August 2011 Photography Competition - Entries
Discussion
hope its not to late and the pic comes out ok?
29750_433558538713_500518713_5682222_3808399_n by madcat_96, on Flickr
29750_433558538713_500518713_5682222_3808399_n by madcat_96, on Flickr
Edited by saxomad on Monday 29th August 20:28
Oh sod it.....there's some fantastic photos this month and mine isn't going to win, but it's a 30 second exposure
Kadikalesi by Martin_Bennett, on Flickr
Kadikalesi by Martin_Bennett, on Flickr
Tunnel on the Susten Pass by Suggs, on Flickr
Nikon D300s, Sigma 10-20 @20mm, f8, ISO 400, 1/4s, Windscreen mounted inside the car via a big sucker!
Getting the right combo of exposure & shutter speed to capture the little guy and his skateboard in mid-air was fun...
Uglyworld #1236 - Kickflip Lessons by www.bazpics.com, on Flickr
Uglyworld #1236 - Kickflip Lessons by www.bazpics.com, on Flickr
Nearly forgot to enter!
Misty Water - B&W by dogsey, on Flickr
Taken on: August 14, 2011 at 2.25pm BST
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 324 seconds
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 15 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Filter: Bloody dark lump of welding glass!
Misty Water - B&W by dogsey, on Flickr
Taken on: August 14, 2011 at 2.25pm BST
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 324 seconds
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 15 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Filter: Bloody dark lump of welding glass!
Edited by Dogsey on Wednesday 31st August 20:07
Wow what a fantastic selection of pics. I'm convinced I dont want to win another one of these as judging this is quite a mission. Perhaps I should have picked a different topic!
Heres a few that didnt quite make the top 3 but are super shots and would have won if I didnt stick a pin in the thread somewhere else..
crmcatee - fantastic, I assume zooming whilst shooting, always good fun and with amazing results here.
WelshAndy and Lynne in a Series 1 by CRMCATEE, on Flickr
moribund - I expectd some light trails and this is the best on the thread love the framing and flare. I'm a sucker for flare..
Dunlop Bridge at Le Mans 24, 2007 by giveitfish, on Flickr
paul_phillpot - great use of a long shutter
Dibby Dobbler - great use of shutter speeds here, enough to keepo the hoverfly sharp but just the right amount of blur in the wings.
Hoverfly (1) by dibbly dobbler, on Flickr
D4VE 3LL -Great long exposure landscape , pauls is fantastic too but doesnt make quite as much use of the shutter speed as this shot.
OK so I will indulge myself with a top 4..
4th - baz7175 - Loved Baz's uglyworld shots for a long time, this must have been a touch tricky to execute!
Uglyworld #1236 - Kickflip Lessons by www.bazpics.com, on Flickr
3rd - Dogsey - love the B&W treatment here and the super long shutter speed really makes it, taken with welding glass too! Foliage is still very crisp and the detail keeps be coming back for more. An unusual framing for a long exposure water shot. This should be printed and framed!
Misty Water - B&W by dogsey, on Flickr
2nd - MrMacro - What to say? fantastic capture, wonder how many shots it took to get? Bursting soap bubbles are a little old hat (and silky water isnt?) but this one is executed superbly , timing is to perfection and has so much detail.
And the winner ...
andy-xr - Fantastic portrait! The absolute control of the shutter speed , lighting and model combine for a top class portrait here. Well done! I dont envy you next month..
Heres a few that didnt quite make the top 3 but are super shots and would have won if I didnt stick a pin in the thread somewhere else..
crmcatee - fantastic, I assume zooming whilst shooting, always good fun and with amazing results here.
WelshAndy and Lynne in a Series 1 by CRMCATEE, on Flickr
moribund - I expectd some light trails and this is the best on the thread love the framing and flare. I'm a sucker for flare..
Dunlop Bridge at Le Mans 24, 2007 by giveitfish, on Flickr
paul_phillpot - great use of a long shutter
Dibby Dobbler - great use of shutter speeds here, enough to keepo the hoverfly sharp but just the right amount of blur in the wings.
Hoverfly (1) by dibbly dobbler, on Flickr
D4VE 3LL -Great long exposure landscape , pauls is fantastic too but doesnt make quite as much use of the shutter speed as this shot.
OK so I will indulge myself with a top 4..
4th - baz7175 - Loved Baz's uglyworld shots for a long time, this must have been a touch tricky to execute!
Uglyworld #1236 - Kickflip Lessons by www.bazpics.com, on Flickr
3rd - Dogsey - love the B&W treatment here and the super long shutter speed really makes it, taken with welding glass too! Foliage is still very crisp and the detail keeps be coming back for more. An unusual framing for a long exposure water shot. This should be printed and framed!
Misty Water - B&W by dogsey, on Flickr
2nd - MrMacro - What to say? fantastic capture, wonder how many shots it took to get? Bursting soap bubbles are a little old hat (and silky water isnt?
) but this one is executed superbly , timing is to perfection and has so much detail.And the winner ...
andy-xr - Fantastic portrait! The absolute control of the shutter speed , lighting and model combine for a top class portrait here. Well done! I dont envy you next month..
Wow!! Thanks Rob!!! I wasn't expecting to win and hadn't checked the thread til just now!!
@DD - I can't say why Rob judged it the way he did, but maybe if I tell you why I shot it like that then it might help? The subject has the ability to look a bit scary in an Eastern European skulky fashion model way when her chin is down, her facial features lend her to that sort of look and it's something I'd noticed about her when shooting just normal portraits.
I fancied doing something that added a ghostly or unnerving element to what could be a regular portrait, so added two things. One was a micro fibre chair stood on it's end, literally millimetres from the lens (I think it's an 85mm but can't be sure off the top of my head). Thats what the black lines are. The second was using a longer-than-whats-standard-for-the-studio shutter speed, but using studio flash to freeze her.
I'd lit her deliberately from one side knowing I had fill from the other already and the exposure would be there or thereabouts at the aperture I was shooting at. When the shutter opened I moved left and right with the camera to get the blur, ending up focused on her for when the flash fired, I think it was a 1 second exposure, so that gave me enough time to 'ghost' her on both her left and right sides. The downside was that in moving left I'd run into a knot on the chair seat I was shooting through, so thats why there's a bit more black on the left, as if her body's been separated. I kinda liked it like that though so left it as is
Ultimately it was more interesting to me to play around than just shoot 1/125th, which would be typical studio shutter speeds
@DD - I can't say why Rob judged it the way he did, but maybe if I tell you why I shot it like that then it might help? The subject has the ability to look a bit scary in an Eastern European skulky fashion model way when her chin is down, her facial features lend her to that sort of look and it's something I'd noticed about her when shooting just normal portraits.
I fancied doing something that added a ghostly or unnerving element to what could be a regular portrait, so added two things. One was a micro fibre chair stood on it's end, literally millimetres from the lens (I think it's an 85mm but can't be sure off the top of my head). Thats what the black lines are. The second was using a longer-than-whats-standard-for-the-studio shutter speed, but using studio flash to freeze her.
I'd lit her deliberately from one side knowing I had fill from the other already and the exposure would be there or thereabouts at the aperture I was shooting at. When the shutter opened I moved left and right with the camera to get the blur, ending up focused on her for when the flash fired, I think it was a 1 second exposure, so that gave me enough time to 'ghost' her on both her left and right sides. The downside was that in moving left I'd run into a knot on the chair seat I was shooting through, so thats why there's a bit more black on the left, as if her body's been separated. I kinda liked it like that though so left it as is
Ultimately it was more interesting to me to play around than just shoot 1/125th, which would be typical studio shutter speeds
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