Wednesday 20 January 2016

Cheam Camera Club: PDI

So after this competition, we will be half way through the season, goodness it seems to be moving fast.  I'm pretty pleased so far with my improvement this year.  However, with everything happening at once I don't seem to be out and about as much with the camera as I'd hoped, so after next week, it out in the rain and snow!

PDI
Round 3:

Daisy:  Taken during the summer of 2015, on the first CCC walk at Non Such Park, which I organised as SS.  I'm really pleased with the post processing of this images, and just love the final image.  A handy tip I picked up at the beginning of the season was to not process your images right away.  And in this case it was worth waiting, if I had processed this six months ago it would have been completely different.  Judges comments -  Liked the processing of this image.  He complimented my background, my choice of cloth was excellent - this was interesting as the picture was taken outside, it's just the natural light processed with a small vignette around the edge.- Score 10



Don't Let Go:  Taken as part of my portfolio work for my C&G in 2013, this was accepted as part of the Winchester PDI Competition last year, can't remember how many were chosen out of the entries but I'm pleased it was accepted!  Really need to save some weekends this year to hive bomb again! Judges comments -   Liked the letterbox crop but felt I could have cropped more off the left and right hand side. Liked the detail, a good sharp image. - Score 10





Chuffed!  You wait  season and a half for a 10 and then you get two in one night.  My own goal was to get one 10 this season for my PDI images as the scores last year were so poor.  Once again.... Chuffed!

Sunday 3 January 2016

Starting a fresh.....

The Another brand new year is here.  I really have no idea where 2015 went.  Time just seems to disappear in a blink of an eye.  I started yesterday with the 'annual' clear up in the sewing room.  I have a mass of projects coming up - and as I could not enter the room with tripping up on project bags and not see my sewing machine, the time really had come to take control once more.

Easiest way I find is to take most things out, and then one by one - sort and re home.  With the hope that I do actually remember which draw/cupboard/box they have been stuffed in.


I did discover some projects that I had forgotten about - slightly concerning now that I have so many UFO  that I don't remember them all.  So a decision made, to pick some projects and a time scale - and see what happens.  I have picked six crochet projects, given myself a time scale of three months. I have other projects that need to be started and finished within this timescale so these will he slotted in between!

Crochet Blanket, started December, experimental using two strands of wool at the same time. 

Blue & White Baby Blanket, miss calculated wool quantity so need to undo and recalculate.
Started November, put to one side in case I find the same wool. 


Started Christmas time, inspired by The Patchwork Heart

Willow Pattern Squares, making for a birthday gift. I should have enough for two small lap quilts.

Rainbow Blanket, started back in perhaps November/December 2013 (eeek).
Put to one side as was having problems joining the squares (different sizes).

So, with the new year under way, off I go on this years creative journey. Come back in three months and see if I have completed these six items!!! :)