Thought I'd get us started for a new year! Following on from last year, the rules of the game are:
For the benefit of posterity we bring you:the Original WDYSTWDYST 2007WDYST 2008*************June 2009For those who are interested in an ongoing daily shooting challenge, or would like to follow some of the Worth members who are participating in one, please have a look at W365K on Flickr for more daily inspiration.If you would like to participate and be made part of the group so that you can also play, please contact JuzzyDee for more info on how to join.You can join at any time! It's just an excuse to shoot a new picture every day and do so in a supportive group atmosphere! Come on down!*************The Naval Hospital at Greenwich in the hazy winter sun...
[Edited by Craigr1978 on 1/2/2009 11:56:08 AM]
Here's a couple of rejected pictures from todays 30 day challenge shoot:
Ooh, I really like the second one!
I'm with thephrog, I like that second one! The blur really pulls you eye into the focal point of the picture.
I like them both but the second one does rawk!Here's a couple of my rejects from today...
On 1/2/2009 5:34:54 PM, SigloV said:Here's a couple of my rejects from today...
That first one is cool, I'm a sucker for pictures of signs for some reason, and that one really floats my boat.
i LIKED BOTH PICTURES SIGLOV
Me too. Those are both great shots Siglov.Here's a shot I took on New Year's day. I tried out some tone mapping to deal with the distracting light coming through the tree (left), I don't think it helped much though.
[Edited by User on 1/2/2009 7:40:35 PM]
I love Wood pigeons, was this one in the wild? Your tone mapping has bought out some of the stunning colours.
On 1/2/2009 7:59:55 PM, essjaynz said:I love Wood pigeons, was this one in the wild? Your tone mapping has bought out some of the stunning colours.
Yes it was a wild one, it was at the Morere hot springs camping ground. It stayed there for ages, so I could set up my tripod and muck around for ages taking as many photos as I liked. This was my favourite.
Every Friday night at our house is "Jessie Night" - my sister Jessica (who has severe autism) comes for dinner. She has an obsession with playing cards and spends hours shuffling and staring at them. Her eyes get really big, then squinty, she sticks out her tongue and laughs. I took about 100 pictures with my zoom lens and these were in the cutest bunch.
[Edited by User on 1/2/2009 11:46:06 PM]
On 1/2/2009 11:44:51 PM, capriccio said:Every Friday night at our house is "Jessie Night" -
She looks very intent on what she is doing, and very content too. Nice study shots!K.
On 1/2/2009 11:44:51 PM, capriccio said:Every Friday night at our house is "Jessie Night"
Great shots Cap. The third picture has captured such a wonderful expression of your sister. Did you get a good one of her laughing?
My rejected lensbaby shot of the day:
On 1/3/2009 8:48:14 AM, MrNelson said:Great shots Cap. The third picture has captured such a wonderful expression of your sister. Did you get a good one of her laughing?
Here's a couple. Most of them laughing look more like she's screaming - she gets a really crazy expression on her face, but it's total pleasure instead of pain. :)
Really cool lens baby pics! How much control do you have over where the sweet spot lands? I've heard they're pretty hard to shoot with.
A couple of rejects from yesterday's "30 days of" shoot with the 105mm lens...Rejected because I'm not happy with the colours... but at least I got my focusing right before he moved![Photos must be 75K or lessAnd this is possibly a little too abstract... its a station bill-board, and is a good indicator that we're in a recession!Photos must be 75K or less[Edited by Moderator on 4/12/2009 4:33:23 PM]
On 1/4/2009 4:23:05 AM, Craigr1978 said:A couple of rejects from yesterday's "30 days of" shoot with the 105mm lens...Rejected because I'm not happy with the colours... but at least I got my focusing right before he moved!
W00t? It's fantastic!
That little robin is AWESOME. Nice and closeup and nice and sharp! Great stuff, Craig!K.
Yep, Robin = teh awesome
On 1/3/2009 11:03:19 PM, capriccio said:Here's a couple.Really cool lens baby pics! How much control do you have over where the sweet spot lands? I've heard they're pretty hard to shoot with.
I like both expressions. but the second picture is my favourite. Thank you for sharing those pics with us.Re lensbaby:You have pretty much total control over where the sweet spot is, the lens is basically attached to a piece of rubber that acts sort of like a spring and theres a ring around it that enables you to point the sweet spot more or less anywhere.And 'hard to use' is an understatement of biblical proportions! ;-) Focus is acheived by pulling in the lens towards the body, which must be done with your finger tips, and if you've got the sweet spot off centre naturally this also means focus distance is different on one side of the lens from the other and so on. Very tough to work with.The new versions of the lensbaby incorporate a ring type focus mechanism and a lockable sweet spot which I would imagine would make life infinitely easier. I'm think of getting a new one, as they also incorporate a switchable element, so I could change from plastic lens to double glass to pinhole etc.. for even more effects.[Edited by User on 1/4/2009 5:59:46 AM]
On 1/4/2009 6:01:59 AM, MrNelson said:And 'hard to use' is an understatement of biblical proportions! ;-)
Sounds like the reversing ring I got for Christmas. A hard day's shooting, for sure!K.
Today's rejects...This one just felt too cluttered - but I do like the shopping cart...
On 1/4/2009 8:26:22 AM, SigloV said:Today's rejects...This one just felt too cluttered - but I do like the shopping cart...
That's a cool shot