GETTING READY FOR SPRING by phil_howcroft

GETTING READY FOR SPRING

Eagle eyed among you will notice I missed an upload on Thursday 03 March 2011

I did take some photos that day, but I was not particularly pleased with them.

However I think I ought to upload them in the spirit of 365, because we can not always post good shots (not that many of my shots fall into the 'good' category !!)

I called this 'Getting Ready For Spring', it may actually look like a close up study of a spring, but it is actually some garden wire to tie back plants and bushes.

The left hand shot is the wire shot against some white card and heavily converted to a contrasty black and white so you can see the imperfections in the card.

The right hand shot is a colour image showing the silver wire against some dark card.

The title reminds me that I will be using the wire to keep the garden tidy during the summer.

The images are very abstract and I think I prefer the left one as it is more minimalistic.

Anyway that's my missing post from last week.
I love the idea! And like you I prefer the left shot. This is like the signature of the spring :))))
March 9th, 2011  
@vvpe Veronica, good 'spot' ...the signature of the spring..I like it :)
March 9th, 2011  
I like the left one too -it would be a nice shot in it's own right - the focus is great - a great title too, gives so many dimensions!!!
I didn't like any photos i took one day last week too and was going to cheat by uploading a different day (and I promised I wouldn't!) but I decided to crop a photo I had taken of Mezze from a meal we had - was glad I did it - after all it reminds me of the day and actually the picture wasn't that bad - just my standards are getting higher!!
March 9th, 2011  
The left is my favorite, too, Phil. It is so light and airy, and you feel the signature of spring in it :^)
March 9th, 2011  
@sparkle Juliette, thanks for the c omments and thanks for the encouragement. I'm always a little nervous when uploading because there are so many great images on here and you always want to maintain a high standard, but then again someone might like what I think is an 'average shot from Phil' . Thanks
March 9th, 2011  
@patsyjphillips Patsy, yes I think the left side is better, but I always like black and white so I don't always look at an image too objectively because black and white always tends to win in my eyes. Thanks for looking
March 9th, 2011  
@phil_howcroft what surpirses me most Phil, is that even on the shots you hate, there is always someone who spots something they like - I've got a number of shots I hated when I uploaded and the fab 365 community have taught me how to love those shots!! I think we probably learn more from these than the ones that get loads of views and favs!!
March 9th, 2011  
You make this wire look so beautiful and light, especially the one on the left side.
March 9th, 2011  
@shadowdancer Thank you shadow, a beautiful wire, who could think a piece of wire could create something so nice
March 9th, 2011  
@phil_howcroft : that is true!! I've tried something similar with a rope a couple of days ago, but failed big time... lol
March 9th, 2011  
Really cool!!
March 9th, 2011  
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