Philo

Watercolour Strokes

I think I have said it before, Paul, it must great to find gems like this in the archives. A great example of strong foreground interest for today's photo month.
Phil

By: pmorgan

Penny

Thanks, Paul, I think I had 36mm and 20mm tubes fitted. The original looked a bit boring so yes I was aiming for more impact. Looking forward to getting outdoors for a try when the weather picks up.
Phil

By: Philo

Pebbles

I think I need a trip to the Dales
Phil

By: ade_mcfade

West Burton Force

Very nice, Ade.
Phil

By: ade_mcfade

Perfecting the art of chair hurdling II

Another cracker, Richard, I do love that floor.
Phil

By: Richsr

Hair raising Amanda

Timing and lighting spot on, Stuart. I have done this a few times with my daughter; I can get the timing right but she tends to pull faces and close her eyes. Your model has maintained a good expression and eye contact.
Really good work.
Phil

By: JackAllTog

Fit!

The intensity in the eyes is brilliant.
Phil

By: arhb

Hicklington Church

Many thanks, John and Tony, I appreciate the comments.
Tony, cropping the right works well, thanks for the suggestion.
Phil

By: Philo

Perfecting the art of chair hurdling

Great tones and spot on timing to catch the movement in the hair.
Phil

By: Richsr

Steel Fixer

Thanks, everyone, I really appreciate the positive feedback. Yes, Moira, mesh is great for composition.
Cool mod, Willie, love the effect.
Phil

By: Philo

belong

Great portrait with quite lovely tones.
Phil

By: Uppercut

Last Ditch Tackle

Good mod as always, Willie. I wasn't sure about your brightness comments at first but now I see your point.
Sorry, Dan, but I am not cloning out things in sport images but your square crop works.
Thanks,
Phil

By: Philo

Elements Of Rame

Nothing like this ever pops up when I trawl through my hard drive
Love the textures in the sand.
Phil

By: pmorgan

Going Up?

Cracking place, Ade, where is it....or is it a secret?
Phil

By: ade_mcfade

A Dilemma !

Great expression again, Janet. Where are the textures?
Phil

By: chase

1933 Ford Coupe

Stunning car against a great backdrop.
Phil

By: arhb

Miss Pinafore

Brilliantly staged and great expression.
Phil

By: chase

Wicked Hair

Thanks for the votes everyone. Thanks again for spotting my little mistake, Bren.
Phil

By: Philo

waiting for the mono fairy

The colour was brilliant, Les, and this is just as impressive.
Phil

By: LesF

Evading The Tackle

Thanks, everyone, I am quite surprised that a few of you think this one is the best of the series; just shows how subjective photography is. For some reason I never thought of cropping this one but I do like the mod, Geoff. It would make a good print for their parents.
Phil

By: Philo

Header

It seems that a crop to isolate the player is favourable so I will have a look at that and maybe upload again. Many thanks for the comments, everyone.
Phil

By: Philo

Midfield Battle

Thanks for the mods, Roger and Pamela, both are an improvement but as said above I don't wish to manipulate my sports images as I feel it should be a true record of the match. Watch this space though, I may cave in, even if it is just for epz
Alastair, I agree with parts of your critique but I believe aperture priority is much better than shutter priority as I need to be in control of the aperture to minimise dof. Manual is of course an option.
I sort of agree with you regarding shutter speed, and in this instance much slower would have worked, but in general I like to be between 1/500 and 1/640 (usually this gives sharp players with blurred feet and ball). I struggled when I first used this lens so I aimed for a high shutter speed initially and then reduced it over time as I improved my technique.
Thanks for all the feedback, much apreciated.
Phil

By: Philo

Screw the Ironing; I'm Iron Man

Brilliant idea superbly executed. Congrats on theHC, fully deserved.
Phil

By: GManShorty

Snowdrops

Just lovely, Janet, you are the master of these.
Phil

By: chase

Under Construction

Thanks for the link, Edgar, some great stuff on his website.

Well done at sticking to your project, Bren. I don't think I will going that far but this will take 2 years to complete so I should get a few shots along the way. You could be right regarding contrast as I may have lost a bit by lifting shadows.

Cheers,
Phil

By: Philo

Brief Encounter

The treatment is very effective indeed. Splendid image all round.
Phil

By: schotzart

Carving the turn

Catching him on the turn with the flying snow makes this a very dynamic image. Excellent, Richard!
Phil

By: Richsr

Abbey on Fire

Looks great, Ade, wish I could have made it.
Phil

By: ade_mcfade

Piledriver

Thanks for the kind comment, Herman.

I know what you mean about the player being partially obscured by the defender but players are seldom ideally placed in a match. I have tried machine gun mode, in fact that's all I did for the first couple of matches, but I find that most times it doesn't help so I prefer to time my shots instead. The ball is really travelling in this image and if I was shooting a burst then the ball would be out of the frame in the next shot. If I had something like a D4 then it would be worth doing.
Thanks as always for your valuable feedback, Paul.
Phil

By: Philo

Boarding at Norden

Wonderful atmosphere really makes this, Scott.
Phil

By: schotzart