Assignment #4: Stone

[Nikolai]

Shooters, rejoice! :-)

Number Three (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=40761) turned out to be our best class ever (given we had three of them only, but who counts :-), with a lot of neat ideas, some really great entries and many new and old participants.

It really set a bar rather high. Let's see if we can raise it with our new subject: stone.

As before, the idea is to produce an image that would - unambiguously - deliver the subject (stone, in this case) as its primary target.

Fresh pictures only, please (few days off is fine), remember the mantra: "go and shoot!"

Moderate post processing is OK, but no "smoke cloning", you know what I mean..:-) :wink
Or, at least, do it in a way that nobody would call you on it...:rofl

OK, let's get stoned!:thumb

Rules, index, etc. (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=376903#post376903)

[truth]

You played right into my hands...I shot this today. The granite of Chicago's Union Station.

http://truth.smugmug.com/photos/90851473-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

You played right into my hands...I shot this today. The granite of Chicago's Union Station.

Congrats, nice first entry to #4, you *did* set the bar right off the bat! :thumb

[TomaS]

I shot this a couple of weeks ago at a place called "tent rocks'. This was taken in a slot canyon in the area.

http://tomsprophoto.smugmug.com/photos/90877883-L.jpg

BTW - I used my demo version of Capture NX to bring out the colors from the original RAW file. Really like the software - I never could get the hang of PS.

[Nikolai]

I shot this a couple of weeks ago at a place called "tent rocks'. This was taken in a slot canyon in the area.

BTW - I used my demo version of Capture NX to bring out the colors from the original RAW file. Really like the software - I never could get the hang of PS.

Welcome to the class! :thumb

What area are those "tent rocks" are residing?

Now, to make it more fun, do you think you can try to get us some fresh stones? ("isle four, customer needs assistance..." :rofl :-) :wink

Cheers! :1drink

[TomaS]

The area is about an hour drive north of Albuquerque.

I will see if I can find some NEW rocks to shoot. :doh

[Nikolai]

The area is about an hour drive north of Albuquerque.

I will see if I can find some NEW rocks to shoot. :doh

Unless it ruines somebody's privacy, can you post a link with location from Google Maps (http://maps.google.com) or MS Live (http://local.live.com)?
Thanks! :thumb

[Antonio Correia]

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/90848623-L.jpg

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/90847873-L.jpg

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/90872530-L.jpg

Shots yesterday morning.

[TomaS]

Unless it ruines somebody's privacy, can you post a link with location from Google Maps (http://maps.google.com) or MS Live (http://local.live.com)?
Thanks! :thumb

Here is a link to more info, photos, and a map:

http://www.nm.blm.gov/recreation/albuquerque/kasha_katuwe.htm (http://www.nm.blm.gov/recreation/albuquerque/kasha_katuwe.htm)

[TomaS]

Antonio,

You sure know your 'stone' and how to shoot it.:clap

I especially like #3. Perhaps a bit of adjustment would make the door and stone floor pop.

[Swartzy]

Ok, shot some stones. I like how smaller stones are part of something bigger. Am on the lookout this week for great stone shots. Too bad I didn't take shots of my buddies in the 70's...LOL :rofl

http://Swartzy.smugmug.com/photos/90910065-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

I'm very glad you like the idea, and the entries are all wonderful pictures... But allow me to reiterate (I highlight the key words):


...
the idea is to produce an image that would - unambiguously - deliver the subject (stone, in this case) as its primary target.
...


Thus far most of the entries, while definitely being nice pictures having some stony subjects, were not concentrating on the stone as their main goals.

We need "da stone". Not the man, not the clock, not the cat, not the door, not the lake... You picture must cry "stone".

As before, I suggest you ask some of your not-too-much-into-photo friends and relatives what could be the title of the picture (no cheating, like "does it remind you of a stone" :wink ;-).
If the title carries something like "rock" or "stone" (or any other related names) - you're in :-)

I know, it's harder than taking a picture with a stone in it, but this is what the assignments are for. No need to rush. Soak the idea of the stone into your brain. Look. Look harder. Become a stone, imagine what it feels like to be one...

All in all, as it's been said in the very beginning, let's get stoned! :rofl

[Nikolai]

I know, it's not gonna get any prime spots at Getty, but - hey:
it's a stone, and, being in a corner, it deserves a proud name of a
Corner Stone: :D

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/91038579-L.jpg

[douglas]

Well ive been wanting to get some photos of this for awhile, and this weeks assignment gave me the insentive I needed. Not sure how well it fits in catagory maybe I shoulda cropped out the truck.

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/91068756-L.jpg

Some other stone scenes I noticed on the way.

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/91068754-L.jpg

I need to learn how to put things in perspective in PSP for this wall.

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/91068757-L.jpg

1 more same wall, closeup.

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/91068758-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

Well ive been wanting to get some photos of this for awhile, and this weeks assignment gave me the insentive I needed. Not sure how well it fits in catagory maybe I shoulda cropped out the truck.

Some other stone scenes I noticed on the way.

I need to learn how to put things in perspective in PSP for this wall.

1 more same wall, closeup.



You continue to amaze with each new series of yours! :clap

No, I don't think you should've cut the truck out. It's pretty obvious what is your point (not the truck :rofl ) and it creates such a nice visual scale.

I also like how you get that single "uneven" rock to be a "center" of your composition in #4.

Great entries, thank you very much! :thumb

[douglas]

You continue to amaze with each new series of yours! :clap

No, I don't think you should've cut the truck out. It's pretty obvious what is your point (not the truck :rofl ) and it creates such a nice visual scale.

I also like how you get that single "uneven" rock to be a "center" of your composition in #4.

Great entries, thank you very much! :thumb

Thank you Nik, It was nice getting out of the kitchen...:rolleyes

[Antonio Correia]

Douglas posted very nice shots and very well observed.

BUT - sorry, I have to say this - doesn't the 2 last pictures have more connection with texture than to stone ?! ... :huh


Have a nice working week, all of you.:):
:thumb

[Nikolai]

Douglas posted very nice shots and very well observed.
BUT - sorry, I have to say this - doesn't the 2 last pictures have more connection with texture than to stone ?! ... :huh
Have a nice working week, all of you.:):
:thumb

It's a stone. Stones usually have textures. It's kinda hard to get one without getting the other :dunno
I'd say: instead of worrying about Doug's stones why don't you bring some more of yours to the plate, your area seem to have plenty... :wink

[Antonio Correia]

It's a stone. Stones usually have textures. It's kinda hard to get one without getting the other :dunno
I'd say: instead of worrying about Doug's stones why don't you bring some more of yours to the plate, your area seem to have plenty... :wink

I posted, I was going to sleep and I returned back here to say that I have not been polyte.
I did not say how good the 2 first photos are.
Maily the 1.st one.
The photo is good, curious and appealing.

Nikolai. I'm not woried about other people's stones... :huh or photos ... :huh
Yes, stones usually have textures.

I can think of some with texture and without ...

OK. I'll get some tomorrow.
:): :thumb

[Lamarz]

I googled 'stone' and top listing is "1 stone = 6.35029318 kilograms"





So should I shoot something that is 14 pounds? Does that include something that cost 14 pounds?

If I shoot something 28 pounds would that be something that is too stoned?

If I shoot pebbles, wouldn't Fred and Wilma get mad? (flintstones grin)


Help, Lamar

:rofl

Stone (weight)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Jump to: navigation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_(weight)#column-one), search (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_(weight)#searchInput)
The stone is a unit of weight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight) and mass (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass). It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_unit) used in the United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom), and formerly used in Ireland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland) and most Commonwealth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations) countries. It is equal to 14 pounds (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_%28mass%29) avoirdupois (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoirdupois), or 6.35029318 kilograms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilogram). Eight stone make a hundredweight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundredweight) in the Imperial system. The plural form of stone is usually also stone, though stones is sometimes used. The abbreviation is st.
Though no longer an official unit of measure—kilograms are used in medical (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine) and other technical contexts—the stone remains almost universal as a means of expressing human body weight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_weight) in the UK and Ireland. People in these countries normally describe themselves as weighing, for example, "11 stone 4" (11 stone and 4 pounds), rather than "158 pounds" (the conventional way of expressing the same weight in the United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) and Canada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada)). Stones may also be used to express body weight in casual contexts in other Commonwealth countries.
The stone was also frequently used in the past for weighing agricultural commodities. Potatoes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato), for example, were traditionally sold in stones and half-stones (14-pound and 7-pound quantities).




Equivalents

1 stone = 14 pounds = 6.350 kilograms
2 stone = 28 pounds = 12.700 kilograms
3 stone = 42 pounds = 19.051 kilograms
4 stone = 56 pounds = 25.401 kilograms
5 stone = 70 pounds = 31.751 kilograms
6 stone = 84 pounds = 38.102 kilograms
7 stone = 98 pounds = 44.452 kilograms
8 stone = 112 pounds = 50.802 kilograms
9 stone = 126 pounds = 57.152 kilograms
10 stone = 140 pounds = 63.503 kilograms
11 stone = 154 pounds = 69.853 kilograms
12 stone = 168 pounds = 76.204 kilograms[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stone_%28weight%29&action=edit&section=2)]

In popular culture

In Ultima Underworld (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_Underworld), Ultima Online (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_Online), and Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcanum:_Of_Steamworks_and_Magick_Obscura), stones are used to measure the weight of the player's inventory.
Everquest 2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everquest_2) also uses stone as a weight measurement, although they do not mention this directly in the player's inventory.
In World Wrestling Entertainment (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wrestling_Entertainment), the weight of the Highlanders (a tag team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_team) from Scotland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland)) is annouced in stones. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer)

[Swartzy]

Here's what I found today

http://Swartzy.smugmug.com/photos/91154394-L.jpg

and another, albeit these are a bit refined by man

http://Swartzy.smugmug.com/photos/91156022-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

Here's what I found today
and another, albeit these are a bit refined by man

Now we're stoning! :wink :rofl

[Andyman]

http://technoia.smugmug.com/photos/91188611-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

Is this Da Hole in Da Big House? :rolleyes
Nice shot, A.M.! :): Definitely stoned!

[Andyman]

It's in my basement. It's not as bad as it looks I guess : ).

[Antonio Correia]

Nikolai, I shot these photos today in the morning.
I hope they fit the concept. :):
1 http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/91342218-M.jpg2 http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/91341333-M.jpg3 http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/91339545-M.jpg4 http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/91337532-M.jpg5 http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/91336721-M.jpg6 http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/91338733-M.jpg

[Nikolai]

Nikolai, I shot these photos today in the morning.
I hope they fit the concept. :):


I think they all fit nicely :-)

Now, do you think you can introduce some new "angle" with those stones?

These are pretty much "flat in your face", just like any tourist would do. You, OTOH (on the other hand), as a local, can probably bring up something from the same stones that a wandering tourist simply would not notice (or would not know how/where/when to look).
I'm sure you can do that! :wink

[Antonio Correia]

I think they all fit nicely :-)

Now, do you think you can introduce some new "angle" with those stones?

These are pretty much "flat in your face", just like any tourist would do. You, OTOH (on the other hand), as a local, can probably bring up something from the same stones that a wandering tourist simply would not notice (or would not know how/where/when to look).
I'm sure you can do that! :wink Nikolai,
I don't know exactly what you mean but I'll try something more "artist".
OTOH I post here some old pics that would certainlly fit. From Damaraland, Namibia.
http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/43124554-Th.jpg http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/43124576-Th.jpg http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/43380752-Th.jpg
http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/gallery/1569091/3/43124554
Regards :thumb

[Nikolai]

Nikolai,
I don't know exactly what you mean but I'll try something more "artist".
OTOH I post here some old pics that would certainlly fit. From Damaraland, Namibia.
http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/43380752-Th.jpg
http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/gallery/1569091/3/43124554
Regards :thumb

Definitely makes the rock its primary goal!
Wanna take a morning plane and reshoot? :wink :rofl

[Antonio Correia]

Definitely makes the rock its primary goal!
Wanna take a morning plane and reshoot? :wink :rofl

Not a bad ideia !... :):
This rock you see here is a petrified tree.
I was with my Nikon ...
Not very good pic... :dunno
:thumb

[anwmn1]

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/91458549-L.jpg

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/91459100-L.jpg

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/91459737-L.jpg

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/91459738-L.jpg
Stonewalled

[Nikolai]

Stonewalled
Aaron, thank you!
Great entries!
You Azzies ..:-):rofl
You should be on the Arizona Highways front page.. :thumb
Wait a second.. I forgot... they don't do digital :uhoh

Anyway.. Cheers! :1drink

[anwmn1]

Aaron, thank you!
Great entries!
You Azzies ..:-):rofl
You should be on the Arizona Highways front page.. :thumb
Wait a second.. I forgot... they don't do digital :uhoh

Anyway.. Cheers! :1drink

Yeah, they wont take any of my 35mm either. :(: Oh, well!

[ChrisJ]

http://chrisandjoy.smugmug.com/photos/91529346-L.jpg
Stonescape

http://chrisandjoy.smugmug.com/photos/91529341-L.jpg
Conglomeration

[Nikolai]

Stonescape
Conglomeration

Thanks! :thumb

The second one seems a bit OOF, or is it just me? :scratch

[ChrisJ]

Thanks! :thumb

The second one seems a bit OOF, or is it just me? :scratch

It's actually a curved surface... the focus line runs from bottom-left to upper-right (near middle of frame). Not my best shot, I know... it was an ashtray cylinder thingy.

[Nikolai]

it was an ashtray cylinder thingy.
:rofl

I honestly have no idea how to get a non-trivial angle on a surface like that :scratch
Oh well, I'm sure you'll find more stones around :-) :):

[douglas]

:thumb :rofl

http://shoottothrill.smugmug.com/photos/91068203-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

:thumb :rofl


I think I only saw a bigger one in Paris, Fr., in a very modernist area called La Défense. That one was like 3 stories high - just one thumb, realistic colors, nothing else (yak)...

Cool stone! :):

[Swartzy]

Here are a couple of new shots Nik....

http://Swartzy.smugmug.com/photos/91826933-L.jpg

Gettin stoned

http://Swartzy.smugmug.com/photos/91826932-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

Here are a couple of new shots Nik....

Gettin stoned



I like the berries, nice touch:-)! :thumb

[Nikolai]

Nothing close to Doug or Aaron, but still stony:-)
Pick those up during my sunrise ride today...

A Stone:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/91857140-L.jpg

Another stone:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/91857181-L.jpg

Potrero stones:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/91857215-L.jpg

[Antonio Correia]

Nikolai,
No doubt your proposals are stoned ! :):
Have a nice week end
:thumb

[Stan]

I've been watching all the assignments here with no chance of taking part.

Well done Nikolai for starting these threads they are great.

Finally I find myself sitting on a pebble beach with the family for a coulpe of days. Please forgive the late entry.

http://stan.smugmug.com/photos/92256394-L.jpg

Exif (http://stan.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=92256394)

Cheers
Stan

[Nikolai]

I've been watching all the assignments here with no chance of taking part.

Well done Nikolai for starting these threads they are great.

Finally I find myself sitting on a pebble beach with the family for a coulpe of days. Please forgive the late entry.

Cheers
Stan

Welcome to the class!

No such thing as too late to go shoot whatever (unless you're a wedding photog :-)

Nice pebbles! And tilting the camera just a tad lower would make them great pebbles, IMHO:-)

Bring some more (pebble castle? pebble mosaic? pebbles in the ocean? you name it:-). :thumb

[Stan]

Playing with this one now,

Pebble castle perhaps, it is the old lifeboat watch tower in the background

http://stan.smugmug.com/photos/92261172-L.jpg
Exif (http://stan.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=92261172)

Cheers
Stan

[anwmn1]

Playing with this one now,

Pebble castle perhaps, it is the old lifeboat watch tower in the background

Cheers
Stan

Nice shots stan and some very nice shots in your galleries. WOW!

Aaron

[Stan]

Welcome to the class!

No such thing as too late to go shoot whatever (unless you're a wedding photog :-)

Nice pebbles! And tilting the camera just a tad lower would make them great pebbles, IMHO:-)

Bring some more (pebble castle? pebble mosaic? pebbles in the ocean? you name it:-). :thumb

Thanks Nikolai, for the welcome. I meant apologies for skipping the first three classes. However I will see if I can get my grades up. :D

Cheers
Stan

[Stan]

Nice shots stan and some very nice shots in your galleries. WOW!

Aaron

Thanks Aaron for the kind words.

Cheers
Stan

[juliejules]

I took these stone shots in the yard of the soon-to-be-mine house. We are closing on 9/15. I can't wait! Anyway here are the pics.

http://juliejules.smugmug.com/photos/92576426-L.jpg

http://juliejules.smugmug.com/photos/92576197-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

I took these stone shots in the yard of the soon-to-be-mine house. We are closing on 9/15. I can't wait! Anyway here are the pics.


Congratulations on the new house and on the nice stone entries!:thumb

[WPK]

http://static.flickr.com/81/235179675_6d463f0bbc.jpg?v=0

[Nikolai]

...
Check! :thumb

[sebmour]

http://sebmour.smugmug.com/photos/119857681-M.jpg

Shot this a week ago!

[Nikolai]

Shot this a week ago!
Thank for the nicely stoned entry!:wink

[RogersDA]

Posted this here (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=50429), too, but before I saw this thread.

http://DaRPhotos.smugmug.com/photos/120161715-L-1.jpg

[Nikolai]

Posted this here (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=50429), too, but before I saw this thread.


That's pretty neat trick! :clap
Nice bw, too:-):thumb

[richtersl]

http://lrichters.smugmug.com/photos/147191774-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

Very nice, Linda, you ROCK! :rofl

[richtersl]

Very nice, Linda, you ROCK! :rofl

:dj :drums :giggle

Spassiboh!

[emmalou]

Its a biggun'......
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/emmaloudawg/IMG_8668.jpg

[leaforte]

Playing Catch Up

#1 A stone statue (clearly not the 'essence' of 'stone' though)
http://tonymcguiness.smugmug.com/photos/170858160-L.jpg

#2 A stone levy (a bit closer, I suppose)

http://tonymcguiness.smugmug.com/photos/170858434-L.jpg

#3 And finally, nothing but...

http://tonymcguiness.smugmug.com/photos/170858401-L.jpg

I found it rather tough to pull anything dramatic out of a stone on an overcast (typical) Nortwest day. I definitely will go back to this one considering the heady-ness of a subject like stone.

[Nikolai]

Playing Catch Up
#1 A stone statue (clearly not the 'essence' of 'stone' though)
#2 A stone levy (a bit closer, I suppose)
#3 And finally, nothing but...
I found it rather tough to pull anything dramatic out of a stone on an overcast (typical) Nortwest day. I definitely will go back to this one considering the heady-ness of a subject like stone.
Thank you!
As to the dramatic - you can always add as much drama as your heart desires in post...:deal

[bavasshokie]

http://bavasshokie.smugmug.com/photos/173000223-M.jpg

[Nikolai]

rock
Nice stone, thanks!:thumb

[Clickr_Grl]

20447

Here's my contribution to this assignment. I'm getting started a little late as I have been on Vaca and I'm planning a wedding. This was taken at the lake near my house this past weekend. feedback is appreciated!

[bavasshokie]

Great color

[dlscott56]

Thank you!
As to the dramatic - you can always add as much drama as your heart desires in post...:deal
http://www.dgrin.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=20149&stc=1&d=1183939133

Do you mind my asking the PP treatment you used to do that?

[Nikolai]

Do you mind my asking the PP treatment you used to do that?
sorry, man, don't remember, I don't have the PSD with me. :dunno
I think it was a simple combo of channel-based Curves and Black-and-White adjustment layers. I wouldn't spend more than a couple of minutes on it, and I remember it was a complete improv. :rolleyes

[Nikolai]

Here's my contribution to this assignment. I'm getting started a little late as I have been on Vaca and I'm planning a wedding. This was taken at the lake near my house this past weekend. feedback is appreciated!
I'm very happy that you're catching up, but I'd suggest to start with the most active subjects and only then do the post-mortem:-)

On this particular image: it's very difficult to provide any sensible C&C on a post-stamp size image. :deal Got a larger version? :wink

[z_28]

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t247/CameraSouth/IMG_1475-600.jpg

[Nikolai]

marble
Very cool, Z, nice entry!:thumb

[Arnica]

Carving stone in Cracow, Poland.

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r52/AgNap/IMG_2489_750.jpg

[Nikolai]

Carving stone in Cracow, Poland.

Thank you, nice stony entry!:thumb

[doug pettway]

Here is a stone within a stone. i'm not sure if this is natural or if the triangular piece just managed to get wedged in there during tumbling.

http://douglaspettway.smugmug.com/photos/246930649-M.jpg

[Nikolai]

Here is a stone within a stone. i'm not sure if this is natural or if the triangular piece just managed to get wedged in there during tumbling.

Doug,
this is pretty cool, thank you!:thumb

[doug pettway]

i'm learning. :wink

[Lesley Bray]

http://hippyfromoz.smugmug.com/photos/254383327_eLYPg-M.jpg

[Nikolai]

this is my rock
Thank you! :thumb
Nice rock!
I wonder if you have any closeups of it (I know it would lose the size feature, but maybe bring more texture and alike)

[Lesley Bray]

This is a close up of a rock nearby - is this what you mean?
http://hippyfromoz.smugmug.com/photos/254806440_naVzz-M.jpg

[Nikolai]

This is a close up of a rock nearby - is this what you mean?

Yep! Looks great! :thumb

[Azzaro]

Nikolai.......Does this work ........ ? The dog is a Rock-Hound, a rare breed.:rofl

http://Azzaro.smugmug.com/photos/255576367_4yTua-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

Nikolai.......Does this work ........ ? The dog is a Rock-Hound, a rare breed.:rofl



LOL:-) sure :rofl

[starky987]

http://starky.smugmug.com/photos/255273185_Cy3ZE-M.jpg


what do you think?

[Nikolai]

what do you think?
Well, it's a nice image, but the rock is definitely not the most promonent item of it. Ice -yes, water - yes, but the rock - I noticed it ONLY becuase I looked ;-) :wink

[spb13]

I hope it is OK that I am working through these old assignments. I try shoot something everyday and these old assignments are great inspiration. This one in particular was great because I have had this stone in my back yard forever, but never really thought about shooting it. I am really glad I did, it has some great color and texture.

http://spb13.smugmug.com/photos/262430363_HTMc5-L.jpg
exif (http://spb13.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=262430363&ImageKey=HTMc5)

[Nikolai]

I hope it is OK that I am working through these old assignments. I try shoot something everyday and these old assignments are great inspiration. This one in particular was great because I have had this stone in my back yard forever, but never really thought about shooting it. I am really glad I did, it has some great color and texture.
exif (http://spb13.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=262430363&ImageKey=HTMc5)
I'm too glad you did! Nice entry! You *rock*!!:wink

[eL eSs Vee]

My entries.

Slice me off a bit of that geode.
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/MrNewportCustom/DSC_1144-web.jpg

Dude, she's giving me the cat's eye.
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/MrNewportCustom/DSC_1163-web.jpg

[Nikolai]

My entries.
Slice me off a bit of that geode.
Dude, she's giving me the cat's eye.

Thank you for your entries, like them alot!:thumb

[jedi6]

Here is my entry. What do you think? Thanks

http://mjeide.smugmug.com/photos/263840272_XS2BS-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

Here is my entry. What do you think? Thanks

Hi jedi6!
Thank you for your entry! :thumb
What do I think? I think you may need to read directions more carefully, my young padawan, otherwise you'll never be a full jedi. :rofl

It says: "the idea is to produce an image that would - unambiguously - deliver the subject (stone, in this case) as its primary target".

And all I see is the water :dunno . Ocean, most likely (looks like Pacific:-). Well, with some rocks thrown in. But way not enough for it to count. :dunno
"Agan you try shall" :lust

[Slinky0390]

I was bored and I'm still trying to find the right shot for "Concentric" and "Steam" so I got "Stoned" :D Heres my contribution.

http://slinky0390.smugmug.com/photos/268838436_E96H9-XL.jpg (http://slinky0390.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=268838436&ImageKey=E96H9)
Click photo for EXIF

[sfau]

took this picture about 5 hours ago

http://sfau.smugmug.com/photos/268849906_AJ9Cy-XL.jpg

[Nikolai]

I was bored and I'm still trying to find the right shot for "Concentric" and "Steam" so I got "Stoned" :D Heres my contribution.


Click photo for EXIF

Nice stones, thank you! :thumb

[Nikolai]

took this picture about 5 hours ago

Thank you! Nice canyon!
I must say though: this is a text book scenario when you should have used braketing/hdr...:dunno

[DonRicklin]

Akin to Post #92

http://DonRicklin.smugmug.com/photos/262476363_Eak93-M-1.jpg

Roofing slates.

Don

[Nikolai]

Akin to Post #92

Roofing slates.

Don
Hi Don, thank you for the entry! :thumb
I must say this shot makes way less "stoned" impression than #92. It also feels OOF or blurred...:dunno

[DonRicklin]

You are correct, I was so exited to post something similar to the other (and this is date, 2005) that I didn't check the premise of this thread or notice that it is only sorta sharp on the left side.

I'll post something more appropriate soon.

Don

[Slinky0390]

Nice stones, thank you! :thumb
Thanks, and you're welcome. :D

[sanaka]

My submission:

http://sanaka.smugmug.com/photos/274569169_bHGQJ-XL.jpg

I wish I could have shown scale better. This rock wall would have impressed even the ancient Hawaiian builders. ~2-3 yrs. old, it's around 50' high! Big stones at bottom are 6'-7'.

C&C appreciated. I masked the blown out sky and dropped in a properly exposed one.

Peace,
Sanaka

[Nikolai]

My submission:

I wish I could have shown scale better. This rock wall would have impressed even the ancient Hawaiian builders. ~2-3 yrs. old, it's around 50' high! Big stones at bottom are 6'-7'.

C&C appreciated. I masked the blown out sky and dropped in a properly exposed one.

Peace,
Sanaka
Great image! :thumb
I love what you did to the sky, evn though it's looks a bit PSed. :wink
I wonder if you could use a wider lense to enhance the scale. :scratch
Putting a familiar sized subject (human) into the frame helps with that, too. :deal

[Jack'll do]

Well ive been wanting to get some photos of this for awhile, and this weeks assignment gave me the insentive I needed. Not sure how well it fits in catagory maybe I shoulda cropped out the truck.

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/91068756-L.jpg


I think Doug's rock fell off the truck. It's mine now! :D

http://jackganson.smugmug.com/photos/299834406_6ySYY-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

I think Doug's rock fell off the truck. It's mine now! :D

This is awesome, thank you! :thumb

[Jack'll do]

Thanks Nikolai, these assignments are great fun.

[russell_53040]

Here is my "stone" :barb

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/russell_53040/assignments/_MG_0538.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/russell_53040/assignments/_MG_0543.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/russell_53040/assignments/_MG_0546.jpg

[Nikolai]

Here is my "stone" :barb

These are all good:-):thumb
Yet again, as I already mentioned, please try to stay as "current" as possible, and only then play catchup. And even at that I do not recommend of doing more than one (two tops) of oldies per week. The idea is to think and put your back into them, not just marked them as done. Here, out of your 4 submissions, only #1 and #4 are OK, ##2 & 3 are too shallow...:rolleyes

[jorogume]

Well, I had to take a couple of weeks off due to my work. But here I am, back to school :wink... Here is my stone...

http://www.oguilve.org/Photos/Forums/DigitalGrin/IMG_9613-stone.jpg

[Nikolai]

Well, I had to take a couple of weeks off due to my work. But here I am, back to school :wink... Here is my stone...

And a lovely stone it is! :thumb

[sapphire73]

http://sapphire73.smugmug.com/photos/532450315_KbXBM-M.jpg



http://sapphire73.smugmug.com/photos/531802067_j9QUr-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

rocks
First one is a solid rock! :thumb
On a second one rocks really compete with the pines.. :dunno

[sapphire73]

First one is a solid rock! :thumb
On a second one rocks really compete with the pines.. :dunno
I really like that first shot. I plan to go back and try it again under different skies.

Here is one I took the other day when the rocks were wet and looking rather different. Curious as to whether catching this child looking up in wonder gives emphasis or competition to the rocks above? Thanks.

http://sapphire73.smugmug.com/photos/532518030_3Cdus-M.jpg

[Nikolai]

I really like that first shot. I plan to go back and try it again under different skies.

Here is one I took the other day when the rocks were wet and looking rather different. Curious as to whether catching this child looking up in wonder gives emphasis or competition to the rocks above? Thanks.


It's a good one... My only concern is you "the other day" comment... Did you took this shot (and other ones from this series) with this class theme in mind?

[sapphire73]

It's a good one... My only concern is you "the other day" comment... Did you took this shot (and other ones from this series) with this class theme in mind?

Yes, I did. In fact, it had been over ten years since I had visited this park but I went back (with my young grandson) three times in the past two weeks with this assignment in mind. I remembered those rocks! And I borrowed a wide angle lens from one of my sons to help me get some of those shots. The 24-105 L lens just isn't wide enough.

I already had some photos I thought would work for the stone assignment, but then I "caught" my grandson staring up at the rocks. He had been nervous around the rocks the week before but started "interacting" with them right when it was time to leave. I remembered that people in these stone/rock photos were OK if they contributed to a sense of scale or didn't become the focal point, so I turned my camera back on to see what I would get.

I also took several shots at this park with the vanishing point assignment in mind but not sure yet whether I will use them.

Thanks.

[Nikolai]

Yes, I did. In fact, it had been over ten years since I had visited this park but I went back (with my young grandson) three times in the past two weeks with this assignment in mind. I remembered those rocks! And I borrowed a wide angle lens from one of my sons to help me get some of those shots. The 24-105 L lens just isn't wide enough.

I already had some photos I thought would work for the stone assignment, but then I "caught" my grandson staring up at the rocks. He had been nervous around the rocks the week before but started "interacting" with them right when it was time to leave. I remembered that people in these stone/rock photos were OK if they contributed to a sense of scale or didn't become the focal point, so I turned my camera back on to see what I would get.

I also took several shots at this park with the vanishing point assignment in mind but not sure yet whether I will use them.

Thanks.

Gotcha, you're "safe" :-) :thumb

[Chile Chef]

How do I enter the stone class?

[Nikolai]

How do I enter the stone class?
Just like any other... Read the assignment, check the existing posts for some ambiguities, take a fresh shot and post it... Nothing to it :wink

[Chile Chef]

Thank you very much sir.

[Antonio Correia]

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/536472902_vcKXu-M.jpg (http://www.antoniocorreia.com)

[Nikolai]

water outlet
Antonio,
while some stones are present, it would take a long time to convince me it's a primary subject of this frame :dunno

[Chile Chef]

Here's a semi newbie / amateur attempt at the stone Assignment.

http://drp-photography.smugmug.com/photos/536841248_A7WXK-XL.jpg

[Nikolai]

Here's a semi newbie / amateur attempt at the stone Assignment.

Now that's a Stone! :thumb

[Chile Chef]

Now that's a Stone! :thumbThank you Nikolai, That was taken at the burger king we stopped at, I had to get some bk shots.


Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm BK Shots!

[Antonio Correia]

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/537058802_hPsR8-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

But I like the stone! Right on the money! :thumb

[Antonio Correia]

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/537236208_wmRQF-XL.jpg (http://www.antoniocorreia.com)

[Chile Chef]

Antonio Correia, In the second shot with the beach behind your stones , seems to have a lot of noise what was your iso/shutter speed setting?

[Antonio Correia]

Antonio Correia, In the second shot with the beach behind your stones , seems to have a lot of noise what was your iso/shutter speed setting?

You were fast ...
The ISO was at 50, the lowest in the 5D (old model)
May be a have overdone with clarity. :dunno
To me it is OK.
Thank you for commenting.

BTW: do you like the image ? I myself have some doubts if I really like it. I mean the second one.

The first one is clearly a poor picture because of the light. Or may be it is just me who doesn' t know to "work" the file properly ...:dunno

There are certain pics I clearly like, while others ...:scratch

I forgot to tell you that the speed was 1/200 at f/7.1
And excuse me but this picture was shot with the 20D at the lowest ISO on this camera 100.
And it was shot with the 70-200 f/2.8 IS L USM
I am sorry to be confused because I was using both cameras at the moment.

:bow:D:thumb

[Nikolai]

edge, border
Sand and sea compete for attention with the rocks... :dunno

[Antonio Correia]

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/538501678_co5ko-L.jpg

[LoriKTM]

Here's mine for this assignment.

http://loriktm.smugmug.com/photos/540165913_obxsJ-XL.jpg

[Nikolai]

rocks in twilight


Very cool!:thumb

[Nikolai]

Here's mine for this assignment.
Hi Lori, nice rock!:thumb

[Kenno]

Here's a stone that I found in the Summer palace in Beijing. I really liked the way the sunlight was falling on the different shapes. (Greyscale conversion done in PP)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2428/3575729192_122ea789e0.jpg

Kenno.

[Nikolai]

Here's a stone that I found in the Summer palace in Beijing. I really liked the way the sunlight was falling on the different shapes. (Greyscale conversion done in PP)
Kenno.
Kenno, great entry, lovely image! :thumb

[jwear]

Hi how are you Nik :scratch here is a rock but you know me ,the rock has to be wildlife and no ps . hope all is wel with you Nik :thumb

[Nikolai]

Hi how are you Nik :scratch here is a rock but you know me ,the rock has to be wildlife and no ps . hope all is wel with you Nik :thumb
Hiya, Jeff, how are ya? :wink
Nice rock, very cool! :thumb

[DonRicklin]

Who petrified the Eliphant! GReat shot. What a cool rock!

:thumb:clap:clap:clap

Don

[Antonio Correia]

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/574806369_TEv53-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

rock with goats
Now THAT's a rock!!!:clap Awesome entry!:thumb

[Antonio Correia]

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/576332720_wRmD6-L.jpg

http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/576330992_DU3da-L.jpg

[Antonio Correia]

Elephant ?! :D
http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/574808823_SjscB-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

River bed; desert road; temple wall

Nice pictures, but nowhere near your goat boulder :-)

[baldmountain]

I thought this one looked like one of those rock climbing shots...

http://baldmountain.smugmug.com/photos/582732705_wzkKE-L.jpg

And while I was taking that one I got this one too.

http://baldmountain.smugmug.com/photos/582726276_DHhSM-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

I thought this one looked like one of those rock climbing shots...

And while I was taking that one I got this one too.


Both are great entries, albeit the dragonfly steals the a lot of attention from the stone

[LowTidePhoto]

Here's a shot taken at arches n.p. last year.

http://www.lowtidephoto.com/photos/398989703_XUvAY-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

Here's a shot taken at arches n.p. last year.

Thank you, nice entry!:thumb

[LowTidePhoto]

and here's a shot taken on the maine coast, on bailey island
http://www.lowtidephoto.com/photos/410540060_ZMeDg-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

and here's a shot taken on the maine coast, on bailey island

Nice... but... are those all fresh? Like taken today? We do not allow archived shots, you know....

[LowTidePhoto]

Nice... but... are those all fresh? Like taken today? We do not allow archived shots, you know....

I'm sorry, I didn't realize that. I just learned how to post shots onto these message boards. I'll only post "fresh" ones going forward.