Image of the Week #24

[Kayaker72]

Entry period will be from Sunday to Sunday, with this week closing on the 22nd December.
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 will hopefully be judged by Andy Stringer.
A monthly poll shortly.

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.

[Tounis]

Entry period will be from Sunday to Sunday, with this week closing on the 15th December.

I guess there is an error in the date :)

[Andy Stringer]

Each category will have a winner each week and this week will hopefully be judged by Andy Stringer.

It will be my pleasure.

To clarify, this week's entry period closes at the end of Sunday 22nd December.

I've noticed that these weekly assignments get several hundred views, but only a few entries. If you're lurking, why not show us what you've got? It doesn't have to be new.

[patham]

I'll hop in with this shot of a sunset on Réunion Island, taken from somewhere off the road between Saint Paul and Saint Leu.


http://imageshack.us/a/img560/6382/z5mk.jpg
Canon EOS 500D, 70-200 F/4 IS @ 1/4000, F/4, 200 mm ISO1600

[Kayaker72]

I guess there is an error in the date :)
Yep...fixed. Thanks. Andy is right, December 22nd. Sorry for the mistake. I have been traveling and wanted to get the thread going. The good news is that I'll have some new photos as soon as I process them.

[Jonathan Huyer]

This time of year being near solstice, I don't have to set an alarm clock to catch a sunrise. And to add to my laziness, I drove only 5 minutes to get to this spot along the Bow River in Canmore yesterday (stopping first at the local coffee shop).

Canon 5D3, 24-70 f/2.8 LII, 3-stop soft edge ND grad, 1.3 sec @ f/11, ISO 100
http://www.huyerperspectives.com/Landscapes/Canmore-Alberta/i-Tt5KKDP/0/L/1E8A7001-L.jpg

[M_Six]

Autumn bokeh

http://bimmermail.com/flowers/dhnc07-sm.jpg

5D MkIII
Canon 400mm f5.6 + 1.4x TC for 560mm
f8
1/1250s
ISO 2000

[Jonathan Huyer]

Winter solstice sunrise, at Vermilion Lakes in Banff. This spot remains ice-free in the winter, due to a hot spring. So getting a reflection shot here is like shooting fish in a barrel.

Canon 1DX, 24mm TS-E, 3-stop soft edge grad and 10-stop solid ND, 2 minutes @ f/16, ISO 100
http://www.huyerperspectives.com/Landscapes/Winter/i-t4FVP7B/0/L/A39Q5320-L.jpg

[conropl]

My entry this week will be a portrait of a Snowy Owl I got today.:)
1D X, 100-400 L w/ 1.4X II @ 560mm, f/8, 1/1250 sec, ISO 1250, 580 EX II Flash w/ Better Beamer

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7319/11487566273_be47f477ec_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/11487566273/)
Snowy Owl -4841 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60479608@N05/11487566273/) by westmichigan (http://www.flickr.com/people/60479608@N05/), on Flickr

[NFLD Stephen]

Here is my landscape entry for this week: Moving Night
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7420/11442522694_b9e3712e4a_z.jpg (http://http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7420/11442522694_b9e3712e4a_z.jpg)

Thanks for looking.
Stephen

[Kayaker72]

Nice shots everyone....here is one of mine from my trip out to Idaho. I'll want to go back. I'll consider this trip a scouting mission...but here is one of my favorites from the morning:

"Palouse Falls at Sunrise"
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5532/11495195284_c597e6036d_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/11495195284/)
small-0784 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayaker72/11495195284/) by kayaker72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kayaker72/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing...Brant

[Mark Elberson]

Gorgeous Brant

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[Andy Stringer]

My selections for this week are:

Portrait: Pat "Snowy Owl". I know this was the only portrait submitted this week, possibly because nobody else wanted to go up against such a great shot. Whatever the reason, it's a worthy contender for the next monthly final.

Landscape: Brant "Palouse Falls at Sunrise". This was a more difficult decision :rolleyes: but I selected Brant's shot because I've never seen anything like that before. It's well exposed from corner to corner and the composition with the rising sun works really well.

As usual, I enjoyed looking at all the entries. Thanks for your participation.

[conropl]

My selections for this week are:

Portrait: Pat "Snowy Owl". I know this was the only portrait submitted this week, possibly because nobody else wanted to go up against such a great shot. Whatever the reason, it's a worthy contender for the next monthly final.


Andy - Thank you for the kind words, but this cracked me up.:D Thank goodness that portraits of wild animals are allowed, and that there were no other entries;):D:D. I do hope we get more portraits in the future, because it is an area that I am weak at, and I learn a lot when others participate. I need good examples to learn from ( I have the "what not to do" examples down pretty good:o).

Brant - That was a beautiful shot... congratulations.

[Kayaker72]

Andy, Mark and Pat...thank you, I am glad you like the shot! Andy, thanks for the selection.

Pat. Congratulations. You scared off the competition! ;)

[M_Six]

Awesome shot, Brant. Looks to be quite chilly there. And out at sunrise to boot.