Entries for Fortnightly Competition #66 Spring has Sprung

This is the first competition I have started and judged, so please bear with me!

Ok, this fortnight's competition is "Spring has Sprung"

This is open to your own interpretation, either typical images of the season, or if you are in a part of the world where it is not Spring you can take the subject literally. I like to think outside the box with photos, so the further outside the box your entry is, the better - you limit is your imagination (and the two week time frame!)

This competition will run from now, until 6pm UK time on Wednesday 27th April

Good luck!

Fiona

THE SPRING RUN-OFF(From Brown to Green)







Date April 14th
Pentax K10d
Lens 50-200mm
f/27
exposure time .125
Shutter Priority mode

Young Wallflower

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A young, spring, wallflower in my garden captured today while there was a short pause in the wind.

Shot on 14th April
Pentax K-7 with the Samsung equivalent of the DFA100 macro
1/25sec, F7.1 & ISO200.
Tripod mounted.

Glyn

NOWT TODAY
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taken today
k-r
tamron70-300
f10
1/400
iso 200
fl 180mm
Wild swans nesting on a local river

Yes, those Morris Dancers are springing about already. Taken in Oxford, 16 April 2011:






Exif:

Camera Pentax K-5
Exposure 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture f/4.0
Focal Length 100 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias -0.3 EV
Date and Time (Modified) 2011:04:16 20:14:56
Exposure Program Aperture-priority AE
Date and Time (Original) 2011:04:16 14:06:55+01:00
Date and Time (Digitized) 2011:04:16 14:06:55
Metering Mode Center-weighted average

Blossom of the rare Malus metallurgis photographed in Hookeslaw Garden, Wiltshire

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Spring has sprung by prsjnb, on Flickr[/img]

Jon

An impressionist view of Spring




ExposureTime - 1/13 seconds
FNumber - 25
ExposureProgram - Aperture priority
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
DateTimeOriginal - 2011:04:18 14:19:24
ShutterSpeedValue - 1/13 seconds
ApertureValue - F 25.00
ExposureBiasValue - 0.00
MeteringMode - Multi-segment

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Spring is sprung
The grass is ris
I wonder where the boydies is

Camera: K10D
Date/ Time: 16/4/2011-16:02
Exposure: 1/30s
Aperture: f22
Iso: 400
Focal Lenght 35mm
Trimmed to size with Photoshop7


I would like to add a very special thanks to Sandinista for solving the above problem for me

Bernard

The spring has sprung

21 04 2011

1 second Manual exposure F2.8 Macro ISO 100
Pentax K10d Pentax M 40-80 Macro lens

Shot today with my Kx and 50mm 1.7
F 2.8
ISO 100
1/6000

Polarised down to just 21 colours.

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Green Crown.




K-7 - ISO 500 - f2.8 - Tamron 90mm

Barbed Bouquet of Spring

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IMGP7728 by Tozza27, on Flickr[/img]

Berberis Darwinii and Berberis Thunbergii resplendant with their orange and yellow flowers respectively,contrasting with the vibrant green of their leaves.Pentax *istD and trusty Super Takumar 1.4 50mm at f8.5 - hand held in full sun at 1/125th sec ,centre weighted , ISO 200.

Duckling




Shot on 22nd April with K-5 & F*250-600mm

600mm

F8

800 ISO

1/500

-0.3EV

Unfurling:




26th April
K5 & DFA100mmf2.8macro
ISO 400, 1/250th @ f5.6

I've got a picture in my head and had a go at capturing it last night. I didn't, but here's what I got anyway...

Daffodil in the rain by R is Rob, on Flickr


I seem to be into water drops at the moment.

Taken at about 19:00 on 26th April 2011
Camera Pentax K20D
Exposure 1/60
Aperture f/2.8
Focal Length 50 mm
ISO Speed 100
Pop-up and off camera flash used