May 28 - June 28th Assignment = Still-life Flower(s) in Black and White

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Dave_W

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Still-life Flower(s) in Black and White

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This month's assignment is to capture a still life flower(s) in black & white. Above are 4 examples by one of my favorite photographers, Imogen Cunningham. Imogen is an early 20th century American photographer who's still-life images are classic examples of still life flower images. Imogen studied under Edward Curtis, the famous Native American photographer, is best known for her in depth study of magnolia flowers and later in life for her street photography. She worked with Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, as well as many other famous photographers of the early 20th century.

Each contestant can submit up to 3 images. They must be in black and white but can also be selectively colored, if you so desire. All entries must be in by June 28th.


Assignments are designed to help you grow your photography skills and creativity, and have fun doing so. Assignments are to make all of us photographers think outside the box also.

The Rules
  1. Any photo submitted for a monthly assignment must be taken during the month specified in the assignment thread and taken by you! Because not all EXIFdata can be verified, we will use the honor system.
  2. Photos must be posted to the thread in order to be considered for the challenge. Links to photos will not be considered an entry.
  3. Only three photo entries per member, for each assignment, unless otherwise indicated.
  4. Assignments will be judged solely by the panel. Individual voting via post "likes" will be incorporated into the final selection of the winning photo.
  5. Judging criteria is based on the Twelve Elements of a Merit Image.
  6. The panel will select 5 shots to be displayed in the Monthly Challenge forum and homepage of the site.
There will be no cash or prizes awarded for the Weekly Challenge, unless specifically noted by the site administrator.

Any photo will be accepted for the assignment. Edited/straight out of the camera, it does not matter. You are left with complete freedom to do whatever genre of photography you wish to do, and your own interpretation of the assignment subject.
 

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Roy1961

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this will be good, never done a Black and White before, first time for everything
 

Horoscope Fish

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This is one I think I'll have a go at. While I do love me some B&W, I'm not really a fan of flower shots, so this will be a good stretch for me.
 

Lscha

Senior Member
Black and White Flowers Entry #1

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Camera Make {0x010F} NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model {0x0110} NIKON D7000
EXIF Sub IFD
Original Date/Time {0x9003} 2013:05:28 13:17:16
Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) {0x829A} 20/10 second ===> 2 second
Lens F-Number / F-Stop {0x829D} 80/10 ===> ƒ/8
ISO Speed Ratings {0x8827} 125
Exposure Bias (EV) {0x9204} -6/6 ===> -1
Flash {0x9209} Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length {0x920A} 420/10 mm ===> 42 mm
 
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Tami Jo

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This one should be fun...and with a month to accomplish it perhaps I can get three great shots to contribute:eek:
 

Dave_W

The Dude
Sugar Magnolia (blossoms blooming...)

D800; 105mm micro f/2.8G; f-7.1; ISO-100; Silver Efex Pro 2


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fotojack

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My first entry in the Black & White flower category.


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Lens : 55-300mm
ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/125
Aperture: 5.6
Spot Metering
Focal Length: 135mm
Cloudy
 
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Ironwood

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For those of us living on the proper end of the World, today is the first day of winter. So flowers are not as plentiful as usual.

I spotted a Malaleuca tree in flower on the way home from work, so here is my first attempt at this challenge.

D7100, AF Micro Nikkor 55mm f/2.8 .
ISO 100, f18, 1/10 sec. AWB.

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