^^ Excellent. Marginally prefer version 2

Thanks. Are you able to say why you prefer v.2? I still can't decide myself. It's for a big canvas and Photobox's 40% off will end tomorrow so need to decide pretty quickly.

Purely personal of course but for me the brightness of the candle is a bit overpowering in the first and I like the smoke in the second

Good point, I see what you mean. I can tone it down quite a bit as I shot two versions and have them in layers, one with flash and the other is a long exposure lit by the candle and some ambient, so I'll try masking in the flash version and vary the opacity of the mask til it calms down a bit.

I also prefer 2 (marginally) but in both the blown highlights grab my attention. I have a thing about blown "spot" highlights being toned down as far as possible.

Not so bad if the print media is forgiving.

I suspect they are quite reasonable in terms of the image you are creating ... but just grab my attention more than I want them to.

Sad huh?

[GroundEffect]

A few from Brands today

DSC_0487 by Scott Thomson, on Flickr

DSC_0436 by Scott Thomson, on Flickr

DSC_0291 by Scott Thomson, on Flickr

DSC_0271 by Scott Thomson, on Flickr

DSC_0103 by Scott Thomson, on Flickr

My old D3200 can still cut it

[singlecoil]

LongQ said:

I also prefer 2 (marginally) but in both the blown highlights grab my attention. I have a thing about blown "spot" highlights being toned down as far as possible.

Not so bad if the print media is forgiving.

I suspect they are quite reasonable in terms of the image you are creating ... but just grab my attention more than I want them to.

Sad huh?

It's entirely reasonable to be put off an image by one's personal bête noires. I have some of my own, and I find if difficult to resist commenting on them when a reasonable opportunity to do so presents itself, especially if I really really like the picture otherwise (as has been the case with a couple of Dibby's).

Personally though, I like the highlights but I can why other people would like them knocked back a bit.

[LongQ]

singlecoil said:

LongQ said:

I also prefer 2 (marginally) but in both the blown highlights grab my attention. I have a thing about blown "spot" highlights being toned down as far as possible.

Not so bad if the print media is forgiving.

I suspect they are quite reasonable in terms of the image you are creating ... but just grab my attention more than I want them to.

Sad huh?

It's entirely reasonable to be put off an image by one's personal bête noires. I have some of my own, and I find if difficult to resist commenting on them when a reasonable opportunity to do so presents itself, especially if I really really like the picture otherwise (as has been the case with a couple of Dibby's).

Personally though, I like the highlights but I can why other people would like them knocked back a bit.

Thanks for the understanding.

I have to say that I really enjoy seeing your work and always like the composition and subject matter. It's not the sort of thing I would be likely to shoot, lacking artistic ability. But I enjoy it when someone else does it so well.

[House86]

chrismarr said:

Autumn in the Coe of Glen by Chris Marr, on Flickr

Autumn in Glencoe, decent .

love this, good work

[MikeGoodwin]

Mantis thing by Michael Goodwin, on Flickr

Squid by Michael Goodwin, on Flickr

2017-10-01_09-38-03 by Michael Goodwin, on Flickr

Some from Greece on my Galaxy S8

[Gandahar]

Excellent for a camera and makes me feel hungry.

My first ever selfie

[NDA]

MikeGoodwin said:

Mantis thing by Michael Goodwin, on Flickr

No.

Couldn't deal with that. Not at all.

[Dogsey]

Longer nights and new toys to play with.


Forest Blading by Mike Gardiner, on Flickr

[singlecoil]

Periwinkle in green vase Flickr by Elliott and Nolan, on Flickr

[realjv]

A couple from today.


Danger Beware of Zombies by realjv, on Flickr


Rock n Roll is Dead by realjv, on Flickr