POTN G-Series Speed Challenge # 509: Frozen in time

This week’s theme is ‘frozen in time.’ Use your imagination and creativity.

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

Post until Monday noon GMT, November 10, 2014.

Photo Submissions
1. Camera -- Canon G-Series Camera G1, G2, G3, G5, G6, G7, G9, G10, G11, G12, G15, G16, G1X, G1X Mark II and Pro1 only.
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2. Time -- any on-topic photo taken at any time is eligible, although photos that have won other competitions should NOT be entered.
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3. Size -- photo must be no less than 800 pixels and no more than 1024 pixels on the longest side, with NO BORDERS.
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4. Post-Processing -- do whatever you like and the host will decide if it works.
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5. Posting --
o One photo per photographer in each challenge.
o Photo Title in the message subject line.
o Camera model.
o EXIF data, if you like.
6. Commenting -- No commenting on photos by anyone, including the photographer. Once the winners are declared, photographers can add comments to their images and everyone is invited to discuss.
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7. Photo Display -- Photos must appear in this thread to be eligible.
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Time

One challenge every week, on the following schedule:
• New Topic ... As soon as possible after winning.
• Posting Starts ... Right after topic is announced.
• Posting Stops ... Monday noon GMT
• Winners Announcement ... Tuesday noon GMT.

Jumping for joy

G12
1/1250
f5.6

The Box Crab That Drank Formaldehyde in 1964

It's in the air

G1X

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/p3Le​Hk

Brand New Love

Pro 1

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Warp Speed

NMS

The challenge is now closed. I will be back later with the results.

You guys don’t make it easy on a fellow. Every image shows something that is frozen in the time-frame that it was captured, I am not sure if I can verbalize something intelligent about each image posted, although they are all great, but what ‘makes it for me,’ for some odd reason, are things that are air-borne. Those images have that frozen-in-time flavor that conveys the message, in a different way. With that, and after much perspiration:

First: Rpolitsr, Warp Speed
Second: Marie, jumping with joy
Third: Spoco57, It's in the air

The first images circa 1891 and the second 2014.

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Congratulations to Rafael, Marie and Spoco - and to Sibil for a thought provoking subject!

As entries started to come in I realized that of course ANY photograph records a moment frozen in time, and if the subject is airborne then even better as they are frozen in space as well, so my search for fossils and preserved specimens like my crab was really not necessary!

My search for a good background to show on my monitor did lead me to one most interesting site, however - Isaac Asimov's predictions in 1964 for the year 2014. He was a brilliant guy but no better than anyone else when predicting the future - take a look:

http://www.nytimes.com …lifetimes/asi-v-fair.html

Congratulations marie and Spoco for sharing the top places (first and second was my guess).
I was really surprised with the first place, Thank you very much, Sibil.

As Sibil and teekay explained, the airborne subjects better transmit the idea of 'frozen', and both marie and Spoco provided very good examples that I enjoyed. The idea of a frozen lovely moment of Maureen was great too.

Long time ago I learned that the Pro1 is not good for freezing fast action, so the idea of teekay with the fossil made me look in my archives for an ancient burial surrounded by ceramic vessels. The archive photo was shot with my XT and had no time to go there with the Pro1 so I returned to the subject of frozen action, but instead of a slightly blurred image (with some Star Trek effects in mind ), I chose the photo with the totally blurred bicycle. I shot it at 1/20 sec. Unfortunately, without IS or a tripod, the other kids and the background were blurred too.

I will post a new challenge as soon as possible.

I was looking at that lineup of LBJ, Streisand and the Beatles and feeling fortunate time wasn't frozen in the 60's, although at least Isaac Asimov seemed to be on point with his prediction of small hand-held computers. Not too sure about the rest of his predictions, Teekay, but the kind of cellphone vision he had, and the handheld computer were pretty spot-on. Nice article, btw.

I fell in love with Marie's levitating sweetheart. Great capture, Marie! Rafael's streaking bicycle really freezes the moment, too. Thanks, Rafael.

Great to have you with us, Maureen! Beautiful photo. Beautiful.

And thanks to Sibil for doing the hard work of coming up with a theme, and judging. Great job! Thank you!

Steve

Congratulations, all who tackled this difficult theme and did it so well! I stayed out this time, as winning is always a possibility and I won't be in town for judging duties next week.

Congratulations Rafael
I was so glad to see the other photos coming in and def had yours as a winner . its terrific
and Congratulations to Steve. when I saw your photo I had that in the first three also thought its a winner
all the photos are really beautiful
didn't see the rest until now and they are gorgeous

Many thanks for hosting and having the tough job Sibil , great challenge idea and many thanks for placing
you mention 'fellow' in your chat above.
are you ?
a fellow I mean?


lol
thanks to all , and Steve, thanks, re comments, about the little girl . she was sitting on the wall in very dreamy mode and suddenly........ when the 'train' passed by she jumped up and around and skipped all along the wall.
am very glad she didn't fall off

Big welcome to newcomers H.Wolf
and TC.Photo1 (don't forget the measurements etc for challenge)
loved how the photo was so like the modern house. great to see the two photos
very much liked all the photos in the challenge
: )
rushing this. sorry