Darkslinger's 52 Week Challenge - 2023
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Thank you Nicky, I've been practicing it for a while now.
Keep at it Paul!. My first attempts weren't all the good.
Thanks Helen, I look forward to seeing what you come up with.
Thanks Peter, not so much an interval shooting technique, as a shooting from different perspectives technique.
My trusty OM-D M1 has super IBS.
Thank you Graham, I added a layer mask and painted in the rabbit from the layer beneath.
Thanks Allan, I'd like to see your shots.
Thanks Stan.That's an excellent post processing work and I like it.
Thank you Dave!Nice unusual shot - good stuff
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Excellent result.
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Thanks David.
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Thanks Dave.
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Thanks Hadron, I appreciate the kind words.Artificial is a brilliant shot/s. Not something that would ever have occurred to me to try but it certainly works to great effect
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Week #4 - Transparent
I was originally thinking that I would just go out and do some street shooting of people and things seen through windows when I started playing around with the idea of holding a transparent object in front of my lens and see what I could get. We have these cool wine tumblers and the opening of the mouth is almost exactly the same size as my lens:
I took a couple of test shots around the house and decided to see what I would get on a photowalk.
I went down to Deas Island Park with the dogs and this is the first "test" shot that I took:
Original
Through the glass
There had been some flooding in the park and this tree caught my eye:
Through the glass I got this:
After the park, I went home, dropped te dogs off and walked around the neighbourhood a bit, the SFU research building is has very interesting detail:
And I got this:
Today I went downtown and shot the Flatiron building in Gastown:
Through the tumbler I got this result:
Ultimately liked the tree the best followed closely by the Flatiron building. It was a fun exercise, I might start carrying a wine tumbler around with me all the time, even if I don't use it for my photography (lots of wine bars in Vancouver... )
I was originally thinking that I would just go out and do some street shooting of people and things seen through windows when I started playing around with the idea of holding a transparent object in front of my lens and see what I could get. We have these cool wine tumblers and the opening of the mouth is almost exactly the same size as my lens:
I took a couple of test shots around the house and decided to see what I would get on a photowalk.
I went down to Deas Island Park with the dogs and this is the first "test" shot that I took:
Original
Through the glass
There had been some flooding in the park and this tree caught my eye:
Through the glass I got this:
After the park, I went home, dropped te dogs off and walked around the neighbourhood a bit, the SFU research building is has very interesting detail:
And I got this:
Today I went downtown and shot the Flatiron building in Gastown:
Through the tumbler I got this result:
Ultimately liked the tree the best followed closely by the Flatiron building. It was a fun exercise, I might start carrying a wine tumbler around with me all the time, even if I don't use it for my photography (lots of wine bars in Vancouver...
)Great work Bill, very original.
The centre portion of your first "enhanced" shot reminds me of some of the lens test shots we see - sadly that lens seems to exhibit some aberrations!
I think you chose the right shot, and I really like the inclusion of the "ripples" at the bottom of the frame - inspired. I also like the SFU shot.
The centre portion of your first "enhanced" shot reminds me of some of the lens test shots we see - sadly that lens seems to exhibit some aberrations!
I think you chose the right shot, and I really like the inclusion of the "ripples" at the bottom of the frame - inspired. I also like the SFU shot.
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Great idea. The tree one was the right choice. But the others are just as effective.
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Another interesting set Bill.
I prefer the one of the SFU building. I love those graphic distorted shapes and it works well in black and white.
I prefer the one of the SFU building. I love those graphic distorted shapes and it works well in black and white.
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I got lucky with that Paul, it was quite bright out and hard to really see what I had captured via my camera screen. The lines in the wine tumbler worked well with the water.
Thanks Keith, it was fun but I was in constant fear of dropping the glassReally like the 2 tree pictures transparent and artificial and the technique/editing of artificial.Think a few people may be trying that method in the months to come
Thanks David!
Thank you Dave!Clever clogs idea and works well
Yeah just a little flooded Graham
. Luckily it's a big park with lots of other, drier, areas...I was really torn between the two Pete. The SFU building is what I had envisioned getting when I left the house.
Thanks Jim!
Thank you Peter!
Thanks Helen, that was a very close second for me.
Thanks Gav!
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Week #5 - The choice of the Snapper!
A really busy week this week, we leave for Mexico tomorrow!
I had some time on Monday so I decided to take a drive over to Deep Cove, North Vancouver. Amidst pouring rain (with some intermittent breaks) I managed to grab a few shots.
I started at the seaside by the village and got a shot of the harbour:
And a small stream the flowed down to the water:
After enduring the rain trying for some long exposures (that I wasn't that happy with), I drove over to Cates Park where I took this 1 minute shot of the inlet:
And caught this couple walking down the beach past the channel marker:
And finally ended up taking 16 shots of the channel marker from different perspectives and combining them in PS to create this:
A really busy week this week, we leave for Mexico tomorrow!
I had some time on Monday so I decided to take a drive over to Deep Cove, North Vancouver. Amidst pouring rain (with some intermittent breaks) I managed to grab a few shots.
I started at the seaside by the village and got a shot of the harbour:
And a small stream the flowed down to the water:
After enduring the rain trying for some long exposures (that I wasn't that happy with), I drove over to Cates Park where I took this 1 minute shot of the inlet:
And caught this couple walking down the beach past the channel marker:
And finally ended up taking 16 shots of the channel marker from different perspectives and combining them in PS to create this:
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Very jealous of the area you live in. Lovely set, great composition and great wispy clouds in the harbour image.
The inlet is my fave though. The colour of the barges placed solely up in that one area appeals, but the milky stillness of the water around the stones I love.
The inlet is my fave though. The colour of the barges placed solely up in that one area appeals, but the milky stillness of the water around the stones I love.
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Thanks Paul
Yes, I like the pop of colour from the barge. Thanks Allen.
Thank you Graham, I do live in a beautiful area.
Thanks Peter.
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Week #6 - Knob(s)
A bit of a catchup and a bit of a shoehorn.
We were in Mexico all of the past week with limited and spotty WiFi so I wasn't able to post, and, to be honest, not the most inspiring of themes for such a beautiful resort. I thought that I would end up with a big fat zero when I got back but then I spotted these very large decorative pots place throughout the lobbies and foyers and their lids had knobs on them!
Time for a creative multi-exposure shot! All of these were at least 7 images taken as I moved around the pot and blended in Photoshop.
While I love the colour of the the first two shots the graphic nature of the my chose shot really grabbed me when I processed it as a black and white image in Nik Silver Efex Pro 2.
A bit of a catchup and a bit of a shoehorn.
We were in Mexico all of the past week with limited and spotty WiFi so I wasn't able to post, and, to be honest, not the most inspiring of themes for such a beautiful resort. I thought that I would end up with a big fat zero when I got back but then I spotted these very large decorative pots place throughout the lobbies and foyers and their lids had knobs on them!
Time for a creative multi-exposure shot! All of these were at least 7 images taken as I moved around the pot and blended in Photoshop.
While I love the colour of the the first two shots the graphic nature of the my chose shot really grabbed me when I processed it as a black and white image in Nik Silver Efex Pro 2.
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Thanks Gav.Nice effect, I like the image you've chosen
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Thanks Dave.
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Thanks Roger, yes that was my challenge. Knobs vs. beautiful seascapes, sand and sun...I have to say I wish it was my challenge every day...
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Thanks Simon, the first one is actually comprised of about 15 images of about 8 different, but similar, pots that are in the main lobby.Creative as always Bill. I love the first colour one. I can see why you chose the last but it makes me dizzy looking at it!
Thanks Donal, it's a fun (and forgiving) technique. I never know what I'm going to end up with.