Canon DSLR Speed Challenge #88 -Inanimate Personality

[Flo]

Canon DSLR Speed Challenge #88 -
Inanimate Personality

For this competition, I would like to see those of you who can take an inanimate object( stuffed animal, play toy etc) and give it personality. I hope this doesn't sound too off the wall:(


Standard Rules apply:
Photo Submissions:

1. Camera - Any Canon DSLR Camera
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 - Please see the Image posting rules.
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 & lens used.* Notes -- post brief EXIF data including ISO, shutter speed and aperture used.
6. Commenting - No commenting during challenge. When the posting is closed and a winner has been declared, comments can be made in this thread.
7. Have FUN!

One challenge every week, on the following schedule:

* New Topic - After winner is declared.
* Posting Starts - Right after topic is announced.
* Posting Ends - 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2009.
* Winner from this competition decides the theme of the next one (and judges it for a winner) after this competition is closed.

[Flo]

Took the example photo out as not to sway peoples choices in the challenge:confused:

[Cuypers1807]

1d Mk 3
Lensbaby 3g
f/2
ISO 800
1/80

"Night at the Museum"

[airfrogusmc]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/217chucky082.jpg

5D 85L
ISO 160
1/160 at f/5
manual
spot

[John_B]

TardyGram

http://johnbdigital.com/special_beauty/tardygram.jpg

Technical Details
for TardyGram

Shooting Date 2/22/2009
Camera - Canon EOS 40D
Film / Media - SanDisk Ultra II 2.0GB
Lens - Canon EF 50mm f/1.4
Shooting Mode - Manual
Tv( Shutter Speed ) - 1/60th sec
Av( Aperture Value ) - F/5.6
Metering Mode - Spot
ISO Speed - 100
Focal Length - 50mm
Flash - On
Flash Type - External E-TTL 580ex
White Balance - Daylight
AF Mode - Manual
Color Space - sRGB
Camera set to Jpeg

[-g-]

"Sausagerollasaurus"

200mm
1/180 @ f/2/8
ISO800

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3355/3295433047_d9781ff3f1_b.jpg

[dilorenzo1954]

Bobble-head Hijinks

Camera: Canon 5D
Lens: EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Av: f/10
Tv: 5 seconds
ISO: 100
Exposure: Manual
Additional Info: Tripod mounted, mirror lock, remote release. Processed with CS4



http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3630/3298710287_3d672585bb_b_d.jpg

[lavanut]

I had fun shooting this idea. For better or worse, it's given me quite a few ideas for spinoffs...:lol:

(dilorenzo, I liked your formatting of the EXIF info, so I'm copying it! I hope you don't mind.)
Camera: Canon 40D
Lens: EF-S 17-85 @ 61mm
Av: f/10
Tv: 1/160 second
ISO: 100
Exposure: Manual
Flash: Dual off-camera (580EXII as master and 580EX as slave), both manually set
Additional info: Camera was on a tripod, and sadly, the egg didn't quite make it to the beach after the photo....
344383

[mikerault]

I'll post the Exif when I can get to my other system...
Canon 20D, Canon 17x35m IS USM Lens
f10
1/160 sec
Comp -.33 step
ISO400

[tonylong]

Arrgghh! Goofy! A dragon!

OK, I decided to play along for whatever reason...my rebellious 1D3, sporting a pirate cap from, well, a trip to Disnelyland a few years ago, spots a dragon woven into a Chinese silk gown that I picked up in Asia a few years ago, and this is the sad result.

5D
24-70 f/2.8L
ISO 400
1/40
f/5.6
Handheld, Manual with the 580EX bounced

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/109490704.jpg

[Flo]

]And the winner is:::::::::

ED

You totally got me with the bobble heads......the V was so unexpected!



Lavanut,,,,,you ROCK! ;) Are you a scrap-booker? Sweet series;)


Thanks all.....

ED...you are up;)

[lavanut]

Great choice, Flo. Ed, those bobbleheads were cool! Nice lighting & composition, and I loved the 'V' too!

Flo, I'm not a scrapbooker at all, but when I was wandering around the local craft store the other day, I saw some of their scrapbooking decorations and got some ideas. I posted my original idea for this theme (the breakup) in a new thread in the still life/experimental forum:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=651053
I may add more to it later. I have lots of ideas brewing for the egg-cellent adventures...

This was a fun challenge! Congrats, Ed and to all the others who posted! Looking forward to the next round...

[dilorenzo1954]

Thank you Gail! All the entries were creative and made me laugh. Allen's "Chuckie" did look creepy and had a life all it's own...I'll have one up shortly.



My original idea was to have a bubble gum bubble on the top of the hat (it's one of the things basesball players do: sneak up on an unsuspecting player and put a wad of blown bubble on a guy and then every other player gets a good laugh. The guy has no idea) but I didn't want to risk getting gum stuck on the bobblehead and I couln't find a ballon small enough perspective wise. I took a pic of my wife making the "rabitt ears" made it wider and downsized it to the right proportion then taped it to back of Hawk's head. I lit the whole thing from above front with a black BG. On the processing I muted the colors to match the hand to the face tones and used a "tonal contrast"' filter to exagerate the features and make it look like a caricature.

Thanks again:D:D

[John_B]

dilorenzo1954,
Congrats...!!!
Your photo looks better then what I see on FOX :lol:

[-g-]

Congratulations Ed! Sounds like you went through quite a bit of set up. I must admit I didn't make quite the effort as you but I did get lunch out of the deal! :-)

Thanks, Flo. This was a fun one.

[dilorenzo1954]

Thanks geno and lavanut! This was a fun one. Gail really picks creative ones (ala office supplies):lol:

New challenge up! Get to it people!

Canon DSLR Speed Challenge #89- Urban (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=652495)

[airfrogusmc]

I laughed the second I saw that shot Ed...NICE..
CONGRATS!!!

Good choice Gail....

[Flo]

Thank you Gail! All the entries were creative and made me laugh. Allen's "Chuckie" did look creepy and had a life all it's own...I'll have one up shortly.



My original idea was to have a bubble gum bubble on the top of the hat (it's one of the things basesball players do: sneak up on an unsuspecting player and put a wad of blown bubble on a guy and then every other player gets a good laugh. The guy has no idea) but I didn't want to risk getting gum stuck on the bobblehead and I couln't find a ballon small enough perspective wise. I took a pic of my wife making the "rabitt ears" made it wider and downsized it to the right proportion then taped it to back of Hawk's head. I lit the whole thing from above front with a black BG. On the processing I muted the colors to match the hand to the face tones and used a "tonal contrast"' filter to exagerate the features and make it look like a caricature.









:shock::shock::shock:

Ed..you worked it.....;)

[monty28428]

Congrats Ed!! Nice entries everybody -- sorry I missed this one.