What’s Your Preference?

Teresa Devine · #**201** (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ZoomZoom

Well, I got to admit I played with my kids dolls for this assignment.
Don't worry, I did it after they went to bad and left no evidence.
I call this one "The Zombie Maker"

I always wondered what those dolls were doing while all the people are asleep! Great imagination!!

victry1 · #**202** (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 06:43 PM

This definitely sends chills down my spine:

Taken with a Rebel T1i
Exp. time 1/125
ISO 100
Aperture 13
Focal length 275
Taken in Morris County, NJ on 10/26/09

It's not edited, but I don't know how to be sure the EXIF data is retained.

kl3ver1 · #**203** (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by gweston

I was thinking that something creepy/spooky is an abandoned, decrepit playground. There is, or at least was, a barely-used playground not far from my house. Got there yesterday and discovered that most of the more run-down equipment was gone, but I got my daughter in a shot with swings that were already tangled up. I stacked a set (0.3, 0.6, 0.9) of ND filters on the lens, set the exposure for 15 seconds and let the camera pick the stop. My daughter ran out of the frame at about 4.5 seconds.

Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: 50mm @ f/16
Exposure: 15 seconds
Very slightly desaturated in PhotoShop Elements

Great use of filters,
Awesome shot!

gweston · #**204** (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by kl3ver1

Great use of filters,
Awesome shot!

Thanks. Historically my photography has been snapshots to kind of augment my own memory. Very new to the SLR world and to taking pictures with the active expectation that others will see them, so I appreciate encouragement and constructive criticism.

gweston · #**205** (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Aimeesaurus

Assignment:Scary or Spooky

I'm new to this. Was photographing a old car that someone had left on the side of the road and happened to see a hint of yellow in a clearing through the trees. This was the result. No editing was done to the photo, since I've yet to learn all the tricks. Anyway. Hope you enjoy. It creeped me out pretty well.

I like this. As implied in my own submission, I tend to find decay and disuse spookier than creepy-crawlies or boogey-men. Just sort of an undirected sense of eeriness.

xxbethxx · #**206** (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 07:55 PM

gweston · #**207** (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by brentkitson

"Assignment: Scary or Spooky"

Maybe this is why the cats always seem to be calling for someone?

I gotta say, I'm not really seeing the "spooky" aspect of this but I really love the depth, and the detail and textures of the foreground. Then, though, I'm the kind of person who takes pictures of cobblestone roads because I like the textures.

Rob Wood · #**208** (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 08:01 PM

This swan came after me on Saturday. It beat its wings on the surface of the water as it attacked to scare me off. It worked.

Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Date Time: 2009-10-24 T14:23:18-08:00
Exposure: 1/800 sec
Aperture: f/5.7
Lens: Canon 28-135mm with image stabilization (on)
Focal Length: 135 mm
Exposure Program: Aperture priority
ISO Speed: 400
Metering Mode: Pattern

eldergeek49 · #**209** (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 08:35 PM

I came across this angel this weekend. Took the picture at 10:15 AM, so obviously did a little Photoshop work on it. Still, the effect is pretty close to what I wanted.

Taken 10/24/09
Sony DSLR-A200
Focal Length 300mm
f/5.6
1/500th sec.

Any comments are always welcome.