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WEEKLY INFORMAL CHALLENGE: WEEK 84

PostPosted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:29 pm
by amoxtli
Weekly Challenge: "Five Ways to Kick-Start your Photography".

Go back to basics with your photography and show us an image taken with the following limitations.

1. Fixed focal length - Either use a prime lens (preferably 50mm) or use a zoom lens at one end of the zoom.

2. 1 Roll Rule - Compose your image shot carefully, thinking out the composition, subject, focal point, perspective, framing, background, etc.

3. No Live Preview or Review - Everything should be composed through the viewfinder.

4. Manual focus - Use manual focus only.

5. One aperture - Use one aperture only. We have a tendency to shoot with lenses open too often. Try to limit yourself to f/5.6, f/8 or f/11.

We tried this experiment with our local photo group last Sunday, and it was quite popular. That is why we're presenting it as a Weekly Challenge.
Here is a link to the group photo shoot: http://www.meetup.com/pacificphoto/events/38983282/


A few simple rules:

1. Themes are posted on Fridays to give you the weekend to come up with a FRESH shot for the challenge to post through Monday.

2. This is about interaction, learning, being challenged and having fun so... HAVE FUN!

3. The themes are specific but interpretations are broad. Stay on theme but PLEASE feel free to think outside the box.

4. Look at others' submissions, comment as moved to do so and offer supportive and constructive feedback. Please don't just post for exposure. Look and at least comment on some.

5. Did we already mention: HAVE FUN!!!



Walter (for Scott and Walter)

Re: WEEKLY INFORMAL CHALLENGE: WEEK 84

PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 3:58 pm
by lynnh
Thinking about this challenge... I realize that photoshop 'help' or any post-treatment would be disallowed, but what about crop?

Re: WEEKLY INFORMAL CHALLENGE: WEEK 84

PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:31 pm
by crisscross
the opportunity arose fairly naturally for this pblog:
http://www.pbase.com/crisscross/week_84

Re: WEEKLY INFORMAL CHALLENGE: WEEK 84

PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 7:27 pm
by ckoi7lumiere
Wow Walter!
What a wonderful group of photographers you have on the side too!
I looked at 130 something pictures. There is a lot of talent there too!!
Continue the wonderful work, too bad i live so far...
Cool idea for the challenge ;)).

Re: WEEKLY INFORMAL CHALLENGE: WEEK 84

PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 7:28 pm
by amoxtli
lynnh wrote:Thinking about this challenge... I realize that photoshop 'help' or any post-treatment would be disallowed, but what about crop?


Feel free to process and crop Lynn. The exercise is about taking the shot.

Re: WEEKLY INFORMAL CHALLENGE: WEEK 84

PostPosted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 12:18 am
by ckoi7lumiere
Can't help it but think outside the box: http://www.pbase.com/image/139756777

Re: WEEKLY INFORMAL CHALLENGE: WEEK 84

PostPosted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:36 pm
by amoxtli
Here is my weekly contribution:

http://www.pbase.com/image/139789144

Have a great week everyone. To those of you in the U.S. have a Happy Thanksgiving. :D

Re: WEEKLY INFORMAL CHALLENGE: WEEK 84

PostPosted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:48 pm
by texces
I don't know if I did this right or not....but here goes.

http://www.pbase.com/ces0357/image/139789392

Cindi

Re: WEEKLY INFORMAL CHALLENGE: WEEK 84

PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:12 am
by maggie_falconi
Hi, here is mine:
I hope it's OK,

I hope you had a nice weekend, hugs, Maggie

Re: WEEKLY INFORMAL CHALLENGE: WEEK 84

PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 3:28 am
by timbg
My shot is here:
http://www.pbase.com/image/139793610

My photo club held a group shoot this morning, and I used these parameters for most of my shots. View the gallery here:
http://www.pbase.com/timbg/rop_beach11

Re: WEEKLY INFORMAL CHALLENGE: WEEK 84

PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 4:42 am
by patnighswander

Re: WEEKLY INFORMAL CHALLENGE: WEEK 84

PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 3:22 pm
by herb1rm

Re: WEEKLY INFORMAL CHALLENGE: WEEK 84

PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:01 pm
by jolka
Fresh composition from my fridge :)


Re: WEEKLY INFORMAL CHALLENGE: WEEK 84

PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:56 pm
by travelingrabbit
AMISH FARM: http://www.pbase.com/image/139811099

Hope I did this correctly! :D

Re: WEEKLY INFORMAL CHALLENGE: WEEK 84

PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:48 pm
by mairead