Weekday Photography Challenge #2: SHADOWS – 31+ Days To Better Photography

Remember that part where I said the photo challenges would all be on weekends? Well, it’s Spring already which means longer days and a thousand other reasons to cover up the fact that I failed to post a challenge last Friday. There’s no reason we can’t have a challenge during the week!

As before, the ~~Weekend~~ Weekday Photography Challenge is meant to be simple and fun, like me. There are no big rules and no huge prizes, although I gave Josh somewhere near 1200 points last week. The Challenge isn’t against anyone other than your own imagination. It’s an inner challenge with outward results. So Zen, without the meditation. Or monks. Temples. Rituals. Ok, it’s not very Zen.

This week’s challenge topic will be SHADOWS

For this weekly challenge, you may use one or more of the three concepts/settings on your camera:

Change to a different Metering Mode
Use Shutter Speed Mode
Concentrate on holding your camera properly

You have until Friday at the end of the day to post your results. Again, please including shooting data and some explanation about how you took the shot so everyone here can learn along with you. Thanks!

13 Replies to “Weekday Photography Challenge #2: SHADOWS – 31+ Days To Better Photography”

Elizabeth HandwerkerApril 19, 2011 at 10:32 am

Last year on my horse, shot with my iphone 🙂
http://i55.tinypic.com/2qmp4s4.jpg%5B/IMG%5D

Elizabeth HandwerkerApril 19, 2011 at 10:36 am

and yes, I was totally concentrating on holding my camera properly…hard to do on a horse!

Elizabeth HandwerkerApril 19, 2011 at 12:32 pm

A fresh attempt.
http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n500/mrsmph/shadows%20challenge/069.jpg

and here’s the others…

http://s1136.photobucket.com/albums/n500/mrsmph/shadows%20challenge/

Elizabeth HandwerkerApril 19, 2011 at 12:35 pm

sorry – the 1st pic ISO 100 1/400
- Peter West Carey Post authorApril 19, 2011 at 12:50 pm
  
  Damn! You work fast!
- Elizabeth HandwerkerApril 19, 2011 at 2:51 pm
  
  Hahaha….I went into my yard and started looking for stuff that had shadows. I had to move the orchid though! 🙂 Those are all with no post production, save for cropping.

Bluegreen KirkApril 20, 2011 at 5:46 am

I really like both the one of Elizabeth on the horse and the photo of the shadow on the flower. Really enjoy the photo challenge look forward to more photos.

CarolineApril 24, 2011 at 8:50 am

aaaah. is this still this week’s challenge? What’s the deadline?

Peter West Carey Post authorApril 24, 2011 at 9:06 pm

-23,621 points Caroline!!!
🙂

I am going to limit the challenges to just weekends as it seems that works better. This last week’s because someone, who is me, missed Friday. Not this week though!!
- CarolineApril 25, 2011 at 10:41 am
  
  OK, look forward to the next one and I am determined to get 23, 622 points at least to get back in the positive numbers!

Jeanne TaylorApril 24, 2011 at 9:31 pm

So sorry, we just seem to keep getting rain clouds. April showers better bring May flowers. Didn’t think to use a light other than the sun. Happy Easter. : )