"The Cellarman's Tipple"
Leica Q2, 1/60s, f/11, ISO 100. Cropped.
Church at Blaubeuren
This church has, like many in southern Germany, some super late gothic wood carving. This is just a pew end. The altar is gobsmacking, but it does not rate very highly in the standard books or museum references. This was taken handheld with an M6.
Brian O
Dave C
David R
Dave S
Dennis A
Elaine J"The tree is so unhappy" Lumix FZ
We get re-enactment groups down near the river in Maldon - these were part of a US Army engineers group and obviously thought they looked the bees knees! Could not resist the snap! Q2M yellow filter.
Dave C
“Rim Light”
Leica Q3 43, ISO200, 1/500, F/6.3, using Silver Efex 3
Leica Q3 43, ISO200, 1/500, F/6.3, using Silver Efex 3
David R
Leica Q2
Dave S
"London Hat Walk" Leica SL 24-90.
Dennis A
Passenger, Sadarghat, Dhakar, Leica SL
Elaine J
Harry H
"Gone Fishing" Mevagissey Harbour Cornwall, Leica SL2-S, 24-70 Vario Elmarit @ 62mm, ISO 100, f/5. Edited with Lightroom
Julian P
Malcolm R
Phil C"Booking Office", Bishop's Stortford. I confess I have once again used the Leica LUX App. I've been meaning to take a photo of this old railway booking office for ages and last time I was on the platform the sun was out but I only had my phone with me. As they say, the best camera is the one in your hand.
Leica LUX App on iPhone replicating Summilux 28mm F/1.4 ASPH, set to f/5.6 ISO 80 - Leica Look: Classic
"Gone Fishing" Mevagissey Harbour Cornwall, Leica SL2-S, 24-70 Vario Elmarit @ 62mm, ISO 100, f/5. Edited with Lightroom
Julian P
Balnaguie at a change in the weather. 18 April 2025. Leica M240 24mm Elmar-M f/3.8 . 1/750s at f/4 and ISO 200
Malcolm R
“Pond corner” taken on the Panasonic TZ60.
Phil C
Leica LUX App on iPhone replicating Summilux 28mm F/1.4 ASPH, set to f/5.6 ISO 80 - Leica Look: Classic
Richard B
"Moment of Truth" (March 2025)
Leica M11/50mm Summilux (hand-held, no flash)
Leica M11/50mm Summilux (hand-held, no flash)
Tom L
“Building Inspector” - a composite image with the figure being taken in Tasmania with the original SL and 24-90mm Vario-Elmarit lens and the background from a disused tannery near Cambridge with the M9 Monochrom and 35mm Summicron. I understand and appreciate that a lot of people don’t like composite images but to me they are just a bit of fun and as long as they are declared as composite are acceptable.
“Building Inspector” - a composite image with the figure being taken in Tasmania with the original SL and 24-90mm Vario-Elmarit lens and the background from a disused tannery near Cambridge with the M9 Monochrom and 35mm Summicron. I understand and appreciate that a lot of people don’t like composite images but to me they are just a bit of fun and as long as they are declared as composite are acceptable.
1. Alex B. An unusual subject - well seen. The rendering of the sharp detail is a pleasure, the slow shutter speed (optical stabilisation?) is impressive.
ReplyDelete2. Andre H. A lovely historic detail, attractive not only in itself but also because it carries the hand of an unknown wood carver from long ago, doubtless committed to his craft.
3. Brian O. Documentary style, endearing and seemingly candid. What more can we ask? The phone camera is the only interloper, revealing that all is not what it may seem.
4. Dave C. The dynamic range is well handled in monochrome, more than hinting at a railway scene. The leather handle suggests the setting might be a railway carriage from old stock. There is mystery - who is the man; what holds his attention?
5. David R. A candid silhouette, an unusual angle of view, expressing great leading and figurative lines. The feature-less sky is an effective backcloth.
6. Dave S. Hi-key and lovely, although not especially sharp. The powerful gaze of the lady sporting a flamboyant hat is compelling, worthy of more than one visit. The enjoyment of her neighbour, simultaneous, is a very effective, if unplanned counterpoint.
7. Dennis A. A strong cultural portrait, perhaps a little too tightly cropped. The vivid orange, of the man’s beard is intriguing, arguably a distraction from the eyes which are surely of greatest importance in a head/shoulders portrait. Nonetheless, I like it.
8. Elaine J. A tree felled by nature, not man, perhaps after many years. The highlights, the warm tones of yellow and orange, draw attention to the story exactly as needed.
9. Harry H. A story here. There can be no doubt that the characters on the quayside are engaged, intent on their quest in the waters below. They appear to be fishing. Will their endeavours be productive? We are presented with a seemingly tight-knit group at leisure.
10. Julian P. New growth in the arable land has created patterns, leading lines, that have captured the attention of the photographer. The farm track and farmhouse are subservient in my view. We are treated to an unusual cloudscape that visually caps the scene.
11. Malcolm R. A keen eye for detail has borne fruit - feathers snagged on wood, itself on water. A certain intimacy here, that would not be seen by most passers-by. The contrasting tones are effective, ensuring the subject is patently clear.
12. Phil C. The composition prompts me to wonder whether, left to nature, the extensive vegetation will eventually consume the ageing building booking office. But perhaps there is physical separation - space between - compression implied, if not actual.
13. My photo.
14. Uncommon in Circle D, composites are fun, have a long history and are to be welcomed as long as the constituent parts are created wholly by the photographer, as here. This photo appears unreal, perhaps owing to the tonality and the absence of shadow detail cast behind the characterful “building inspector”.
Alex B.
ReplyDeleteUnusual image well captured.
Andre H.
A well taken image, with a lovely detail.
Brian O.
Excellent candid, good use of the square format.
Dave C.
Mine.
Dave R.
Well executed silhouette shot.
Dave S.
Great high key candid.
Dennis A.
Good colourful portrait.
Elaine J.
Colourful record of a dead tree.
Harry H.
A charming candid of children fishing.
Julian P.
Charming rural scene.
Malcolm R.
A well seen capture.
Phil C.
A good record of the scene, considering it’s from an iPhone.
Richard B.
Superb monochrome moody portrait.
Tom L.
Good idea, but a mismatch of components.
Alex
ReplyDeleteA lovely still life shot, the side light works well and the tones of the barrel match the whisky.
Andre
You’ve captured the detail well, amazing to think this is on the end of a pew, so much attention to detail.
Brian
The prefect moment, where modern technology meets a glimpse of the past. Their expressions show the joy.
Dave C
The lighting works really well, he seems deep in thought.
David R
There are not many elements in the frame but all are working hard to draw the eye to the figure. Magical.
Dave S
A amazing hat, and I like the contrast of the tow faces, one seemingly posing the other showing the fun of the moment.
Dennis A
A nice portrait of a fellow traveller, he is well separated from the background which does not distract.
Elaine
Oh dear, another one gone, though this looks like it has come to the end of its life, rather than being felled.
Harry
Did the catch anything? This is nicely framed and all the three figures peering down giving focus to the subject.
Julian
Those are dramatic clouds in the distance, it looks like an explosion or some super-natural fog descending on the town.
Malcolm
The feathers look very clean, have they fallen or is a bird storing them for use in a nest? The white contrasts well with the dark water.
Mine
Richard
A powerful portrait. It is a strong pose, nicely balanced and well lit.
Tom
This is fun as you say, and tells a story some of us might be able to relate to.
ALEX B The Cellarmans’s Tipple. Very amusing, and good use of content and texture: lighting very pleasing.
ReplyDeleteANDRE H Church at Blauburen This is clearly 1480 – 1500. You will see more of these: I am an admirer of wood carving and the survivors tend to be in churches in Germany and Austria (not always so much pre-1600 in British churches – the Roundheads saw to that.
BRIAN O Re-enactors. What a very pleasing collection of candid faces and the shared interest
DAVE C Rim Light. Good and unusual railway shot.
DAVID R Super! Pose of the figure is great (Could be from a1940s movie). Light on the well used steps is great for foreground ,and the handrails finish the shape. This is terrific!
DAVID S London Hat Week . Nice shot to show the ladies looking away from each other – the elaborate hat on the left looks remarkable, even with a hat pin.
DENNIS A Passenger. Good solid portrait, with an excellent background : fine beard. Too
ELAINE J The Tree is so unhappy. However, your use of colour and sad fragments of timber made me think immediately of the Hadrian Wall
Sycamore.
HARRY H Gone Fishing. Pleasing composition, and active people = good fun!
JULIAN P Balnaguie . A most pleasing middle distance landscape with the curving ploughed pattern taking us in the changing cloud beyond .
MALCOLM R Pond Corner. Delicate feathers on twigs in water gives a interesting collection of coloured shelters.
PHIL C Booking Office. An interesting use of the ‘Lux” which I had not seen other than in adverts. This has worked well and maintains good quality colours
RICHARD B. Moment of Truth. This is a hard portrait: the face gives away nothing and the dress adds to the tile very well. The portrait is unremitting but very strong. I hope I am not offending the model!
TOM L Building Inspector. A good integration of two pictures. Without your explanation, I would have treated as a single, image. . .amd a good one at that.
1. Andre H:- Church at Blaubeuren.
ReplyDeleteSharpe image with a Nice shallow depth of view, and well balance colours, would be informative to have the film details included.
2. Brian O:- Re-enactment.
I love it when we capture a staging of past events/times at these re-enactment events, this image works well in B/W and the pleasure shown on their faces as they pose for a selfie, is great, you sure have captured the moment.
3. Dave C:- Rim light
I like this image, works well in B/W, the rim light around the outline of the guys face, certainly draws you eye to his head and make you wonder what he is looking at as he stares into the other train carriage.
4. David R.:- untitled.
Almost a complete silhouette shot, the lighter tones on the stairs and the handrails gives a leading line to the woman at the top of the stairs which works perfectly, it can be very difficult to get balanced metering in these conditions.
5. David S.:- London Hat walk.
A nice image, sharp on the eyes and works well in B/W, the second figure could be a little softer, to not draw the eye away from the subject, well spotted.
6. Dennis A. Passenger,Ssadrghat,Dhakar
Great colours in this portrait, background on the lefthand side is a little distracting, maybe softening that area might work better, also part of his beared at the bottom and to the right is missing, maybe you didn’t get enough time for the second shot, well captured.
7. Elaine J:- The tree is unhappy
I think your title say’s it All , definitely an unhappy tree, well captured image of a tree in decay
8. My Image.
9. Julian P. Balnaguie at a change in the Weather.
There is definitely a storm brewing, the road and curved line of crops give’s a nice leading line to the buildings and clouds. Almost two photos in one, bright fields in the foreground and a moody sky in the top third.
10. Malcolm R. :- Pond corner
There is a great deal of contrast between the white feathers and the darkness of the pond, a well balanced shot.
11. Phil C. :- Booking Office Bishop Stortford.
Nice shot, your definitely right regarding the best camera you have is the one you have with-you,I have yet to download the app for my iPhone, looking at your result , I think I will download the App, nice back-up to have.
12. Richard B. :- Moment of truth
I wonder what she thinking, you have definitely caught an intense expression on her face, strongly invoked taken image.
13. Tom L. :- Building Inspector.
Lovely combo Image, Not sure if the expression on the guys face is of Surprise or Contempt at being photographed works well in monochrome.
Opps I missed an Image 0.ALex B., the Cellarmans Tipple :- well captured , with nice lighting
DeleteAlex B: I like the title and am intrigued by what must have been happening in the wider scene. I think the image needs a story.
ReplyDeleteAndre H: Very competent and interesting in the detail in the subject. Also an admirable scan which was not obvious except for the camera specified.
Brian O: Excellent in every way. A picture of a picture in the making. They were truly focussed. I hope it was not stage-managed for you.
Dave C: The new Leica producing in your hands a fantastic result. Well done Silver Efex. Not sure who to compliment most!
David R: A photographer’s picture for specifically fellow photographers to appreciate.
Dave S: It’s uncanny - the picture looks like a composite.
Dennis A: A very very striking portrait. No distractions. Just pure portrait. Very well achieved.
Elaine J: A scene we see so often in Scotland.
Harry H: Despite your title I really cannot understand what is happening in the picture.
Julian P: Mine
Malcolm R: I do like the colour palette of the image.
Phil C: A strange one. This would be very welcome on the Geograph website, for which I am a regular contributor.
Richard B: This image is striking. But on its own even with a creative title, I am left with the puzzle of what the situation was that led to this photograph. Give us the story. Then we can better understand the picture.
Tom L: Fun, this must have been for you. Each segment of the composite is as good as it gets. The outcome is a convincing image.
Thank you, Julian. I understand your point regarding greater clarity. My own preference is to leave something untold in an image, prompting (hopefully) the viewer to question and interpret.
DeleteAlex B: Mine.
ReplyDeleteAndre H: A superb image - lovely detail with a good use of the shallow depth of field of a close-up (macro??). However, I find the white square in the background a bit distracting - it tends to drag the eye away from the subject.
Brian O: An excellent candid shot.
Dave C: A lovely shot with a good range of tones. The rim lighting is wonderful.
David R: Excellent work there. A great silhouette and the handrails (blown highlights? - who cares!) make great lead-in lines.
Dave S: A nice high-key portrait, holding the detail in the head-dress, and keeping the tones of the face in check. Wonderful.
Dennis A: An excellent portrait.
Elaine J: An good record shot. Alas, death and decay are all around us.
Harry H: A good shot. The direction the people are looking and the boat on the water are all directing us to the orange “blob” ion the water. What is it? Have they caught any thing? It conjures stories.
Julian P: The lines of the crop in the field lead us to the farm, and the ominous bank of cloud behind. What lies in store?
Malcolm R: Nice detail.
Phil C: Nothing wrong with an iPhone - there are plenty of “professional” photographs using them professionally. I find the image a bit flat: maybe the sun had gone behind a cloud (the sky looks reasonably clear in the image).
Richard B: An excellent moody portrait - it seems very dark. The lighting on the background is perfect - letting the subject stand out from what seems to be a dark background.
Tom L: Nothing wrong with composite images in my book. Excellent work.
ReplyDelete1. Alex B. Wonderfully rich tones here in a muted colour palette. The barrel is at an angle and the glass is vertical but the cider in it is not level which makes the composition so much more intriguing.
2. Andre H. A finely detailed sculpture beautifully carved and photographed. Maybe the craftsman based his figure on someone he knew, perhaps a member of the congregation all that time ago.
3. Brian O. Fun picture of people having fun. It is the inattention to detail that makes these re-enactment scenes so interesting.
4. Dave C. So little detail but so much story in this shot
5. Dave R. Light at the end of the tunnel. Reflections on the handrails relieve the darkness of the walls and the figure takes a breather as she reaches the top of the worn stairs and comes out into the open air.
6. Dave S. Frame filling finery, the contrast between the complex eccentricity of the one and the simplicity of the other is striking. Would it be a stronger image with less blank space on the left hand side?
7. Dennis A. A man from a different culture who’s dress and beard make him a curiosity but his expression is impossible to read, is he happy or angry to be photographed, what is his role in his society? Questions with no answers.
8. Elaine J. Storm damage perhaps has finished this tree off, a casualty in the park.
9. Harry H. A study in concentration. The attention wanders between the bespectacled trio, the boat and the orange whatever it is in the water.
10. Julian P. Lines of new growth emerging from the dark soli emphasise the undulations of the land whilst the hay bales tell of last years crops. The low cloud bubbling up over the horizon is quite spectacular.
11. Me.
12. Phil C. Maybe it is just the angle that this was taken from but the old booking office does look to be endanger of being engulfed by the rampant foliage, rusty guttering is another sign of neglect - on the other hand there are curtains at the window so perhaps it is still in use?
13. Richard B. Assuming this was taken at a portrait session that intense and severe stare suggests the lady is playing the part of the wicked godmother or maybe Cruella de Vil, dark clothes and background together with the harsh lighting all add to the sinister feel of the character.
14. Tom L. The James Robertson Justice lookalike is terrific and as a relative local I would like to see more of the old tannery but not both in the same picture. I know combination printing has been around almost since the beginning of photography but I prefer images to be “straight”.
ReplyDeleteAlex B - colours and textures of the barrel complement the drink while the perspective and black background further contributes to a pleasing image that speaks of the cellarman’s world
Andrew H - well executed to bring out the tones, shadow and detail while the depth of field pulls the subject out of a similarly coloured background - what is he contemplating so thoughtfully?
Brian O - cheerful candid which captures the sense of camaraderie and celebration in this trio of enthusiasts, all with an appropriately retro flavour of mono treatment
Dave C - near silhouette adds further mystery to the man in dark glasses looking away on the shadowy carriage - the everyday rendered intriguing and almost filmic
David R - dramatic and stylish, the figure is perfectly framed with the highlit handrail adding emphasis and the (well exposed) steps drawing the viewer up to the subject. Impressively done,
Mine
Dennis A - combines a careworn face with an exuberant beard, the sad eyes contrasting with the bright orange beard to suggest an insight into a nuanced personality
Elaine - the title highlights the emotional impact of the the severed stump (echoes of sycamore gap), enhanced by the vivid colours and textures
Harry H - interesting compositional counterpoint, the family trio pulling up the net and the boat bobbing alongside - a slice of seaside life
Julian P - lovely landscape, the buildings caught between the dramatic of the fields and the the impressive clouds. Beautifully seen and executed
Malcolm R - almost abstract composition underpinned by great technique to differentiate shades within with both the highlight feathers and shadowy wood background
Phil C - there is a retro feel to the tones which complements the subject well and takes us back to a golden age of the railways
Richard B - powerful brooding image, the noir treatment spot on while we wonder what she is looking at to cause the consternation in her intense stare
Tom L - imho composites fine if, like here, identified as such - in this instance bringing images from across the globe to make a pleasing pastiche of another era
Alex B - anything to do with beer is good for me, nice still life.
ReplyDeleteAndre H - good differential focus but tilt is tad annoying.
Brian O - nice good humoured image.
Dave C - a bit sinnister?
David R - a bit of a cliche but very well executed.
Dave S - good high key shop but may be crop LH side?
Elaine J - fine but shame about tree.
Harry H - a pleasing holiday shot.
Julian P - great clouds on horizon.
Malcolm R - pigeon feathers, I don’t like pigeons but image is fine.
Phil C - I’m still not convinced re phone pics but this is ok.
Richard B - a good moody portrait.
Tom L - digital skullduggery but it works.