Image of the Week: 12 to 18 Sept

[alexr]

Hi, sorry for being a couple of days late, but life gets in the way sometimes. Anyway, with no further ado, my honourable mentions go to:

Polo by Berengaria
Classically positioned with the subject 'moving into' the frame, with a lovely clean background and an unusual, but effective square format. Lovely image.

The Grand Victoria by kathylee
I'm a sucker for a night-time shot, particularly with reflections on water. The boat absolutely (and correctly) dominates the image, sitting majestically in the space but still with room to breath around it.

Artist in the Alley by PeteB
I love the concept. The artist and her art shown as realistic and the background as a work of art, with the join between the two cleverly worked along existing edges in the image. Lovely sharp detail.

So well done to all of the above but my Image of the Week is:

Harris Shutter effect by Fotofrank
What a stunning effect, beautifully conceived and executed. The subject suits the concept perfectly, and a shiny Harley always feels both classic and futuristic. Thank you for sharing.

[hmca]

alexr , I always appreciate reading your comments as to why you have chosen a particular image. You have a good eye for photography and enlighten us all with your perspective.

Congratulations to    @berengeria, kathylee and PeteB for sharing these wonderful images with us.

Special congrats to fotofrank for introducing The Harris Effect to our members. I agree with Alex, you chose a perfect subject for this effect!

[Andy]

Really nice selections Alex! Thanks for judging and providing your insights into why you made the selections you did.

[Deleted]

Thank you Alex for judging this week. Fab selection, congrats to everyone chosen this week!

[Sepiana]

Alex, great selections. Congratulations to all!

[fotofrank]

Thanks for the great honor of being selected Image of the Week!

Back in January Photoshop Creative did an article on how to do this in Elements.


www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=photoshop+creative+harris+shutter&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#

[jjr1770 (Judy)]

Congratulations to all the winners. Loved your IOW fotofrank; fantastic effect.

[Sydney]

Excellent choices Alex and top commentary. Congrats to everyone in the limelight this week - fabulous images!

[dandc]

Congratulations everyone! I've never seen the Harris Shutter effect before . . glad the first one I saw was so well done it earned an IOW!

[Berengaria]

Thanks Alexr for the compliments.  Funny but all those things you mentioned (moving into' the frame, with a lovely clean background and an unusual, but effective square format) are things I never consciously think about.  I just try to find something that pleases me and maybe when it pleases me I've got those things you mentioned without even thinking about it.  Anyway, it's nice to be appreciated.  I live a very secluded life and this forum means a lot to me.  

Berie