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Dan Fleming
06-16-2010, 11:37 AM
Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening/Night depending on where you are in the globe! Colin 500 won our last assignment and has gotten us a new subject. He is looking for "pictures that are mainly black, but who knows what people come up with... " Below is a submission from Colin to give an idea of what to do.
Happy Shooting this will be open till June 30.
Hi Everyone, Thanks Colin for picking out these finalists. voting is below, I'll leave it open through thursday.
crosbyharbison
http://www.crosbyharbison.com/files/flags.jpg
cxr
http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/6744/img1023kx.jpg
MattG
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Bill W
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1147/4720817769_96217f5fa1_b.jpg
Sheiky
http://www.fruityview.nl/tdp/black.jpg
muc1
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Richard Lane
/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Components.UserFiles/00.00.00.44.62/Full-Moon-Clouds-2.jpg
Justin T
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[Poll]
Mark Elberson
06-16-2010, 12:56 PM
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EOS 50D,EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM,1/100, f/14,ISO<span>200,External E-TTL
greggf
06-16-2010, 01:02 PM
Here is my submission...Taken awhile back with my 30D, and 100 macro...
30D,ISO 200, f11@1.6 sec, all natural light
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crosbyharbison
06-16-2010, 01:13 PM
Here's mine:
http://www.crosbyharbison.com/files/flags.jpg
Canon 5d II + 70-200 2.8 IS
Strobist: 4x 580 ex II flashes in stroboscopic overhead triggered with pocketwizards @1/128 power (I forget the hertz)
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crosbyharbison
06-16-2010, 01:18 PM
@CSR
I resized it for you :P
http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/6744/img1023kx.jpg
Jon Ruyle
06-16-2010, 01:31 PM
Ah... and I thought it was some postmodern attempt to take the theme of the assignment to the limit...
I quite like the resized version.
thank you very much crosbyharbison!!!
Jonathan Huyer
06-16-2010, 10:01 PM
Ghost Train
An old coal mining train, at Bankhead near Banff Alberta. 30 second exposure with flashlight illumination.
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alexsommers
06-17-2010, 11:20 PM
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Full moon, or close to it!
MrGreenBug
06-18-2010, 01:34 AM
Pink Cosmos... flower... [:)]
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_7nO3EBpvAsc/S-E6INlzrzI/AAAAAAAAJeY/oGqKSkp7sJE/s800/IMG_0473.JPG
alex_sb
06-18-2010, 02:13 AM
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Full moon, or close to it!
Wolfman is coming for you :)
MattG
06-18-2010, 06:56 PM
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Great assignment!
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Deva207
06-19-2010, 05:55 AM
here are my two:
thunder
http://www.pohrani.com/f/1Z/i5/3YXJ5bCs/contest1.jpg
and flower:
http://www.pohrani.com/f/3U/rn/3Uhe55G8/contest2.jpg
Carbonator
06-21-2010, 01:39 AM
The Darkness... [H]
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Bill W
06-21-2010, 12:22 PM
Jonathan.....really like your ghost train.
The HBs are frequenting my backyard quite a bit now, so I spend a lot of time photographing them.
Here's my entry; natural light, ISO 500, f8, 1/1600
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1147/4720817769_96217f5fa1_b.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/29409592@N03/4720817769/)
Jon Ruyle
06-21-2010, 01:57 PM
Very nice, Bill. I've spent a lot of time shooting hb's and know how hard it is.
canon-ball
06-21-2010, 03:18 PM
http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/3651/img6821r.jpg
zacotton
06-21-2010, 09:23 PM
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My first submission, and first post. Been frequenting here for a long time, tons of useful information.
Shot @ 70mm, ISO 100, f/4, 1/125sec.
Bill W
06-22-2010, 08:34 AM
Thanks for the kind words Jon.
You're right about shooting them, but they sure are fun to watch even if I miss the shot.....you know, no HB in the scene. LOL
Scott
06-22-2010, 08:49 AM
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Eidsvold, Australia during another power outage. You know what I mean Ben.
Scott
Jonathan Huyer
06-22-2010, 11:03 AM
Bill --- Thanks for your comment. Your own shot represents about the pinnacle of difficulty in photography, from my point of view... great capture and great work! In my case, the train wasn't going anywhere, and I just had to figure out how to 'paint' it evenly with the flashlight in my 30 second exposure. I had time to make about adozen attempts during the period when the sky was still cobalt blue after sunset.
Jayson
06-22-2010, 12:36 PM
Here's my contribution. Just a little moon and star...
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mikehillman89
06-23-2010, 12:50 AM
My contribution, nothing special here.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1362/4725954939_2ca43c0b7a.jpg
ddt0725
06-23-2010, 01:30 AM
I finally got permission from my youngest daughter to post a photo of her!
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Sheiky
06-23-2010, 05:59 AM
I don't know if mine is black enough [A]
http://www.fruityview.nl/tdp/black.jpg
Canon 5D2 with Sigma 50mm 1.4 @ 1/100 f1.8 ISO1600
Cool assignment, but very hard [:P]
Jan
Mark Elberson
06-23-2010, 08:57 PM
I finally got permission from my youngest daughter to post a photo of her!
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Great shot Denise. I see you've been playing with your off camera flash :-) This is my favorite so far.
ddt0725
06-23-2010, 09:18 PM
Great shot Denise. I see you've been playing with your off camera flash :-) This is my favorite so far.
Thanks, Mark! [:D]
This originally was in my throw away pile because the flash on her left didn't fire. But when I saw the assignment, I figured it fits the topic perfectly!All she needed was a tear rolling down her cheek to add alittle more drama!
Denise
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Here's mine... just a little lava flow. 1D mkII, 70-200 2.8 @10sec, f8, 200mm and ISO100.
Hi IAMB,
Where's the flow at?
Here'sa pic for this theme.
Canon 7d. Canon 2.8 100mm usm macro.
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MrGreenBug
06-25-2010, 08:35 AM
Hi IAMB,
Where's the flow at?
Here'sa pic for this theme.
Canon 7d. Canon 2.8 100mm usm macro.
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Very nice! I love the deep red color of this rose.
Hi IAMB,
Where's the flow at?
Along the Kilauea East rift zone.
Richard Lane
06-26-2010, 01:13 PM
Here's One from Last Night!
EOS 7D / EF-300mm f/2.8L IS + 2.0x teleconverter II @ 600mm f5.6 and 1/15sec. ISO 3200
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ddt0725
06-26-2010, 01:26 PM
That is awesome, Richard! I think there was a werewolf lurking in your neck of the woods last night also!!
Great shot!
Denise
Richard Lane
06-26-2010, 02:06 PM
Hey Denise,
Thanks for the kind words!
It should be a Full Moon again tonight, so you should give it a go, but bring your silver bullets.
Richard
ddt0725
06-26-2010, 03:01 PM
It should be a Full Moon again tonight, so you should give it a go, but bring your silver bullets.
I did take some shots two nights ago but with no clouds it was just your ordinary moon shot! Hopefully, tonight will go better since there is some rain in the forecast! I got up extremely early this morning to go take my first shots of a sunrise but it was raining ...so no sun :( Maybe tonight the rain & clouds will work in my favor! [um]
Denise
freelanceshots
06-26-2010, 03:18 PM
Picture shot with 2 stobes in the late evening of me firing my glock pistol. I wanted a cool perspective/up close action shot of a gun going off so this is what I turned out. Used my 5D2 and my 70-200 set up on a tripod with the self timer activated./cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Components.UserFiles/00.00.00.32.66/Glock-pistol-shoot.JPG
Richard Lane
06-26-2010, 03:33 PM
I got really lucky with the clouds last night, it was actually a pretty clear night by me, except for this one huge cloud that went right by my photo. I'll take luck anytime I can get it.
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Here is a shot of the evening sky about 15 minutes after the cloud went by.
I'll do a cloud dance for you!
Rich
EOS 7D / EF-300mm f/2.8L + 2X Conv. @600mm Manual Exposure f/8 @ 1000/sec. ISO 3200
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Justin T
06-29-2010, 10:14 PM
Here is my entry
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ddt0725
06-29-2010, 10:46 PM
My first spider photo! In fact, I can't believe I'm actually taking a picture of a spider! [+o(]
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Dave Johnston
06-29-2010, 11:39 PM
Great entries everyone. Here is my submission. Darkness is scary.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4747287737_f57abf2bfa_b.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/pairodocs/4747287737/)
Canon 50D + Tamron 28-75 2.8 @ 68mm 1/80" f8 ISO-100 Strobist info: One 580exII 1/32 Camera Left shot through 1.5 inch grid Triggered by CTR-301p.
JJphoto
06-30-2010, 02:59 AM
Here is my entry
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this is interesting image, what is it? endoscope image? or some sort of virus?
Justin T
06-30-2010, 06:22 AM
This is actually a picture of a "Koosh Ball ("http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=koosh%20ball&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi)" toy as seen though the end of a paper towel roll. Interesting, isn't it? [:)]
JJphoto
06-30-2010, 01:43 PM
This is actually a picture of a "Koosh Ball ("http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=koosh%20ball&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi)" toy as seen though the end of a paper towel roll. Interesting, isn't it? /emoticons/emotion-1.gif
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Justin, no wonder it looks like a image taken with a microscope or endoscope, cool![:)]
mukul_chou
07-03-2010, 04:41 PM
Some of my snaps
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/home_me/Digha_Talsari_Uday/th_b6210790.jpg (http://s128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/home_me/Digha_Talsari_Uday/?action=view&current=b6210790.jpg)
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/home_me/Gantok_Lachun_Yumthang/MukulCam/th_9c20fcc6.jpg (http://s128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/home_me/Gantok_Lachun_Yumthang/MukulCam/?action=view&current=9c20fcc6.jpg)
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/home_me/Gantok_Lachun_Yumthang/MukulCam/th_4568849a.jpg (http://s128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/home_me/Gantok_Lachun_Yumthang/MukulCam/?action=view&current=4568849a.jpg)
and out of darkness
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/home_me/Gantok_Lachun_Yumthang/MukulCam/th_ab07ada3.jpg (http://s128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/home_me/Gantok_Lachun_Yumthang/MukulCam/?action=view&current=ab07ada3.jpg)
MattG
07-09-2010, 12:40 PM
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Just took this one on the weekend - thought it fit well (even though the closed date has passed.)
Colin500
07-12-2010, 09:47 AM
Hi Everybody, I just finished selecting the finalists, and wanted to say that, although I was a bit apprehensive about choosing "Darknesss" as subject, I'm now quite pleased that I did -- and quite impressed by all the submissions! So a definitive "thumbs up", and thank you, to all that participated!
And with so many great photos, selecting the finalists for the voting wasn't easy. I tried to put photographic quality, creativity, and "level of darkness" into the equation, plus having a wide range of rather different images, although sometimes it seemed that I might as well have flipped a coin...
Anyhow, thanks to "Whatsreal" the vote should be open soon, and I'm already looking forward to the next assignment ;-)
Ciao, Colin
Sheiky
07-12-2010, 10:25 AM
Thanks Colin, looking forward to the finalists you have chosen! Let the voting begin!
mukul_chou
07-12-2010, 04:15 PM
Hello Colin,
After the voting ends I would like to know your opinion of each photos (or at least of each of finalists)separately.
I hope you will be able to block some time for that
Thanks
Dan Fleming
07-12-2010, 05:02 PM
As Colin said the excellent posts have been narrowed down a little to 8 finalists. You can vote in the first post in this thread between now and Thursday. Good job to all who participated.
ddt0725
07-12-2010, 05:29 PM
Congrats tothe finalists!!! They are all fantastic! [Y]
Denise
Bill W
07-13-2010, 07:23 AM
strange.....when I view the hummingbird pic the tail is cut off, when I signed in toask why (it isn't in the original) it displayed correctly.
Any thoughts moderator?
Sheiky
07-13-2010, 08:31 AM
strange.....when I view the hummingbird pic the tail is cut off, when I signed in toask why (it isn't in the original) it displayed correctly.
I'm still seeing the one with the cut-off tail. If whatsreal putts the boundaries to 800p wide it will be fine.
Bill W
07-13-2010, 09:23 AM
puts the boundaries to 800p wide it will be fine
Yeah Jan....that's what has me confused. The orig pic in the streamis 800, so how did he become cut off when placed in the finals?
I don't know how these pix areconfigured for voting.
Dan Fleming
07-13-2010, 10:49 AM
strange.....when I view the hummingbird pic the tail is cut off, when I signed in toask why (it isn't in the original) it displayed correctly.
I'm still seeing the one with the cut-off tail. If whatsreal putts the boundaries to 800p wide it will be fine.
...and that's what I get for not reviewing my post after I put it up. Its fixed now. Thanks guys for pointing that out. (I also fixed the dog)
Bill W
07-13-2010, 11:05 AM
thanks whatsreal and you're doing a fine job that is appreciated.
JJphoto
07-13-2010, 11:48 AM
I couldn't vote, I did it before. but this time no matter what I clicked on, nothing happened. can someone help?
Overkill
07-13-2010, 11:49 AM
are you a vet as well???? [:P]
(thanks for that!!)
MattG
JJphoto
07-14-2010, 12:50 AM
are you a vet as well???? /emoticons/emotion-4.gif
(thanks for that!!)
MattG
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I was stupid, I didn't sign in, no wonder I couldn't vot.
anyways, I guess people here are more like dog than hummingbird or whatever[;)]
good luck MattG! and everybody else!
Colin500
07-19-2010, 06:56 PM
Congratulations MattG!
The photo of the dog is really a nice play on darkness, with both the subject, and background being very ... dark.
On to the next round ;-)
Regards, Colin
Sheiky
07-19-2010, 07:00 PM
Yep congratulations to MattG!!! [Y]
Looking forward to the next assignment [:D] Please make it quick, I have summer break so I have quite some time to put into a new assignment [:P]
Bill W
07-19-2010, 07:10 PM
congratulations MattG....good looking pic and DOG.
Next subject?
whoops....I noticed I inadvertently deleted my pic from flickr after reading theNiknonian's portfolio suggestions. [:$]
It was Joel's fault I did this.......[:D]
MattG
07-19-2010, 07:59 PM
Thanks Everyone! I am very close to choosing the next topic. It's between two and I like them both of course.
ddt0725
07-19-2010, 08:25 PM
Beingthe over-the-top dog lover that I am, congrats to the model (and photographer)! [:D] I hope your model is going to get a terrific new toyout of this!
Denise
Richard Lane
07-19-2010, 09:11 PM
Congratulations Matt!
Your Victory was well deserved. I actually liked yours the best too!
Rich
MrGreenBug
07-20-2010, 04:42 AM
Congratulations Matt on your dog photo! [Y]
ShutterbugJohan
07-20-2010, 03:29 PM
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EOS 50D,EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM,1/100, f/14,ISO<span>200,External E-TTLBeautiful!!! Great shot. :-)