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Becky, Carla, Dawn, Julie, Vest, WPC - Submissions

RWPE #30 – Reflections

There were numerous submissions for last week’s theme REFLECTIONS. I know that more than a few of these weren’t actually taken last week, but I will let it slide this time…

So without further adieu, REFLECTIONS:


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Julie Johnson of The Joy is in the Journey
I consider Friday to be a good day to check this website for Photo Fridays!

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Mike Vest of Waxen Media
Mondays are a great day to check this website as Mike posts pictures from his “peeps” for this project then.

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Scott Krause

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Christopher D. Bennett

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Dawn Krause of Impassioned Versifier

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Becky Perkovich

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Carla Stensland A

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Carla Stensland B

The Random Generator has been generating and generating and generating and it spit out this week’s theme:

PATHS

This might be another one of my favorite themes on the list. After all, everybody walks their own path, so I’m assuming there should be some great submissions again next week.

Animals, Art, Black & White, Carla, Dawn, Flowers, Ruins, Vest, WPC - Submissions

RWPE #28 – Calm

Last week’s submissions for CALM:


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Carla Stensland

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Dawn Krause

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Christopher D. Bennett

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Mike Vest

The Random Generator has been randomizing and randomizing and finally it has generated the theme for this week:

DEPTH OF FIELD

This is a slightly more technical theme than most of the themes. Here is a good definition of DEPTH OF FIELD:

Depth of field (DOF) is the portion of a scene that appears acceptably sharp in the image. Although a lens can precisely focus at only one distance, the decrease in sharpness is gradual on each side of the focused distance, so that within the DOF, the unsharpness is imperceptible under normal viewing conditions.

Depth of Field is controlled by the size of the aperture used to take a picture. The larger the aperture, the smaller the Depth of Field. The smaller the aperture, the larger the Depth of Field. If you want only one item in a picture to be in focus, then you use a large aperture. If you want almost the whole picture to be in focus, then you use a small aperture.

One thing to note about aperture sizes, the larger the number, the smaller the aperture. f/1.4 is much larger than f/32.

Perhaps you don’t know how to control the size of the aperture on your camera. You can still fake it. Almost all camera have “Creative Control” settings. If you set your camera on “Portrait”, almost always symbolized by a sideways icon of a woman’s face, then the camera will use exposure settings with the largest aperture possible. If you set your camera to “Landscape” almost always symbolized by a mountain icon, the camera will use exposure settings with the smallest aperture possible.

DEPTH OF FIELD is usually meant to describe a picture taken with a large aperture to separate the subject of a picture from its background. Here are a few examples:


Obama at Mike O'Brien's House

WEEK 25 - STILL LIFE - CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT

Personal Photo Project #23 Alternate - Well-Shaped Girl

2009-04-28

Girl in the Blue Skirt - 2010

The Best Place to Seek God

Girl in the Blue Skirt - 2010

Personal Photo Project #23 Alternate - Well-Shaped Girl

Of course, feel free to use your own definition of DEPTH OF FIELD.

Black & White, Julie, Vest, WPC - Submissions

RWPE #27 – Communication

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The submissions for last week’s theme COMMUNICATION are in:


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Justin Whitaker of American Buddhist Perspective

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Julie Johnson of The Joy is in the Journey

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Mike Vest of Waxen Media

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Christopher D. Bennett

The Random Generator has been fired up and it has spit out this week’s theme:

CALM

I would think that would be an easy subject for anybody going to Yellowstone or engaged in a meditation project.

Dawn, Julie, Vest, WPC - Submissions, Writing

RWPE #26 – Market

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We’ve officially reached the halfway point of the Random Weekly Photo Experiment. I think that the holiday weekend took its toll on submissions. There are only 3 for this week:


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Dawn Krause

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Julie Johnson

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Christopher D. Bennett

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Michael Vest

Dawn’s Weekly Poem

A Random Chat Revisited

Shopping at the market today
My mind engaged in wondrous play

Four apples, apples, on a stick
Egg plant, egg plant, won’t make me sick

My old friend from the park bench day
Stopped me with a few words to say

“I loved him once you know,” she said
“My heart no longer fills with dread”

“I’ve learned to simply let him go
My quest for love no longer show”

“My coltish days of youth are gone”
And from the ash emerged a swan

“My heart fills tender at the thought
Of what it was I hadn’t sought”

“I’m reminded now love’s slow burn
A real connection at every turn”

“Tender love with no childish games
No high emotion, hidden shames”

She tossed an apple in her cart
Turned her hips with intent to part

“Our hearts are growing as we age
Turning us from student to sage”

So many loves has this one known
In search of love her desires hone

I should take lecture from her past
Not accept the role which I’m cast

Explore each love when it’s new
Be open to the one that’s true

And so I go about my life
A tranquil heart without due strife

Until we chance to meet again
I’ll ponder her heart’s loss and gain

The Random Generator has spoken. This week’s theme is:

COMMUNICATION

I will be interested to see what comes of that…

Becky, Black & White, Dawn, Still Life, Vest, WPC - Submissions, Writing

RWPE #25 – Still Life

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The submissions for last week’s theme – STILL LIFE:


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Dawn Krause

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Christopher D. Bennett

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Mike Vest

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Becky Perkovich A

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Becky Perkovich B

Dawn’s Weekly Poem:

Still Life

In this still life
No one to understand
In this still life
No one to hold your hand

In this still life
We walk the road alone
In this still life
We walk to dust and bone

Our broken foundation
In this still life
Searching for salvation
In this still life

The Random Generator has been randomizing and randomizing and it spit out the theme for this week:

MARKET

Another interesting theme. Hopefully the upcoming holiday weekend doesn’t discourage too many contributors.

Black & White, Christianity, Dawn, Flowers, Julie, Still Life, Vest, WPC - Submissions

RWPE #24 – Colorful

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COLORFUL did light the imaginations of several people. Here are this week’s submissions:


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Christopher D. Bennett

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Dawn Krause of Impassioned Versifier

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Debra Krause

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Julie Johnson of The Joy is in the Journey

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Justin Whitaker of American Buddhist Perspective

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Mike Vest of Waxen Media

Dawn’s Poem

Colorful

Brighter thoughts fill the mind
Happiness feels sublime
Heartstrings begin to bind

Pink of admiration
Journey to destination
Welcome inspiration

Passion red fills the soul
Overflowing empty hole
Giving back what it stole

Yellow hope of sunshine
Making clouds worth our time
Every sunset feels fine

Blue of clear brighter sky
Natural love flying high
Take a deep breathe and sigh

Lavender enchantment
Whispers of contentment
Dancing with enthrallment

World becoming rainbow
Sets complexion aglow
As warmth and feeling flow

The Random Generator has been primed, fired up and it has spit out this week’s theme:

STILL LIFE

Now those of you that are observant will note that in the Photography 139 Artistic Gallery there is a Still Life Album. The truth is that by the strictest definition of the term, most of the stuff in there isn’t really STILL LIFE. It is mostly just stuff that is leftover that doesn’t belong in the albums: Flora, Fauna or Sapiens.

A good definition of STILL LIFE photography comes from Wikipedia:

Still life photography is the depiction of inanimate subject matter, most typically a small grouping of objects. Still life photography, more so than other types of photography, such as landscape or portraiture, gives the photographer more leeway in the arrangement of design elements within a composition. The still life photographer makes pictures rather than takes them.

I admit that last sentence sounds like it was written by a still life photographer, but you get the point.

Here are a few examples that fit the basic mold:

Piano Ruins

Toast 'Em

Hearts Beat High with Joy Alternate

Weekly Photo Challenge Plant Alternates

Of course, no reason to be too literal with the theme.

In an unrelated final note, there was some curiosity about the gargoyles in the Journal Entry Slice of Life Vol. 2. I have done a little bit of research into that house and I have posted that information in the Comments section of that journal entry:


Slice of Life Vol. 2

Good luck with STILL LIFE and I look forward to seeing the submissions!

Blogging, Carla, Dawn, Nature, Night, Vest, WPC - Submissions, Writing

RWPE #22 – Painting with Light

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Last week’s theme really fired the imagination of some contributors as multiple people submitted multiple images for PAINTING WITH LIGHT.


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Mike Vest A

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Mike Vest B

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Christopher D. Bennett

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Carla Stensland A

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Carla Stensland B

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Dawn Krause A

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Dawn Krause B

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Justin Whitaker

Dawn Weekly Poem

Painting with Light

Oh the ache
and cold of the dark
A searing pain
has left it’s mark

Gloomy days with
impending doom
Lead us toward our
eventual tomb

Wait for the light
to paint the sky
Raise my spirits
and hopes to fly

Cradle my heart
in His warm hands
With promise of
happier lands

The Random Generator has been randomizing and it has spit out this week’s theme:

STRONG

To answer the inevitable question- “No, you can’t take my picture for this theme.”

Housekeeping Note

Thanks to the 10 or so people that “Like”d the Photography 139 Journal. However, I am removing that feature because of hierarchy issues. However, you will still have the ability to like individual posts. So if you like this post and have a Facebook account, feel free to “Like” away.

Black & White, Dawn, Flowers, Music, Night, Vest, WPC - Submissions

RWPE #21 – Harmony

With the big holiday weekend there weren’t many submissions for last week’s theme – HARMONY. In fact, there were only two.


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Dawn Krause

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Christopher D. Bennett

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Mike Vest

The Random Generator has spoken. The theme for this week is:

Painting with Light

This one is kind of tricky and involves a fair degree of effort. Basically the idea of painting with light is photographing an object in near total darkness, but illuminating that object. Like with a flashlight.

Here is one example:



But of course, no need to be too literal with the theme.