Ian the butcher was just sharpening knives
Dave C
Vintage car racing at Donington Park, shooting through a catch fence. Leica SL2-S ISO 100 1/250. F9 Sigma 150-600 Sports @600
Dave S
Pride London 2024, taken on SL APO 50.
Julian P
Bay Wood track - Highland Council Core Path RC 07.04 - June 2024. Panasonic GX8 - 12-35mm Leica DG Vario-Elmarit, ISO 200, f/3,2, 1/160 s
Ken
Nardò Drummer, M10R with 35mm
Malcolm R
“Walled Garden, Peckover House, Wisbech” taken on TZ60.
Phil C
Games on the ferry, Leica M-P, 35mm
Richard B
“On the Circuit’ (2023) Leica Q 28mm ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/2000
“Walled Garden, Peckover House, Wisbech” taken on TZ60.
Phil C
Games on the ferry, Leica M-P, 35mm
Richard B
“On the Circuit’ (2023) Leica Q 28mm ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/2000
Andre H.
ReplyDeleteGood use of portrait format, good eye contact, background a little distracting.
Dave C.
Mine
Dave S.
Strong colourful portrait.
Julian P.
Pleasant woodland path.
Ken.
Very colourful impactful image, good use portrait format.
Malcolm R.
Well-balanced green scene.
Phil C.
Busy colourful scene.
Richard B.
Superb, well balanced monochrome .
Dave C : This is a great picture, with the second car nicely out of focus;
ReplyDeleteDave S: Good portrait, well framed and with interesting content around the central portrait;
Julian P: Bay Wood Track: - an appealing subject and very nicely framed;
Ken: Nardo Drummer - Great sense of movement and excellent framing of the half dozen subjects
Malcolm R : I do like the stained glass lifting the picture and complementing the live greenery in the foreground;
Phil C : Games on the Ferry, and with two boys in the foreground to give a sense of purpose, instead of simply watching other aspects.
Richard B: Splendid textures and lighting. . .not to mention the light on the rider's face
Andre H: This looks very natural, so I guess you had his confidence.
ReplyDeleteDave C: This looks to me to be the decisive moment to get two cars coherently into one image. I think the choice of aperture/shutter speed could not be bettered.
Dave S: Well done indeed for getting this. The image makes me feel really uncomfortable though - difficult to explain. The inclusion of the word “Bimbo” is the icing on the cake!
Julian P: Mine
Ken: I like the vitality of the image. Great stuff.
Malcolm R: The colour palette is just to my taste. What a great place to be, and to have captured it so well.
Phil C: Not the usual image for a travel company’s promotional material. So much the better for that, I like it. This is reality.
Richard B: You are a master of your craft. Maybe algorithms can produce such a perfect realisation of contrast, but I suspect you played a major hand in getting this spot on. I like the subject matter too.
Andre H - Empathetic engagement with the subject provides an interesting juxtaposition with the heavy duty knives he is holding
ReplyDeleteDave C - caught just right to freeze the lead driver leaning into the turn while conveying the speed and imminence of the pursuer. Great timing and technique
Mine
Julian P - dappled light through the tunnel of trees, a moment of rural tranquility encapsulated
Ken G - dynamic framing and good eye contact give a punch and dynamic to the picture that complement its subject very well
Malcolm R - the vibrant, luminescent greens in two quadrants make a pleasing composition with a slightly quirky atmosphere
Phil C - interesting contrast between the all the activity shown in the top half of the picture and the boys oblivious to it in the foreground
Richard B - perfectly composed and executed, the tones textures and dynamism of the path/rider elevated even further by the illumination of their face. Dramatic image conjured from an everyday scene.
1. Andre H. A happy chappy, the dark clothes (unusual for a butcher) really highlights his weaponry.
ReplyDelete2. Dave C. No. 16 is beautifully sharp and the inclined head of the driver suggests he is fighting the steering on the bend. The out of focus second car is well positioned to put the action into perspective.
3. Dave S. Very colourful in a muted kind of way. The portrait is spot on even if it is totally artificial. Reminds me of a line in an old Rod McKuen song something about “there were bright city lights and girls in pink tights but their faces were all painted on”.
4. Julian P. Lovely tunnel of trees on a bright sunny day, perhaps a touch overexposed in the highlights? The white patch on the lefthand side draws my eye.
5. Ken It is all action here and fantastic expressions on the faces of all the participants and in particular the leader, great capture.
6. Me.
7. Phil C. So much going on here and yet it is the two boys on the yellow circle and the one on the “H” that draw our attention whilst all the adults ignore them and look out to sea. The wet deck suggests an english summer.
8. Richard B. A really graphic image, the light on the girl’s face (but not her arms) is quite extraordinary. The fact that she is looking at her own shadow on the paving is perfection.
1. Andre H. Ian the butcher presents as a friendly, willing worker. There can be no doubt as to the subject in this frame-filling image, but his trade is less obvious. His attire and tools might suggest a butcher or a chef; they are pristine, clean at the start of a shift perhaps.
ReplyDelete2. Dave C. A contemporary motor racing picture perfectly executed to evoke racing from a former age. Technically and artistically, it is a compelling image, perfect to my eye. And how could it be other than monochrome? I wonder whether the rapid autofocus of the SL2-S was used.
3. Dave S. Celebration of Pride, like carnival, is a time of fun, exuberance and extravagance despite its more onerous beginnings. The choice of a compressed visual perspective, as used here, ensures an enticing juxtaposition, a character study befitting of LGBTQ. There is theatre, a visual harmony that inextricably links the character and the backcloth. The image is very expressive, rendering the title superfluous.
4 Julian P. This green wooded glade, bathed in dappled sunlight, is suggestive of the inspiration for French landscape painting. It has depth, the viewer is guided by the light - lovely.
5. Ken. There can be no doubt that the drummer has taken the opportunity of ‘playing’ to the photographer’s camera. The resulting image ensures the viewer is exposed to the characterful movement of drummer and the backing troupe alike.
6. Malcolm R. This photo has intimacy. I feel alone. The space feels forgotten, yet the overhead light brings life - the lush fern - and a magic to the stained glass beyond.
7. Phil C. A sene within a panoramic scene - 2 stories fused as one. It is the world beyond the stern of the ferry that holds the attention of the gathered crowd, but two youngsters have either broken away, or have no time for the wider scene. With apparent disregard, the two youngsters engage in a world of their own on the helicopter landing pad. Are they oblivious to the wider scene? The flash of red clothing ensures this 'scene within a scene' is not lost on the viewer. Well observed from on high.
8. My Photo.