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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Judy Robichaux - Shadows
The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railway converted a coal-fired steam engine to oil and we rode on its test run coupled to another engine. We stopped at this trestle so the crew could unhook the front engine and drive it across by itself. While perched 165 feet above ground, I noticed our shadow.
iPhone XR edited in Snapseed.
iPhone XR edited in Snapseed.
Eben Ostby - Wreckage at Buffalo Creek
A news photo this week - we live right next to where this awful crash happened. So I got out a digital camera and a long lens.
Bob Kovach - Future of Lawn Mowing?
While at the Hahn Garden on the Virginia Tech campus, I noticed a new addition to the garden - a robotic lawn mower. This one is GPS enabled, so that it does not wander to neighbor yards. It also stops and changes direction when it encounters a discontinuity or obstruction. Battery run time is almost 4 hours. Plus when the battery is almost discharged, it automatically returns to the charging station and connects itself. All this technology for only $3,400. Could this be the future of lawn mowing, while you relax with a drink?
Taken with an Olympus mirrorless camera at f/8, 1/125 sec, ISO 200.
Taken with an Olympus mirrorless camera at f/8, 1/125 sec, ISO 200.
Sara Coffey - Cabin Fever
When a getaway is not enough & you want to escape back into another time this is the perfect place to be refreshed! This cabin built in 1927 is in the Jefferson National Forest & sits right on the creek with a large wrap around deck & porch. Inside, the great room has plenty of space to spread out & keep everyone entertained. There is wifi but no TV & there are a variety of games for all to enjoy....
This image is a composite of 13 layers w/ the same 4 people... I seldom shoot over 800 iso but in order to stop motion & get enough light I used a high iso. There was so much digital noise that I used a painting affect w/ a canvas texture to enable the layers to blend well together.
Settings: F3.5 1/80 iso 6400 @ 18mm.
This image is a composite of 13 layers w/ the same 4 people... I seldom shoot over 800 iso but in order to stop motion & get enough light I used a high iso. There was so much digital noise that I used a painting affect w/ a canvas texture to enable the layers to blend well together.
Settings: F3.5 1/80 iso 6400 @ 18mm.
Michael Smith - Peace Lily Opening
I was intrigued by the peace lily in my office. I saw that it was just starting to open and considered it a worthy subject for this week. I snapped a number of shots with my sigma 28 to 70 zoom lens and different size extension tubes.
The attached image was taken indoors with a 12 mm extension tube at f4, 1/100th and iso 1600.
The attached image was taken indoors with a 12 mm extension tube at f4, 1/100th and iso 1600.
Peggy Fleming - Alley
Neighboring alley. Brave hollyhock.
iPhone
iPhone
Andrea Popick - Red Spotted Purple Butterfly
I walked around the pond by the Star Trail in Fishersville looking for plants or wildlife to photograph. This red-spotted purple butterfly fluttered around the area and landed on the ground repeatedly for a few minutes and I was able to get a couple of shots before it flew away.
Equipment: Olympus E-M1, lens 75-300mm at focal length 300mm, ISO 200, f 8.0 and 1/400 sec.
Equipment: Olympus E-M1, lens 75-300mm at focal length 300mm, ISO 200, f 8.0 and 1/400 sec.
Kate Butchart - Sauna on Oslo Fjord
This is the sauna on the Oslo Fjord. It is a very popular place all year long!
Ann Hopkins - Double Rainbow
This beautiful double rainbow delighted a friend and I last Saturday evening. This photo was taken looking east outside of Buena Vista. I have always thought of rainbows as a sign of good luck!
Ted Burrowes - What Do YOU Want?
I have an abiding affection for box turtles, and get a smile any time I encounter one. One thing I have learned is that, in hot weather, they like to squish themselves down into some nice cool mud! In fact, they get so immersed that it can be hard to even see that they are there. There is one such spa at Brushy Hills where, this week, I found 6 of them sharing the experience, though it took me a few minutes of looking before I saw that many - some were visible only as a square inch or two of shell. This fellow was the only one with his head showing, and I do wonder what was going on in his psyche, however limited it might be, when he saw me seeing him - fear? curiosity? annoyance? or maybe just nonchalance!
My Sony RX100’s zoom happily enabled me to get this closeup shot without getting too close to the turtle. The camera liked 1/125 second, ISO 800, and f4.5.
My Sony RX100’s zoom happily enabled me to get this closeup shot without getting too close to the turtle. The camera liked 1/125 second, ISO 800, and f4.5.
Leil Hackett - Forest Fire Smoke
It amazes me that smoke from 3,000 miles away can affect us this way. It's a small world afterall. Let's take care of it!
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
Claudette Benavitch - Peaks of Otter
What a pleasant surprise on our way to the Peaks of Otter and Sharp Top.
Jeremy Berberette - Our Lady of Virginia
This week ended up being a bit of a hilarious capture.
Yesterday morning, I took the camera to the front porch for the morning routine. I just so happened to catch our state bird a bit... well.... you see.
Olympus E-M1.3 & Panny Leica 100-400
ISO 800 - f6.3 - 1/160 @ 400mm, 1:1 shot - zero crop.
Yesterday morning, I took the camera to the front porch for the morning routine. I just so happened to catch our state bird a bit... well.... you see.
Olympus E-M1.3 & Panny Leica 100-400
ISO 800 - f6.3 - 1/160 @ 400mm, 1:1 shot - zero crop.
Ellen Martin - Full Moon Rising
I took the moon rising with my Panasonic Lumix camera, on a tripod, with cable release. Then with my iPhone hand held. The iPhone image won!
Chuck Almarez - Salem Bucs Field
Beautiful night for baseball at Salem Bucs stadium in Salem last Friday. Loved the seats behind home plate for the view but also because of the flexible netting that was used for the seat bottom and back — so comfortable! All I had to worry about then was making the trek to the concession stand for a beer and a dog! Before I could even get up for the trip, here comes the “server/waitress” to take our orders. And she returned regularly to make sure we had everything we needed. Now that is baseball!
Specs: iPhone 11 Pro, 1/80, f/1.8, ISO 100, equiv focal length 26mm.
Specs: iPhone 11 Pro, 1/80, f/1.8, ISO 100, equiv focal length 26mm.
Anita Filson - Birds of a Feather
I love finding simple surprises around my yard. Do you know what domestic bird left this feather? A Guinea Fowl.