I knew I should have gone with the "remove lens cap" rule.
I do think the crop takes it to the next level.
I just love the way you captured the shadows. Truly brilliant!
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Weekly Photo Contest: 23-30th October 2017 - Rebel with a Cause
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I just love the way you captured the shadows. Truly brilliant!
I just love the way you captured the shadows. Truly brilliant!
That bokeh is buttery! What lens did he use?
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I knew I should have gone with the "remove lens cap" rule.
I do think the crop takes it to the next level.
Was this handheld or with a tripod? No motion blur, impressive
I don't care what lens he used. I want to know more about the cap.
Some great shots this week. Rules are meant to be broken, but the end needs to justify the means.
@needfx on first glance this looks like it could be a reflection on water, it’s only when you really look that you see the model “lying down” and the rotation really puts a new spin, defying gravity almost like she’s clinging to the rock somehow. A great breaking of rules to add a fresh dynamic.
@mollyc breaking the focal rules turns what would be a simple backyard shot into something ethereal, yet familiar... we usually try to avoid blown out highlights, but the bright sky through the trees actually draws you through the image.
@Alexander.Of.Oz great shot capturing the gen y dynamics of a protest. Show of unity in a crowd, yet the three noticeable people couldn’t display more disunity. Girl facing left guy in Grey seeming to be on a smartphone given the posture.. lots of space between subjects and the lack of faces at the camera emphasises the protest message.
@oblomow centred and symmetrical wouldn’t work, but the assymetry of the cross vanes gives this a dynamic aspect that counters the assymetry of the chicken on top. I don’t find the hdr excessive in the slightest.
@Susurs great use of the sun position and camera level to capture the crispness of morning light. The bands of shadow above and below the grass detail frames it nicely to make it a strong subject.
@kenoh no tripods no filters and no M10!!
I sometimes find shots like this of a city tend to give it a mysterious element that draws you in wondering what lies in the shadows. Which at night time would have the opposite eerie effect. Again the bright light of the sun draws you through the city like mollyc’s shot.
@anotherscotsman the first of the abstracts! Sometimes breaking rules transcends art from one discipline to another and the result of this makes it look more like a painting than a photograph. The leaves of the trees look like brushstrokes with the camera movement used. Another brilliant case of breaking the rules to get something completely different off the camera.
@Indydenny this would have worked in seen better days comp too. Lines in this shot don’t need to work as the tones in the dog do enough to draw you to him. Rebel without a bone, and yet a lil attitude splayed out like that. “I’m tired you can just step around me” black and white over color definitely a good choice too
@Apple fanboy another brilliant abstract. I’ve tried this rotation effect a few times and with the right subject, it’s amazing, well mine are lousy to date, but this one, nice movement of all the different colors. Again it looks like a painting. Perfect exposure length for the lines to have just enough movement. A lil more would be too much, a lil less vice versa. Great balance
@deep diver you definitely captured the strength of the swimmer. I think center frame emphasizes this more than an off center shot would. The assymetry comes from the splash which takes the emphasis off the swimmer being dead center.
@Hughmac lens flare or meteor shower! Was an article published today about an iPhone user seeing a green spot in photos claiming it’s a ufo. Some people just shouldn’t have camera... but not you. This shot had an Armageddon feel to what is an otherwise serene location. The angle of the flare gives a good impact impression.
@akash.nu shot into the light blends the back fountains into the blown out highlights nicely to emphasizes the front one. Nice shot for a casual coffee.
@inkmich i don’t trust that smile, looks like the ghostbusters marshmallow man has lost weight. He’s not in focus, and yet is the star subject of the photo, and there’s enough detail to render the focus irrelevant. Nice breaking of the rules.
@Janichsan sometimes breaking the rules doesn’t emphasize the subject. I do like the color contrast but think a bit more rotation on this could have led to a bit more abstract a view or some heavy cropping, no walls or a portion of roof against the blue background. That being said, there is something appealing about no lines matching in length with the blue/white border, which does hint a little towards abstract.
Finally @Laird Knox who must be using a new LSD adaptor. An other worldly feel about this and the use of the dyptic frame setup really emphasizes the curve on the right.
So how to judge this. What I was looking for was breaking rules to completely change the end result from what it would be.
3rd place goes to @needfx such a simple rotation for a whole new dynamic
2nd place goes to two @anotherscotsman and @Apple fanboy amazing abstracts.
1st place goes to the last minute entry of @Laird Knox such a simple Technique of an undeveloped Tripod for a panorama, this is a great take on a traditional landscape shot of all smooth lines.
So over to you @Laird Knox
Thanks for all the entries and sorry about the delayed judging!
@needfx on first glance this looks like it could be a reflection on water, it’s only when you really look that you see the model “lying down” and the rotation really puts a new spin, defying gravity almost like she’s clinging to the rock somehow. A great breaking of rules to add a fresh dynamic.
@mollyc breaking the focal rules turns what would be a simple backyard shot into something ethereal, yet familiar... we usually try to avoid blown out highlights, but the bright sky through the trees actually draws you through the image.
@Alexander.Of.Oz great shot capturing the gen y dynamics of a protest. Show of unity in a crowd, yet the three noticeable people couldn’t display more disunity. Girl facing left guy in Grey seeming to be on a smartphone given the posture.. lots of space between subjects and the lack of faces at the camera emphasises the protest message.
@oblomow centred and symmetrical wouldn’t work, but the assymetry of the cross vanes gives this a dynamic aspect that counters the assymetry of the chicken on top. I don’t find the hdr excessive in the slightest.
@Susurs great use of the sun position and camera level to capture the crispness of morning light. The bands of shadow above and below the grass detail frames it nicely to make it a strong subject.
@kenoh no tripods no filters and no M10!!
I sometimes find shots like this of a city tend to give it a mysterious element that draws you in wondering what lies in the shadows. Which at night time would have the opposite eerie effect. Again the bright light of the sun draws you through the city like mollyc’s shot.
@anotherscotsman the first of the abstracts! Sometimes breaking rules transcends art from one discipline to another and the result of this makes it look more like a painting than a photograph. The leaves of the trees look like brushstrokes with the camera movement used. Another brilliant case of breaking the rules to get something completely different off the camera.
@Indydenny this would have worked in seen better days comp too. Lines in this shot don’t need to work as the tones in the dog do enough to draw you to him. Rebel without a bone, and yet a lil attitude splayed out like that. “I’m tired you can just step around me” black and white over color definitely a good choice too
@Apple fanboy another brilliant abstract. I’ve tried this rotation effect a few times and with the right subject, it’s amazing, well mine are lousy to date, but this one, nice movement of all the different colors. Again it looks like a painting. Perfect exposure length for the lines to have just enough movement. A lil more would be too much, a lil less vice versa. Great balance
@deep diver you definitely captured the strength of the swimmer. I think center frame emphasizes this more than an off center shot would. The assymetry comes from the splash which takes the emphasis off the swimmer being dead center.
@Hughmac lens flare or meteor shower! Was an article published today about an iPhone user seeing a green spot in photos claiming it’s a ufo. Some people just shouldn’t have camera... but not you. This shot had an Armageddon feel to what is an otherwise serene location. The angle of the flare gives a good impact impression.
@akash.nu shot into the light blends the back fountains into the blown out highlights nicely to emphasizes the front one. Nice shot for a casual coffee.
@inkmich i don’t trust that smile, looks like the ghostbusters marshmallow man has lost weight. He’s not in focus, and yet is the star subject of the photo, and there’s enough detail to render the focus irrelevant. Nice breaking of the rules.
@Janichsan sometimes breaking the rules doesn’t emphasize the subject. I do like the color contrast but think a bit more rotation on this could have led to a bit more abstract a view or some heavy cropping, no walls or a portion of roof against the blue background. That being said, there is something appealing about no lines matching in length with the blue/white border, which does hint a little towards abstract.
Finally @Laird Knox who must be using a new LSD adaptor. An other worldly feel about this and the use of the dyptic frame setup really emphasizes the curve on the right.
So how to judge this. What I was looking for was breaking rules to completely change the end result from what it would be.
3rd place goes to @needfx such a simple rotation for a whole new dynamic
2nd place goes to two @anotherscotsman and @Apple fanboy amazing abstracts.
1st place goes to the last minute entry of @Laird Knox such a simple Technique of an undeveloped Tripod for a panorama, this is a great take on a traditional landscape shot of all smooth lines.
So over to you @Laird Knox
Thanks for all the entries and sorry about the delayed judging!
Excellent commentary, thank you @OzBok. And congratulations to the worthy winners. I will also add that I'm very intrigued by (and very much like) what @anotherscotsman and @Apple fanboy have done here. Enough so I just might have to try it myself at some point in time.
I think @Laird Knox should have won with the cap masterpiece!
Congrats all around and thanks Ozbok for commentary and placement!! Good luck with your hurdles
Congrats all around and thanks Ozbok for commentary and placement!! Good luck with your hurdles
They are all listed individually in the thread you quoted. We can't edit other people's posts where the original images are listed.
This is what OzBok said for yours:
@akash.nu shot into the light blends the back fountains into the blown out highlights nicely to emphasizes the front one. Nice shot for a casual coffee.
Nice one, everyone !! Good comp for stretching the artistic imagination.
Thanks for the comments on my entry - I wanted to see what it would be like shooting infrared straight at the sun, as IR comes out best in the brightest light. Interesting results, though not necessarily to be repeated often
Congrats to the winners; I too would like to try the camera in motion shots myself.
Wonder what @Laird Knox will have in store for us?
Cheers
Hugh
Thanks for the comments on my entry - I wanted to see what it would be like shooting infrared straight at the sun, as IR comes out best in the brightest light. Interesting results, though not necessarily to be repeated often
Congrats to the winners; I too would like to try the camera in motion shots myself.
Wonder what @Laird Knox will have in store for us?
Cheers
Hugh
Great topic and great images. The wins are very well earned. Thank you for choosing a topic that we could have so much fun with.
Well done everyone. I knew @Laird Knox had done his usual steam in at the end with a winning shot
Mine was a complete accident! I can't even remember exactly what happened. I believe I had it set up on a tripod but hadn't secured one of the axis.
Probably couldn't do it again if I tried!
Mine was a complete accident! I can't even remember exactly what happened. I believe I had it set up on a tripod but hadn't secured one of the axis.
Probably couldn't do it again if I tried!
I think I'm really confused.
I also pulled out the quote from that particular post with regard to your photo. I knew I should have gone with the "remove lens cap" rule.
This piece was inspired by Mavlevich's Black Square. I didn't capture as much detail as the original painting so maybe I'll reshoot it again another time.
I just love the way you captured the shadows. Truly brilliant!
I had to push the ISO to 51200.
I used a standard 50 mm lens but I punched a hole in a piece of card stock and taped it on the front element to act as a pinhole.
Actually I hung it from a tree with a string. That is why the perspective is at an odd angle. The shutter speed was 1/8000 to compensate for the swinging camera, it was a bit breezy that day. Or was it night...
That's actually kinda funny. Since I switch between gear so often it happened to have a Sigma lens cap on the Nikon lens that day.
Thanks for taking the time to critique all the entries.
This is a project from a class called Big Digital. It was all about creating large prints but since it is part of the photography program you still have to start with a compelling image. We had to create 16 prints over the semester and they had to be tied to a common theme. My original idea wasn't panning out. I could come up with two or three shots but 16 would only be repetitive.
So out of nowhere I wondered what would happen if you took a pano with the tripod setup at an angle. The end result is what you see. All 16 images were shot at night and included a tungsten balanced light source. That is why the light inside the tower looks correct but the moonlight and sky take on such a blue tone. The panoa were shot with a 14 mm lens on a full frame camera. I shot in portrait mode to get more vertical height. Each frame was 20 seconds so that I could get some good lighting from the Moon. I think I was shooting around f11 for depth of field and ISO 800 but I would have to double check that. It was enough to get good detail but not too much so the Moon didn't blow out the frame since I was shooting directly into it in several of the photos - this one included.
This pano was probably around 270 degrees in total and comprised of about nine shots. One thing that you can't see in the final image is my shadow that goes from the lower left towards the center. It is about perpendicular to the shadow of the tower. Both shadows are being cast by the Moon on the right side. I played with the stitching in Autopano Giga which impacted the way the tripod tilt was rendered. Here's an earlier stitch that has my shadow and shows a bit different crop and processing. It also uses more to the right and less to the left.
For the class project I decided to do the 'tychs. As a result I named the project Trip-Tychs. Depending on the image they ended up as either dyptychs, triptychs or quadtychs. The "trip" is the distortion. That is why the name is Trip #12 in this case.
This project was a complete lark in its inception but I enjoyed it so much that it will be a continuing series over the years.
Thanks again.
I'll post up a new contest later this evening.
Undeveloped tripod? Stupid autocorrect. How iPhone got that from uneven tripod is beyond me. I nearly gave the lens cap shot an honorable mention, but you didn’t caption it as inspired by Kenohs dad jokes...
Well I guess you could say the tripod was undeveloped as one leg was shorter than the others.
You should take it to a chiropractor.Well I guess you could say the tripod was undeveloped as one leg was shorter than the others.
My work is done here.... and to cap it off, i was having fun at least.
Thanks for the great observations and feedback @OzBok ! Good judging, I did momentarily think of in-camera-movement for this one and dismissed it as quickly as the thought came to me!
Congrat's to the winners, all good explorative images, and looking forward to what Jeff comes up with as the next challenge.
Congrat's to the winners, all good explorative images, and looking forward to what Jeff comes up with as the next challenge.
It's ironic.... your dad jokes can be so overexposed and yet....underdeveloped at the same time
It's ironic.... your dad jokes can be so overexposed and yet....underdeveloped at the same time
Bah! You lot moan but I bet you get a chuckle from some of them....
I think I'm really confused.
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