POTN Powershot Speed Challenge #5 - Texture

[_SBradley_]

POTN Powershot Speed Challenge #5 - Texture

Challenge #5 is Texture. Your image should make me want to reach out and touch the screen! Or maybe your image seems so real that I can almost "feel" it with my eyes.

You may choose to use colour to enhance the realism of your shot; or you may prefer to go black & white, concentrating on the shadows and highlights of the texture you're photographing. It's entirely up to you!

Best of luck to you all! :)

To submit, click "Post Reply" and put your Photo Name in the Subject Line. Don't forget your Camera Model.

Post until noon GMT, Monday, 13 February 2006.

Simon (_SBradley_)
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Photo Submissions

1. Camera -- photos must be taken with a Any Canon Powershot Series Camera (SD, A-series, S1/2, & S-series only)


2. Time -- any on-topic photo taken at any time is eligible, although photos that have won other competitions should NOT be entered.

3. Size -- photo must be EXACTLY 800 pixels on the longest side, with NO BORDERS.

4. Post-Processing -- do whatever you like and the host will decide if it works.

5. Posting --

ONE PHOTO per photographer in each challenge.
Photo Name in the message subject line.
Camera model.


6. Commenting by Photographers -- While name and camera are all that are required, you're welcome to add any hints, story, special techniques, location, EXIF data.

7. No Commenting by others -- When the posting is closed, comments can be made in this thread.

Time

One challenge every week, on the following schedule:

New Topic ... Tuesday by midnight GMT.
Posting Starts ... Right after topic is announced.
Posting Stops ... Sunday midnight GMT
Winner Announcement ... Monday by midnight GMT.

POTN Powershot Speed Challenge Rules: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=136865

POTN Powershot Hosting Rules: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=136860

POTN Powershot Winners List and Rankings: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...34#post1140834

[John C]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jcampion/images/potn_comp/POTN5.jpg
...it's a rather battered second hand (at least) cornet. No. 1 son's pride and joy.

Camera: Powershot A-610

Shutter speed 1/60 sec
Aperture F/2.8

(P.S. hope the image size and everything is ok - did read through the rules, but could have missed something).

[hhf]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/hhf32/Catn9.jpg

camera : Canon Powershot A610
Exposure : 1/250th of sec
f-stop : 4.0

[gardengirl13]

http://inside.bard.edu/~troost/texture.jpg

Canon A610

[bandrew]

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c6/bstrait/IMG_1003_1_edited.jpg

S2 IS
P Mode
Super Macro
Shutter speed 1/5, F2.7

I took this shot when I first got a tripod and was testing it out.

[nwyman]

Waiting for spring
S2 IS
Ap priority
TV 1/100
AP 3.5
ISO 50
Focal length 69.9 mm

cropped and auto/fix in Photoshop

[BullittMan]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/patthebullitt/texture.jpg

A620, F4, 1/125s, no flash, post processing: adjusted curves a bit
A rusted out 55 gallon drum that once held some very nasty stuff.. located in an abandoned mining complex 2 hours south of Bishop, CA (way out in the middle of nowhere). I have more pics of this place if anyone is interested.

[dinobike]

Canon a620
Manual mode
Shutter speed 1"
Ap 2.8

[Formulated_One]

Title - "American Pastime"
Camera - Canon Powershot A510 - Auto Setting, no flash, macro mode..
Post-Processing - Resized and 10% Contrast..
Info - Seattle Mariners baseball hat, black towel in backround..

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a236/Formulated_One/CanonForum%20Pics/AmerPastime01.jpg

[frs]

face of statue

Canon S2 IS
f/3.5
1/60 sec.
post processing-
desaturate, shadw/highlites, levels

[snowrdr]

Canon S2IS w/TC-DC58B
Focal Length - 72mm
Tv Mode
1/640 sec
F/3.50
Exposure Bias -1/3

http://www.pbase.com/image/55923501.jpg

[Action_Man]

Whitefly/Growth Rings.

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/7679/whitefly5ri.jpg

[Stefan A]

Title: Penny for your thoughts
Camera: S2SI
Manual exposure
No flash

[Diminished29]

Canon Powershot A610

Manual
ISO 200
1/60
F2.8
Macro mode

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e347/Diminished29/Experimental/healthy7.jpg

[teekay]

A95
http://community.netidea.com/teekay/temp/The%20Old%20Hand.jpg

[astrnmrtom]

Powershot SD300
1/320 sec f-2.8
Natural, early morning sunlight
Vivid setting, -1/3 exposure compensation

http://home.att.net/~solartom/Solar/IMG_0517.jpg

[Ansh]

Powershot S2IS
1/200 sec f-4
Vivid setting, -1/3 exposure compensation
Garden Lizard, who did not want to be disturbed. :)

[_SBradley_]

Ansh, you got there just in time! ;) The submission date has now passed, so further entried cannot be considered for the competition.

I'm going to consider all the entries over my sandwiches, and I'll come back with the winners' list shortly.

[_SBradley_]

I found this week's challenge very hard to judge! There were several nice images, but choosing the top three was tricky, and ordering them was even more difficult. However, I have deliberated, cogitated and, digested (my sandwich, that is), and here are the final results:

1. Gone with the Wind, by hhf

2. Mr. Krusty Beak, by snowrdr

3. Veganism, by Diminished29

Thanks to everyone who entered, and congratulations to our top three! :)

I'm already looking forward to Challenge #6, to be set by hhf. :D

Simon

[Diminished29]

Wow, didn't know if I'd pull it off or not with those last two entries. Great judging Simon, you had me thinking all week, I have you know though I was very inspired by Dave's cookies and your Chocolate Fondue that I just couldn't help myself, but remind you guys to eat healthy this week. :lol:

Great job hhf, awesome picture! Great job to you too Dave, but I think you already know your a great photographer, maybe just maybe thats why your way out in the lead in the challenge rankings!

Again, great job everybody it was fun. Now hhf bring on #6!

[snowrdr]

Congrats hhf on your 1st place entry! Nice work!
Thank you Simon for voting me into 2nd place. I was able to get real close to that Great Blue Heron and follow him as he walked the edge of the water.
Nice shot Chad and congrats on your entry. Thanks for the reminder... :D

Chad, you should ask one of the mods to make your 'Winners List' thread a sticky so we can look back at each challenge. :D

Looking forward to #6!!!

[Diminished29]

That would be a good idea, I think I'm gonna try and see if Maureen wouldn't mind doing it after I get finshed updating everything and then I'll copy it all over to a PM so she can just copy and paste.

[snowrdr]

That would be a good idea, I think I'm gonna try and see if Maureen wouldn't mind doing it after I get finshed updating everything and then I'll copy it all over to a PM so she can just copy and paste.

Maureen should be able to just make your original thread a sticky, so it stays at the top and you can continue to update it. :D:cool:

[zacker]

Passion flower with canon powershot pro1.. Touch it, go ahead...
-zacker-

[Diminished29]

Are you sure...Does it bite? It looks feisty :o

[Diminished29]

Alright Dave, and everyone else. I just PMed Maureen asking if she would sticky the rules, and winner's list for us, so hopefully we'll get lucky. Guess we'll have to wait and see! :)

[hhf]

Wow, thanks everyone for the kind words! I was surprised to see I had won as there were alot of great pics. Congrats also to snowrdr and Diminished29. I'll take a look over the rules as they've been changing a little over the past few days, and post a new challenge soon.

[Diminished29]

Just PM me if you have any questions and I'll try and help you the best I can.

The only thing I've edited in the new version of the rules we're a time change because there was a typo in the first one and we did have the sizes at 640, but have just decided to leave them at 800 on the longest side and a 200k limit.

I also reminded people that "Powershot" Pro 1's are NOT allowed! :lol:

Other than that everything has pretty much stayed the same and it probably we for some time now.

[John C]

Well done everyone! I couldn't have decided between the pics myself (I had at least 4 or 5 personal favourites) - I'm glad I didn't have the job of choosing!