365/52 Photo Challenge
The 365/52 Photo Challenge is to take at least a photo every day. At the end of each week (Saturday), select one photo you have taken and email to rockcameraclub@gmail.com. Submitted photos will be displayed on this web page.
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Matt Denton - Chambersburg Mural
A late summer afternoon in downtown Chambersburg.
Lucile Kesterson - Strange Sunflower
Took this picture of an unusual sunflower getting ready to bloom at the Buchanan Sunflower festival.
Used my Nikon D40. Settings: ISO 200; 1/125 sec; f/5.6; 35mm focal length.
Used my Nikon D40. Settings: ISO 200; 1/125 sec; f/5.6; 35mm focal length.
Bob Kovach - Chicago Theater
We are in Chicago, and this is a night shot of the Chicago Theater in Downtown. The theater was constructed in 1921, and the sign is one of the few remaining original exposed lamp electric signs still in use in the United States.
To capture both the sign and the building detail, I took a 3 shot, 2 EV bracket, and processed as a HDR in Lightroom. Taken with an Olympus mirrorless camera at a base exposure of 2.5 sec, f/22, ISO 64. A small aperture (f/22) was used to achieve the starburst effect with the streetlights.
To capture both the sign and the building detail, I took a 3 shot, 2 EV bracket, and processed as a HDR in Lightroom. Taken with an Olympus mirrorless camera at a base exposure of 2.5 sec, f/22, ISO 64. A small aperture (f/22) was used to achieve the starburst effect with the streetlights.
Judy Robichaux - Taps
Opening ceremonies for last week's Bland County Fair Horse Show featured a tribute to the victims of September 11's terrorist attack 20 years ago. Local veterans and first responders were recognized, the VFW presented the flag and finally the ceremony ended with a chilling, perfectly executed playing of Taps. You could have heard a pin drop.
Canon R6 mirrorless camera with Canon 70-200 2.8L lens, 1/800 second (set high to capture the moving flag horse not pictured), f/5.6, ISO 320, 185 mm. Edited in Lightroom and Color Efex Pro.
Canon R6 mirrorless camera with Canon 70-200 2.8L lens, 1/800 second (set high to capture the moving flag horse not pictured), f/5.6, ISO 320, 185 mm. Edited in Lightroom and Color Efex Pro.
Michael Smith - Black Eyed Susan on Marl Creek Trail
While on a visit to the Cyrus McCormick Farm, we took the Marl Creek Trail and encountered a meadow filled with blooming Black Eyed Susans. I was enchanted by the attached image taken with a Canon 80d and Canon 75 to 300 zoom lens.
Jim Jones - Corolla Beach Sunrise
Corolla beach sunrise.
iPhone 8+
iPhone 8+
Jeremy Berberette - Sunrise Pano
It's been a CRAZY couple of weeks!
I drove down to Melbourne Florida for a 600 athlete volume shoot. Before the barrage of children, I spent Tuesday morning on the beach watching the sunrise & took this 3 shot pano.
I was lazy and combined & edited it LR, with a quick finish in photoshop.
I drove down to Melbourne Florida for a 600 athlete volume shoot. Before the barrage of children, I spent Tuesday morning on the beach watching the sunrise & took this 3 shot pano.
I was lazy and combined & edited it LR, with a quick finish in photoshop.
Ellen Martin - Fall in Larry's Garden
Kate Butchert - Villa Stenersen
Villa Stenersen. Built in 1938. An architectural icon of "Nordic functionalism" in Oslo.
Chuck Almarez - Lightbox Magic
The original image was a scan of a single flower and stem. I created the mandala shape in Photoshop by extracting the original image then copying it multiple times (20+) with a slight rotation each time to create the original mandala. I then copied the mandala twice and reduced the size slightly each time to make the concentric images. The green square was added to provide contrast to the mandalas, then a burgundy background was added to frame the finished images. The light “streaks” were added to provide leading lines toward the subject.
Anita Filson - Jimsonweed
Taken with my iPhone.
Ann Hopkins - Harpsichord
The harpsichord at W & L University.
Andrea Popick - Morning Glory
Choosing an image this week was between an image of a red-spotted newt and this image. I decided I wanted a photo that was bright and cheery. I selected this one because every morning/day when I look out my living room and bedroom windows or walk outside or on my deck I see these beautiful flowers climbing on my deck railing. A bright start of my day no matter what the weather or issues of the day are.
Olympus E-M1 Mark ll: lens 40-150 mm, shot at 150mm focal length; ISO 1000, 1/125 sec at f2.8.
Olympus E-M1 Mark ll: lens 40-150 mm, shot at 150mm focal length; ISO 1000, 1/125 sec at f2.8.
Ted Burrowes - P.O. Box 25
This week has been something of a photo desert for me – too much catching-up from a vacation! But earlier in our Photo Challenge, I had impulsively taken a photo of a few of the P.O. Boxes at the Lexington post office. Although I had more interesting candidates for that week's submission, I kept the subject in the back of my mind, and returned this week to try anew. And this time I was more focused on my post-processing. I used sharpening and brightening, plus a bit more color, to make the rather dull boxes sparkle a bit, but then tried some vignetting to re-emphasize their age – after all, it is the aging numbers that had caught my attention originally. It was also interesting to discover how hard it was to find a time when the reflected light within the post office, the external light from the windows, and the light from the internal post office spaces did not distract too much from the surfaces that were my focal interest.
I used my trusty iPhone 8, and Apple's Photos software.
I used my trusty iPhone 8, and Apple's Photos software.
Sara Coffey - Take My Hand
Man ~ When someone extends their hand to you it is natural for you to extend yours in return. It is such a simple gesture, but a powerful one!...... I'm learning to use my off-camera Godox V-1 flash & I am rather happy w/ the results. I wanted a dramatic look w/ the finger tips lit & the light to fall off at the wrist. I accomplished this by using an AK-R1 accessory kit which contains a number of magnetic stackable modifiers including a barn door modifier. In a total dark room I used the flash off camera w/ barn door attached, to get only a slice of light. My settings were: F5.6 1/30 iso 100 @ 85mm.
Peggy Fleming - Dust Pan and Trays
These items were on the porch to be loaded into the car.
iPhone.
iPhone.
Keith Goggin - Front Door Snail
We're back in Texas for a couple weeks and it's still HOT here! I spotted this tiny snail shell on our front door frame and experimented some more with my Olympus TG-6 "microscope" mode. I thought the results were interesting, but them I love nature abstracts.
Canon TG-6; lens at15mm (35mm focal length 82mm); ISO 800; f/4.3; -1.0 exposure bias; natural light. Processed using NIK EFX Pro 3.
Canon TG-6; lens at15mm (35mm focal length 82mm); ISO 800; f/4.3; -1.0 exposure bias; natural light. Processed using NIK EFX Pro 3.
Eben Ostby - Gravel Truck
The kudzu along 60 near the Parkway provide a nice backdrop for this speedy gravel truck.
Hasselblad with Fuji “Acros” black and white film.
Hasselblad with Fuji “Acros” black and white film.