Weekly Assignment

Contre-jour (by hlngre23)

This week’s assignment Contre-jour, which was a difficult one. The goal of the assignment was to shoot against the light, kind of the polar opposite of HDR. So our winners this week were people who used that idea to their advantage. Our winner was hlngre23 for the picture of the child on the toy tractor, which has not only lovely colours, but also evokes the innocence of a child about to go out and face the world. Our first runner up was leafyfingers picture of her cat, which, while duller in colour than hlngre23’s shot, had very strong lines and the entire shot couldn’t help but capture your eye. And last, but not least is zetson’s Contre-Jour Amour, which, believe it or not is zetson (even if it does look like a rock star in a huge stadium!). Well done everyone!

cat (by sharon caley)

Our current assignment is Morning. Anything that deals with a commute, sunrise, breakfast… things that bring up those images of morning. In order to be eligible for the mini-contest, your photo needs to have been taken between 3 – 17 September 2008, your post must include “Assignment:Morning” in it to show you want it counted for the contest, the exif needs to be intact, and you need to post the date the picture was taken in your post. Next week’s assignment is “Filters” (e.g. physical filters, WB settings, or post-processing to enhance an image), and those pictures need to have been taken between 10 – 24 September 2008. Good luck!

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