Assignment 20: Congratulations nvitalephotography!

Since Ade was very quick with selecting his finalists, the poll is here already! The poll expires after 3 days.





First a small word from Ade:





First off I would like to give out two commendations for ones that didnt make the final cut;


Patham's Sunglasses, LOL, I loved the fact that you had to 'break them a bit more' to get the shot, that's dedication.


QWrad's big pile of rubbish, again was above and beyond the call of
duty, a pity you couldnt get to the pile you liked, AND missed the
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Ade selected the following submissions and added his motivation by each:





nvitalephotography


Motivation: An object used to create art, then discarded as rubbish, only to become
art itself. Exactly what the assignment asked for, not the subject but
the capture, I liked it. Reminded me of 'Shed Boat Shed' - 'Art Rubbish
Art', The next Turner prize? who knows.


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CLS


Motivation: Again, encompasses the idea of the assignment well, its hard to think
anyone would want to take a picture of a storm drain, but the
composition and capture of the shot has turned it into an interesting
piece of art, I like how the the ball stands out as a key part of the
picture, and how the motion blur of the water just adds that finishing
touch.


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ddt0725


Motivation: Not completely convinced it is your house, but nevertheless I like the
framing of the shot and it also kept me interested for a while, there is
a lot going on, but its well balanced so I found myself looking at the
whole shot, not just any one key component, the house number adds a
quirky touch, does it still get mail?


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5301/...a298a7a59a.jpg

Great subject: Where I live, the old washing machines,couches and beer boxes along the road out number mile markers by at least 3:1---perhaps I finally found a subject that is abundant in my neighborhood[+o(]


Bob

I was thinking something like a Nikon mirror box as an ashtray. Would that count even though Nikon was trash to start with?

Great idea Ade! I'll get us started I guess. It can only get better from here, right? [;)]


I just took this one the other day in an abandoned acreage behind my house. I posted it here in "best current shots" but I figure it fits in nicely here.


100mm, f/6.3, 1/160, ISO200


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Thanks for looking!


alex

Alex, you have a lonely drawer. I have a lonely door... which has nothing more to protect.


1/100, f22, 400 ISO, and 18mm with the kit lens on an XSi.


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It would be funny if that door happened to be locked...

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Sean Setters

It would be funny if that door happened to be locked...

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I wonder what is on the other side, though.... [:^)]

Prolly reality, but I plan on staying on this side of it just in case;)

Ive actually started taking pictures of abandon structures lately so this assignment fits well with what Ive been doing.





Here are a few shots. first will be my entry (actually took this picture with the assignment in mind):


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I've been quite the lurker on this website, absorbing as much information as I can both from Bryan's reviews and the various topics on these forums. Outside of a few random posts here and there, here is my first submission for an assignment:





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Canon 50D, 1/320 sec, f/8.0, Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM @ 21mm, ISO 400