"Composition: Repetition and Patterns in Nature" Jan. 25 - Feb. 8

[Saralonde]

This week: "Composition: Repetition and Patterns in Nature". Repetitions and patterns are a basic element in composition. They can give a sense of "flow" and be used to keep your eye moving around the image or to grab the attention of the viewer. They can be somewhat jarring or give a sense of peacefulness. An image can be nothing but a series of repetition or patterns can be used to lead your eye to the subject.

There are a great deal of repetitions and patterns in the natural world, so this week I want you to concentrate on finding and photographing those and not manmade patterns.

10 Tips On Photography Composition Using Patterns

Using Repetition and Patterns in Photography

3 Photography Tips of Elements Composition

Repetitions and Patterns in Photography


Dueling Zebras by wwarby

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 on or between the 25th of January to the 8th of February, 2012. 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 "Composition: Repetition and Patterns in Nature" as the title or in the text (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 Assignment section the weekend after the contest closes. There should be a thread announcing the winners.

8. For help with posting images, check the FAQ at the top of this page and click on "Posting Images". It will give you a detailed explanation.

Next week: "Composition: Manmade Repetitions and Patterns". Continuing with the theme, you guessed it, I want you to look for manmade patterns this week. The links above will help you with this assignment as well.

[SiewFeun]

DPS assignment: Composition: Repetition and Patterns in Nature
The pile of snow has been on my roof for more than 3 weeks already.
Love the repetitions of the soft wavy lines.


Date Taken: January 26, 2012
Camera : Canon EOS 60D
Lens : EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Aperture : f/11
Exposure : 1/160 sec
ISO speed : 125
Exposure Bias : 0 step
Focal Length : 85 mm
Flash : No Flash
Photoshop: Adjusted exposure and Crop

[MikeC365]

Please find my entry here.

http://wp.me/p268wp-6w

Date Taken: January 30, 2012
Camera : Pentax K5
Lens : 50mm f1.7
Aperture : f5.6
Exposure : 1/125 sec
ISO speed : 100


Thanks
Mike

[Angel*]

Hello all. First post on DSP - so happy I stumbled across the site. Sorry, I don't have any data on this image, but here's my submission.

[FlyingKiwiGirl]

NZ's emblem, the Silver Fern



Exif data
Date Taken February 1, 2012
Camera Sony DSC-N2 *
Exposure 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture f/5.0
Focal Length 11.9 mm
ISO Speed 160

*Do I really need my dSLR after all?
SOOC except for a little sharpening.

(check my Flickr photostream for the silver underside that gives the fern it's name)

[pippyh]

FlyingKiwiGirl that was my idea too - ah well, you got in first You did it so well too.

[Claudia5573]

This weeks assignment made me think right away of some shell I have from a trip we took.
I like the irregular repeat pattern of the brown tones. I especially like the flow of the lines that seem to draw me into the shell.

Caneel shell macro 006 by claudia5573, on Flickr
Taken on January 29, 2012 at 10.55am EST (edit)

Exif data
Camera Canon EOS REBEL T2i
Exposure 4
Aperture f/32.0
Focal Length 100 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire

[wcsangel]

Twin acorns found on the picnic table. Nature created its own patterns.

[IMG] Twin acorns by nature008, on Flickr[/IMG]

Take 1/29/2012
Canon Rebel
Aperture Priority
F-stop - f/20
1/5 sec.
ISO 200
Focal length - 300mm
No flash

[star krek photography]

DPS assignment: Composition: Repetition and Patterns in Nature

Date taken: Jan 29, 2012
Subject: Aloe Vera plant
Camera: Nikon D3100
ISO: 200
Aperture: F16
Shutter: 1/200
Lens: 18-55 at 55mm
Manual flash (i.e. non-TTL)
Cropped in Gimp

[Lididee]

I took this picture while on a nature trail close to where I live. I liked the pattern of the fungii growing on the tree stump.



Camera: Canon PowerShot SX30IS
shutter speed: 1/80
F-Stop 4.5
ISO speed 200
Flash: did not fire