2015 Project 52, firstquarter by Carolyn (Bunty Plumchip)

[Kaye Leggett]

I particularly like the 4th image - I like the way you have brought out the red in the bricks.

[mknittle]

Very nice images Carolyn, I think there are some interesting possibilities.In this case I like the colored version better.

[Bunty Plumchip]

Thanks Kaye and Mark.

I should perhaps say I could not get an angle to get the whole building in frame, short of trespassing into someone's garden.

[Bunty Plumchip]

WEEK 7

Been a really dull week, both weather-wise and photo opportunity-wise. Hoped to get some good shots in this lovely East Riding village we went to, but they were all dull and flat too. Decided to take the opportunity to practise some maniplation.

This is an exercise in clonng. I would have liked to make a picture suggesting the ghostly headless horseman who is reputed to ride along this road, but am not sure how to do this yet with the programmes available to me.

The original shot


Image manipulated to remove modern street furniture etc (husband, dogs lol)



And one to see how it works as an old postcard style

[Geoff F]

You have certainly done a lot of work here.

I'm not sure about the wall on the right. Possibly show just a tiny bit more of it; or none?

The old postcard effect is working well

[Bunty Plumchip]

Thanks Geoff- the telegraph pole balanced the wall a little visually looking again. Pit there wasn't another wall on the other side to frame. I will have a think about it as to whether to expand or erase. I need something to balance the let hand side. I shall go through the other shots taken from other angles to see what can be done. Thanks for that

[Kaye Leggett]

Good effort - we all seem to have been blighted by grey skies this week, at least those of us in the UK and USA

[Bunty Plumchip]

WEEK 8

Barmston Church East Riding of Yorkshire.

SOOC

[IzzieK]

Carolyn church makes me feel sadness or holiness in a place...Sadness especially with the graves nearby, asking myself why they were there, was it a burial place of the township it was in or was it used primarily by those who had lived in the church administering it?... always evoke a feeling that there is more to the story than meets the eye.

The scene is there but it would have been nice if you had also captured some more of the right side of the church to complete the scene as part of your object.

[Shadowman]

I like the SOOC version, second is a bit grungy.

[Kaye Leggett]

The scene is there but it would have been nice if you had also captured some more of the right side of the church to complete the scene as part of your object.

I agree with Izzie here - is there room to get more in the image ?

[Bunty Plumchip]

Thanks folks- I took a number of shots of different parts of the church, which dates back to the 11th century. It serves a very small coastal village, in the part as a centre of temporal community as well as for spiritual matters. This photo was the one that showed the most of it all together- if only I had a wider angled lens. I actually like this one better, although not technically good (none of them are) and portrait orientation is not generally acceptable for this type of subject.



Izzie- This church building served a very small coastal village, as a centre of temporal community as well as for spiritual matters. I look at it a little differently- the cemetery is the resting place for all those in the village going back hundreds of years- people who lived, worked, loved and died- all part of the great cycle of life. The child and infant graves are sad, little stones like wobbly milk teeth with just initials and dates, sometimes not even that, but each life meant something however short it was. They are peaceful places.

As a memorial theme on the day, I have taken this landmark a number of times, but none very satisfactory with weather, time of year, natural backgrounds, so I jst played a bit with FX overlays.




Memorial to 158 Bomber Squadron 1943=1945 . On the figures are all the individual names.

[Shadowman]

Nice additions, you've got some blues in the background of the church, don't know if they would distract or enhance the image but worth considering when processing.

[IzzieK]

A bit too cramply cropped at the top, Carolyn...and also at the RHS that must be a light there near the top. Did you remove something there...? -- You could have gone all the way to the brick instead so it is not noticeable...and here I am critiquing you and I am on my laptop...ignore me..

[Bunty Plumchip]

WEEK 9

Back to Spurn Point this week.

[bnnrcn]

Hi Carolyn. I find the last one compositionally best among the three images. I also like the PP work in this one as I usually like strong colors and contrast in the images.

[Geoff F]

Is there an upload problem with these week 9 images? I'm seeing a substantial colour cast as well as a lot of noise and quite a few dust spots?

[Bunty Plumchip]

I have a problem with the camera re the dust spots , Geoff. Can't seem to get rid of them without causing even more problems. We have just bought a new house, so a new one is out of the question, so I am thinking I will have to give this up as a bad job for now.

[Geoff F]

I do get sensor spots sometimes but usually find a 'Kill or Cure' approach starting with a good dust out using a lens brush followed by a wipe with one of the sensor cleaning wet swabs usually does the trick; although it can can take a couple of attempts when there is a severe 'infestation'.

[Kaye Leggett]

I like the first image best as the curve of the path is just right