Weekly Photo Assignment 13 - Grab your camera and be inspired!

beansbaxter · 07-28-2008, 09:07 AM

This week's assignment: Home - What is "home" to you? Is it a house or is that "just the place you live"?

Ends on Sunday August 3. Please post up your photo submission by then.

MotoPhotog · 07-28-2008, 09:39 AM

huh? so you want real estate?

plummy · 07-28-2008, 12:11 PM

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huh? so you want real estate?

*cough*

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Originally Posted by MotoPhotog

Idea is that it sells itsself. Dont worry. People need to worry less about the description and just post what they feel is within the description, and worry less about trolls saying "but wait no no no, it doesnt go that way" Just post what you feel matches the assignment! It will work!

MotoPhotog · 07-29-2008, 06:38 AM

sarah, pure ownage.

ok. i was just kernfused.

MichelinMan · 07-29-2008, 12:44 PM

beansbaxter · 07-29-2008, 05:36 PM

Thanks Plummy.

MotoPhotog · 07-30-2008, 08:22 AM

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Thanks Plummy.

Killermondodude · 07-30-2008, 01:37 PM

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Your home is the road nice

keninseattle · 07-31-2008, 05:44 AM

Taken last night. 50mm f1.8d AF lens. I thought about this assignment for a couple of days and thought of just taking a pic of the outside of my condo unit but then figured that's only where I lay my head. To me home is so much more. Not my home town but my current home. I own a business here, I'm involved in the music industry, pnwriders community, pnwdp community, volunteer work for the Vera Project and other non profs and this is where friends and family is. Seattle is my home. This shot was at 20 seconds at f22. ISO 200.

MotoPhotog · 07-31-2008, 06:26 AM

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Taken last night. 50mm f1.8d AF lens. I thought about this assignment for a couple of days and thought of just taking a pic of the outside of my condo unit but then figured that's only where I lay my head. To me home is so much more. Not my home town but my current home. I own a business here, I'm involved in the music industry, pnwriders community, pnwdp community, volunteer work for the Vera Project and other non profs and this is where friends and family is. Seattle is my home. This shot was at 20 seconds at f22. ISO 200.

nice ken! Do you have a higher res shot?

keninseattle · 07-31-2008, 07:58 AM

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nice ken! Do you have a higher res shot?

My flickr account is HERE

And then click on the pic and then above the pic in the upper left corner you will see "all sizes" with a magnifying glass. Click on that and it will default to the 1200x800 size that I uploaded. That's the size that I upload to flickr. I compress them for the web as the original is 15Mb. I don't have a pro account so I'm limited to 100 mb per month.

jezterr · 07-31-2008, 11:26 AM

heh. i used a similar shot when i designed this book a few years ago.

MotoPhotog · 07-31-2008, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by keninseattle

My flickr account is HERE

And then click on the pic and then above the pic in the upper left corner you will see "all sizes" with a magnifying glass. Click on that and it will default to the 1200x800 size that I uploaded. That's the size that I upload to flickr. I compress them for the web as the original is 15Mb. I don't have a pro account so I'm limited to 100 mb per month.

I guess i was subtley asking you to post a higher res photo for your submission since its a photography site. Its nice having a larger image to admire, dont cha think

Either way i like the photo!

keninseattle · 07-31-2008, 12:27 PM

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I guess i was subtley asking you to post a higher res photo for your submission since its a photography site. Its nice having a larger image to admire, dont cha think

Either way i like the photo!

I guess I don't understand what you mean by higher res. If I post up the largest image that flickr has then it looks way too big. But here it is.

keninseattle · 07-31-2008, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jezterr

heh. i used a similar shot when i designed this book a few years ago.

Yeah, when I was on the bridge shooting there were about 10 other photogs there shooting the same thing. I've seen those types of shots in the past and have always wanted to learn how to do the long exposure shots. I had a blast taking them last night. I may go back tonight to shoot some more.

voyagernavy2004 · 07-31-2008, 05:39 PM

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I guess I don't understand what you mean by higher res. If I post up the largest image that flickr has then it looks way too big. But here it is.

Nope...definitely not too big.

Very nice shot!!!

MichelinMan · 07-31-2008, 06:51 PM

Ken: Looks like there was a little tripod movement during the exposure.
Was it windy? Were you on soft ground? Did you move away from the camera during the exposure? I've ruined a few long exposure shots by moving away from the camera. The ground was soft and it unfortunately picked up the small vibrations of my footsteps.

keninseattle · 07-31-2008, 08:59 PM

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Ken: Looks like there was a little tripod movement during the exposure.
Was it windy? Were you on soft ground? Did you move away from the camera during the exposure? I've ruined a few long exposure shots by moving away from the camera. The ground was soft and it unfortunately picked up the small vibrations of my footsteps.

No wind. On concrete sidewalk. Didn't move a muscle when the shutter was open. The only vibration would have been from the cars going by on the street but I didn't feel anything. I used a wireless shutter release so I didn't even touch the camera. Must have been the cars?

jezterr · 08-01-2008, 04:02 PM

the bridge that goes over i90 tends to shake when cars are going by. it's fun when a semi goes by on it.

eric · 08-02-2008, 02:25 AM

nice shot ken. It's a little soft for two reasons. First, you're on a bridge. Pretty much all bridges shake, especially that one. Second, you shot at F/22, no lenses are sharp at F/22, you get refraction so it gets soft.

plummy · 08-03-2008, 07:24 PM

psh. you guys are such boobs. the star action in the lights is awesome.

(no entry because i have no home)

07-28-2008, 09:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
beansbaxter Administrator Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 517 Blog Entries: 4 From: Seattle, WA My Camera: Nikon D300	Weekly Photo Assignment 13 - Grab your camera and be inspired! This week's assignment: Home - What is "home" to you? Is it a house or is that "just the place you live"? Ends on Sunday August 3. Please post up your photo submission by then. __________________ “The camera’s only job is to get out of the way of making photographs.” -- Ken Rockwell beansbaxter.com is my blog.

07-28-2008, 09:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
MotoPhotog Senior Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 199 From: Federal Way, WA My Camera: D300 & D200	huh? so you want real estate? __________________ http://darrenbeattyphotography.com

07-29-2008, 06:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
MotoPhotog Senior Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 199 From: Federal Way, WA My Camera: D300 & D200	sarah, pure ownage. ok. i was just kernfused. __________________ http://darrenbeattyphotography.com

07-29-2008, 05:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
beansbaxter Administrator Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 517 Blog Entries: 4 From: Seattle, WA My Camera: Nikon D300	Thanks Plummy. __________________ “The camera’s only job is to get out of the way of making photographs.” -- Ken Rockwell beansbaxter.com is my blog.

07-31-2008, 05:44 AM	#9 (permalink)
keninseattle Junior Member Joined: May 2008 Posts: 29 From: Seattle My Camera: Nikon D300	Taken last night. 50mm f1.8d AF lens. I thought about this assignment for a couple of days and thought of just taking a pic of the outside of my condo unit but then figured that's only where I lay my head. To me home is so much more. Not my home town but my current home. I own a business here, I'm involved in the music industry, pnwriders community, pnwdp community, volunteer work for the Vera Project and other non profs and this is where friends and family is. Seattle is my home. This shot was at 20 seconds at f22. ISO 200. Last edited by keninseattle; 07-31-2008 at 05:47 AM..

07-29-2008, 12:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
MichelinMan Senior Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 216 From: Under a roof My Camera: Canon S5 and XTi

07-31-2008, 11:26 AM	#12 (permalink)
jezterr Moderator Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 508 From: a cesspit. My Camera: disposable	heh. i used a similar shot when i designed this book a few years ago. __________________ www.tru3studio.com www.juniormonkey.com www.photoblog.com/jezterr

07-31-2008, 06:51 PM	#17 (permalink)
MichelinMan Senior Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 216 From: Under a roof My Camera: Canon S5 and XTi	Ken: Looks like there was a little tripod movement during the exposure. Was it windy? Were you on soft ground? Did you move away from the camera during the exposure? I've ruined a few long exposure shots by moving away from the camera. The ground was soft and it unfortunately picked up the small vibrations of my footsteps.

08-01-2008, 04:02 PM	#19 (permalink)
jezterr Moderator Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 508 From: a cesspit. My Camera: disposable	the bridge that goes over i90 tends to shake when cars are going by. it's fun when a semi goes by on it. __________________ www.tru3studio.com www.juniormonkey.com www.photoblog.com/jezterr

08-02-2008, 02:25 AM	#20 (permalink)
eric Senior Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 268 From: Seattle	nice shot ken. It's a little soft for two reasons. First, you're on a bridge. Pretty much all bridges shake, especially that one. Second, you shot at F/22, no lenses are sharp at F/22, you get refraction so it gets soft.

08-03-2008, 07:24 PM	#21 (permalink)
plummy Senior Member Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 186 From: Pooptown My Camera: one pixel of awesome	psh. you guys are such boobs. the star action in the lights is awesome. (no entry because i have no home)

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