Thanksgiving

"Pleased as Pie" - Mike
Pie is a big part of our family's Thanksgiving traditions. With Lena's large family, there have usually been a large number of pies. We made 14 this year, but one year I believe they made 53! Mmmmm, Pie.
18 mm, f/4, 1/40 sec., ISO 800, No Flash, Matrix, Manual

"grateful grandmothers" - ryan
This shot was taken at the little boy in the picture's bday party while his grandmothers were washing him off in the sink after he tore into his cake.

D90 - 75mm equiv., f1/250s, f3.5, iso200

"I am thankful for... Fall Color" - Cary

Fall color here is certainly not what you'd find in New England but I still love the color we do get here, particularly those trees that really go overboard and put out the intense shades of yellows, reds and oranges. A few good examples I found around town are here.

E-3 w/ 12-60 mm @ 60 mm, 1/250 sec @ f/8, ISO 100, RAW processed in ALR2

"Thanksgiving Symbols" - Matt
Football and pumpkins. That's what comes to my mind.
190mm, f/9.5, 6sec, center-weighted, m-mode

Next week's challenge:
Southern Shots
26 November 2008 - Weekly Photo Challenge: "Free Study"
Due: 3 December 2008

Since everyone in the group is out doing fun stuff this weekend, I thought a free study week would be appropriate. Have a great Thanksgiving!

Good luck,
Matt

Tilted

Tilting the camera can provide an interesting variation on what otherwise might be just an ordinary shot.

"Ice Harbor Lock & Dam Spillway" - Cary

Well, the 1:55 scale model of it we have running here at ERDC anyway.  The real one doesn't have a sign saying "Spillway" on it nor is it baby blue (see for yourself here), but physical models are really cool engineering in action.  Thought it looked kinda cool in a slow-shutter, tilted format.

E-3 w/ 12-60mm @ 21mm, 3.2sec @ f/5.6, ISO 100, RAW processed in ALR2 & PS-CS3

"Precarious" - Matt
Not as hard as it looks... it's all in the wrist.
38mm, f/6.7, 2sec, center-weighted, m-mode

"Unbalanced Pumpkin" - Mike
I saw the most amazing view of the Los Angeles city skyline as my plane was descending and the sunset was starting, but I couldn't make myself break the rules by taking out my camera from under the seat to get the shot while the plane was landing. However, I found that I was reasonably pleased with the results from tilting my camera to take a shot of one of our remaining pumpkins.
35 mm, f/13, 1/1.3 sec., ISO 800, A Priority, Matrix

"swimming upstream" - Kirk
I took a bunch of shots at the duck pond near my parents house and for a while I thought I was wasting them shooting at a crazy angle. So I took a few "normal" shots and when I came home and looked at the "normal" shots, I deleted them. I had a hard time deciding which picture I liked the most, so here are a few other shots I liked.
200 mm, 1/60 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200, center weighted, a-priority

Next week's challenge:
Southern Shots
19 November 2008 - Weekly Photo Challenge: "Thanksgiving"
Due: 26 November 2008

Thanksgiving is coming up. Find a picture of a turkey, a football, or something you're thankful for; anything that reminds you of Thanksgiving.

Good luck,
Matt

Two-Second Exposure

"P.Y.T." - Quincy
I took a trip back to 1982 for this one. Can anyone guess the album?
E500 - 148mm equiv., f/4.5, 2sec, spot, s-priority

"Inseparable" - matt
Caleb and Max. Caleb is a lot easier to photograph when he's sleeping.
50mm, ~f/9, 2sec, center-weighted, manual

"The Heart Flip" - Cary
Carnival rides at night provide nice opportunities to capture movement and a 2-second exposure is just about right to get interesting patterns painted with light (how's that for combining several recent themes?).
E-3 w/ 12-60 mm @ 12 mm, 2 sec @ f/13, ISO 100, S-priority, RAW processed in ALR2

"Piano in Lamplight" - Mike
I wanted to try something different than a night shot and decided that I liked the lighting on the piano from the piano lamp. I was surprised at how much light got into the lens in just two seconds. I took it close up with an 18 mm focal length to stylize the photo a little bit.
18 mm, f/22, 2 sec., ISO 200, Auto White Balance, Matrix, Manual Mode

Next week's challenge:
Southern Shots
12 November 2008 - Weekly Photo Challenge: "Tilted"
Due: 19 November 2008

This week's challenge was chosen by Mike:

"Tilting the camera can provide an interesting variation on what otherwise might be just an ordinary shot. Tilt your camera and be creative. Here are a few examples to get you thinking:

http://www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=644619

http://www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=78025

http://www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=654545.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=654545


Good luck,
Matt

Movement

There are lots of ways to portray movement.

"GT" - ryan
Better late than never. I really wish I had got the whole car in the frame. Maybe next time.
D90 - 105mm equiv, f20, 1/15s, Center, S-priority

"Juggling Trails" - Mike
I thought it would be fun to do some motion trails with my juggling balls. However, timing the flash right was difficult. Lena had to help me out with this shot since I couldn't juggle and trigger the shutter at the same time.
38 mm, f/5, 1/13 sec., ISO 400, Rear Curtain Flash (-1.3), Matrix, Manual Mode

Flying By - Matt
We were having so much fun on the playground equipment I decided I ought to take some pictures.
28mm, f/11, 1/8sec, center-weighted, s-mode

Next week's challenge:
Southern Shots
5 November 2008 - Weekly Photo Challenge: "2-Second Exposure"
Due: 12 November 2008

Take a picture of anything you want using a two-second shutter.

Matt