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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Bob Kovach - Polo
Last Sunday we were at the King Family Vineyard in Afton, Virginia, for a polo match. From May through October, polo matches are held on Sundays starting at noon. The polo matches are popular, creating the need to arrive by 10 am to secure a good spot. The matches are free for spectators, and you may bring a canopy, chairs and food. They are great tailgating events and I suspect many spectators are more interested in tailgating than polo.
Photographing polo is a great training exercise to hone your action photography skills. If you can get a sideline spot mid field, you will have many opportunities to capture action. A super long zoom lens is not necessary, as most shots can be covered with a 70-200mm zoom lens.
This shot was taken with my Nikon D810 camera at f/6.3, 1/1000 second, ISO 400. The lens was a 70-200mm zoom at 140mm. Minimum processing was done in Lightroom.
Photographing polo is a great training exercise to hone your action photography skills. If you can get a sideline spot mid field, you will have many opportunities to capture action. A super long zoom lens is not necessary, as most shots can be covered with a 70-200mm zoom lens.
This shot was taken with my Nikon D810 camera at f/6.3, 1/1000 second, ISO 400. The lens was a 70-200mm zoom at 140mm. Minimum processing was done in Lightroom.
Ted Burrowes - Along the Trail.
I managed to collect more than the usual number of photo candidates this week, though none knocked my socks off. I chose this one of a small scene along the Appalachian Trail as it hugs the James River mostly for the colors-and-textures, and the spider adds a nice dash of subject-contrast in my eye.
I do have a new camera (Sony RX100m7) I am experimenting with, but this was taken with my iPhone 8.
I do have a new camera (Sony RX100m7) I am experimenting with, but this was taken with my iPhone 8.
Sara Coffey - Music
"Learn To Be Lonely" ~ Music ~ When I was a child, after school there was a TV time slot called 'The Early Show'. I remember seeing these old black & white movies that were old even then. Things like The Titanic, The Blob & Phantom of the Opera. They were really scary as I recall. The Phantom of the Opera really was confusing at my age, I felt so sorry for the Phantom & at times wished he & the girl would be together. So.... fast forward to 2004 & a newer version, I'm still confused & he is still scary & the song "Learn To Be Lonely", how sad is that!
Anywho... this still life is my offering for the week. I put together a DVD, a CD & some sheet music & reflected a candelabra w/prisms in the DVD to make it interesting. Not sure how that fits in but I threw in a Beethoven mug for good measure.
Settings were: F2.4, 1/39 sec, iso 320 4.30mm
Anywho... this still life is my offering for the week. I put together a DVD, a CD & some sheet music & reflected a candelabra w/prisms in the DVD to make it interesting. Not sure how that fits in but I threw in a Beethoven mug for good measure.
Settings were: F2.4, 1/39 sec, iso 320 4.30mm
Ann Hopkins - The Wedding Door
My neighbor says that this door, and several others that he has, has been a part of several family weddings. He procured it/them from a house due for demolition. My understanding is that the antlers were added later.
Michael Smith - Tree at Raven's Roost
We had a niece visit this week. It was her second visit in the Shenandoah Valley. We took her to see a sunset from the Blue Ridge and some wonderful waterfalls. She had a great time and I got some great shots of the scenery. My original thoughts were to use my panoramic view of the sunset from Ravens Roost, but after post processing all the shots in Lightroom, I found I liked the enclosed shot of the pine tree at the BRP Raven's Roost overlook more.
The image was taken with my Canon 80D and Sigma 28 to 70 zoom lens. I changed the image to B&W with Lightroom.
The image was taken with my Canon 80D and Sigma 28 to 70 zoom lens. I changed the image to B&W with Lightroom.
Eben Ostby - Carousel at the BVFD Carnival
I had to go back to the carnival in Buena Vista, this time armed with a big camera with slow film, so I could get the merry-go-round in action.
Judy Robichaux - Surprise!.jpg
We left these planters on the deck railing over the winter and were surprised to see that one came back with flowers from last year and that a squirrel had planted a sunflower from our bird feeder in the other.
Canon EOS R6 Mirrorless Camera with Canon 24-105 4.0-7.1 kit lens, handheld 1/60 second, f/6.3 at 50 mm, ISO 320, edited in Lightroom.
Canon EOS R6 Mirrorless Camera with Canon 24-105 4.0-7.1 kit lens, handheld 1/60 second, f/6.3 at 50 mm, ISO 320, edited in Lightroom.
Andrew O'Sullivan - Waterfall
I hiked Crab Tree Falls last Friday and wanted a photo that would show the spirit of the Falls as I went up. The view of the Falls was off to the side & hard to get a clear shot, except at the bottom, for the distance I covered due to vegetation.
This photo was taken at F5.6, 1/320s, ISO 100, 300 mm. I did crop & sharpen the photo.
This photo was taken at F5.6, 1/320s, ISO 100, 300 mm. I did crop & sharpen the photo.
Ellen Martin - June Afternoon
I can’t stop taking Magnolia photos, especially after a rain.
Panasonic Lumix, 60mm, ISO 1200, f5.6 1/30 sec
Panasonic Lumix, 60mm, ISO 1200, f5.6 1/30 sec
Andrea Popick - Rain Drop Reflection
Reflection in raindrop on smoke tree flower seed.
Camera: Olympus E-M1, ISO 200, 1/125 sec, F2.0, 60mm macro lens.
Camera: Olympus E-M1, ISO 200, 1/125 sec, F2.0, 60mm macro lens.
Chuck Almarez - Mina in Starlight
Not my usual choice of subjects, but then she’s my first grand-daughter and is now just over 5 months old.
I combined her with a flower petal I shot earlier in the week, then used a background from Adobe Paper Texture Pro (which is unfortunately no longer available (but there are other background & texture options), and added some light flares using custom brushes purchased from https://www.nucly.com/Light-Rays-photoshop-brushes-and-overlays. They’re a bit pricey from the web but are deeply discounted when on sale.
Both images shot with iPhone 11 Pro: Baby: 1/120, f/1.8, ISO 125, focal length equivalent 26mm; Flower: 1/17, f/1.8, ISO 1000, focal length equivalent 67mm.
I combined her with a flower petal I shot earlier in the week, then used a background from Adobe Paper Texture Pro (which is unfortunately no longer available (but there are other background & texture options), and added some light flares using custom brushes purchased from https://www.nucly.com/Light-Rays-photoshop-brushes-and-overlays. They’re a bit pricey from the web but are deeply discounted when on sale.
Both images shot with iPhone 11 Pro: Baby: 1/120, f/1.8, ISO 125, focal length equivalent 26mm; Flower: 1/17, f/1.8, ISO 1000, focal length equivalent 67mm.
Leil Hackett - Yum Again
Still waiting for the Raspberries, but we have Blueberries!
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
Peggy Fleming - Book
The book I just finished reading.
iPhone.
iPhone.
Lucile Kesterson - A Haven for Butterflies
I have a milkweed garden for butterflies and the milkweed just bloomed this past week. They are attracting bumblebees and I'm waiting to see the butterflies.
Took this photo with my Samsung cellphone.
Took this photo with my Samsung cellphone.
Keith Goggin - Fawn
Caught this little guy napping in one of our hay fields while his mom was off having dinner. I snuck up on him, and he stood up and looked at me full of curiosity for a few minutes. When I slowly backed away he lay back down to wait for his mom to return. All this happened right at sunset, which provided some great light!
Nikon D500; Nikon 500mm f/5.6 lens at f/8 (effective focal length 750mm); ISO 1000; 1/320 second; +0.7 exposure bias.
Nikon D500; Nikon 500mm f/5.6 lens at f/8 (effective focal length 750mm); ISO 1000; 1/320 second; +0.7 exposure bias.