November Photo Competition

[Brettus]

Thanks to everyone for the votes last month, thought I'd get this months underway. hopefully the subject hasn't been done before, couldn't find it in the search.

This months theme:
Motion
being as we are all driven (no pun intended) by the sensation of motion I thought we might be able to come up with some creative pictures portraying it. I chose this example to be a little different from the usual light trails, can be any kind of motion.

http://www.brettnet.co.uk/gallery2/Tempupload/firepois%28800%29.jpg (http://www.brettnet.co.uk/gallery2/Tempupload/firepois.jpg)
The pic is my 16 year old brother with his Fire Pois just incase anyone wondered :)

Hope thats ok.

[Shellywoozle]

This on is open to abuse :) think about it

[Ch00]

Heres my effort.

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd86/Ch00ie/Picture141.jpg

[Samnooshka]

Changing my entry :)

http://static.flickr.com/2339/1892494033_ad356ae259_d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52837090@N00/1892494033/)

Taken today with Canon 400D and 70-300mm Tamron Lense.

PP was contrast and brightness adjusted and levels played about with.

I have loads of images of bikes but i really like this one i took today :)

[Richie]

We haven't finished voting for October Yet...

It was only in my view... I did not or have not counted any votes as It's not my competition...

[Brettus]

Heh oops, my bad, sorry, just my name being in big letters early in the morning, I'll go sit quietly in the corner :)

[rob13]

So we running with this or should we continue voting for October?

[Brettus]

Can't deprive the winner of October's the only prize, especially due to my stupidity, :oops: need to get the october one wrapped up though so the winner can pick their topic and mods can delete this one. (My opinion anyhow) but maybe I should just be seen and not heard ;)

[petevtwin650]

It's all that naughty boy Richies fault. Doing a Eurovisiontype post. :smt044

I was gonna post a pic of Luckypants bike in this contest..............


Then I re-read the title and saw it was Motion, not Slow Motion.:smt098

[Richie]

It's all that naughty boy Richies fault. Doing a Eurovisiontype post. :smt044
.:smt098


I thought in the eurovision song contest there was one votes from every enterent...


I was only one enterent... [-(





so fick off...:smt019 you son of a silly person...



runs and hides behinds the teacher...

[Luckypants]

Then I re-read the title and saw it was Motion, not Slow Motion.:smt098

:smt022:why: Meanie!

[Luckypants]

Heres my effort.

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd86/Ch00ie/Picture141.jpg

Choo is that the Water of Nevis, taken from a little footbrige?

[philipMac]

Choo is that the Water of Nevis, taken from a little footbrige?


ha ha.
I was just thinking I reckon I could run that on the left hand side.

[Ch00]

Choo is that the Water of Nevis, taken from a little footbrige?

Yes it is, its very pretty round there.

Ch00

[Luckypants]

Yes it is, its very pretty round there.

Ch00
Ahhh right, my current fave of the Water of Nevis

http://www.flowfree.co.uk/img/hp/main/mi3_1.jpg

My lad on the main falls, medium spate.

[Luckypants]

ha ha.
I was just thinking I reckon I could run that on the left hand side.
Left side in the photo or true river left? Left side of photo is true boulder choke out of shot. The line is hard true river left, heading right to exit falls down the center.

[Bluepete]

Ahhh right, my current fave of the Water of Nevis

http://www.flowfree.co.uk/img/hp/main/mi3_1.jpg



My lad on the main falls, medium spate.

Flippin eck!

That gives me goose bumps. He's mad!

[Luckypants]

He certainly is fearless! I have photos of us all on that fall (my first kayaking trip in 3 years!) last January. The 'V' sign is his trademark going off a drop. Actually the rapid in Choo's phot is trickier as it requires more complex manoevering, this is more of a bottle tester.

His first waterfall was at age 13 on the Afon Gamlan, a 15 footer. His sis ran Low Force at age 12.

[philipMac]

Left side in the photo or true river left? Left side of photo is true boulder choke out of shot. The line is hard true river left, heading right to exit falls down the center.

Oh right.
No, I was thinking this:
Probably keeping right after the falls unless I really got spat out hard and had no
choice in the soupy stuff at the bottom there.

Fair play to your young 'fla. He is about to get ate by that. Ha ha. He is on the line right though. And is pointing in the right direction....
I have ehhh.... more "sense" lets call it. (ie less balls.)

I have let go of one end of a paddle though a couple of times, if I am being seriously ate. A couple of times its just been ripped out of one hand. I can keep one hand on it, and let it flap about, and then gather my sh!t once things get a little more calm, and do a touchy feely roll up.

[haggis]

Being a landlubber i thought you meant to 'run' across from cliff to cliff in the foreground. Then it all became clear. :rolleyes:


Here's mine for November, Smoo Cave. (If this subject is still running.)

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u220/madmud75/Dscf0125.jpg

[markmoto]

heres my effort

[therealvw]

Nice Passion Flower, but wheres the motion?
AND, is this actually being continued as the previous Oct comp hasn't been fully completed?

[markmoto]

oops my bad will try and replace it with something more appropriate ;-)

[rictus01]

Someone say motion ?

apparently invisable so deleted.

Cheers Mark.

[keithd]

suggestion...

and i apologise if its been mentioned before...

but there's a few freds on the site with peoples asking for recommendations of cameras, dunno if its worth stating underneath your pic what was used to take the photo. it could help get more votes too, if a stunner was taken with a boxed brownie it might get more kudos than if somebody's taken a good pic with 2 grands worth of kit.

just a fought

[kwak zzr]

thats a good idea, mine's a sh#t un thats why i dont post any in the competitions:)

fuji finepix A303.

[therealvw]

Rictus
Blurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Jdubya]

So are we going with this theme then?

[philipMac]

I think rictus's shot is deadly.

[southy1978]

http://darrensouth.bulldoghome.com/photos/BDRES/darrensouth_bulldoghome_com/IMG_5872.jpg

Taken with a canon 350d + 80-200 lens at donnington

[markmoto]

http://darrensouth.bulldoghome.com/photos/BDRES/darrensouth_bulldoghome_com/IMG_5872.jpg

Taken with a canon 350d + 80-200 lens at donnington

Nice shot sir how is this effect acheived?

[philipMac]

Nice shot sir how is this effect acheived?


Not that easily I think.
You just have to be good enough to able to lock onto the car, and pan with it. Believe it or not.

Or at least that's the way I have seen press guys doing it.

(Thats a very good shot by the way.)

[Richie]

I think buy panning the car with the camera and using a high shutter speed

[fizzwheel]

I think buy panning the car with the camera and using a high shutter speed

thats how I do it, but it's not very easy and I'm still learning how to use my camera

Taken at Donnington this year,

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/fizzwheel/Donny%202007/CSC_0546.jpg

Nikon D40 with 50 - 200mm lens.

[southy1978]

I think buy panning the car with the camera and using a high shutter speed
Yes it is by getting a good focus on the car and (trying) to pan with it, although if you use too high a shutter speed you will reduce the motion effect such as the wheel blur etc.
That one was taken at 200mm and 1/100th sec, i myself was amazed at how well it came out so much so that i got it printed 30"x20" and have it on my wall :):)

[hovis]

i like southys

[Samnooshka]

Have changed my entry for this month :)

[Richie]

Ahhh right, my current fave of the Water of Nevis

http://www.flowfree.co.uk/img/hp/main/mi3_1.jpg

My lad on the main falls, medium spate.


Balls of Steel... or brains of putty, must take after his Father... in the brains department...
Superb...

[TC3]

Here is mine.....it is all i have as i dont normally do anything that moves :)
http://TC3.smugmug.com/photos/206566634-L.jpg

Pentax K100D & Tamron 70-300 @ 300mm

[G]

What exposure time are people using to get the light trail, and water cascading effect?

I have just bought a new camera last night so need to start playing about.

Not my favourite, but best captured motion image is below, took on my works old point and shoot camera before I bought my own.

http://img28.picoodle.com/img/img28/5/11/7/f_IMG2505m_035e83f.jpg

[colinsv25]

like the megane i want 1 of those for my next car

[philipMac]

What exposure time are people using to get the light trail, and water cascading effect?


I have used 1 second exposures to get that. Just make sure the camera is as steady as you can. (Little beanbags are great for a makeshift tripod.)

[Warthog]

I have used 1 second exposures to get that. Just make sure the camera is as steady as you can. (Little beanbags are great for a makeshift tripod.)

Haha I think I have more chance of having a tripod around than a little bean bag :-P. That car shot is stunning!

[philipMac]

A little beanbag is the man for that stuff. Try lugging a tripod around for a day or two. There is almost always a spot that you can set up a bean bag to rest the camera on.
And if there isn't.. you'll just end up with an artsy unusual angle. ;)

I prefer it even to those mini tripods you can get now, its more flexible, you can drape it over a branch or railings or whatever. You can just make one even, use fine seeds like flax.

[BIG Al]

Being a landlubber i thought you meant to 'run' across from cliff to cliff in the foreground. Then it all became clear. :rolleyes:


Here's mine for November, Smoo Cave. (If this subject is still running.)

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u220/madmud75/Dscf0125.jpg

Now that's somewhere I've always wanted to go but every time I suggest it people say "where? ah you made that up!"

[BIG Al]

Here's mine

[gettin2dizzy]

Here's mine
I don't see much motion!

[Richie]

I don't see much motion!

It was that fast you missed it.

[therealvw]

Big Al, Motion of the Sun? Or clouds?
Or is there a snail somewhere on the Road.
Nice picture non the less!
I'll have to trawl through my catalogue to see if I can find something for this THREAD!

[BIG Al]

The motion is in the soul brother....or doesn't this image move you enough ;)

[hovis]

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k295/hovi5/tim.jpg

[Lissa]

Pic taken at the Sheene Run in Rugby two years ago.
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/petevtwin650/orgphoto/SheeneRun010.jpg

[Bluepete]

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t48/conker51/Firework.jpg

Taken on my Fuji F31fd by Mrs Bluepete whilst I did the pyromaniac bit!

Cropped a bit and levels adjusted to get a proper black on Photoshop Elements 5

[tigersaw]

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n273/tigersaw/flybe.jpg

This was one of many rattling past my window yesterday

[Quiff Wichard]

they are ace- Lucky P that one of your lad is awesome..

if that was me there would be TWO kinds of motion goin on there I can tell ya

got to go find mine now-- I have one of a bird of prey at work somewhere

[Quiff Wichard]

Found it- ... the Falconry that we do for corporate events- ... these birds are awesome..

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b326/sigourneysbeaver/workkdm012.jpg

[hovis]

Found it- ... the Falconry that we do for corporate events- ... these birds are awesome..

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b326/sigourneysbeaver/workkdm012.jpg

maybw its just my screen........... but its very dark & i cant make it out?

[Pedro68]

My vote goes to Southy's so far ... awesome m8!
Haggis is a very very close 2nd in my book tho ;-)

[kwak zzr]

Found it- ... the Falconry that we do for corporate events- ... these birds are awesome..

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b326/sigourneysbeaver/workkdm012.jpg

thats a very good photo quiff.

[jamessunhill]

Here's mine
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/jamessunhill/Oulton%20Park%2014%20and%2015-07-07/14-07-07%20National%20Superstock%20Championship%20Qualif y2/DSCF9249.jpg

Taken at Oulton Park in July during the qualifying round of the Superstock Championship (at the BSB).

There were better pictures, but I like this one best (the sparks).

Taken with as Fuji Finepix 5600

[Quiff Wichard]

Hovis- you never were good with the birds though eh !>>

[Biker Biker]

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j283/tdecastro_2006/BSB%202007/2007394.jpg

[hovis]

maybw its just my screen........... but its very dark & i cant make it out?

im in work now...... nice piccy:thumbsup:

[Richie]

Just received a new Digital Camera today for my Birthday, and has one of those keep the shutter open for a bit... So on the way out for a Birthday meal, I took this... The missus was driving...
Not bad for a first attempt.
photoshoped the contrast down and resized it.
Camera = Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/3360/motionat8.jpg

[Ratty46]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/ratty46/n803325181_1603245_6701.jpg



http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v212/ratty46/?action=view&current=n803325181_1603247_7252-1.jpg

[ibishu]

god to be begin with i thought, i don't know if i have any decent shots, but having a look through my folders, once again i am stuck with which one to pick.
i have gone with something totally not bike related.
Antiworld 070707 festival in aldershot. basically a bunch of hippies camping in a field listening to psytrance.
(yes, under the leather is a hippie)

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w111/ibishu/P7070951Medium.jpg
http://picasaweb.google.com.au/sarahlloyd/Fark/photo?authkey=YDDLP7idrQA#5132732817266298178

[G]

Here's mine
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/jamessunhill/Oulton%20Park%2014%20and%2015-07-07/14-07-07%20National%20Superstock%20Championship%20Qualif y2/DSCF9249.jpg

Taken at Oulton Park in July during the qualifying round of the Superstock Championship (at the BSB).

There were better pictures, but I like this one best (the sparks).

Taken with as Fuji Finepix 5600

Nice i have just bought this camera and have some similar shots although I'm abit rubbish.

[G]

BMW M3 CSL @ Cadwell Park - Fuji S5700

http://img36.picoodle.com/img/img36/5/11/14/f_DSCF0040m_08a6745.jpg

and a not so good attempt

http://img36.picoodle.com/img/img36/5/11/14/f_DSCF0101m_b340c95.jpg

[therealvw]

Richie that is an ACE picture.

I got a Panasonic Lumix Tc1. Great camera. I find though that the focus point is slightyl off.
Or it could be just my because my Mark 1 Eyeball is slightly off!??!

[jamessunhill]

Nice i have just bought this camera and have some similar shots although I'm abit rubbish.

It just takes practice.

If you want, have a look at the rest of my photos from that weekend here (http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/jamessunhill/Oulton%20Park%2014%20and%2015-07-07/) (Pick any of the albums from the menu on the Left Hand Side).

[maff]

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7343/dsc00251editxq5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

it was in motion before it touched down... honest

[jamessunhill]

That looks like it's about to get expensive.

[stewie]

This me in me truck on the M6 a little while ago

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa125/wyoming95/Nighttruckingjpeg1.jpg

Took the shot with a Nikon FM2N , f8/f11, 90 secs exposure on Fuji Velvia

P.s. OOOPS ! sorry, just nicked Richie,s idea, sorry mate

[Jdubya]

This me in me truck on the M6 a little while ago

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa125/wyoming95/Nighttruckingjpeg1.jpg

Took the shot with a Nikon FM2N , f8/f11, 90 secs exposure on Fuji Velvia

P.s. OOOPS ! sorry, just nicked Richie,s idea, sorry mate

What did you fix the camera to?

[stewie]

Well first off I had to stow the bunk then move the on board fridge off its runners and put it in the passenger footwell. Then I attatched a tripod by means of several tie wraps to the runners and a couple of bungees, I opened the shutter using a 2 ft remote release with me left hand and timed the exposures with a countdown timer on me phone.

[therealvw]

cool pic Stewie. Hmm what speed were you doing there!??!?!!?!

[markmoto]

Warp speed Mr sulu

[stewie]

Warp speed Mr sulu

Oi, I was just gonna say that :D

[Richie]

This me in me truck on the M6 a little while ago

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa125/wyoming95/Nighttruckingjpeg1.jpg



P.s. OOOPS ! sorry, just nicked Richie,s idea, sorry mate

S'ok bud.

[stewie]

Just received a new Digital Camera today for my Birthday, and has one of those keep the shutter open for a bit... So on the way out for a Birthday meal, I took this... The missus was driving...
Not bad for a first attempt.
photoshoped the contrast down and resized it.
Camera = Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/3360/motionat8.jpg

Nice shot that Richie :smt023

[Pedro68]

This me in me truck on the M6 a little while ago

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa125/wyoming95/Nighttruckingjpeg1.jpg

Took the shot with a Nikon FM2N , f8/f11, 90 secs exposure on Fuji Velvia

P.s. OOOPS ! sorry, just nicked Richie,s idea, sorry mate
Cool photo Stew :D

[John 675]

had a little play with it ;) in the photoshop but im not expecting to win with it, just thought i looked fast lol,

http://a194.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/35/l_3c4f26f4490e33ae1a00a73dd382da39.jpg

[ThEGr33k]

had a little play with it ;) in the photoshop but im not expecting to win with it, just thought i looked fast lol,

http://a194.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/35/l_3c4f26f4490e33ae1a00a73dd382da39.jpg


Looks like ti maybe broken! :smt105

[Richie]

had a little play with it ;) in the photoshop but im not expecting to win with it, just thought i looked fast lol,

http://a194.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/35/l_3c4f26f4490e33ae1a00a73dd382da39.jpg

Why don't you post the before and after image, so we can see all your hard work.

[John 675]

Looks like ti maybe broken! :smt105
what is lol,??

Why don't you post the before and after image, so we can see all your hard work.

well here is the original pic i just added a cheap motion blur filter lol,
http://a425.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/93/l_1951e92195361089cfa69df5d63aaff0.jpg

[ThEGr33k]

what is lol,??

Sorry, i was at work when i wrote this... It seems some places these pics are stored are blocked so the images appear to be broken links. :rolleyes:

[ThEGr33k]

I know this is kinda cheating but here you go :p

http://ut2004.titaninternet.co.uk/forums/image.php?u=1604&dateline=1187297163

[TC3]

had a little play with it ;) in the photoshop but im not expecting to win with it, just thought i looked fast lol,

http://a194.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/35/l_3c4f26f4490e33ae1a00a73dd382da39.jpg

It has been over done. Why would there be a blur in front of the helmet if it was travelling in that direction

[rob13]

Heres my effort. Not great, but not photoshopped ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/robchester/P1010061.jpg

[G]

^^^^nice liking that :cool: is that croft by the way?

[rob13]

certainly is Graeme

[Richie]

Last day of November... get you movements done by 23:59:59 Hrs....

Very good entrys this month, well done to all.

[Jdubya]

I didn't have a chance to go out and take any so heres "one I took earlier..."

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c277/Jdubyasv650/Bluewater01.jpg