Bass Belle 10-Miler (Gallery)

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RPS Macro Night 10/11/22

Chandelier v2

Hmm. Not sure now. I like the cleanness of v1, but v2 feels bolder and Christmassier….

Chandelier v1

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First thoughts - Move the dining table, and bring all three shadows into the frame. Place shadows at 10:30, 2.00 and 7.00. Christmas card?

Autumn Morning

(Competition result - 17/20)

Going Underground East Mersea

Thwarted by rain and grumpiness due to arriving before dawn to observe it happen behind a mile of cloud.

(Competition result - 16/20)

Monochrome Print 3-11-2022

My second competition. Came third with Happiness which scored 20/20 (I can’t find the other results.) It got into the local paper; which was nice. Just as well I renamed it for entry from “Pig In Shit”.

Judge was very complementary about Cockpit, but unhappy about the small area of blown highlights. Turns out that’s bad. You live and learn. That’s why you submit stuff isn’t it? He didn’t hate on the lost shadows though…. Contamination was an odd submission but I like the mystery surrounding it.

Judge: Jim Bennet

Happiness | 20/20

Cockpit | Forget the score

Contamination | Forget the score

Moe's Tavern

First visit so really just wondering if anything can be done here. I mean, surely there’s scope here for huge creativity….. But….. It’s almost as if it’s easier to create something when the environment doesn’t say THIS so strongly.

To Cambridge

Yeah - Clearly I was bored on the train. Nevertheless it was a fun experiment, I like the result, I like how the ceiling lights of the train appear to illuminate the grass outside, and it does feel just like how it feels to be bored on the train. Because it is boring.

Open - PDI 6-10-2022

My first competition. Quite nerve-wracking. Didn’t know what to expect, what to submit, or how to judge an image for inclusion. So just threw in the current favourites. An Open category I think gave the false impression of informality when in retrospect it means you have a broader field in which you need to stand taller.

Judge didn’t like the plain sky in Wimpole Parkrun and would have used Photoshop’s ‘Replace Sky’ function to add interest. I was disgusted at this!

Decent scores for a first attempt at submitting things I think. At least, that’s what I’m telling myself…

Judge: Penny Reeves

Sprout | 15/20

Wimpole Parkrun | 14/20

Birthday Flowers | 13/20

Clunch Pit Wood

Looking for autumn colour. May need to give it a few days and sunnier weather. May not be Clunch Pit Wood. May be The Wood Next To Clunch Pit Wood…

(Competition result - 17/20)

Polos - Focus Stacking without correcting

Hmm. Boring and pointless. Might have more merit if I could line the hole up properly but my god that’s surprisingly tricky. Stacking artefacts too… Can’t decide if I like them just because the whole process is new to me, or I’m lazy. Shouldn’t rush things between commitments…

Focus Bracketing and Topaz AI test

I don’t like Topaz AI. Toooooo sensitive.