2014 - Image of the Week #42

This entry period for Week 42 will be from Monday October 13th through/including Sunday October 19th.

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 sambisu


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!!

Just to kick this week off.

I still need to finish processing photos from a trip to see family out west. But a friend asked about the Rokinon 14 f/2.8 and night/starscapes. Here was the example I had from the Palouse region in Idaho taken this past July.

Landscape: "Road to the Galaxy"

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3933/...ba4282d6_b.jpgSmall-0375 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Canon 5DIII with the Rokinon 14 f/2.8 @ 30 sec, f/2.8, ISO 3200

Landscape: Tuscany Country at Sunset

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2942/...bb8528a9_b.jpg

by Jamsus

Portrait: Classic Soccer

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...56324542_o.jpg

by Jamsus

Portrait - Bucked

That realization when you know your going down.
Both photos taken with the 7D and Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L
http://www.alderimages.com/img/s6/v137/p197600012-5.jpg

Portrait - Carver of Bears

This guy was carving bears out of wood during a the Boy Scout Jubilee I attended this past weekend. He does some amazing work with this chainsaw.

http://www.alderimages.com/img/s12/v...27386663-5.jpg

Landscape - Illuminations

Took this with the EOS M and the Rokinon 8mm fisheye. I forgot my tripod so it was resting on my shoulder for the 1.5 sec exposure.

http://www.alderimages.com/img/s7/v163/p633948358-4.jpg

Landscape from a trip up to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan last week. Used a Big Stopper ND filter for this one.

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3940/...45d42f1d_c.jpg
Canyon Falls -7559 by westmichigan, on Flickr

'Portrait'

"Momma Libby"
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3938/...b0206ec7_c.jpg
libby edit by zachary T., on Flickr

'Landscape'

"Have a Coke!"
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2944/...4430cbf0_c.jpg
IMG_0441_edited-1 by zachary T., on Flickr

Another taken last week.

Landscape: "Lake Superior Sunset"

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3955/...b9753984_c.jpg
Lake Superior Sunset-7825 by westmichigan, on Flickr

I had family out last weekend to check out fall foliage in New England. So, I spent three days driving around the state looking for the best foliage. So far, I've only processed through Saturday. It is probably from one of the more popular views in New Hampshire. There is a small road right off of Rt 16 that provides excellent views of Chocorua Lake with Mount Chocorua in the background.

Canon 5DIII 24-70 II @24 mm, 1 sec, f/9, ISO 100 with 6 Stop B+W ND filter

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3933/...a3ab483a_b.jpgSmall-0985 by kayaker72, on Flickr

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Originally Posted by Kayaker72

I had family out last weekend to check out fall foliage in New England. So, I spent three days driving around the state looking for the best foliage. So far, I've only processed through Saturday. It is probably from one of the more popular views in New Hampshire. There is a small road right off of Rt 16 that provides excellent views of Chocorua Lake with Mount Chocorua in the background.

Canon 5DIII 24-70 II @24 mm, 1 sec, f/9, ISO 100 with 6 Stop B+W ND filter

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3933/...a3ab483a_b.jpgSmall-0985 by kayaker72, on Flickr

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did not see anything!

Lately I haven't been very active neither with my camera nor in the forum (mainly because of bathroom renovation), but the other day I spent an hour around sunset at a nearby lake.

"Autumn sunset"
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5616/...7e13f779_c.jpg

looks like the last day to enter this. :)

I've got something great for the next one ;)

Portrait: Zak in Black

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3933/...7e74880d_h.jpgIMG_8292BW8x10 by jerrytech1, on Flickr

Lots of great images here, here are a couple of my recent ones.

Landscape

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5601/...92026d9f_c.jpg2014_09_27_8024_LR_upd2 by dthrog00, on Flickr

Portrait

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2945/...ef504d12_z.jpg2014_09_28_8116_LR_upd_5x5 by dthrog00, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

Dave

And the winners are...

Landscape
There were a lot of really great landscapes this week. I like the use of leading lines in this one as well as the colors. Being an Iowa boy, I'm probably somewhat partial to the rural landscape too.

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Originally Posted by jamsus

Landscape: Tuscany Country at Sunset

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2942/...bb8528a9_b.jpg

by Jamsus

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Portrait
Really nice shot here. Looks like you nailed the focus.

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Originally Posted by Dave Throgmartin

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2945/...ef504d12_z.jpg2014_09_28_8116_LR_upd_5x5 by dthrog00, on Flickr

Dave

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Thanks for the opportunity to judge!

Portrait

A sunset snooze, Galapagos style.

http://i1046.photobucket.com/albums/...edited-1-1.jpg

Raid, you should submit that in week 43's contest. This one is over.

congrats to the winners!

Thanks, I'm humbled there's a lot of really good work here.

Dave

Great work everyone! Congrats to the winners!

Oh thank you! :)

I'm struggling a bit to find a nice place for the ultra-wide-angle but that seems to be the only one that i really like - i shooted at least 10-12 other places in the country near my home but nothing suits well for the u-w-a, except that one.

I will hunt againt for the next weeks!