Sunday 28 November 2010

POTW for November 21st to 27th

The quality and variety of shots were so good again this week that it was very difficult choosing three. If you like any of the ones chosen, please be sure to go and visit their streams and leave a comment.

2010-11-27 Day Three Hundred Twenty Five 149/365 One story book

Sunday 21 November 2010

POTW for November 14-20

A lot of choices for this week's POTW selection, which means a whole lot of great talent! If you like these, be sure to visit the artist's photostream; you be glad you did.

Day 350 - Vinyl Discovery 322/365 – Jeff says to find beauty in everyday things so today I photographed my broom.  Because I didn’t have anything planned for this afternoon, it was perfect for some cleaning and cooking.  It was nice to catch up and relax. 124:365 flying home.

Monday 15 November 2010

POTW for November 7-13, 2010

Another week of wonderful photos! Congratulations to these three which have been chosen as photos of the week!

Day 99 - hedgehogs *Explore - Frontpage* Coloring Between the Lines

Monday 8 November 2010

POTW for October 31st - November 6th!

There were so many fabulous photos this week. Here are just 4 picks from the many nominations. And autumn is in the air.. might have to do a special blog post of all those gorgeous fall colors!

Autumn bokeh #306/365309:365 Cyclops
304_365306. Alive With Light

Have some favs from the week... don't forget to nominate them in the discussion thread! ENJOY everyone.

Sunday 7 November 2010

Congratulations to attila acs!

Congratulations to Attila who just finished his second 365 project with this photo:

Fire 365/365


Here are some of his personal favorite photos from his project and his 365 interview including some admin faves:

Lord of the flies 332/365

I like this because it was the first time I managed to get good detail on something as small as a fly. As far as I remember it was just cropped a little bit.

Some damage 350/365

This was really hard to get. Shot through the fence at the race using a very old consumer level (read: slooooow) tele zoom lens. And the cars were insanely fast and close.

Tuk Tuk in Bangkok 110/365


I just LOVED Bangkok! This is an example of how I tend to over-process things. This shot was a complete coincidence too: I didn't look through the viewfinder because I didn't want the person to pose or be unnatural. I love just shooting without over analysing or planning too much!

What inspired you to begin your 365 Project?
I did my first one just because I wanted to get good use out of my newly purchased DSLR and learn new techniques. Once I finished it, I just kept going and now I'm about to finish the second one. I just love browsing through the 365 Community photos and find inspiration there.

Focus Filter 266/365

How would you describe your photography in just a few words?
Overprocessed, underwhelming but fun! ;-) Sometimes it's part of my work as a graphic designer but mostly I'm trying to play with it and not get too close to "stock photography" territory.

What surprised you the most about doing the 365 project?
Probably the fact that I didn't stop after the first one! I loved using my flickr 365 sets as reference to see what I was doing that day or where I was. Even if it's a boring shot of something around the house, it helps to to retrace my steps and figure out what I did that day. It's like my "backup memory"...

Moo! 8/365

What did you learn during the course of your project?
That it doesn't matter what kind of camera you have. Even a blurry low quality photo can me a better reminder of a certain day or moment than any "professional photo".

Do you have an interesting story about taking one of your 365 photos that you would like to share?
I looked through my set and can't think of many stories about taking the photo! But I realised that maybe that describes my photography really well. It's very quick and spontaneous! I don't do setups or anything too complicated. I did a photo shoot for a product (didn't make it into the set because it was pre-release at the time) where the light setup turned out to be a waste of time because it looked best without any lighting whatsoever! I guess that's also something I learned during the project: scale back and work with less...

Giant in the bathroom 71/365


What are your future photography plans?
I think I'm happy with my entry level DSLR for now and I'll keep using that if I need it for work but I might switch my 365 to the iPhone.
I recently got hooked on an app called instagram. It's fun to use and it's really "instant".
By the way, I'm looking for other 365ers on there!! If you want to add me, my username is attilaacs. I'm always trying to find people on there to follow because I don't know many photo-crazy people with iPhones here.

As for another 365: I'm thinking about doing a 270 to bring it up to 1000 "photos of the day". Not sure if I'll do a full 365...

Self Portrait 165/365


Congratulations again to Attila! His set has lots of creative photos and concepts and it's well worth a visit!

Monday 1 November 2010

POTW for October 24th - October 30th

Another great week of photos as some folks move closer to the end of their projects. As always it was tough to pick only three.

You know the drill: if you like any of those chosen this week, be sure to visit the photographers stream and leave a comment, they will be happy you did.

Dy 302 - Mom's Pearls

93/365 Temptation...

303 of 365 - Chimneys