[Assignment] Photography Challenge/Game #3 [water]

[Hammer]

Originally Posted by Mwezzi

Fortunately for me, I have a garden full of plants which collect water:





One thing I like is biology gone pretty.
http://www.altnation.com/gallery/sho...&original=1&c=

I was at Geliston Gardens today, and they had some amazing plants for getting similar photos.

Wish I'd had a camera with me.

[Rio Ohki]

Originally Posted by fallen_nemesis

except it's disqualified because it was taken last year when we stayed in our old flat. You lose at teh intardwebz!!111!

Oh.....

Ok, I'll return the router.

[2plus2isfive]

I thought I'd give this one a go. I seem to be taking pictures of the sea all the time so i thought I'd give some other suitably 'wet' thing a try.

Went for the old wet leaves thing...tried spraying them in an effort to get beads of water like Mwezzi but alas it was not to be. I did get drips though. A macro lens would have been ideal for this; i tried a converter but quickly found out it has an optical quality comparable to that of a plastic milk carton. Went for the 50 instead:



Oooh and I only noticed the web after.

[djtoast]

I like it at that zoom - with a macro lens you'd have had less context and i really like the framing as it is.

[bikuki]

Predictable, maybe. Cute, definitely.



I'll try and get a better one in better light.

[djtoast]

couple more:

the ice cube is sitting on some CDs; it looked much nicer to the naked eye than i managed to capture on CF card...

the orange one is orange cos i put gel over the flash so it would be less powerful (it was already on 1/32 power but still too bright) and was gonna B&W it, but actually like it, it's like a boiled sweet

[2plus2isfive]

Originally Posted by djtoast

I like it at that zoom - with a macro lens you'd have had less context and i really like the framing as it is.

Oh yeah, I absolutely agree. I would've tried a totally different shot with a macro; possibly something like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hal_photos/2578136643/ (linked cos it's no mine). Of course I would have somehow had to get water droplets to form to do this.

[2plus2isfive]

Inspired by toast's icy CD; i thought I'd try dropping water on one (the bokeh at the top left is the best bit about this):



Then gave it a shot with the macro converter which actually worked not so badly this time:

[djtoast]

I've got one a bit like the bottom one but yours is better

[2plus2isfive]

I think the secret is using a high aperture; the depth of field is so tight that close up. The bottom one above was at F/8 and still nothings really that sharp. I just hand held it but i think if I were to revisit i'd use a tripod and higher aperature/lower shutter.

[Wicked]

Best I could do since moving from the bed wasnt an option.

And I just noticed it has red and a lamppost in it.

[Mwezzi]

Water - a great expanse of it! I can't really be bothered straightening it right now because this laptop's being slow so Photoshop takes ages just to start up, never mind do simple tasks.

[Potatojunkie]

Originally Posted by Mwezzi

Water - a great expanse of it! I can't really be bothered straightening it right now because this laptop's being slow so Photoshop takes ages just to start up, never mind do simple tasks.

Very nice. If you're lucky some kind soul will come along and PM you a straightened version, I'm sure.



The light on Monday evening was incredible.

[JennyPiccolo]

i'm well behind on these assignments, haha. also a shocking photographer but this turned out ok.

[Fremlin]

Originally Posted by djtoast

quick attempt but have some ideas now so more later.

(trying to explain why the shower is running and you're taking a bunch of photography equipment into the bathroom is fun )

Love this one and Mwezzi's two in the garden.