2015 Image of the Week #20

Welcome to TDP forum's "Image of the Week" competition. Each week photographers may submit their images to compete for the title of "Image of the Week." Weekly winners will then compete on a monthly, quarterly and finally in an annual poll for the title of "TDP Image of the Year."

There will be only one weekly winner.

• This entry period for Week 20 will be from Monday May 11th through/including Sunday May 17th.
• Please supply a title for your image.
• This is an open competition for landscape, portrait, architectural, macro and any other appropriate photographic style.
• Images should have been either recently taken or processed.
• Enter as many times as you would like.

This week will be judged by M_Six


Good luck!!

"Buds"

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5330/1...9658a3ca_b.jpgsmall-8225 by kayaker72, on Flickr

5DIII 100 mm f/2.8 L macro, 1/200, f/4, ISO 100

"What Winter?"

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8819/1...472643e5_b.jpgsmall-8218 by kayaker72, on Flickr

5DIII, 100 f/2.8 L Macro, 1/250, f/14, ISO 640

Passo della Sambuca, Tuscany
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7667/1...5c3c0dda_c.jpg
Tuscany, Woods by Andrea Magnelli, su Flickr

Common Grackle portrait
still trying to figure out the right settings for fill flash but this one isnt to bad.
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8783/1...20f826c7_b.jpgCommon Grackle by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr

Cloudy Skies

http://www.alderimages.com/img/s7/v1...67594907-5.jpg

Seedlings

http://www.alderimages.com/img/s12/v...71483099-5.jpg

Tough competition this week, so from the Oregon Coast

"Lost In Time"
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8714/1...df9e5b76_b.jpgWildLife by Dave Bennett, on Flickr

tough photo's this week!

"Closing up for the day"
https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8769/1...40224147_c.jpgSkeleton Plant (Lygodesmia texana) by Zachary Thompson, on Flickr

ƒ/6.7 53mm 1/125 ISO 400

One more from my session for this week

"Mother and Son"

I just instructed her to give him a kiss to get his reaction on film. Worked perfectly.
http://www.alderimages.com/img/s6/v1...82924563-5.jpg

I set up for this shot similar to a multi-flash system for hummingbirds. I used 2 Einstein monolights with soft boxes about 45 degrees to the left and right and about 6 feet from the branch. The lights were set in action mode and at -5.5f which creates a very short flash duration which has the effect of freezing motion and it also lets the background be very dark.

"Cardinal in the Dark"

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....82951215-4.jpg

very nice Joel !you have some pretty cool toys

"BlueJay Portrait"

(same lighting set up as above using Einstein monolights)

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....83279699-5.jpg

"Cael's First Food"
This was after my son's first time trying solid food (avocado)
https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7685/1...c56b7048_c.jpg

was it your intent to give him avocado in an avocado kitchen in avocado high chair? He might be having weird thoughts.

;)

Haha...no, but I do like all the green in the picture.

Some very cool images this week. Shames me that I haven't been out shooting (except for work) in months.

Sambisu almost stole the show at the last minute with his avocado kid pic, but I'm still going to go with Joel's two bird portraits. Can we call it a tie between Joel's two birds? I just think the planning and execution of the lighting setup for those shots was impressive. I love the black backgrounds.

Well done, Joel. Both are gallery worthy images.

Thanks for the shout out! Those bird shots really are great.

If you want a tie breaker vote for the bird portraits, my vote would be the first one. Both are excellent, but if I were purchasing a print of only one, it would be that.

Thanks everyone....I always appreciate the kind words��

Two great images and I appreciate selecting both. But, for the sake of the monthly runoff, can we have just one photo?

Ok, let's go with the Cardinal by a feather. Flawless lighting and a great pose.

Congratulations Joel! I really like the Blue Jay.