MPC#52 Blur (7/28-8/13)

[outabounds]

This MPC is about the creative use of blur in photography. Types of blur that come to mind are Bokeh, motion blur, and focus blur. There may be more, but here are a examples of those three:







Selections will be based on the quality and effect of blurring, as well as overall photographic merits.

Enjoy, and have your entries in by August 13th.

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.

Past Themes
MPC #51 Found Faces
MPC #50 Portraits
MPC #49 Panoramic
[ame="http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190628"] MPC #48 Light & Shadow[/ame]
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
[ame="http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=161455"]MPC #34 Passion[/ame]
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 Motion

[BeardedClam]

AWESOME!! I'm really looking forward to this one and hopefully will have my entry this weekend after a mountain bike demo at the local hill

[jm2e]

I hope none of those examples are eligible.

[jce338]

I'll throw this one up for inspiration. Not eligible...

[kalisto]

Entry 1...

[outabounds]

Since the MPCs are as much about learning as friendly competition, I thought I'd include links to some basic descriptions of the techniques I listed above. Beginners should be able to do well in this MPC as the first two are very easy and the third just takes a little practice.

http://www.robertsdonovan.com/?p=702
http://digital-photography-school.co...in-photography
http://www.flickr.com/groups/focusbl...7612032060052/

[hop]

1. Pantropical spotted dolphin riding the bow. 1/160sec f/5.6 ISO 400 175mm

[jm2e]

I hope someone posts a picture of Brett!

[pbourdon]

Not eligible....but what the hell...I'll see what I can come up with between now and the 13th.


Loveland Pass around 130am. I need a need a new tripod and tracking motor.

[buttahflake]

thanks for the links OB. i'm a photog jong using a Cannon S90. using the manual settings for the first time lately. hand held, i don't have a tripod. am i on the right path here? how would one make the background more blurred? would this shot fit the criteria of the contest? thanks for any feedback.
#1

[jm2e]

I think it's a good entry. I like how the focus is in the red spikey part, which is so busy it's hard to focus one's eyes on it.

It will be hard to blur the background more with a point and shoot. The combination of having a small sensor and not having a lens with large aperture limits your options. Considering your camera, well done indeed.

[buttahflake]

^thanks dude. entry #1 for me. again, thanks for the links OB. fun stuff.

[single]

numba 1, I loved the color.

[hop]

thanks for the links OB. i'm a photog jong using a Cannon S90. using the manual settings for the first time lately. hand held, i don't have a tripod. am i on the right path here? how would one make the background more blurred? would this shot fit the criteria of the contest? thanks for any feedback.

I dunno, probably would have been better if you were on Dynafits.

Anyways, here's my 1am advice:

Lower f/stop = blurrier background. It looks pretty bright out, so you probably could have put the S90 on f/2 and the resulting shutter speed would have been high enough to not worry about a tripod. If it wasn't you could bump up the ISO. Plus, the built-in IS of the S90 is pretty good; today I took a bunch of handheld shots at 1/30 of a sec that are sharp.

If you were already at f/2, then I have no ideas how to get less depth of field.

Otherwise, nice punchy colors.

[splitter]

[smmokan]

Entry #1, from around 11k feet on Saturday before the rain came.

[buttahflake]

#2

[DeutschBag]

single - LOVE that photo! Very nice!

Two shots from yesterday.

Entry 1 - An accidental blur photo. This Bavarian bloke rode through as I was taking the picture. What began as more of a boring travel snapshot in Garmisch, Germany turned in to a shot I kind of like.



Entry 2 - I took this in Oberammergau, Germany while walking to the downtown section of the town from the car park. I liked how the light was hitting these flowers while the background was shaded. The bees didn't mind me snapping a photo of them either.

[jm2e]

Dig that second shot DB. The bees make it. What lens are you shooting? I'm not loving the bokeh.

[Mathematics]

My entry



Was bottling some beer last night and figured I'd give it a try

[DJSapp]

I like motion blur, and the kid is sleeping through the night. I need to sneak out, soon.

NOT ELIGIBLE

[advres]

I like motion blur, and the kid is sleeping through the night. I need to sneak out, soon.

NOT ELIGIBLE

Great, A similar shot to one I was thinking and it isn't even eligible!

[gunit130]

#1 - Wildflower & a Fly, Winter Park, CO



#2 - Cam McCaul, CrankWorx Colorado 2010, Winter Park, CO (before he broke his femur)

[DJSapp]

Great, A similar shot to one I was thinking and it isn't even eligible!

So go get it already. Before I do.

[Tap]