Thread: MPC #4. Perspective-> 8/24-9/7.

Thanks everyone. For the next contest I had in mind photographic perspective. Like using a very wide lens for a shot that would normally be telephoto to stretch out apparent distance, or using a telephoto focal length for something that's normally shot wide to squish apparent distance. The other definition of perspective is great also though. Have fun and get creative!

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 of the photos to put in a poll for the mags to vote on and decide the winner.

4. The winner will get a happy feeling in his/her pants. (That is a rule by the way not an option)

5. Winner will be the contest starter/moderator for the next comp.

You have chosen a fairly dificult topic for newbies - do you want to show a few examples. Hell I would even like an example of when to use a wide angle lens and when to use a telephoto lens.

Patience some of us suck (or at least I do) and are using the contest as a learning tool.

Originally Posted by jrosendahl

You have chosen a fairly dificult topic for newbies - do you want to show a few examples. Hell I would even like an example of when to use a wide angle lens and when to use a telephoto lens.

Patience some of us suck (or at least I do) and are using the contest as a learning tool.

Sure here are some examples.
Here is a building I've shot before normally close up and with a small focal length. This time I waked about a quarter mile away, and shot with a telephoto lens to make the valley and copper mine seem very close in apparent distance to the subject.


Here is a wider shot of something. Notice how the apparent distance between the pedal and tambourine seems really pretty stretched out even though in reality they are close.


I guess what I am getting at is, pick a subject or event that most people would shoot zoomed way in and instead get really close to it and shoot it with your camera way zoomed out. Or pick a subject that people usually shoot more with a wide setting and instead get far away from it and zoom way in to squish distances.

Anyway if people are having trouble with it I could pick something else.

Hereis another example some dude made taking the same shot with different focal lengths while keeping the subject framing basically the same.

No need to pick something else - I just learned quite a bit more about how photos work and that alone is awesome.

Wong, where was this shot taken at?

Originally Posted by Pura Vida

Wong, where was this shot taken at?

That's right next to my house in Sandy. At about 10200 south and 300 east.

You decide, (although I photoshop everything) One is straight up out of the camera. Which one is photo shopped?

Nice one Drew...


Jammers baseball tonight. I got this while shooting mini DV, I just bursted 38 shots while these guys were playing catch specifically for this contest.

Avoiding the Storm:

A little different take on perspective-

Guess what this is-

Hey guys, I'm new here, here's some shots I took last night at the Fox theater in Boulder:

One more:

Originally Posted by warthog

A little different take on perspective-

Guess what this is-

Manatee tail?

Yup. Guess it really wasn't that hard. You just always see underwater shots of them, never above the water line.


For such a big animal, you would hardly know they are there. Guess that's part of their problem.

Originally Posted by Baconzoo

You decide, (although I photoshop everything) One is straight up out of the camera. Which one is photo shopped?

Both the ball and the Suburban Blend signage look fake, but given the nature of your post I'm going with the Suburban Blend.

The Space Needle, and some more perspective from Seattle, Rainier looming.

Taken August 25, 16:30 hrs.
Between Ptarmigan and Homicide Peaks, Chugach Mountains, Alaska.

From yesterdays hazy/fog evening up here, don't really like the shot, just thought it may fit into the "theme" Wong was getting at, as this was shot at 180mm (or 288mm w/ the conversion factor)

I like it: Pure vs. Manufactured

Rainier and the surfers are pretty sweet-nice shots

The three peaks left to right and their elevations:
Teewinot 12,325' - The Grand 13,770' - Owen 12,928'

One from this evening at Knapp's Castle

Here are my submissions, from St. Edwards Seminary in Washington. Not my best work, but I figure they work for this contest. I hate it when images look better on the little LCD screen than they do on the computer....

Originally Posted by Pura Vida

One from this evening at Knapp's Castle

I love this one, BTW.

Pura Vida...nice image. Lovely use of lens flare. Where exactly is that? Looks liike a fun place to shoot. Great light and texture.

Since this seems to be all I'm seeing these days I figured I might as well shoot it...



Guest bedrooms are being born...

py jpg processed poorly on my laptop with horrid software here in my empty (aside from the tools, a mattress and the spiders) house...shot with a Canon 10-22 @ 10mm.