Assignment: Fresh

[Saralonde]

Our first assignment for the New Year: Fresh. Fresh year, fresh starts, fresh eggs...fresh anything you can think of.

Again, the good people of Crumpler Australia are donating a lovely prize, a 5 Million Dollar camera bag! These are great bags, so put up your best shots!

Holidays have driven me crazy (almost forgot it was Wednesday ) and I haven't had the time for a new shot, so my example is from last year, all clean and fresh-faced:


As always, the rules...

1. Your image you submit should be taken between the 24th of December and the 7th of January (until one of our moderators closes the the mini-contest).

2. Your post must include "Assignment: Fresh" (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).

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? Let's try "Dreams".

[SkySpade]

FRESH START



This is my first photo of the new year, though it's a bit of a lie. The watch doesn't work so I had it set to midnight the whole day. Actual time of the photo is about 12:06 AM. Still January 1, 2009.

Camera: Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Exposure: 0.8 sec (4/5)
Aperture: f/2.7
Focal Length: 6 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

[arupmaity]

Assignment: Fresh
North Luzon trying fresh energy from the traditional fossil fuel kinds...
read somewhere this firm is supplying 40% of the energy of the province.

[enthusiast]

The First Sunrise of 2009




A Fresh Start for 2009. A Crisp, Cold, Clear morning to start the New Year.
Life is Good

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/10
Focal Length: 34 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV
Taken January 1, 2009 8:26am, Atlanta, Ga time.

[Palachandra]

As fresh as morning dew distilled on flowers



Camera: Sony DSC-H2
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 72 mm
ISO Speed: 80
Exposure Bias: 0/10 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire
Date and Time (Original): 12/29/2008

[Miss Mae]

This was in the news yesterday so I drove over to take a picture. The cross at the Veteran's Memorial on top of Mount Soledad in La Jolla just received a FRESH coat of paint. The cross is about 30 feet tall, and Mt. Soledad is about 1,000 feet. Happy New Year!

Taken December 31, 2008
Camera: Nikon D90
Exposure: 1/4000 sec
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV

[kjhill]

Eating a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie on a cold winter day.

Happy New Year!
Kirstin




Camera: Nikon D50
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV
Photo Taken: December 29, 2008

[fantasmic2tek]

[QUOTE=Palachandra;351084]As fresh as morning dew distilled on flowers



That is an awesome picture. Very crisp colors and I love the dew over the leaves.

[sayshh]

Assignment: Fresh

Shower for flowers!



Canon Powershot A570 IS; 30/12/2008; 140 mm equiv; ISO 80; 1/80 sec; f/5.5; -1/3 EV.

[DevilishTerror]

Camera: Canon EOS 1000D
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire