The Assignment Results Thread

[wvrevy]

This thread will contain the results of all weekly photo assignment threads. I'd like to keep this thread as free of chat as we can and just make it a "one stop shop" for viewing all the great pics everyone has been taking for those assignments. Each post to this thread will contain the assignment for which the pics were taken, as well as the pics and the poster that took them. Going forward, I will update each week with the pics from the preceding week's contest.

Thanks, and if you aren't aware of the "Assignment" for the week, come on over to that thread and join in the fun!

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Week 1 Assignment - "A Whole New World" (New Beginnings)

A NEW BLOOM
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj232/mrtheking/IMG_4960.jpg

A NEW MORNING IN FLORIDA
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/virgo10/Florida%20April%20-%20June%202008/gardena4-19-08600x521.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/virgo10/Florida%20April%20-%20June%202008/gardenb4-19-08600x449.jpg

SOON TO BE A NEW POOL
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l110/lorabelle_2006/DSC_09102.jpg

A NEW BUTTERFLY...EVENTUALLY
http://barbieri.smugmug.com/photos/281883630_xSwVj-O.jpg

A NEW ROSE
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8da01b3127ccea8df1b8f1d8c00000016100AcMWbVw3bNG Lg

A NEW BLOOM
http://amtphoto.smugmug.com/photos/282372562_rHufb-O.jpg

A NEW TIDE
http://www.suzieandbob.com/misc/tide_6590.jpg

OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW
http://jforsythe.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p910456178-2.jpg

A NEW ALIEN LIFEFORM
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/luvmylittleboy/IMG_1165.jpg


A NEW SPRING IN THE BACKYARD
http://jenniferd.smugmug.com/photos/283001616_Qxnf6-M.jpg

http://jenniferd.smugmug.com/photos/283001568_zbDjJ-M.jpg

http://jenniferd.smugmug.com/photos/283001466_svPVN-M.jpg

A NEW GIRAFFE
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l7/mikamah/IMG_7874.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l7/mikamah/IMG_7616.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l7/mikamah/IMG_7620.jpg

NEW GROWTH IN THE FOREST
http://hh4202.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p355927971-3.jpg

A NEW DAFFODIL
http://hh4202.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p455576270-3.jpg

A NEW FAVORITE
http://hh4202.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p159646422-3.jpg

A NEW RAIN
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8da03b3127ccea8f7f515ad3300000017110AcMWbVw3bNG Lg

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8da03b3127ccea8f7f5fe2ce800000017100AcMWbVw3bNG Lg

A NEW OBSESSION
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/paulandlinda/IMG_1836-1.jpg

A NEW LIFE TOGETHER
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n243/Bolan_Babe/2008_0421Randoms0553.jpg

I took this on Monday.... I know it just looks like a bench, but my boyfriend asked me to marry him on this bench, on Monday. I couldn't think of a better example of a new beginning!

NEW GROWTH
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2140/2436368037_0ddc2cd823.jpg

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Week 1 Assignment: "A Whole New World" (New Beginnings)

NEW "WEEDS"
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r218/pixiedust112/095.jpg

NEW PEACHBLOSSOM
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r218/pixiedust112/0882.jpg

NEW BEGINNINGS IN THE WOODS
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a180/lsayd/IMG_1069cropped.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a180/lsayd/IMG_1066.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a180/lsayd/IMG_1067.jpg

NEW PEONIES
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd108/Raynie_Daze/DSC_0126.jpg[/CENTER]

A NEW GARDEN
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2255/2439879800_9e2f4a8233_o.jpg

A NEW SHRUBBERY
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2236/2439879236_6df93e7ca7_o.jpg

NEW MAGNOLIA BLOOMS
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n207/moodymom44/IMG_3123.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n207/moodymom44/IMG_3165.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n207/moodymom44/IMG_3146.jpg

A NEW GENERATION OF BALLPLAYERS
http://gregghall.smugmug.com/photos/282494871_JSuTR-M.jpg

NEW RESIDENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
http://amtphoto.smugmug.com/photos/284965809_iwxUu-O.jpg

http://amtphoto.smugmug.com/photos/284015856_vCFET-O.jpg

NEW PERUVIAN DAFFODILS
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/virgo10/Florida%20April%20-%20June%202008/flowersa4-22-08600x497.jpg

NEW MAJESTY
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b309/kmhobs/IMGP7717.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b309/kmhobs/IMGP7718.jpg

A NEW MEMBER OF THE FAMILY...ALMOST

http://reflectionsby.smugmug.com/photos/285751774_PazE6-L.jpg

http://reflectionsby.smugmug.com/photos/285752009_Xp997-L.jpg

NEW DAISIES
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/2447298602_40c825ef0e.jpg

A NEW NEST
http://www.pbase.com/williamdrew/image/96264121.jpg

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Week 2 Assignment: "Pink Elephants on Parade" (Animals)

Butterfly on my azaleas.
http://api.photoshop.com/home_b352f73f33f94f6ab128f29b2e397d19/adobe-px-assets/e0c8f5d401524e558883a9059e5e06bd

A couple of birds at the NC Zoo
http://api.photoshop.com/home_b352f73f33f94f6ab128f29b2e397d19/adobe-px-assets/df11633975654d31b27de54bcb714794

A busy little bee taking advantage of all the pollen. This picture has been cropped some and sharpened a little bit.
http://api.photoshop.com/home_b352f73f33f94f6ab128f29b2e397d19/adobe-px-assets/5123208c4cb34fb8b837cd027bee1cf8

These were taken on a short break 10 days ago. Dont get much chance to go out and shoot on spec, so I hope its OK to post these ones - they arent TOO old!! All taken with Canon 30D and Canon 70-300IS and shot at the Norfolk Broads, England.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v79/allie5/allie2/swan.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v79/allie5/allie2/heron2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v79/allie5/allie2/gull.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m270/Suzannlank/IMG_8891.jpg

Be nice to me! I just got my new camera last week and I shot this in auto mode! (((gasp))))

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/cddiesel/CSC_0081.jpg

Here kitty, kitty.....

I shot this at a local zoo last Friday. He was a great subject, very animated.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l110/lorabelle_2006/DSC_11082.jpg

Here's a painted turtle sunning himself.
http://amtphoto.smugmug.com/photos/287508307_FCesX-L.jpg

This is a stray that showed up at our door at midnight one evening about 4 months ago...my son is very attached...;)
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj22/brookita02/DSC_0014.jpg

A Piping Plover from eearlier today. They show up in Spring and nest on the beaches. Endangered here in Mass.

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w148/AndyG1970/Plovers_2008-2.jpg

I took these last week at the Jacksonville Zoo... I'll be going out of town tomorrow and won't be able to upload any new photos before the thread ends. I hope this is ok!

Cheers,
Candis

Gorilla
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2132/2426435672_c6e217a564.jpg

Flamingo
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3270/2425616389_fe898e1352.jpg

Inca Tern
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2371/2425600265_6b9291d747.jpg

I took this today on my way home from work...
http://hh4202.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p637948475-3.jpg

This little guy was pestering me at a baseball game over the weekend. He was on my fleece.
http://hh4202.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p172387488-3.jpg

There's some beautiful pictures here. I love the plover pic, Andy. Too cute.

Just a couple of seagulls I took over the weekend.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l7/mikamah/IMG_8017.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l7/mikamah/IMG_8020.jpg

I thought this monkey was so cute, last week at the zoo. It was inside and behind glass, so I used iso 1600, f8, 1/60. I think I was in aperture priority. It would have probably been better at iso 800 with a wider aperture.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l7/mikamah/IMG_7740.jpg

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Week 2 Assignment: "Pink Elephants on Parade" (Animals)

This is a picture of my daughter's hand while we were at the butterfly house in EPCOT this past Thursday. That butterfly stayed there for at least 15 minutes.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/virgo10/EPCOT%202008/butterflyh600x520.jpg

One more from there.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/virgo10/EPCOT%202008/tinkbutterfly.jpg

Since I only posted one picture before, I thought I'd post another. He was funny, he came right up to the glass to check us out when we were visiting the flamingo's at the zoo last week.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l110/lorabelle_2006/DSC_1130.jpg

This one has a bit of a story... We've been noticing a pair of rabbits hopping through our backyard far more frequently lately. Finally figured out why this afternoon. I went to clean the weeds out of a planter on our deck to plant some new flowers we'd just brought home when the soil moved. In a hole about 5-6" deep and across are 4 baby rabbits. We called our vet for advice and were told that they would most likely be out of the nest in a week based on their size and that momma has been tending to them at least daily for at least a week or more (we never noticed and neither did our dog). Our dog has now noticed them so I've put up sturdy cardboard box that momma rabbit can get through but not our dog and will be leaving some food out to help ensure that momma returns. We were careful not to touch them while checking them out and snapping some some photos (of the one on top at least, they are really crammed in there).

http://rtphokie.smugmug.com/photos/288921962_okaLT-L.jpg

http://rtphokie.smugmug.com/photos/288921971_PpJYp-L.jpg

Adolescent Bird
http://barbieri.smugmug.com/photos/288959316_XE92e-L.jpg

Baby Gators
http://barbieri.smugmug.com/photos/288965965_7j4i7-L.jpg

My buddy from baseball practice.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/paulandlinda/P5012219.jpg

Can I share too? I am very, very new (still in the opening manual phase honestly)
Cat Fluffy
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i103/tatianalenina/IMG_0038.jpg

a friend asking for food
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i103/tatianalenina/P1010138.jpg

DH "fishing"
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i103/tatianalenina/P1010129.jpg

A few more birds I recently shot.

Male Eastern Bluebird
http://amtphoto.smugmug.com/photos/289532147_MSh34-L.jpg

Prairie Warbler
http://amtphoto.smugmug.com/photos/288096396_ev84H-L.jpg

Tree Swallow
http://amtphoto.smugmug.com/photos/289525874_tiBfH-L.jpg

Ok, here are my 3 critter shots:

Black-capped Chickadee:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/mamagrumpy/Aug%202007%20thru/IMG_8213copy.jpg

Goldfinch:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/mamagrumpy/Aug%202007%20thru/IMG_8201copy.jpg

And my sleepy fur-baby, Charlie:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/mamagrumpy/Aug%202007%20thru/IMG_8463.jpg

ETA: Forgot to mention, all of these were taken with my Canon S3 IS.

Here he is. The laziest dog on the planet!

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e279/my3pirates/Picture100.jpg

I took these with my new D40 and the 18-55 kit lens. I did use a fill flash to get his coloring right (he was half in the sun).

My third and final pic. We see these two every spring, I'm pretty sure it's the same two. ;)

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l110/lorabelle_2006/DSC_1205.jpg

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Week 2 Assignment: "Pink Elephants on Parade" (Animals)

My daughter and I went out to the estuary to take a few shots at sunrise. :)

Ducks-
http://scl.smugmug.com/photos/288804365_JiC9T-L.jpg

Great Blue Heron-
http://scl.smugmug.com/photos/288804283_Z52UJ-L.jpg

River Otters-
http://scl.smugmug.com/photos/288804378_xYNXp-L.jpg

Daughter- (I know that's 4 but the bird is OOF so it does not count. ;) )
http://scl.smugmug.com/photos/288804416_GwWdX-L.jpg

She would also like me to add 3 of her pictures from this morning.

Osprey-
http://scl.smugmug.com/photos/288804210_zdeHm-L.jpg

GBH-
http://scl.smugmug.com/photos/288804225_KPdfY-L.jpg

Otters- (scampering away-)
http://scl.smugmug.com/photos/288804538_VaVW6-L.jpg

Taken last week:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/bluorchid2/DSC_5371.jpg

flock of 17 wild turkeys
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/bluorchid2/turkeys.jpg

and when they got frightened of us...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/bluorchid2/turkeysflying-1.jpg

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Week 3 Assignment: "Reflection"

I like this subject matter. :) Here's one I took this past winter down at one of the lakes here in town.

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL910/465229/18676988/302408431.jpg

http://xs227.xs.to/xs227/08195/castlereflct908.jpg

Hi, I'm new to photography (well, I've been taking 'snaps' for years of course but I'm new to trying anything other than turning on the camera and pressing the button) so please go easy on me! :love: Of course I would welcome any advice :)

I took these yesterday, the first one was actually taken on auto I think :rolleyes:

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p199/caroooon/P1000483.jpg

Then I took this view (on 'scenery' setting) ...

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p199/caroooon/P1000496.jpg

I know the horizon isn't straight - it's better on this version (taken on AP) but I don't think I like the colour so much? :confused: (but I'm not really sure which is better!)

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p199/caroooon/P1000495.jpg

I haven't done anything at all to any of the photos, mainly because I don't really know how to! I have ordered Photoshop Elements though so it should arrive sometime this week and I can try it out :)

Here are my three for the week...

Hey, who's that?
http://hh4202.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p898306473-3.jpg

This one is more of a silhouette ;)
http://hh4202.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p415623383-3.jpg

I wish the reflection was stronger in this one, but the trees hardly had any leaves (2 weeks ago)
http://hh4202.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p63634600-3.jpg

I'm a band mom - DS18 is graduating this year after 5 years in marching band, DS16 has been marching for the past 2. Back in 2005, the theme of our show was "Reflections" - Reflections of Form, Sound and Light. DH was in charge of building the props, and they came up with these mylar-covered pyramids that would spin during the "Reflections of Light" movement. Our garage was used as the workshop for a good 4-6 weeks. So whenever I hear the word "Reflections", this is the first thing I think about.

Here is the prototype; they ended up building 7 of them in all:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/mamagrumpy/Aug%202007%20thru/IMG_1934.jpg

And here's how they looked during a night performance:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/mamagrumpy/Aug%202007%20thru/IMG_1946.jpg


http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w148/AndyG1970/droplet2.jpg

Andy and Amy, you guys are funny! Believe it or not, I didn't even think of the MGM shot - but I will repost it because that "reflection" caused quite a bit of controversy (is it a puddle? is it a car? is it a table? is it a trashcan?) :lmao: That water shot assignment was memorable, too, LOL.

Taken at closing time in Jan, 2005, with my old 3.1MP pns from atop a trash can, a tip I'd just learned on the Dis. (First place winner Aug, 07.)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/paulandlinda/DisneyJan.2005510.jpg

These I just took recently experimenting with my new camera:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/paulandlinda/P3110525.jpg

Using a tripod practicing long exposures at sunset
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/paulandlinda/P4101729_e.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd244/nokidz/Misc/DSCF0090.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd244/nokidz/Misc/DSCF0085.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd244/nokidz/Misc/IMG_0556.jpg

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Week 3 Assignment: "Reflection"

Here's one I did last week, it's tree sap.

http://amtphoto.smugmug.com/photos/290279661_aY99e-L.jpg

This one is from about a month ago, but it's the newest reflection photo I've got. I'm going to try to get out this weekend and take some new ones.

From the Sheikh Zayed mosque in Abu Dhabi:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/sk8belle/UAE/SheikhZayedmosque-reflectedcolonnad.jpg

Okay- this one is from last Saturday night waiting for Wishes- so I guess it did not make the assignment- but I love the Mickey reflection in her EYES (http://www.scl.smugmug.com/photos/291137032_KvgLp-O.jpg). Thought I would share it.

http://www.scl.smugmug.com/photos/291137131_9WcRi-XL.jpg

The following two were taken at Longwood Gardens on Monday:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3088/2476555937_0148675bcd.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3007/2477291238_baf011a52f.jpg

This was taken a few weeks ago at the zoo:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2317/2426252038_c74388fc6e.jpg

from Animal Kingdom...

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee98/SrisonS/Misc%20And%20Temp%20Pics/IMG_5968.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2479838974_fa0c1a00d7.jpg

This is from my car's windshield. I wanted to capture the street in front of it while waiting for my son to finish baseball practice.

We went to a wedding yesterday, and the bride and groom left in a vintage Packard. I hadn't planned on getting a reflection shot, but when I uploaded my shots this morning, viola! Taken with my S3 IS on Program mode.

Hood ornament:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/mamagrumpy/Aug%202007%20thru/IMG_8537.jpg

Grille - notice the clouds reflected in the shiny black finish:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/mamagrumpy/Aug%202007%20thru/IMG_8538.jpg

And just in case any of you are car buffs, here's the dashboard (not a reflection shot, but just FYI):
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/mamagrumpy/Aug%202007%20thru/IMG_8535.jpg

I had a few reflective photos taken this week - not directly for this particular project, but I was asked to add them to the thread since they fit, so here they are. :thumbsup2

All taken at the TPC @ Sawgrass this past week, site of the "Players Championship on the PGA Tour (professional golf) in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (near Jacksonville).

Palms in the water on the 6th hole:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3272/2471783489_3b1b209228.jpg

Flag on the 4th green reflecting in the water:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3201/2472603996_45831eaf4e.jpg

The famous 17th hole island green:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3029/2472581562_d008a7f849.jpg

I'll see your Jax Zoo flamingo and raise you eight... ;)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2162/2485358778_f7e6dc5bb4.jpg

Greetings, fellow Jacksonvillian(?).

Where were those gardens located (Longwood) - lovely shots. (I'm guessing not Longwood, Florida?)

I couldn;t get out and shoot this week because my DD was sick all week! SO here are a couple that I had already taken.

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r218/pixiedust112/clark055.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r218/pixiedust112/disney2007012.jpg

I hope I am not too late...

It may be a stretch, but you can see a reflection of the lamp post and some clouds in the wet surfaces of the "splash pad".

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm24/pjhaan/water.jpg

I have a similar picture where all the water is hitting the surface at the same time...

A few reflections from the week-

http://scl.smugmug.com/photos/293751798_MBVhF-O.jpg

http://scl.smugmug.com/photos/293751729_LMqVy-O.jpg

http://scl.smugmug.com/photos/293751633_KEw2S-O.jpg

I know I'm late, but I finally have something to contribute. I put a piece of plexi-glass on top of the black muslin to get this reflection.

http://amyhenkel.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p119905212-4.jpg

http://amyhenkel.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p462791188-4.jpg

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Week 4 Assignment: "Substitutionary Locomotion" (Movement)

Good topic- Here is one from last weekend with the topic in mind...

http://scl.smugmug.com/photos/294542658_64MWV-O.jpg

I think it conveys the idea of motion.

I took these this weekend. I have gone "M"anual from Av and didn't botch too many shots, so I ain't looking back :thumbsup2 .

My favorite subjects are my kids, and I try to capture them in action.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/cpbjgc/2008%20Variety/Elkhorn/ElkhornandClearLake0009.jpg

I love my son's hair in this one :rotfl2:

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/cpbjgc/2008%20Variety/Elkhorn/ElkhornandClearLake0006.jpg

Here are a couple of my shots from the past couple of weeks.

Here is my daughter with her dance group.

http://api.photoshop.com/home_b352f73f33f94f6ab128f29b2e397d19/adobe-px-assets/b34aba28b9f249adad21530632921ce3

And here is my little slugger swinging the bat so hard that he fell after he hit the ball.

http://api.photoshop.com/home_b352f73f33f94f6ab128f29b2e397d19/adobe-px-assets/11cdf22870f94d268b734c0d64970c6a

Here are 2 of mine from the baltimore zoo yesterday.

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj232/mrtheking/IMG_5917.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj232/mrtheking/IMG_5931.jpg

DS playing T-Ball last night:

http://handicap18.smugmug.com/photos/295804306_7rYck-L.jpg

My "attempt" at panning:
http://hh4202.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p567104845-3.jpg

A waterfall
http://hh4202.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p1068998313-3.jpg

Kind of a mistake shot, but I liked the motion effect.

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w148/AndyG1970/IMG_3387.jpg

Here's one of me riding oh so fast on my bicycle last week.

http://photos.barbierifamily.org/photos/289049186_jNovw-M.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3006/2497334601_b23a7bb23c.jpg

TV (Disney of Course) on 0.3 shutter

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3165/2497333957_888fa75bce.jpg

Kids playing at park. My son in orange.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c222/webflunkie/IMG_0349.jpg

Taken for this thread... Soon after I saw the tread he started playing, fortunately I had my camera near by.

Ok here are my efforts - taken at Whipsnade Zoo in the UK last weekend:

Berkley the sealion splash-landing:

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg129/Daysleeper40/Whipsnade/d6dfd6d3.jpg

Tiger walking through water - we missed a fantastic photo opportunity here as this guy came and put his paws on the glass right in front of us just after I took this pic... it was a bit unexpected and neither of us had our camera ready! Fantastic to see him sooo close up though :thumbsup2

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg129/Daysleeper40/Whipsnade/edbfd9d2.jpg


...and Ringtailed Lemus "stink fighting" - this is a dominance display that the males use against each other. They rub their tails over glands to spread their scent, and then they arch their tail over their backs and sort of flick it at each other... you can see the movement in the top of his tail (I hope!)

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg129/Daysleeper40/Whipsnade/76dcd0c4.jpg

Great shots all- I'll add one more, from yesterday-

http://scl.smugmug.com/photos/296531606_KDUFD-O.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s239/Christa112/DSC_0081-1.jpg

My dog getting air!!!!

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s239/Christa112/DSC_0200.jpg

My boys sparring

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s239/Christa112/DSC_0197-1.jpg
My oldest at his birthday party today

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Week 4 Assignment: "Substitutionary Locomotion" (Movement)

My 3 contributions:

Can you stand another bicycle photo? :)
I practiced panning with my son this afternoon. Of the 50 shots I took, this was the best one. Too bad I didn't get the whole bike in the shot. Panning is not easy and I can see that I'm going to have to practice regularly to become any better.

Nikon D50; ISO 200; Sigma 24-70mm at 70mm; 1/60; f/13; Shutter Priority
http://amyhenkel.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p864942946-4.jpg


This is one where I tried to focus on the wheels. Again, not easy at all. I did like the motion of the spokes on the front wheel.

Nikon D50; ISO 200; Sigma 24-70mm at 70mm; 1/60; f/20; Shutter Priority
http://amyhenkel.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p641995424-4.jpg


A more subtile example of motion....the smoke from the birthday candles.

Nikon D50; ISO 1600; Sigma 24-70mm at 48mm; 1/80; f/2.8; Aperature Priority
http://amyhenkel.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p943056761-4.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k72/DueyDooDah/IMG_7486.jpg

Getting my very active 7 year old on film as anything other than a blur is always a challenge:

http://rtphokie.smugmug.com/photos/280371865_ewBLz-L.jpg
taekwondo belt testing.

http://rtphokie.smugmug.com/photos/271279302_2dMai-L.jpg
Getting the maracas during the school music program is a big responsibility, they must be played with gusto.

http://rtphokie.smugmug.com/photos/266523338_sNsik-L.jpg
Something I've played with a bit with shots from various baseball games. Here my beloved Hokies got beat down by UNC but I had some fun with burst mode and Photoshop.

I love the water in this one.

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j110/Ellenakasnowwhite/DSC_5943.jpg

Awesome action photos everyone. I love the bike shots.

I went to NYC on saturday, thinking of all the action I would see there, but with a 6 year old, it wasn't very easy to keep track of him, and take pictures. This was the best I got while he ate a snowcone on a bench, and then a few of him at the hotel pool.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l7/mikamah/IMG_8485.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l7/mikamah/IMG_8590.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l7/mikamah/IMG_8591.jpg

These are of my nephew jumping off the yellow bucket and hamming it up for the camera at the same time.

http://wkrider.smugmug.com/photos/193794797_B5Rca-M.jpg
http://wkrider.smugmug.com/photos/193795107_XGCrk-M.jpg
http://wkrider.smugmug.com/photos/193795402_ZRBWn-M.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/2482453094_2ef0d409a3.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliez_pics/2482453094/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/2501400764_bfdd99d972.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliez_pics/2501400764/


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2166/2501419834_b41c149b40.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliez_pics/2501419834/

My husband got some motion shots at DDs soccer practice this past weekend. He was using our nice Canon S3 (did I mention I love that thing?!) and ended up getting a ton of great shots. I didn't want to go posting everyone else's kids though so here's some of my DD. The best pictures weren't even of DD though.
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/747/116467ball2.jpg
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/747/116467ball1-med.jpg

I took my little pocket sized Fuji FinePix (the I may want pictures but don't care about the quality camera :lmao: ) to a local amusement park on Sunday and managed to get some semi-decent motion shots. This is one of my favorites.
http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/747/116467kangaroo1.jpg

I don't know if anyone will even see these but here are a few more from the local AAA baseball game this week.

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj232/mrtheking/IMG_6234.jpg


http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj232/mrtheking/IMG_6123.jpg

I liked this one because I caught the ball which the batter tipped and it dropped right in front of him.
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj232/mrtheking/IMG_6214.jpg

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Week 4 Assignment: "Substitutionary Locomotion" (Movement)

2 man crew team practice
http://amtphoto.smugmug.com/photos/296616339_PAMGk-L.jpg

Tree Swallows
http://amtphoto.smugmug.com/photos/296233262_YE3Nk-L.jpg

Tree Swallows
http://amtphoto.smugmug.com/photos/296233639_Nszag-L.jpg

[wvrevy]

Week 5 Assignment - "I Wanna Be Like You!" (Things in pairs)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/2523969571_a01156923c.jpg

Wow, Jen, that's a great picture!

My offering taken yesterday...

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a180/lsayd/IMG_1325.jpg

Two Wompanoag Indians

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/paulandlinda/P5233040_e.jpg

A few shots of our kitten briefly checking herself out in a mirror. She really could care less, though. We try putting her in front of mirrors and she doesn't care about the reflection at all. Oh well.

They aren't the best focused shots, but it is hard to keep a rapidly moving kitten in focus for very long! :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3180/2525413048_242a0d016a.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/2525413360_0dd83568ba.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2346/2525413810_691f1283af.jpg

Maple Tree Sapling

http://amtphoto.smugmug.com/photos/302878267_wMcpo-L.jpg

As I was going through the pictures I took on Sunday, I realized this one is full of "doubles"!

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a180/lsayd/IMG_1279photoshopped.jpg

A pair of tree stumps

http://amtphoto.smugmug.com/photos/300643369_vcHSv-L.jpg

Maggie.



http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a326/PixieDust320/468547-R1-10-14A_011.jpg

Lazy guys.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a326/PixieDust320/468547-R1-09-15A_010.jpg

pair of bridges
http://jforsythe.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p87618196-3.jpg

pair of rodedendrons
http://jforsythe.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p206566985-3.jpg
not sure what these are, fountains or just design elements but it's a pair of something in the grass taken at a metallurgic research facility ( see small non contest photo inside domed courtyard, big entry is outside the dome and courtyard)
http://jforsythe.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p640680849-3.jpg

http://jforsythe.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p153939854-2.jpg
(imo pretty photographic place and the only fish-eye i have ever taken that i actually like;))

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg129/Daysleeper40/Zoos/dc552bf9.jpg

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg129/Daysleeper40/Moggies/35a811ff.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/paulandlinda/P5283379_e.jpg