From the C.London website: "A big part of this challenge is the community we’re building together. This month we’re focusing on that in attempts to really strengthen it. Some of us are still strangers, so let’s take the time to change that. We’ll have weekly voice chats on the discord and various times that hopefully are suitable for most, and I’m going to ask you to reach out to other members of the community for help with this month’s prompts."
"1. Feedback to and from a peer. Giving and receiving feedback is a valuable skill for any creative. For this challenge, we’re asking that you engage with another participant of the challenge to both ask for and give feedback. The photo you create should be made with feedback you received in mind. When giving feedback, remember to make it constructive and with actionable things which can be done. The way you see an image is different than how your partner saw it while making it, so your eye and thoughts are valuable."
I received feedback from my friend @photofinishsid as follows:
1. This is my kind of photo. I love it.
2. I like the crop ratio that you have chosen. Most people would have chosen to include much more of the railroad cars. I like that you have decided to include just the couplers.
3. I like the rust, teal and orange colors in the photo.
4. I wonder if you could have blurred the background at all?
5. I also would have liked to see you differentiate the coupler from the track with a filter of some kind. Not sure if that would have been possible or not. Great photo.
In response to Sid's comments, I made adjustments to the background (#4) and the pipe beneath the coupler (#5). When making this image, I also was cognizant of the complementary colors of orange/blue on the train cars and red/green on the coupler & background.
Hitched
Sony A7 IV @ f2.8 1/125 28mm ISO 100
Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071
Photographed 3/7/23
"2. Re-creation of a peer’s photo. Choose a photo from a peer that you find interesting and inspiring and use that as a launching off point for your photo for this week. It doesn’t necessarily have to be an exact replica, but more inspired by. You can look at other participants’ submissions on the discord, reddit, flickr, and facebook. It’s encouraged to reach out to the original creator to show them what you’ve made."
Prime oceanfront property abandoned along the Boardwalk in Kapa'a, Kauai, HI.
Abandoned
Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/200 20mm ISO 100
Tamron E 20mm F2.8 F050
Photographed 3/4/23
"3. Your community outside photography. We’re spending this month really solidifying the community within the challenge, and one way to do that is to bring what you value in a community to the group. For this prompt, focus on another community you are a part of - what makes it valuable to you? What do you give it and what do you take from it? Share that through your photography with this community."
12 Step Community. You get out what you put in...and more.
From Darkness to Light
Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/125 31mm ISO 100
Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G
Photographed 3/22/23
"4. Your neighborhood. Step outside your home and walk no more than a half mile (800m to the non-imperial unit users) documenting your surroundings. These are things you see every day, so I’m asking you to look at the familiar with new eyes. Put yourself in the shoes of someone from a completely different background. What may the find interesting? Don’t be afraid to over shoot during this exercise. The culling will be part of the exorcise. We’re looking for one final image that you feel best represents your neighborhood."
A difficult task representing my neighborhood in a single photo. Within 800m is residential, offices, retail, restaurants and a county forest preserve. Pretty great!
Welcome to the Neighborhood
Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/160 20mm ISO 100
Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G
Photographed 3/22/23
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