Fortnightly competition 93: "Two"

Day 36 of the monsoon which started the day the hosepipe ban was introduced here in East Anglia and it's raining fit to burst again. So much so that I expect to see Noah sailing past in his ark anytime with two of every animal.

That's the theme for this fortnight, then. "Two" or "2". Get your creative hats on and come up with some masterpieces that represent the number 2. It can be anything - the more imaginative the better. A few to start you might be a reflection, two identical objects, two similar objects, two completely dissimilar objects that complement each other, two lovers, two people, two animals, two photos merged together - macro, landscape, portrait - any type of photo with any lens.

As a relative novice with a DSLR I will try to score for technical ability, but will place lots of emphasis on the interpretation of the theme. Extra kudos if it makes me smile.

I will use a points system to work out scores, but won't publish them.

All entries to be taken between now and 18.00 BST Wed 23rd May with Pentax or Samsung equivalents. Please supply EXIF data for your image.

There will be regular reminders and it's open to all members so no excuse for not entering

Chris

www.pentaxuser.co.uk/forum/topic/fortnightly-competition-rules-8652

The TWO Royals.....

My Granddaughters, playing dress-up, and pretending to be "Queen"....this made for a really fun photo shoot!




Pentax K10d
Flash used
ISO 200
Focal Length 50mm
f/4
Exposure 1/60th
Date taken: Today

Lean Two

[IMG]http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv154/bforbes/LeanTwoRS.jpg[/IMG]

Pentax K10D Sigma 17-70
1/125 @ f19
ISO100
Focal Length 26mm
Taken 12th May 2012 14:42 GMT

Two Tone




Camera Model: PENTAX K-5
Lens: smc PENTAX-FA 50mm F1.4
Image Date: 2012-05-15 13:39:27 +0100
Focal Length: 50.0mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.0050 s (1/200)
ISO equiv: 125
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Color Space: sRGB
Copyright: JAK

John

JUST TWO

[IMG]http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd72/geordie2831/dial_edited-1.jpg[/IMG]

Taken today
K-r,DFA 100mm
1/8sec/ f13/iso100

2 Prancing Horses





Taken on 13 May 2012
Pentax k5 + DA 18-135
ISO 800
f/16 1/250s

a piece of 2 by 2 (F11 might help)
[IMG]http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx49/df8/44d824c3.jpg[/IMG]

17/05/12
K-5, DA55-300, f5.6, 1/25s, ISO800

It Takes Two To Tango




May 19th
K-r, DFA 100mm macro
f8
1/250s
Ex bias +0.3EV
ISO 400

Two Blues Guitarists

two blues guitarists800px by dannyhinczech, on Flickr

Camera Pentax K-r
Exposure 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 190 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
X-Resolution 96 dpi
Y-Resolution 96 dpi
Software PhotoScape
Date and Time (Modified) 2012:05:19 17:17:22

2x2 Trail

[IMG]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w20/GlynM/Competition%20Entries/IMGP3637-40-3-small.jpg[/IMG]

Apologies, I am not completely happy with this attempt at an abstract but it does at least mean that I am back in these completions , even if for the moment I'm still house-bound.

Thanks to JaneM for lugging the tripod and lights about.

This is a four shot focus stack with each shot using:
Pentax K-5 with the Samsung equivalent of the DFA100 Macro.
0.8 sec, F16 & ISO 200

The focus stack was processed using CombineZP.

Cropped, converted to B&W plus a bit more tinkering in PSE10.

Shot around 11:51 0n 21/05/2012

Glyn

Two mouths to feed

[IMG]http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g406/tyronet2000/_IGP1761Twomouthstofeed.jpg[/IMG]

K7 and 55-300mm @ 135mm
f1:4.5
1/500
spot metering
AP

We two - growing old together.........................


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We two - me and her growing old by Tozza27, on Flickr[/img]


Pentax K100D,18-55,hand held with fill flash.1/45th sec @f.4 and ISO 200.Matrix metered.

Double trouble by Blythman1960, on Flickr

Taken on May 19, 2012 at 8.20am BST

Exif data
Camera Pentax K-5
Exposure 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture f/6.3
Focal Length 11 mm
ISO Speed 800
Exposure Bias +1.3 EV

Haven't done a comp for ages, but seemed rude not too when I just happened to have this

Thanks for all the entries.

A quick apology in advance as it's been a horrible week and I haven't been on here much at all. I've only just realised it ends today (and has just ended!) I will do my very best to get a result up tonight, but please bear with me if it's not until the morning.

Chris