52 Week Project - Week 3 - January 18-24

[yellalablady]

I'm posting this tonight because I'm off early in the morning with the DD and the grands to go to the zoo in Columbia, SC. I want to make sure to get this up. Good luck this week everyone. I want to see lots of pictures.

[yellalablady]

Guess I get to be first this week. Great opportunity for lots of pictures at the zoo, today. This is one of my favorites. They looked like they were posing for a photo op. C&C Welcome

ISO 200, 1/1250, f/5.9 - 70-200mm f/4L fl -104mm
http://www.photozo.com/album/data/9479/medium/AZoIMG_1548.jpg

[l1lm1k3]

Wish i could lay around all day and eat. .

[Griswold]

Nice job Monnie. The lions at our zoo refuse to be seen.

[Skippy]

These are really good Monnie. Love them on that textured stone and the light is soooo good.

Skippy

[Shorty]

Very nice Monnie, I agree with Skippy on the lighting being really good.

[yellalablady]

Thanks, everyone. I was really please with this one. The light was perfect. Wasn't super late in the day, but the sun had dropped over just enough to cast perfect light on that stone. It acted as the perfect reflector.

[arezai85]

I think you interrupted them but good shot. I like it Monnie!

Ali

[alanw]

Nice shot Monnie. The male does have that "why are you bothering me?" look. lol

[yellalablady]

Alan and Ali, I have 3 or 4 more shots of these lions where the male's head is down on the rock. He just lifted it up for a couple seconds to look at us. lol

[mishlove]

Drive home tonight...spitting rain/snow, windshield wiper not on yet.... stuck in traffic...what a wonderful time to take photo's....and a little conversion to B+W. Color looks ok but B+W seems more dramtic.


http://www.photozo.com/album/data/9475/medium/52_Week_Project_-_Week_3_-_Jan18-24.jpg (http://www.photozo.com/album/showphoto.php?photo=163798)

[yellalablady]

Interesting shot. Glad I'm not in that traffic.

[mishlove]

Thanks Monnie. 20K drive in the morning (my time of day) takes around 12 minutes, same in the evening averages 30min - 90min....Oh the joys of the great commute.

[Bishop]

Monnie, excellent shot, I love the light, the color, the grouping/composition. You nailed it.

Michael, I love it.. I so remember driving home from work in snow like that. Your photo really brings back memories.

[yellalablady]

Thanks, Linda. It was one of those moments when I saw them that I knew it was going to be a great shot. Everything was just perfect. You would have thought they knew I was coming and were already posed for me.

[mishlove]

Anytime, just let me know when your feeling nostalgic or pining for traffic....I can post a million, thanks Linda.

[Bishop]

Here we go, Week Three, another self-portrait. Flat light. Bummer. I need a better flash on my camera, one I can bounce away from myself or my subject. Anyway, it's me, again...

3/52 - Self Portrait

http://lafreed.smugmug.com/Other/12-Month-Project-2010/meglam/764508983_TtFkH-L-1.jpg

[mishlove]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, there you are Kilroy. :thumb:

[Shorty]

Here is mine for week 3. I took this at my sons wrestling match this is Cassidy, her brother is on the wrestling team with my son. I was just tyring to capture a candid shot of her being bored. I have not attempted many photos of people so this is new for me. CC is definately welcome.

http://usera.imagecave.com/Shorty/52weekproject/Cassidy.jpg

[mishlove]

Nice candid shot... interesting to know what was in her mind at that time.

[yellalablady]

Linda, I like the composition. The focus seems to be on your mouth. Your eyes appear a little soft to me. I think self portraits are so hard to do. Cudos to you for trying them.
Shorty - you captured her bored look well. The WB appears off. It's a little too yellow for me.

[Bishop]

Tom, you nailed the bored expression. I love it!

Thanks Monnie. It is VERY difficult to get focus where you want it doing self portraits. I keep trying. Why? I have no clue, LOL!

[yellalablady]

Linda, have you tried using a narrower f/stop to keep more of the focal plain in focus?

[Skippy]

Guess I won't ride with you Michael. Why in world weren't your wipers on? That windshield would make me crazy. lol It takes you that long in evening. :eek:

Linda this is a nice portrait, but last week's was more fun. Monnie said the focus was off, but to me it is more like that style (can't think of the name right now). It does make you look a little older than the one last week, but a whole lot younger than the first one. :-)

Nice picture Shorty. You really captured a mood. :-) These are always fun to take.

Skippy

[mishlove]

Guess I won't ride with you Michael. Why in world weren't your wipers on? That windshield would make me crazy. lol It takes you that long in evening. :eek:


Skippy: Any little hiccup on the Hwy, and it all goes to hell in a handbasket. If the wipers were on I could not have taken the photo's I did lol

[arezai85]

What a great difference in two pics from Linda and Tom. really interesting.
Interesting shot Michael!
Good shot Linda and Tom. I like these great shots.

Ali

[Sage]

Monnie, love your lions. What nice posers they were. Tom, like your candid. I would do a color correction to her skin. It is a tad yellow. Linda, I like the self-portrait. Up close and personal even if it has a soft focus. Michael, your image reminds me of all the things I don't like about winter. Bad visibility, snow, traffic and any kind of work...lol! Well done, guys ~~Peg

[wtlwdwgn]

Went back to ZooMontana for this week's image but I couldn't decide which one to post so I'm posting two. :D Pentax K20D, SMC A 70-210mm f/4.

http://wtlwdwgn.smugmug.com/Animals/ZooMontana-0110/Eagle-III-223622/769483706_D2NT5-L.jpg

Okay, I bow to convention and eliminated the peacock.

[yellalablady]

Now, now Steve. You can only post one picture per week. You've got to choose. Those are the guidelines.

[Bishop]

Give 'em hell Monnie ;)

Steve, I like the Eagle shot. Keep that one :)

[Bishop]

Steve, is your user name short for Little Red Wagon??

[wtlwdwgn]

You wascally wabbit, you found me out! :D

[vandymcnew]

Monnie- nice shot of the lions. I love hitting up the zoos.
Mishlove- interesting shot. Too cold for me! :)
Linda- agreed your eyes are a tad soft. overall i really like the photo.
Tom- looks like my kids.....boooooorrrreed. nice shot!
Steve- great eagle shot. beautiful animals.

[l1lm1k3]

http://www.photozo.com/album/data/500/DSC_7506.JPG

i was wanting to post someone else besides my son but i love the colors in this photo way to much so here is Austin again.

[viv1969]

Monnie- Lovely shot of the lazing lions. The big fella looks disgusted at having his nap interupted!
Michael- That shot really reminds me of the weather we're having right now too. My drive to and from work has a very similar view lol
Linda- The eyes might not be as sharp as they could be, but it's still a lovely SP. You're such a pretty lady.
Tom- You definitely captured her mood...lol booooored!
Steve- Wow, beautiful creatures...very majestic. Nice one.
Michael B - What a great shot. You can really tell he's full of mischief!!

[l1lm1k3]

you dont know the half of it lol ..
Love the eagle shots. I need to go through all the photos

[yellalablady]

Steve, I'm glad you kept the eagle shot. The eye is so sharp on the one on the right. I love the snow falling around them.

Michael, tell your son I surrender. Please don't shoot. Great capture. Nice exposure and wonderful composition.

[Skippy]

Steve good shot of the eagles. Knew Monnie was going to get after you. She didn't even smile either. lol

Michael I like this shot of your son. It was the best in your series. The colors and pose are so good. Skin tones seem right too. The girls always seem to be off on my screen. Too red.

Skippy

[arezai85]

Good shots Steve and Michael. I like both.

Ali

[Skippy]

There is much good to say about this picture. It was just to funny to watch her looking for suet crumbs. Had never seen here get up there before. Just grabbed the camera and had to shoot thru two windows.


http://usera.ImageCave.com/Skippy/Zo/Week%203.jpg

Skippy

[arezai85]

Good shot Skippy. I know this place not for critical opinion but I think its need edit. :)

Ali

[Reflection]

Ok here is mine, ignor the lens flar that I did not see untill just now. :evil:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4293739372_c86224bc3c_o.jpg

[yellalablady]

Too funny. Feed that poor dog. What is she standing on, a picnic table? You must not have cats. My cat would have a field day being able to get so close to the feeders and birds.

[yellalablady]

I like it, Matthew. It makes me want to see more of the little shed. Where is the lens flare? I don't see it.

[Skippy]

Matthew That is a nice picture. Would like to take a walk there. Reminds me of an outhouse, but it must be the luxury size. :-)

Monnie she has her own plate, when my husband eats supper. Maybe that's why my dog, is his dog in reality. She is standing on a sheet of plywood set on top of wooden spools. Used to have an old picnic table, but it slowly fell apart over time. Will get you a shot next week of the rest of the set up, cat included. lol

Skippy

[Reflection]

Thanks Monnie and Skippy.

Great Eagle pics Steve, The Zoo? Cheater lol I had to pass by an eagle in a field a couple of weeks ago, my 135mm would have got a beautyful framed photo, we were on the highway with no place to stop :-(

Michael I see you made sure he did not point it directly at the camera, don't want a miss fire. Good work.

Monnie look start up the left tree, I won't edit it for the challenge.

Cute photo Skippy, yah my cat would love that.

[Skippy]

Matthew you mean those small reddish spots on the trunk? Cause I was looking for it but didn't find it either.

Skippy

[Reflection]

Yah, if you look to the right and left of the trunk you can see them too. Its not a big problem.

[yellalablady]

Oh, heck. That's not lens flare. It's pinecones. That's my story and I'm sticking it. lol

[Reflection]

Oh, heck. That's not lens flare. It's pinecones. That's my story and I'm sticking it. lol

Yah that works lol

[viv1969]

SKippy, that's too funny!
Our pooch always roots around beneath the feeders, but thankfully has not way of hoisting herself up there.

[sacstoy02gt]

ok, gotta get something in, so I set this up a few minutes ago.

Ol' Reliable

http://www.photozo.com/album/data/9453/spotty_4004.jpg

[Reflection]

Cool pic Isaac, I still have not brought myself to buy film and shoot with my SP2, Digital is too cheep.

[Sage]

I love b & w, but don't shoot it often enough to get proficient with the medium. Took this from a moving car(55mph) on a very bumpy bridge. Can't believe I didn't get one of the bridge posts in the shot. ~~Peg
http://www.photozo.com/album/data/500/Louisville_Slugger_Field.jpg

[Sage]

Steve, love the eagles. I'm jealous. Never seen those around here.
Skippy, I don't see your pic for some reason.
Matthew, love the framing in your shot. Very nice.
Isacc, you get the best color and sharpness in your images. Well done. ~~Peg

[mishlove]

Peg, love it, great shot. Am just siting playing with B+W on some pics myself.

[Sage]

Thanks, Michael. I intend to shoot a lot more b & w this year. ~~Peg

[Griswold]

I admire Wyle E. Coyote for a variety of reasons. I think I will try to put him in more photos.



Subtle. week 3
http://brians.smugmug.com/Projects/2010-52-week-project/BSP4988-2010-52-3/770269109_kgmfa-830x830.jpg

[sacstoy02gt]

Isacc, you get the best color and sharpness in your images. Well done. ~~Peg

Thanks! It must be my super-awesome fancy new high-end camera....oh, wait :)

[sacstoy02gt]

I like it, Matthew. It makes me want to see more of the little shed.

Had me thinking the same thing! More!

[yellalablady]

Isaac - love the lighting on this shot. Were you using a lightbox?
Peg - Great conversion. I hope you weren't driving. lol
Brian - took me a minute to find Wiley. Is that the same root as your last shot like this?

[sacstoy02gt]

Monnie, I guess you could call it a lightbox...

I took a big heavy cardboard box, cut out the sides and top, put translucent material in the cutouts and then put white foamboard on the bottom and back. I then shined some homemade lights into it.

So, I guess that's a lightbox. It's a box + lights :)

[Griswold]

Yes Monnie it is the same root. Still trying to figure out what I am going to do with it.

[Bishop]

Michael, great shot, love the pose, the colors are beautiful. I see a few dust bunnies?

Skippy, that is one determined dog. Nice shot. Did you use high ISO, I am seeing some camera noise on my end.

Matthew, I'm not seeing lens flare here. Lovely landscape, nice focus and color, would like to see the shed a bit off centered maybe?

Isaac, beautiful shot, you really set it up well and the light is nice.

Sage, moving car, WOW. I'm impressed. Were you driving as well? I've attempted that and they never really come out very well.

Brian, good use of props! I love the twisted roots for the background material.

[alanw]

We had extreme fog in the area last night, so thought I'd get out to see what kind of shots I could get. I was hoping for a little more detail in the bridge, but no such luck. The fog was the thickest that I've seen in the area in a very long time.

http://www.photozo.com/album/data/9473/Fog_shots-56.jpg (http://www.photozo.com/album/showphoto.php?photo=163843)

[alanw]

Michael - your commute sounds like mine - especially in bad weather.
Linda - good try on the self portrait. I find those really hard to do, so kudos to you for giving them a go.
Tom - nice capture. I think you did a good job catching her look of boredom.

[alanw]

Page 2:
Steve, GREAT job with the eagles! I really want to get some eagle shots myself.
Michael - I thought that was a water gun at first, but now I see that it's not. Good job on the lighting.
Skippy - is that your dog or a polar bear? lol

[Sarge]

Getting better shots week by week. I'm kind of lost about what to shoot this week, myself.

[alanw]

Page 3:
Matthew - nice shot. Did you get any closer shots of the shed?
Isaac - cool looking camera. I'd like to get my hands on a film camera just to play around with sometime.
Peg - nice conversion. What team plays there?
Brian, what the heck is that? lol

[Sage]

Monnie and Linda, I was NOT driving. It just worked out in that split second I snapped the shutter. Alan, your bridge shot is quite nice. I like the lack of detail. Gives it some mood.
The Louisville Bats play at the stadium, a AAA team. Quite a nice field. ~~Peg

[Reflection]

Peg, like the black and white, yah I am going to try and post some black and whites too.


That is cool Brian did you make him?

Monnie Isaac, Are you saying I should hop the barbed wire fence? lol

[Skippy]

Isaac Neat camera. Reminds me of my AE-1. When you say translucent would tissue paper work? Like what you find in gift boxes.

Sage Sure can't tell the road is bumpy. It's so nice level. Looks like a very gray day. The picture didn't come up for you? I don't know why. It's at the same place as the others.:confused: Oh by the way
I intend to shoot a lot more b & w this year. YOu don't shoot it you convert it. Unless you are going back to film. LOL

Brian That is a nice sharp picture. But was thinking on a different coyote. :-)

Alan great fog shot. In the fog you are not suppose to see a lot detail. That's why it's called fog. :-)

And as to my picture, it was just a quick grab shot. Couldn't out or she would have gotten down, did not have time to get finger prints off the window, left by my grandson. lol Ali there is no no more edit to it. You know once we were out walking and she charged thru the hedge row into the next field. The guy who was plowing at first thought he was seeing a bear. :-) and he knows her.

Matthew you don't have to hop the fence. Just crawl under it. (smile)
Exceeded the limit for images. Smilies count too

Skippy

[Reflection]

Matthew you don't have to hop the fence. Just crawl under it. (smile)

That would work, that would really get the neighbors wondering. lol

[Skippy]

There are neighbors there. Thought this out on range somewhere. :-)
Darn neighbors.

Skippy

[sacstoy02gt]

Isaac Neat camera. Reminds me of my AE-1. When you say translucent would tissue paper work? Like what you find in gift boxes.


Yup, something like that. I have some sheets of thin foam on mine; just as long as it softens the light and holds up to some use.


Alan, love the foggy bridge shot! Good use of a tough situation to shoot in.

[alanw]

The Louisville Bats play at the stadium, a AAA team. Quite a nice field. ~~Peg

lol I love that name!

[yellalablady]

Alan, great job on the bridge. I love foggy shots.
That's exactly what it is, Isaac. They sell them all fancied up. I have my box. I just have to git ur done. lol

[Sage]

Skippy, I can shoot b+w with my camera. It has a monochrome setting for that purpose lol! Alan, the Bats are pretty good. A contest was held to choose the name and a young girl chose a bat (the animal) and it won. The bat is purple and black on their uniforms. It's pretty funny. Gee, Isaac, now I want a lightbox. My equipment wish list is getting longer and longer. ~~Peg

[sacstoy02gt]

Gee, Isaac, now I want a lightbox. My equipment wish list is getting longer and longer. ~~Peg

I should whip up a quick article on my super-cheap home-made box and lights. I've got so little sunk into these things it's a joke, but it works :)

[Sage]

I should whip up a quick article on my super-cheap home-made box and lights. I've got so little sunk into these things it's a joke, but it works


That would be awesome, Isaac. I know people would really appreciate it. Enjoyed your article on re-using glass. ~~Peg

[Skippy]

My equipment wish list is getting longer and longer. Hanging out here has a way of doing that Peg. ;)

I enjoyed your article on the glass too Isaac. Now I just have to find some.

Skippy

Peg is that picture showing up this morning?

[Sage]

Skippy, I finally got to see your picture. I'm still laughing. She looks like a little polar bear. Too, too cute. ~~Peg

[yellalablady]

When you write that article, don't forget the pictures. It won't be any good without pictures.

[sacstoy02gt]

Monnie, I just got done snapping the pics :) I'll have that up this weekend (hopefully).

[Reflection]

Wow Alan, I don't know how I missed your post, It looks good despite the fog taking away detail, is it in black and white? I am seeing a red halo.

[wulos]

Whilst I haven't been posting up every week, I have been continuing on with project52...
For this week (with Australia Day), and today especially(with temps pushing over 40 degrees centigrade) I thought I'd pick on something typically Australian.
The humble BBQ.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y38/Wulos/Project52_2010/Week4_BBQ.jpg

In hindsight, I should have used a smaller aperture for this shot - but I had an empty belly, & my main focus was on getting dinner ready.
*Went down an absolute treat, with a nice salad on the side*

[Skippy]

You would wouldn't you. Makes me want to rush out in the 10 degrees and start the grill, but it's breakfast time here. :-) Nice shot, I am drooling.

Skippy

[mishlove]

Wicked...in more ways than one.

[yellalablady]

Oh, yummmmmmmm. What are those? Look like pork chops to me. Considering where you are, I wouldn't be surprized if it was lamb or Kangaroo. lol

[sacstoy02gt]

Got my articles submitted, just need to wait for them to get approved....

[alanw]

Mark, that's just wrong! Now I want some bbq. lol

[wulos]

For those that may be interested - was a couple of pieces of steak (marinated in crushed chili & HP sauce).

[Bishop]

Mark, honestly, I can SMELL those steaks through my computer. Great shot. I'm drooling :)

[arezai85]

Well this is my third week image, I don't know other place but here this type of fruit find in autumn and winter and I think not bad for first (if I remember right) attempt of fruit photography

Orange:

http://imgboot.com/images/arezai85/week03.jpg

Ali

[Skippy]

Nice capture on the orange Ali. When it was cold here a week or so ago, it as far south as Florida. A lot of the crop was ruined. Looks like yours doing well. Or is an imported orange?

Skippy

[arezai85]

Good scene and shot Matthew.

Isaac, That is very good and interesting shot. Old day is very interesting.

Peg, I like that feeling of your shot.

Brian, Where is its head or what I see that plate thing is its hat? Good shot.

Alan, That has very strange feeling. Lonely bridge. Good work.

Mark, Seems delectable. I am not some lamb liker but good shot.

Ali, I liked its taste last night. :D

It seems we have a lot of fun in this pruject. Just see :-) :-D smile pics in pages. :-)
Well done everybody!

Ali

[arezai85]

Skippy, you meant some greenhouse orange. I don't think. that is produce in north states of Iran beneath of Caspian Sea. If you go there you see a lot of gardens of orange and some fruits like that. Thanks for comment.

Ali

[viv1969]

A little DOF practice never hurts.
Coloured Pencils.

http://www.photozo.com/album/data/500/Pencils_DOF.jpg (http://www.photozo.com/album/showphoto.php?photo=163889)

[viv1969]

Mark and Ali, what with the orange and the steaks, I'm a bit peckish now!

[Skippy]

Very colorful Ruth. But at first I couldn't figure out what they were. :-)

Skippy

[yellalablady]

Lovely orange shot, Ali. You did well with the product shot.
Ruth - what great DOF. What are those? They remind me of the glass slides for the microscopes that I had to clean as a college student working in the Science dept. at college.

[viv1969]

Thanks Skippy & Monnie. I've edited the post to include what they are lol

[arezai85]

Ruth, Very interesting shot. I like that.

Ali

[Sarge]

I have 12 hours. I'm so lost this week.

[Skippy]

Sarge go out and take a close up of your driveway. If you have a lot texture it will make good abstract. :-)

Skippy

[yellalablady]

Ruth, not only great DOF, it's a great optical illusion. This morning I would have sworn they glass slides stacked on top of one another. When I opened it just now, I could definitely tell they were pencils. At first I thought you had changed the picture. Well done, my friend.

[Polly1]

Well, another busy week for me again and I have only just managed to catch up with all of this. I also went out and took some pics this morning, but unfortunately just before midday which is not good (especially after seeing that wonderful example posted by Amber)

Anyway, here goes:

Monnie - great capture of the lions, although I must say the big mister in the middle doesn't seem too happy with you. I like the fact that you have so much definition on the animals, even though they are a similar colour to the background, excellent work.

Micheal (Ishlove) - yuk, yuk and yuk again! If I had to go to work in that I may never drag myself out of bed. You are a brave man - well captured. Brrrrrrrr!!

Linda - well done, and very brave. I much prefer the one in the blue jumper, you have a wonderful impish look on your face in that one which, in my opinion, makes it a better photograph due to the character coming through. Does that make sense?

Tom - that poor girl is just so bored and you captured it well.

Steve - good capture of the eagles, they look a bit nasty to me!!

Michael B - what a contrast to your daughter, he looks like a real little boy! You have captured him well and I love the colours, they compliment his personality.

Skippy - I was so convinced that dog was a polar bear, I am glad to see I wasn't the only one. Looks like a great character. Not a great picture technically, but a pretty good snapshot, especially through glass, and one you will be glad to keep I think.

Matthew - I don't see any lens flare. As the shed is almost in the centre, and therefore I assume the main subject, it would be nice to see a little more detail on it I think.

Isaac - nice shot. Where's your bike?? Looking forward to your post about making a light box.

Peg - I can't believe you got that out of a car window, well done.

Brian - very funny, who is this little figure, I have never heard of him before.

Alan - excellent , I love your bridge shot, it really sums up how fog feels.

Mark - just you wait. In a few months we will be having summer here and it will be winter with you. I am going to send you pictures of all the food I cook on my BBQ, just to get my own back!!

Ali - very good indeed for a first 'fruit shot'.

Ruth - a good example of DOF. I am torn between thinking it is a little too exaggerated and thinking that it is an excellent shot. Whichever way you look at it, technically it is well managed and as you say, a little DOF practice never does any harm.

[alanw]

Ali - Good job on the product shot. It looks very tasty!
Ruth - Love the pencils! I remember doing some colored pencil shots last year. Those are fun to play with.

[Polly1]

Here is my photograph for this week, just in time, phew! Another church, this one is in my town, I live just outside here in the countryside.

As I said before, I went out today during the late morning and ended up taking this in the midday sun, hence it is a little flat and not at all good. I will attempt this and some more of the area at a better time of day before too long.

http://www.photozo.com/album/data/9480/week_3.jpg (http://www.photozo.com/album/showphoto.php?photo=163899)

[viv1969]

Polly, I know what you mean. I knew it was going to be a severe DOF shot, but I wanted to try it, and also used manual focus which I have to admit I've always been really lazy at. I have to admit I was pleased to have nailed the focus in the centre.

Your roofscape shot taken in harsh light is wonderful IMO. You've really kept a staggering amount of detail in those beautiful italian roof tiles, and the tower has great colouring.

[arezai85]

Aaron, I think in 12 H you could take hundred good shots. Just see around of home and take some shots. I think macro shots could do well.

Regards

Ali

[arezai85]

Polly, I like that very interesting texture making by roofs. Interesting.


Edit:
I forget, Thank you all for comment.

Ali

[Skippy]

Polly I think this a really a good shot. I see definition and what feels like a true picture of that moment in time. Nice work. You know we see things all day long, not just during the golden hour. Well done.

Skippy

[Bishop]

Polly, awesome textures from the rooftops. Nice perspective as well. Good shooting.

[Bishop]

Ali, the orange shot is lovely, nice focus, color and compositon, I like that you included the stem and leaf.

Ruth, that really is narrow DOF, good practice!

[JimL]

Fungi In A Rain Dripped Glade.

Taken in a drizzle rain.

http://www.photozo.com/album/data/9465/FungiInARainDrippedGlade-8084.jpg (http://www.photozo.com/album/showphoto.php?photo=163903)

Jim

[Skippy]

I rather like the colors and texture. I see the green plant at the bottom, still feels like has been rotated. Was it a branch that had been off and now pointing downwards? The rain quite got here yet. Soon

Skippy

[Reflection]

Mark that looks gooood, HP sause?? Does it have Vista or Win 7

Nice work Ali, I keep deleting my orange photos, hard to do.

Intresting DOF Ruth talk about shallow, I think it might look even better if you fill the frame or Crop it. Nice work.

[Reflection]

Polly that is beautyful what part of Italy are you from?

Great capture Jim, been a while since I have been in the woods, there is so much plant life you can caputer.

I did not mean to centre the shead, I had a few more shots of it, but I liked how I framed this one. I have a black and white in my gallery.

[Polly1]

Interesting looking fungi Jim, is the green colouring part of it or is that some other kind of growth on the twig. Good light for a drizzly day.

Thank you every one for taking the time to comment on my picture and for the kind words.

Matthew, I am from the south, about 250km south of Naples.

[Reflection]

My great grandparents were from Sicily.

[JimL]

The branch was hanging about 18 inches off the ground. The green on the limb is moss. Nothing has been rotated and other than some vibrance and spot sharpening, and a crop off the frame left side little has been done.

I went out specifically to get a shot today for this weeks entry and had to wade through a muddy field (over my boots to the bottom lacing) to get to this place.

Everyone is doing well to keep up the postings with interesting photos.

Jim

[Sarge]

Well, not my best effort. Good news, next week can only get better!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/CoyoteGolf07/_DSC2562copy.jpg

[yellalablady]

Aaron, you've got good use of DOF. I like it.

[yellalablady]

Polly, you have the most beautiful churches in your town. I just love the whole place. I bet this shot would be awesome with late afternoon light.

Jim, I read your description before I saw the picture. Glad I did, too. Helped explain the shot. Nice job.

[Skippy]

Aaron Nice work. Looks like a beauty.

Skippy

[vandymcnew]

Here's my entry for the week. It's a centerpiece that my wife made.

http://www.photozo.com/album/data/9482/IMG_5426_edit_800.jpg

[Skippy]

Perfect for Valentines Day. She does nice work. I'm not good at arranging things. Candlelight makes the perfect mood too. I like the way you caught the light reflecting up into the centerpiece.

Skippy

[vandymcnew]

Thanks, Skippy. I tried a few different shots, more light , less light, candles in the background. This is my favorite.

[Sage]

Very nice Ryan. The lighting gives it a festive feel. ~~Peg

[Bishop]

Jim, lovely composition, I really like the angle of the branch across the frame. Very good use of DOF to bring out the fungi.

Aaron, Sweet! I really like it, awesome job with the angle and DOF.

Ryan, interesting centerpiece, you handled the low light very nicely.

[wulos]

Ryan - that centrepiece has a crazy fireworks feel to it.

Polly - I wouldn't worry tooo much about the time of day & shooting the church. Tis a marvelous scene. Personally I think that far tooo many togs avoid shooting in harsh conditions, rather then trying to learn how to use that lighting to their own advantage. No arguments that 'golden' hour produces lighting that works with the majority of scenes, but imho learning how to shoot when the going gets tough is what sorts the good from the great tog's.

Ruth - love the deep saturated colours in the pencils.

Ali - nice lighting. Any hints as to your lighting setup? I'm guessing single softbox only?

Alan - quite like the feel of the bridge disappearing into the fog. Almost want to add a bit more grain / grittiness to it.

Brian (Griswold) - subtle is right!! - didn't notice Wile E hiding off in the background at first. Perhaps adding a spot more light onto him may have helped.
*Seeing him in the b/g though has given me a bit of an idea though. Might see how many of times I can 'sneak' something unobtrusive like this into other photo's throughout the year.*

[ALCAN]

my wife i took a day for ourselves, this shot is along the river at the Michigan ave. bridge in chicago, in the morning and in the fog . oh and it was converted to bw in lightroom

[Reflection]

Aaron, I like it, the DOF works, it needs the guitar player in the photo. :-D

Ryan, pretty cool, looks like it should have been a Christmas photo.

Wow ALCAN thats great, I am sure glad this isn't a challange lol,
Good work

[viv1969]

Thanks Matthew, I think you're right about maybe filling the frame and losing some of the white 'dead space'. I shall reshoot this one sometime :-)

[viv1969]

Jim, your image really portays well the dampness of the day. I can almost smell the mustyness of the forest.

Aaron, great DOF on the guitar; I love that you shot straight down the neck.

Ryan, the centrepiece candles give off a lovely soft light, and the top part of the arrangement really looks like a firework!

Alcan, I really like your Chicago shot. That railing really leads the viewer into the image, and the BW option gives a very wintry feel to the whole thing.

[Shorty]

Polly that is a nice shot very interesting textures and shapes. Very nice.

Ryan that is a nice shot I also like the way thecandles light up the top.

Aaron Nice shot of the 6 string love the way you used the DOF.

AlCan great shot of the bridge.

[Skippy]

ALCan interesting set of lines you captured. Your rain arrived here last night. :-)

Skippy

[Sarge]

Aaron, I like it, the DOF works, it needs the guitar player in the photo. :-D


You've inspired me.

[JimL]

Ryan
That centerpiece is a good shot and you handled all the glowing red very well.

Alcan
I like the composition of the shot but I might focus in a little closer to get the whole picture in sharper focus.

Ali
That is a very good looking orange.

Jim

[vandymcnew]

Thank you all and the centerpiece was made for Christmas, we just decided to keep it out a while longer.

[yellalablady]

Ryan, I like the centerpiece. I'd also like to see it with a little more light. It is a beautiful piece.

Al - I like this shot. The B&W conversion is very nice.

[arezai85]

Jim, that is very interesting shot. I like that.

Ryan, Your wife doing well, Good shot.

Alcan, The B&W is good work for that scene. Good shot.

Thanks everybody for comment about my image.
Well done everybody.

Ali

[arezai85]

Ali - nice lighting. Any hints as to your lighting setup? I'm guessing single softbox only?




I don't have softbox. I just used one study light in my study table and one fluorescent in near ceiling that lighting room. I will try to make some softbox for myself after I buy camera.
Thanks for comment. :)

Ali

[arezai85]

Sarge I play Setar and I like this shot. Nice guitar. like to see player with that.

Ali

[Reflection]

You've inspired me.

Awesome, I am can't wait.

[xjblue]

Still shooting the views of Mt Timp, except it was obscured by cloud most of week three. I liked the light coming through the clouds shining on the foreground hills so went with it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/xjblue/Photography/52%20Week%20Project/52wkprjktwk3b.jpg

[Skippy]

Jared a totally different mood you captured. It will be fun to watch it slowly change as spring gets nearer. Really like the way the sun is breaking thru to shine on the montain.

Skippy

[yellalablady]

Jared, this is a great picture. I love the mood you captured with this shot. The sun breaking through the clouds is perfect. I'm a cloudy day person. There can be so much texture in clouds.

[Reflection]

Beautiful photo Jared, nice work....

[Tbel]

I didn't get alot of chances to shoot in week #3. Here's a shot from the Girl Scout meeting held at our house on MLK day. The girls are working on a blanket that will go to the Crisis Center. Each girl also took a blanket home to work on and return at their nest meeting.
This weekly photo project has really got me doubting my skills as a photographer:(
No matter what I envision or how many shots I get, I can't seem to find a shot worthy of posting.
http://www.photozo.com/album/data/9463/working_B.jpg

[Skippy]

Nice capture of a great project. Not sure what else you could have done other than stand on a chair and maybe look down a little more. You did a good job on white balance and I can't get over the fact that you shot this with no flash at 1/30. :-) If it were mine it would be really blurry at speed. Glad you could do it.

Skippy

[Tbel]

:bang: Just curious here. When I expand my pic it shows up as "1 of 2" and the other shot included is Jared's shot from above. The same thing happens when I click on his. Is that just my computer or does any one else see this also?

[Skippy]

Yes that is what I see too. If you go back one page, the guitar and the centerpiece are paired also. Who knows.:rolleyes: Must be a programing think.

Skippy

[yellalablady]

The girls look like they're having so much fun.

[Tbel]

They did indeed have fun. Cathy had them make there own punch with fresh squeezed fruit juice and they also mad their own baked apples. My wife is the best mom/GS leader in the world!:love:

[Reflection]

Tony good caputer, try changing your camera angle. Don't worry we all are going to improve by the end of the 52 weeks.

[arezai85]

Interesting place and good shot Jared.
Tony, This shot remember of girl participating together that boy don't do that like that calm scene. Good shot. I prefer to see a little wider shot.

Ali