It's here! LGK PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE #1

[PuckMonkey]

Having way too much fun and having a hard time keeping track of new pics being added.

Just added 3 more to my set.

Thanks to all who are participating in this thread.

[ValleyFan]

Snap! Hand held reverse lens macro as in you are just holding the lens backwards up to the camera body? Very cool. I really like #1 of the new additions.

--EDIT--
HOLLY CRAP!!! It works! That is awesome!

[ianmonsta]

The Usual Suspects

Canon EOS 350D - On Camera Flash - Photoshop for minor level adjustments

Motel Fetish - Rose Motel - Harbor City, Ca


Motel Fetish - Half Moon Hotel - Culver City, Ca


Motel Fetish - Palm Motel - Lomita, Ca

[PuckMonkey]

Originally Posted by ValleyFan

Snap! Hand held reverse lens macro as in you are just holding the lens backwards up to the camera body?

Yeah, pretty cool ain't it? I was messing with some old lenses that don't work on my D40X, trying to determine what the differences were, when through a series of experiments I accidentally "discovered" this. Spent some time today working with it, and finally went online to find that, alas, only a million people have done this before. It even has a Wikipedia entry.

Does anyone happen to know the refund policy on the U.S. Patent Office? It was going to be called "The Great PuckMonkey Macro H4x0r"®

[rinkrat]

Originally Posted by OTTo VoN BLoTTo

Rinkrat, I really dig the streaking lights shot. That was hand-held? Man, the "broadway" in teh sign is amazingly crisp. It looks like a professional shot.

Yeah hand held, thanks to IS I like that sign and the excuse to take a pic of it was too hard to resist. I was doing some light streaking pics (here) a few days earlier and thought that might add a little flair to the neon pic.

Some great shots so far, this is amazing.

[FlyBoeingJets]

Originally Posted by PuckMonkey

Having way too much fun and having a hard time keeping track of new pics being added.

Just added 3 more to my set.

Thanks to all who are participating in this thread.

Wholly Schiott!!!! I never thought about doing that reverse-lens macro stuff. I'll have to try it when I get back home!!

That bunch definitely sticks with the theme that PuckMonkey has gone with...that being "WHOOPASS good!"

[HeShootsNScores]

Okay, I've been really busy as of late, so I haven't jumped into the fray.... So I took the plunge tonight!

My first time shooting RAW too... fun stuff! Addictive!

All shot with a tripod

Dinner time

f/4.5, ISO 100, Rootbeer (cause all the real beer was gone), 4 sec. exposure time

Curved drinking glasses

f/4.8, 0.8 sec exposure time, ISO 100, tweaked the white balance in PS-CS3

LGK illumination 1

f/4.5, 1.6 sec., ISO 100, lit by two 15" laptop screens on LGK photo challenge 1 page, toshiba on the left, Dell on the right.... ambient lighting

LGK illumination 2

f/22, 15 sec., ISO 100, laptop ambient illumination

LGK illumination 3

nothing new here, f/4.5, 7.1 sec., ISO 100, LGK lights the way

LGK illumination 4

f/5.6, 3 sec., ISO 100, and at this point I'm sick of the same glasses....

"lots'o'glass"

my least favorite of the bunch, I was hoping for something a little more artsy... but eh. f/4.2, 30 sec, ISO 100, Olympus OM-2 Lenses, my Nikon 55-200mm, various glasses, lighting by lgk

Okay... that is my stuff. I'm happy for my first time getting into it... thanks again FBJ for setting this up! This is fun! I hope to keep learning! Let me know what you think, any tips, tricks, and advice would be appreciated.

[KernCoKingFan]

Still have a lot to learn about photography, that's for sure. Guess I'm more of an outside, action, landscape type of guy. These inside set up shots are harder then they seem. Anyway, added some more. Hope to get better as time goes by. This is a great opportunity. Keep up the excellent work everyone!

[DeaderFan]

These are inspired by FBJ's glass pieces on the light table. My wife has these glass chips and marbles she puts in flower vases to dress them up. I thought they might be kind of interesting to work with. I don't have a light table at home so a laid a computer LCD screen down so it was flat and put the glass pieces on top of it. I then used PowerPoint to create color backgrounds. The following are shot with a Nikon D300 with the 18-200VR lens on a tripod. Exposures varied depending on the color.


This is with irregular glass chips on a white background. The chips magnify the lines of the LCD monitor creating rainbow patterns.



Same image as above only desaturated and little contrast added in Photoshop.


Same shot with a green background.


Same shot with a magenta background.



These are clear glass marbles on blue. It forms a much more uniform pattern. Larger images are available in my LGK gallery.

[Unruely35]

I have no business being in this thread with all you talented people. But, since I wanna be able to give up props to those who deserve, I need to follow the rules.

Taken with a ghetto $99 point and shoot, please enjoy:

My living room lamp


... and my dining room chandelier.


now that that is complete...
ValleyFan, FBJ, PM you guys are killer. Keep up teh good works!