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The May challenge was "Ordinary Objects". Take a look at the other shots here : www.flickr.com/groups/ajac/pool/
For 52 Weeks of Pics 2015
Week 52 - Favourite Photo of the Year
I'm allowing myself two contributions to this week's theme as they have equal significance for me. This one I love because it's one of the first I produced for my newly-joined camera club, which has been a massive source of information and inspiration for me in 2015.
I've been trying to find my own 'style' attempting to develop an eye for backlit subjects, as I really love the dramatic slant this gives to the most ordinary objects. I was spoilt for subject matter here, as this was taken in the 'golden hour' at a well known garden in Bedfordshire - it's such a beautiful place and the pic doesn't really do it justice, but it kind of summed up my photographic journey through 2015.
Macro Monday - "Take Something Ordinary"
This ordinary object is a perfume bottle. I have photographed it from the top looking down. The view is mainly of the decorative stopper.
copyright Kate Tettmar
Ordinary objects (a martini glass, a tea infuser, and a can of powdered cleaner), shot from overhead, cleaned up, colour adjusted, and joined into a triptych. The result gave me the impression of sequential images taken from a probe dropping out of hyperspace and approaching the surface of an alien world.
Canon 7DMkII, Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM, Capture One Pro, and Affinity Photo.
I've got my eye on you.
Reflections of my desk and office in my eye.
Closeup & personal.
The Panasonic LX3 got another positive plug the other day when Digital Photography Review mentioned it in a positive light as compared to the lesser rating it was giving it's closest competitor, the Canon G10. The G10 got only a Recommended rating as compared to the coveted Highly Recommended rating that the LX3 received. My early adopter buy of this fine optical instrument was again confirmed as sound judgement. Yay!
One of the most fun features of the camera is it's ability to focus up to 1 centimeter away from an object. I used that feature during my lunch break to take some macro photos of ordinary objects.
Perhaps my eye isn't so ordinary to me, but it is common enough as a type of object. Unique to me, ordinary in the everyday. That is, unless you get up close for a macro view of the ordinary.
Check out the reflection in my eye, and you will see the windows in my office, my desk, the hanging camera strap, photos on my walls, my hands, holding the camera, etc.
Worth a second glance.
You know you are seeing such a photograph if you say to yourself, "I could have taken that picture. I've seen such a scene before, but never like that." It is the kind of photography that relies for its strengths not on special equipment or effects but on the intensity of the photographer's seeing. It is the kind of photography in which the raw materials--light, space, and shape--are arranged in a meaningful and even universal way that gives grace to ordinary objects. - Sam Abell, Seeing and Shooting Straight by Sam Abell
While walking through the university garden, I came across a chair. Standing there all alone, this ordinary object seemed to tell a story. Who knows—maybe a student had sat there to rest, perhaps someone had gotten lost in their thoughts, or maybe it was simply forgotten. As I looked at that chair, I imagined it carrying traces of people’s lives: a brief pause, a friendly conversation, or a silent moment. It might seem like a simple object, but the lives surrounding it had given it meaning.
Get Pushed!! Round 15 - Extraordinary
Challenge:
My challenge to you would be to find something entirely ordinary, indoors, and make it seem extraordinary. I like to use macro to accomplish that, but feel free to use any approach you like. :-)
So, indoors, ordinary object, made to seem different, unrecognizable at first glance, or extraordinary.
That's my new Get Pushed challenge group. In every challenge we are paired and your pair gives you a challenge. I hope to learn something during these challenges.
Sigma 70-300 DG APO Macro, 0.05 sec (1/20), f/9.0, ISO 100
Expored - Thank you - you are the best.
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Following the tendency of the last two picture here´s another thing I can see when looking up: a simple lamp.
The ideia for the composition was to make it look like something abstract.
#carrot_peeler for #Macro_Mondays theme #ordinary_object
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For round 18 in "Get Pushed" I was paired with the incredibly skilled, talented and amusing Dobseh. I received this challenge from him: "I'd like you to reproduce one of your favourite shots from any of your contacts (not me though, clearly!). The only catch is it can't be a shot that is anything like you have on your stream already. Please include a link to the shot you are reproducing and the reason you picked it."
I chose to try recreating one of amazing photographer, Ahlam Alnajdi's images because I always admire her ideas of taking ordinary objects and capturing them in some sort of action while making them into pieces of art. Clearly this is her specialty and something that I will need to work on a bit further to get near the quality she displays in her images. I like this particular image of hers because it is of colorful and oh so tiny seed beads and because of the great pattern forms in them she captured in that moment. In doing this project, I learned that if you take a hundred shots of this, then you get a hundred totally different looking patterns in the beads. My goal was to replicate the shot exactly, but I realized that it's pretty much impossible...although I'm happy with the results.
Thanks Rob for the 'push' - it was a fun and interesting experience perusing through my contacts' images. It was as well, a challenging & educational exercise for me in determining which level of difficulty I felt I should push myself with in choosing any particular image ("Is this too easy, or maybe out of my league?"). I was pushed - to push myself, essentially. I'm now left wondering which other images I may like to try and recreate for the experience...hmmm
Our Daily Challenge "Art"
Happy Sliders Sunday!
The most exciting part of digital photography to me is that you can always have two versions of the same picture i.e. color and B&W.
I am big fan of black & white. Therefore I often try converting to B&W.
Like this one. I have my bias again and I like the B&W better. Your comments are very welcome.
Curvas, rectas, oscuras, iluminadas.
Un objeto ordinario puede convertirse en algo interesante a la vista.
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Curved, straight, dark, lit.
An ordinary object can become interesting to the eye.
Strobist info: SB-900 1/8 power 200mm zoom with 25cm snoot behind the book. Triggered by PW.
There are plenty of highrise buildings in downtown Vancouver.
They are all good subjects of abstract.
Details of a highrise on Homer Street downtown Vancouver.
A collection of ordinary objects that have been gifts from my pen pal in Alaska over the years. All handmade by local artisans.
I am a huge fan of the Spanish photographer Chema Madoz. He uses ordinary objects but brings them together in unusual and humorous situations, which he captures in a technically perfect way.
This photo is a poor attempt to remake one of his creations. You can see the original photo on his website: www.chemamadoz.com/a.html (scroll down a few photos; it is number 9 out of 11).
ODC - Theme (24-06-2013): Copycat
EXPLORE (26-06-2013)
Zealous - showing great energy or enthusiasm. I'm not sure I met the "zealous" mark today, but she is an ordinary object and she does get quite excited when she's lying in the sun and the squirrels start tapping on the door for peanuts!
The morning light is peeking through the curtains again. I must have forgotten to pin the clothespin last night. The red flowers that look cheesy at night are suddenly beautiful with the light behind them. The barbed-wire lines that are actually trimmed in gold look defiantly black this morning.
Here's to ordinary objects shot at unusual angles.
" pulisci il tuo sguardo
con l'acqua della curiosità
ed ogni gesto ripetuto
sarà inaspettato
ogni oggetto ordinario
sarà meraviglioso
ogni frase già detta
ti porterà conforto
ogni strada già percorsa
sarà un viaggio avventuroso "
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clean your eyes
with the water of curiosity
and each repeated gesture
will be unexpected
each ordinary object
will shine in wonder
each sentence reused
will comfort your heart
each road already walked
will become an adventure
Random shot on the highway, 2013
365_34 Apologies for late upload and weak DOF, noticed today which is too late we've already eaten the strawberries :-) and I don't want to cheat. Amassing cliches this time: selective colouring, heart, primary colours, one type of fruit... ;-D
Take a break on those grand landscape. I invite all of us to the so called micro landscape. I retrieved this old macro picture taken two years ago with the water drops in a drinking water bottle.
The picture was taken in my kitchen against the window.
I hope it will give a little different visual experience to everybody.
Have a great Thanksgiving weekend!
Everybody wants their picture taken! :)
Towering nearly 25 feet over the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Katharina Fritsch’s blue rooster is at once lifelike and completely unreal. Animals and everyday objects have long been subjects for the artist, who makes them otherworldly and extraordinary through bold shifts in scale, color, and material. The rooster can be a symbol of pride, power, and courage or posturing and macho prowess. Fritsch has admitted that she enjoys “games with language,” and the sculpture’s tongue-in-cheek title knowingly plays on its double meaning. Like Spoonbridge and Cherry, Hahn/Cock presents an unexpected take on the idea of a traditional public monument. Together, these two landmarks show how ordinary objects can become iconic and deeply symbolic.
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment- always highly appreciated. Have a beautiful Saturday!
The lush jungle-like vegetation was similar to the Jurassic Age of Earth but because of the hypergiant star at the center of its solar system- Tau Cet’s surface had a vivid blueish hue. Benny and Dirk (seasoned ISEE astronauts) had embarked on an intense initiative to explore Tau’s surface. They discovered a small chicken sized dinosaur-like creature that appeared to be rather intelligent and quite friendly. Suddenly Dirk noticed an out of ordinary object that resembled a primitive form of earthly transportation... what in the world...!?
Flabbergasted and stunned by the realization that they may be dealing with humanoids on a similar evolution path of earth; they quickly made contact with the orbital team to report the anomaly. Exhilarating! So much was their mind swallowed up in their find that they failed to hear the subtle crunching sounds behind them...
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#interstellar_exoplanet_ekistics #ekistics #exoplanet #interstellar #explore #legospace #classicspace #utahtoycrew #joecowlego #lego #lennyraptor #redbike #jurassicworld #olympusomdem5 #voigtlander25mmf095 #toy_photographers #brickcentral #brickcentral_story #stuckinplastic #toyartistry_lego
Or is it a fairy timepiece, to be unlocked by the breath of a child...I'll let you decide
Explored! - Highest of 8 on Monday, May 3, 2010
And my first Front Page as well!
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"P" Ordinary Object, P is for Peace Sign and Purple Heart!
This odd Wednesday I decided to reach back for a shot I did last summer. I guess I can't say that it is something I otherwise would not have photographed, but I wanted to include it in this set.
Keys are useful. They do so much. They can take you on adventures, unlock mysteries, keep things in/others out and get you home.
A screw is a pretty ordinary object, but this was in a not so ordinary place as it was taken out of my tire this morning. It shows quite a bit of wear, so I had been driving around with it in my tire for awhile. I am so thankful for the stranger who noticed it yesterday as I was getting into my car at a restaurant and told me about it! I was able to get it fixed before I ended up stranded somewhere with a flat tire.
I had a really hard time getting good focus with this. I should have gotten out my tripod, but I was too lazy. The shiny surface was a challenge and the dof is narrower than I wanted. This was the best I could do with my available time. I may revisit this when I have more time. Any suggestions for lighting with such a shiny surface? Too much and I have too much reflection, but I need more light to get the higher aperture I need for a better dof.
Macro Mondays Theme - Take Something Ordinary
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I keep coming back to this one, so I have to get it out of my system!
“But tomorrow, dawn will come the way I picture her,
barefoot and disheveled, standing outside my window
in one of the fragile cotton dresses of the poor.
She will look in at me with her thin arms extended,
offering a handful of birdsong and a small cup of light.”
William 'Billy' Collins
reposting one of my favorite images from a couple of years ago.
I am working on framing and finishing my Ordinary Object sculpture using the image from the set of the same name.
Model: Verity Dams
Assistant: Sam Palmer
Location: Swindon, Wiltshire, UK
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This idea started with the idea of the sparkling apple. i had picked up some sparklers at a local supermarket around the time of bonfire night. i was playing around with using them in several ways to try to find something interesting to do with them. i found that i really liked the idea of the sparkler replacing the stem of an apple. i liked the sense of danger it brought to an otherwise ordinary object. This is where the idea of poison came in. The shot was taken at local woodland that I had previously scouted. Featured in the shot is a model named Verity, this is the first time she has shot with me and she did a great job! She is a very talented singer and performer and we agreed that I would shoot some head shots for her in exchange for her modelling for this and a couple of other shots that are coming soon. I really like the sense of fun and allure that Verity brought to the shoot it was a pleasure to work with her. The balloons in the shot were photographed multiple times as Sam and Verity threw them into the frame, They were later composited together into the final shot. I love the slightly sinister expression on her face, being a character actor is a great asset in a model and her skills shows well in this image. I hope you like it and as always please feel free to tell me your thoughts. :)
these are boots collected by my friend, form everywhere in Texas and line her entry hall.. She makes art with the most ordinary objects... this is wonderful
Get Pushed!! Round 15 - Extraordinary
Challenge:
My challenge to you would be to find something entirely ordinary, indoors, and make it seem extraordinary. I like to use macro to accomplish that, but feel free to use any approach you like. :-)
So, indoors, ordinary object, made to seem different, unrecognizable at first glance, or extraordinary.
That's my new Get Pushed challenge group. In every challenge we are paired and your pair gives you a challenge. I hope to learn something during these challenges.
Sigma 70-300 DG APO Macro + Raynox Macroscopic Lens M-250
Thank you so much for your gorgeous support. You know you are the best.
Expored - Thank you - you are the best.
© Diana Yakowitz all rights reserved.
"D" Ordinary Object, D is for Driftwood. This is the fourth image (fifth in set was out of order) in the flickrfriend challenge we call Odd Wednesday. Where we (three of us now!) will work our selves through the alphabet photographing an object for each letter that we normally would not think of photographing if it weren't for the challenge.
This was the first piece of driftwood that I collected here on Camano Island in 2004 but I never thought to photograph it till the Odd Wednesday ordinary object challenge was at D. It's been leaning in this corner of my foyer since I brought it home. This one is for my good friend Hazel!
A bug's life is much like an office worker's life.
You keep on climbing up and up the corporate ladder until one day you are the CEO in the company!
Then you can retire with hefty bonuses even though the company is losing big money!
I love taking pictures of small things. Here are my other macro pictures.
I was having a walk in London's Landing near Steveston and looking for some inspirations of pictures.
I saw the grass in the water and I like the pattern made by ripples under the late afternoon light.
My Flickr friend Jane made beautiful water abstract and B&W pictures. I must admit she has brought me many inspirations for this and other abstract and reflections pictures.
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(in water)
"I" Ordinary Object, I is for Ice (in a glass of water). This is the latest image in the flickrfriend challenge we call Odd Wednesday. Where we are working our way through the alphabet photographing an ordinary object for each letter.
We're Here is visiting "Imminent Arrival", a group dedicated to the seemingly ordinary objects around us that could also be interpreted as signs of Alien life and/or possible future invasion.
group.
I say they are getting to us through our pets and we all know who REALLY is in charge.
The thing I like the most. Find some ordinary object, like this plant and try to take a nice photo of it.
Chema Madoz – surreal, minimalist, black and white images that transform ordinary objects into thought-provoking visual metaphors; creates these images by meticulously arranging and photographing everyday objects in unconventional ways, playing with their shapes, textures, and relationships to evoke deeper meanings.
Another fun night of music, beverages and camera rotation at home. The idea came to me after grocery shopping and filling up the refrigerator... spur of the moment when I had this very ordinary object (an empty egg carton) and thought wow this shape and texture is perfect for lighting, getting juicy shadows and rotating madness! I just know it..... once the sun set and lights went out got about a dozen cool shots, here are my fav. ones. All done in a single long exposure using Red, Green, and Blue lighting. Square crops on all. Thanks for reading and viewing as always :)
William Michael Harnett (August 10, 1848 – October 29, 1892) - Merganser (1883) oil on canvas - SDMA San Diego Museum of Art
Pittore irlandese-americano noto per le sue nature morte trompe-l'œil di oggetti di uso comune.
Irish-American painter known for his trompe-l'œil still lifes of ordinary objects.