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Challenge 3: Through The Eye of A Needle - Submissions
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 3:12 pm
by aster
Hello all,
I remember David Kilpatrick encouraging other forum members to start photo challenges of their own thinking. Lately I've been coming by events that made me think of the phrase 'through the eye of a needle'. Impossible seeming events becoming possible. I think this phrase can be interpreted by photography quite nicely by capturing a wonderful scene through a slot in the wall; impossible landscape scenes; a hard to photograph journalistic event; literally looking through a keyhole or a needle's eye...
You can go biblical or interpret the phrase to your heart's desire as you see fitting to your own life, surroundings and composition purposes.
Fly on your own and all the way!...macros...wide-angles...telephotos...fish-eyes...
Good luck hunting through the archives or shooting for the new.
You can submit as many samples, experimental shots as you like but please upload only one photo per post to make things easier to track by members as they are the only ones to make a selection.
Yildiz
ps. The challenge is open-ended until someone thinks there's a true winner!
Re: Challenge 3: Through The Eye of A Needle
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:32 pm
by Dr. Harout
Hmmm, let's see... does this apply?
Shot with a Nikon FSLR with either 6 or 8mm fisheye lens.
Scanned with a Microtek FilmScan 3600 using SilverFast software.
Re: Challenge 3: Through The Eye of A Needle
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:49 pm
by aster
Yes, it does!
Members will make the final judgement call of course!
But, Dr. Harout, one wonders what was in the eye of the 'needle' that got you two so intensely focused and interested?
Nice shot with the Nikon. Thanks for sharing the camera and scan info.
Yildiz
Re: Challenge 3: Through The Eye of A Needle
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:28 pm
by KevinBarrett
Nice one, Doc! Way to set the bar high!
Re: Challenge 3: Through The Eye of A Needle
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:38 am
by David Kilpatrick
OK, off to find me a camel!
DK
Re: Challenge 3: Through The Eye of A Needle
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:06 am
by peterottaway
DK - just make sure that it is a camel and not a dromedary given the weather in Scotland.
Re: Challenge 3: Through The Eye of A Needle
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:02 pm
by aster
David Kilpatrick wrote:OK, off to find me a camel!
DK
Our first challenger who decides to go biblical and literal all the way!
That takes a couragous heart and a bold eye...
That's the spirit, David!!
You lead on...and we'll be in close pursuit. (hopefully ! )
Yildiz
ps. Maybe we should help out and chip in to send you to Morocco to make this happen to a degree at least.
Re: Challenge 3: Through The Eye of A Needle
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:20 pm
by aster
Hi,
I editted my starter post to add the following statement:
"You can submit as many samples, experimental shots as you like but please upload only one photo per post to make things easier to track by members as they are the only ones to make a selection."
Good luck and please have fun!
Yildiz
Re: Challenge 3: Through The Eye of A Needle
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 8:52 pm
by Dusty
Slightly turning it on it's head, Here's the eye through the needle!
Miss Emma forced me to play blocks with her this morning, and since we built quite an arrangement, I wanted to photograph it before she knocked it down. Then I got the idea of photographing her thru the opening for the challenge. The first one didn't really work, as I didn't have the distance to back up and get both the blocks and her in focus, and I still only have the internal flash.
This one worked, however.
A350, 18-70 kit lens at 30mm, f8, 1/60, ISO 400, flash on, Aperture mode, manually adjusted WB in IDC, slightly cropped in PhotoScape and resized.
Dusty
Re: Challenge 3: Through The Eye of A Needle
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:28 pm
by Dr. Harout
She is very very cute.
Re: Challenge 3: Through The Eye of A Needle
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:16 am
by Dusty
Dr. Harout wrote:She is very very cute.
I'm very lucky to have 4 very beautiful daughters. I tell them all they're the best 2 minutes of work I ever did. Luckily, they don't get it, yet!
Dusty
Re: Challenge 3: Through The Eye of A Needle
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:08 am
by aster
Dusty wrote:Dr. Harout wrote:She is very very cute.
I'm very lucky to have 4 very beautiful daughters. I tell them all they're the best 2 minutes of work I ever did. Luckily, they don't get it, yet!
Dusty
2min.+ A lifetime Daddy Dusty.
I hope you enjoy the 'plus' part because it's in for lots of gratifying surprises!
A nice challenge entry by the way, you two are a good team.
Yildiz
Re: Challenge 3: Through The Eye of A Needle
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:08 am
by bakubo
I'm sorry to be late in posting something. I finally got around to looking through some photos this afternoon. This was a bit tough because I had 2-3 photos I wanted to use. I guess I will go with this one. These young girls are in a tiny village on the Mekong River in Laos.
Minolta 707si, Minolta 50mm f1.7 -- scanned film
Re: Challenge 3: Through The Eye of A Needle
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:40 am
by Dr. Harout
Excellent Henry. I like very much this style of photos. Probably wouldn't be that great in color.
Re: Challenge 3: Through The Eye of A Needle
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:08 am
by aster
Bakubo,
You're free to upload as many photos as you like for this challenge as long as each photo is in a different post so that members can track them and link to a particular one if theey wish. And the challenge is open-ended, you're not late.
Very cutely eye-lined 'needles' you have here!
Yildiz