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PHOTO BOOTCAMP MAGAZINE ISSUE 21 DECEMBER 2019
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IN THIS ISSUE In Camera Motion 04 Members' Images 09 Featured Artist - Romy Villanueva 33 Members' Images 39 Acknowledgements 57 Calling All BootCamp Recruits 58
Photographer: RICHARD HUTSON Country: USA f/ 2.8 1/ 3sec ISO100 | 47mm
The ?Spinning Vase? was the culmination of many attempts to use zooming ICM to create an interesting image. The vase was placed on a dark surface, lit with filtered sunlight streaming in through a window. I held the camera directly above the vase with the lens wide open, and using a slow shutter zoomed slowly out from the center of the vase. I blackened the center and used a square crop to eliminate distractions.
DRILL INSTRUCTOR'S MEMO WELCOME TO ISSUE 21 OF PHOTO BOOTCAMP MAGAZINE! We are going to let our inner artists out this month by playing with in- camera motion or intentional camera movement (ICM). ICM is a great way to expand your creativity and explore new possibilities in creating art. This technique will allow you to experiment, play and try new things to create the images you want.
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You'll learn how to move your camera to create interesting images in this month?s BootCamp Challenge. Included in the challenge are techniques to help you create different types of images using the movement of your camera. Check out the BootCamp member images in this issue that incorporate in- camera motion.
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Why must art be static? You look at an abstraction, sculptured or painted, an entirely exciting arrangement of planes, spheres, nuclei, entirely without meaning. It would be perfect, but it is always still. The next step in sculpture is motion. ~ Alexander Calder
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What is In- Camera Motion? In- camera motion also known as intentional camera movement (ICM) is creating images that show motion by moving your camera. Instead of the subject moving, you will move your camera different ways to create a sense of movement in your image. Why use In- Camera Motion as a photographic technique Using ICM can help you create a different style of image than you normally create. It will get you to stretch your imagination and help you be more creative. Another benefit of using ICM is that it allows you to create abstract images you may not otherwise see when you're out shooting. Different techniques allow you to bring out your inner artist.
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How to create images using In- Camera Motion First you'll want to use shutter priority mode so you can control your shutter speed. Then you want to use Brent's inverse rule by making sure your shutter speed is half your focal length. This is the opposite of the regular rule for shooting. Find an interesting subject that is high contrast black and white or contrasting colors. Focus on that and then move your camera while the shutter is open. Make sure you have set your shutter speed slow enough to capture the motion. If it's bright out you may want to use an ND filter to reduce the amount of light you're letting in. Sounds pretty simple right?
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There are several ways you can create ICM images. Focus and zoom. Once you are focused on your subject, press the shutter and zoom the lens at the same time you press the shutter. Focus and twist. Get your subject in the center and then rotate or twist your camera around. Vertical or horizontal panning. Find your subject and pan your camera up or down for vertical movement and side to side for horizontal movement.
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Photographer: LAIMA RATAjCZAK Country: AUSTRALIA Canon 80D f/ 5 1/ 4sec ISO800
ICM is again something new to me so not really knowing what I was meant to do, I decided to have a play. This was taken at a show in Shanghai where the acrobat was catching cups on his head while balancing on a rolling board. I was pleased with the colours and movement in this image.....one of MANY.
Feedback: VALERIE WORTHEN Country: USA Beautiful colors with a nice feeling of movement. Your composition is spot on and I really like that you have also captured what appears to be a reflection. Well done.
Photographer: SARA O'BRIEN Country: USA f/ 22 1/ 4sec ISO100 | 20mm
So I wanted to play with the settings on my phone camera this morning. I was successful, but not quite with my POI in the center. That being said, I really like how this turned out. I thought it worked best as landscape. I altered the white balance slightly to more accurately show the colors.
Feedback: LEILA GONZALEZ SULLIVAN Country: USA I love the deep reds in this image and am fascinated that you used your iPhone to capture it. I tried some shots but didn't think of rotating the whole phone. I would hang this on my wall. Wonderful job!
Photographer: RODNEY CHARLTON Country: AUSTRALIA f/ 22 1/ 4sec ISO125 | 41mm
I have gone back to flowers and specifically white daisies for this photo of "growing daisies". I held the camera still for just a moment before using a rising vertical motion for the remainder of the exposure. This captured some details of the flower before the growth spurt.
Feedback: BRUCE PATTERSON Country: USA Rodney, I really like that the flower heads are still discernible yet the motion is obvious. I will give this a go next time I am doing flowers.
Photographer: PETER BRODY Country: USA f/ 22 1/ 4sec ISO100 | 20mm
Ghosts in a Revolutionary War Cemetery. I rotated the camera clockwise for the spinning motion.
Feedback: LAIMA RATAJCZAK Country: AUSTRALIA I keep coming back to this photo it has really captured me. At first I thought that there were people in the foreground but I soon realised otherwise. Ghosts is such an appropriate description for this image. Awesome shot Peter well done!
Photographer: SIG RANNEM Country: CANADA f/ 8
When I woke up this morning and saw the light streaming through our window shutters I thought: hmm, there is an idea... And here is the result. Image has been tweaked and cropped in Lightroom. Shot on a tripod. Last several seconds steady at 240 mm.
Feedback: EREZ SHILAT Country: ISRAEL Brilliant work Sig. It is amazing how you transferred a trivial scene into a mystery.
Photographer: CHRISTINE ROCHER Country: AUSTRALIA
Feedback: RICHARD HUTSON Country: USA
f/ 32 1/ 3sec ISO100 | 200mm
Christine, This stunning image really challenges the viewer to think about what it is and how it was created. If you didn't know that it is an ICM photo it could be taken as a photo of an art glass panel of fused glass. I see earth, water and sky!
ICM is one of my favourite ways of expressing my emotions through my lens. It is such a creative and expressive way to capture light and shadows. The first image I am posting is....well....I will leave that up to you all to guess! BUT, I used a sideways swipe technique, using my 70- 200mm in low light. I have called the image 'Motion' - i have also tried this image as a triptych (and i can say that it works a treat! )
Feedback: ROMY VILLANUEVA Country: PHILIPPINES Nice effect Denis. Still gives a hint of the subject is. Yes I echo Tessa's comment, it does look dreamy. Well done.
Photographer: DENIS O'BYRNE Country: IRELAND f/ 14 1/ 6sec ISO100 | 35mm
I was trying to create a long grass effect and a sense of being lost, and yet the blue sky above shows the way ahead.
Photographer: EREZ SHILAT Country: ISRAEL
Feedback: KERRIE CLARKE Country: AUSTRALIA
f/ 6.4 1/ 2sec ISO400
Wow! So very creative, Erez! Love the complimentary colours, with the pop of blue. I agree with Peter about your model's amazing eyes. Well done.
Played with the zoom this time. Model and fall leaves.
Photographer: GINA SKINNER Country: USA f1/ 8 1/ 30sec ISO100 | 55mm
I feel a little overwhelmed and conflicted as to the direction to go.... totally abstract or an image with a little more definition. I simply chose what appealed to me most :) I have a genuine affection for beautiful tapestries and have a couple in my home, and this feels like a tapestry... I know it sounds old fashioned and of a bygone era, but then... so am I! LOL :) I really appreciated the color of this teal gate and the large, artistic, mosaic pot at the entrance. Hand held and swept from right to left (I think?). As always, I welcome your comments. After all, I have much to learn. :)
Feedback: RUTH LOPEZ Country: USA Gorgeous shot, Gina! It does feel like a tapestry. I love the vibrant colors and the soft textures created by the blur. I'm new at this, too, and I doubt I would have thought to use this scene. It's lovely!
Photographer: KERRIE CLARKE Country: AUSTRALIA f/ 18 .3sec ISO100 | 50mm
Peaceful Forest - I go to the forest near my house very often, for the peace, and quiet time out. This is a vertical swipe of tall Manna Gums (Eucalyptus viminalis) growing beside the creek. Their tall, smooth white barked trunks tower over the ferns and shrubs below.
Feedback: GINA SKINNER Country: USA Kerrie - I appreciate the calming colors of this image. Soft, ombre effect, it looks like a sheer drape that filters the light coming through. Lovely capture! :)
Photographer: NICK ELLIS Country: AUSTRALIA
Feedback: BRENT MAIL Country: AUSTRALIA
f/ 4 2.0sec ISO200 | 20mm
Very sci- fi feel in your image Nick - like we are flying through space. Love those leading lines too. Something I would try here is to life the shadows a little more and enhance the greens on the left and the warmer colours on the bottom right.
Vancouver at night - I was taking a couple of nighttime shots during our visit when I accidentally bumped the tripod. I then thought to zoom during the exposure. this was one of my favourites. Camera on a tripod and zoomed towards the end of the exposure.
Photographer: VALERIE WORTHEN Country: USA
Feedback: BRENT MAIL Country: AUSTRALIA
f/ 16 1/ 8sec ISO100 | 200mm
Stunning, absolutely stunning Valerie. Your image almost has a 3- D look to it. This is one of the best in- camera- motion images have ever seen because it tells a story (but not the entire story) and draws my eye to that red colour near the middle with all those squiggly highlights against the dark background. So good - you should print and frame this one!
This is a fly fishing boat on the river using a panning motion. I picked this particular capture as I liked how the movement caught the line either going in or coming out of the water.
Photographer: BRUCE PATTERSON Country: USA
Feedback: GINA SKINNER Country: USA
f/ 5.0 1/ 250sec ISO100 | 180mm
This brings to mind the frenzied "Flight of a Firefly" against an awesome night sky! Wow... I would welcome a mistake like this! :)
This last photo was taken early in this challenge. I just dismissed it as a the mistake it was. I somehow triggered my camera after taking some moon shots at my neighbors house. It caught a pathway light.
Photographer: CHRISTIAN PIRON Country: BELGIUM f/ 8 1/ 4sec ISO100 | 29mm
Feedback: CHRISTINE ROCHER Country: AUSTRALIA
While walking in the park in my neighborhood I saw this path through the trees. By zooming in, I got this result. I like this version where it almost looks like a tunnel going through the scenery.
Christian, I absolutely love this. SUPERB! I love how the vertical trees and your zooming have created a square like tunnel leading us in to a diminishing perspective! Excellent shot!
Photographer: CHRISTOPHER GOFF Country: USA f/ 22 1/ 3sec ISO50 | 27mm
I had serendipitously been trying to capture the feeling of New England autumn last week and was using ICM to do so. So this represents a "before Brent's masterclass" effort. Now to go for an "after masterclass" photo. Autumn Forest Beckons.
Feedback: DENIS O'BYRNE Country: IRELAND Hi Kit. Great sense of speed here. Love the colours and light. The red on top gives the feel of a fire getting out of control. Great shot.
Photographer: DAVE KOH Country: SINGAPORE f/ 11 1/ 10sec ISO4000 | 40mm
Superhero is my theme for this month's final submission. 'Spiderman In Action' I was thinking of what subject to work on after seeing so many fun submissions this few weeks. Many submissions are excellent. Instead of going outside today, I have chosen to use my son's favorite Spiderman as the subject.
Feedback: SARA O'BRIEN Country: USA Great job Dave! Looks like you have caught Spiderman just before releasing his web. Great movement, while keeping his face mostly in focus.
Photographer: JUAN ACOSTA Country: USA Canon 5D Mark IV f/ 22 3/ 10sec ISO100 | 50mm I took this picture in my backyard.
Feedback: CHRISTINE ROCHER Country: AUSTRALIA Juan, this looks like a double exposure shot, and has a very spooky feel to it. Nice to see that we can still make out what your subject is and the leading lines from your movement brings us back to the subject. Good work!
Photographer: NICK ELLIS Country: AUSTRALIA f/ 22 1/ 13sec ISO50 | 61mm
Interestingly I've found it difficult to choose from those I've taken. Decided I liked it in B&W.
Feedback: CHRISTINE ROCHER Country: AUSTRALIA Love it Nick. the strong contrasts lead us through the image with the leading lines taking us to a diminishing perspective. looks to be a ghost like person walking down the track! Excellent mate!
Photographer: RACHEL GILMOUR Country: AUSTRALIA f/ 7.1 1/ 10sec ISO100 | 85mm
Traveling around the Hunter Valley area, a couple weeks ago, we stopped in this cafe and this large print was on the wall. I used ZOOM ICM and tried to keep the one seated woman as my POI. I converted this to B&W and liked that also but my partner preferred this one! :o)
Feedback: SARA O'BRIEN Country: USA Very cool Rachel. I love your POI! The colors are amazing. I can see how it would work very well in B&W. The color version makes it a bit more festive. Well done.
Photographer: ROHN SHEARER Country: USA
Feedback: BARBARA GILBERT Country: USA
f/ 10 1/ 10sec ISO100 | 24mm
Love this shot. You capture the dog perfectly while blending the background and foreground with motion. My only suggestion would be to crop the tree out on the left, which it seems you have done down below. Great job!
I took several pictures for a motion challenge for a different group last year, & discovered the zoom pull method & really enjoy it. I thought I would try panning the camera while playing with my dogs.
Photographer: TESSA BLEWCHAMP Country: UNITED KINGDOM Canon 750D f/ 16 1/ 30sec ISO100 | 105mm
This is a second shot from my experiments in the garden a couple of weeks ago. I've been trying to create something with a circular motion, but haven't managed to achieve anything worth posting yet, plus it tends to make me feel nauseous looking at all this movement! Hopefully I'll manage something more before the challenge ends. This was taken with a vertical movement to emphasis the lines of the trees, with their last colours of autumn, against the blue sky. Apologies Denis, as this is a bit like your shot below!
Feedback: EREZ SHILAT Country: ISRAEL Think that vertical motion perfectly suits trees. You gave them just the right amount of motion to create an interesting image that still maintains its structure. Lovely image.
Photographer: AMBER PALLAS- BRUNT Country: USA f/ 3.8 1/ 8sec ISO125 | 52mm
A little late as it's been a crazy month. The Hubs and I got to spend a couple of days at Disney World channeling our inner child. I had a lot of fun with this challenge. The image I am sharing with you all is one of the most icon castles. That is Cinderella's castle of course. It was lit up bottom to top in fairy lights. Truly magical! I quickly moved my camera up and down.
Feedback: LAIMA RATAJCZAK Country: AUSTRALIA Hi Amber I really love the way the castle sparkles against the black background, a beautiful composition and image, well done!
Photographer: ANDREW ROBINSON Country: AUSTRALIA
Feedback: DENIS O'BYRNE Country: IRELAND
f/ 14 1/ 2sec ISO50 | 70mm
Hi Andrew. I like the mix of colours in this shot. Nice abstract feel to it. I see a close up of a waterfall or part thereof with coloured lights behind it. Nice work.
Just playing around with some cacti in my backyard.
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Photographer: ROMY VILLANUEVA Country: PHILIPPINES Sony RX100M6 f/ 9 3.2sec ISO800 | 24mm
It's raining outside so I had to improvise for this first post. This is a photo of the pleated window curtain with only the ceiling light on. In the last second of exposure the camera was moved closer while turning clockwise creating geometric shapes.
GETTING TO KNOW OUR FEA TURED A RTIST: ROM Y VILLAN UEVA | PHILIPPIN ES Brent: How did you develop an interest in photography? Romy: When Sony released its first digicam, I became interested because of its new technology, then came the Mavica that uses a floppy disc for storage followed by the FH series. They were used mainly for documenting family reunions during holidays and also during inspection visits to sugar factories. Not until my son took an interest in photography as a hobby and posted his images on Flickr did I consider buying a better digital camera. Seeing the images he took stirred me to buy my first mirrorless camera, Sony NEX- 5N, then I finally upgraded to Sony A7R2 and then it got serious. Brent: Who influenced you the most? Is there any other photographer that you consider as a kind of idol? Romy: I don?t have any particular famous photographer as a favorite maybe because until now I have not decided what genre I wanted to get seriously into. For Water Droplets Photography I really admire Markus Reugels and Heinz Maier. Brent Mail and SIC Bootcamp have been a big influence. SIC Bootcamp is the second group I joined and honestly, there are many good photographers in Bootcamp that I follow. If I were to mention them I would most probably end up enumerating the entire membership.
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Romy's favorite inspirational quote:
"The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do." ~ Andy Warhol
F E A T URE D ROM Y VILLAN UEVA A RT IS T P H IL IP P IN E S Brent: What are your favorite kinds of photography? Romy: I like macro photography, B&W photography and water droplets photography. Brent: Tell us about the featured image: What was the inspiration behind it? What was your process to get it? How did you do the post processing? Romy: The image was made out of desperation. It?s just an image that demonstrated the effect of ICM. I did not even like it, LOL. It was raining and I had to stay indoors. So I just took photos of the curtain while moving the camera. Instead of using the zoom ring I used my hand to move the camera closer while rotating the camera simultaneously during the exposure. No post- processing was done other than cropping. Brent: What does photography mean to you? Romy: I have early- stage Parkinson?s Disease so to me photography is a big challenge. I have uncontrollable hand tremors when hand holding the camera so every time I manage to come out with a picture that I really like I also get the biggest satisfaction.
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Brent: What kind of tools do you use for post processing? Romy: Mainly Lightroom. Sometimes I use On1 or Luminar Brent: How would you describe your photography style? Romy: I don't know how to describe it as have not decided yet what genre to concentrate on. I am still in the learning phase. Although I like liquid droplets photography, I still want to learn other types of photography. Lately, I am becoming interested in photomicrography or taking photos of things under the microscope.
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Feedback: ROMY VILLANUEVA Country: PHILIPPINES This is a great image Andrew and love it. Surely the one that said "you shouldn't have a camera" after looking at your ICM shot must be the same type of person who would zoom in an image 1000X and start pixel peeping and then later tell you that your photo was not sharp enough.We all learn a lot from Bootcamp where we see everyone's photo as an art form. No time for negativity. So keep doing what you do and let's learn from each member of this group.
Photographer: ANDREW THOMSON Country: AUSTRALIA f/ 19 1/ 30sec ISO100 | 300mm
I haven't been around Bootcamp for a couple of months while I tried to finish off some long overdue study commitments. Final assignment has now been submitted and hopefully I did enough to keep the markers happy. For this current challenge , my first image is one I took earlier this year and where I first learnt that ICM photography is not everyone's cup of tea. I posted this image on another forum. Explaining it was ICM and was subsequently crucified. The worst comment was "if you think this is photography then you shouldn't have a camera". This is why I love Bootcamp. You can post something different and will get honest, constructive and supportive feedback. ICM is definitely a genre which does not appeal to everyone but it is a bit of fun to play with. This image was taken early in the morning on the Gold Coast - Australia, just as the sun came up and lit up the back of the surfer.
Photographer: BARBARA GILBERT Country: USA Nikon Coolpix AW130 f/ 2.8 1/ 8 sec ISO560 | 4mm
This picture that I am submitting was taken at 75- 90 feet underwater at an upside down military utility vehicle. It is of a starfish.
Feedback: KERRIE CLARKE Country: AUSTRALIA Great colours and motion, I especially like the motion on the right hand side of the image. I like the diagonal line that runs past the starfish though he seems a little lost in the background.
Photographer: BRUCE PATTERSON Country: USA f/ 29 1Sec ISO100 | 35mm
A colorful shrub. I used camera rotation. I like the green and yellow bush and the blue tinted background.
Feedback: SHEREE EBANKS Country: CAYMAN ISLANDS Lovely colours in this, Bruce. Almost looks like a paperweight. Well done.
Photographer: CHRISTOPH MISCHKE Country: GERMANY Canon 1D Mark IV f/ 4.5 1/ 60sec | 90mm
This image was taken at the German Cross Country Championship three years ago.
Feedback: CHRISTOPHER GOFF Country: USA Really nice job, Christoph! Perfect synchronization of the panning. Love the contrast between the well kept sharpness of the detail in the rider and the track. And all that mud! ! ! ! !
Photographer: CINDI KISIEL- SMITH Country: USA f/ 11 1sec ISO125 | 40mm
This is very much not my style of photography and I found that it was giving me a bit of a headache during post processing. Nevertheless, I will persevere. Due to the drought we had, our fall colors are not great with a couple of notable exceptions in my yard. Here is my first attempt. I think I zoomed out on this one.
Feedback: GINA SKINNER Country: USA I like the perspective captured here, as well as the light coming through the branches and leaves! I know what you mean about the headache. My brain needs a break after a while :)
Photographer: DERRYL FRIESEN Country: THAILAND f/ 11 1/ 30sec ISO400 | 22mm
Here is a shot in Hanoi, Vietnam. I shot this handheld as I was walking towards "portal into the unknown". I wanted to get a sense of time warp into another world. The only thing in focus are a few of the spindles on the right red door.
Feedback: GINA SKINNER Country: USA Derryl - It does feel like a Time Warp. It creates a visual vertigo...the sense of moving when one isn't ! I simply must know, "What exists beyond the red doors' '. :)
Photographer: JENNY GREGORY Country: AUSTRALIA Nikon D5100 f/ 9 1/ 15sec | 70mm
Been absent from Bootcamp for the last 3 months for various reasons, mainly work pressures, but am raring to go again! Love the topic this month, sounds like a lot of fun. My photo is of an Oleander in my garden with gorgeous red flowers, very striking against the dark green foliage. I used the zoom technique.
Feedback: BRENT MAIL Country: AUSTRALIA Love all those lines from the top pulling me into your image. Red on green works well as they are complementary colours. Something to consider here is to have a strong point of interest right in the middle where the lines point towards, I'm thinking one of those flowers on it's own would work well here.
Photographer: JUDY WARD Country: CANADA f/ 6.3 1/ 30sec ISO320 | 75mm
My daughter played a game of ringette on Friday night, so I used that as an opportunity to work on this ICM theme. For those of you who have never heard of ringette, it is a game played on ice. Sticks are used to pass, snag, and toss a blue rubber ring. It is a fast game that requires split- second timing and skillful skating. I was panning while shooting this image to follow the shooter in the white jersey and the ring. I was happy that end of the stick, ring and goalie's glove were quite sharp. This ended up being a goal. I took over 500 images at this game, and kept 12, but those 12 images are pretty cool and very different to what I normally capture when using fast shutter speeds.
Feedback: BRENT MAIL Country: AUSTRALIA Love the action in your scene Judy, tells quite a story. Yes the stick and goalie glove are sharp and I like how the person shooting for goal blends into the darker jersey of one of the defenders - that's what I love about ICM is how the colours tend to blend. Also, glad to see you're back inside BootCamp - we missed you.
Photographer: KATHLEEN FEELEY Country: USA f/ 22 1/ 8sec ISO100 | 59mm
Feedback: DAVE KOH Country: SINGAPORE
This is a shot of a bush turning 'Fall red' against a blue sky. Used a circular motion. Hand held.
Love this effect with the changing of colors and vibrancy. It looks artistic and make a good frame too. Great photo.
Photographer: KATHY POTTER Country: USA f/ 7.1 1/ 3200sec ISO2000 | 46mm
I am so impressed by everyone's posts. So many incredible shots! This photo was also taken at Longwood Gardens this summer. It is a multiple exposure and my goal was to turn the camera with each shot to create a swirl with the flowers.
Feedback: CHRISTIAN PIRON Country: BELGIUM Kathy, great interesting approach of using multi exposure. I never heard of this technique but will certainly keep it in mind. I like very much the result with special effects and beautiful colours. It almost looks like a whirlwind. Well done.
Photographer: KATHY WOLFE Country: USA Although we are trained to be focused with our pictures, given the task not to seems to be more I question what I just did. It is difficult to time the actions to make it work. This is several tries I made during a short hike during lunch. I used my wide angle 10 - 24.
Feedback: GINA SKINNER Country: USA Kathy I like the way that the spiral motion appears to emanate from the pine cone centerpiece! I agree that it takes time to get the hang of the camera movement. I was surprised how many images I took of the sky, lol. Something of a learning curve for sure! :)
Photographer: LAURA GRIFFITHS Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Feedback: DENIS O'BYRNE Country: IRELAND
Another beach shot, this time of young woman and dog walking along the beach and she trying to wrest the ball from the dog's mouth in order to throw it again.
Hi Laura. Nice softness to this shot and yet you have held the depth of field nicely. Well done.
Photographer: LEILA GONZALEZ SULLIVAN Country: USA NikonD5300 | ISO100
Here is my post for this challenge, which is great fun this month. I took this image while visiting Portugal in 2017 and I'm calling it "Tree in Motion" because I didn't actually move the camera. Rather I was trying to catch the fluttering leaves in a strong wind against an overblown sky.
Feedback: CHRISTINE ROCHER Country: AUSTRALIA What a fantastic image Leila.....as Brent said, it would be great to see more of the tree trunk. Also, the little tuft in the bottom RH corner can easily be removed - it is a distraction in what is a glorious minimalist shot. Well done.
Photographer: PETER DWIGHT Country: AUSTRALIA Sony A77ii 1/ 8sec ISO100 | 16- 50mm
This shot I took at a slower setting & zoomed out quickly & hit the shutter button, zoomed while shooting.
Feedback: VALERIE WORTHEN Country: USA The motion you have generated in this pulls you right through the doorway. Nicely captured!
Photographer: RUTH LOPEZ Country: USA f/ 2 1/ 15sec ISO200 | 55mm
Feedback: CHRISTIAN PIRON Country: BELGIUM
I was in a playful/ cheeky mood. Maybe too much leftover Halloween candy.
Ruth, nicely done: Brent in the middle of attention ;- )) Very nice colours. Good job.
Photographer: SHEREE EBANKS Country: CAYMAN ISLANDS f/ 1.8 1/ 2sec ISO400
Some really neat photos here and when I have a bit more time, will go and comment on a few more. This was taken with my new "toy"--the iPhone 11Pro---has a great built in camera. I shot this just as I took off from Miami International from the window of the plane. I was able to use Lr to take and use manual settings.
Feedback: ROMY VILLANUEVA Country: PHILIPPINES Interesting ICM shot. Beautiful abstract from an amazing little "toy". You are bound to get more amazing shots from your creativity and that new toy. Well done.
Photographer: WAYNE ZUSSMAN Country: USA Nikon D750 f/ 5.6 1/ 13sec ISO125 | 44mm
This was taken in a field of soy plants (w/ trees in the background) and I was moving the zoom at the same time the shutter was open.
Feedback: RICHARD HUTSON Country: USA Wayne, I like what you have created here, but I wonder if it would be a stronger image if the split between the trees and the plants were more balanced ... just a thought.
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