Assignment 13 - Ground Level

salamanca · 21-05-2009 8:54pm #1

The Theme is Ground Level - the camera must be very close to the ground when taking the photograph (within a couple of inches)

The Rules.

*Photos must be in by 2 weeks of given task - closing date 2nd June
*No old photos. Only photos taken with task in mind and within the 2 weeks.
*Photos must be on the given task.
*ONE photo per post. Post as many as you like.
*Do discuss in a negative/positive manner but be nice about it.
*Stretch yourself.
*Next task/subject to be choosen by person who has the most thanks after their post (must include a picture in the post ).
*Smile & Be Happy!

Example:

ThOnda · 22-05-2009 11:08pm

salamanca · 23-05-2009 3:38pm

projectmayhem · 23-05-2009 5:50pm

First entry into one of these assignments... so be gentle

Taken today on my 50D, 17-85 kit lens, processed in lightroom.

xia · 23-05-2009 5:58pm

Not sure if this is within the rules. But it is up to you to decide anyway.

Otherwise I need to go back and take it from a lower angle.

red_ice · 23-05-2009 11:29pm

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Got in with a few pints on me last night and put that up...
Just read the rules, i posted this in random photo X

, first time on the challenges forum. Sorry!
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.Longshanks. · 24-05-2009 4:08pm

Ciaran187 · 24-05-2009 6:35pm

First entry in these assignments

PaulieC · 24-05-2009 7:21pm

rahtkennades · 24-05-2009 11:28pm

My bike!

rahtkennades · 24-05-2009 11:30pm

humberklog · 25-05-2009 12:46am

Rahtkennades I bet you tried for ages to get one of that little sculpture with the axe in the background (taken facing the other way).

rahtkennades · 25-05-2009 1:21pm

humberklog wrote: »

Rahtkennades I bet you tried for ages to get one of that little sculpture with the axe in the background (taken facing the other way).

Haha, yup! I got a couple last year on film, but I would have needed different light to get it yesterday. That and a contortionist's neck to angle the camera correctly!

mrmac · 25-05-2009 5:50pm

rahtkennades - really like the shot of the statue, but I don't think it fully meets the assignment, which is "Ground Level"? The shot of the bicycle is more like it.

I'm away to put my thinking cap on, as right now - I haven't a clue!

rahtkennades · 25-05-2009 6:25pm

mrmac wrote: »

rahtkennades - really like the shot of the statue, but I don't think it fully meets the assignment, which is "Ground Level"? The shot of the bicycle is more like it.

I'm away to put my thinking cap on, as right now - I haven't a clue!

I'm not sure if you know the statue, but if not, take a look at the giant grass that it's standing amongst

:pac:

mrmac · 25-05-2009 7:20pm

rahtkennades - still doesn't look like it was taken at "Ground Level", I know the piece is small, but it doesn't have the same perspective as the bicycle shot. It might just be the crop that seems to elevate the view, in my opinion.

mrmac · 25-05-2009 7:23pm

humberklog · 25-05-2009 9:35pm

mrmac wrote: »

rahtkennades - still doesn't look like it was taken at "Ground Level", I know the piece is small, but it doesn't have the same perspective as the bicycle shot. It might just be the crop that seems to elevate the view, in my opinion.

The shot with the statue is taken about 35mm lower than his bike shot. About 15m into the foreground the meadow takes a on a slow roll down and you can see the foreground (further back by about 80) rolling back up to meet the Bully Acre.

rahtkennades · 25-05-2009 10:39pm

mrmac wrote: »

rahtkennades - still doesn't look like it was taken at "Ground Level", I know the piece is small, but it doesn't have the same perspective as the bicycle shot. It might just be the crop that seems to elevate the view, in my opinion.

Hmmm...yeah...maybe. I dunno, I kinda thought it was just an alternative take on the theme. It's taken at about 5cm from the ground. I used an ultra-wide lens to expand the fov and take in a lot more of the scene than just the statue. It gives everything a false perspective that 'fools' the viewer into seeing it as a much larger object taken from a different viewpoint.

Or some shoite anyway.

mrmac · 25-05-2009 11:45pm

rahtkennades wrote: »

Hmmm...yeah...maybe. I dunno........
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Or some shoite anyway.

PMSL - really appreciate the techno babble!

I think the shot is great, the wee figure is definitely one of my favs so far.

26-05-2009 10:01am

First time doing something like this - be gentle!

AxlF · 27-05-2009 10:56am

Here's a photo of my new artificial lawn.
Not a great photo but I like the lens flare in it.
Cambo's snail shot gets my vote, lovely bokeh on the background grass.

Pigwidgeon · 27-05-2009 9:25pm

got this one this evening, shot it blindly and didn't realise that i missed the edge of the anchor until just now!

AnCatDubh · 27-05-2009 10:53pm

in more ways than one

Cosmo K · 28-05-2009 1:52pm

pullandbang · 28-05-2009 4:52pm

Watering my cabbages!

NORTH1 · 28-05-2009 5:18pm

pullandbang wrote: »

Watering my cabbages!

I really hope thats just rain?!!

Nice shot btw....

pullandbang · 28-05-2009 5:38pm

NORTH1 wrote: »

I really hope thats just rain?!!

And it was so sunny all day today................;)

Brndn · 28-05-2009 9:35pm

CatchLight · 28-05-2009 11:39pm

xia · 29-05-2009 5:33pm

Wondering how long this coin is stuck there already.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/xia08/3576604660/

BrokenArrows · 29-05-2009 11:24pm

BrokenArrows · 29-05-2009 11:31pm

OctavarIan · 30-05-2009 1:39pm

Buzz Lightyear · 30-05-2009 10:43pm

ThOnda · 30-05-2009 11:21pm

BLY - damned, you are good!

don ramo · 31-05-2009 1:13am

xia · 31-05-2009 4:25pm

Another try

gonker · 31-05-2009 7:06pm

gonker · 31-05-2009 7:07pm

or this one:o I like this one.

Buzz Lightyear · 31-05-2009 8:47pm

Hi Gonker,
On your daughters Pix page of the photo, you'll find above the photo is the word sizes. If you click on this you'll be brought to a larger image of the one you want. Below the picture you'll find two boxes with code to copy to 'Link to this photo from another website'. THe one you want to copy is the one on the bottom for forums. In your daughters case it'll look something like this :

[URL=http://pix.ie/jenniferc/1007653]['IMG']http://photos2.pix.ie/10/0C/100C72A8FC5C4D38B5BEC5F51732DB00-800.jpg[/'IMG'][/URL]

Just copy this code straight onto this page.

By the way - she's taken two very nice shots

gonker · 31-05-2009 9:45pm

Thank you buzz she is nervous about putting her photos up on boards so I put them up for her

. Your photo is amazing btw.

ill edit it now.

mrmac · 01-06-2009 5:44am

gonker - the sand shot is brilliant!
I feel it suffers, just a bit, from being a bit off-level. Makes me tilt my head

Other than that, I really like it.

mrmac · 01-06-2009 6:02am

BFassassin · 01-06-2009 9:44am

My shot.
Not great and I would have liked to try some PP on it but I dont have a clue and the weather is too nice

Pigwidgeon · 01-06-2009 12:47pm

01-06-2009 5:59pm

Second try for me
3586411052_b922744a3a.jpg?v=0

gonker · 02-06-2009 8:07am

Zarapa that is gorgeous.

mrmac thanks for that she only got the camera the day before so I think she was really nervous about getting it wet or sandy!!!
btw your shot is fab. She was trying to get a shot like that but couldnt get it right.

mrmac · 02-06-2009 9:18am

gonker - cheers!
Tell her to register, and start lurking in the photography forum

She def. has a good eye for a scene - the waters edge shot is class - makes me reminisce (happy days).

Tell her not to be "afraid" to post up her pictures, we don't bite (too hard

).

I look forward to seeing some more of her shots, in the near future

ThOnda · 02-06-2009 1:10pm

By the way, who is the winner of this Assignment? There is another one and I felt pretty proud to think about theme for it...

salamanca · 02-06-2009 11:06pm

ThOnda wrote: »

By the way, who is the winner of this Assignment? There is another one and I felt pretty proud to think about theme for it...

Congratulations, ThOnda, you are the winner. Your coastal pic got 16 thanks just ahead of Pullandbang's cabbages with 15 thanks.

Pick a good one for Assignment 15!

Assignment 13 - Ground Level

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