Alan H
‘Beyond the North face' - Monochrome with 35mm Summicron, iso 500, f6.7 1/30s
Alan T - No photo this month
Cris R
Leica SL, 90 Summicron Pre-Apo
David F
Sailing the Broads taken on my M6 + WATE at 16mm, the boat I was on is a pre war Broads Commissioner’s boat that was converted to electric propulsion in the 1950’s.
Dave J - No photo this month
David K - No photo this month
Dennis A
Shimla barber - SL 1600 ISO 24 - 90mm
Dennis S - No photo this month
Elaine J - No photo this month
Keith W
Jane. Leica M(240) / 50mm Summilux ASPH
Malcolm R
"Mastheads” on the Panasonic TZ60 with a Leica lens
"Mastheads” on the Panasonic TZ60 with a Leica lens
Michael B
Blockhaus d’Eperlecques
Model of V2 rocket inside the Blockhaus and reflection in the flooded chamber.
SL601, 50/1.4 Summilux
Michael E
Under Construction: The Man With the Hat sports his latest creation in the Old Brewery, Brick Lane. Shame about the construction site. Leica CL with 18mm f/2.8 Elmarit-TL.
Mike H
“Grumpy Street Pianist”, St Pancras Station, SL+50 Summicron APO
Mike L
GALLANTRY and INDIFFERENCE, Leica M9 with Zeiss 35mm f2 Biogon Lens at f5.6, 1/15s, ISO 160
Nitin C
Instant Tonic, Leica M10 and 35mm Summicron ASPH.
Phil C
Thorsten von Overgaard in front of a picture by Ralph Gibson who seems to have affected my take on the subject! Leica M-P (240), 75 Summilux
Richard B
High Gothic - "Sainte-Chapelle, Paris” , February 2018. Taken while seeking shelter from torrential rain. Leica Q (fixed Summilux 28mm lens), f/5.6, ISO 1600, 1/8 sec., hand held.
Shaun D - No photo this month
Theodore D - No photo this month
Tom L
Taj Mahal - I’ve been to India, for work, probably 30 times over the years, but until the other week hadn’t had chance to see any of the tourist spots. Being in Delhi for the weekend I took the opportunity to go to Agra to see the Taj, something I’ve always wanted to do. This shot was taken at dawn, with the CL and 11-23 zoom; as a travel camera, in my opinion, the CL takes some beating.
William F
Nature imitates Art, M10 and 35mm Summicron. The tree has gown up to resemble the tomb beside it from the 1840s. Mount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin.
Alan H: Good reportage photograph. However, perhaps being closer to the central (only) face might give more clues as to what was going on?
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Chris R: I really like the naturalness, action (water-spray) and expression of the main subject. Well captured.
David F: Nice restful shot in almost HD resolution.
Dave J: No Photo
David K: No Photo
Dennis A: Great action shot, with nice colour and lighting - in an ideal world it would have been great to have seen more of the barbers face, but hey well spotted and taken. I like the natural framing too of the barbers face.
Dennis S: No Photo
Elaine J: No Photo
Keith W: Nice B+W portrait with a good range of tones, presumably taken from the unseen steps to give an interesting low camera angle.
Malcolm R: I sorry Malcolm, but I didnt engage with the particular photograph, as there was little to grab my attention.
Michael B: Interesting shot, with a nice range of colours and reflection.
Michael E: Fun shot, that would have been stronger with a less distraction background, and a little more light on the subjects face.
Mike H: Me
Mike L: I really like this one. It’s got lots of interesting detail and implied storyline, the slow shutter speed blurring the ladies legs gives a sense of nice movement. Good range of tones.
Nitin C: Welcome to the Circle. Nice photo, comparing media beauty to real life beauty. Perhaps slight cropping to remove the distracting background to the RHS of the brightly lit shop facing pillar?
Phil C: Interesting and nice, but without your background setting words, wouldn’t have caught my attention for long enough.
Richard B: What a find on a rainy day, and a magnificent set of stain-glass windows. Lovely photo.
Shaun D: No Photo
Theo D: No Photo
Tom L: Nice shot, and I see that even at dawn it’s hard to take with no people in the frame.
William F: Interesting shot and comparison.
Alan H: Beyond the North Face - Good spot and title although it would have been better to have been closer to the speaker.
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Cris R: Tough Mudder - You’ve definitely caught the moment here.
David F: Sailing the Broads - Does it need straightening David? Peaceful Broad’s view and an unusual treatment.
David J: No image
David K: No image
Dennis A: Shimla Barber - I like the composition of this unusual subject.
Dennis S: No image
Elaine J: No image
Keith W: Jane - A nicely composed and exposed image that works well.
Malcolm R: Mastheads - Minimalist in the extreme Malcolm, and it needs a little more interest for my liking.
Mike B: Mine
Michael E: Under Construction - That’s some creation and well documented.
Mike H: Grumpy Street Pianist - Are you sure that’s not Rick Wakeman? :-) Lovely isolation of the subject and a great expression. Works well in mono.
Mike L: Gallantry & Indifference - A lovely capture with just that hint of movement to add interest and context.
Nitin C: Instant Tonic - An interesting street shot.
Phil C: TvO - Very simple but effective. Certainly well spotted.
Richard B: High Gothic - Stunning Architecture well taken. A fortuitous rain shower to be sure.
Shaun D: No image
Theodore D: No image
Tom L: Taj Mahal - The dawn light brings the very best out of this building and the early morning visitors add interest. CL working well.
William F: Nature imitates art - Another example of excellent observation. Could you have either moved in closer or cropped to make more of the similarity?
Alan H - I like this, though it feels fairly confrontational. Reminds me of the student protests or the old May Day rallies I used to cover.
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Cris R - Great quality and well timed, the water droplets make the shot
David F - A tranquil scene, looks cool and refreshing. Lovely colours too, feels like it should be on film in the 50s.
Dave J - No image
David K - No image
Dennis A - Looks like a very precise cut. At first I though the angle was a little awkward, but it has grown on me and I like the fact you can see both of their faces and the concentration on the barbers face.
Elaine J - No image
Keith W - A really lovely portrait, the low down angle doesn’t always work, but here it does - very nice.
Malcolm R - Very clever, the seagull in just the right place! Nicely seen.
Michael B - The title helps with this one, and once you get that then it’s very clever - looks like a still from a Bond movie.
Michael E - An impressive hat and a nice portrait.
Mike H - A lovely portrait, despite his grumpiness. The background is nicely out of focus and his glance in your direction just makes the image.
Mike L - Great title, and well caught moment, hope she made it onboard in one piece.
Nitin C - I really like this, lovely colours, but it is of course the fact that the woman in the shop looks a little like the model - again, well seen and good use of colour.
Phil C - Mine
Richard B - So much detail, the Q is very impressive.
Shaun D - No image
Theodore D - No image
Tom L - A really good picture of a scene we have all seen reproduced many times, but you have caught this in wonderful light the towers are all vertical and it really does justice to the architecture. The CL is indeed impressive.
William F - Very clever - a simple picture but effective and makes you look closely to see the similarities.
1. Alan H: ‘Beyond the North face’.
ReplyDeleteInteresting twist on a brand name , but I don’t really know what this is about.
2. Alan T: No photo.
3. Cris R: I presume that this from a sporting event. The feeling of relief after supreme effort is well captured.
4. David F: Sailing the Broads.
Lovely relaxing shot and marvellous colours.
5. David J : No Photo.
6. David K : No photo.
7. Dennis A: Shimla Barber.
Great concentration well caught. The photographer would not want to disturb the barber!
8. Dennis S: No photo.
9. Elaine J: No photo.
10. Keith W: Jane.
A lovely lady captured in her finery. I bet that she is watching a vintage steam train.
11. Malcolm R: “ Mastheads”.
Lovely clever 1-2-3 shot.
12. Michael B: ‘Blockhaus d’Eperlecques’.
I thought it was a distillery at first until I saw the reference to a V2 rocket. The reflection effect works very well.
13. Michael E: Under Construction.
Reminds me of a hat with a hen in a basket which my wife once made for a lady’s club Easter Bonnet competition. You have captured the ‘construction’ of the hat very well.
14. Mike H: “ Grumpy Street Pianist’.
It looks like that you did something to upset this Boogie Woogie Old Fella. Or maybe he is just a Canikon man?
15. Mike L: GALLANTRY and INDIFFERENCE.
I suspect that the ‘gallantry’ may have been motivated by the prospect of some kind of reward. The other chap is showing the characteristic indifference of one who knows that no reward is coming. Very well caught.
16. Nitin C: Instant Tonic.
Nice observational street shot.
17. Phil C. TvO.
It’s that man again. Nice use of shapes and shadows.
18. Richard B: High Gothic.
Lovely shapes and colours here.
19. Shaun D: No Photo
20. Theodore D: No Photo
21. Tom L: Taj Mahal.
The dawn light works very well Here. When I shot it with an M8 in 2009 the light was very harsh. The dawn adds a lot here.
22. William F: Mine
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1.Alan H
Catchy title, but not sure what the main attraction is.
2. Alan T
3.Cris R
Well caught moment - be good to know event.
4.David F
Timeless! Lovely image of a lovely craft.
5.Dave J
6..David K
7. Dennis A
Sub-title ‘Trust”. Very nice picture of consentration.
8. Dennis S
9. Elaine
10. Me
11. Malcolm
Think I might prefer colour version - if the sky iis blue..
12. Michael B
Definetly needs the description.Almost abstract.
I3. Michael E
Well captured - nice smile.
14. Mike H
Indeed - nice he is looking at you.
15. Mike L
Superb image. The hint of movement absolutely makes it.
16. Nitin C
Welcome to the Circle,Nitin. Well seen and well taken. The warmth of the colours contrasting with the poster makes it for me.
17. Phil C
A well spotted and caught moment.
18. Richard
Excellent composition and lovely colours. Good use of sheltering time!
19. Shaun
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20. Theodore
21.Tom
Super image. Taken at the right time of day!
21. William
Very well spotted, and the shape and textures certainly align.
1 Alan H. The crowd of hooded and anonymous figures seem to dominate the three faces that we see clearly in the centre of the frame giving a strong impression of confrontation and menace in this shot. We can only guess what is going on and what is about to happen but it is an unsettling image.
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3 Cris. You have certainly caught a moment, whether it is one we would wish to see preserved for ever is debatable. I feel it would work better as the last of a series of images of the event, as a stand-alone image it tells the end of a story with no beginning or middle.
4 David F. A splendid evocation of a trip on the Broads, I like the reflections of the clouds in the water and on the highly polished decking. Colours seem slightly unreal like a very early colour print or slide.
5 Dave J. No image.
6 David K. No image.
7 Dennis A. Rather him than me. A study in concentration and vulnerability well framed and timed.
8 Dennis S. No image.
9 Elaine. No image.
10 Keith W. Presumably a re-enactment event? It has the look and feel of a period fashion shot, the low taking angle works well and removes much of the unwanted bridge detail that an eye level shot would have included.
11 Me.
12 Michael B. Sinister. The reflection with its abstract quality is more intense than the real thing.
13 Michael E. Completely bonkers but good fun. A less fussy background would be an improvement.
14 Mike H. You have not distracted him from his music but you have attracted his attention and he does not look happy about it and so his mind is on two things at once and we have a a kind of dual personality portrayed in a single image. The face and hands are pin sharp and there is sufficient detail in the piano and background to place him in the story, a great image.
15 Mike L. Beautifully framed and beautifully timed. The opposing diagonals of the gondolas and outstretched legs, the slow shutter speed giving movement to the girl and the obliviousness of the passenger all combine to make a superb shot.
16 Nitin. The contrast between the monochrome poster and the warm colours of the shop, between the cold poster girl and her warm counterpart (who appears happy to be photographed) make this shot. I really like the incongruity of “FIND YOUR INSTANT AIR FIX”, neither girl looking likely to be a model aircraft afficionado. Another fine image.
17 Phil C. Delightfully simple and very much in the style of Ralph Gibson (but without so much grain). My take on Mr Overgaard’s talk unfortunately is still in the IIIG.
18 Richard B. 1/8th second handheld is brave but you have pulled it off well. It suggests very dim illumination and it may have been the storm outside that contributed to the evenness of the light coming through those magnificent windows.
19 Shaun. No image.
20 Theodore. No image.
21 Tom. The sun on the extreme right rather unbalances the picture but to place it anywhere else in the frame and keep the light on the eastern facade of the building may not be possible.
22 William. The similarity between the folds of the stone “cloth” and the tree is striking as is the contrast between their apparent softness and the sharp edges of the tombstones.
1) Alan H. A documentary image. I’m left feeling unclear about the subject and the story ,and my eye wanders. Perhaps it’s just me.
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3) Cris R. You’ve captured the moment. However, it’s the flash of luminous yellow that makes it.
4) David F. Timeless. I would like to see a level horizon as it draws my eye away the boat, currently - easily corrected.
5) David J. No image.
6) David K. No image.
7) Dennis A. A study in blue! Unusual image made interesting by the choice of a low viewpoint. I feel like the proverbial “fly on the wall”.
8) Dennis S. No image.
9) Elaine J. No image.
10) Keith W. An environmental portrait. I assume this was posed given the low angle of view.
11) Malcolm R. Taken with more than a dose of wit. Well spotted.
12) Michael B. Curious - almost abstract. Holds the eye. Lovely tones in the reflection.
13) Michael E. A colourful character in Shoreditch. The colours - blues, oranges - work well. A shallower depth of field is needed to truly isolate the subject from the construction site.
14) Mike H. Great - an expression wonderfully captured under the brim of the pianist’s hat.
15) Mike L. Love the moment. Looks as if the the gondolier and the lady passenger are dancing! Would like to the figures a little sharper.
16) Nitin C. Works well. The gaze of both women is an essential ingredient in my book. Would prefer to see a slight crop on the RHS to reduce distracting orange tone.
17) Phil C. Very unusual image. Graphic. Would have preferred to see the fingers in sharp focus, nevertheless it is attractive and shows a vigilant photographer’s eye.
18) Richard B. My image.
19) Shaun D. No images.
20) Theodore D. No image.
21) Tom L. The morning light is just catching the face of the mausoleum, adding depth. The sky above looks foreboding. Taken moments later, with the sun very slightly higher, the light falling on the building may have been enhanced although I guess the atmospheric sky may have been lost and more people would have entered the scene.
22) William F. You have a sharp eye, William. The image works well. Given the form, texture and tones, would it work just as well , or better, in monochrome?
1.Alan H
ReplyDeleteInteresting treatment - normally I avoid shooting people’s backs but this shot has an implicit ‘leading line’ which pulls the eye directly to the huddle of three faces at the focal point, and because of that, has a compelling dynamic. I looked at cropping it vertically, excluding the two outer backs but it loses the energy in the original image that way.
2. Alan T - No Image
3.Cris R
I like this shot, particularly the capture of the satisfied look on the subject’s dripping wet face. Looks like he’s been flat on his back in the mud in some kind of sport and is now walking away triumphant - great story.
4.David F
I lobe the Broads; have many happy memories of sailing a gaff rigged drop keel boat up there late in the season. This image evokes those memories - balmy day wrapped in teak, bobbing along to the sound of the birds calling.
5.Dave J - No Image
6..David K - No Image
7. Dennis A
Clever framing - and the low angle uses the strong blue lines in the background to pull the eye into the barber’s face - can’t see the knife but perhaps that’s just as well! Image would probably be even more powerful in monochrome.
8. Dennis S - No Image
9. Elaine J - No Image
10. Keith W
Love your eye for the ’S’ curve Keith - Tricky exposure with backlight and incoming from the left against it, while still keeping shadow detail in the roof so that the result is not top heavy and also keeping it balanced with the tone of the flooring. Love the look in the eyes - or is that just ‘love’, in the eyes? My only critique? I would have liked a little more separation in the shadow detail of her feet and shoes. A very nice shot - and a very beautiful lady.
11. Malcolm R
I liked the idea of this shot and the ‘two and one’ composition; looks like the gull is ignoring the middle shape’s call to it! It would be interesting to have cropped in closer, so we could have more in the frame perhaps?
12. Michael B
ReplyDeleteVery intriguing shot - can’t work out what it was, so perhaps that’s the attraction - mystery!
I3. Michael E
HaHa - nice shot - infectious smile. Looks like a stack of hats- might have called it HatStack not Haystack.
14. Mike H
Ain’t that the truth. Did he smile afterwards, I wonder?
15. Mike L
My Image
16. Nitin C
Welcome to the Circle. I’m a Newbie too so I’m glad I’m not the only one here!
Nitin, when taking this kind of shot myself, I have in the past, not here I might add, been heavily criticised for using poster type images as the focus or the backdrop for my shots - particularly when the text is bold and in English - which the aficionados say is bad form, especially if the text is bold in the image itself and the import of the image relies on the text for it’s impact. They say - imagine the text is not there at all or in Chinese - how does the image work then?
My view is - if it’s in the public domain, it’s part of our living environment and as such is a legitimate element of any Street image. What I try to do, though, is to have the poster make part of yet another, less explicit ‘story’ in the overall image, so that it plays more of a role as either some form of contradiction or foil for the rest of the image, or otherwise as an ‘actor’ or ‘player’ in the implied story somehow. That’s what I was looking for here, so I imagined the juxtaposition of the two faces were somehow linked into a story that was just ‘beyond’ me this time, but I liked the way the image made me think about it………. it is a powerful image though and I can see why you took it. Keep them coming!
17. Phil C
Very clever. I like the way the eye follows the ‘circle’ of the edges of the projected shoulder; launched off the hand, along and upwards to the neck, then down the shoulder to the arm and out to the open hand again. I also like the striking contrast of the image and its graphic impact. A powerful shot.
18. Richard B
Beautifully balanced composition and exposure. A great Record shot.
19. Shaun D - No Image
20. Theodore D - No Image
21.Tom L
Lovely colours and a nice wide angle shot without too much distortion. It’s a beautiful location too. Impossible to shoot during the day, so you caught it just right.
21. William F
Spooky shot. I like the way you’ve used the lighting to give texture to the sculpture and tree and how one shape echoes the other.