Northy challenged me to do a flat-lay in a similar colour. When I bought my eggs I had this composition in mind and collected feathers too!
I did some photography housekeeping today. I backed-up 2020's photographs onto two external disc drives. I try to do this regularly through the year, a belt and braces system from when writing my dissertation all those years ago.(back then it was those 3" floppy discs!)
I cannot bring myself to delete all the photos stored on my lap-top, they date back to 2008 and are already on the disc drives. But I fear they are clogging up my laptop and making it very slow to to work.
I don't trust The Cloud and don't have time or inclination to transfer them up there anyway!
So onwards and forwards to 2021, this time next year Affinity will be my go-to for processing and if I delete PhotoscapeX from the lap-top ther'll be more space and no other option - but not quite yet!!
@northy Do you ever find you have an idea for a composition and it turns out to be much more commplicated than anticipated?
I ended up placing this on the floor, in the lounge by the window, under the Christmas tree to get the lighting I wanted!
Not sure this is what you had in find, but I quite like it. Thanks for the challenge, it was harder than anticipated- any critique and tips to imrove (i'ts too dark bottom left I think) very welcome.
I use a Seagate plug in back up as well as a cloud, so I have "belt and braces-ed" it. I hear where you come from there! Lovely composition though amused at the idea of eggs being flat lay when they are so rounded!
Great composition... I canât give any advise as I am absolutely clueless... but admire you doing all those challenges. I learn though your shots..( thank you ;-) )
Please can you explain to me exactly what a "lay flat" is? I used it as a challenge for someone, but am now wondering if I had the right thing in mind?!
Like your composition; very attractive. I have 8000 photos on my iPad and they are backed up on portable hard drives but still havenât had the courage to delete them from the ipad...but I suspect I should!
this came out lovely! not really what i had in mind, but that's the beauty of creativity isn't it? i gave you an idea and you ran with it! i don't think it's too dark on the bottom left at all... i think that shadowing helps move the eye through the image over to the top right which has a pleasing effect. If it were me i might have simplified the composition a bit... either having only the basket, or only the 3 eggs and shavings OR i might have spread out more to take up more of the background (which is what one typically sees in a flat lay)... BUT, i think the balanced approach you've taken here works very nicely!
@robz I tried @randystreat that's a tough challenge Kathy @amyk on our marks, get set,..... Nope not ready to delete!! @lyndemc I did take care, so thank you for noticing
@yolanda thank you @kjarn straw from Nativity set, flash of inspiration to use @monikozi mist kind, off to learn painting now
@koalagardens thank you v much @grammyn why are simple ones a pain to set up though??!! Thanks Katy
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Because the simpler they are the more precise they need to be. There are no other distractions to make up for a bad composition in a simple photo.
I ended up placing this on the floor, in the lounge by the window, under the Christmas tree to get the lighting I wanted!
Not sure this is what you had in find, but I quite like it. Thanks for the challenge, it was harder than anticipated- any critique and tips to imrove (i'ts too dark bottom left I think) very welcome.
@linnypinny I tried
@shutterbug49 it's a little nest egg!! Glad you noticed it Debbie
@dutchothotmailcom oh my what a compliment, I sort of copy others though!
@joansmor thanks Joan
@casablanca off to Google Seagate
@wakelys fortunately not
@marlboromaam just a bit of faffing
@will_wooderson not too scrambled?
@stimuloog @taffy thank you both
@robz I tried
@randystreat that's a tough challenge Kathy
@amyk on our marks, get set,..... Nope not ready to delete!!
@lyndemc I did take care, so thank you for noticing
@yolanda thank you
@kjarn straw from Nativity set, flash of inspiration to use
@monikozi mist kind, off to learn painting now
@koalagardens thank you v much
@grammyn why are simple ones a pain to set up though??!! Thanks Katy