Project 52 By Wendy Stanford

[Wendy Stanford]

Thanks Girish, they were taken at sunset, # 1 faces the east, #2 north west, and #3 into the setting sun

[Wendy Stanford]

Very nice images Wendy, the light captures the feel of the day ending.

Cheers for now

Gary

Thanks Gary, I really enjoy taking phots at the end of the day, sometimes you just stand there and watch, then think, hey, I am supposed to be taking photos of this.

[FrankMi]

Thanks Frank, have done a little work, the white dots were dams, with the sun reflecting on the water, darkened the sun streak a little, particularily where reflecting on the rock.

Out Back by indigo37, on Flickr

What a difference without the minor distractions! Very impressive, Wendy.

[Wendy Stanford]

All great photos Wendy. That last one though is superb. I've been trying to get something like that for months without any success.

Thanks Mal, these group of rocks are a favourite spot of mine, great for sunsets and sunrises

[Wendy Stanford]

I was experimenting using a lamp and a couple of Gerberas, was quite difficult to get the right amount of light without blowing out the petals, with the light shining into the petals didn't work at all, with the light from behind, or to the side of the flower worked the best.


ISO 200, F13, exp 3 sec


ISO 200, F16, Exp 2.5 sec


ISO 200, F16, Exp 2.5 sec
Converted to B&W using elements

[Nicola]

Very nice serie Wendy!
I prefer the colour pics and #1 is the better among them IMO, because of the light direction and no blown surface
I can imaging it is very difficult to find the right amount of light...
good work!
ciao
Nicola

[Donald]

... with the light shining into the petals didn't work at all, with the light from behind, or to the side of the flower worked the best.

I suppose that makes sense, but it's nice to have it stated and pointed out to those of us who don't normally do this sort of thing. One of those little bits of info to store away in the memory banks (or write down on the 'Useful things to note' list (because i can't trust my memory these days!).

The way you did certainly worked, Wendy.

[FrankMi]

I was experimenting using a lamp and a couple of Gerberas, was quite difficult to get the right amount of light without blowing out the petals, with the light shining into the petals didn't work at all, with the light from behind, or to the side of the flower worked the best.

You've accomplished your lighting goal very well, Wendy. I can't light my way out of a cardboard tube but I am able to appreciate what others have done in this area. At some point I will have to work up the courage to attempt artificial lighting but natural lighting is a comfort zone that I am reluctant to venture out of. Nice work!

[Goldcoastgolfer]

Fantastic shots Wendy. Like Frank I'm much more comfortable in the natural lighting space so it's great to see someone else's work here. I prefer the colour shots as well - the yellow contrasts brilliantly against the background making for attention grabbing shots.

[Wendy Stanford]

Very nice serie Wendy!
I prefer the colour pics and #1 is the better among them IMO, because of the light direction and no blown surface
I can imaging it is very difficult to find the right amount of light...
good work!
ciao
Nicola

Thankyou Nicola, must admit I like the colour ones as well, I tried the B&W to see how it converted with some of the blownout highlights in the petals,

[Wendy Stanford]

Thanks Donald, Frank and Mal, for your encouraging comments, I am certainly not in my comfort zone as yet, still trying different lights from lamps to LCD torches, I don't have alot of keepers, but I think I am improving, and it is something I can do inside at night after work as the evenings are getting quite short now

[Letrow]

Great detail in the flowers Wendy. The B&W is beautiful with a bit of that light coming through from behind.

[Wendy Stanford]

Great detail in the flowers Wendy. The B&W is beautiful with a bit of that light coming through from behind.

Thanks Peter, I wasn't sure about the B&W, I am still playing around alot with the sliders in Elements, however I did like the way they stood out against the black

[Wendy Stanford]

For these shots I used natural light coming through a wooden blind where I could vary the amount of light coming through,
the angle of the glass made a difference with having the glass on the angle showed the best reflections, the type of glass stem also changed the shape of the reflection, I also experimented with the amount of light that was coming through the blind.


F2.8, Exp 1/80, ISO 200, Focal Length 100mm


F2.8, Exp 1/160, ISO 200, Focal length 100mm


F 7.0, Exp 1/30, ISO 200, Focal length 100mm

[Donald]

Each of these Week 13 images is, I think, a quite superb semi-abstract study of colour, light, line and shape. I think the idea behind them shows immense creativity and vision and the execution is, from what I can see, technically very sound.

My only questioning comment would be about whether we're too close-up in the second one and whether the glass is a bit in-our-face. I compare it to the third one, in which I think the proportion of the glass in the overall frame is more subtle and balanced.

Bit I do think that each of them is, in its own right, a wonderful image.

[Goldcoastgolfer]

Very nice Wendy - and I love the way you've used the blinds to create an interesting background. The first and third are my favourites, both sitting more in the abstract genre than the second one I think.

I'll have to try that idea sometime

[dje]

Hi Wendy

I'm afraid I've had trouble keepimg up with all the Project 52 threads - but could I go back to your "rocks at sunset" ? I think they are terrific shots, you've mastered the lighting extremely well in these. And might I also say that the shots following these are very good as well. You've certainly covered a diversity of styles. Nicely done

Dave

[gregj1763]

Hi Wendy, Re week 12, I'm a sucker for black and white.
The Gerberas are my desktop background.
Cheers Greg

[Letrow]

Great shots and great idea Wendy. Somehow I like this third one best. For me it is just the right amount of detail, colour and overall composition.
Glass is nice to experiment with.

[Wendy Stanford]

Thankyou everyone for your comments on the week 13 images , the discovery of how the light reflected with the glass was quite accidental.

I am a couple of weeks behind as I have been distracted by the birth of a new granddaughter, I will give the baby photos a miss, but will try to catch up with a couple of shots of flowers that come with the birth of a baby,