Weekly Assignment #98: Learning The Ropes [Sitemap]

Nikolai

Nov-21-2008, 07:46 AM

For this assignment your primary subject should be a rope, or several of them if you must. Rich texture, gracious curves, intrinsic knots call for very interesting images!
Multiple images OK as long as they are substantially different. Fresh images only, moderate-to-medium post-processing.
Let's learn the ropes!

douglas

Nov-22-2008, 04:48 PM

Rope is pretty good subject matter, this is all I have on hand at the moment. Id like to find some really large rope to shoot.
http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/422417403_YgA6C-O.jpg

Nikolai

Nov-22-2008, 05:03 PM

Rope is pretty good subject matter, this is all I have on hand at the moment. Id like to find some really large rope to shoot.

Great entry, thanks Douglas! :thumb

spb13

Nov-26-2008, 03:27 PM

http://spb13.smugmug.com/photos/425230807_aLsBi-L.jpg

Nikolai

Nov-26-2008, 03:42 PM

white rope
Thank you, Sean! :thumb
Nice entry - which would be great if the the surface/bg were less distracting...:dunno

JDouglas

Nov-29-2008, 10:28 PM

I found these at the beach today. I never shot ropes before, it's interesting.

http://jdouglas.smugmug.com/photos/427185757_xkasi-XL.jpg

http://jdouglas.smugmug.com/photos/427185948_KpGqF-XL.jpg

http://jdouglas.smugmug.com/photos/427186184_VJVTc-XL.jpg

Nikolai

Nov-29-2008, 10:34 PM

I found these at the beach today. I never shot ropes before, it's interesting.

Thank you, nice entries! :thumb

anonymouscuban

Dec-01-2008, 05:37 PM

Never thought it would be so hard to find some interesting ropes. Should have just went down to Home Depot. :scratch

http://sotelo.smugmug.com/photos/428617545_2meq3-L.jpg

Nikolai

Dec-01-2008, 05:59 PM

Never thought it would be so hard to find some interesting ropes. Should have just went down to Home Depot. :scratch

Thanks, nice entry! :thumb

catspaw

Dec-03-2008, 07:55 PM

Here's what occurred to me, given the daily destruction that goes on here at home:

http://catspaw.smugmug.com/photos/429984630_z6iPu-M.jpg

and for reference:

http://catspaw.smugmug.com/photos/429985418_isASi-M.jpg

Shot with my fixed 60mm Nikor macro lens. Fun stuff!

Nikolai

Dec-03-2008, 08:56 PM

Here's what occurred to me, given the daily destruction that goes on here at home:
Shot with my fixed 60mm Nikor macro lens. Fun stuff!
Thank you, nice entry! :thumb

Jack'll do

Dec-06-2008, 04:25 AM

Furry growth.

http://jackganson.smugmug.com/photos/410389789_uyRAW-L.jpg

Context

http://jackganson.smugmug.com/photos/408703064_8yyYf-S.jpg

Nikolai

Dec-07-2008, 06:15 PM

Furry growth.
Thank you! Nice entry! :thumb

oddstuff

Dec-09-2008, 10:35 PM

Sorry bout the watermark - I just plucked it from my site. Photo info: A rope tightened to a pole at a jetty.

http://oddstuff.smugmug.com/photos/267324588_SiAGb-L.jpg

Nikolai

Dec-09-2008, 11:00 PM

Sorry bout the watermark - I just plucked it from my site. Photo info: A rope tightened to a pole at a jetty.

Thank you! Nice rope, :thumb I only wish it was more of rope and less of pole...:scratch

KevXman

Dec-10-2008, 08:57 AM

Over Thanksgiving weekend I went back to Chincoteague Island, VA to shoot a rusted out fishing boat that I had seen over the summer. Got there and they were half-way finished dismantling her. Remembered your rope assignment, so I didn't come away completely empty handed.

http://photosbykevin.smugmug.com/photos/434143766_newFu-L.jpg

http://photosbykevin.smugmug.com/photos/434143337_hNAwm-XL.jpg

— Kevin

Nikolai

Dec-10-2008, 09:30 AM

Over Thanksgiving weekend I went back to Chincoteague Island, VA to shoot a rusted out fishing boat that I had seen over the summer. Got there and they were half-way finished dismantling her. Remembered your rope assignment, so I didn't come away completely empty handed.
— Kevin
Nice ropes! Great BGs, too (yet again, I wish there were more of ropes:-)

eL eSs Vee

Dec-26-2008, 10:41 AM

Decorative Rope.

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/MrNewportCustom/Rope-1-DSC_0890.jpg

Nikolai

Dec-26-2008, 10:46 AM

Decorative Rope.

Nice! Thank you! :thumb

sdways01

Mar-18-2009, 03:32 AM

Have had this one in mind for a while, but the snow was covering the rope outside.

http://sdways01.smugmug.com/photos/493886802_En4Ms-L.jpg

Nikolai

Mar-18-2009, 08:05 AM

Have had this one in mind for a while, but the snow was covering the rope outside.

Nice one, thank you! :thumb
I think it would be even better if you crop out the upper part of the image and left only the bottom, with the rope...

sdways01

Mar-19-2009, 03:36 AM

Nice one, thank you! :thumb
I think it would be even better if you crop out the upper part of the image and left only the bottom, with the rope...

I had thought about a tighter crop once I got it online. figured I would see what you thought this way first.

sapphire73

May-09-2009, 07:49 PM

No lovely rope to coil and play with in the light, but took these shots in early morning light....

http://sapphire73.smugmug.com/photos/531252444_pNjJL-M.jpg

http://sapphire73.smugmug.com/photos/532450604_Q38o9-M.jpg

Nikolai

May-09-2009, 08:03 PM

No lovely rope to coil and play with in the light, but took these shots in early morning light....

Nice ropes:-) :thumb

com3

May-19-2009, 11:01 PM

i never realized ropes could be so awesome! :clap

spb13

Jun-13-2009, 05:17 PM

I was halfway across this rope bridge when I remembered the assignment.

http://spb13.smugmug.com/photos/562838812_KmZd9-L.jpg

Nikolai

Jun-15-2009, 07:42 AM

I was halfway across this rope bridge when I remembered the assignment.

Sean, this is great! :thumb

fredjclaus

Jun-15-2009, 07:14 PM

This was shot a little while back when I was on a training trip with kodak.

Nikolai

Jun-15-2009, 07:57 PM

This was shot a little while back when I was on a training trip with kodak.Fred, was it shot with this assignment in mind? :scratch

fredjclaus

Jun-16-2009, 08:45 AM

It was. I was in Cleveland and Kodak took us on a boat ride. When I started boarding I saw the ropes tying the boat to the dock and said "Hey, I can use this for the assignment"

Nikolai

Jun-16-2009, 10:03 AM

It was. I was in Cleveland and Kodak took us on a boat ride. When I started boarding I saw the ropes tying the boat to the dock and said "Hey, I can use this for the assignment" Yay! Nice ropes then! :wink :thumb

LowTidePhoto

Jul-21-2009, 07:27 PM

Here are some lobsterman's ropes from Orr's Island, Maine
http://www.lowtidephoto.com/photos/290662987_g9SnD-L-3.jpg

Nikolai

Jul-21-2009, 08:27 PM

Here are some lobsterman's ropes from Orr's Island, Maine

It's nice ropes... But the same question.. Is the frame fresh?

LowTidePhoto

Jul-22-2009, 08:26 PM

It's nice ropes... But the same question.. Is the frame fresh?

I'm sorry, I'm not sure what you mean by "is the frame fresh?"

Nikolai

Jul-23-2009, 12:15 AM

I'm sorry, I'm not sure what you mean by "is the frame fresh?"The Rule #1 of this Class is - no archives.
Photo must be taken AFTER you have learned about the particular assignment and with the assignment in mind, as opposed to, "hey, I have something that matches the theme".