Assignment: "My Best Shot of 2009" Dec. 16-30

[Keikyu]

"Lily of the Nile"

For me, this is my favorite shot of the year. I felt like I actually knew what I was doing for once when I took it, lol... used the right settings and didn't need 'correcting' in PPing. I also don't think I would have normally taken the photo at f/16 except that it was the assignment for the week. I learned that f/16 was perfect for capturing the details of the close-up subject - a lesson I've been able to use again after learning it here. I also had been trying to capture the beauty of this flower for about a year... they bloom every summer in my front yard. This time, I finally found the right time of day, plus the right camera settings and it all just fell into place!

Camera: Nikon D40
Exposure: 0.05 sec (1/20)
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal Length: 26 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Taken on June 24, 2009

[Jamie Hickey]

Originally Posted by sparda79

A mother's love


Even though this is not my popular shot (only 13 view on flickr), it is my favourite. This is because this shot was taken in the wild, the lighting was just lovely and I just couldn't wish for them to be in any other pose.

Camera: Canon EOS 1000D
Lens: EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Date and Time (Original): 2009:10:24 10:42:28.02+08:00

Hi Jamie. What a coincidence our post is next to each other.

Sparda

That is very cool!

[PotatoEYE]

Assignment: "My Best Shot of 2009"



1/200s
F/18
ISO 100
17mm
Canon XSI + EFS 17-85mm IS USM
January 11, 2009
Taken in Toronto, Canada
First of my tree series
Title: Big Brother

[Nasoj]

Nice shot of a great city

[west79155]

This is my favorite shot of my son Sammy who was 18 months old at the time. I love his eyes and expresion, it seems to capture his spirit well.

Camera: Nikon D90
Date: Jun 9th, 2009
ISO 200
Aperature F7.1
Focal Lenght 82mm
Shutter Speed 1/200
Flash did not fire.

[sk66]

Originally Posted by daddyoproductions

Hmmmm, anyone else see familiar pics? Wouldn't it have been better to include the best photo that hasn't already been submitted for an assignment?
~C

I disagree...It's kind of like possibly winning "best of x category AND best overall". And if it's your best/ you like it best and it didn't win the previous contest it probably won't win now, but it's still "your best" and suitable for this assignment. I'm quite ok with loosing twice with the same pic.

[Maranda H.]

Originally Posted by PotatoEYE

Assignment: "My Best Shot of 2009"

First of my tree series
Title: Big Brother

This is so pretty! (It probably has something to do with blue being my favorite color.) I have friends who live in Regina and so I've always wanted to visit them in Saskatchewan as well as a few other areas in Canada. Seeing this photo makes me want to visit Canada now more than ever!

[NaturalSoul]

This was a great year for me in photography. I feel like I have learned so much, so finding the one picture to post was a little difficult. I decided on this one because I wanted to post something where I had to play around for a while to get just the right shot.


Camera: Canon Powershot S5 IS
Shutter: 1/800
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO 80
Focal Length: 6mm

[redcargurl]

I have learned so much about photography this year, both technical and artistic, much of from DPS. Sometimes, however, we can over-think the process. I was sitting waiting for lunch and I just picked up the camera and with only very brief setup captured this photo.



Date Modified 2009-12-01 21:09:45
Date Taken 2009-11-27 13:12:45
Camera PENTAX Corporation PENTAX K10D
Exposure Time 0.0666s (1/15)
Aperture f/5.6
ISO 400
Focal Length 50mm (75mm in 35mm)

[fat_stevie]

Hi. This is my favorite shot from 2009, mainly because I had to lean across the porch railing and put my face about a camera-length away from this beast, while barely able to get the camera anywhere near my eye.

I'm so nervous! This is my first post here, ever.



Camera: Nikon D40
Date: Oct. 1, 2009
Exposure: 1/100
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal length: 55mm
ISO: 400
Flash: Off, did not fire