Weekly Competition #253 - nifty fifty Competition
| Title | Weekly Competition #253 - nifty fifty |
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| Judge | nipper | Closing Date | 20/05/2012 | Opting Out | If you'd like to enter but not keen on creating and judging the following competition you have the option to opt out. If you're selected as the winning photo simply create a report saying that you'd like Admin to take over and we'll do the rest. |
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Just bought a fa 50 1.7 so would like to see your shots with any 50mm lens or even shot at that length or say in the region 40 to 60. any thing goes for subject but i bought it specificallly for portraiture , hope this his ok has a theme and look forward to your entries |
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Winning Photograph
Competition Entries
Photographs uploaded to the Weekly Competition #253 - nifty fifty competition.
Posted 21/05/2012 - 03:26
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Was'nt going pic a runner up has i said liked a lot of these , has a chap of few words i will have a go at this so sorry if i offend anybody or repeat myself or my typing ain't to good i apologise now. But i'm no expert and don't really do a lot of writing in my line of work Miner Driller , etc lol so here goes
ARTHUR
Lovely dog , few highlights are blown and has you say focus a bit off , like the b&w and the name Artur suits him
From Mam Tor
Nice landscape like the gloomy sky , brings back youthful memories of my stay in a youth hostel in Castleton. Those were the days
Dog rose
lovely flower shot , like pastel shade of the petals , nice and sharp.
Tulip
Again nice , lovely bokeh , and like the solitary feel to it , smashing
Thrifty fifty
At 2 quid what more his their to say bargain , like the dew drops
Incence burner
Nice feeling to this , lovely depth to the composition , and lighting , super shot.
Small but perfectly formed
Really like this a lot , think the colours and the depth of focus spot on , a fav
A warmer may
A nice shot of the rose and buds just about to blossom
What dof
Yes that sure has some depth of field , still have'nt figured out what it is lol bottle ?
Criterium
Well taken action shot , just the right amount of blur in the wheels giving sense of movement, nice bike too
Teddy
Cute dog , nice shadow , not to sure about the p&p and the focus on the face though.
Snouts alive
Fun photo took on the way home made me smile
Portrait of rose 53
Like this , the darkness matches the dark red of the rose very well , clever p&p giving it a nice gothic look
Fairground attraction
Gives the movement and lighting of a fairground ride , spinning around on a ride , well done
Pills and potions
Crikey thats a lot of pills Glyn , this shot certainly makes you think , hope your recovery goes well and all the best
Left out in the rain
Done this a few times , shows the effect of wet paper well .
Shadowplay
Good title , nice shot like the b&w , imo would have liked the dark at the bottom cropped out , but very nice like it
Enchanted forest
Like the depth of this trees trees and more trees , like the b&w too .
Had to be
yep one of nifty fiftys nice and close .
Blues harmonica
Smashing portrait , love the tear on the cheek , and the whole feeling to this , fab.
Island
Don't really get the title to this , looks busy though .
Heads up
like this , composition and depth great , sharp were it needs to be , like the subject
Dandelion sphere
Very different , looks like a glass globe or marble with the dandelion inside , nice p&p
Chloe
lighting , background , composition all super like the slanted position great .
You looking at me
Great close up of this chap , nice sharpness to the eye , really shows the scales of these chaps to great effect brill.
Abbey of gold
Great interior shot , matches the title with the light on the golds .
Little fly
Like the black fly against the white of the flower , makes it stand out very nice.
9 x 50
Great shot , must of took a lot of setting up this , but was well worth it , very clever well thought out shot, super.
River Bourde
nice creamy stream effect shot , these always make think of the sound of a running stream , lovely shot.
Chameleon
Not really at the top of my food list surprised to hear cats love em , nice depth of field and sharpness .
hope i have'nt missed anybody and thanks again for entering.
ARTHUR
Lovely dog , few highlights are blown and has you say focus a bit off , like the b&w and the name Artur suits him
From Mam Tor
Nice landscape like the gloomy sky , brings back youthful memories of my stay in a youth hostel in Castleton. Those were the days
Dog rose
lovely flower shot , like pastel shade of the petals , nice and sharp.
Tulip
Again nice , lovely bokeh , and like the solitary feel to it , smashing
Thrifty fifty
At 2 quid what more his their to say bargain , like the dew drops
Incence burner
Nice feeling to this , lovely depth to the composition , and lighting , super shot.
Small but perfectly formed
Really like this a lot , think the colours and the depth of focus spot on , a fav
A warmer may
A nice shot of the rose and buds just about to blossom
What dof
Yes that sure has some depth of field , still have'nt figured out what it is lol bottle ?
Criterium
Well taken action shot , just the right amount of blur in the wheels giving sense of movement, nice bike too
Teddy
Cute dog , nice shadow , not to sure about the p&p and the focus on the face though.
Snouts alive
Fun photo took on the way home made me smile
Portrait of rose 53
Like this , the darkness matches the dark red of the rose very well , clever p&p giving it a nice gothic look
Fairground attraction
Gives the movement and lighting of a fairground ride , spinning around on a ride , well done
Pills and potions
Crikey thats a lot of pills Glyn , this shot certainly makes you think , hope your recovery goes well and all the best
Left out in the rain
Done this a few times , shows the effect of wet paper well .
Shadowplay
Good title , nice shot like the b&w , imo would have liked the dark at the bottom cropped out , but very nice like it
Enchanted forest
Like the depth of this trees trees and more trees , like the b&w too .
Had to be
yep one of nifty fiftys nice and close .
Blues harmonica
Smashing portrait , love the tear on the cheek , and the whole feeling to this , fab.
Island
Don't really get the title to this , looks busy though .
Heads up
like this , composition and depth great , sharp were it needs to be , like the subject
Dandelion sphere
Very different , looks like a glass globe or marble with the dandelion inside , nice p&p
Chloe
lighting , background , composition all super like the slanted position great .
You looking at me
Great close up of this chap , nice sharpness to the eye , really shows the scales of these chaps to great effect brill.
Abbey of gold
Great interior shot , matches the title with the light on the golds .
Little fly
Like the black fly against the white of the flower , makes it stand out very nice.
9 x 50
Great shot , must of took a lot of setting up this , but was well worth it , very clever well thought out shot, super.
River Bourde
nice creamy stream effect shot , these always make think of the sound of a running stream , lovely shot.
Chameleon
Not really at the top of my food list surprised to hear cats love em , nice depth of field and sharpness .
hope i have'nt missed anybody and thanks again for entering.
Posted 21/05/2012 - 08:31
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nipper wrote:
Firstly thanks to everybody who entered , i really have found this difficult any one from 6 could have won it.
winner Ariban , really well caught shot , very sharp and clear and has i do a lot of wildlife , i no its pretty hard to catch birds in flight especially with Pentax has its not the fastest focussing equipment in the world so congratulations and well done.
A very tough competition to judge with such a totally open theme.Firstly thanks to everybody who entered , i really have found this difficult any one from 6 could have won it.
winner Ariban , really well caught shot , very sharp and clear and has i do a lot of wildlife , i no its pretty hard to catch birds in flight especially with Pentax has its not the fastest focussing equipment in the world so congratulations and well done.
I would never have thought that you could capture a bird in flight with a 50mm lens - impressive
Hyram
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Posted 21/05/2012 - 08:35
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Congratulations ariban. Thanks for setting and judging the comp. nipper
Barrie - Too Old To Die Young
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Posted 21/05/2012 - 08:42
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Hyram wrote:
A very tough competition to judge with such a totally open theme.
I would never have thought that you could capture a bird in flight with a 50mm lens - impressive
Affirmative A very tough competition to judge with such a totally open theme.
I would never have thought that you could capture a bird in flight with a 50mm lens - impressive
Thanks due to nipper for the choice of theme and judging and the entrants for sharing their creativity and technical prowess
Jon
Posted 21/05/2012 - 09:52
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Well done Ariban to grab a fast moving shot like this with a 50mm lens - and to produce such a sharp image.
Thanks Nipper for the subject, at first I didn't think I would be able to enter but then you relaxed the rules so I could use my 50-135mm lens at 50. That was handy because I was using it for the cycle racing in Durham on Thursday night. I have a 1.7mm 50, manual focus, but use it extremely rarely.
Thanks for all the comments.
David
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Thanks Nipper for the subject, at first I didn't think I would be able to enter but then you relaxed the rules so I could use my 50-135mm lens at 50. That was handy because I was using it for the cycle racing in Durham on Thursday night. I have a 1.7mm 50, manual focus, but use it extremely rarely.
Thanks for all the comments.
David
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Posted 21/05/2012 - 11:10
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Excellent winning shot Ariban, very well captured for a 50mm makes it extra special. Thanks for the theme and the judging Nipper.
Very rare for me but my shot (Portrait of Rose at 53) didn't have any PP to it, although I agree it looks like it did.
Well done to all, great stuff!
Very rare for me but my shot (Portrait of Rose at 53) didn't have any PP to it, although I agree it looks like it did.
Well done to all, great stuff!
Posted 21/05/2012 - 11:32
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That's a cracking shot Arijit, even more so the fact it was taken with a 50mm - congrats on your win !
Nipper - my entry, What DoF ? Is a shot of our clothes washing line (metal) !
Nipper - my entry, What DoF ? Is a shot of our clothes washing line (metal) !
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Posted 21/05/2012 - 19:00
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Many thanks, nipper, for a great new, unique, subject which I think provided some fantastic diversity.
I guess this diversity made review and judging exceedingly difficult but I think you approached it very well and made it look far too easy .
Congratulations to airban for such a wonderful winning shot and everyone else for another fantastic set of images.
Glyn
I guess this diversity made review and judging exceedingly difficult but I think you approached it very well and made it look far too easy .
Congratulations to airban for such a wonderful winning shot and everyone else for another fantastic set of images.
Glyn
Posted 21/05/2012 - 19:35
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Thanks for the great subject and judging Nipper, excellent choice for the winning entry - it is head and shoulders above the rest.
Best wishes
David
Best wishes
David
Posted 21/05/2012 - 20:35
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Well done nipper. Good subject and well judged, as as soon as I saw ariban's shot I knew it was the winner, so well done to you, ariban!
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Posted 21/05/2012 - 21:45
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Ariban-bravo!!!
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Posted 22/05/2012 - 21:14
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A great capture, well done. I was wondering what specie of gull it is.
John
John
John K
Posted 22/05/2012 - 23:18
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I believe it's a blackheaded gull. Very well done indeed at 50mm. Thank for your kind comments Nipper.
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winner Ariban , really well caught shot , very sharp and clear and has i do a lot of wildlife , i no its pretty hard to catch birds in flight especially with Pentax has its not the fastest focussing equipment in the world so congratulations and well done.