s46 Photo Challenge

Challenge No 5 “Song Title”

s46bz — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:46:00 +0000

Take a photograph of a scene or items that represent a song title

Active from March 25th – April 15th 2009

Challenge #4 is…..”FOOD”

s46bz — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:18:20 +0000

March 4th-March 25th

“Long Exposure”

s46bz — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:08:46 +0000

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Why take part in the challenge and show off your pictures?

s46bz — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:06:31 +0000

Cause the art scene definitely has a mind of its own. Opinions on what is good or bad varies in photography just like in any other art/profession….

Case in point…..

One of Seattle’s newest gallery Exhibits. A 3 year old Tabby cat is selling his photos for $275 a piece.
Urban Light Studio Gallery

Challenge #3 ” Long Exposure”

s46bz — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:42:56 +0000

People often associate long exposures (or long shutter speeds) with night photography. What is overlooked are the amazing photos you can get with longer shutter speeds, ranging from 1/15 of a second up to many hours. What’s more, these aren’t tricky, and don’t require sophisticated cameras and lenses. Because of the techniques associated with shooting at varying lengths of (longer) shutter speeds, I break them down into three categories: Shorter exposures, which go from about 1/20th of a second to several seconds, medium exposures, which go up to about a minute, and long exposures, which can be indefinitely long.

In order to override your camera’s auto exposure setting you will need to set your setting to Shutter Speed Priority. The way to do this varies by manufacturer but most commonly its an “S” on the thumb dial.

Technically, this isn’t rocket science. The challenge is the composition. Because things are in motion, it’s hard to frame your picture in real-time conditions that change so quickly, and deciding when to release the shutter. Expect to shoot many pictures of the same thing, hoping that one great shot will appear. One hint about composition is to pay attention to the direction of motion, since that will be the theme of the picture. Straight lines, curved motion, forward, backward. It’s all about leading the viewer’s eye from a starting point to an endpoint. It may be subtly implied, or very direct, but it’s the motion itself that you want to convey.

When shooting from a stationery position, something else in the scene must also be stationary, or the effect is lost. Hence, it is necessary to keep the lens stable during the exposure to keep those stationary objects still. For 1/8 of a second or so, one “can”, with enough practice, learn to be relatively still, but even then, it still requires repeated shooting. If you’re on a train, for example, you can use a tripod.

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here are some samples of what you can create

But understanding shutter and aperture doesn’t have to be limited to creating images like those above. Ever been indoors and took photos that were to dark or to bright? The camera is trying to take a simple picture but that might cause it to over expose or under expose. By manually adjusting the shutter or aperture you will be able to get a properly exposed image

Entries for “Looking Up”

s46bz — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:04:53 +0000

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Week 2 Challenge “Looking UP”

s46bz — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:53:30 +0000

Next time your out and about in the city take a gander at the architecture of the city streets maybe walk inside a library or office building and see what hidden treasure you can find. “Looking “Up” in my mind is a perspective challenge. Making you expand your view point. But like Lavar Burton said on the Reading Rainbow ”you dont have to take my word for it”

This challenge runs from Wednesday January 28th through February 11th 2009.

Here on some examples to get your mind interested, Enjoy the challenge

THnx, BZ

Entries for “Tranquility”

s46bz — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:07:01 +0000

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Challenge #1~ “Tranquility”

s46bz — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:29:36 +0000

Week 1 Challenge theme is “Tranquility”

Active from Wednesday January 14th- January 28th 2009

GOOD LUCK, I look forward to seeing all the photos, Ben

Wikipedia:Tranquility Definition

Hello world!

s46bz — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:22:33 +0000

Welcome to Shutter Fly Online

The place to vote on your favorite photos submitted to the challenge

~its a work in progress