Thanks and well done to everyone who sent in a snapshot of Spring. There’s a nice assortment of colour this week.
Andy Young
Julia Gazeley
Andy Gazeley
Nigel Hurll
Jonathan Gazeley
Jay Linn
Paul Seward
Spring has sprung! – Results
April 20, 2010
April 20, 2010 at 1:24 pm
Wow, a great variety this week, im very impressed!
I think I really like Nigel’s panorama, though it doesn’t look like Spring has quite hit those trees yet!
Once again, my apologies for not entering this week, there’s really no excuse… other than impending GCSEs!
April 20, 2010 at 1:30 pm
Photos a pleasure to look at.
What a good bird to sit so still for you, Jay!
Paul, is that just sunlight lighting your picture, or have you done something clever? It has a really luminous quality.
April 20, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Well done again, everyone. I like Paul’s very much and also wondered whether he’s done something clever with the lighting! Despite my earlier trepidation which led to my choice of the deer, it looks as though Jonathan was the only one to include daffs – nice one, Jonathan! Architecture, hmmm… now where did I put that thinking cap?
April 20, 2010 at 3:43 pm
I love the symmetry of Nigels, feels very calm and balanced. If you haven’t already done so I can recommend looking at the bigger version.
With my photo of the rhubarb, I was going for an “early morning sunshine” look to it, but as it was almost midday (harsh overhead sun makes things look flat!) so I had to fake it.
I built a “dark tent” out of some light stands and a piece of dark material to keep the sunshine away, and lit it almost entirely with flash. (There’s a little bit of ambient light, but not much)
There’s a flash behind and to the right of the rhubarb providing backlighting, and one infront and to the left providing fill from the front. Both flashes have orange gells to warm them up a bit to make it feel more like early morning light.
I’d have taken a setup shot, but I knocked it all over in my haste to get inside and meet the deadline
April 20, 2010 at 3:47 pm
Having recommended the large version of nigels photo, it seems that clicking the images doesn’t give you the big versions like usual – so here’s a link to it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nigelhurll/4535114447/sizes/l/
April 20, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Oops, sorry. My mistake. The images in the post are now clickable.
April 20, 2010 at 5:58 pm
Nice daffs and rhubarb
April 21, 2010 at 5:50 pm
I gave you a picture of a roosting blackbird, and when I looked out of the window again today, I found this!!
Ugly little buggers, but I was very happily surprised to see them there. Have fun!
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Jay
April 21, 2010 at 7:44 pm
I think your link is broken, Jay
April 21, 2010 at 8:14 pm
You’re right – try http://jay-linn.co.uk/gallery/TPC/Nest-2.jpg or cut and paste the bugger if it still misbehaves.
At times like this I wish we could edit comments.
April 21, 2010 at 8:27 pm
Thanks Jay. I’ve edited your original comment, too. I guess your supper is sorted, then?
March 28, 2011 at 4:48 pm
Oh, hello … I thought the deadline was tomorrow at noon. Have I missed it, then?
March 28, 2011 at 4:52 pm
O-kaaaayyyy … I guess I should look at the YEAR as well as the date! What an idiot! Sorry :-/