Assignment 19: Shadow Photography -- Congratulations Ade

Hi All! Denise was the winner of our last assignment with her awesome photo of a flash grid. (Should I admit that at first glance I thought it was mini-pumpkin pies or custards or something?) For this next assignment she has as selected Shadows to be our subject. She says, "I spend a great deal of time generallytrying to eliminateit from my
shots but I'm learningshadow can alsoadd a great deal to a photo! So,
for this assignment shadow can either be the main subject or it can be
used to add additonal interest and creativity tothe photo."





Congratulations to Ade (second picture below)! We'll have a new assignment up soon.











Andy Stringer


"This is a beautiful nature photo and capturing the full shadows of the
penguins addedeven moreoverallinterest and beauty to the
composition!"


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Ade


" I love how the shadows play an importantpart in the abstract appeal of
this photo. Ade did a really nice job with applying the concept of
this assignment!"


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Dave Johnston


" Theingenuity that Daveput intothis photo is amazing! He went to
great lengths to really capture his vision for this assignment & he
did a great job!"


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5300/...995b1a49_b.jpg





Banman1


" Capturing the shadows in this photo added a great deal of interestand
then he took that a step further to make an ordinary shot
extraordinary! "


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Steve U


"The shadow of the gazelle is very well done and is downright amusing!
Steve used hishumorous personality andcleverly applied it to this
assignment!"


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[Poll]

Shot in Villa de Leyva, Colombia


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Canon EOS XSi, EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens @ 18 mm, f/3.5, 1/20 sec, ISO 800

I really like this assignment, here's my entry...


(Unless I come up with something else later).


5D2, 100L, 1/500, ISO 200, f/2.8


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Carlos, that picture is awesome, the motionblur is very well excecuted!

Agreed, his saddle doesnt look too comfortable though....

This is an older picture taken with my 350D/XT with a ef 70-300mm lens at 270mm f/5.6, ISO 200, 1/1000s


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Great shot there Tim! I'm not sure I've ever seen a butterfly in flight quite like that.


Mine is 1/1250, f3.5, 400 ISO, and 18mm with the kit lens on an XSi.


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This is a totally cool topic and i gotta say, there have been some really killer diller shots so far!


My entry is from Yosemite National Park:There aresubtle shadows where the snow meets the water to define the little snow banks. Canon 7D with a 24-70 at 66mm, ISO 160, f/11for 1/50 sec, EV +2/3


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my "fun" shot was taken with a Sony (gasp!) DSC-TX5, handheld and nearly dropped (which explains the motion blur) while riding a bike over a bumpy wooden bridge. Anyway, here is some goofy looking exif data: f/ 3.5 for 1/30 sec, built in lens of course at 4.4 mm, ISO 125


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Congratulations on the win, Denise.

I don't have many pictures that suit this assignment, but why not have a go anyway? The first is my entry [edited in response to feedback below]. It has been at least a month since I posted some pictures from my Antarctic expedition, so here's a reminder of how cute the baby penguins are.
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5D Mark II, EF17-40mm f/4L USM @40mm, f/8, 1/1250s, ISO 100

An Antarctic landscape with the shadow of our icebreaker over the frozen Weddell Sea.
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5D Mark II, EF17-40mm f/4L USM @17mm, f/10, 1/200s, ISO 100

This one was taken about an hour before sunset this time last year at Bow Fiddle Rock in Scotland.
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5D Mark II, EF17-40mm f/4L USM @17mm, f/11, 1/160s, ISO 100

The penguin shadows will win it all hands down. Awesome shots from way way south of the border!

So far that Penguin shot has got to be a winner. Great shot!

Yep it

OMG those penguins are too cute for words. I love it! What a great photo! I don't even want to enter now! Maybe, later. [;)]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I couldn't ignore your advice so I've changed my entry.

Here's my first assignment entry, just for the record, i think these assignments are great, really got me thinking, I'm usually a bit of an opportunist photographer, but this time i found myself looking at shadows everywhere, great inspiration.


This pic is of a glass pendant light we have, it has a nice glow but not well defined shadows, so I got one of my high powered bike lights and shone it under the light, a few pics with the (pendant) light off and on, but off gave the best results where shadows were concerned. I like the fact that in parts of the image its hard to tell what is real and what is shadow. I also like how the shadows show the shape of the pendants, but the actual pendant itself doesn't. (am I allowed to big up my own pic? hope that's not against the rules).


5dMk1 24-105 f4L - ISO 100, F/20, +2step, 6sec. (mirror up + tripod)


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Shot in Villa de Leyva, Colombia

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No kidding? That's my favorite place in the world. Nice picture too.

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Hi Dan, Villa de Leyva is such a beautiful town, I live just 3 hours away. I'm glad you visited it! You can check some pictures in my Flickr gallery

OK, Here is my submission. Was out shooting birds this afternoon, and looked over and saw this---Played with a little HDR and decided to post it.





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Ok y'all, I just want to reiterate how ballsy everyone must be to try to followup the cute penguins. So I went the other-way and tried to make something "scary"


Enjoy, or be afraid.... of THE SHADOW MAN!!! [8o|]


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This one was fun to make. First off it was shot using Canon 50D + Tokina 12-24 f4 @ 24mm 1/200" f8 ISO-400. Strobed using 1 430ex 1/32 power bare gelled with CalColor 90 Green camera right and the shadow was yours truly using one 580exII 1/8 power bare gelled with Storaro Red behind camera left all triggered with CTR-301p's. It took a few shots to get the shadow in the right place, but it ended up being a fun shot, and luckily my wife was a good sport. In post I added some noise and a darkness gradient to get the tone I wanted in the bottom of the shadow.


Cheers,


Dave.

Great idea for an assignment! Here is one from my archives: Sunrise on the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, June 2003 (scanned from Fuji Velvia slide)


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Nice pictures everyone....but I have to say, Dave...hilarious....and nicely done.


Brant

another "fun shot" made in Santa Cruz, CA on the cliffs near the base of the Dream Inn. Me and my shadow (and my kid's shadow too). We called it, "Peace Out!"


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You know, I'm really not sure those penguins are cute enough to compete with your collective imaginations. Well done everyone, some very creative stuff this month.

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Very nice submissions, everyone.


Here is mine,from last weekend.


Taken with 5DII and EF 24-105 at 47mm, f/16, 1/60sec, ISO 400, handheld.


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I love this assignment because it is something that I have been doing for years.


Shadow puppets. I love doing them and people love looking at them. Down at the old peoples home, the residents love me describing what my shadow puppets are. I thoughtI would include just two for you. These were done outside in the morning sun, it is little hard to get a sun shadow sharp, but I think if you use your imagination you will be able to work them out.


The first I call a gazelle, this is one of the hardest ones but keep an open mind.


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100mm F10.0 1/1600sec ISO400


Next, I call this one the eagle see if you can work out why?


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100mm F8.0 1/2000 ISO 400


I hope you enjoyed.


heh heh


Steve

Yeah, and I can swim across the Potomac too[:D] But I can see the Eagle, his head is facing the left and his wings are up in the air like his is about to take off.


Cheers,


John.

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First post here. Didn't really shoot for this assignment in particular, but I was playing around with some ideas for a wedding i am doing in a few months, and I saw this assignment and it seemed to fit.





Canon 7D | f/5 | 1/80 | ISO3200 | Handheld | 180mm


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My first post in this forum so please go easy on me :-)


EOS 7D , EF-S 18-55 mm/3.5-5.6 II@ 28mm , ISO 3200 , F/4 , 1/320


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Cheers,


Gordon

Some interesting shadows on this thread, loving the ring pic, great heart shaped shadow, LOL, the word in the text that stands out is WHY, quite appropriate for a wedding shot [:D]

Nice ring pic RSLHC


Here's my entry, was at Maxwell Air Force Base Last week.

7D, EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS @ 38mm, f11, ISO 400, 1/125,

B&W Circular Polarizer

Here's my entry.








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500D, 100mm macro (non-USM), 430EXII flash, lightbulb used for the shadow of the spoon

Myself &amp; my girlfriend on a recent vacation.


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40D, 17-55IS


1/500 @ f5.6 ISO100

From last fall. Canon 7D, EFS 15-85 @ 19 mm, 1/200, f/10, ISO 400


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EDIT: Thinking about it, I think I also had a CPL on the lens.And... Bubble pond in Acadia NP.

I know this assignment has closed, that's why I am pasting this now, because it is not my entry (famous shadow puppets), but a friend sent it to me and I thought it was just too cute not to show everyone.


I give you, the BATCRAB.


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Pretty cool, huh?


Steve

Wow, you guys sure haven

To Late but I got this today:


5D Mark II with 24mm F1.4L II, F8, 1/800, ISO 400





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Late fall sun.





Canon 7d, 24-105, 24mm, f4, iso200





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I had two ideas for this assignment that I just didn't have the time or opportunity to shoot, thus I went to the archives. The first was going to be wine glasses trying to get the color from the wine in the shadow. Below, I finally had the opportunity last night, quickly, off hand:


7D, 100-400L @ 400 mm; 1/320; f/5.6 ISO 800


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Can you think of a bigger "shadow?" [:D] Anyways, now, it is just for fun.


Brant