Rebel XSi/450D Weekly Comments and Criticism Competition #1

[LordBrian]

Welcome to the first of hopefully many C&C Competitions for the Rebel XSi/450D.

This is not a serious competition but is meant to be fun, please treat it as such.

These are the rules:

1. Camera - Must be a Rebel XSi/450D
2. Time - The photo must be taken after the competition has started.
3. Size - Please see the Image posting rules.
4. Post-Processing - do whatever you like and the host will decide if it works.
5. Posting - As many photos per photographer in each challenge. Because this is a C&C competition you can re-post an image after it has been C&C'd. Please include Photo Name in the message subject line. Lens used. Please post brief EXIF data including ISO, shutter speed and aperture used.
6. Commenting - There will be a winner for best comment so feel free to C&C.
7. Have FUN!

The competition will end on Wednesday 28th January 2009 at 23:59 GMT and the judges decision is final.

The winning photographer then gets to chose the subject of the next competition and judge the entries.

Now for this weeks theme:

Color

Take a picture that has the most vibrant color or colors






Good luck and let the competition begin....

[Jared572]

I'm in..but one question.

A: who are the judges? anyone want to sign up for this?

[alann]

Subscribing

[LordBrian]

I'm in..but one question.

A: who are the judges? anyone want to sign up for this?

I am going to judge the first one then the winner gets to judge the next weeks.

[duffy_ryan]

Is there going to be a new thread every week, or just adding onto this thread? Oh, and thanks for letting my XS in on the action :).

[Goincarcrazy]

I'm in, now I just have to get some ideas!

[roszell]

I'm in!

[Jared572]

Is there going to be a new thread every week, or just adding onto this thread? Oh, and thanks for letting my XS in on the action :).

I would say a new one every week the whole point of doing this is for those that didn't make it in on the posted competition that wanted in on it to learn. Same as the other thread I would say winner chooses a new topic I didn't create the post so I have no say what does the community think?

[tkbslc]

We currently have a "Rebel" challenge going on. We were talking about doing a weekly one. Very similar rules, but all Rebels (300D-1000D) were allowed. Maybe we should combine the two? I'd love to play, but I have a 1000D.

[Data]

Subscribed!

Great Idea.

[duffy_ryan]

We currently have a "Rebel" challenge going on. We were talking about doing a weekly one. Very similar rules, but all Rebels (300D-1000D) were allowed. Maybe we should combine the two? I'd love to play, but I have a 1000D.

I have an Xs also, and their letting me play :) so i dont think they'll mind if you do also.

[Brett]

If time permits, I'm in too.

[EL-xs-I]

Subscribed... LOOKING FWD TO IT.. AND FORCE ME TO REALLY GET SHOOTING

[irispatch]

Sounds like fun, now for the MidAtlantic to thaw out

[xOZx]

Gonna try here too...not very colorful in January here...gonna have to get creative indoors! :D

[LordBrian]

Yes I know I am the judge so I cannot win but thought I would post this one to get the ball rolling. This is not an indication of what I am looking for or like so please don't read anything into it.

Aperture f5.6
Shutter Speed 1/50
Focal Length 300mm
Lens EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

Yes it did come out very dark but a lot of PP and if you squint a bit it looks okish....:lol:

http://www.depicus.com/images/450d/IMG_2194pp.jpg

[Jared572]

Is everyone waiting for this weekend to take their pics? I know I am...but was just curious why this thread died all of a sudden?

[alann]

Guess I will start it out. This is the first photo I took with my new 100mm Macro lens.
http://northphotos.smugmug.com/photos/460448938_dT8S4-L.jpg
Date taken 1/22/09
ISO 200
Aperture f11
Shutter Speed 1/160
Focal Length 100mm
Lens Canon 100mm f2.8 macro usm

[SteveJa]

http://excalibursword.mine.nu:8081/sharepictures/img0558dpp.jpg

[Goincarcrazy]

well I WAS going to go out and find a few flowers but the stupid 2 days of frost killed EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM! I'll still get something in here by Wed...

[pupmeister]

* Camera Make = Canon
* Camera Model = Canon EOS 450D
* Exposure Time = 1/320 second
* F-Stop = F2.2
* Exposure Program = aperture priority (3)
* ISO Speed Ratings = 400
* Original Date/Time = 2009:01:21 18:56:47
* Flash = Flash fired, compulsory flash mode (high speed synch with blue diffuser)
* Lens = EF 50mm F1.8 II (Nifty Fifty)

[Reinheim]

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Hello,
I hope this is the correct place to enter an image in our Challenge.
The title is: Hello Sunshine
Taken 1/24/09 at 9:31 AM CST, Canon XSi, Canon 100 MM Macro lens
EXIF - 1/320 at 7.1, ISO 200, 100 MM, exp bias -2/3
Adjusted in Photoshop CS3 (taken in RAW and converted in Lightroom), Darken Lighten Center filter, sharpened a bit, and tone adjusted, resized for posting.

[HSK]

Hi guys, nice pics so far!

I wanted to ask a question, how do you copy and paste all of the exif data in one go?

[alann]

I just typed it in. Did not copy and paste. :)

[ckort]

Hi guys, nice pics so far!

I wanted to ask a question, how do you copy and paste all of the exif data in one go?
What I did first was link the photo from host and then opened DPP, got the photo info, copy and paste in thread below photo link. Does that make sense?

[HSK]

Ahh! I've never used DPP, I'll check it out, cheers ckort. I been too lazy to type out EXIF lol.

[Jared572]

Ok Here is my attempt, time is running out and everything I try isn't coming out. But unleash what you got on me. :D

Camera Model Name
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
Shooting Date/Time
1/25/2009 14:38:37
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/400Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F5.6
ISO Speed
400
Lens
EF 75-300

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc152/jared572/_MG_7448.jpg?t=1232921357

[Jared572]

I really didn't want to take pics of flowers...but I couldn't make it into downtown to get some nice night pics with neon and such.

Sorry I'm not much for comments and criticisim. Thats why I'm in here...to learn how to take my own and then I will be able to critique. Though I will say from first glance....SteveJa and pupmeister your pics look overexposed. Did you guys do any PP to try and fix that? I would also try to take those pics w/o flash. It looks like it washed out a lot of the colors.

[Goincarcrazy]

Some amazing color shots in here! Here's my lame attempt, but there is NOTHING colorful around here.

http://fc45.deviantart.com/fs40/i/2009/025/6/7/In_Times_Of_Change_by_NC_Photography.jpg

[Garrian_Guitars]

Hello Ladies and Gents, this will be my first post but I've been lurking and learning SO much for quite a while now. I think this is a GREAT concept so I'm excited to add my entry. Not much has been done to the photo, it was taken at the Dayton Art Institute of an acrylic ball/sculpture of some sort. I loved the lines and shapes and colors in it. It was so dark that with the ISO at 1600 I still had to keep the aperture wide open for even a decent shutter speed. The Art Institute doesn't allow tripods, I'm surprised they even allow cameras, however.

So blast away!

Camera: Canon Rebel XSi 450D
Lens: 50mm 1.8
ISO: 1600
Aperture: 1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/50

Shot RAW, sharpened, cropped, and added border in PS.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3435/3227920801_4e0b3f7c74_o.jpg

[ckort]

^Given the conditions, I think it turned very good. Nice job!

[Jared572]

^Given the conditions, I think it turned very good. Nice job!

I would agree...I was about to say the same thing.

[alann]

I would agree...I was about to say the same thing.

I think it is the best so far!

[Garrian_Guitars]

Thanks for the compliments, I've been very happy with the high ISO performance of the XSi. Pair it with a fast lens and it really opens up new worlds of low light shooting without the need for flash.

[EL-xs-I]

My submission... I love the gain in this photo.. C & C

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3520/3229338095_10b5305838_o.jpg

[Jared572]

My submission... I love the gain in this photo.. C & C



This looks cool...has some mystery to it.

[roszell]

Here's my submission... haven't had much time to work on this as we just had twins a few weeks ago! Not the most perfect of flowers but I didn't have many options in the middle of winter.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3523/3229566197_6c03e0bb3c_o.jpg

# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/160 second = 0.00625 second
# Lens F-Number/F-Stop = 8/1 = F8
# Exposure Program = manual control (1)
# ISO Speed Ratings = 200
# Original Date/Time = 2009:01:26 18:45:39
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/160 second
Aperture = F8
# Metering Mode = spot (3)
# Flash = Flash fired, compulsory flash mode
# Focal Length = 50/1 mm = 50 mm

[roszell]

My submission... I love the gain in this photo.. C & C



I like it... very cool!

[Jared572]

I like it... very cool!

Very nice shot to you as well.

[SteveJa]

http://excalibursword.mine.nu:8081/sharepictures/dpp0006.jpg

[turbo_911]

Here is mine

Date taken 1/27/09
ISO 800
Aperture f4
Shutter Speed 1/40
Focal Length 70mm
Lens Canon 70-200mm f/4L

[Garrian_Guitars]

Great image, Steve. Taken with a Nifty Fifty I'm guessing? Did you desaturate the background? Because those birds really pop.

Too bad you couldn't have gotten the rest of the tail in there, maybe portrait orientation using the trees to still do the framing, I love that part as well. The trees are subtle but with really cool textures.

The bird looks pissed, that's the evil eye he's giving you!

[Jared572]

These post just go to show that the hardware you possess effects your image quality...

[Garrian_Guitars]

Hardware (lenses) certainly makes a difference in poor conditions, like the hand-holding in my dark museum shot. However, I have gotten spectacular results with the kit lens when light is plentiful or when a tripod is used. Stop the aperture down a few and quit pixel-peeping at 100% and it produces totally workable files. Your post-processing regimen can also make a big difference.

[Jared572]

I agree you can get superb images with the kit lens. I'm just saying better glass makes things a tad bit easier :D

[Garrian_Guitars]

Can't dispute that fact! I like good gLass as much as the next guy :) I just know that if I get unusable images I only have myself to blame, no matter what's on the front end of the camera. (conditions pending of course, the kit lens wouldn't have taken the shot I posted without a tripod)

[SteveJa]

Great image, Steve. Taken with a Nifty Fifty I'm guessing? Did you desaturate the background? Because those birds really pop.

Too bad you couldn't have gotten the rest of the tail in there, maybe portrait orientation using the trees to still do the framing, I love that part as well. The trees are subtle but with really cool textures.

The bird looks pissed, that's the evil eye he's giving you!


Thanks :D:D:D:D

Yes it was the 50mm........ not sure why I did not get the tail in the picture.

Also I did nothing to the picture, it was a raw and I just resized it.

Thanks again.:D

[LordBrian]

And the winner is:

SteveJa for Parrot....

Loved the color, would have liked to see the birds tail but the reds really do stand out.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=7201048&postcount=40

I also nearly chose SteveJa again for this http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=7174862&postcount=19 if only it had been a bit brighter.

And this http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=7178694&postcount=22 was also very close by Reinheim.

This was a tough competition and harder to judge than I ever though as all the pictures were very good.

Once again well done SteveJa. Over to you to chose the next challenge.

[Garrian_Guitars]

Congrats SteveJa! Lets get more submissions and C&C for the next go-around. That's what this is all about ;)

[Jared572]

Congrats it was a great picture...for some reason I can't see it on my work pc...but I can see it at home...they must be blocking that site for some reason.

So SteveJa what's the new topic? :)

[SteveJa]

I am hosting the pictures on my home PC... so if you are behind a firewall at work sometimes you can not see them......


Thanks to all for all the kind words.



Now go take some pictures of.....


Outdoor wildlife (not your cats and dogs or zoo pictures)


Thanks again

[Jared572]

Are we just gonna keep it all in the same thread? Fine by me just wondering

[SkyW]

Noo that would get out of hand...steveja create a topic "Rebel XSi/450D Weekly Comments and Criticism Competition #2"

[Goincarcrazy]

Noo that would get out of hand...steveja create a topic "Rebel XSi/450D Weekly Comments and Criticism Competition #2"

And if you would, please provide a link to it in this thread to make it MUCH easier to find and subscribe.

[SteveJa]

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=7215293#post7215293


Link to new thread !!!!