Assignment #17: Windows

Nikolai · December 1, 2006

Wow, and I thought specular highlights would be a tough one. But judging by the number of entries it was a walk in the park:-)

Anyway, let's do something different this week: let's shoot windows!

I don't mean all-familiar OS :wink .
I mean the actual windows: in the buildings, barns, churches, cars, vessels - you name it.
From the outside or inside - whatever you think is a good shot.
Try to find an interesting one, but most of all, make your window (or windows) the primary subject of your shot.

As always: fresh pictures only, moderate PS is OK.
For the rest of the basic rules and index please check out this sticky.

Who said photographers don't do windows? :wink :rofl

Antonio Correia · December 2, 2006

A room with a view

Nikolai · December 2, 2006

Antonio,

Antonio Correia wrote:

room with a view

Very nice, great entry!

Antonio Correia · December 2, 2006

Nikolai wrote:

Very nice, great entry!

More will come...
It gave me some work.
I had to shoot for the landscape while getting the inside.
For great depth of field I used the CPF and the ND to use f/22 with 1/15 as I can remember.
The focus was to the window itself.
I used a reflector which was on the ground (!).

RAW of course, and this is the melting of 2 pics: one for the inside and another to the outside, layer mask, erase etc

Nikolai · December 2, 2006

Antonio,

Antonio Correia wrote:

More will come...
It gave me some work.
I had to shoot for the landscape while getting the inside.
For great depth of field I used the CPF and the ND to use f/22 with 1/15 as I can remember.
The focus was to the window itself.
I used a reflector which was on the ground (!).

RAW of course, and this is the melting of 2 pics: one for the inside and another to the outside, layer mask, erase etc

Beautiful way to approach this subject! WTG!

Antonio Correia · December 2, 2006

Thank you Nik.
I suspected I was not telling the hole truth. I used flash slow sync.

Model: Canon EOS 20D Size: 3661x2480 Bytes: 2516624 Aperture: f/20.0 ISO: 200 Focal Length: 24mm Exposure Time: 0.0769s (1/13) Flash: Flash fired, compulsory flash mode, red-eye reduction mode Exposure Program: Manual Exposure Bias: 0 ExposureMode: 1 White Balance: manual ColorSpace: sRGB

I shot 3 pictures with exposure bracketing and used one of them.
It was manual because I needed to lock the light measured outside.

Swartzy · December 2, 2006

Ok....even though I'm under the weather
Antonio, that means sick, ill, feeling bad, lousy, not up to par, etc

I took two shots today (wow, on a roll now).

A dirty window with, yes, specular highlight!

and a cool window sunset from my Oldsmobile Bravada

Antonio Correia · December 2, 2006

I hope you get over that weather and be well soon.

I like your pictures. Best the 2.ed one.

The 1.st one - you must confess - is not very good. I say: it is not for your standards !

You do - yes Sir you do - photograph far better than this.

You have an excuse this time.

Be Healthy !!!

BTW: Thank you for telling me what to be under the weather is ! You did well because I didn't know.

Swartzy · December 2, 2006

You are right

Antonio Correia wrote:

I hope you get over that weather and be well soon.
I like your pictures. Best the 2.ed one.

The 1.st one - you must confess - is not very good. I say: it is not for your standards !

You do - yes Sir you do - photograph far better than this.

You have an excuse this time.

Be Healthy !!!

BTW: Thank you for telling me what to be under the weather is ! You did well because I didn't know.

Thanks Antonio....I wasn't going to post it because it was such an ugly shot. Sorry.....it really is a bad shot isn't it.....I guess Superman has been exposed to Kryponite....uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuggggggggggghhhhhhhhh.

Nikolai · December 2, 2006

Swartzy,

Swartzy wrote:

Antonio, that means sick, ill, feeling bad, lousy, not up to par, etc

I took two shots today (wow, on a roll now).

A dirty window with, yes, specular highlight!

and a cool window sunset from my Oldsmobile Bravada

Thanks for the entries! It's funny how #17 is easy to merge with #16 :-)

Nikolai · December 2, 2006

Garage Windows
Way less technical than Antonio's shot, it also merges with the previous class subject, specular highlights, just like Swartzy's..

Minor ACR curves fun...

Antonio Correia · December 2, 2006

Too abstract for my feeling ...
But nice shot Nik

Nikolai · December 2, 2006

Antonio,

Antonio Correia wrote:

Too abstract for my feeling ...
But nice shot Nik

I was going for abstract:-) :ivar

Antonio Correia · December 2, 2006

Nikolai wrote:

I was going for abstract:-) :ivar

Oh come on Nik ...

Nikolai · December 2, 2006

Another lame window
Windshield window at sunset:

Prolly would make a Reflection entry, too:-)

Antonio Correia · December 3, 2006

Windows, Specular Hightlights, Reflections

Sandy · December 7, 2006

I have been wanting to participate, so here I am with an interesting window shot:

Nikolai · December 7, 2006

Molsondog,

Molsondog wrote:

Sunday Brunch at a riverside cafe in Minneapolis.

Thanks for the entry! It definitely works!

Sorry for the late reply, buried at work...

Nikolai · December 7, 2006

Antonio,
Nice set of... all those things:-)

Nikolai · December 7, 2006

Sandy,

Sandy wrote:

I have been wanting to participate, so here I am with an interesting window shot:

Welcome to the Class, thank for the entry!

AZsnapper · December 8, 2006

Window
I shot this barn window last Sunday. I did a bunch of selective masking, etc... to it, then I noticed this assignment, so I re-did it more in the spirit of the assignment using only selective de-sat and some curves adjustments and a little dodge/burn

Nikon D80
12-24mm
ISO 100
f8
1/13

Nikolai · December 9, 2006

AzSnapper,

AZsnapper wrote:

I shot this barn window last Sunday. I did a bunch of selective masking, etc... to it, then I noticed this assignment, so I re-did it more in the spirit of the assignment using only selective de-sat and some curves adjustments and a little dodge/burn

Nikon D80
12-24mm
ISO 100
f8
1/13

Awesome entry, thanks a lot!

anwmn1 · December 9, 2006

Windows from Friday
Not much free time lately. Here are a few from Friday.

Windows upon Windows

A little abstract. This was taken from below the point in the previous picture useing a very low tripod and the remote control w/ 2 sec delay on my E-500.

Thanks-

Aaron

Nikolai · December 9, 2006

Aaron,

anwmn1 wrote:

Not much free time lately. Here are a few from Friday.
Aaron

Those are pretty cool, thanks a lot!

Shima · December 10, 2006

Sorry for the tardiness
I realize we're on the next assignment already, but wanted to take a few windows shots and post those before moving on (been writing papers all week so it put me a lil behind).

1, 2, 4 and 5 were taken at the Valparaiso University Chapel.
3 was taken at the Valparaiso University Center for the Arts.

Edit: photos were taken on Dec. 10th, 2006 w/ my Rebel XTi.

Nikolai · December 11, 2006

Shima,

Shima wrote:

I realize we're on the next assignment already, but wanted to take a few windows shots and post those before moving on (been writing papers all week so it put me a lil behind).

1, 2, 4 and 5 were taken at the Valparaiso University Chapel.
3 was taken at the Valparaiso University Center for the Arts.

Those are pretty darn good windows if you ask me:-)

Now let's see how mysterious can you be:-)

username · December 11, 2006

in amsterdam... (is it ok if i didnt do assignments 1-16?)

i caught the reflection of this building...

ivar · December 11, 2006

username wrote:

in amsterdam... (is it ok if i didnt do assignments 1-16?)

i caught the reflection of this building...

Hi 'username'

thanks for delurking after all this time, great to have you on board! There is always room for things related to the Netherlands

Great shots too

Let us know if you have any questions. See my signature on how to do most anything around here.

Shima · December 11, 2006

Nikolai wrote:

Those are pretty darn good windows if you ask me:-)

Now let's see how mysterious can you be:-)

Thank you

once I make it past today I plan to be quite mysterious...I took those window pictures while attending a friends graduation yesterday. (I love VU's chapel, it's so photogenic)

For today, I shall finish my last paper and study for those last 2 finals I have tonight... ^_^
Which leaves the rest of my week school free and open for picture taking...

Nikolai · December 11, 2006

Hi Username!

username wrote:

in amsterdam... (is it ok if i didnt do assignments 1-16?)

i caught the reflection of this building...

Welcome to the Dgrin and to the Class!

It's totally fine to start fresh, ashes to ashes, you know...

Thanks for the entries!

pug8 · December 31, 2006

Tokyo Window

I took this with the assignment in mind; it was back on 21 December when I went into Tokyo to see an exhibition of paintings from The Hermitage. This is a window at the Art Gallery, with sculpture in the courtyard.

Only got around to editing it today... can't do anything about the bendy bricks. ;>þ

Assignment #17: Windows

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