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| Showgirl
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Mark Says:This shot is an excellent idea for the theme this month.
The red colour is certainly in keeping. It would have been excellent
if it was just a bit brighter and the foot had been in the frame –
but this sort of shot is very difficult to take with all the movement
etc. |
Steamy
Says: No doubt about the dominant colour and a picture full of vigour.
Suffers from the background and perhaps would have benefited from
the whole of the girl in the frame. |
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| Hibiscus |
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Mark Says: Good close up of the flower. The yellow stamen could have
done with being a little more saturated, but non the less a good effort. |
Steamy
Says: Good colourful sharp picture with contrasting background. I
like the shadow on the bottom left hand petal. |
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| Yellow Racer |
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Mark Says: This is one of mine – just wish there was a little
more space at the front – and the trucks in the background are
distracting. |
Steamy
Says: Colour ,focus and exposure are bob on, but I find the trucks
a little distracting. Good shot to capture a moving image. |
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| Tulip |
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Mark Says: Another bright red flower! This time the yellow stamen
are much better, however, I would have preferred it if the flower
was turned in the frame slightly so that the flower is more symmetrical. |
Steamy
Says: Vibrant contrasting colours. Not quite sure about the focus.
Neutral background gives impact to the subject. |
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| Sea
of Daffodils |
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Mark Says: An interesting view point of the daffodils. The one head
is a little central and I don’t like the house positioned where
it is – it pulls the eye off the focal point too much. |
Steamy
Says: Nice treatment of the subject and definitely the dominant colour
over 75% of the frame. Quite effective. |
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| Clematis |
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Mark Says: I like the diagonal composition of this shot. Though it
could do with being a bit brighter. |
Steamy
Says: Good focus and colour filling the frame. Background does not
intrude. I like this one. |
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| Iris |
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Mark Says: Another flower – I can see a common idea here! Very
well taken, very sharp with the background nicely blurred. However,
as I guess the photographer had plenty of time for the shot, it would
have been possible to move the one bud out of frame as it does pull
the eye a bit. |
Steamy
Says: For me this is good, well detailed and effective use of blurred
background emphasises the dominant colour. |
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| Sunrise
Excavation |
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Mark Says: I like this shot a lot. The colour is excellent and is
very well composed. The diggers both facing the same way must have
been luck – but it works because of it, with the reflections
of the sun defining the shapes perfectly. |
Steamy
Says: An unusual subject given an effective treatment. Particularly
like the frost covered railings. An imaginative photograph. Well done. |
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| DJ
Wally |
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Mark Says: This is one of mine. This was taken at Si and Chell’s
son, Dylan’s birthday Party. It was one of several shots into
the lights and this worked the best. |
Steamy
Says: Well shot and very effective. A bit surreal and a good effort. |
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| Fire
Fighting Equipment |
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Mark Says: I like this shot – tells the whole story in one
shot. And its Red! Very good. Like it. |
Steamy
Says: A picture full of interest. Well seen and shot. A bit distracted
by the notice on the left hand side ….but even so, good composition. |
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| Roman |
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Mark Says: I like this shot too. The lighting is very good, with
lots of detail in the figure. I think a bit more black at the bottom
would have balanced it a little bit better. |
Steamy
Says: A well seen innovative photograph. Good stone texture, but not
sure about the light area on the upper part of the figure. Can’t
make my mind up here. |
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| Embroided
Butterfly |
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Mark Says: A nice record shot of the embroidery. Very well taken,
but the lighting is a little flat. |
Steamy
Says: Cannot comment …. One of mine |
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| Burning
Bush |
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Mark Says: I can’t work out why I like this shot. It just seems
to work. There are things wrong with it – the top right is a
little blown out and the green top left looks a little odd –
but for all that I like it. |
Steamy
Says: Very good impact, but not sure if the light overpowers things,
but still extremely effective. |
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| Leafy
Avenue |
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Mark Says: I’m going to guess that the lens didn’t have
a hood attached – the flare coming in from the left hand side
is a bit distracting. It would have been nice to have retained the
sky as well, either by multiply exposures or by processing the RAW
file and blending them together. Or just by recovering the highlights. |
Steamy
Says: Good idea , but afraid it does not do much for me. I find my
eye drawn first to the light source on the left and would have liked
people closer to the photographer. Good perspective though. |
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| Wet
Strawb |
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Mark Says: Quite well taken shot of the strawberry – with just
a couple of highlights spoiling it for me. |
Steamy
Says: Dominant colour par excellence, … Very creative …..
not sure I will ever eat a stawb again!!! But I rather like this one. |
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| Lyme
Park |
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Mark Says: I’m not 100% sure what the dominant colour is in
this shot. But as a picture goes, its quite pleasant, with the building
providing a focal point. |
Steamy
Says: This I really like. It has a haunting eerie quality. Who would
spend a night alone in that house?. Love the lone figure. Good depth
on the right. Well composed. Excellent. |
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| Snow
on Mam Tor |
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Mark Says: Another shot that I like. Only real criticism is the foreground
isn’t sharp enough to provide a stable platform for the picture.
Its well composed apart from that with good diagonals taking the eye
into the picture. |
Steamy
Says: No comment … my second. |
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| Silver |
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Mark Says: This looks like the foot of a bowl – and a very
nice foot it is too. The side lighting is really bringing out the
texture of the squirrel. |
Steamy
Says: This I also like a lot. A well executed imaginative shot with
impact and avoiding glare from the metallic colour. Good effort. |
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| Blue |
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Mark Says: A well composed landscape, with a beautiful deep blue
sky. |
Steamy
Says: Exposure, colour and focus are spot on, but I find it a bit
disappointing and I cannot quite work out why, but blue certainly
is the dominant colour. |
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| White
Dove |
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Mark Says: The dove is well exposed and not blown out at all. It’s
a little central in the frame though. |
Steamy
Says: A well taken bird portrait enhanced by an interesting background,
with which it forms a good contrast.. |
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| Blue
Flight |
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Mark Says: This shot has little about it apart from the colour. I’m
not 100% sure the sea is level – but could be wrong. The bird
is well positioned, but a little small. |
Steamy
Says: I rather like this. Why is it that uncluttered images can be
so effective?. Great use of sense of emptiness here with a dominant
focal point as well as colour. |
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| Red
Bike |
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Mark Says: This shot is a little too cropped for me – no room
in front of the bike giving no real sense of movement. Also the two
heads in the background are just in the way. With the one hand off
the handlebars, there is no sense of being on the edge. |
Steamy
Says: Wonderful shot captured at speed. Shame about the two distracting
blokes behind the rider, but good anyway. |