Camera Labs

July 22nd - POLL CLOSED - Congratulations to Sue / naniani for winning this month's On Assignment!



Hi everyone! Welcome to June's Assignment!

The theme for this month is "Decay and / or Destruction", as suggested by AL who won the April 2010 competition. Be sure to read the whole post for the rules.

In AL's own words:

"My idea for this months challenge is "Decay and /or Destruction" which can be absolutely anything you want. Please keep the post processing to a minimum."



The rules!

1: You can only submit one image and it has to be taken during June 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 30th June 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 June 2010 Comments and Questions thread!

Thanks and good luck!

Gordon

Camera Model: 1DIV
Lens and focal length: 70-200 f2.8 L II @ 200mm
Aperture: 3.2
Shutter Speed: 1/1000th to 1/60 (5 shot HDR)
Sensitivity: 100
Post processing: HDR in PS5, sharpened slightly, desaturated green and changed hue, increased red saturation

edit: corrected typos and changed host for pic.

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http://www.parismetrotrash.com

Hi all, this is my first entry...enjoy

Human hand, representing destruction




Shot with a 550d and a 50mm f1.8 Av mode, monochrome

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Canon 1D Classic
Canon 60d
Canon 17-55mm F2.8 IS, 430ex, 50mm F1.8

baroque castle



Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikkor 18-105mm @18mm
Aperture: f/11
Shutter Speed: 1/40s
ISO: 200

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BDS Photo Blog
flickr
Nikon D90 | Nikon F-401s |Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 | Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 | Nikkor 70-300mm | Raynox DCR-250 | Nikon SB-600

All used up and chained

Camera Model: Nikon D300
Lens and focal length: Sigma HSM 10-20mm
Aperture: f/7.1
Shutter Speed:1/200
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Post processing: Nothing more than play with levels in Aperture 2


Taken in the Haight-Ashbury District in San Francisco, in the alley beside the famous Amoeba Music store. All natural light, no tripod.

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Nikon D300+MB-D10 | Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 | Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Macro | Sigma 10-20mm
18-200mm VR | 85mm f/1.8 | 50mm f/1.8 | SB-600 | Manfrotto 681B & 3232 Monopod--190XPROB & 488RC2 Tripod
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My first steps



Camera: Canon PowerShot A590 IS @8mm, Av mode
Aperture: f/3.2
Shutter Speed: 1/60s
ISO: 100
PP: resize, B&W in Photoshop

PP: Exposure

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Canon 5D mkII+Battery Grip
Canon Rebel T2 l Yashica FX-3 I Minolta srt 202
70-200 f2.8 L / 17-40 L / 50 1.4
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/teegprice/

Moss Onboard - Found this printed circuit board in the woods and was nicely excited by its degeneration. The woods seemed to actually have been a former landfill because there were tons of different waste pieces surfacing the floor.

Since it was a rainy day, quite dark in the woods and in lack of a tripod, the board got finally taken home and we waited for better light which came in the evening.
There were still some tiny forest creatures living inside the board which I saw crawling around while taking pictures ... didn't tell my wife about it.



Canon PowerShot A495
on tripod in Macro mode
14,8 mm (84,4 mm in 35mm cameras)
f/4,5
1/8 sec
EV - 4/3
ISO 80
PP with PhotoFiltre Studio 9 - trying to get everything as realistically looking as possible

GREENERY 1 : 0 MACHINERY

A tired old fork lift shunted into a forgotten corner gets slowly encroached upon by the undergrowth.



Larger: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4699386668_430fdb7dd1_b.jpg

Pentax K20D 18-55mm lens set at 35mm ISO1600 1/350th @ f.9.5
PP: Desaturate, tint, crop, sharpen, downsize.

An abandoned industrial building



Post Processing: Correct converging verticals, crop, autocontrast, resize.
Canon EOS350D short zoom lens, ISO400, 1/180th sec at f.8

TREES similar to humans! They are beautiful!



Canon Rebel XSI
1/500 s
F4,5
ISO100
f=85,00mm

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Best wishes, Oleg

Hi all,
The local council plan to develop this site, but not if the locals have their say!!



D80, Sigma30mm, ISO100, F1.4, 3200s, Av mode

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Nikon D80, D40 and various lenses.

In peace there is light even at the beginning of a canon barrel.



Camera Model: Canon 50D
Lens and focal length: Sigma 24mm
Aperture: f2,8
Shutter Speed: 1/125
Sensitivity: ISO-100
Post processing: Crop

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Canon 5D MkII -|- Sigma 24mm f/1.8 | Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2.0 | Canon 50mm f/1.4 | Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro | Lensbaby Composer
Canon A-1 -|- Canon 28mm f/2 | Canon 35mm f/2.8 | Canon 50mm f/3.5 Macro

Jaws

Shipwreck down at the beach near my house. Very eerie.



Camera Model: Canon 500D
Lens and focal length: Canon EF-S 55-250mm @ 90mm
Aperture: f5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/50
Sensitivity: ISO-100
Post processing: Clarity, crop