Bi-weekly Photo Comp Week #9

[TB]

A little late, but here's week #9.

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The rules are as follows:

• Entries will accepted until 11:59pm (GMT) September 12th.
• Each competition's voting will last for one week. The winner of that round will choose the next theme.
• All entries must have been taken within the last 6 months and preferably after the announcement of the theme.
• Entries must be posted as a thumbnail no larger than 700px on the longest edge. Full sized images may be as larger as you'd like.*
• You must submit only your own photographs, do not post anyone else's work.
• Only one photograph per person, marked with Final Entry. You can change your entry, but must remove your current entry first and clearly state that you have posted a new entry.
• You must not vote for your own photograph when the Poll is up. Only vote for a photograph taken by another entrant.
• The photograph must be submitted with the following information: Subject, Date and Camera used and, if you'd like, the major camera settings - shutter speed, ISO, etc.

*While full sized images may be as larger as you'd like, you should try to limit them to approximately 1200px to enable viewing the entire image without scrolling. It's much easier to see the full effect of the shot when you can view it all at once and not have to pan.

Current theme, chosen by Week #7 winner MatskiMonk:

Water

Good luck, everyone!

 

[Cale]

Some Lake
July 18, 2012
NEX-5N

 

[nobuffalo]

This is gonna be fun. 👍

 

[Azuremen]

I'll put this out as a tentative entry...



July 5th 2012

Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 50mm F/1.4 USM
Shutter Speed 1/40 sec
Aperture f/2
ISO/Film 640​

 

[Blitz187]

Final Entry

The Zurichsee - Bäch, Switzerland

24.08.2012

16mm - f/9 - 1/160 - ISO 400

Sony A55
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[Pagey279]

Final Entry

The River Frome

Taken: 4th September, using Panasonic Lumix FZ45
Edited using GIMP

It's not as sharp as I would have liked, but I was just experimenting, and thought it looked cool.

 

[Azuremen]

Which reminds me I need to pick up a neutral density filter at some point...

 

[F1]

I have never posted in this section of the forum yet so please don't kill me. Anyway, am I allowed to use Photoshop(or likes) to edit my pictures before I post my entry? Also, would I then need to say I had edited it? A final question, I have RAW images so how do I link them to the page at a lower size(700px) while retaining some quality?
Cheers!

 

[TB]

I have never posted in this section of the forum yet so please don't kill me.

Far from it. Welcome.

Anyway, am I allowed to use Photoshop(or likes) to edit my pictures before I post my entry?

My comment from week #1:

Agreed. There's no way I'm crazy enough to say you have to submit the shot exactly as it was when it was taken. As I (as well as many of you, too) shoot RAW, all of my shots come out somewhat soft and flat. Post does wonders and won't be going away. 👍

What I don't want to see is a unicorn shopped into the shot.

Also, would I then need to say I had edited it?

Unless it become an issue, at this point I don't see that as being necessary.

A final question, I have RAW images so how do I link them to the page at a lower size(700px) while retaining some quality?

You'll have to save them as a jpeg, tif or png and upload them to a site like imgur. They make it handy with their "Large Thumbnail" option which sizes the picture to 700 wide and has a link to the full size version.

 

[35mm]

Which reminds me I need to pick up a neutral density filter at some point...

I'd love to try some long-exposure landscapes myself, but in my case I'd need a couple of ND filters, a grad ND filter, a circular polarizer and even the damn tripod... It's too much money envolved to just "give it a try". 👎

 

[MatskiMonk]

I'd love to try some long-exposure landscapes myself, but in my case I'd need a couple of ND filters, a grad ND filter, a circular polarizer and even the damn tripod... It's too much money envolved to just "give it a try". 👎

Out of interest, can I ask why you would need each of those things specifically for long exposure landscapes? (The tripod part I get).


As far as the thread goes, when I suggested the topic I had a good idea for an experimental shot... it didn't work.. now I'm stuck!

 

[TB]

Out of interest, can I ask why you would need each of those things specifically for long exposure landscapes? (The tripod part I get).

ND filters and flowing water work well together as the filters are essentially "sunglasses" that allow you to have a slower shutter speed. This gives you the look of smooth flowing water instead of freeze-framing the water.

And obviously with slower shutters, a tripod is virtually a must.

Edit: Almost forgot the graduated ND. Those have the tint fading from top to bottom (typically, anyway) which allows you to cut out the brightness of the sky without really affecting the, in this case, water.

 

[35mm]

While I was writing a long answer, TB came and did it for me... And in a very easy way.
Also, a quick google search on "photography filters" will get you to a lot of websites explaining them, and with samples.

I'll just add two things:
- It's not only water that can be smoothed. Clouds with very low shutter speeds also look fantastic, for example;
- The polarizer filter will add saturation and contrast to the skies and eliminate water reflections (although I'm not sure if these are normally used also when using ND filters - I'm no expert in this matter...).

 

[MatskiMonk]

532nm
A glass of tap water, a laser pointer and some talc... a bored evening at work
Sept' 2012
EOS-60D, 20" exposure, ISO160, f5.0
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So it didn't work as I'd hoped, but I didn't have anything to hold the laser steady whilst I was squirting talcum powder in the air.... to be honest, on reflection, messing around with balancing a glass of water, trying to point a laser, and squirting talc into the air, all about a foot infront of my £800 camera may not have been the best idea.

 

[Solo]

Final for now anyway

Washingtonmemorial2 by NMC's Photos, on Flickr
Camera Panasonic DMC-G2
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture f/10.0
Focal Length 23 mm
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[Ferrari_458]

FINAL ENTRY



11/08/2012
Le Lac de Gaube, France
iPod Touch 4th Generation
Taken using DMD Panorama app
Edited with GIMP

Terrible, I know, but I saw the theme and realised I could enter, so I did ​

 

[F1]

Final Entry​

Casino Square Waterfall by F1, on Flickr

Camera Model Canon EOS 600D
Lens: EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Tv( Shutter Speed ): 1/50
Av( Aperture Value ): 5.0
ISO Speed: 1600
Exposure Compensation: -2/3
Edited using Photoshop​

 

[nobuffalo]

Good stuff guys, although I was hoping to see a little more variety when the theme was announced. Looks like we could have blended this and the last contest...

I still haven't gotten around to mine yet but I've got some ideas, I'll see what I can get tomorrow. This is my favorite "water" themed picture, I think, unfortunately I took it over a year ago.

 

[TB]

I haven't had a chance to get a shot yet and tomorrow isn't looking any better. I think I might be watching this one from the sidelines.

 

[photonrider]

Water, water, everywhere . . . but not a shot taken yet.
I'm going to do my best to get one in today - pointless anyway, since there are already several winners in here.
However - exposure is exposure.

 

[CheersMate]

Final Entry
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Waterdrops

Shot with my Nikon D60 today (12.9.2012) and a 35-105mm manual focus lens.
Focal Lenght: 105mm
Aperture: 8
ISO speed: 100
Shutter Speed: ?
I shot in Raw und used Aperture​

 

[Alex p.]

Really good stuff guys. All of 'em. Next time I'm gonna surely participate, looks like a lot of fun! (and challenge)

 

[photonrider]

FINAL

Camera Make: Apple
Camera Model: iPhone 3GS
Date/Time: 2012:08:09 15:53:34
Resolution: 522 x 640
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 3.9mm
Exposure Time: 0.0032 s (1/313)
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO Equiv.: 70​

phew!
Sorry I'm late. Please don't DQ.

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[TB]

Sorry I'm late. Please don't DQ.

You're outta here!!!



I had every intention of doing this last night but clearly didn't, so you're fine.

 

[carracerptp]

Final Entry

Location: front yard
Camera:Canon T2i
Kit lens: 18 - 135
Shutter: 1/320
F-Stop: 5.0
Focal length: 48
Flash: Nope
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Can I still slip in?

 

[35mm]

FINAL ENTRY

The love boat

04/07/2012

Nikon D200 | Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5​

TB, I'm glad you're lazy. I mean, busy. Very busy man. Yes.

 

[TB]

TB, I'm glad you're lazy. I mean, busy. Very busy man. Yes.

You were right the first time.

 

[Pagey279]

Is the poll and new theme going to be up any time soon?

 

[TB]

Done and done.