Assignment: Kinetics Nov. 11 - 25

[Saralonde]

This week's assignment is from our Super Mod Peeperita and so we're doing kinetic photography where the only moving object is part or all of your camera. Be it a zoom of your lens, movement of the camera in your hands, or, if your truly brave, tossing your equipment in the air. Trickier than you might think, these images will require long shutter speeds and small apertures.

EXAMPLES:



Confused where to start? Here are a few links to get you started.

Kinetic Photography from Wikipedia
Kinetic photography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Threads from our members.

Abstract Motion by Sjlarue, using a side to side motion
Abstract Motion

Abstract by Harksie Photos, using a single light source
First try at abstract

Hibiscus Abstract by veronicaburges, using zoom.
http://digital-photography-school.co...-abstract.html

Hope you had fun with this one!

As always, 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 11th of November and the 25th of November. 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: Kinetics" (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 assignment:
50mm is generally considered the accepted "standard" focal length for what the eye sees. Although this might be debatable, depending on camera sensor sizes, etc., for our purposes this week, we will all shoot at 50mm. If you have a 50mm prime lens, use it. If you don't, set a zoom lens at 50mm for your shot for this assignment. If you have a point and shoot that will not allow you to set focal length, hang on a minute.
Right now we're somewhere between the Thanksgiving holidays in Canada and the United States. There are versions of this in many countries represented here. Sometimes they are called Harvest Festivals, often they involve food, but gratitude is a primary component.
So what I want you to do for this assignment is choose something for which you are thankful to be your subject and shoot it at 50mm.

If you are one of those point and shoot users that can't get 50 mm, you just take the "thankful" shot. Your post will include "Assignment: Thankful/50mm" or "Assignment: Thankful" if your camera cannot be set at 50mm if you are interested in the mini-contest.

And for everyone, good composition is imperative. Snapshots are not what assignments are all about. Applying what you already know is. If your picture doesn't come out well, analyse it, decide what you can do to make it better and retake it.

[Keikyu]

The All-Powerful Blake


Lens zoom blur... I started with Blake in focus, zoomed all the way out at 18mm. During the exposure, I zoomed all the way in to 70mm. Blake had a string of Christmas lights wrapped around him, which provided not only the light trails, but the only illumination in the pitch-black room.

Camera: Nikon D40
Exposure: 2.5
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Taken on November 15, 2009

[Sime]

assignment : kinetics

"How many London Eyes"


Camera: Canon EOS 30D
Exposure: 15 sec (15)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 10 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Caught on fire

[Joedit]

Originally Posted by Keikyu

The All-Powerful Blake

Lens zoom blur... Blake had a string of Christmas lights wrapped around him.

[/I]

Wow, Keikyu, that is an amazing effect - very sci-fi!

[karwash]

OK, so I chickened out and didn't dare to use my SLR for this... In stead I spun and bounced my P&S around and ended up with a picture that matches the response from my friends on the term "kinetic photography":

"Huh?"


Date picture taken: November 15, 2009

EXIF:
Camera: Samsung L700
Exposure: 4
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 5.8 mm
ISO Speed: 50
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash

Setup information on flickr (click picture to view).

[klsaxx]

Camera: Nikon D60
Date and Time (Original): 2009:11:11 20:52:45
Exposure: 4
Aperture: f/36
Focal Length: 55mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: +3 EV
Flash: No Flash
PP: None

[trav.cunningham]

This effect was created by zooming and twisting my camera at the same time. The subject is a group of trees.



EXIF
Canon XSI with 18-55 IS lens
Started at 18mm zoomed to 55mm
Shutter speed: 1/6
Aperature: 22
ISO: 100

[Sweedon]

Camera: Sony DSC-H1
Exposure: 1
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 6 mm
ISO Speed: 64
Exposure Program: Shutter speed priority AE
Date and Time (Original): 2009:11:14 15:31:09-05:00

[sdhondatuner]

This is my dog's bed. I thought spinning my camera quarter turn made it look hypnotizing.



Taken: 11-17-2009
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikkor 18-55 mm
Exposure: 2.5
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: +1 EV
Flash: No Flash

Shot Info: This was shot in available light from 60 watt ceiling bulb.
PP: Adjusted brightness, reduced size for flickr, and © added in Elements 6.

**My 50th Post - Nice to finally be a "Member!"

[Stephe]

I did a lense zoom blur on an iron sunflower in my garden. The sun was shining on only the upper half of it.



Camera: Nikon D90
Exposure: 0.3
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Taken on November 16, 2009