• Members 770 posts
    Nov. 6, 2024, 6:16 a.m.

    Welcome to the Wednesday Comments and Critique (No Theme & No Brand) thread!

    We are dedicated to continuing the great tradition of this C&C thread because we are convinced that looking at, and talking about images is vital for better photography.

    Our tried and tested concept (15 years and running!) is a weekly "peer-to-peer" photo comments & critique encounter, in which you GIVE and RECEIVE.

    The idea is simple: you post a photo or photo-based image that you have made and get critique on it. And in return you give other people your honest but constructive opinion of their images.

    Any Theme, Any Camera, Any Style, Any Subject.

    We are still figuring out how to create the convenience of threaded view on this new forum.
    For now, let us agree that you post an image or essay with a title and short explanation, and that all comments include the image as a quote.
    Replies to comments may or may not include quotes.

    THREAD GUIDELINES – THE SHORT & SWEET VERSION
    • This thread does not care about brands. It’s not about the tool, but the image.
    • Post one image or essay that you have made and would like to get comments on.

    An entry can either be a single image or a short essay. With an essay we mean not a collection of random images without any connection, seeking C&C on more than one of them. We mean instead a limited number (3 to 10) of connected images that together try to tell a story, create a fuller picture of a situation, event or location, etc.
    • Add a clear title to your post to distinguish your entry.
    • Look at the other images/essays and give your comments on at least one of those.
    • For comments, try to go beyond a simple pat on the back or a short dismissal.
    • Do you like an image (or essay) ? Try to explain WHY it appeals to you.

    • Negative feedback is OK (we all want to learn), but be polite and constructive. Try to explain why the image (or essay) does not appeal to you and how it might be improved.
    • Please stay on topic, i.e. concentrate on the image and the photographic comments, without getting into politics or other distractions. No non-photographic arguments.

    The critique you give is vital.
    What was your first impression? What catches your eye about an image? Why?
    What do you like, and what distracts you? What would you change?

    Fiddle with the image in your head - composition, perspective, color balance, exposure.

    PLEASE NOTE CLEARLY:
    Unless the original poster specifically states (for every individual posting offered for C&C) that they do not want their image(s) to be downloaded, altered or reposted, it is understood that within the context of this thread, other participants are free to download and alter the posted image and repost it in a reply for C&C purposes. That reposted image may remain permanently within the week's thread, or you may remove it after a short period of time if you prefer. The downloaded and altered images are not to be used for any other purposes nor uploaded anywhere else than within the context of the C&C in this thread. No copyright disputes here!

    Encourage - it is a scary business putting your work up for other people to judge!

    More general feedback is also welcome.
    Do you know something about taking the same sort of image that would make matters easier - share your own as an example in your reply.

    Have fun, be respectful and let’s stick together!

  • Members 3831 posts
    Nov. 6, 2024, 7:08 a.m.

    I have no idea what type of bug/beetle this is.


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    JPG, 160.5 KB, uploaded by DanHasLeftForum on Nov. 6, 2024.

  • Members 1319 posts
    Nov. 6, 2024, 7:23 a.m.

    Yukinori Yanagi The World  Finale.jpg Yukinori Yanigi. If you like this, google for some of his other work.
    An installation at the Benesse House SArt Gallery. Naoshima
    It feels appropriate today.
    This is a documentation series. None of the images has photo value.
    Some explanation.
    Lots of 3d perspex boxes. Each box contains the flag of a country and the flag is made from coloured sands and grains.
    The boxes are connected by plastic tubes.
    There are ants in there. There is a tv screen so you can see the inhabitants up close. They breed. and spread. And breed again...
    Eventually....
    I posted the images in order. No idea why they don't display in order. You will just have to figure it out. The photo showing at the top is actually the last in the sequence. Good luck.
    Yukinori Yanagi The World.jpgYukinori Yanagi The World The Wall.jpgYukinori Yanagi The World Detail.jpgYukinori Yanagi The World  TV.jpgYukinori Yanagi The World.jpg

    Yukinori Yanagi The World Finale.jpg

    JPG, 1.1 MB, uploaded by MikeFewster on Nov. 6, 2024.

    Yukinori Yanagi The World TV.jpg

    JPG, 430.0 KB, uploaded by MikeFewster on Nov. 6, 2024.

    Yukinori Yanagi The World Detail.jpg

    JPG, 1.2 MB, uploaded by MikeFewster on Nov. 6, 2024.

    Yukinori Yanagi The World The Wall.jpg

    JPG, 1.0 MB, uploaded by MikeFewster on Nov. 6, 2024.

    Yukinori Yanagi The World.jpg

    JPG, 731.3 KB, uploaded by MikeFewster on Nov. 6, 2024.

  • Members 3831 posts
    Nov. 6, 2024, 7:30 a.m.

    Or you can reorder them in the post editor by simply copy/paste the link to each image in its correct order.

  • Members 1319 posts
    Nov. 6, 2024, 8:20 a.m.

    I saw the problem when I previewed. Tried editing and reordering before posting. Didn't work and one image turned up twice. I cancelled the whole post and tried again. Still didn't work properly. You are looking at the second attempt. I suspect the posting has to be done more slowly with multiple images with more time between image uploads.
    Back to "You'll just have to figure it out."

  • Nov. 6, 2024, 8:29 a.m.

    Last night, my club tried their hand at indoor light painting. For some of us, it was the first time. I found it a fun thing to do, but not something I'd ever put in an exhibition at the level we were playing (have a look here for some really good examples www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyv7prndj0qo).

    Anyway, here's some that I took. Feel free to comment - but not to edit please.

    This was me (with remote shutter in hand) twirling a light around my head
    XSCF0204 copy (Large).jpg

    Our Chairman wanted a new logo for our club
    XSCF0211 copy (Large).jpg

    We then tried dark lighting around the piano
    XSCF0216 copy (Large).jpg

    Finally, I tried to "ghost" a person.
    XSCF0229 copy (Large).jpg

    Alan

    XSCF0229 copy (Large).jpg

    JPG, 125.2 KB, uploaded by AlanSh on Nov. 6, 2024.

    XSCF0211 copy (Large).jpg

    JPG, 108.7 KB, uploaded by AlanSh on Nov. 6, 2024.

    XSCF0216 copy (Large).jpg

    JPG, 67.4 KB, uploaded by AlanSh on Nov. 6, 2024.

    XSCF0204 copy (Large).jpg

    JPG, 300.0 KB, uploaded by AlanSh on Nov. 6, 2024.

  • Members 3831 posts
    Nov. 6, 2024, 8:51 a.m.

    I don't know what you did wrong but it doesn't matter.

    fwiw here is the code for the 5 images

    Just copy/paste the code for each image in the correct order in your post editor. Quick and simple.

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