Assignment: "Trucks" July 22 - August 5

[Sime]

This week the theme is dead easy, or is it! - The theme is "Trucks" and, as I don't have a photo of a truck of almost any kind I went for a search through some of the brilliant stuff listed using creative commons on flickr and found this shot below by haglundc of derelict truck

Make sure you put some thought into this assignment, it's about making you push the boundaries of your photography - not just getting you to wander out of your house, point your camera at a truck and think "that will be good enough" Think about your composition and your lighting, what will make a snappy snap of your truck into a good photo?

Camera:	Nikon D300
Exposure:	0.011 sec
Aperture:	f/4.8
Focal Length:	10 mm

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 22nd of July and the 5th of August. 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: Trucks" (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: I want to try the theme "Album Cover" this is open to interpretation, What inspired me was that as I was typing up this assignment I realised that it finished in August, and one of my favorite Counting Crows albums is called "August and everything after" - Show me your "Album Cover" photos - remember, you should have space for your album name, so make sure you think before you shoot!

[Silverz]

Plenty of trucks at my work although I won't be able to find time to photograph them

[GwenieThePooh]

OLD CHEVROLET



Camera: Nikon Coolpix S210
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/240)
Aperture: f/5.7
Focal Length: 17.3 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Date and Time (Modified): 2009:07:27 18:02:30
Exposure Program: Program AE
Date and Time (Original): 2009:07:27 18:02:30

[WildRain]

Sing's Truck



Canon s5IS, iso80, f/4.0 @1/500s, 7.2mm focal length. Taken July 28, 2009

[clairebear150980]

I'm obviously an '80s child, coz you say trucks and I think Optimus Prime!!! So glad my son has transformers toys.



Exif info:
Camera: Canon EOS 350D Digital
Exposure: 0.3
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 28 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: -1/3 EV
Flash: On, Red-eye reduction
Date taken: 28/07/2009

[jacobthellamer]

First thing that came to mind was the trucks on my skateboard, these ones are really old and worn

Leant the baord against a gloss finished door and held a piece of paper over the flash to soften the light.



Model : PENTAX K100D
ExposureTime : 1/125Sec
FNumber : F3.5
ExposureProgram : Manual
ISOSpeedRatings : 400
DateTimeOriginal : 2009:07:29 21:18:44
DateTimeDigitized : 2009:07:29 21:18:44
ApertureValue : F3.5
MeteringMode : CenterWeightedAverage
Flash : Fired
FocalLength : 18.00(mm)
FocalLength(35mm) : 27(mm)

[Rudylopez]

Assignment: Trucks



Nikon D300
1/50 at 4.5 at 66mm
iso 400
Captured 7/25/09 at 7:56 MST

[freezeframe03]

The sun was low in the sky and the taillights of this truck were reflecting brightly in response. Meanwhile the rest of the truck was reflecting the neighborhood, distortedly.



Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Manual
Date and Time (Original): 2009:07:25 16:50:23

[bad_manners]

I like this one of my little rescue truck being used as an anchor-point when we last went caving. Just a shame it's way outside the timeframe.

From Digital Assignments

Photo information
Oct 5, 2008
1600×1200 pixels – 411KB
Filename: Wee Jasper 002.JPG
Camera: NIKON
Model: COOLPIX S200
ISO: 50
Exposure: 1/142 sec
Aperture: 4.6
Focal Length: 6.3mm
Flash Used: No

[bastewart]

Old Ford Fire Truck

I came across this old truck when shooting something else completely and couldn't resist a few shots.



Date: July 25, 2009
Camera: Canon 450D
Exposure: 1/1000
Focal Length: 50mm
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200