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09-12-2014, 12:16 PM #1
MPC #127: Depth of Field (9/12 - 9/29)
Well, I'm obeying the happy feeling requirement in the rules.
The topic of this MPC is depth of field. I guess what I'm looking for is photos that use depth of field as a compositional element. I realize this more difficult if you're using a point & shoot, but you can still do it. Some quick examples:
Fuzz's shot from the last mpc:
The green woods by FuzzSummit, on Flickr
One of my own crappy shots, the subject isn't perfectly focused but it still illustrates the point:
Please have your submissions in by 10:00 PM MDT on the 29th.
RULES:
1. Photos must be taken within the time period of the contest.
2. You may submit 3 photos during the competition.
3. The contest moderator will choose 5 photos to be voted on.
4. The winner will get a happy feeling in his/her pants. (That is a rule by the way, not an option.)
5. In the event of a tie, the contest moderator will have the deciding vote.
6. Winner will be the contest starter/moderator for the next comp.
7. The winner has 3 days to start a new contest or 2nd place becomes the new winner.
MPC #126 The Trail
MPC #125 Renewal
MPC #124 Sky
MPC #123 Blue-Jeans
MPC #122 Las Montanas / Vertical Relief
MPC #121 Shopping Cart
MPC #120 Journey
MPC#119 Out of Your Comfort Zone
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MPC#118 Water
MPC#117 Opposites
MPC#116 Resolutions
MPC#115 Celebration
MPC#114 Santa
MPC#113 Leading Lines part Deux
MPC#112 Story
MPC#111 Sunstars
MPC#110 Noise
MPC#109 Structure
MPC#108 Vast
MPC#107 Reflections
MPC#106 Monochrome
MPC#104 Your Beach
MPC#103 Relationship
MPC#102 Decay
MPC#101 Juxtaposition
MPC#100 Tilt-Shift
MPC#99 Zoom
MPC#98 Signs
MPC#97 Artificial Light
MPC#96 Portrait, as pertains to orientation
MPC#95 MACRO
MPC#94 Framed
MPC#93 October
MPC#92 White Line
MPC#91 Harvest
MPC#90 Where you live
MPC#89 Geological
MPC#88 Big Machinery
MPC#87 Hot/Heat
MPC#86 Stress Relief
MPC#85 Dirty
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MPC#83 Of Yourself, By Yourself, In Context
MPC#82 Long Exposure: Urban Edition
MPC#81 Old School
MPC#80 Energy
MPC#79 Need
MPC#78 Weather
MPC#77 Action Sports
MPC#76 Stress
MPC#75 Anticipation
MPC#74 Foliage
MPC#73 Unreal
MPC#72 Speed
MPC#70 Old Technology
MPC#69 Plan B
MPC#68 Atmosphere POLL
MPC#67 Plants
MPC#66 Patterns
MPC#65 Weathered
MPC#64 WINNING
MPC#63 The End
MPC#62 Food
MPC#61 Seeing Double
MPC#60 Normal
MPC#59 Tranquility
MPC#58 Silhouette
MPC#57 Waiting
MPC#56 Night
MPC#55 Fire
MPC#54 Wheels
MPC#53 Small Sensors
MPC#52 Blur
MPC#51 Found Faces
MPC#50 Portraits
MPC#49 Panoramic
MPC#48 Light & Shadow
MPC#47 Timing
MPC#46 Coffee & Beer
MPC#45 Community
MPC#44 Potential
MPC#43 Solitude
MPC#42 Holidays
MPC#41 Ominous
MPC#40 Imbalance
MPC#39 Transition
MPC#38 Unsightly
MPC#37 Self Portrait
MPC#36 Music
MPC#35 Summer
MPC#34 Passion
MPC#33 Home
MPC#32 Electricity
MPC#31 Bridges
MPC#30 Old & New
MPC#29 BW
MPC#28 Winter
MPC#27 HDR
MPC#26 Shadows
MPC#25 Circles
MPC#24 Bars
MPC#23 People
MPC#22 Architecture
MPC#21 Wild Beasts
MPC#20 Water
MPC#19 Bulb
MPC#18 Celebration
MPC#17 Sunrise & Sunset
MPC#16 Out of Place
MPC#15 Altered
MPC#14 Angles
MPC#13 Pain & Suffering
MPC#12 Unusual Perspective
MPC#11 Depth
MPC#10 Contrast
MPC#9 Festive
MPC#8 Reflection
MPC#7 Leading Lines
MPC#6 Minimal
MPC#5 Abandoned
MPC#4 Perspective
MPC#3 Airborne
MPC#2 Straylight
MPC#1 MotionWe heard you in our twilight caves, one hundred fathom deep below, for notes of joy can pierce the waves, that drown each sound of war and woe.
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09-16-2014, 09:59 AM #2
I don't think this is a great shot, but I'll throw it up because it does fit the category. I used a waterproof camera and partially submerged it in the lake so part of the lens was above the water and part of it was below. The result is somewhat interesting, but the fact I need to describe the technique I used tells me it wasn't entirely successful!
Harmony Lake by kirknelson, on Flickr
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09-16-2014, 07:16 PM #3
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09-16-2014, 07:26 PM #4Registered User
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BD... How did you post that? Because I can't see it on my phone and need to yell at the forum admins again.
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09-16-2014, 07:29 PM #5
I posted it via the new TGR upload... just clicked the picture icon above.
Screw the net, Surf the backcountry!
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09-17-2014, 06:53 AM #6
Great pic but I cannot see it on my phone either. I have just been using img url /img [ ] [ ] manually.
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09-17-2014, 09:10 AM #7
Very cool shots starting to filter in from AD and BD.
Here are a couple contributions. However, as N VT comes into peak foliage over the next couple weeks I reserve the right to replace one
Dew Web
Who's Next?
Last edited by From_the_NEK; 09-22-2014 at 08:03 AM.
Aim for the chopping block. If you aim for the wood, you will have nothing. Aim past the wood, aim through the wood.
http://tim-kirchoff.pixels.com/
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09-17-2014, 09:27 AM #8Registered User
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NEK... just a suggestion, I would reduce the size a tad. For me personally, if I have to scroll a pic to see the whole thing, I don't "get it" as a composition. And I'm on a 1920x1200, 24" display here.
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09-17-2014, 09:50 AM #9Aim for the chopping block. If you aim for the wood, you will have nothing. Aim past the wood, aim through the wood.
http://tim-kirchoff.pixels.com/
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09-17-2014, 01:00 PM #10
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09-17-2014, 02:06 PM #11
The topic is a bit vague as you can have a shallow depth of field or a large depth of field. I think you were going for the shallow end?
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Kauai Milky Way1-2 by jrmorris-mt, on FlickrLast edited by mtcham; 09-18-2014 at 02:34 PM.
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09-18-2014, 02:09 AM #12What can brown do for u?
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09-18-2014, 02:36 PM #13
Thanks Fuzz-made a re-edit.
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09-18-2014, 06:05 PM #14
First thought when I saw this topic was I should go out into a field
Second thought was I have a bunch of baby toys lying around and they make an easy subject
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09-19-2014, 03:14 PM #15
Haven't gotten a chance to really get out for this one, and might replace this..... but always enjoy watching our Brittany Spaniel go nuts when there are squirrels in the front yard. She will sit there for hours watching them
abbeysquirrel by cbkoontz, on FlickrLast edited by ridinshockgun; 09-19-2014 at 06:15 PM.
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09-20-2014, 02:12 PM #16
^^^ Love that shot. There's just enough detail in your dog's silhouette so that you know what it is.
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09-21-2014, 02:47 PM #17
Classic by kirknelson, on Flickr
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09-21-2014, 10:02 PM #18
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09-21-2014, 10:29 PM #19
I keep wanting the thread to be fall days afield.
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09-22-2014, 05:03 AM #20www.apriliaforum.com
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09-22-2014, 11:46 AM #21
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Originally Posted by grrrr
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09-22-2014, 12:01 PM #22
Wow, I came here to bump this thread and drum up some interest. I guess I don't need to. Gonna be some tough choices.
I'm glad to see some discussion as well. Some of the recent MPCs have been quiet. I looked through some old MPCs and there was some... spirited... conversation.
Yeah, it's a little open ended. The only thing I'm looking for is that there be elements or portion of the image that are both in focus and elements that are out of focus. At the very least, I want to see some blur somewhere but ideally, it's incorporated into or used to enhance the composition.We heard you in our twilight caves, one hundred fathom deep below, for notes of joy can pierce the waves, that drown each sound of war and woe.
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09-22-2014, 01:03 PM #23Aim for the chopping block. If you aim for the wood, you will have nothing. Aim past the wood, aim through the wood.
http://tim-kirchoff.pixels.com/
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09-23-2014, 06:01 PM #24"... Enjoy yourselves, keep your brain in your head and your head firmly attached to your body, the body active and alive, and I promise you this much: I promise you this one sweet victory over our enemies, over those deskbound people with their hearts in a safe deposit box and their eyes hypnotized by desk calculators. I promise you this: you will outlive the bastards." – Edward Abbey
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09-23-2014, 08:22 PM #25
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