Assignment #42: Towel

NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
edited July 19, 2007 in Assignments
Yes, this is it: A Towel. Da Towel. The most useful thing any Galactic traveler in search of the Ultimate Answer to the Ultimate Question of the Life, the Universe and Everything should always keep handy. :wink

Make it pretty (or ugly). Make it important. Shoot it dry, shoot it wet, shoot it hanged, shoot it folded. Put a beautiful girl on/in it or an ugly dog under it. In any case, you shot shot cry "towel". Make the Target begging for it for a full-page ad.

No compositing, color correction and touch-up OK. Shot must be freshly taken with this assignment in mind.

For the rest of the rules and other themes please consult this sticky.

Let's shoot us some towels!
"May the f/stop be with you!"
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    A towel?? ne_nau.gifheadscratch.gifrolleyes1.gif We all need to get together and start thinking of shooting subjects!!

    Ok, i'm going to go and get me a towel. rolleyes1.gif
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  • mwaltersmwalters Registered Users Posts: 119 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    Yes, this is it: A Towel. Da Towel. The most useful thing any Galactic traveler in search of the Ultimate Answer to the Ultimate Question of the Life, the Universe and Everything should always keep handy. mwink.gif

    Don't forget the peanuts!

    Matthew

    Edit... I just got the reason for the subject of this assignment - Doh!
  • Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    Towel ? eek7.gif
    Well, here is my first try on this assignment.
    This is Luisa's towel with some 80 / 100 years old, linen fabric, hand made embroideries .
    The work has been done by my wife's grand mother. (Luisa is my wife).
    All the textures you see in the horizontal stripes are embroideries.
    I hope to be able to post later a better picture of this table towel. :D
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    All the best ! ... António Correia - Facebook
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    Antonio Correia wrote:
    Towel ? eek7.gif
    Well, here is my first try on this assignment.
    This is Luisa's towel with some 80 / 100 years old, linen fabric, hand made embroideries .
    The work has been done by my wife's grand mother. (Luisa is my wife).
    All the textures you see in the horizontal stripes are embroideries.
    I hope to be able to post later a better picture of this table towel. :D

    Great entry, thank you!thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    Marina,
    ShepsMom wrote:
    A towel?? ne_nau.gifheadscratch.gifrolleyes1.gif We all need to get together and start thinking of shooting subjects!!

    Ok, i'm going to go and get me a towel. rolleyes1.gif

    Yes, a towel. deal.gif The questions is whether you can shoot it in an interesting way. Antonio could, can you? mwink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    mwalters wrote:
    Edit... I just got the reason for the subject of this assignment - Doh!
    Glad you did..mwink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    Fresh from the pool
    Towel Springboard

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    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • mwaltersmwalters Registered Users Posts: 119 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    Towel Springboard

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    Judging by that shadow, you wouldn't want to jump backwards!
  • mwaltersmwalters Registered Users Posts: 119 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    Here's my first effort. Clean towels on a bed...

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    I'll maybe try again when we have some daylight, I know the lighting's not great.

    Matthew
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    mwalters wrote:
    Judging by that shadow, you wouldn't want to jump backwards!
    lol..
    These are actually from the palm frongs 20 ft above lol3.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    Matthew,
    mwalters wrote:
    Here's my first effort. Clean towels on a bed...

    I'll maybe try again when we have some daylight, I know the lighting's not great.

    Matthew

    Thank you! thumb.gif
    Let's try to tell the story. Why is the towel there? Who's gonna use it? Is it unique? Are there others?
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • mwaltersmwalters Registered Users Posts: 119 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    Thank you! thumb.gif
    Let's try to tell the story. Why is the towel there? Who's gonna use it? Is it unique? Are there others?
    OK, the true story is...

    These are my towels, I think they were a wedding present. The provenance is nowhere near as interesting as Antonio's towel - they would have come from a department store along with many thousands of others.

    A more interesting version is...

    They're laid out on the bed ready for a visitor, maybe they'll arrive in a Ford, maybe it has a few dents.

    There's a book in the background, it's quite old. Hopefully the visitor won't panic when they see it, the radio also in the background should hopefully drown out the noise from any construction traffic.

    Matthew
  • mwaltersmwalters Registered Users Posts: 119 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    lol..
    These are actually from the palm frongs 20 ft above lol3.gif

    rolleyes1.gif

    They still look pretty sharp to me
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    mwalters wrote:
    OK, the true story is...

    These are my towels, I think they were a wedding present. The provenance is nowhere near as interesting as Antonio's towel - they would have come from a department store along with many thousands of others.

    A more interesting version is...

    They're laid out on the bed ready for a visitor, maybe they'll arrive in a Ford, maybe it has a few dents.

    There's a book in the background, it's quite old. Hopefully the visitor won't panic when they see it, the radio also in the background should hopefully drown out the noise from any construction traffic.

    Matthew

    Laughing.gifthumb.gif

    I meant - with the picture:-) deal.gifmwink.gifrolleyes1.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2007
    mwalters wrote:
    rolleyes1.gif
    They still look pretty sharp to me
    And they are, trust me - provided you can jump that high to reach them :-)
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2007
    I wasn't sure about this assignment at first but here goes-

    all taken tonight w/ bounce flash- sharpened and 1 b&w conversion

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    do paper (towels) count?

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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2007
    Here are 3 more

    Folded

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    Hanging

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    "The Journey of life is as much in oneself as the roads one travels"


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  • Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2007
    After the shower.
    One photo has been largely treated as you can see. I like the result. :D
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    All the best ! ... António Correia - Facebook
  • ArnicaArnica Registered Users Posts: 171 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2007
    My towels. I'm using them effectively rolleyes1.gif

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2007
    Aaron,
    Very nice entries, thank you! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2007
    Antonio Correia wrote:
    After the shower.
    One photo has been largely treated as you can see. I like the result. :D
    I do like it too, thank you for your entries!thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2007
    Arnica,
    Arnica wrote:
    My towels. I'm using them effectively rolleyes1.gif
    Very cool, thank you for your entry! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2007
    Towel in the landscape.
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2007
    Antonio Correia wrote:
    Towel in the landscape.
    Thank you! thumb.gif
    It looks a bit blown for a primary subject, don't you think?mwink.gif
    Also, the image as a whole fails to tel the story. What's the towel doing there? Is it for a picnic? Was it left forgotten? Did the wind brought it here? ne_nau.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    Thank you! thumb.gif
    It looks a bit blown for a primary subject, don't you think?mwink.gif
    Also, the image as a whole fails to tel the story. What's the towel doing there? Is it for a picnic? Was it left forgotten? Did the wind brought it here? ne_nau.gif

    Indeed the photo doesn't tell a story...

    I brought the towel myself and put it there that's all.mwink.gif
    All the best ! ... António Correia - Facebook
  • jenniferjennifer Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2007
    Beach Towel
    Taken at Hermosa Beach earlier today.

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2007
    Jenifer,
    jennifer wrote:
    Taken at Hermosa Beach earlier today.
    Great entry, thank you! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • dlscott56dlscott56 Registered Users Posts: 1,324 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2007
    Here's the hotel towel.

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2007
    Dave,
    dlscott56 wrote:
    Here's the hotel towel.
    Thank you!
    I guess if you cropped a little less so we could see the actual hotel room it would add greatly to the towel story
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • dlscott56dlscott56 Registered Users Posts: 1,324 Major grins
    edited July 5, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    Thank you!
    I guess if you cropped a little less so we could see the actual hotel room it would add greatly to the towel story
    How about this one?
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