Weekly Photo Challenge, Week 6
February 9th 2011 14:56
Hey Everyone! This is the 6th week of Shutterboo's 52 week photography challenge, and the theme was REPETITION.
If you missed the previous weeks, check them out (ELECTRICITY, JOY, CONTROL, COLORFUL, SIGN) here.
And if you want to join or look at the other amazing photos taken this week, check out the Flickr group here.
This week's theme was REPETITION and for some reason I slacked BIG TIME. I'm going to blame it on the fact that I was so busy this weekend, and that's usually when I fit in my photography shoots. SO, for me this week, was more about editing fun in Picnik!
What was I doing this weekend, you ask? Well, on Saturday, I ran 4 miles in the rain in Raleigh, NC for the Krispy Kreme Challenge (run 2 miles, eat a dozen donuts, run 2 miles back in 1 hour or less). Sound disgusting? It really, truly is... and I didn't even eat the donuts; I just ran.
I wanted to take some pictures at the event, because I thought it would be a great fit for the theme this week, but because of the rain my camera didn't make it into my hands. (All the pictures were taken by my hubby, nice and dry under an umbrella at the donut station, so I couldn't use them for the challenge.)
Then on Sunday, my hubby and I hosted a Superbowl party at our house, and I got so busy with hosting duties, the game (Yay Packers!), and the commericals that my camera laid dormant.
So I was scrambling, in pure procrastinator fashion, last night in hopes of finding something to shoot for this week. All the shots I took seemed kind of boring, but I started playing around with them in flickr's picnik and I like them so much better now because of it.
First up is the photo I submitted of a decorative white shell ball -
I did some contrast changes, then used the "Orton-ish" feature as well as the "Heart's Desire" feature to get that pink tint. Take a look at the orginal photo (cropped).
My next favorite was one of my favorite necklaces with a scrapbook paper backdrop -
With this one I did some exposure/contrast changes, then used the "Vignette" feature in a tinted tone, followed by "HDR-ish" feature (that really popped the shine of the beads). Here was the original photo (cropped)
My third favorite was one I took on Sunday. It was really sunny, and the light was casting a repetitious pattern through the window/blinds on my bedroom wall. However, in the original photo, I thought it was really flat. But I think this is so much more interesting...
After some exposure/contrast adjustments I used the "Neon" feature and gave it a blue-ish-green tint. Here's the original photo.
And lastly, I did a deck of cards, because I thought it fit well with the theme, and we have a good half-dozen decks around the house...
I started with my usually exposure/contrast adjustments, and then used the "Black & White" feature which I thought made the patterns on the card stand out a bit more. I then used the "Lomo-ish" feature to brighten the center of the photo and add a slight vignette around the edges. Here's the original photo (cropped).
There's tons of great shots over in the Flickr Group, so go check them out! Here are a few of my favorites from this week:
larkin2285 - WallofLove - Which is a photo of a colorful wall of Valentine's hearts (at Lynn's Paradise Cafe in Louisville). The hearts overlap and there's light coming from behind (through the glass). It's quite lovely and lots of fun to read
slapshots - Cave Hill Cemetery Repetition - It's a black and white shot of the curving rows of headstones with a backdrop of diagnol rows of more headstones. It's just a very powerful shot, and the spot he chose was basically perfect.
mikeysends - Repetition - It's a shot looking up at strings of lights (horizontal) with a backdrop of a sparsely cloudy blue sky. I think the photo is eye-catching, but yet it's very simple and a great representation of the theme.
Honorable Mentions - Jason Schindler's "Yatzee", CarsonHBM's "Repetition - Row of Brick Townhomes" and The Craft Floozy's "Repetition - Matryoshka Dolls"
Next week's theme is FEAR... hopefully I can come up with something while cruising in the Bahamas...
If you missed the previous weeks, check them out (ELECTRICITY, JOY, CONTROL, COLORFUL, SIGN) here.
And if you want to join or look at the other amazing photos taken this week, check out the Flickr group here.
This week's theme was REPETITION and for some reason I slacked BIG TIME. I'm going to blame it on the fact that I was so busy this weekend, and that's usually when I fit in my photography shoots. SO, for me this week, was more about editing fun in Picnik!
What was I doing this weekend, you ask? Well, on Saturday, I ran 4 miles in the rain in Raleigh, NC for the Krispy Kreme Challenge (run 2 miles, eat a dozen donuts, run 2 miles back in 1 hour or less). Sound disgusting? It really, truly is... and I didn't even eat the donuts; I just ran.
I wanted to take some pictures at the event, because I thought it would be a great fit for the theme this week, but because of the rain my camera didn't make it into my hands. (All the pictures were taken by my hubby, nice and dry under an umbrella at the donut station, so I couldn't use them for the challenge.)
Then on Sunday, my hubby and I hosted a Superbowl party at our house, and I got so busy with hosting duties, the game (Yay Packers!), and the commericals that my camera laid dormant.
So I was scrambling, in pure procrastinator fashion, last night in hopes of finding something to shoot for this week. All the shots I took seemed kind of boring, but I started playing around with them in flickr's picnik and I like them so much better now because of it.
First up is the photo I submitted of a decorative white shell ball -
Photo Credit - Kristi.V.Photo
I did some contrast changes, then used the "Orton-ish" feature as well as the "Heart's Desire" feature to get that pink tint. Take a look at the orginal photo (cropped).
Photo Credit - Kristi.V.Photo
My next favorite was one of my favorite necklaces with a scrapbook paper backdrop -
Photo Credit - Kristi.V.Photo
With this one I did some exposure/contrast changes, then used the "Vignette" feature in a tinted tone, followed by "HDR-ish" feature (that really popped the shine of the beads). Here was the original photo (cropped)
Photo Credit - Kristi.V.Photo
My third favorite was one I took on Sunday. It was really sunny, and the light was casting a repetitious pattern through the window/blinds on my bedroom wall. However, in the original photo, I thought it was really flat. But I think this is so much more interesting...
Photo Credit - Kristi.V.Photo
After some exposure/contrast adjustments I used the "Neon" feature and gave it a blue-ish-green tint. Here's the original photo.
Photo Credit - Kristi.V.Photo
And lastly, I did a deck of cards, because I thought it fit well with the theme, and we have a good half-dozen decks around the house...
Photo Credit - Kristi.V.Photo
I started with my usually exposure/contrast adjustments, and then used the "Black & White" feature which I thought made the patterns on the card stand out a bit more. I then used the "Lomo-ish" feature to brighten the center of the photo and add a slight vignette around the edges. Here's the original photo (cropped).
Photo Credit - Kristi.V.Photo
There's tons of great shots over in the Flickr Group, so go check them out! Here are a few of my favorites from this week:
larkin2285 - WallofLove - Which is a photo of a colorful wall of Valentine's hearts (at Lynn's Paradise Cafe in Louisville). The hearts overlap and there's light coming from behind (through the glass). It's quite lovely and lots of fun to read
slapshots - Cave Hill Cemetery Repetition - It's a black and white shot of the curving rows of headstones with a backdrop of diagnol rows of more headstones. It's just a very powerful shot, and the spot he chose was basically perfect.
mikeysends - Repetition - It's a shot looking up at strings of lights (horizontal) with a backdrop of a sparsely cloudy blue sky. I think the photo is eye-catching, but yet it's very simple and a great representation of the theme.
Honorable Mentions - Jason Schindler's "Yatzee", CarsonHBM's "Repetition - Row of Brick Townhomes" and The Craft Floozy's "Repetition - Matryoshka Dolls"
Next week's theme is FEAR... hopefully I can come up with something while cruising in the Bahamas...
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