Weekly Photography Challenge, Week 13
March 30th 2011 15:03
Hey Everyone! This is the 13th week of Shutterboo's 52 week photography challenge, and the theme was PURPLE.
If you missed the previous weeks, check them out by scrolling down the page.
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 PURPLE and I knew exactly what I wanted to shoot: Verbena Flowers. They've been blooming like crazy and have taken over the bed in our back-yard. I love them because they spread so wonderfully and bloom all spring and summer long. It's not the most creative subject for a color-themed week, but I couldn't help myself.
And because I knew exactly what I wanted to shoot, I didn't shoot anything else that was PURPLE all week (even though I LOVE purple!).
I did shoot other things though. My dad had his first art show this past weekend at Rosewood Garden Nursery in Calabash/Ocean Isle Beach, NC. He does acrylic paintings and pencil sketches and he had a good turn-out selling about 13 of his paintings. I'll try and put some photos up of it later.
So with that said, I visited my parents this past weekend to support his first art show and so did my sister (the model in last week's submission) and my grand-parents.
My computer-savvy step-grandfather has been watching my photography progress via facebook (yes, my step-grandfather is on facebook!) and decided to pass down one of his DSLRs to me, an Olympus E-1, plus the kit lens and a nifty 50mm/macro lens. He's also going to round up the flash and a telephoto lens for me the next time I see him. Considering I've just been using my Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 with it's kit lens, you can probably tell I'm elated to have more camera/lens options.
The only thing is the Olympus E-1 is much less operator-friendly and I'll definitely have to get better at actually deciphering shutter speed, focal length, aperture and ISO instead of letting my camera do all the work. But that'll be one more thing that will push my photography hobby to new lengths, so I'm excited for the challenge.
But with all that said, the photo I submitted this week was taken with the new-to-me Olympus with the 50mm/Macro lens. I barely had to do any editing to this photo. I think I cropped it a bit and barely tweeked the color balance since the purple was so vibrant from the get-go. Here's my submission:
Here's the runner-up photo, again taken with the Olympus E-1 with the 50mm/Macro lens. With this one I drained the color out to give it a softer feel.
There were others taken, ones that showcased the vast amount of verbenas actually taken over the bed, but I just didn't love the way they turned out.
But, I shot a few more things in my yard with the new-to-me Olympus:
It's a single Dogwood Bloom in Sepia.
And here's a couple photos of spring blooms I took while at the art show at Rosewood:
With the next two, I caught a little insect resting on a bloom and I wish I could put these two photos together...
I love the POV of this photo: I love the insect in profile and I think the bokeh affect is pretty and the flower is in great focus, but the insect isn't as focused as I would have liked.
I love the fact that the insect is in focus, but I kind of find the background a bit busy and the actual flowers not as interesting...
Okay, since I'm going off-topic, let's get back to some PURPLE with my FAVORITES from the Flickr group this week:
the dSLR newbie - Purple Peeps - It's Easter-ready, with some purple Peeps coming out of their box with some fun purple fill she shot in a light box (I really got to get on making myself one of those!). I think it was a really fun and timely subject and done really well.
klubbers - Purple Stones - It's a shot of lit-from-under purple stones (gel caps?) and the lighting really works. It makes the stones glisten and there's also a reflective glow coming from them too (being reflected?) It's just a really cool shot.
RiseWithTheSun - Purple Horizon - She took things literally by light-writing the word purple against a purple and orange horizon shot. I think the light-writing was beautifully done (it looks as if it has star-bursts at the points!) and I love the deep purple sky with the orange street lights.
Honorable Mentions - rebeccavoy's Purple Lace and shutterboo's Purple Tie
Next week's theme is CIRCLE and considering my last day of work is tomorrow, I might just have too much time on my hands and there may be many more shots to chose from in these next few weeks. Anyone looking for someone to employ?!
If you missed the previous weeks, check them out by scrolling down the page.
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 PURPLE and I knew exactly what I wanted to shoot: Verbena Flowers. They've been blooming like crazy and have taken over the bed in our back-yard. I love them because they spread so wonderfully and bloom all spring and summer long. It's not the most creative subject for a color-themed week, but I couldn't help myself.
And because I knew exactly what I wanted to shoot, I didn't shoot anything else that was PURPLE all week (even though I LOVE purple!).
I did shoot other things though. My dad had his first art show this past weekend at Rosewood Garden Nursery in Calabash/Ocean Isle Beach, NC. He does acrylic paintings and pencil sketches and he had a good turn-out selling about 13 of his paintings. I'll try and put some photos up of it later.
So with that said, I visited my parents this past weekend to support his first art show and so did my sister (the model in last week's submission) and my grand-parents.
My computer-savvy step-grandfather has been watching my photography progress via facebook (yes, my step-grandfather is on facebook!) and decided to pass down one of his DSLRs to me, an Olympus E-1, plus the kit lens and a nifty 50mm/macro lens. He's also going to round up the flash and a telephoto lens for me the next time I see him. Considering I've just been using my Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 with it's kit lens, you can probably tell I'm elated to have more camera/lens options.
The only thing is the Olympus E-1 is much less operator-friendly and I'll definitely have to get better at actually deciphering shutter speed, focal length, aperture and ISO instead of letting my camera do all the work. But that'll be one more thing that will push my photography hobby to new lengths, so I'm excited for the challenge.
But with all that said, the photo I submitted this week was taken with the new-to-me Olympus with the 50mm/Macro lens. I barely had to do any editing to this photo. I think I cropped it a bit and barely tweeked the color balance since the purple was so vibrant from the get-go. Here's my submission:
Photo Credit - Kristi V. Photography
Here's the runner-up photo, again taken with the Olympus E-1 with the 50mm/Macro lens. With this one I drained the color out to give it a softer feel.
Photo Credit - Kristi V. Photography
There were others taken, ones that showcased the vast amount of verbenas actually taken over the bed, but I just didn't love the way they turned out.
But, I shot a few more things in my yard with the new-to-me Olympus:
Photo Credit - Kristi V. Photography
It's a single Dogwood Bloom in Sepia.
And here's a couple photos of spring blooms I took while at the art show at Rosewood:
Photo Credit - Kristi V. Photography
With the next two, I caught a little insect resting on a bloom and I wish I could put these two photos together...
Photo Credit - Kristi V. Photography
I love the POV of this photo: I love the insect in profile and I think the bokeh affect is pretty and the flower is in great focus, but the insect isn't as focused as I would have liked.
Photo Credit - Kristi V. Photography
I love the fact that the insect is in focus, but I kind of find the background a bit busy and the actual flowers not as interesting...
Okay, since I'm going off-topic, let's get back to some PURPLE with my FAVORITES from the Flickr group this week:
the dSLR newbie - Purple Peeps - It's Easter-ready, with some purple Peeps coming out of their box with some fun purple fill she shot in a light box (I really got to get on making myself one of those!). I think it was a really fun and timely subject and done really well.
klubbers - Purple Stones - It's a shot of lit-from-under purple stones (gel caps?) and the lighting really works. It makes the stones glisten and there's also a reflective glow coming from them too (being reflected?) It's just a really cool shot.
RiseWithTheSun - Purple Horizon - She took things literally by light-writing the word purple against a purple and orange horizon shot. I think the light-writing was beautifully done (it looks as if it has star-bursts at the points!) and I love the deep purple sky with the orange street lights.
Honorable Mentions - rebeccavoy's Purple Lace and shutterboo's Purple Tie
Next week's theme is CIRCLE and considering my last day of work is tomorrow, I might just have too much time on my hands and there may be many more shots to chose from in these next few weeks. Anyone looking for someone to employ?!
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