Leica M10 + 50 Lux ASPH
David F
Norfolk Wherry at work, taken on my CL + 18-56 zomm
Dave J - No photo this month
David K - No photo this month
Dennis A
La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires. Leica M with 35mm Summicron
“Lord Nuffield’s personal Wolseley”. Quite a modest daily driver for the owner of Morris Cars Ltd!
M8. Summicron 35mm f2 ASPH
1/180th at f8 at 320 ASA (can’t get used ISO or DIN!)
Elaine J
Buxton Pavilion
Buxton Pavilion
Keith W
An idilic Summer's day at St.Oswald's Bay, with canoeists enjoying the calm water, a man swimming with his dog and a uncrowded beach. Durdle Door can be glimpsed in the background.
M10 / 50mm APO-Summicron-ASPH
Malcolm R
"His Favoured Perch” Panasonic TZ0 1/800, f6.4, 400 ISO, 750mm equivalent).
Michael B
London Brutalism
One of many interesting shots I took whilst enjoying a course exploring London Brutalist architecture. This is a detail from the Western Rise Development near Kings Cross, with a little help from Photoshop. I'm not a fan of colour popping but on this occasion I just felt it worked to good effect. What do you think?
SL601, Leica M 90/2.8
Michael E - No photo this month
Mike H
"Ice Cream Eater”
Taken on a hot summers afternoon, when the young boy was eating his Ice Cream and concentrating whilst watching a sports match at the same time. M10 + 50 Summicron APO
Tom L - No photo this month
William F - No photo this month
An idilic Summer's day at St.Oswald's Bay, with canoeists enjoying the calm water, a man swimming with his dog and a uncrowded beach. Durdle Door can be glimpsed in the background.
M10 / 50mm APO-Summicron-ASPH
Malcolm R
"His Favoured Perch” Panasonic TZ0 1/800, f6.4, 400 ISO, 750mm equivalent).
Michael B
London Brutalism
One of many interesting shots I took whilst enjoying a course exploring London Brutalist architecture. This is a detail from the Western Rise Development near Kings Cross, with a little help from Photoshop. I'm not a fan of colour popping but on this occasion I just felt it worked to good effect. What do you think?
SL601, Leica M 90/2.8
Michael E - No photo this month
Mike H
"Ice Cream Eater”
Taken on a hot summers afternoon, when the young boy was eating his Ice Cream and concentrating whilst watching a sports match at the same time. M10 + 50 Summicron APO
Mike L - No photo this month
Nitin C - No photo this month
Phil C
Frida Kahlo, V&A, Leica M 240 - 50mm
Taken at the V&A for the exhibition, Making Her Self Up: This exhibition presents an extraordinary collection of personal artefacts and clothing belonging to the iconic Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Locked away for 50 years after her death, this collection has never before been exhibited outside Mexico.
Richard B
Photographers' Gallery, London.
A chance shot, backlit by the diffused natural light passing through green film on the window. I like the way that those immersed in art in galleries can themselves add so much interest.
Leica Q with fixed Summilux 28mm lens. F/2.0, 1/800 sec at ISO 400.
Shaun D - No photo this month
Theodore D
The men here are the reliquary bearers waiting before they have to leave the church for the procession through the city.
Shot with Leica Q 1/40th second @ 1.7
Nitin C - No photo this month
Phil C
Frida Kahlo, V&A, Leica M 240 - 50mm
Taken at the V&A for the exhibition, Making Her Self Up: This exhibition presents an extraordinary collection of personal artefacts and clothing belonging to the iconic Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Locked away for 50 years after her death, this collection has never before been exhibited outside Mexico.
Richard B
Photographers' Gallery, London.
A chance shot, backlit by the diffused natural light passing through green film on the window. I like the way that those immersed in art in galleries can themselves add so much interest.
Leica Q with fixed Summilux 28mm lens. F/2.0, 1/800 sec at ISO 400.
Shaun D - No photo this month
Theodore D
The men here are the reliquary bearers waiting before they have to leave the church for the procession through the city.
Shot with Leica Q 1/40th second @ 1.7
Tom L - No photo this month
William F - No photo this month
Cris R
ReplyDeleteAn unusual wedding day photo, nicely exposed.
Dave F.
Mine
David J.
No photo
David K.
No photo
Dennis A
An interesting trio of crosses, not too sire about the OOF main shadow, it distracts from the whole for me.
Dennis S
Just not sure of this photo, a very good record shot but if you crop down to the top of the garage doors and up to them and then each side I think that would give more impact.
Elaine J.
Nice composition but I don’t like the colours.
Keith W.
Superb photo but the canoeists get a bit lost.
Malcolm R.
Nice photo and well done hand held.
Mike B.
I like the idea but the colours just seem to make the photo unbalanced, if they were higher in the photo it would be more balanced.
Mike E
No photo.
Mike H
For me this is THE one, superb composition and lovely DoF, colours great.
Mike L
No photo
Nitin C
No photo
Phil
Another stunning photo, if only the man was six inches to the left and all the picture was visible.
Richard B
Different photo altogether, a bit like Marmite, you love it or hate it, I am just not sure which it is for me!.
Shaun.
No photo.
Theodore.
Again I think for me a crop of the men would work better.
Tom L
No photo.
William.
No photo.
1 Alan T. No image.
ReplyDelete2 Cris R. A good one for the wedding album, it tells the story and, although it is for us anonymous, the bride will recognise the bracelet. Limited depth of focus works to advantage here.
3 David F. Shows the sail and scale well, also the rigging. It was clearly overcast but I wonder if it could be brightened up a shade?
4 Dave J. No image.
5 David K. No image.
6 Dennis A. An intriguing mix of shapes and shadows with the three and a half crosses dominating, clever framing.
7 Dennis S. Portrait of a car with provenance in its natural habitat and interesting for that reason, otherwise not terribly exciting, poor light does not help but we have to make do with what we get on the day.
8 Elaine J. A slightly different viewpoint would reveal the dome and perhaps lose most of the empty foreground. The woman on the bench reading a book outside Waterstones is a tempting juxtaposition.
9 Keith W. The tiny figures lend scale to the scene without being obtrusive. The high viewpoint has resulted in a neat composition with the sky wisely omitted, works well in monochrome.
10 Me.
11 Michael B. The process is gimmicky but here it is understated and it does help to lighten the heaviness of the structure and bring life to the picture.
12 Michael E. No image.
13 Mike H. A simple composition, the inclusion of the ice-cream van with the cone on top rounds it off nicely.
14 Mike L. No image.
15 Nitin C. No image.
16 Phil C. Shades of Ralph Gibson here. The dark shadows and bright highlights not to mention the mysterious bearded figure make a powerful and intriguing image.
17 Richard B. The museum attendant in quiet contemplation or doing, as Erwitt says, “next to elevator operator the world’s most boring job”. The grey vertical wall relieves the overall green and raises the question of just where the various planes are in relation to each other. A simple and enjoyable shot.
18 Shaun D. No image.
19 Theodore D. They are waiting for the action to start and so are we the viewers. As one of a series of shots telling the story of the procession it would be fine but as a stand alone I find it rather disappointing.
20 Tom L. No image.
21 William F. No image.
Alan T - No image
ReplyDeleteCris R - No title: A classic wedding shot very well executed.
David F - Norfolk Wherry: It looks more like pleasure than work David but a nicely composed shot of a traditional craft.
Dave J - No image
David K - No image
Dennis A - La Recoleta Cemetery: Well spotted and executed. I might have been tempted to just crop the left hand edge to get rid of the sloping shadow. Mono works well.
Dennis S - Lord Nuffield’s Wolsey: An interesting record shot Dennis but the garage does overwhelm the car somewhat.
Elaine J - Buxton Pavilion: The colours are rather strange Elaine and I agree with Malcom that a lower viewpoint or moving further to the right would have brought the dome into view to add to the shot.
Keith W - St Oswald’s Bay: The figures are really incidental to this shot although adding scale. I’d like to see it in colour.
Malcom R - His favoured perch: It makes a change to see a heron on a perch rather than wading. You look to be on the limit at that focal length but it is a useful weapon to have in the armoury and the bird is clearly undisturbed by your distant presence.
Mike B - London Brutalism: Mine
Michael E - No image
Mike H - Ice Cream Eater: Lovely colours and ideal DOF with this super capture.
Mike L - No image
Nitin C - No image
Phil C - Frida Kahlo: How strange that you should post this a day or two after I watched the film ‘Frida’. I initially thought that a little more detail in the viewers face was wanted but the more I look at it the more I like it just as it is. Well observed and a very pleasing shot.
Richard B - Photographers Gallery: I find the blank grey wall confusing to my eye (or brain!) Richard. Maybe it would work better as a monochrome or if the corresponding wall to the left was desaturated to match? I like the idea though.
Shaun D - No image
Theodore D - Reliquary Bearers: I’m not sure this works Theodore. The men are clearly the subject but there is so much else going on in the top half of the image to confuse the eye. The sloping verticals don’t help you.
Tom L - No image
William F - No image
Chris R:
ReplyDeleteNicely taken wedding photo with good exposure and colours.
David F:
Lovely photo that makes me want to sail again soon. Perhaps a bit too much grey across the shot. Perhaps cropping a little to have the boat more dominant.
Dennis A:
This trio of different crosses was well spotted, and I really like the thought behind it. Perhaps a very slight crop on the LHS to remove the upward shadow.
Dennis S:
Nice shot of one of the first cars my father had, but lacks a bit of punch for me. Again a small crop on the RHS to remove the bright object (shed?) there.
Elaine:
Nice photo of a lovely building. Colours a bit dull perhaps, and the people on the LHS are a bit close to the edge looking outwards.
Keith W:
Great photo with plenty of detail all over from the rocky outcrop to the swimmer and the people on the hill.
Malcolm R:
Nice photo, but perhaps it might benefit with the pesky heron being on the RHS more so we can see what he’s got his eye on.
Michael B:
I like this one, and the use of the spot colour - which like you I’m sometimes not a fan of, however I think it works well here.
Mike H:
Me
Phil C:
Great capture, resulting in an interesting image.
Richard B:
I agree, for me the viewers in galleries are often the most interesting subject to photograph - like yours which is nicely shot made more interesting by the green light being cast across it.
Theodore D:
I think as the group of men look interesting, the photo may benefit from a crop to make them the hero of this shot.
1 Alan T.
ReplyDeleteNo image.
2 Cris R.
It took me some seconds to understand that the white surfaces on the left were the bride’s dress for some reason. Personally would have preferred just a slightly more focused background area for that reason?
3 David F.
Lovely view of a fine ship! It seems awfully gray, although I do understand the day was overcast.
4 Dave J.
No image.
5 David K.
No image.
6 Dennis A.
Excellent use of shadow and light, of sharply defined areas against those that are less so; intriguing shot.
7 Dennis S.
For me it looks like there is a haze over the entire viewing field? For a simple direct shot like this, it needs more detail and richness for my taste.
8 Elaine J.
For me all the colors are off as if over-saturated in post processing?? If that was the concept, then it should perhaps be stronger and more self evident?
9 Keith W.
The small figures are almost lost for me, but the viewing angle and position are quite excellent.
10 Malcolm R
Nice ‘nature’ portrait, well composed. The bird’s colors feathers could use a little deepening in post production.
11 Michael B.
I really enjoy this type or architectural deconstruction. Very well done, and it has a real sense of ‘style’ in the way the shot has been treated.
12 Michael E.
No image.
13 Mike H.
Qua composition and colors, it looks like a family picture taken in Kodachrome. Makes me nostalgic!
14 Mike L.
No image.
15 Nitin C.
No image.
16 Phil C.
Wonderful shot , beautifully composed and well timed!
17 Richard B.
An interesting approach and one worth examining, but the white wall just looks like a digital aberration; I thought the file was corrupted.
18 Shaun D.
No image.
19 Theodore D.
Me
20 Tom L.
No image.
21 William F.
No image.
1) Alan T. No photo.
ReplyDelete2) Cris R. A nice composition. My eye goes first to the lightest part of the image - the lady’s hand, and her nails in particular., despite the focus being elsewhere. I would have preferred her ring to have more prominence, more detail, sufficient to guide my eye there.
3) David F. A traditional, timeless scene that tells a different story from that of the more familiar scene of overcrowded Broadland waterways. Nice composition. The light has suffered from the overcast conditions.
4) David J. No photo.
5) David K. No photo.
6) Dennis A. An unusual image with Interesting shadow play, though not sharp. My eye is drawn to the far wall that is in focus, yet the subject appears to be the crucifix. On balance, I don’t think it quite works for me.
7) Dennis S. The subject - the car - is mostly in shadow. Could the shadows be lifted slightly to reveal a little more detail inside the garage?
8) Elaine J. The framing, incorporating the tree overhead, works well. The right hand side of the image (Waterstones) does not add anything to the composition, to my mind.
9) Keith W. The angle of view is very effective, incorporating the bay and the headland. The figures are incidental and lost, but then this is a landscape photograph. On a point of detail, I think there are too many mid-tones for a fully effective monotone image.
10) Malcolm R. Bird photography is always challenging, although herons are patient predators and can, when perched, make rewarding subjects. The point of focus appears to be the branch angled to the right hand side rather than the bird itself.
11) Michael B. Brutalism - concrete textures and bold forms - the photo lends itself overwhelmingly to B+W. This image mostly includes mid-tones and, although an unusual choice, the limited use of colour does add something, albeit a little low in the frame.
12) Michael E. No photo.
13) Mike H. Great seaside scene - lovely saturated colour, bold, in your face! Shallow D.O.F is effective. Martin Parr comes to mind.
14) Mike L. No photo.
15) Nitin C. No photo.
16) Phil C. Very nice. Mysterious. You’ve captured the spirit here. The knowledge that the lady's possessions were locked away for years after her death adds intrigue.
17) Richard B. My photo.
18) Shaun D. No photo.
19) Theodore D. Interesting - a story. I would have preferred the natural light to have fallen on the faces in the foreground to draw the eye to the foreground action. A moment later perhaps, or would the moment have been lost? D.O.F works well.
20) Tom L. No photo.
21) William F. No photo.