Cheam Camera Club: Colour Print

Entering two of my favourite images - I so hope the judge has kind words - I would very much like to pop them on my wall when the season is finished but if he is harsh I will never be able to look at them again, with fondness!!!!  I was on holiday when this competition took place, so have relied on another member to take feedback for me.

Colour Print
Round 2:

The Milky Way, Wales:  Having taken on board comments from the first colour competition about having the focal point central I mounted this image so the church was to one side.  I love the central position but there is no point in getting feedback if I don't apply it to make the image better!  Judges comments -  'The judge thought you had an interesting challenge.  You had produced a feeling of distance with a sense of location. He liked the beautifully lit building, the subtle tones and the intense blue.  Also he felt the intense blues and pinks were lovely. - Score 10

Entered Image

Image I love

Lavender:  I just love this shot - taken in my back garden, I love the angle, I love the detail - and I added (my first time) a texture to the image - so, in the flesh, it looks a little like an oil painting.  I was so pleased with the effect - however I have never seen anything during my time at the club processed in the same way so am a little concerned about how it will be received..  Judges comments - 'the judge felt my paper was an excellent choice.  The image was 'restful'  and the limited depth of field was good and the image had a beautiful surround frame' -  Score 10

Well, not one but two tens!! Whoop whoop!!! Can't believe it!  Nothing more to say than - I have peaked way to early!!!

Baby Crochet Blanket

My first time at a new pattern - C2C - and I'm hooked.  I just love this technique - so very quick and easy.  This little blanket was worked out in my head (well with pencil and paper really) using 3x 100g of DK - and with careful calculations only a tiny bit of wool was left at the end!!

Crochet Blanket 2

Several weeks ago, I completed this crochet blacket.  Most of the wool for that blanket was from a great charity shop find but I also purchased a couple of balls from the pound shop on a 3 for 2 offer and even used a left over bit from a friends blanket, where she had used similar colours.

However, there was many 'bits' left over, some 'bits' in the charity bag and some 'bits' in my wool basket - so what to do....... small granny squares - making them up as I went, or had a 10 minute 'gap' in the day - surprising how they add up.  Only two full ball of wool was used for this blanket - one purchased when visiting my parents and I ran out of 'bits'!! And the other to tie in the boarder.

Not the best blanket in the world but it was a great way to use the 'bits'!! And of course, it will keep someone warm this winter!

Rainbow Crochet Blanket: Part 1

Something for me!  Started back in August, this has been a 'fairly' quick make for me - making a very nice change.  This is the first of two blankets - different designs but using the same wool.  The pattern and colour inspiration came from two sources - Pattern from Attic24, with the colour from Little Tin Bird

See how sharp this image is......good to see my photography time is not wasted lol!!!

Cheam Camera Club: PDI

Our third 'club' competition but first PDI of this season - I remain in the standard group for this set of images.  And here are my efforts.

Projected Digital Images
Round 1:

Llanddwyn Island:  Taken this summer during my trip to Wales.  I love the sun burst in this image but I took the image in a square format, so have had crop the image and thus enlarge it for competition size - not sure if this will work on the big screen.  There was also some distracting sea, and grass in the image which I have cloned out - again this would be the first time I have presented such a heavily edited image.  Judges comments So... no comment on the editing, which is good news, no comments on the enlarging, again good news BUT the judge did not like the forefront of the image,to many mid tones, no interest, not needed - he didn't like the image in general, sadly tonight score for this image is why I despair some nights at the club. -  Score 7.5

Better, what do you think?

The Living Dead:  Again, heavily edited - there were people in the background - a row of tunnel lights above his head. Really not sure if I will get away with my 'enhancements' - my processing skill are not yet good enough to do 'heavy' editing but at some point I have to enter some to see where I need to improve.    Judges comments -  well again, surprisingly no comment again on the enhancements - so maybe I'll try a few more with 'heavy edits'.  Generally liked the image but would not have on his wall!  Score 8.5

So mixed reviews tonight - I don't generally do well at all in the PDI (not sure why but there we have it).  I had hoped for no less than 8 for The Living Dead - so pleased with 8.5.  However, I would have liked no less than 9 with the Llanddwyn Island so 7,5 is a major disappointment!!!  I wonder what the score would have been if I had entered the cropped version - I suspect less than the 7.5 as no foreground interest!!

QoS: Black & White Challenge

As part of a quilting group I belong to, Quilters of Sutton, we recently held a Black & White block challenge - with members adding one colour of choice.  We had 29 blocks entered altogether - I volunteered to 'connect' 9 together.

This is my effort.......

Baby Quilt: Baby Green

Of course, I have had at least 7 months notice for this quilt but with the due date Friday 9th, and not even having chosen the fabric - last weekend I made a decision to cancel my Saturday activities and get a move on!!

Well, having not produced a quilt for some time, I'm please to say I've not lost it.  Quilt top made and sandwiched in one day.  Quilted and bound on another!!!  And luckily for me the mother was a week late!!!  Just needs a label when the baby is named and I'm done.