Machinery. Old or new, what would be do without machines? How interesting can you make a picture of a somewhat cold inanimate object?
Here I left in a tiny reflection of myself in the shot. Did it add a slightly human element or is it a distraction? Not sure, but I liked the difference between the rust and the shiny dials and the texture of the metal.
Focal length: 37mm
F/5.6
ISO 100
1/250
As always, the rules...
Please note the change in closing time.
Just a note to new posters: DO NOT start a new thread for your post. Please just hit the reply button at the bottom of any current post and put your image there.
1. Your original image you submit should be taken between the 15th of July and the 29th of July. Each week as an assignment closes on the Wednesday, it will be AUTOMATICALLY deemed *CLOSED* after 8am GMT ( 3am EST) and any posts after that time will not be eligible for the assignment competition.
Don't wait until the last minute to post!
2. Your post must include "Assignment: Machinery" (to show your permission to count it for the contest) and the date the picture was taken (to show that it is a valid entry).
3. EXIF data should be intact. It helps if you can include the main points (including camera, lens, date taken, ISO, shutter speed and aperture) in the text of your message.
4. Only one entry per member (if you can't restrain yourself until the end of the first week you can post two or three separate pictures but your entry should be in a separate post and the only marked with the text above). It must be an original image taken by you.
5. Remember the cross-site image size limit (800px on the longest side).
6. If the image does not exist in post at the end of the contest, it is disqualified. If you modify anything on flickr and re-save the image then the link is broken and the message needs edited to link the picture again before it will be included in the contest.
For everyone, please do not repeat other people's photos by quoting them until the contest is over. If you want to comment on or discuss an entry you can use a link to it (or just delete the picture from the quoted text).
7. If you are looking for the winners of the mini-contest, please check the front page of the
DPS blog Saturday late afternoon (EST) and
here.
Next week: A continuation of the machinery theme,
"Trucks". Pretty self-explanatory, but try some different things such as close-ups, moving vehicles, trucks being used, old trucks, new trucks, toy trucks...well, you get the idea. Again, we're trying to make it
interesting. A snapshot of a truck without thought doesn't cut it. Taking a picture of a truck is not difficult. Turning it into a photograph is.