Assignment 17: What is it? -- 24 Hour Run Off

Good Morning all! I have our new assignment ready to go today! We all got hungry with "Assigment 16: What's on your plate?" and had some excellent submissions. For this new assignment I want pictures that are not obvious what they are at first glance. Super-macro shots are naturally oriented this way, but details of buildings, cars, etc would also work very well. I am sure there are other ways of interpreting that photographically! So submit your photos that make people ask "What is that?" I'll be creating the finalists list for this edition.


There was a tie in the voting, so I have opted for a 24 hour run off! Vote early Vote often (or something like that)


Rocco


I have no idea what this is, and I like the dramatic colors.


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Colin 500


This one bit the mathematical side of my brain. It looks like one of those computer generated-fractals. I also like the contrast provided by the side lighting


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Congrats, Dan on your winning entry from last round! SinceI couldn't submit because I didn't have a camera, instead I just baked brownies and ate them!


Here's two photos from me for this assignment. Both were taken with a 7d, Canon 100mm f/2.8 L IS Macro Lens, 3 Kenko extension tubes stacked (36mm, 20mm, 12mm) and Canon MR-14EX Macro Ring Lite.

Both are at 1/50, f/14, ISO 200, handheld


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This next one is my official entry for the assignment (unless I come up with something more creative by Feb. 12th [:P])





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Denise

With my point & shoot HP R817 camera


exposure 1/32, F/3,5, ISO 50, ~80 mm equivalent to fullframe


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Kamelot is that an Agar plate with bacteria growing on it? I have no clue if it isn

should i tell now or later? Maybe anyone else wants to guess? [;)]

No that

I wanna say melting ice in water that is contained in something very rusty like a wheel barrel or something

My guess...mini marsh mellows melting in hot chocolate....

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5017/...df6fb427_z.jpg


7D, 17-55, ISO 100, F2.8, 1/250, with flash

nice guesses guys, i wouldn't thought about rusty or chocolate [;)] Now i look at this photo and that "brown" really looks like rusty to me [:D]


I can add that this photo was taken whithout flash. Object was about 20 cm from camera. And i have one more photo with flash [:)]

matthew, bottom spike of your tripod?

Kamelot, i think i grew something like that in my college fridge.

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Nope! :)

It would cool at the end of the assignment if everyone could post a larger pic of their objects.

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Yeah! I think it's a great assignment already! [:D]


I haven't made a shot yet, so this one isn't my official. Will be doing that later on. Aunt Edna(some might know her):


http://www.actieinbeeld.nl/tdp/edna.jpg


Off I go to find an interesting thing I don't know!

Is that my ex-mother-in-law, Jan? Sorry, only joking. It

Hehe Steve! It seems like this picture creates some strong personal emotions with certain people here. You're not the first who had such an emotion, so don't worry about it. Tell us how you feel...[;)] I think I will include it my Psychology book if I write one[;)] I think everybody knows the famous Rorschach ink test by now, it's time for something new[:D]

Here is my shot:


1/320 - f/9 - ISO 100





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IMG_6337 by Chris-Baker, on Flickr

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this was from 3/29/08 1dmIII,300L2.8 iso 1000 f5.6

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Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D
Image Date: 2009-09-05 17:01:52 -0500
Focal Length: 105.0mm
Aperture: f/4.0
Exposure Time: 0.020 s (1/50)
ISO equiv: 400
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined

Interesting pictures!

Here's my entry:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5098/...90cbc325_z.jpg
5D Mark II, EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm, f/9 1/2000s, ISO 100

And a couple of other shots to tease you...
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5D Mark II, EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm, f/5.6 1/1000s, ISO 200

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5253/...e8350943_z.jpg
5D Mark II, EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 105mm, f/4, 1/1000s, ISO 100

XSi with a 24-105mm at f4, 1/80s, and 250 ISO.


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5014/...9eb10986_z.jpg

rlriii13: Air conditioner with no cover???

Precisely Matthew! After a recent ice storm, I was out shooting normal objects in my backyard that were now armored in ice. The AC unit was just as frozen as everything else.


You are hereby crowned my personal Assignment 17 champion for answering correctly. And it only took you an hour... nice work!

I can

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Canon EOS 7D -Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM-- f/16, 1/8 sec. ISO-400, 17 mm, Handheld

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Rocco, is that a rotary snowblower for a railroad?

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That is what i thought!

I'm pretty sure it's the lawn mower from hell! [6]

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Canon XSi, EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens @ 40mm, f/5, 1/8s, ISO 800

Well, I'm still thinking about the last assignment, so here's my second "still life, edible" ;-)


5D2, 24-70 f/2.8 @ 68mm, f/7.1, 1/125, ISO 100
D-Lite-it 4 @ 2.5 w/white umbrella camera right
Cropped, converted, sharpened in Aperture 3


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Here's my entry.


500D, 100mm non-USM macro f/32, 30s, IS0 800


Camera mounted 430 EXII flash.


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Bonus points for guessing what it is. =)

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Any hints??? I'm thikning spray bottle or some sort of plastic container???

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Bottom of an antiperspirant stick.


Or something similar

Ding ding ding! We have a winner. Well done HDNitehawk.

Nice guess HDNighthawk!!!

Interesting entries so far! Here's mine:


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Stephen

1.) Canon EOS 450D; 60mm; f/16; 1/100s; ISO-200


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2.)Canon EOS 450D; 60mm; f/16; 1/60s; ISO-400 (Judging submission)


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Some very cool shots here.


Stephen, is that the Bull Ring?