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Jobaka
05-06-2012, 10:46am
Water.

It could be the condensation on your cocktail glass or the tons of water flowing over Niagara Falls. It could be ice crystals on your kitchen window or a calving Alaskan glacier. It could be the steam escaping the teapot on your stove or Yellowstone's Old Faithful. Look around and try to record what you see.


Rules:

You must be the photographer, and it must be taken this month. Use whatever camera you have with you at the time.

You may submit several images to get feedback, but by the deadline your submission must be clearly labelled for the voting poll.

Photo manipulation of contrast, brightness, color, sharpness and crop are allowed. "Chopping" something into the image is not allowed. HDR is not allowed. ( I suspect there will be an HDR assignment in the future. Save that technique for that assignment please)

Use of Smart phone apps are not allowed unless used for the standard manipulation listed above. No borders, filters etc. (Again, another assignment)

Deadline for submissions will be 11 PM EST May 30th.
allthrottleandsomebottle
05-07-2012, 10:22am
Should be fun:seasix:
Milton Fox
05-10-2012, 12:24am
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8028/7169070962_054c18717f_z.jpg
allthrottleandsomebottle
05-10-2012, 6:23am
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DAB
05-11-2012, 3:16pm
swell.....last month was flowers, not many in the desert this time of year....and now water....ummm.....we're in the high desert, few things as valuable as water here.

i'll see what i can come up with anyway.
73sbVert
05-11-2012, 3:19pm
swell.....last month was flowers, not many in the desert this time of year....and now water....ummm.....we're in the high desert, few things as valuable as water here.

i'll see what i can come up with anyway.

:slap: You've got a cistern now!! Go take some pichurs!!!


:D
kingpin
05-11-2012, 5:18pm
I bought aN Olympus Point and shoot and now I have a tripod so I'm a real photographer. :D

These are all shots I took this morning of a water bottle with some water in it.
At one point I sprayed WD-40 in it to add a different effect.
I also added some blue colouring to add a different effect.
Some cropped and basic photoshop brightness and contrast adjustments as well as sharpness.

**If these are too big let me know and I will shrink them. I think they are best viewed as large as possible for the effect I want. **
**I have no idea how the hair got in the bottle. ** :lol:

:cheers:

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k507/mike4452/contests/7cd64ed4.jpg
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k507/mike4452/contests/9bac34d0.jpg
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k507/mike4452/contests/b5d2cea1.jpg
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k507/mike4452/contests/080f9009.jpg
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k507/mike4452/contests/a2a4e109.jpg
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k507/mike4452/contests/fb5b2c99.jpg
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k507/mike4452/contests/4f752862.jpg

This is the part of the bottle that meets the neck. I like this one.
http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k507/mike4452/contests/c8a09ee2.jpg
Milton Fox
05-11-2012, 6:08pm
If that last one was in a whiskey bottle ad it would have a couple of those space alien/skulls 'subliminal' images in it...
Jobaka
05-11-2012, 7:04pm
:hurray: We're off to a pretty strong start this month. It looks like we might get quite a variety of perspectives with this subject.








swell.....last month was flowers, not many in the desert this time of year....and now water....ummm.....we're in the high desert, few things as valuable as water here.

i'll see what i can come up with anyway.

It all came down to a coin flip. I had the choices for this month's subject narrowed down to either water or cutting boards. Kind of a tough break for you, I guess.







:D
carlton_fritz
05-12-2012, 4:36pm
First of the month. Hope to get other options.

http://i46.tinypic.com/311np7a.jpg
kingpin
05-12-2012, 5:57pm
Good stuff so far.

kp you gave me a couple of ideas. :yesnod: :cheers:

:cheers: Just make sure I get some credit. :lol:

I don't know if my photos meet the rules or not. I hope so.
Milton Fox
05-13-2012, 8:22pm
It rained here most all day Friday, this is one of our employee's kids after getting caught in the rain at our company picnic

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7089/7192674808_b7c20cec5a_z.jpg

A water fountain at the new county health department complex

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7099/7192679788_a89b2450e5_z.jpg

Rick's ZO6

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7094/7192677920_05e827f6a8_z.jpg

The softball field dug out entrance after the rain

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8020/7192677042_bcbc7daf1c_z.jpg
Yamma
05-14-2012, 9:07am
Spiderweb in my yard - shot this with my bellows and 50mm lens this morning. Some of it is blurred due to the lenses I shoot my macros with. It voids any automatic functions of the camera, and to focus I was kneeling down (in a soggy yard). You have to physically lean in / out of the subject until you can focus.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v96/zr2gal/IMG_4072.jpg
Jobaka
05-14-2012, 11:26am
Yamma, that's a really interesting photo. Nice job.


I'm enjoying the impressive variety of the pics so far.
Milton Fox
05-14-2012, 11:02pm
Hey Milton, just a suggestion, but be sure the family is OK w/their kiddo's picture getting put on the internet.

I am rabidly vigilant against my kids getting their pics on the net/web.

:cheers:

:seasix:
Grey Ghost
05-20-2012, 9:50pm
“The battle has opened gentlemen,” said Johnston decisively, “it is too late to change our dispositions.” Then, mounting his big thoroughbred Fire-eater, he added, “Tonight we will water our horses in the Tennessee River.”

Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston. Shiloh, TN. 1862.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f229/jerryholmes/Resaca%202012/IMG_4473ca.jpg
JimMartley
05-21-2012, 5:44am
Here is my submission for this month.

We have a pond on the property where I work and this shot was taken at 5:45am as the sun had just risen. It was a cold night, around 40 degrees and the pond water must have been considerably warmer as there was a fog hanging over it. This picture is JUST as it came from the camera, with MINOR sharpening done in PhotoShop.
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6523/goldenpondcustom.jpg

Jim
Milton Fox
05-24-2012, 10:44pm
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f229/jerryholmes/Resaca%202012/IMG_4473ca.jpg



That is the best looking 3 legged horse I have ever seen. :cert:
Grey Ghost
05-25-2012, 6:45am
:D

That is the best looking 3 legged horse I have ever seen. :cert:
carlton_fritz
05-28-2012, 2:21pm
http://i47.tinypic.com/2cghti.jpg
carlton_fritz
05-28-2012, 3:14pm
The more I look at this photo, the more I like it.

http://i50.tinypic.com/noat12.jpg
Grey Ghost
05-28-2012, 4:34pm
A few from this weekend in the Smoky Mtns.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f229/jerryholmes/Smoky12/IMG_4677b.jpg
Grey Ghost
05-28-2012, 4:35pm
My official entry.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f229/jerryholmes/Smoky12/IMG_4625a.jpg
Grey Ghost
05-28-2012, 4:35pm
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f229/jerryholmes/Smoky12/IMG_4636.jpg
carlton_fritz
05-28-2012, 5:44pm
Love the Smokies.
Milton Fox
05-28-2012, 10:49pm
My entry for the voting thread...


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7099/7192679788_a89b2450e5_z.jpg
SpdChik
05-29-2012, 3:01am
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/540641_3628162855368_1012974286_32870347_1515648973_n.jpg
allthrottleandsomebottle
05-29-2012, 7:56am
Here is my submission, a shot of the protected Yorktown (VA.) Onion, York River in the background off the Colonial Parkway :)

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/photopost/direct_data/1271/5-27-12_059.JPG
SpdChik
05-29-2012, 3:57pm
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/533021_3636874033142_1012974286_32874734_1446953602_n.jpg

Taken last week in Pigeon Forge, TN
Old Mill

*Submission
Jobaka
05-30-2012, 11:15am
The final day is upon us. Just a few hours left for those last minute submissions.


If you haven't done so already, please label one of your images as your submission for this month's voting poll.
carlton_fritz
05-30-2012, 4:59pm
The more I look at this photo, the more I like it.

http://i50.tinypic.com/noat12.jpg
This one. Spring Mill State Park.
78SA
05-30-2012, 5:52pm
http://i50.tinypic.com/2ntli1j.jpg

Cell phone pic. :leaving:
TripleBlack
05-30-2012, 8:11pm
Okay... I only had a couple shots this month that I thought would qualify for the topic and this is my first submission, so be gentle. This is an oft photographed location in Austin, Tx. We were visiting some good friends there and hiked up to the 'overlook' for some evening shots. Shot with a 7d with a Tokina 11-16 - 30 seconds at f8.0.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/TripleBlackxTwo/PennybackerBridgeinAustin-0077.jpg
Jobaka
05-30-2012, 8:58pm
Okay... I only had a couple shots this month that I thought would qualify for the topic and this is my first submission, so be gentle. This is an oft photographed location in Austin, Tx. We were visiting some good friends there and hiked up to the 'overlook' for some evening shots. Shot with a 7d with a Tokina 11-16 - 30 seconds at f8.0.

...

[John McClane]Welcome to the party, pal.[/John McClane]

:seasix: Beautiful shot.
syf350
05-31-2012, 10:23am
Okay... I only had a couple shots this month that I thought would qualify for the topic and this is my first submission, so be gentle. This is an oft photographed location in Austin, Tx. We were visiting some good friends there and hiked up to the 'overlook' for some evening shots. Shot with a 7d with a Tokina 11-16 - 30 seconds at f8.0.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/TripleBlackxTwo/PennybackerBridgeinAustin-0077.jpg

I predict a winner:cheers:
Grey Ghost
05-31-2012, 7:32pm
Picking one favorite gets tougher every month :seasix: