2014 - Image of the Week #28

[Kayaker72]

This entry period for Week 28 will be from Monday July 7th through/including Sunday July 13th.

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 Sean Setters

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]

Landscape - Feeding

http://www.alderimages.com/img/s6/v150/p447451778-5.jpg (http://www.alderimages.com/p450335387/e1aab9282)

[jerrytech1]

Landscape: Orna-Mental

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2922/14413153739_300ec6f70b_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nXDbsF)
ornamentnew (https://flic.kr/p/nXDbsF) by jerrytech1 (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

[Kayaker72]

Landscape: "Fireworks over Portsmouth, NH"

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5589/14603691575_f79c45e215_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oftJHM)Small-8837 (https://flic.kr/p/oftJHM) by kayaker72 (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

[Sean Setters]

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3921/14603608204_ba98024431_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oftiWm)
The Apocalypse (https://flic.kr/p/oftiWm) by budrowilson (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

(Being the judge, this picture won't actually qualify for entry - but I thought I'd share it anyway.)

[jerrytech1]

Portrait: Sugar

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3901/14421933288_7dce81ee34_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nYqbjd)
sugarrBW (https://flic.kr/p/nYqbjd) by jerrytech1 (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

[conropl]

A couple portraits.

Fawn

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5554/14642342512_4ae6b9fcc8_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oiTQif)
Fawn -4797 (https://flic.kr/p/oiTQif) by westmichigan (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

Family Portrait

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5550/14619764446_e54de5e74d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ogU7Cf)
Fawn -4900 (https://flic.kr/p/ogU7Cf) by westmichigan (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

[Joel Eade]

Portrait entry for week #28 "Nick"

One of my buddies clowning around demonstrating his keen martial arts skills:)

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio.com/img/s5/v124/p585541959-5.jpg

[Joel Eade]

Landscape entry for week #28 "The beach"

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio.com/img/s11/v29/p203744521-5.jpg

[Anthony M]

I figured I'd throw in a couple for the giggles before the deadline.

http://www.icophos.com/junk/IMG_0069.jpg
This one was shot on my old XTi, with a Nikkor 50/1.4. I tried to shoot Dolly as often as possible, but she would always come over to me when she saw me looking at her with the camera - I think she was camera shy. Any photos I've got of her were surprise shots, or with a telephoto. I've always cherished this shot as I caught her looking wistfully out a big window as she sat on our staircase. She was on the move as soon as I got this. February 2012.
http://www.icophos.com/junk/IMG_0224.jpg
This shot I took while vacationing on Morro Bay on my old XTi again, with an absolutely awful lens, a Sigma 70-300/4-5.6 DG. But, a great location, magical lighting and I have a folder full of images I still love. Between this and my old Sigma 10-20/4-5.6 I got a lot of goodies. September 2011.

[Jayson]

Portrait - "Budding Photographer"

This shot of my oldest was technically taken by my 5 year old who has said okay to enter.

[Jayson]

Landscape - "Soft and Fluffy"

http://www.alderimages.com/img/s6/v141/p826008921-4.jpg

[Anthony M]

I didn't notice that "Landscape" could include flowers - guess I should pay attention to your generous parameters!
I've been having a blast with my 100L Macro - wish I could have more time with it.
http://www.icophos.com/junk/plum-6205sm.jpg
Plum tree this past Spring, 6D, 100L, f2.8, 100ISO, 1/1000

http://www.icophos.com/junk/cherry-7103sm.jpg
Cherry Blossoms - 6D, 100L, f4.5, 100ISO, 1/800
http://www.icophos.com/junk/eltoro_pano.jpg
There's no way you can appreciate this without the full sized image. It's my first attempt at a panoramic shot. I had been shooting with my 24-70 on a breathtakingly clear day, and suddenly thought I should try to get the entire thing in. So I waited for as clear a day as I could get before the blossoms fell off (it suddenly turned to winter again), and went out with my Sigma 70-200 f2.8 OS [edit] I just checked and this series was my 100L - not the Sigma! and then used the stitch filter in Photoshop. I was really surprised it worked so well. The detail is nuts, you can see the blossoms just fine! This is from 20 images (portrait), 6D, f11, ISO 100, 1/160.

[Sean Setters]

This was a really tough one. However, I'm going with the following selections:

For Landscape, "Fireworks over Portsmouth, NH" by Kayaker72

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5589/14603691575_f79c45e215_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oftJHM)


And for Portrait, Fawn-4900 by conropl

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5550/14619764446_e54de5e74d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ogU7Cf)

Thanks to all who participated!

[jerrytech1]

Congrats!

[Kayaker72]

Thanks Sean and congrats Pat....

[conropl]

Thanks Sean, and congratulations Brant.