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21ST MARCH 2010 - POLLS CLOSED - WE HAVE A WINNER!

Congratulations to Cameralabs' forum regular Naniani for her second Assignment win with 26% of the votes. Coming a close second was koenig26 with 21% of the votes, while Q u e n t i n earned third place with 12%. Congratulations to everyone who entered, especially our first-timers!

As always, the winner has one week to choose the theme for next month's Assignment. So over to you Naniani - what do you have for us in the month of April? As always, please let us know in the February Comments thread.

Gordon


1ST MARCH 2010 - SUBMISSIONS CLOSED! VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE!

POLLS CLOSE 21ST MARCH.


Hi everyone! Welcome to February's Assignment!

The theme for this month is "Asia", as suggested by shallowlife who won the December 2009 competition. Be sure to read the whole post for the rules.

In shallowlife's own words:

"It might seem a little unfair, but since I will go to Taiwan in February, I would like the next theme to be "Asia".

Of course not everyone can fly to Asia now, but I believe there might be an Asian part in your city, or perhaps just a Chinese restaurant. Who knows, maybe someone here is Asian (Self Portrait anyone?) or got an asian girlfriend/boyfriend? If you can also write chinese, you could just take a picture of something you have written.

Well, whatever you do it must seem Asian, or have to do anything with Asia."


The rules!

1: You can only submit one image and it has to be taken during February 2010. Photos taken earlier will be disqualified!

2: All images submitted must be no more than 500 pixels on their longest side, although you can include a link to a full resolution version if you like. Flickr users must link back to the original version to comply with its latest rules.

As always, please exercise good judgement on what is suitable for the forum. See the Forum Rules for guides.

Please include a sentence or two with your photo describing what you were trying to achieve and if there were any particular challenges in doing so like, for example, any special exposure or lighting setup.

We're all enthusiasts here, so it's also great to see what equipment you used and the settings too. So please also include the following:

Camera Model:
Lens and focal length:
Aperture:
Shutter Speed:
Sensitivity:
Post processing:

Submissions will close at midnight GMT on 28th February 2010. The final poll will follow.

Please remember this thread is for submissions only. If you'd like to comment on any of the submissions or ask any questions, please do so in the February 2010 Comments and Questions thread!

Thanks and good luck!

Gordon

Sony DSLR-A700
Exposure 1/80
apperture f/6.3
Focal length 50mm
ISO 800
Minolta 50mm lens

When I see an origami crane I immediately think of Asia, minimalism, and the beautiful people who came up with this simple but sometimes intricate craft.

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Sony Alpha 700, Minolta 70-210 f/4 and some other stuff

Camera Model: sony cybershot megapixels 7.2 (dsc-w80)
Lens and focal length: 2,8-5,2/5,8-17,4
Aperture: SL
Shutter Speed: 2 second
Sensitivity: high
Post processing: paintshop pro 9

I shot from below so that her gown appeared wider and more extravagant. I also used sepia tones to recreate the feeling you were in the Edo period of Japanese history.

Moderator Edit:
[Image exceeds the 500pixel maximum dimensions - please re-post a downsized version] - LahLahSr

done

An Asian Leopard in the Nation Zoological park in New Delhi, Asia has a huge resource of wild-life, today due to rapid urbanization we are loosing them pretty fast, only places we can find them are in zoo or sanctuary.

This one looked very healthy and enjoying the afternoon sun.

Image location Picasa album : http://picasaweb.google.com/saurav.tech/DelhiZooPuranaQuila#5435218596631936258

Camera: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D40
ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/160 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Focal Length: 185mm
Flash Used: No
Post Processing : Image Resized & Added Watermark

Saurav
http://www.sauravsen.co.nr

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Nikon D40
Nikkor AF-S 18-55mm
Nikkor AF-S 55-200mm

http://www.sauravsen.co.nr

Got this shot during the setsubun (soybean throwing) festival at Nagoya, Japan last February 3,2010...


Camera Model: Nikon D90
Lens and focal length: 18-200 mm/ 24 mm
Aperture: 3.8
Shutter Speed: 1/80
Sensitivity: 500

Camera Model: Canon 350(Rebel XT)
Lens and focal length: EF-s 18-55mm at 55mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/100
Sensitivity: ISO 800
Post processing: Levels, Curves.

I love bamboo and when I hear Asia that's what I think of.

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Canon 350 : 70-200mm f/2.8 L : 400mm f/5.6 L : 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 : 430EX II : Canon 1.4x II :

Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ35
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 7.8 mm
ISO Speed: 80

Post processing: none

Nikon D90
Lens 18-105
Exposure 1/200
apperture f/4.8
Focal length 42mm
ISO 200
Post processing: Photoshop CS4

I love Asian Food, and the best part is always the fortune cookie. The Chinese writing means Whats your Future

Camera: Nikon D90
Lense 18-105mm at 105mm
Aperture: f6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/640 sec
Sensitivity: IS0 800
Post processing: Cropped, converted to grayscale and increased contrast with curves

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/7707/dsc0245r.jpg

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Nikon D90 18-105mm | Nikkor 70-300mm VR | Sigma 10-20mm

Camera: Canon Eos 450d
Lens: 50mm 1.8
Aperture: f2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec
Sensitivity: IS0 200
Post processing:some Color and some contrast/light

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46460129@N07/4356913671/

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FLICKR: http://tinyurl.com/388cldd
Rebel Xsi + Grip, Tamron 17-55mm 2.8, Sigma 70-200 2.8 (non II), Canon 18-55mm IS, 50mm I.8 II, Sigma 30mm 1.4, Cullmann 4500-c Flash, Canon Speedlite 430 exII, Nikon Speedlight SB-80dx , Lensbaby composer, Studio Strobe and Equipment

Hi folks,
My first post here. Thanks Mr. Laing to help me make the choice in your excellent review.

I was having a candle lit evening (Valentine's day) and captured this perfect shot which goes with the Asian theme. I turned down the dimmers of the living room to bring out the shadows of the candle light cast on the Buddha altar.

Camera Model: Nikon D90
Lens and focal length: 18-105 mm VR, 35 mm equivalent = 52 mm used
Aperture: f/4.5
Shutter Speed:1/30
Sensitivity: ISO 3200
Post processing: none

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New to DSLR - love my D90 with 18-105 mm lens

Year of the TIGER .... NO not that Tiger.

The atrium of the Grand Hayatt in the Jin Mao tower in Shanghai. The growth of China in photo form.

Camera Model: Olympus-E510
Lens and focal length: Olympus 14-42mm - Shot at 14mm
Aperture: f3.5
Shutter Speed: 0.6 sec
Sensitivity: 100
Post processing: Lightroom - Convert to grayscale, adjust tone curve

I've just returned from Sri Lanka with a reasonable haul of shots. Sitting by a lagoon waiting (fruitlessly as it turned out) for a Kingfisher to obligingly perch within shot, this blossom fell from a tree and floated on the darkened water surface. I dressed it up in this square frame to try and give it a 'Japanese' quality.



Pentax K20D Pentax 55-300 DA lens at 300mm, ISO 800 1/125 @ f. 8. PP: Crop, sharpen, resize.

This is a bar in Bangkok and I had to wait some while to take this photo of this beautyful bartender.


Sony a300
Sony 50mm. f/1.8
f/2.5, 1/80s, ISO800
PP:reframe, some contrast added.

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dslr: Sony a300 with VG-B30AM grip, Tamron 17-50mm F2.8, Sony 50mm. F1.8, Sony 70-400mm F4.0-5.6 SSM. Sony HVL-F58AM flashgun, Sony HVL-F56AM flashgun, Manfrotto 190XB with 486RC2 and 804RC2 heads. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40884356@N06/