Alan T - No photo this month
Cris R
Notting Hill, Leica SL + 50 Lux M
David F
Working the Line and was taken on a Huawei P9 camera phone. Taken at the Bluebell Railway
Dave J - No photo this month
David K - No photo this month
Dennis A
Caldeiras, Furnas - SL 28-90mm
Dennis S - No photo this month
Elaine J - No photo this month
Keith W
Polishing the brass. M10 / 35mm Summilux FLE
Malcolm R
“Morris Man”, Panasonic TZ60.
Michael B
Sarah-Louise
Taken during a recently organised trip with a professional and model to the Redoubt, an old Napoleonic Fort protecting the port of Harwich on the east coat of the UK. Shot around midday during one of those cloudless blazingly hot days with Sarah in the doorway of a windowless cell-like room using the SL and 50 Summilux wide open. No filters allowed on the hand held shoot hence the burnt out highlights, not that they bother me. I could have bracketed of course but then .....
Michael E - No photo this month
Mike H Watermill on the Loire at Sundown.
M10 + 35 Summilux FLE
I was tucking into the first meal of our holiday in a waterside cafe (after a long drive), when I saw this scene open-up in front of me, so I had to interrupt my meal and get up out of my chair to take this one whilst the light was just right.
Mike L - No photo this month
Nitin C - No photo this month
Phil C
RUN!!! - Just a bit of fun. A somewhat overworked snap of a dinosaur at RHS Rosemoor.
Leica M, 50 mm
Richard B
Seated.
Taken under the portico of St Pauls’s, London while sheltering from rain. The chance juxtaposition of the older couple and the teenagers alongside, absorbed in their mobile devices, caught my eye.
Camera: Leica CL with 23mm, f2.0 Summicron TL lens. Exposure: f2.8, 1/60 Sec, ISO 400.
Shaun D - No photo this month
Theodore D - No photo this month
Tom L - No photo this month
William F - No photo this month
Michael B
Sarah-Louise
Taken during a recently organised trip with a professional and model to the Redoubt, an old Napoleonic Fort protecting the port of Harwich on the east coat of the UK. Shot around midday during one of those cloudless blazingly hot days with Sarah in the doorway of a windowless cell-like room using the SL and 50 Summilux wide open. No filters allowed on the hand held shoot hence the burnt out highlights, not that they bother me. I could have bracketed of course but then .....
Michael E - No photo this month
Mike H Watermill on the Loire at Sundown.
M10 + 35 Summilux FLE
I was tucking into the first meal of our holiday in a waterside cafe (after a long drive), when I saw this scene open-up in front of me, so I had to interrupt my meal and get up out of my chair to take this one whilst the light was just right.
Mike L - No photo this month
Nitin C - No photo this month
Phil C
RUN!!! - Just a bit of fun. A somewhat overworked snap of a dinosaur at RHS Rosemoor.
Leica M, 50 mm
Richard B
Seated.
Taken under the portico of St Pauls’s, London while sheltering from rain. The chance juxtaposition of the older couple and the teenagers alongside, absorbed in their mobile devices, caught my eye.
Camera: Leica CL with 23mm, f2.0 Summicron TL lens. Exposure: f2.8, 1/60 Sec, ISO 400.
Shaun D - No photo this month
Theodore D - No photo this month
Tom L - No photo this month
William F - No photo this month
Cris R
ReplyDeleteWhat a super smiley and glamorous subject - that smile draws you right into the shot. Nice exposure, but to my mind having her closer to the riveted iron (bridge) and without the barriers would have been a very powerful image.
David F
Wow! Camera Phones are getting so much better, and so quickly too. Really great amounts of detail and texture on this nicely composed shot. A feel of movement and steam would have been the icing on the cake.
Dennis A
Really love the light and contrasts of the green trees, and the water vapour rising against the storm clouds - very dramatic. In an ideal world perhaps with a wider lens you might have been able to see the bases of the front row of trees to give better context?
Keith W
A nice double portrait of happy (lucky) guys working on an old traction engine.
Malcolm R
A nicely shot portrait, good colours, and exposure. I feel I’d have liked to have seen a little more of the main subject - he seems a little cut off at the neck?
Michael B
Right up my street, with a B+W Portrait - really nice.
Mike H
Me
Phil C
A nice bit of fun - photography should embrace all genres. It reminds me of times of old when I took my children down the Blackgang Chine (?) on the Isle of Wight.
Richard B
Nicely seen. Perhaps being a little closer, and having a lower camera angle would have given a more dramatic shot…and kept you out of the rain?
Cris R
ReplyDeleteAn image that captures the beauty and fun of carnival. I agree with Mike that a shot without the barriers might be stronger, but it is the woman’s smile and open expression that really makes the shot.
David F
Such great clarity in a picture from a mobile phone. The low angle works well to emphasise the power of the locomotive.
Dennis A
A lovely travel shot, beautiful light adds to the exotic feel of the location.
Keith W
Another shot of powerful machinery, and again lots of detail, the men adding scale and interest to the shot.
Malcolm R
I like the fact that the faces and hats fill the frame and the two grey beards go well together.
Michael B
A great portrait. I like the pose and the light behind is not a problem, it falls on her face in just the rights way.
Mike H
Well worth getting out of your chair for this one. The light is as you say, just right.
Phil C – Mine
Richard B
We’ve all been there, worn out while seeing the sights. Nicely framed, great shot.
Alan T.
ReplyDeleteNo photo
Cris R
Great fun but distracting background, a very tight crop would help concentrate on the beautiful face.
Dave F.
Mine
David J.
No photo
David K.
No photo
Dennis A
What a lovely travel photo, great colour.
Dennis S
No photo.
Elaine J.
No photo.
Keith W.
lovely photo, great name for a engine.
Malcolm,
Wonderful colours but for me the other two men distract from the main character.
Mike B.
Beautiful portrait, lovely detail.
Mike E
No photo.
Mike H
Wonderful lighting very well caught.
Mike L
No photo
Nitin C
No photo
Phil
Scary and the toning gives a super effect.
Richard B
As Mike H says a lower camera would be good, for me a tighter crop as the door and stone work distracts.
Shaun.
No photo.
Theodore.
No Photo.
Tom L
No photo.
William.
No photo.
Keith
ReplyDeleteFirstly, apologies for not commenting last month. Easy task this month with only nine entries!
Alan T
Cris R
A lovely subject very well captured. Let down a bit by the location.
David F
Great advert for the phone, fine detail and contrast. The 28mm perspective gives a dynamic image.
Dave J David K
Dennis A
Not sure what I am seeing. Is it smoke or low cloud. With the dark forbidding sky the light on the trees is gorgeous..
Dennis S
Elaine J Me
Malcolm
Colours ,expression, setting excellent. Shame main subject is a little to in the corner.
Michael B
Very nicely set up pose. The highlight on the right side of her face does detract. Did you take any exposing for highlight and pulling up shadows?
Michael E
Mike H
What gorgeous light and reflection. Excellent image.
Mike L
Nitin C
Phil C
I think you have been spotted. A nice bit of fun.
Richard B
Well taken moment. lovely colours. Not sure faces are sharp but maybe the low resolution of upload.
Shaun D Theodore D
(Congats on having July’s entry on cover of Autumn magazine - it looks really good!) Tom L
William
1 Cris R. The big smile and exotic costume seem strangely at odds with the forbidding background. She is very central in the frame and I am wondering whether a vertical format to include just the girl and “NORM” would be a bolder composition?
ReplyDelete2 David F. A good if static portrait of 30541, the front of the engine set against the white clouds of the dramatic sky gives it extra power.
3 Dave J. No image.
4 David K. No image.
5 Dennis A. The smoke or steam rising from the trees coupled with the dark background makes an intriguing image. Caldeiras sounds remarkably like caldera - can this be volcanic action with the houses so close?
6 Dennis S. No Image.
7 Elaine. No Image.
8 Keith W. The two characters on their ancient step ladders give this the human touch and raise it above the usual steam engine shot. The red, white and blue of the Brasso tin matching the red white and blue sock is a bonus.
9 Me.
10 Michael B. A quietly contemplative portrait that works well in monochrome. I wonder what she is thinking about.
11 Michael E. No Image.
12 Mike H. The spotlight effect of the low evening sun on the mill just had to be taken, the reflections brighten up what would otherwise be a dark patch of water.
13 Mike L. No Image.
14 Nitin C. No Image.
15 Phil C. Something nasty lurking in ambush behind the hedge, The pests at RHS Rosemoor are clearly a cut above the average.
16 Richard B. Comically depressing. I would be tempted to try a square format losing the left hand door.
17 Shaun D. No Image.
18 Theodore D. No Image.
19 Tom L. No Image.
20 Wiliam F. No Image.
Alan T: No image
ReplyDeleteCris R: Notting Hill - I realise it’s an environmental portrait but nevertheless I am finding a lot of distractions to take my eye away from a lovely face and colourful costume
David F: Working the line - A lot of distortion with this wide angle shot but the clarity and detail are impressive from your phone.
Dave J: No image
David K: No image
Dennis A: Caldeiras, Furnas - An inviting spectacle with beautiful light.
Dennis S: No image
Elaine J: No image
Keith W: Polishing the Brass - Good to see people working on the engine, rather than a static shot. I think I would have been tempted to take a shot in portrait orientation to include the bottom of the step ladders and to exclude the engine to the right of the front wheel.
Malcom R: Morris Man - a very colourful image that may have worked better if it were not so tight on your main subject.
Mike B: - Sarah Louise - Mine
Michael E: No image
Mike H: Watermill - Lovely light and colours in this restful image.
Mike L: No image
Nitin C: No image
Phil C: Run!! - another whimsical image Phil. Maybe just a little less of the right hand bush?
Richard B: Seated - well spotted. I too wondered if the faces were sharp on first viewing but concluded it was the low resolution.
Shaun D: No image
Theodore D: No image
Tom L: No image
William F: No image
1) Alan T . No image.
ReplyDelete2) Cris R. Vibrant. A splash of colour against a neutral background. I wonder if portrait format would give the lady greater impact. The environment - the story - is evident from the background, but there is a little too much background to my mind.
3) David F. Demonstrates very well the high quality that can be achieved by some on mobile phones. Great metering on a contrasty scene.
4) David J. No image.
5) David K. No image.
6) Dennis A. Wonderful light over the tree canopy. An evocative image suggesting high humidity. A reminder of how some people live in close proximity to calderas, and other natural hazards, often their only option to forge a livelihood.
7) Dennis S. No image.
8) Elaine J. No image.
9). Keith W. Men at work, although no doubt with a passion for all things steam. Great colour. I find the framing a little unusual with part of the canopy omitted. For my part, I would have preferred to see the front of the canopy, and less of the step ladders below.
10) Malcolm R. A busy, colourful scene. A small point, but I think the photo would have more impact if there had been a “catch light "in the eye of the figure in the bottom right foreground. His hat has cast a shadow.
11) Michael B. A truly engaging portrait. The soft, diffused light is a joy, and the highlights do not detract. The shallow d.o.f is masterly.
12) Michael E. No image.
13) Michael H. A great capture, moody - painterly. The highlights in the windows immediately draw the eye to the heart of the subject.
14) Michael L. No image.
15) Nitin C. No image.
16) Phil C. This is something different, Phil. And all set in a frame to suggest that it is old! What more can I say?
17) Richard B. My image.
18) Shaun D. No image.
19) Theodore D. No image.
20) Tom L. No image.
21) William F. No image.