NEW Basic Assignment #5: Shape/outline Silhouette

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   After seeing the dandelion shot on page 4, which I really like, I thought i'd put a shot in here.

I thought of this as a kind of negative shot- the opposite of what you would normally do with light. I hung around waiting for the shadow of another tree to be centered. 

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FineArt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 28 July 2007 Country: Canada Location: Vancouver Status: Offline Posts: 1422	Post Options Post Reply Quote FineArt Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 June 2011 at 04:02
	After seeing the dandelion shot on page 4, which I really like, I thought i'd put a shot in here. I thought of this as a kind of negative shot- the opposite of what you would normally do with light. I hung around waiting for the shadow of another tree to be centered.

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bms44974 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Assignments Deputy Joined: 18 October 2008 Country: United States Location: Cary, NC Status: Offline Posts: 2935	Post Options Post Reply Quote bms44974 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 June 2011 at 17:40
	@mateogrande12: That's a pass for me. @FineArt: Your image is not showing up for me. Please update the link. Cheers... Brian
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FineArt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 28 July 2007 Country: Canada Location: Vancouver Status: Offline Posts: 1422	Post Options Post Reply Quote FineArt Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 June 2011 at 17:55
	Sorry, I was having a problem with photobucket where many of my images seemed to be locked. I didnt know what they were doing to them so i deleted the albums.

bms44974 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Assignments Deputy Joined: 18 October 2008 Country: United States Location: Cary, NC Status: Offline Posts: 2935	Post Options Post Reply Quote bms44974 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 June 2011 at 18:09
	@FineArt: Please provide a new post once you have solved the problem. That way I'll be sure to get e-mail notification and it won't slip through the cracks. Cheers... Brian
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kvinaud Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 March 2006 Location: Norway Status: Offline Posts: 564	Post Options Post Reply Quote kvinaud Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 June 2011 at 20:56
	Finally had a chance to get all my pictures from the last weeks of travelling downloaded to my server. I had this assignment in my head and got a similar picture that I took back in November last year. Hopefully it will pass this time. Cargo
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pegelli Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Dyxum Administrator Joined: 02 June 2007 Country: Belgium Location: Schilde Status: Offline Posts: 13119	Post Options Post Reply Quote pegelli Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 June 2011 at 15:20
	@kvinaud, fine picture. Nice composition and well executed in line with the objective so it's a pass.
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Hopkins Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 May 2011 Country: United States Location: NYC Status: Offline Posts: 122	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hopkins Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 22 June 2011 at 03:39
	I've been shopping for silhouettes for the last couple of weeks and finally got what I think is a good one. Too bad someone earlier in this thread caught a similar shot. Here's trying....

pegelli Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Dyxum Administrator Joined: 02 June 2007 Country: Belgium Location: Schilde Status: Offline Posts: 13119	Post Options Post Reply Quote pegelli Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 23 June 2011 at 20:26
	Nice and simple Hopkins, a clear pass in my mind. And you know, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so you probably made a previous poster happy as well.
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Macca Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 17 January 2012 Country: Scotland Location: Glasgow Status: Offline Posts: 95	Post Options Post Reply Quote Macca Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 February 2012 at 22:40
	With this in mind I tried a few of these today given a rare sunny one. Not sure if its clean enough but I like the subject. Putting on my top hat...

rticknor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 28 July 2011 Country: United States Location: San Diego Status: Offline Posts: 176	Post Options Post Reply Quote rticknor Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 February 2012 at 18:29
	Silhouette -- I call it "Inner Eye"
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pegelli Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Dyxum Administrator Joined: 02 June 2007 Country: Belgium Location: Schilde Status: Offline Posts: 13119	Post Options Post Reply Quote pegelli Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 05 February 2012 at 08:01
	@ Macca, we've had some like that before and it's just too "messy" to pass for an intermediate assignment. Clear composition and flawless execution is what we're looking for in this intermediate assignment, so pls. try again. @ rticknor, that's a pass, very smartly done with the backlight and the smoke.
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Bob J Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Dyxum Administrator Joined: 23 December 2005 Country: United Kingdom Location: London Status: Offline Posts: 15471	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bob J Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 05 February 2012 at 11:44
	These ate my initial attempts. Wanted to get a profile with light fading out as it went away from the outline of the face. Took these by setting up a piano stool with a flash beneath it firing at the wall wile I lay on the bench. Very difficult to get the desired effect when you are your own model, as you have to get up and look at results then make adjustments and get back in place... plus the wall I was using wasn't smooth enough for the effect I was after. However, by upping the contrast in PP I did get two reasonable silhouette shots which were close to what I was trying to achieve. #1 a700 * Sony 50/f1.4 * f8.0 * 1/80 * ISO 640 * Wireless flash #2 a700 * Sony 50/f1.4 * f8.0 * 1/80 * ISO 649 * Wireless flash
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Macca Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 17 January 2012 Country: Scotland Location: Glasgow Status: Offline Posts: 95	Post Options Post Reply Quote Macca Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 February 2012 at 22:20
	Second attempt, I thought I may fail in the first so had this in mind!Sorry I thought this was a basic assignment...maybe should have started somewhere simpler but had rare nice light for a couple of evenings. A35 35MM 1.8 DT SAM. "Times up" Edited by Macca - 07 February 2012 at 11:26

pegelli Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Dyxum Administrator Joined: 02 June 2007 Country: Belgium Location: Schilde Status: Offline Posts: 13119	Post Options Post Reply Quote pegelli Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 February 2012 at 08:11
	Very good effort Bob, and a clear pass. The only thing I don't like (but that's a clear matter of taste) is the blue-greenish colours, but the assignment was executed very well Macca, very nice and also a pass. Only comment is that the tower seems a bit soft, but this is more then compensated by getting the moon in and that adds a real special touch to the photo.
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