Weekly Assignment #76: Flow

NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
edited October 2, 2008 in Assignments
OK, let's up the ante and try to capture something more difficult than a parked car. Let's try to capture the flow.
I think of a chiffon scarf flowing in the breeze. I think of gentle curles of smoke rizing from the tip of a good cuban. I think of grains of dye thrown into a clear quiet creek. I think of 3 sec exposure of people in the Grand Central during the rush hour...
I want to see the flow!

DA RULEZ:
  • Fresh pics only, as always.
  • One image per entry, multiple entires OK.
  • Moderate PS, no blur effects in post, please
  • Please think of a good title, too. It really helps, especially it helps you as a photographer to verbalize what it is that you're actualluy gonna shoot - before you press the shutter.
  • And, needless to say, I want to see good pictures, the pictures you can actually be proud of. :wink
Let's go with the flow!
"May the f/stop be with you!"
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  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited April 28, 2008
    My Flow Shot - "No Flow"
    Looks like the flow got up and went! May not be what you want, but it's worth a shot.....and it's late at night! Thanks for the opportunity and any comments. Lauren


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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited April 28, 2008
    redleash wrote:
    Looks like the flow got up and went! May not be what you want, but it's worth a shot.....and it's late at night! Thanks for the opportunity and any comments. Lauren

    Too funny rolleyes1.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • sanakasanaka Registered Users Posts: 108 Major grins
    edited April 28, 2008
    Ocean goes back to itself
    Just a rocky space where water goes back to the sea in between being submerged by waves.

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    I'd have liked to open the shutter for several seconds, but my camera only goes to f8, so 1/15 was the longest I could go without badly blowing out the highs.

    exif

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    Sanaka
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited April 28, 2008
    sanaka wrote:
    Just a rocky space where water goes back to the sea in between being submerged by waves.

    I'd have liked to open the shutter for several seconds, but my camera only goes to f8, so 1/15 was the longest I could go without badly blowing out the highs.

    exif

    Peace,
    Sanaka

    Very nice entry, thank you! thumb.gif

    I hear you about f/8. Had the same issue with my P&S-s in the past, even very good ones. That's where ND filters come in handy (provided you can use them).
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • CWSkopecCWSkopec Registered Users Posts: 1,325 Major grins
    edited April 28, 2008
    I just found this section at the end of last week, so here's my first entry... well not so much an entry as it is 3 entries... I just can't decide which I like best for the assignment... But lucky for me, the camping trip this weekend gave me the opportunity to play with my new-ish camera in a new way AND participate in my first assignment!! :D

    1)
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    [edit] 2 & 3 have been removed... someone should really read the rules first! :D

    I hope these fit your thoughts on flow Nikolai, 'cause it's the first thing that came to mind!! :D

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited April 28, 2008
    CWSkopec wrote:
    ...well not so much an entry as it is 3 entries...
    Chris, welcome! clap.gif

    Please read the rules: ONE entry per post. deal.gif

    More almost never means better:-) mwink.gif

    Out of three you posted I really suggest you select one and "go with the flow" iloveyou.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • CWSkopecCWSkopec Registered Users Posts: 1,325 Major grins
    edited April 29, 2008
    Nikolai wrote:
    Chris, welcome! clap.gif

    Please read the rules: ONE entry per post. deal.gif

    More almost never means better:-) mwink.gif

    Out of three you posted I really suggest you select one and "go with the flow" iloveyou.gif
    My appologies, Nikolai!!
    Such shenanigans won't happen again!! 11doh.gif

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited April 29, 2008
    CWSkopec wrote:
    My appologies, Nikolai!!
    Such shenanigans won't happen again!! 11doh.gif

    ~Chris
    No problem, stuff happens:-)
    Now, back to your image...

    It's a nice catch of the sparks. Sharp, good exposure and DOF. thumb.gif

    However, I don't get any feeling of the suggested theme out of it. ne_nau.gif

    Sparks are something that happen one instant and gone the next. They are fast, discrete and very chaotic.

    Flow, on the other hand, is anything but.

    It's there, it moves and stays at the same time, it's continuous, royally slow and very predictable.

    I think you may wanna think the theme over and make another pass at it mwink.gif
    HTH
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • spb13spb13 Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited April 29, 2008
    I am pretty sure that this isn't exactly what you have in mind, but it is one of the first things I think of related to flow. I am going to keep looking for something that is actually moving.

    "Flowing Bits"
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited April 29, 2008
    spb13 wrote:
    I am pretty sure that this isn't exactly what you have in mind, but it is one of the first things I think of related to flow. I am going to keep looking for something that is actually moving.
    "Flowing Bits"
    And get the idea, and in fact it could've being pulled off with the some sort of composite/blurred image, but "as is" it doesn't flow mwink.gifne_nau.gifrolleyes1.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • PhotoDavid78PhotoDavid78 Registered Users Posts: 939 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2008
    Off to Work
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2008
    dtw78 wrote:
    off to work
    Thank you! thumb.gif
    I'm glad you tried this approach. However, it's not there yet. I'd say, you need significantly more people and longer shutter speed. I also would recommend a higher vantage point.
    Remember, we need flow, not just motion blur...deal.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • spb13spb13 Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2008
    I think this one is more inline with what you are looking for, but I am not sure if it is enough flow.

    "Tranquil Flow"
    287694150_PmHJe-L.jpg
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2008
    spb13 wrote:
    I think this one is more inline with what you are looking for, but I am not sure if it is enough flow.
    "Tranquil Flow"
    Very nice shot thumb.gif , but you're correct, not enough flow.. ne_nau.gif
    Don't think "water", think the concept deal.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • silversx80silversx80 Registered Users Posts: 604 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2008
    Does this work?

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2008
    silversx80 wrote:
    Does this work?
    I say it does! Thank you! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • ShimaShima Registered Users Posts: 2,547 Major grins
    edited May 5, 2008
    Flowing fire:

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    How's that?
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 5, 2008
    Shima wrote:
    Flowing fire:
    How's that?
    Hi Cat:-)
    Nice shot, I see the idea, but, in all honesty, it's not *there* yet.
    I must admit, flame/fire is an extremely tough subject for this type of assignment due to its highly volatile nature. As I expressed earlier in my "sparks" comment, for me "flow" implies slightly different type of process/motion, more continuous, more slow, more steady, more repetitive. Flames are fast and usually completely chaotic.
    HTH
    PS
    Wanna try lava instead?;-)
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited May 5, 2008
    Nikolai wrote:
    Wanna try lava instead?;-)
    NOT an eligible shot... wow it's been 5 years already?
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    Sony CyberShot 3MP
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 5, 2008
    ChrisJ wrote:
    NOT an eligible shot
    But a very cool one! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • ShimaShima Registered Users Posts: 2,547 Major grins
    edited May 6, 2008
    Nikolai wrote:
    Hi Cat:-)
    Wanna try lava instead?;-)

    I liked that because of the "flow" of the flame, I'll try again later...but likely not with fire since that was not at my house. I don't have a fire pit at home.

    Oh and I live in Indiana... care to tell me where I can find a volcano? lol

    Off to post a palm photo in a few moments for the other assignment :)
  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited May 9, 2008
    Flowing Grass?
    How does this one look?

    292432826_xZNZR-S.jpg
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 9, 2008
    redleash wrote:
    How does this one look?
    Thank you! thumb.gif
    I can feel the wind mwink.gif , but the flow is not there yet...:-( ne_nau.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • CWSkopecCWSkopec Registered Users Posts: 1,325 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2008
    Kayak
    Well, it's been a while looking for an adequate replacement for my earlier attempt with the sparks. How's this one Nikolai? :D


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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2008
    CWSkopec wrote:
    Well, it's been a while looking for an adequate replacement for my earlier attempt with the sparks. How's this one Nikolai? :D
    ~Chris
    Chris, thank you! thumb.gif
    I understand it's a long exposure shot of a river, but for some reason "the flow" is not there for me. Something's missing ne_nau.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • spb13spb13 Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited July 28, 2008
    I think I might finally have something that works...maybe.

    "City Walkers"

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited July 28, 2008
    spb13 wrote:
    I think I might finally have something that works...maybe.
    "City Walkers"
    Very cool! thumb.gifclap.gif
    Can you elaborate on the technique, please?
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • spb13spb13 Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited July 28, 2008
    Nikolai wrote:
    Very cool! thumb.gifclap.gif
    Can you elaborate on the technique, please?

    HA! Sure I was standing on the upper deck at Universal City Walk and realized that I might be able to get a "flow" pic of the people flowing to the parking lot. I tried setting up on the trash can, but was too far from the edge to get the right angle. So I just put it right up on the rail and held it as steady as I could. This shot is from right near the top of the escalators and there was some kind of a sign illuminating the people walking by. I have some other shots that are of a more open area and it isn't quite so interesting.

    So really the only thing I did special was manage to keep the camera still for 5 seconds. :D
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited July 28, 2008
    spb13 wrote:
    HA! Sure I was standing on the upper deck at Universal City Walk and realized that I might be able to get a "flow" pic of the people flowing to the parking lot. I tried setting up on the trash can, but was too far from the edge to get the right angle. So I just put it right up on the rail and held it as steady as I could. This shot is from right near the top of the escalators and there was some kind of a sign illuminating the people walking by. I have some other shots that are of a more open area and it isn't quite so interesting.

    So really the only thing I did special was manage to keep the camera still for 5 seconds. :D

    Very nice, thank you for sharing! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • MooreDrivenMooreDriven Registered Users Posts: 260 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2008
    I submitted a shot in the Reflection assignment from the same location. I liked the flow of the water from the wall and the kids running trying to catch it as it was stopping. This kids were having a good time.

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