2014 - Image of the Week #23

[Kayaker72]

This entry period for Week 23 will be from Monday June 2nd through/including Sunday June 8th.

Only two categories of images will be judged:



Portraits -- Anything with eyes; people or animals
Landscape -- Country, town, city, sea, abstract, things (water drops, smoke, flowers, candles, and so on)




Each category will have a single winner each week. This week will be judged by DavidEccleston

Please supply a title for your image and which category it is entering. Enter as many times as you would like, old or new images.

Good luck!!

[Jayson]

Portrait - Feed Me

http://www.alderimages.com/img/s6/v147/p993593655-4.jpg (http://www.alderimages.com/wildlifeinnature/e3b390937)

[Sean Setters]

Landscape:

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2921/14155082187_0360e75a24_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nyQuMa)
Panama City Beach in IR (https://flic.kr/p/nyQuMa) by budrowilson (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

[Sean Setters]

Portrait:

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3882/14162143857_9442d90986_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nzsFY6)
Amanda on the Beach (https://flic.kr/p/nzsFY6) by budrowilson (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

[ddt0725]

Portrait - My Daughter, Kellie

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3793/14290846765_3598bdd801_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nLQjRK)
My daughter, Kellie (https://flic.kr/p/nLQjRK) by Denise Trocio (D Trocio Photography) (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

[Joel Eade]

There are great portraits already this week but I was lucky to get a portrait of a very shy and elusive subject so I have to enter...."Mr. Groundhog" :)

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio.com/img/s7/v155/p587544950-5.jpg

[conropl]

Sean - I am really starting to like IR. Did you have a camera modified, or do you do that in Post?

Here are a couple of landscapes of Silver Lake, Mi taken last night. My attempt to provide at least a little competition for Sean.;)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3890/14179472079_a9fd967d84_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nAZv3x)
Silver Lake Blue Hour-7157 (https://flic.kr/p/nAZv3x) by westmichigan (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3924/14179509090_bc354080d0_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nAZG3E)
Silver Lake Nights-7161 (https://flic.kr/p/nAZG3E) by westmichigan (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

[conropl]

There are great portraits already this week but I was lucky to get a portrait of a very shy and elusive subject so I have to enter...."Mr. Groundhog" :)


I guess that just shows that a Woodchuck could chuck wood.:D

[Sean Setters]

Sean - I am really starting to like IR. Did you have a camera modified, or do you do that in Post?

Here are a couple of landscapes of Silver Lake, Mi taken last night. My attempt to provide at least a little competition for Sean.;)

Pat,

I'm actually using a Hoya 77mm R72 Infrared Filter (http://www.The-Digital-Picture.com/ShoppingEngine/Click.aspx?b=903&u=http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/122481-REG/Hoya_B77RM72_77mm_RM72_Infrared_Glass.html) attached to the front of my lens - no camera modification required. Although DSLRs have a filter built-in that blocks most IR light, a little bit passes through. The Hoya IR filter blocks all visible light allowing only IR light to reach the sensor. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your tastes and patience), shooting IR with an IR filter on the front of the lens presents a couple of challenges:

1) You cannot use the viewfinder to compose your scene with the filter in place.

2) Exposure times are very long. Most of mine are in the 2-3 minute range, requiring a timer.

[jerrytech1]

Portrait: Wood Ducks

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3907/14345563536_5c1add9004_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nRELfm)IMG_1073 (https://flic.kr/p/nRELfm) by jerrytech1 (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

Mirro Lake, Lakeland FL

[Kayaker72]

From a recent trip to CA.

Landscape: "McWay Falls"

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2914/14339336403_fd36c375b2_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nR7R8Z)Small-6626 (https://flic.kr/p/nR7R8Z) by kayaker72 (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

Landscape: "Big Sur"

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2900/14305269306_58e71542c7_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nN7fbf)Small-6642 (https://flic.kr/p/nN7fbf) by kayaker72 (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

Thanks,
Brant

[DavidEccleston]

Alrighty.

Sean's "Amanda on the beach" is pretty darn good, but... the portrait winner goes to Jayson's "Feed Me". Colourful, perfect DOF, unique, hard to capture subject.

Landscapes are much harder for me to judge... my main criteria is "would I expect to see this hanging on a wall". If Kayaker happened to be at Big Sur on a nicer day, it would be a fantastic shot... but I don't want a gloomy day picture on my wall. jrw's "Laurel Creek" is picturesque, but missing something to make it stand out. Sean's "Panama City Beach in IR" has a nice viewpoint, and a unique super high-contrast look. I could imagine it hanging on a wall somewhere artsy. Sean takes the landscape.

[Jayson]

Thanks David and congrats Sean! I like your judging criteria for landscapes.

[Joel Eade]

Congrats winners!

[Sean Setters]

I'm going to stop taking pictures of people. Landscapes are workin' for me. :-)

Congrats Jayson! Thanks David!

[DavidEccleston]

Sean, your portrait skills are still working for you... you found a way to use a light-modifier on the sun. ;)

[jerrytech1]

Congrats!

[ddt0725]

Congrats to the winners!