Contre-jour (27 Aug - 10 Sep)

[pictd2lrn]

Originally Posted by TMWheelock

This is my first assignment post (first DPS post in general) so be gentle... ha ha. Anyway here is an okay shot of some Spanish moss in my neighborhood.

I love this picture. I don't know if it's more contre-jour than silhouette, but it's a beautiful shot. Very dramatic.

[kaobie]

I don't know if this quite fits the description....



Camera: Nikon D60
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1250)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 175 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire
Date and Time (Original): 2008:08:30 19:51:13

[DMLex]

I can't believe I missed this by a day, but I wanted to share anyway



EXIF here

[starrylaurie]

**CHANGED IT AGAIN** (maybe I understand it this time...)

Along with (apparently quite a few) others, I was/still am a bit unsure of exactly what contre-jour consists of. Here's my submission according to what I read and understand. Somewhat of a silhouette with front lighting still noticeable, underexposed and overexposed sections...
Hope that's right!



EXIF:
Camera: Nikon D60
Exposure: 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 125 mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire
Date and Time (Original): 2008:09:09 17:08:59

[asterismos]

I thought at the beginning I had a good grasp of the concept we are trying to learn however as I began shooting most of the shots turned out to be silhouettes or just not quite on par with the concept for one reason or another. It was easy for me to understand how it relates to light and how it is the opposite of HDR it is just quite a task for me to capture it in a photo. I really enjoy learning from reading and participating in this forum. This is a real challenge and thank you for exposing us to it.

As I was looking back over older photos I found this one which to me is hilarious and dramatic and I think fits the assignment nicely.

NOT MY ENTRY; Just to share (Please let me know if this would NOT qualify as contre-jour; there are plenty of underexposed areas in this shot but the only overexposed part is the teeth and gums. Is it ok for only a small portion of the photo to have either underexposed or overexposed areas as long as the photo includes both?) I am still deciding which shot to enter for the assignment and will post it soon.

[GwenieThePooh]

Originally Posted by wulf

Some of you will probably disagree with me but I think an assignment like this one is in some ways easier than a more obvious one like "morning".


Wulf

I Do agree with you Wulf ... Most people do this assignment all the time by mistake ... It's like taking pictures of people away from the sun because they don't like to look at the sun nor quint their eyes and pictures turned up to be dark

[sarahgirl777]

So I finally got my new Sony DSLR A300 a few days ago and I'm excited to finally be able to participate in these assignments. Silly me though when I got the camera on 9/2/08 I accidentally set the date for 2/9/08. Then took this picture later for the assignment only to find out later that it's not dated correctly! However I wanted to share it anyways and will work toward the next assignment instead... (camera date now fixed, lol)



Camera: Sony DSLR-A300
Exposure: 0.04 sec (1/25)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 28 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0/10 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

[Up North Photos]

for assignment: Contre-jour



I thought this dramatic storm over the mountains would fit the assignment.


EXIF DATA:
Camera: Pentax K20D
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 28 mm
Focal Length: 280mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/10 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

Orientation: Horizontal (normal)
X-Resolution: 72 dpi
Y-Resolution: 72 dpi
Software: K20D Ver 1.01
Date and Time: 2008:09:05 10:54:07
White Point Chromaticity: 313/1000, 329/1000
Primary Chromaticities: 64/100, 33/100, 21/100, 71/100, 15/100, 6/100
YCbCr Coefficients: 299/1000, 587/1000, 114/1000
YCbCr Positioning: Co-Sited
Date and Time (Original): 2008:09:05 10:54:07
Date and Time (Digitized): 2008:09:05 10:54:07

[warriormutz]

Children's Hospital at Night
I think this counts although I was not quite sure.

Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Exposure: 10 sec (10)
Aperture: f/22
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

Orientation: Horizontal (normal)
X-Resolution: 72 dpi
Y-Resolution: 72 dpi
Date and Time: 2008:09:05 20:30:22

[mallamace]

This is my first attempt at this technique. Thanks to all for the discussion and advice about what would fit this assignment. I don't know why I like this shot but I do. It is not the one I was planning on entering but it grabbed me when I saw it.



EXIF data
Camera: Canon EOS 400D Digital
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/22
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash fired
Date and Time (Original): 2008:09:06 13:59:53

That would be September 6th 2008