2019 Project 52 Judith Noble (Urbanflyer) 2nd quarter C & C

[Urbanflyer]

Week 21; beautiful composition! Love the clouds.

Thanks!

[Wavelength]

Could you please explain about this grid? i liked the pattern

[Urbanflyer]

Could you please explain about this grid? i liked the pattern

There is a hillside behind a gas station, the top of which is a road. The hillside is steep and has been covered with this grid which is filled with wood chips. The wood chips keep down the weeds and the grid, which is some sort of rubberized material, keeps the wood chips from sliding down the hill.

[Wavelength]

Thank you Judith

[Urbanflyer]

Week 23: Portrait of a red onion--today I am catching up from our May trip hiatus

onion portrait by urbanflyer, on Flickr

[Urbanflyer]

Week 24: Maidenhair ferns

Maidenhair ferns by urbanflyer, on Flickr

[Urbanflyer]

Week 25: Caught in a Web

caught in a web 2 by urbanflyer, on Flickr

[Rufus]

Of the recent images I particularly like the hillside grid for woodchips. The image is special because the grid is in need of a refill so the cavity walls and the holes in them are visible. This makes for an interesting image.

We tend to see these in driveways to retain gravel or filled with soil with grass growing in the pockets in order to have a grassy look while protecting it from the wear and tear of tyres. I expect this is the same the world over, but I haven't noticed any grids filled with woodchips before.

[Tronhard]

Judith referring to the last image, I really like the gentle range of colours, especially those of the fungi themselves, and the capture of the different textures and shades.

[Shadowman]

Week 23: nicely composed, for this one I'd try in B & W only because it has a cave like feel to it.

Week 24: nice dynamic color and composition.

Week 25: nicely seen and captured, will make a great print.

[TallTree]

Try a darker background.

[Urbanflyer]

Try a darker background.

which image are you referring to? Thanks for commenting.

[Wavelength]

Te fern and the droplets on the spider web are fantastic shots; the bisected onion image is also nice...

[skitterbug]

Week 24: Maidenhair ferns

Maidenhair ferns by urbanflyer, on Flickr

Beautiful plant life! It's perfect for the wet weather we've had all spring! Hope you had a wonderful May adventure!

[Urbanflyer]

Week 26--Ferns in black and white----this is a total experiment in PP. would love feedback

ferns--b & w by urbanflyer, on Flickr

[Shadowman]

Week 26, has a very sinister look to it, reptilian looking, nicely done.

[Manfred M]

Week 26--Ferns in black and white----this is a total experiment in PP. would love feedback

Another interesting image Judith.

Shots like this are extremely challenging to do really well. Your shot is primarily pure black and pure white (or at least pretty darn close to it), which means that you are relying 100% on the subtlety of the subject to give you an image.

While I like the delicate fronds and edges, including the shapes that they create when put together, there are two aspects of the image that don't work for me.

1. All of the gray areas that pollute the whites. Those would be reasonably easy to remove in post.

2. The large areas of blocked up blacks. Nothing subtle or interesting at all about them. They just seem to weigh down the image.

I wonder if you are tempted to try this technique again, if it would make sense to concentrate on just a single frond and work that into something interesting. The white negative space is important, but the large blocked up blacks really overwhelm and take away from the more interesting and delicate parts of the shot.

[Urbanflyer]

Another interesting image Judith.

Shots like this are extremely challenging to do really well. Your shot is primarily pure black and pure white (or at least pretty darn close to it), which means that you are relying 100% on the subtlety of the subject to give you an image.

While I like the delicate fronds and edges, including the shapes that they create when put together, there are two aspects of the image that don't work for me.

1. All of the gray areas that pollute the whites. Those would be reasonably easy to remove in post.

2. The large areas of blocked up blacks. Nothing subtle or interesting at all about them. They just seem to weigh down the image.

I wonder if you are tempted to try this technique again, if it would make sense to concentrate on just a single frond and work that into something interesting. The white negative space is important, but the large blocked up blacks really overwhelm and take away from the more interesting and delicate parts of the shot.

Thanks for your comments--you always give me something to think about.

I can easily get rid of the gray areas--left them on purpose but can rethink that.

blocked up blacks--can they provide contrast for the delicacy of the fronds? I need to look at other possible crops. It is sometimes hard to divorce the image from the context and feelings at the time of shutter clicks.

[Wavelength]

Very interesting silhouette