Assignment #42: Towel

[Nikolai]

Yes, this is it: A Towel. Da Towel. The most useful thing any Galactic traveler in search of the Ultimate Answer to the Ultimate Question of the Life, the Universe and Everything should always keep handy. :wink

Make it pretty (or ugly). Make it important. Shoot it dry, shoot it wet, shoot it hanged, shoot it folded. Put a beautiful girl on/in it or an ugly dog under it. In any case, you shot shot cry "towel". Make the Target begging for it for a full-page ad.

No compositing, color correction and touch-up OK. Shot must be freshly taken with this assignment in mind.

For the rest of the rules and other themes please consult this sticky (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=41800).

Let's shoot us some towels!

[ShepsMom]

A towel?? :dunno :scratch :rofl We all need to get together and start thinking of shooting subjects!!

Ok, i'm going to go and get me a towel. :rofl

[mwalters]

Yes, this is it: A Towel. Da Towel. The most useful thing any Galactic traveler in search of the Ultimate Answer to the Ultimate Question of the Life, the Universe and Everything should always keep handy. :wink



Don't forget the peanuts!

Matthew

Edit... I just got the reason for the subject of this assignment - Doh!

[Antonio Correia]

Towel ? :huh
Well, here is my first try on this assignment.
This is Luisa's towel with some 80 / 100 years old, linen fabric, hand made embroideries .
The work has been done by my wife's grand mother. (Luisa is my wife).
All the textures you see in the horizontal stripes are embroideries.
I hope to be able to post later a better picture of this table towel. :D
http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/168040199-L.jpg (http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/gallery/1587711#168040199-L-LB)

[Nikolai]

Towel ? :huh
Well, here is my first try on this assignment.
This is Luisa's towel with some 80 / 100 years old, linen fabric, hand made embroideries .
The work has been done by my wife's grand mother. (Luisa is my wife).
All the textures you see in the horizontal stripes are embroideries.
I hope to be able to post later a better picture of this table towel. :D


Great entry, thank you!:thumb

[Nikolai]

A towel?? :dunno :scratch :rofl We all need to get together and start thinking of shooting subjects!!

Ok, i'm going to go and get me a towel. :rofl

Yes, a towel. :deal The questions is whether you can shoot it in an interesting way. Antonio could, can you? :wink

[Nikolai]

Edit... I just got the reason for the subject of this assignment - Doh!
Glad you did..:wink

[Nikolai]

Towel Springboard

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/168097915-L.jpg

[mwalters]

Towel Springboard

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/168097915-L.jpg
Judging by that shadow, you wouldn't want to jump backwards!

[mwalters]

Here's my first effort. Clean towels on a bed...

http://airglowimaging.smugmug.com/photos/168107279-L.jpg

I'll maybe try again when we have some daylight, I know the lighting's not great.

Matthew

[Nikolai]

Judging by that shadow, you wouldn't want to jump backwards!
lol..
These are actually from the palm frongs 20 ft above :lol3

[Nikolai]

Here's my first effort. Clean towels on a bed...

I'll maybe try again when we have some daylight, I know the lighting's not great.

Matthew

Thank you! :thumb
Let's try to tell the story. Why is the towel there? Who's gonna use it? Is it unique? Are there others?

[mwalters]

Thank you! :thumb
Let's try to tell the story. Why is the towel there? Who's gonna use it? Is it unique? Are there others?
OK, the true story is...

These are my towels, I think they were a wedding present. The provenance is nowhere near as interesting as Antonio's towel - they would have come from a department store along with many thousands of others.

A more interesting version is...

They're laid out on the bed ready for a visitor, maybe they'll arrive in a Ford, maybe it has a few dents.

There's a book in the background, it's quite old. Hopefully the visitor won't panic when they see it, the radio also in the background should hopefully drown out the noise from any construction traffic.

Matthew

[mwalters]

lol..
These are actually from the palm frongs 20 ft above :lol3

:rofl

They still look pretty sharp to me

[Nikolai]

OK, the true story is...

These are my towels, I think they were a wedding present. The provenance is nowhere near as interesting as Antonio's towel - they would have come from a department store along with many thousands of others.

A more interesting version is...

They're laid out on the bed ready for a visitor, maybe they'll arrive in a Ford, maybe it has a few dents.

There's a book in the background, it's quite old. Hopefully the visitor won't panic when they see it, the radio also in the background should hopefully drown out the noise from any construction traffic.

Matthew

LOL :thumb

I meant - with the picture:-) :deal :wink :rofl

[Nikolai]

:rofl
They still look pretty sharp to me
And they are, trust me - provided you can jump that high to reach them :-)

[anwmn1]

I wasn't sure about this assignment at first but here goes-

all taken tonight w/ bounce flash- sharpened and 1 b&w conversion

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/168236731-L.jpg

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/168236614-L.jpg

do paper (towels) count?

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/168236851-L.jpg

[anwmn1]

Here are 3 more

Folded

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/168236959-L.jpg

Hanging

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/168236372-L.jpg

http://aaronnewman.smugmug.com/photos/168236519-L.jpg

[Antonio Correia]

After the shower.
One photo has been largely treated as you can see. I like the result. :D
http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/168300292-M.jpg (http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/gallery/1587711#168300292-L-LB) http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/168300176-L.jpg (http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/gallery/1587711#168300176-L-LB)

[Arnica]

My towels. I'm using them effectively :rofl

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r52/AgNap/IMG_2115_a.jpg

[Nikolai]

Very nice entries, thank you! :thumb

[Nikolai]

After the shower.
One photo has been largely treated as you can see. I like the result. :D
[/URL] [URL="http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/gallery/1587711#168300176-L-LB"] (http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/gallery/1587711#168300292-L-LB)
I do like it too, thank you for your entries!:thumb

[Nikolai]

My towels. I'm using them effectively :rofl

Very cool, thank you for your entry! :thumb

[Antonio Correia]

Towel in the landscape.
http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/photos/168414717-L.jpg (http://antoniocorreia.smugmug.com/gallery/1587711/1/168415216#168414717-L-LB)

[Nikolai]

Towel in the landscape.

Thank you! :thumb
It looks a bit blown for a primary subject, don't you think?:wink
Also, the image as a whole fails to tel the story. What's the towel doing there? Is it for a picnic? Was it left forgotten? Did the wind brought it here? :dunno

[Antonio Correia]

Thank you! :thumb
It looks a bit blown for a primary subject, don't you think?:wink
Also, the image as a whole fails to tel the story. What's the towel doing there? Is it for a picnic? Was it left forgotten? Did the wind brought it here? :dunno

Indeed the photo doesn't tell a story...

I brought the towel myself and put it there that's all.:wink

[jennifer]

Taken at Hermosa Beach earlier today.

http://jenfavre.smugmug.com/photos/169237518-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

Taken at Hermosa Beach earlier today.

Great entry, thank you! :thumb

[dlscott56]

Here's the hotel towel.

http://4scotts.smugmug.com/photos/169471269-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

Here's the hotel towel.


Thank you!
I guess if you cropped a little less so we could see the actual hotel room it would add greatly to the towel story

[dlscott56]

Thank you!
I guess if you cropped a little less so we could see the actual hotel room it would add greatly to the towel story
How about this one?
http://4scotts.smugmug.com/photos/169920377-L.jpg

[MarkR]

http://Hobbyist.smugmug.com/photos/169927557-M.jpg

[Nikolai]

How about this one?

Much better, methinks! :thumb

[Nikolai]

His & hers
Nice entry, thank you! :thumb

[Pat664422]

Towel Animals!!


http://PatsPix.smugmug.com/photos/170454106-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

Towel Animals!!

Very cute, lol! Great entry, thanks! :thumb

[magalloway]

http://drp.smugmug.com/photos/170515010-M.jpg

I'm a long-time lurker -- figured it was time to try the assignments and learn how to post. :hide

[Nikolai]

I'm a long-time lurker -- figured it was time to try the assignments and learn how to post. :hide
Welcome to Dgrin and to the Class! :clap
(Also congrats on losing your lurking status)
Thank you for the entry! :thumb

[emmalou]

Just washed my hair.figured I would use the towel....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/emmaloudawg/tow.jpg

[Nikolai]

Just washed my hair.figured I would use the towel....

Nice entry, thanks! :thumb

[riz_sat]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y274/riz_sat/Picturea079-1.jpg

[Nikolai]

towel
Thank you!

[Felicia]

http://lvcaiques.smugmug.com/photos/174309218-M-1.jpg

[Nikolai]

twels by the pool
Nice entry, thanks!:thumb