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Default Contre-jour (27 Aug - 10 Sep)

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From Wulf: I can't change the date of the post (the forum is still a bit screwy since the upgrade) but that's not a problem. Those new to the thread can look below for the details. Don't forget to include the date taken in the post if you want your shot counted though!
DPS Assignment: Contre-jour

Hi Wulf , sorry I don't know how I've managed to post this entry before your's.. I have tried to delete and repost without much luck, Please rearrange and place this post at the end of forum.

Camera: Canon EOS 400D Digital
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/2000)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Date and Time: 2008:09:05 22:27:45

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Old 09-03-2008, 03:35 PM
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Default ***Latest Assignment: Contre-jour (27 Aug - 10 Sep)

Contre-jour is a french term meaning "against the light". Take a photo that exploits lighting and plays with under and over-exposed areas to dramatic effect - in other words, the opposite of HDR approaches, which try to compress the range of contrast.

Here is an example I took in Santiago de Compostela when I visited back in March:

Archway

Camera: Nikon D40
Exposure: 1/30s
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 18mm (18-55mm kit lens)
ISO Speed: 200
Date: 6 March 2008 (so this one would be too old, even if I was allowed to enter)

Don't forget the rules:
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1. The image you submit should be taken between the 27 August (when it was announced) and 10 September (until one of the moderators closes the the mini-contest).

2. Your post must include "Assignment: Contre-jour" (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 needs to 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).

5. Remember the cross-site image size limit (640px 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).

Next week's assignment is "Morning" - anything that deals with the early part of the day, sunrises, work commutes, breakfast, etc. Shots for morning should be from between 3 September and 17 September.

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Old 09-03-2008, 05:36 PM
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OK, here's my attempt at it. Nothing fancy, just a windmill at roughly high noon.

Windmill03








CameraSony DSLR-A100
Exposure 0.005 sec (1/200)
ApertureF/11
Focal Length35mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias  +7/10 EV
FlashFlash did not fire



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Old 09-03-2008, 05:41 PM
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Watching, Waiting
DSC_2093

Camera: Nikon D40
Exposure: 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture: f/1.4
Focal Length: 30 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: 2/3 EV
Date and Time: 2008:09:01 12:36:12
Exposure Program: Manual
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Old 09-03-2008, 06:25 PM
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Another example for you guys. older image...


"fragility" for DPS Assignment
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Old 09-03-2008, 08:46 PM
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An older one from me, too.
Day 124 threesixtyfive "Waiting on a sunny day..." (by saralonde)
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Old 09-03-2008, 09:11 PM
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Default Contre-jour - not for assignment

Beach Read

"Beach Read"

This is too old for this assignment, I took it a few weeks ago for a class I was taking, I will have to come up with a new one...
Camera: Nikon D40
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV
Taken: 7/28/08

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Old 09-03-2008, 09:44 PM
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white hot sun copy
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Old 09-03-2008, 11:15 PM
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.................................................. ..
Focal Length: 50mm (nifty 50mm)
EV 0/6
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it's fine for moderators to edit my work for teaching purposes. thanks.

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Old 09-03-2008, 11:43 PM
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A boat passing an inlet towards evening. Probably heading home for the day.

Canon 40D
Focal Length: 60mm (96mm in 35mm)
1/400s
f/4.5
ISO: 400
Taken: 01-SEP-2008

Additional photo info is available by going to here, hovering over the photo, then clicking the "i" icon.

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