Photo Assignment: Weekend 10/13/07

[MLS2GO]

This group had just come together, obviously old friends.

[Voni]

What better group dynamic than BMW riders reuniting!

I can feel the energy.

Great shot!

Voni
sMiling

[bricciphoto]

Here is one of my contributions:

[bricciphoto]

Number two:

[bricciphoto]

Number three (could have been my "Blue" subject, too ):

[bluestune]

I realize BeerTeam's question is not posed to me. It did pop up while I was cogitating on the very same question, though. . . .

Am I way out, or are both the six-pack and the camera moving? Camera on a tray? Maybe you don't want to tell us. I know, genius is a selfish mistress.

I just wanted to weigh in with a well-deserved, "cool shot."

Thanks, I wanted to generate some questions as to how I made this, so thanks for asking.

Tom, your guess is almost right on as to how I made the shot. I used a 1X6X10 inch plank for the six pack to rest on, then clamped a camera mount to the board, attached the camera and composed the beverages leaving room for the bike while I still had the "rig" on my workbench. Then, I picked up the whole rig, walked over to the bike and just shot several frames moving the rig and camera with the bike stationary in the background. I also used a work light to light everything. The whole setup took about 5 minutes. Oh yeah, I used a point and shoot Canon SD850 set to macro setting, the exposure was about one quarter of a second and aperture was around 5.6, I'll have to look in the metadata for exact specs.

I'm really enjoying the "themes" that are being tossed out at us, Thanks Tom.

[burnszilla]

[rocketman]

Here is one of my contributions:

ha Ha! Let me guess Mortons Octoberfest?

RM

[SNC1923]

Thanks, I wanted to generate some questions as to how I made this, so thanks for asking.

Tom, your guess is almost right on as to how I made the shot. I used a 1X6X10 inch plank for the six pack to rest on, then clamped a camera mount to the board, attached the camera and composed the beverages leaving room for the bike while I still had the "rig" on my workbench. Then, I picked up the whole rig, walked over to the bike and just shot several frames moving the rig and camera with the bike stationary in the background. I also used a worklight to light up everything. The whole setup took about 5 minutes. Oh yeah, I used a point and shoot Canon SD850 set to macro setting, the exposure was about one quarter of a second and apature was around 5.6, I'll have to look in the metadata for exact specs.

I'm really enjoying the "themes" that are being tossed out at us, Thanks Tom.

Thanks for sharing your technique with us. You are a clever and inventive photographer, which is why, I suspect, unlike the rest of us, you actually get paid for it!

Ain't the "Photo Assignment" threads fun?

[bricciphoto]

ha Ha! Let me guess Mortons Octoberfest?

RM

Yes. It's Officer Pecka and a few interested spectators.

[wmubrown]

From the Falling Leaf rally (resized only):

















That's a rainbow over the crowd.

[98288]

... I spent the past week working on an old house and that did not give a lot of time to get really creative with my very new and capable Nikon. Lots to learn. Anyway, unable to venture out too far I looked around. Lots of beauty in this remote little place called Larrys River. Lots of blue.... but I missed that weekend. Now... Group Dynamic.

What I really wanted was a seagull feeding frenzy up in the blueberry field. Food thrown..... I position myself in bushes and ready for some grand shots. Smart birds these gulls. Circling overhead they waited for me to leave. They won and I went back to working on the house.

New ideas: first is my makeshift workbench in a future bedroom. Not looking too dynamic at the moment but it is a bustle of activity for most of the day.



Then, as I made the bed in the morning, I thought quilt. Pieces brought together in a purposeful and dynamically resourceful way which is a beautiful example of form and function. Note the BMW content in the center.



And last, again not me at my most creative, is a shot taken while in barley therapy one evening. After working all day with the electrician I thought that maybe I can capture a bit of the dynamic interlacing and subsequent networking that eminates from the systems heart: The Breaker Box. Darn thing is dynamic when it works well and vividly dynamic when things get mixed up.



Even if no product is forthcoming, the exercise really nudges one to see their world in a more interesting and thoughful way. Complacency sneaks up on you with silent ease. -Bob

[REBECCAV]

A few shots from Mortons BMW dealer Octoberfest in northern VA

Hey RM - I rode by Morton's on Saturday! I wish that I could have stopped.

I like this picture a lot though even though I don't feel like it is visually particularly strong or interesting. I was riding a competitive rally in VA over the weekend and to me, this picture of my buddy Mike trying to find a bonus location communicates what competitive rallies can be like.

This particular bonus was the grave of the arm of Stonewall Jackson in a very remote location, and once we got to the location, we had a bit of trouble finding the granite marker designating the grave.

It's an image of a group dynamic for me because I had never ridden a rally with another rider before.

[rocketman]

Hey RM - I rode by Morton's on Saturday! I wish that I could have stopped.

I like this picture a lot though even though I don't feel like it is visually particularly strong or interesting. I was riding a competitive rally in VA over the weekend and to me, this picture of my buddy Mike trying to find a bonus location communicates what competitive rallies can be like.

This particular bonus was the grave of the arm of Stonewall Jackson in a very remote location, and once we got to the location, we had a bit of trouble finding the granite marker designating the grave.

It's an image of a group dynamic for me because I had never ridden a rally with another rider before.

Interesting, I just looked it up, I'll have to go down there, not far from my digs. So did you guys find it? The website roadsideAmerica says you need a pass to get into the site, but I found the road leading to the house on maps.google.

RM

[REBECCAV]

Interesting, I just looked it up, I'll have to go down there, not far from my digs. So did you guys find it? The website roadsideAmerica says you need a pass to get into the site, but I found the road leading to the house on maps.google.

RM

Yes, we found it. If the gate is down you need a pass from the visitor's center, if not you can just go in.

I'd highly recommend a visit - it's a cool spot.