Assignment: Humor July 8- July 22

[Saralonde]

Okay, this week make us laugh or simply bring a smile to our faces. I want to see some Humor - or Humour if your on the opposite side of the pond - in your images. In this assignment you are trying to evoke a particular response in your viewer, not just a passive viewing. So look for your inner comedian to come forth!

I tend not to take myself too seriously; do you think I overdid it? My one and only attempt at selective color!


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 8th of July and the 22nd of July. 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: Humor" (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, Machinery. Old or new, what would be do without machines? How interesting can you make a picture of a somewhat cold inanimate object?

[rt80639]

When Milk Goes Bad



Been wanting to do this shoot for a while...thanks for the excuse Another version can be seen here

Date: July 14th, 2009
Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Exposure: 2
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 34 mm
Exposure: -0.33
ISO Speed: 100

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[WildRain]

Blarney Stone- Hey Dad...



Canon A1000, iso200, f/8.0 @ 1/320s, 6.2 focal length. Taken July 14, 2009

[karwash]

Not sure what it is, but it seems "Lego pictures" always bring a smile to my face.

Knights vs. Daisies:


Date picture taken: July 10, 2009.
EXIF:
Camera: Nikon D40
Exposure: 2.5
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal Length: 52 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: -2/3 EV

Scene setup, if anyone is interested: Knights vs. Daisies - setup on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

[c i n c o ®]

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Taken: July 12, 2009
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash
Photoshop Tone-Mapping

[Joey the girl]

Originally Posted by karwash

Not sure what it is, but it seems "Lego pictures" always bring a smile to my face.

Knights vs. Daisies:


Date picture taken: July 10, 2009.
EXIF:
Camera: Nikon D40
Exposure: 2.5
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal Length: 52 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: -2/3 EV

Scene setup, if anyone is interested: Knights vs. Daisies - setup on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

This is great! If you like lego pictures, you should check out The Brick Testament. It's almost the entire Bible made out of legos. It's fantastic!

[karwash]

Originally Posted by Joey the girl

This is great! If you like lego pictures, you should check out The Brick Testament. It's almost the entire Bible made out of legos. It's fantastic!

Thanks Joey! Great pictures. In return, I'd like to recommend Balakov's set of "Classic photographs in Lego":
Classics in Lego - a set on Flickr. My favourite there is the student-with-bag on Tiananmen Square.

[dagza]

What an incredible smell you've discovered!



Close the blast doors!

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Camera: Canon EOS 450D
Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/2.2
Focal Length: 50 mm
Taken on July 11, 2009 at 6.52pm BST

[Joey the girl]

Originally Posted by karwash

Thanks Joey! Great pictures. In return, I'd like to recommend Balakov's set of "Classic photographs in Lego":
Classics in Lego - a set on Flickr. My favourite there is the student-with-bag on Tiananmen Square.

Those are great too! Thanks for the recommendation.

[megalodon1969]

You were the chosen one! You were supposed to destroy the Jedi not join them!

Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 30 mm
Exposure: 0.00
ISO Speed: 400