The Assignments created by Nikolai are a success and the proposals are better everyday.
I am honored, I have started the 1.st of the 1.st.
Congratulations Nikolai. :
Good iniciative.
Nice and good work . thumbthumb
I appreciate and share your enthusiasm, but I honestly think it's too early to call it any names. Once we manage to pass some "important" threshold, like at least 10 (mind you, as a programmer I'm using a hexadecimal notation, so it's 1610 :-) - then let's pop the beer or a bottle of un vieille veuve and have some celebration:-)
In the mean time - I want to see everybody's threes!!
I appreciate and share your enthusiasm, but I honestly think it's too early to call it any names. Once we manage to pass some "important" threshold, like at least 10 (mind you, as a programmer I'm using a hexadecimal notation, so it's 1610 :-) - then let's pop the beer or a bottle of un vieille veuve and have some celebration:-)
In the mean time - I want to see everybody's threes!!
Damn ! is there any photoshop "trick" in that ? if not, you damn rule.
(sorry for the "damn" thing, I just think this word is so cool )
No photoshop trick- the raindrops were in a spiders web between the rungs of a ladder I simply placed a flower on the lower rung and photographed the refracted image of the flower in the drops. The only trick is that the image was focus stacked from 2 shots of the same subjects- one shot was with the drops in focus (well nearly) and the refracted image very slightly OOF and the other shot was vice versa (ie the drops slightly OOF and the refracted image in focus). Should add this only works well with drops about 2mm in dia or smaller as larger drops distort the refracted image too much. If you are lucky or are more careful where you place the object to be refracted you can sometimes get the distances/ focal length of the drops to match and get both the drop and the refracted image both in focus in one shot.
Brian V.
No photoshop trick- the raindrops were in a spiders web between the rungs of a ladder I simply placed a flower on the lower rung and photographed the refracted image of the flower in the drops. The only trick is that the image was focus stacked from 2 shots of the same subjects- one shot was with the drops in focus (well nearly) and the refracted image very slightly OOF and the other shot was vice versa (ie the drops slightly OOF and the refracted image in focus). Should add this only works well with drops about 2mm in dia or smaller as larger drops distort the refracted image too much. If you are lucky or are more careful where you place the object to be refracted you can sometimes get the distances/ focal length of the drops to match and get both the drop and the refracted image both in focus in one shot.
Brian V.
Allright. This is stunning, thus.
Trust me, I don't usually like macro-photography but, hey ! 'must admit this is great.
Both taken today:
(I can't escape the house because of the kidlets, so I had to search the house)
3 rocks on my husbands climbing wall (plus a little visitor)
Shots on my son's bedroom wall (that I took when he was little)
Welcome to the Class!
Thank you for your entries:-)!
Three shots are just perfect! :
Three rocks - I wish you'd stopped down the aperture a bit.
You were probably "shooting" for the bug, and it's fine on its own, but speaking of three, the other two rocks are barely visible.
Oh well, I guess it's a mixed entry between One bug and Three rocks
The photos are very good and they place the standart very hight. :
Thank you, but I'm afraid you've mistaken my shots for Brian's or Doug's or John's
In fact, they set the bar so high that I simply had to enter something what us mere mortals can do, otherwise everybody else would be too afraid to enter anything that is not Getto Center quality :-)
I actually also shot it with about f8 and it looked better but when I uploaded it I realized it was OOF. Of course with 2 midgets climbing on me I couldn't reshoot. Maybe I should while they're drugged......I mean.....napping.
ETA: Here we go, God bless naps.
Same rock wall, just shot upwards from the base
and another.....hammock strings
Cool! I like the upward shot! I think it's a foundation for a very interestiung picture!
I actually also shot it with about f8 and it looked better but when I uploaded it I realized it was OOF. Of course with 2 midgets climbing on me I couldn't reshoot. Maybe I should while they're drugged......I mean.....napping.
ETA: Here we go, God bless naps.
Same rock wall, just shot upwards from the base
I think the one being blurry were pretty cool. Here, it's just... describing.
Kinda like the first one you've published.
3 pictures of 3's
While taking my kids on a campus tour of the University of Vermont yesterday, I took these 3 pictures of 3.
Can I also say that I'm glad this is a class and not a competition? There are a lot of awesome shots in this thread!
#1 Windows
#2 Cones
#3 Skylights
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While taking my kids on a campus tour of the University of Vermont yesterday, I took these 3 pictures of 3.
Can I also say that I'm glad this is a class and not a competition? There are a lot of awesome shots in this thread!
#1 Windows
#2 Cones
#3 Skylights
Neat entry, it's great that you thought of it while going for campus check
It's also great that #1 and #3 have extra threes in them: white thingies on top fo the windows and the light fixtures on the wall above the skylights...:-))
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I appreciate and share your enthusiasm, but I honestly think it's too early to call it any names. Once we manage to pass some "important" threshold, like at least 10 (mind you, as a programmer I'm using a hexadecimal notation, so it's 1610 :-) - then let's pop the beer or a bottle of un vieille veuve
In the mean time - I want to see everybody's threes!!
Brian V.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/
http://www.lordv.smugmug.com/
Here's the new....sorry for the confusion.
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Trust me, I don't usually like macro-photography but, hey ! 'must admit this is great.
I mean: good three:-)
Since there are 3 smoke trails I guess it makes it valid...
It was a stretch...I know.
Nothing even remotely close to Brians three drops, but hey, we can't all be geniuses :-)
Three stripes:
Three circles:
Three wheels:
Actually, the next one fit all three assigments:
Three lions:
Three WWII soldiers:
We still got almost the whole week left, let's keep clicking!
douglas
Love that but what is it?
Brian V.
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Toil and trouble!!
Fire burn,
and cauldron bubble!!
This is priceless, John. If looks could kill, you'd be in the ground pushing up daisies.:D
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Thank you Brian. That is my attempt at trying to make art from warping and coloring a photograph of eggs in PS.
douglas
Great entry!
The photos are very good and they place the standart very hight.
Welcome to the Class!
Thank you for your entries:-)!
Three shots are just perfect!
Three rocks - I wish you'd stopped down the aperture a bit.
You were probably "shooting" for the bug, and it's fine on its own, but speaking of three, the other two rocks are barely visible.
Oh well, I guess it's a mixed entry between One bug and Three rocks
Thank you, but I'm afraid you've mistaken my shots for Brian's or Doug's or John's
In fact, they set the bar so high that I simply had to enter something what us mere mortals can do, otherwise everybody else would be too afraid to enter anything that is not Getto Center quality :-)
Cheers!
Cool! I like the upward shot! I think it's a foundation for a very interestiung picture!
Kinda like the first one you've published.
Wolverine !
3 reflecting necterines
douglas
It's amazing what a creative person can do right in his own kitchen!
While taking my kids on a campus tour of the University of Vermont yesterday, I took these 3 pictures of 3.
Can I also say that I'm glad this is a class and not a competition? There are a lot of awesome shots in this thread!
#1 Windows
#2 Cones
#3 Skylights
http://www.juliejules.com
Canon 70D, Canon EF 24-105mm F4L IS, Canon EF 16-35mm F2.8L, Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM, Canon Ext 1.4x II, SpeedLite 430EX
Neat entry, it's great that you thought of it while going for campus check
It's also great that #1 and #3 have extra threes in them: white thingies on top fo the windows and the light fixtures on the wall above the skylights...:-))
:jawdrop :jawdrop :jawdrop
OK, rather than sitting in awe (which I still am), I took some more 3's...
Next one
and 3rd one
Can you guess what they are? Well, the 3rd is obvious.
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Weddings/Portraits and anything else that catches my eye.
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Looks like the grand piano guts to me:-)
Thanks for the nice entries!