Image of the Week...Week#10

[Steve U]

Entry period will be from Sunday to Sunday, with this week closing on the 25th August.
Only two categories; Portrait and Landscape
Portrait- Anything with eyes, people, animals
Landscape- Country, town, city, sea, abstract, things (water drops, smoke, flowers, candles and so on)

Each category will have a winner each week and this week judged hopefully by Pat Conroy. Pat has a broad skill range and I think he has mastered everything from macro to landscape.

Then a poll to sort out monthly winners.

Please supply a title for your image and what category you are entering in. Enter as many times as like, old or new images.
Start posting your new shots here.

[Steve U]

A quick snap of our new little puppy.
Portrait Angel

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2812/9550867126_ac6df98c06_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/steves_life/9550867126/)
Angel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/steves_life/9550867126/) by Steve's Life (http://www.flickr.com/people/steves_life/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.

[Jonathan Huyer]

The 'Three Sisters' are the iconic peaks for the town of Canmore, and you can find photos of them in all the tourist brochures. I've wanted to get my own shot of the peaks, but from a view that I haven't seen done before. I figured this small creek would offer a reflection opportunity, so a few days ago I whacked my way through the bush alongside the creek, until lo and behold, I found a perfect view. When tonight's sunset looked promising, I came back for the shot.

"Three Sisters at Sunset"
Canon 1DX, 24-70 f/2.8 LII, 2-stop hard-edged grad, 1 sec @ f/16, ISO 50
http://www.huyerperspectives.com/Landscapes/Canmore-Alberta/i-rJrJ5pG/0/L/A39Q7153-L.jpg

[erno james]

man, you guys are two for two already! what a cute pup Steve and what great reflected peak light JH.

I just shot this one a couple of days ago, so here is my landscape entry entitled:
A Cloudwork Orange
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7316/9545188886_cfbf63ddf9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ernogy/9545188886/)
A Cloudwork Orange (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ernogy/9545188886/) by ernogy (http://www.flickr.com/people/ernogy/), on Flickr

In the Folsom foothills of California, summertime rarely brings cloudy sunsets. So with skies like this, it's time to grab the gear, hit the winding road leading to a favorite place, and take in this colorful treat.


Canon 5DMark III
Canon EF 17-40 f/4L at 21 mm
Exposure 0.4 sec
Aperture f/10.0
ISO 100
LEE 0.75 hard stop graduated ND filter

[Steve U]

Wooh, Jonathan and Erno going toe to toe, there can only be one winner... and that's us....the viewers, great shots guys.

[DavidWare]

"Walking in the Woods"

http://i.minus.com/iYMzVs6deEq9F.jpg

[Jayson]

This has been a photo in waiting all summer. I have a son that is very into roller coasters, but this track ride has been closed all summer and there isn't another way to get both of his favorites in a photo without being there. We finally were able to ride at the end of the day which turned out to be perfect with the sun. I had to use one shot into an HDR to get all of the detail back that I needed. Took this with the EOS M and the 18-55mm Kit lens.

Landscape - Coasters Over Snoopy

http://www.alderimages.com/img/s9/v87/p1634071788-4.jpg (http://www.alderimages.com/landscape/e6165f4ec)

[sedwards]

no way i can compete with you guys but this is still a lot of fun !
portrait , I call this one "wait for me"
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3767/9557088434_968913ce47_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/94381946@N07/9557088434/)
478221_542283952490709_1659549754_o (http://www.flickr.com/photos/94381946@N07/9557088434/) by sedwards679 (http://www.flickr.com/people/94381946@N07/), on Flickr

[Jayson]

Here is a portrait entry - Bubbles

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ySFz2MFqvPg/UhPNATWEUTI/AAAAAAAAH8g/6ACcIgZBJ3I/s800/2013_08_18_EOS%25207D_037322.jpg

[DavidEccleston]

Wooh, Jonathan and Erno going toe to toe, there can only be one winner... and that's us....the viewers, great shots guys.
Yup. Both awesome shots.

Steve, it looks like Angel is part tiger. ;)

[Sean Setters]

Took this last night - Portrait:

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3711/9560534299_3e78e24b12_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/9560534299/)
There Is No Spoon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/9560534299/) by budrowilson (http://www.flickr.com/people/budrowilson/), on Flickr

I'm not 100% happy with it - but I have a plan for improving it the next time around (whenever that is).

[bouwy]

Not very often do I get an opportunity to snap a shot of my grand daughter Allegra, but today I was lucky

Papa's Princess - Portrait -
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5520/9544572504_2107a217e0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/45623289@N02/9544572504/)

[bouwy]

Looked out of my front window of my house to see a beautiful array of yellow and orange colours shinning over Mt Dandenong. Grab my old trusty camera with the infamous EF 50mm f1/4, run onto the veranda, only to be able to capture part of the beautiful colours. Here it is anyway.

Hurry Shot - Landscape -

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2840/9207301958_3ecee7c754_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/45623289@N02/9207301958/)

[Kayaker72]

"I see the Light" Landscape---

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5441/9567884034_236dae8861_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/9567884034/)
small-6264 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/9567884034/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

[bouwy]

Oakridge Winery Yarra Valley Region

All Roads Lead to Wine - Landscape -

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7215/7001560588_8d2c6c8b9d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/45623289@N02/7001560588/)

[ddt0725]

Wow, I am sure glad I am not judging this week's assignment! Amazing entries, I don't even think I could even narrow it down to two per category but it is still lots of fun to enter!

Landscape
Nature's Beauty

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7319/9571395048_7e848d69fd_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/9571395048/)
Nature's Beauty (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/9571395048/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com (http://www.flickr.com/people/dtrociophotography/)), on Flickr

Portrait
Pleading Eyes

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5547/9550126815_6f618a9716_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/9550126815/)
May I come out of the bathtub now, please!? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtrociophotography/9550126815/) by Denise Trocio ( www.dtrociophotography.com (http://www.flickr.com/people/dtrociophotography/)), on Flickr

[DavidWare]

Brant, where is that? I thought it was the Nubble at first, but then I realized it wasn't.

[Kayaker72]

Hey David...good catch, they are very similar, but this one is a little further up the coast. It is Pemaquid Lighthouse in Bristol, Maine. This is the second time I've done this trip, but the Puffin cruise is out of New Harbor, then I hit Pemaquid, and finally, there is a pretty good local type seafood place called Shaws. Good day trip from NH.

While we are playing the guessing game, your recent landscape with the sun breaking through between the trees, that park along Sagamore Creek?

Here is another landscape. This was taken on Saturday in Danbury Bog, Danbury, NH:
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5328/9573904639_f7fa5a8fc7_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/9573904639/)
small-3036-2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/9573904639/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing...Brant

[DavidWare]

Close Brant, its the Great Bay Wildlife Refuge though, I have been meaning to go out to the Urban Forestry Center though, don't think I've been there this year at all, I just moved right up the road from it recently so I don't really have an excuse :rolleyes:

Anyways, here's my entry for a portrait, I decided to experiment with new filters and brushes to give it the worn, grungy look.

I can't think of a fitting title, so I'll just go with his name, "Matt"

http://i.minus.com/it4fq1SNwZGEl.jpg

[sedwards]

here is a little visitor i had on my patio door last night
portrait , i call this one sticky.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7455/9578002404_061480b554_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/94381946@N07/9578002404/)
IMG_9247 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/94381946@N07/9578002404/) by sedwards679 (http://www.flickr.com/people/94381946@N07/), on Flickr

[Joel Eade]

Landscape entry for week #10 : "A Ray of Hope"

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio.com/img/s10/v102/p1634150777-5.jpg

[Joel Eade]

Portrait entry for week #10

I was hired to do a photo shoot for a couple of local highschool softball players. They came up with the idea to use water balloons in place of a softball. (I think they saw something similar on a YouTube video).

I used my mulit-flash hummingbird setup to freeze the action. 3 remote speedlights with pocket wizards and one on camera all set to 1/8 power. Camera was 1D MKIV with Canon 35mm f/1.4L

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio.com/img/s9/v95/p1627904561-4.jpg

[cls]

I went for a walk along the shoreline the other night to see the full moon rise. I selected this one for this week's landscape category:

"Moonrise"
1958

[Kayaker72]

Here is a portrait entry:

"Curious Pug"

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7459/9588056171_95d85f433c_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/9588056171/)
small-6317 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/9588056171/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

[conropl]

Joel - Cool shot:cool:

Here is one I shot last week, and my entry for landscape. Sorry I posted this in another thread... :o

Title: Old Town

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7354/9581315213_2749f1c389_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/9581315213/)
Old Town Scene-5479 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/9581315213/) by westmichigan (http://www.flickr.com/people/60479608@N05/), on Flickr

[Mike Wilson]

1962
A nice day at the Huntington Beach Pier. Landscape-City

[Mike Wilson]

Title: Bow Walk. A rare rainbow at Huntington Beach Pier. Landscape- City1963

[Mike Wilson]

I'm not sure I was able to upload my photo for the contest. I tried two different ways. I got what looks, to me, like the same thing happened. Hop I did not foul up too much.
Mike

[Mike Wilson]

Ok, ok I may see the error of my ways. One more try.1964

[Steve U]

We now await Pat's decisions for the best portrait and landscape shot for this week.

[conropl]

We now await Pat's decisions for the best portrait and landscape shot for this week.

Sorry... I did not read your intro for this week and did not realize I was picking. Otherwise I would not have commented or posted myself.

I will get busy figuring out my picks. As is the case every week, the choice will be difficult.

[Steve U]

Thanks Pat, I'll put the judges name in BOLD from now on.:cool:

[conropl]

For landscape, my pick would be Jonathan's "Three Sisters at Sunset".

Landscapes picks were really tough... I really liked Erno's and David's shots, but in the end the call of the mountains for this flat lander won out.

For the portrait pick, I was really splitting hairs to come up with one pick, but I ended up picking Wally's "Papa's Princess". Beautiful subject, great focuss, and very well executed.

Thank you everyone for sharring.:):):)

Pat

[Kayaker72]

Great selections Pat. I was scrolling through the images earlier and thinking that you were going to have a tough time as a number of shots really stood out. Congrats to Jonathan and Wally!

[Steve U]

+1 to these comments.
Great selections Pat. I was scrolling through the images earlier and thinking that you were going to have a tough time as a number of shots really stood out. Congrats to Jonathan and Wally!

Thank you Pat.

[bouwy]

Thanks Pat. :D Congrats to Jonathan.

[Joel Eade]

Congrats guys.....excellent images! ( Good selection by Pat )

[Jonathan Huyer]

Wow that's a great honour --- thanks so much! And congrats to Wally too. "Papa's Princess" is the perfect title for the gorgeous shot. Pat I really liked your Old Town scene --- it was obvious that you spent some time putting that composition together, to great effect. The sepia finish was the perfect touch too.