Weekly Assignment #102: Outdoor Holiday Decor

NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
edited January 29, 2009 in Assignments
I don't know about other parts of US/World, but here in SoCal communities are showing off their best Xmas decor despite all the crisis. Let's join in a merry spirit and capture the best decoration in your neighborhood.
Make sure it's dark outside, so you get all the lights. Tripod is highly recommended.
Let's capture the spirit!
"May the f/stop be with you!"
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  • mike17mike17 Registered Users Posts: 3 Beginner grinner
    edited December 19, 2008
    Christmas lights
    As you can tell by number of posts, im pretty new at this.
    I shot my neighbors lights this afternoon to get an idea of what i was looking for, then tried the same shot after dark. I kinda like the day shot better. Shots are, as taken. [Haven't done much with photo shop).


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    mike
    cannon rebel
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2008
    mike17 wrote:
    As you can tell by number of posts, im pretty new at this.
    I shot my neighbors lights this afternoon to get an idea of what i was looking for, then tried the same shot after dark. I kinda like the day shot better. Shots are, as taken. [Haven't done much with photo shop).

    mike
    cannon rebel
    Thanks, Mike!thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • FrascaFrasca Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
    edited December 20, 2008
    family christmas tree
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    Its not outdoors because MA is still getting hit by a blizzard that started yesterday... a foot and still snowing clap.gif
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2008
    Frasca wrote:
    Its not outdoors because MA is still getting hit by a blizzard that started yesterday... a foot and still snowing clap.gif
    Thank you!
    OK, let's treat this a test entry:-) We still need an outdoor one ;-)
    BTW, blizzards make for great pictures deal.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • catspawcatspaw Registered Users Posts: 1,292 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2008
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    Camera NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D50
    Exposure Time 1.6s (16/10)
    Aperture f/6.3
    ISO 800
    Focal Length 16mm (24mm 35mm)


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    Camera NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D50
    Exposure Time 1s (1/1)
    Aperture f/6.3
    ISO 800
    Focal Length 20mm (30mm 35mm)
    //Leah
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2008
    catspaw wrote:
    Camera NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D50
    Exposure Time 1.6s (16/10)
    Aperture f/6.3
    ISO 800
    Focal Length 16mm (24mm 35mm)

    Camera NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D50
    Exposure Time 1s (1/1)
    Aperture f/6.3
    ISO 800
    Focal Length 20mm (30mm 35mm)
    Thanks Leah! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • spb13spb13 Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited December 26, 2008
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2008
    spb13 wrote:
    Does this one count? :D
    Hell, yeah! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • bamommybamommy Registered Users Posts: 2 Beginner grinner
    edited December 29, 2008
    Lights + Lensbaby
    Got a new Lensbaby for Christmas and wanted to try it out!


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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 29, 2008
    bamommy wrote:
    Got a new Lensbaby for Christmas and wanted to try it out!
    Thank you! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • Jeremy WinterbergJeremy Winterberg Registered Users Posts: 1,233 Major grins
    edited December 29, 2008
    Manger Lights
    Hello everybody, I thought I'd add my picture to the assignment this week. I'm fairly new to this site, I competed in a few of the competitions but sadly did not make it very far at all haha... ok... I call this manger lights... nice and simple. the original is fully in focus, but I felt like blurring out the people and focusing in the lights up top. tell me whatcha think.

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    Jer
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 29, 2008
    Hello everybody, I thought I'd add my picture to the assignment this week. I'm fairly new to this site, I competed in a few of the competitions but sadly did not make it very far at all haha... ok... I call this manger lights... nice and simple. the original is fully in focus, but I felt like blurring out the people and focusing in the lights up top. tell me whatcha think.
    Thank you Jeremy! Welcome to the Class, and nice entry!thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • Digital IllusionsDigital Illusions Registered Users Posts: 150 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2008
    Well Nik I am going to try my hand at this one. saddly i could narrow it down to just one image....

    1 - ISO400, 55mm, f/10, 1/200 sec
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    2 - ISO400, 180mm, f/6.3, 1/160sec.
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    3 - ISO100, 25mm, f/14, 15sec.
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    Brian C. Gailey, Owner / Operator
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    1764 Shawna Ct, Klamath Falls OR, 97603
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2008
    Well Nik I am going to try my hand at this one. saddly i could narrow it down to just one image....
    red crosses :-( ne_nau.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • Digital IllusionsDigital Illusions Registered Users Posts: 150 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2008
    Nikolai wrote:
    red crosses :-( ne_nau.gif

    how about now?
    Brian C. Gailey, Owner / Operator
    Digital Illusions Photography & Design
    1764 Shawna Ct, Klamath Falls OR, 97603
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2008
    how about now?
    Much better, and thank you! :-)
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NateWNateW Registered Users Posts: 137 Major grins
    edited December 31, 2008
    Here's one (my first Dgrin post for images and not support!):
    Photo location is the Quad Cities (Iowa) Childrens Hands-on Museum.

    While it's not an outdoor lighting situation, it is a portrayal of one!
    (outside temps these days were still in negative territory, too, though I would have liked to get out anyway!)

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    Info: D80 hand held, 26mm (of 18-200VR), 1/6s, F4, ISO800.

    I'm looking forward to hainvg a lot of fun with these weeklies!
    NateW
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited December 31, 2008
    NateW wrote:
    Here's one (my first Dgrin post for images and not support!):
    Photo location is the Quad Cities (Iowa) Childrens Hands-on Museum.

    While it's not an outdoor lighting situation, it is a portrayal of one!
    (outside temps these days were still in negative territory, too, though I would have liked to get out anyway!)

    Info: D80 hand held, 26mm (of 18-200VR), 1/6s, F4, ISO800.

    I'm looking forward to hainvg a lot of fun with these weeklies!
    NateW
    Welcome to the Class and congrats on your First Dgrin Image Post Ever! clap.gif
    While not officially matching the task, very nicely done! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • BenjerBenjer Registered Users Posts: 275 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2009
    late for class
    I'm guessing this assignment is over, but thought i'd go ahead and contribute my first shot (for this section), anyway. Kinda reminds me of my middle school book report assignments, always late!

    christmas couple
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    The "National Christmas Tree" in Washington, DC.

    Nikon D300 with Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8 zoom lens, set to f/22 for 13 sec at ISO 200.
    I chose such a low ISO to try and keep noise to a minimum, and the tiny aperture to create the "star" effect on the lights, at the cost of a much softer image than I would have liked due to the long exposure. One good thing is that there were tons of people milling about - around the stationary couple in the foreground - which got blurred out completely, giving the shot a more intimate feeling. This outing was my first attempt at night photography and capturing lights, and based on the one or two usable shots I got (out of a hundred), I have a lot to learn!

    Oh - also, there was a string of lights on the tree that had burned out, making a dark line down the middle, so I cloned out the bad spot in Photoshop to make it "perfect."
    Nikon D300, 17-35, 24-70, 70-200, 105 Macro, Tokina 11-16, Lensbaby, iPhone!
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2009
    Benjer wrote:
    I'm guessing this assignment is over, but thought i'd go ahead and contribute my first shot (for this section), anyway. Kinda reminds me of my middle school book report assignments, always late!

    christmas couple

    The "National Christmas Tree" in Washington, DC.

    Nikon D300 with Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8 zoom lens, set to f/22 for 13 sec at ISO 200.
    I chose such a low ISO to try and keep noise to a minimum, and the tiny aperture to create the "star" effect on the lights, at the cost of a much softer image than I would have liked due to the long exposure. One good thing is that there were tons of people milling about - around the stationary couple in the foreground - which got blurred out completely, giving the shot a more intimate feeling. This outing was my first attempt at night photography and capturing lights, and based on the one or two usable shots I got (out of a hundred), I have a lot to learn!

    Oh - also, there was a string of lights on the tree that had burned out, making a dark line down the middle, so I cloned out the bad spot in Photoshop to make it "perfect."

    Welcome to the Class and thank you for the entry! Happy New Year!
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • ChimperChimper Registered Users Posts: 9 Beginner grinner
    edited January 2, 2009
    Better late than not at all?
    My first d-grin photo post - whatcha think? img_5606.jpg
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2009
    Chimper wrote:
    My first d-grin photo post - whatcha think?
    Congratulation on breaking the lurker status! Welcome to the Class! clap.gif
    Nice entry! thumb.gif
    And never such thing as too late - as long as the picture is fresh, i.e. taken with the assignment in mind. deal.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • baldmountainbaldmountain Registered Users Posts: 192 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2009
    Oops, almost missed this assignment too.

    This was a snapshot to see how much exposure I was going to need. LOTS. It's kind of neat in a I had too much to drink kind of way.

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    This is what I originally visualized...

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    My son and I like this one better. :ivar

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    geoff
  • ddkphotosddkphotos Registered Users Posts: 39 Big grins
    edited January 8, 2009
    hope it's not too late!
    here are a few I took over the holidays... - this is the Christmas Tree at Place Ville Marie in Montreal
  • ddkphotosddkphotos Registered Users Posts: 39 Big grins
    edited January 8, 2009
    next is taken in Verdun where each house tries to outdo the neighbours... Loved the cat in the window...
    ddkphotos wrote:
    here are a few I took over the holidays... - this is the Christmas Tree at Place Ville Marie in Montreal
  • ddkphotosddkphotos Registered Users Posts: 39 Big grins
    edited January 8, 2009
    a big tree after a snow storm
  • ddkphotosddkphotos Registered Users Posts: 39 Big grins
    edited January 8, 2009
    intentional movement - downtown store lights
  • ddkphotosddkphotos Registered Users Posts: 39 Big grins
    edited January 8, 2009
    intentional movement again - and a bit of fractalius filter added
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2009
    Oops, almost missed this assignment too.
    This was a snapshot to see how much exposure I was going to need. LOTS. It's kind of neat in a I had too much to drink kind of way.
    Geoff, I though I replied, but apparently I didn't, I apologize for the delay!
    Nice non-trivial entries! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited January 9, 2009
    DDkphotos - great entries, thank you very much! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
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