Weekly Photo Contest: Jan 25 - Feb 1 (Theme: Natural Light)

acearchie · Jan 25, 2013, 05:35 AM

Weekly Photo Contest: Jan 25 - Feb 1 (Theme: Natural Light)

Welcome to this weeks photo thread!

Theme: Natural Light

I am looking for shots that use natural light in an interesting way. I think a lot of people underestimate just how modifiable natural light is. A simple way to get really flattering light is to turn off the lights inside and take some pictures by the windows which act as some giant softboxes.

I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

Rules:

1. You may only submit one photo per contest.

2. Please do not comment on photos until after the judging has taken place.

3. The contest runs for exactly one week, starting NOW! (see time/date stamp at the start of this thread)

4. At the end of the week, The Judge (last week's Winner) will choose a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place photo, providing as much feedback as possible. (Judge has 24 hours to make decision)

5. The 1st place Winner will start a new thread with the topic/theme of their choice, and act as the Judge for that contest. (Winner has 48 hours to create new theme)

* To see all of our past contests please see the sticky thread here *

fireman32 · Jan 25, 2013, 08:24 AM

Here is my entry. This was taken a while back but it one of my favs. I think it fits the theme.

DSC_2874 by dspector32, on Flickr

samcraig · Jan 25, 2013, 08:55 AM

Plitvice National Park in Croatia.

Educ8r · Jan 25, 2013, 09:59 AM

mustang_dvs · Jan 25, 2013, 10:27 AM

'Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down.' by - PhotoSmith -, on Flickr

1D Mark III • ISO 400 • EF 50mm f/1.4 @ f/2.8

Made during nautical twilight.

Please note that this photostream does contain artistic nudity (photos containing nudity are not visible unless you are logged-into flickr and have your safety filters set to 'moderate' or 'restricted').

milbournosphere · 10:44 AM

I was out hiking and the light was wonderfully golden. Thankfully I had my AE-1 with me that day, loaded with some ISO100 Velvia slide film that soaked it all up.

pmxperience · Jan 25, 2013, 10:43 AM

Abandoned 1960s era school house. Needless to say, no electricity...

Dark Side by pmxperience, on Flickr

DirtySocks85 · Jan 25, 2013, 02:08 PM

Sunflower in Winter by SnickerSnackClick, on Flickr

genshi · Jan 25, 2013, 03:18 PM

Shot with a Pinhole camera using expired, ISO 1500, Sepia Polaroid film. Approximately 45 - 55 second exposure using only available/natural light (and a very patient model!) No photoshopping involved, this is exactly how the film was scanned (using a very cheap scanner unfortunately.)

Puckman1 · Jan 25, 2013, 03:41 PM

IMG_1697 by Puckman2012, on Flickr

Yet another sunset

ToomeyND · Jan 25, 2013, 04:07 PM

Hopefully this works. I've never posted by I always enjoy this thread. We went to Thailand last week and took a canoe tour through Phang Nga bay. Lucky for us we got to borrow my in-law's camera for the trip. This was at dusk.

ijohn.8.80 · Jan 25, 2013, 05:47 PM

Taken a few months ago in very early morning light on a rather overcast day, with a car tyre (that we've used as planters and pathways) behind it as the black background.

Canon 1100D, 55-250mm f/4-5.6, ISO 400, 1/60 sec., f/5.6, 163mm.

AlexH · Jan 26, 2013, 12:14 PM

Bridge's Light by DigitAl3x, on Flickr

jodelli · Jan 26, 2013, 11:04 PM

Under the Bridge

This channel gradually dried up over the summer until the bed was a foot or so above the level of the lake in the background.

Sideonecincy · Jan 26, 2013, 11:18 PM

astrosinmyeyes · Jan 27, 2013, 05:42 AM

Data: Canon EOS 450d, ISO 200, 41mm, 1/60.

Keleko · Jan 27, 2013, 07:43 AM

cupcakes2000 · Jan 27, 2013, 07:53 AM

1/400
f/4
70mm
iso100
7d

Melizard · Jan 27, 2013, 08:57 PM

Yukon by Melissa.O.Anderson, on Flickr

Cheese&Apple · Jan 28, 2013, 08:23 AM

Sunset sky from the lowest elevation in North America (Death Valley California, Badwater Basin - 282 feet below sea level)

georgeinnj · 09:15 AM

I was surprised that there was enough light reflected off the lake for the silhouette.

JDDavis · Jan 30, 2013, 08:38 PM

I really wish the rigging wasn't blocking her face but I love the light.

NZed · Jan 30, 2013, 08:52 PM

Flower in the light by Hellhelium2008, on Flickr

pertusis1 · Jan 30, 2013, 10:14 PM

Sometomes the sun must raise it's eyes to see the clouds.

MadTester · Jan 31, 2013, 05:05 AM

Took this whilst on holiday in Morocco whilst walking through the souks of Marakech. Nikon D3000 18-200VR (no photoshop)

Jan 25, 2013, 05:35 AM	#1
acearchie macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jan 2006	Weekly Photo Contest: Jan 25 - Feb 1 (Theme: Natural Light) Weekly Photo Contest: Jan 25 - Feb 1 (Theme: Natural Light) Welcome to this weeks photo thread! Theme: Natural Light I am looking for shots that use natural light in an interesting way. I think a lot of people underestimate just how modifiable natural light is. A simple way to get really flattering light is to turn off the lights inside and take some pictures by the windows which act as some giant softboxes. I look forward to seeing what you come up with! Rules: 1. You may only submit one photo per contest. 2. Please do not comment on photos until after the judging has taken place. 3. The contest runs for exactly one week, starting NOW! (see time/date stamp at the start of this thread) 4. At the end of the week, The Judge (last week's Winner) will choose a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place photo, providing as much feedback as possible. (Judge has 24 hours to make decision) 5. The 1st place Winner will start a new thread with the topic/theme of their choice, and act as the Judge for that contest. (Winner has 48 hours to create new theme) * To see all of our past contests please see the sticky thread here * __________________ Have A Look At My Vimeo Channel Check out my photography portfolio!
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Jan 25, 2013, 09:59 AM	#4
Educ8r macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 4th largest city in the USA	__________________ imagination + creativity = endless possibilities Science Through Photography
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Jan 25, 2013, 10:27 AM	#5
mustang_dvs macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Durham, NC	'Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down.' by - PhotoSmith -, on Flickr 1D Mark III • ISO 400 • EF 50mm f/1.4 @ f/2.8 Made during nautical twilight. Please note that this photostream does contain artistic nudity (photos containing nudity are not visible unless you are logged-into flickr and have your safety filters set to 'moderate' or 'restricted'). __________________  2.66GHz MacPro 2,1 \| 2.6GHz MBP 9,1 \| 1.2GHz Cube \| 2x 2GHz Mini 2,1 \| 160GB iPod \| 16GB iPhone 3,3 DVSmith.net \| thePhotosmith.com
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Jan 25, 2013, 10:29 AM	#6
milbournosphere macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Diego, CA	I was out hiking and the light was wonderfully golden. Thankfully I had my AE-1 with me that day, loaded with some ISO100 Velvia slide film that soaked it all up. __________________ Russian roulette linux style : dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/kmem bs=1 count=1 seek=$RANDOM Last edited by milbournosphere; Jan 25, 2013 at 10:44 AM. Reason: fixed some grammars
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Jan 25, 2013, 10:43 AM	#7
pmxperience macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: United States	Abandoned 1960s era school house. Needless to say, no electricity... Dark Side by pmxperience, on Flickr __________________ 13" Macbook Pro, 2.4 GHz i5, 8 GB RAM, 500 GB HD ; 32 GB iPad2 Black ; 16 GB GSM iPhone4sBLUE Canon EOS 550D; 18-55mm f1:3.5 ; 55-250mm f1:4 ; 50mm f1:1.8 ; Rolleiflex 2.8FX ; Amateur
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Jan 25, 2013, 08:24 AM	#2
fireman32 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC	Here is my entry. This was taken a while back but it one of my favs. I think it fits the theme. DSC_2874 by dspector32, on Flickr
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Jan 25, 2013, 08:55 AM	#3
samcraig macrumors G4 Join Date: Jun 2009	Plitvice National Park in Croatia.
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Jan 25, 2013, 02:08 PM	#8
DirtySocks85 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Wichita, KS	Sunflower in Winter by SnickerSnackClick, on Flickr __________________ Current: 13"MacBook Pro (mid 2010) iPhone 5 32GB Black/Slate iPod Classic 80GB • Canon EOS Rebel T3i • Nexus 7
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Jan 25, 2013, 03:18 PM	#9
genshi macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pasadena, California - Portland, Oregon	Shot with a Pinhole camera using expired, ISO 1500, Sepia Polaroid film. Approximately 45 - 55 second exposure using only available/natural light (and a very patient model!) No photoshopping involved, this is exactly how the film was scanned (using a very cheap scanner unfortunately.) __________________ jido-genshi @ iTunes Music Store Flickr \| Vimeo \| Twitter
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Jan 25, 2013, 03:41 PM	#10
Puckman1 macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2012	IMG_1697 by Puckman2012, on Flickr Yet another sunset
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Jan 25, 2013, 04:07 PM	#11
ToomeyND macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2011	Hopefully this works. I've never posted by I always enjoy this thread. We went to Thailand last week and took a canoe tour through Phang Nga bay. Lucky for us we got to borrow my in-law's camera for the trip. This was at dusk. Attached Thumbnails
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Jan 25, 2013, 05:47 PM	#12
ijohn.8.80 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Adelaide, South Australia.	Taken a few months ago in very early morning light on a rather overcast day, with a car tyre (that we've used as planters and pathways) behind it as the black background. Canon 1100D, 55-250mm f/4-5.6, ISO 400, 1/60 sec., f/5.6, 163mm. __________________ “An idiot with a small environmental footprint is still an idiot" - Officer John Cooper (LAPD) MacRumors Scavenger Hunt Part IV - 2 points
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Jan 26, 2013, 12:14 PM	#13
AlexH macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hot Springs, AR	Bridge's Light by DigitAl3x, on Flickr
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Jan 26, 2013, 11:04 PM	#14
jodelli Contributor Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Windsor, ON, Canada	Under the Bridge This channel gradually dried up over the summer until the bed was a foot or so above the level of the lake in the background. Attached Thumbnails
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Jan 26, 2013, 11:18 PM	#15
Sideonecincy macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2003
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Jan 27, 2013, 05:42 AM	#16
astrosinmyeyes macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Vienna, Austria	Sundown in Cape Town Data: Canon EOS 450d, ISO 200, 41mm, 1/60. Attached Thumbnails __________________ macbook unibody late 2009 ipod classic 160gb ipod touch 64gb 4g ipod nano 8gb magic mouse
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Jan 27, 2013, 07:43 AM	#17
Keleko macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2008
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Jan 27, 2013, 07:53 AM	#18
cupcakes2000 macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2010	1/400 f/4 70mm iso100 7d __________________ website
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Jan 27, 2013, 08:57 PM	#19
Melizard macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Canada	Yukon by Melissa.O.Anderson, on Flickr __________________ My Flickr
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Jan 28, 2013, 08:23 AM	#20
Cheese&Apple macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Toronto	Sunset sky from the lowest elevation in North America (Death Valley California, Badwater Basin - 282 feet below sea level)
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Jan 28, 2013, 09:12 AM	#21
georgeinnj macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Jersy, USA	silhouette at the lake I was surprised that there was enough light reflected off the lake for the silhouette. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by georgeinnj; Jan 28, 2013 at 09:15 AM. Reason: forgot to attach the image
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Jan 30, 2013, 08:38 PM	#22
JDDavis macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2009	I really wish the rigging wasn't blocking her face but I love the light. __________________ Jeff http://jddavis.zenfolio.com/
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Jan 30, 2013, 08:52 PM	#23
NZed Contributor Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Canada, Eh?	Flower in the light by Hellhelium2008, on Flickr __________________ Marty: Wait a minute, Doc. Are you telling me that you built a time machine, out of a DeLorean?
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Jan 30, 2013, 10:14 PM	#24
pertusis1 macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Texas	Sometomes the sun must raise it's eyes to see the clouds. Attached Thumbnails
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Jan 31, 2013, 05:05 AM	#25
MadTester macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2012	Took this whilst on holiday in Morocco whilst walking through the souks of Marakech. Nikon D3000 18-200VR (no photoshop) Attached Thumbnails __________________ I know what I like and I like what I know...17" Aluminium MacBookPro MountainLion, 8Gb RAM, 320 GB HD, Mac Mini Lion Server 16gb RAM, 1TB HD, Work Unibody MacBookPro 15" 2011 OSX Lion, i7 quad
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