Assignment: "Books" Aug. 18 - Sept. 1

[Saralonde]

This week: "Books". Maybe it's the lazy days of summer or the week I spent at the beach, but I cannot seem to stop reading lately. So why not combine photography and books for awhile and see if you can come up with a good book shot.

Too busy reading to take a good shot , I'll share an older one:

1/50
f/1.6
50mm
ISO 100

As always, rules:

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 18th of August and the 1st of September. 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 "Books" (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 (740px 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: "Cars". We've all seen those beautiful pics in advertisements and some of us regularly pick up magazines with stunning images of cars in all their glory, so let's see what you can do. This is an area I have no experience with, so I have a busy week ahead, too .

Some things to check out:
Car Photography Guide
Car Photography Tutorials

[mseigafuse]

My entry for this week's assignment is called Self Discovery and I obviously did some processing. One of my favorite books autographed when I had the pleasure of meeting the author.



Taken on August 23, 2010 at 6.08pm
Camera Pentax K100D
Exposure 0.6
Aperture f/11.0
Focal Length 78 mm
Focal Length 78.0 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV

[Joseph S]

I like it mseigafuse
Good lighting.

[musicguy1982]

Not for assignment (Too old)

[derekspacelewis]

Not for assignment since its too old but I wanted to share with you guys.

[Obijuan]

I actually like the first picture that Saranlonde posted. I need to come up with something...

Here is mine. I hope it doesn't get moved.

From Back Up Originals

Aug 27, 2010
682×1024 pixels – 67KB
Filename: poop 026.NEF.jpg
ISO 1600
Exposure: 20
Aperture: 3.5
External SB-600
Remote fired.

[KKreations]

Originally Posted by derekspacelewis

Not for assignment since its too old but I wanted to share with you guys.

I love this picture. Well done!

[vduarte]

Originally Posted by derekspacelewis

Not for assignment since its too old but I wanted to share with you guys.

Very creative use of light and shadow! Love it, I wish I would've thought of that on my last wedding. well done!

[mseigafuse]

Originally Posted by Joseph S

I like it mseigafuse
Good lighting.

Thanks!

[nmurphy]

Title: Reading the Past
Date: 8/25/2010
Camera: Canon Rebel Xsi
Shutter: 1/50
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal: 36mm