The photo below me... an on going exercise.
Anyone want to try an on-going excercise. A variation to "The Photo below me..." game. But for this one where The photo below me... is an example of a Capture Technique, Principal or "Rule".
For those who are not familiar with the Photo below me game; It is quite simple, you will run into them across the net.
A photo fulfilling the request of the last post in the thread is linked to by anyone. That person, just under the Photo they linked, makes request of the next photo to be posted. They use the line "The photo below me is ..." ... is what they would actually like to see of the photo.
You can use any photo you may have (you do not have to go out and shoot a shot to meet the request) somewhere. You can not fulfill your own request.
This little game is another means to have shots seen by others and sometimes help with organization as you go back through the 40K of photos trying to meet the request (OMG, why am I keeping this?).
If we keep it within the Techniques and Principles of taking images, new to dSLR owners might benefit by seeing them in practice. It might even help a bit more if the poster added a short (and I mean short) paragraph why their shot fits the requested technique/Principal.
Note to those new to grabbing images: Rules, Techniques and Principles should be used as guidelines. Use them up to the point you know how to break them. Apply the idea behind them, but break them as needed.
Some examples of Technique, Principle or Rules might be:
- Active Space - Is the subject moving into or exiting the Frame (give it some room either way).
- Perspective/Vanishing Point - You see that way over there?
- Leading Lines - Like a shepard lead the viewer through the shot to your subject.
- Frame the Subject - Window Frames, Trees, Doorways...You know the drill.
- Rule of Thirds - Use the rule of thirds.
- Subject Centered - A shot with the Subject Centered that don't suck.
- Golden Ratio - I don't know; Some stuff a dude named DiVinci studied.
- Fill the Frame - Booya, In your Face. Make the Subject fill the Shot.
- Minimalism - Simple as it gets.
- Negative Space - See Minimalism but with less stuff in the shot.
- Horizontal Lines - Use horizontal line to emphasis your subject.
- Vertical Lines - You know like Telephone Poles, Trees and Fences type stuff (all in rows of course).
- Diagonal Lines - Use Diagonals to steer the viewer in the right direction.
- Tilted Horizon - Intentionally disorient the viewer with a tilted shot.
- Symmetry - Why does the left half of the shot look like the right?
Let's see if we can get some players...I start with the post after this. If you use the Post New Comment box (don't reply to the post above you) we can keep the thread from getting severly indented.
The photo below me has a Tilted Horizon...
I know busy, busy,
I know busy, busy, busy...but I went with the High Contrast, Severly tilted shot to throw the view off balance and make them wonder.
The photo below me has Negative Space...
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The photo below me has
The photo below me has Negative Space...
The photo below me has leading lines
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The photo below me has
The photo below me has leading lines
The photo below me has Rule of Thirds
The photo below me has Rule
The photo below me has Rule of Thirds
The photo below me has the Subject Centered
love them wabbits, great
love them wabbits, great shot and do like the nibbling catch...
"everyday is a new day"
Think "Cordless Mowers",
Think "Cordless Mowers", I've got 4-5 regulars until a neighbor's Redtail hawk took out one of them. (Roosts in their HawkBox) "...Life on the Edge..." Thanks for the comments...
The similar thread over on
The similar thread over on Photography-on-the.net (POTN) is currently running in excess of 20,600 posts. They've taken it beyond typical phtographic techniques to include all sorts of subject matter.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=675619
The photo below me has the
The photo below me has the Subject Centered ( I hope I'm playing correctly!)
the photo below me has Synmetry
what a great shot,
what a great shot, kudos
"everyday is a new day"
The photo below me is
The photo below me is tasty.
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The photo below me is
The photo below me is monochromatic.
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The Photo below me is FILL
The Photo below me is FILL THE FRAME
The Photo below me has
The Photo below me has Dynamic Tension
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For the life of me i can't
For the life of me i can't figure out what that is...lol
-Dwayne
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ClarkIn this photo you have
In this photo you have several different vectors pulling in different directions creating dynamic tension in the shot. In this case the dog handler is moving away from the dog and weave polls, but his eyeline is looking to the dog. The dog of course ins also moving away from the handler to complete the weave poles
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I know what it is. I have
I know what it is. I have a lot of it.. Located in my neck and shoulders...
happen by your website
happen by your website wizphoto's; most excellent :)
"everyday is a new day"
Dynamic Tension....that
Dynamic Tension....that sounds like something I'd love in an image. To be sure I looked to see if what I thought was dynamic tension really was. I ran across these two articles I thought I'd share here now since I don't have time to go looking for an image of mine before work. I found the links interesting and thought maybe someone else reading here would too.
aboutthephoto.blogspot.com/2008/12/dynamic-tension.html
photoinf.com/General/Peter_Ensenberger/Improving_Your_Photography_Lesson_Two_Composition.htm
This is a fun game Andy!
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The Photo below me has
The Photo below me has Dynamic Tension
Don't know if this is the sort of Dynamic Tension you are looking for but there are (2) Dynamics and there is tension :)
The photo below me is an Abstract Macro
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The photo below me is an
The photo below me is an Abstract macro
The photo below me breaks the rules
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I'm sure this one must break
I'm sure this one must break a few rules.
The photo below me has Horizontal Lines.
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The photo below me has
The photo below me has horizontal lines
The photo below me is framed
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The photo below me is
The photo below me is framed
The photo below me is perspective/vanishing point
The photo below is
The photo below is perspective/vanishing point
The photo below me is minimalist
Suzanne
minimalist: The photo below
minimalist:
The photo below me is active space.
great eye for detail,
great eye for detail, kudos
"everyday is a new day"
The photo below me is active
The photo below me is active space.
The photo below me is panned.
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The photo below me is
The photo below me is panned.
The photo below me has vertical lines.
Too literal? ;-)The photo
Too literal? ;-)
The photo below me has negative space.
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The Photo below me has
The Photo below me has negative space
The photo below me is Low Key
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The photo below me is Low
The photo below me is Low Key
The photo below me is creative Bokeh
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excellent catch, love the
excellent catch, love the low lighting...
"everyday is a new day"
Thank you very much. This
Thank you very much. This was one of my most difficult shots to get. Working alone and trying to position the horse in a very small area looking in the right direction, running back to where I needed to be to take the photo and hope that he didn't move, not an easy task. Took many many tries to get what I wanted. Note to self: Always take along a photo helper.
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Creative Bokeh...Photo below
Creative Bokeh...
Photo below me is a Panarama
seriously nice, one of my
seriously nice, one of my fave composition from this site...kudos
"everyday is a new day"
Absolutly Wonderful
Absolutly Wonderful
The photo below me is
The photo below me is Panorama
The photo below me is Diagonal Lines
The photo below me is
The photo below me is Diagonal Lines
The photo below me has bilateral symmetry
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Bilateral Symmetry
Bilateral Symmetry
The photo below me has a TILTED HORIZON
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The photo below me uses a
The photo below me uses a second curtain flash
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It looks like I've killed
It looks like I've killed the game
. Hasn't anyone tried a slow shutter with a second curtain flash?
This isn't the classic example because I also panned the rider... but I can't find any better examples at the moment.
The photo below me is either Sepia OR Cross-Processed (I didn't want to stall the game again...)
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I knew what it was Chris,
I knew what it was Chris, its just that I almost never use flash...especially since my flash is on camera LOL. Just to clarify though second curtain is also referred to as rear sync Correct?
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Yes it is rear sync. I
Yes it is rear sync. I figured it was one of those things everyone plays with at some point (like water drops). It will produce an image similar to Andy's dart board picture he recently posted with blur leading to a frozen image.
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Second Curtain ... (I was
Second Curtain ... (I was looking through my stuff Chris, cause I knew I had one somewhere...but it wasn't the best example either)
So I shot this real quick... Square crop to give an album cover feel.
Once in a Dream.
Instead of a moving object, I rotated the camera. Handheld, 1 second shutter, 580exII in Second Curtain mode. Rotated the camera as shutter opened and before second curtain flash. I believe this is also known as dragging the shutter?
For the indoors shooters (bar candids, fashion shows etc) looking for a cool effect, this method is cool to freeze the subject and rotate/blur the background and surroundings.
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Sepia...TPBM has an
Sepia...
TPBM has an S-curve...
I killed it...
I killed it...
The picture below is
The picture below is S-Curve
The picture below is "High Key"
TPBM has "High Key" (at
TPBM has "High Key" (at least first attempt at such!)
TPBM has Macro Ratio
ofup to at least 1:1 (Edited; reduced ratio to not put thread at risk!)The photo below me has a
The photo below me has a Macro up to 1:1
The photo below me was shot with a polarizer
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This photo was shot with a
This photo was shot with a polarizer - Borrego Springs 06/20/2010.
TPBM tells a story...
Bill Banning
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