Weekly Challenge #99: Extraordinarily Ordinary

*clawhammer* · 05-20-2009, 11:01 PM

This weeks contest theme is 'Extraordinarily Ordinary'. We're looking for a fresh look on ordinary, everyday subjects. It needn't be simple, just ordinary.

Good luck, I can't wait to see what y'all have got!

The last day for submissions will be thursday, May 28th at around midnight EST (so late thursday night). I will judge them that night and post the results Friday morning.
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The rules are as follows...

1. Post ONE photo (max 1000x1000).
2. The photo must portray an interpretation of the theme. It can be color or B&W, your choice.
3. Post your single picture in this thread, and explain what motivated you to take the picture and/or how you feel it represents the weekly theme
4. The challenge is interactive. Any response is welcome.
5. The judge will pick the WINNERS and chose 1 of them to be the judge for the next week.
6. This challenge runs for 7 days plus a day for the judge to choose the winners.
7. Any Pentax camera will do or a Samsung DSLR.
8. Pictures can be from any time frame, not just within the week of the current theme.

Previous Challenge Subjects:
1-Statues, 2-Wheels, 3-Speed, 4-Peace, 5-Survival, 6-Macro, 7-Mountains, 8-Children, 9-Post Processing, 10- Windows & Doors, 11-Sport, 12-Urban Landscape, 13-Wisdom, 14-Power, 15-Music, 16-Pathways, 17-Lines, 18-Storm, 19-Boats, 20-Water, 21 - Golden Hour, 22 - Natural Lighting, Portraits, 23-Motion Blur, 24-Simplicity, 25-Color, 26-Cars, 27-Repetition, 28-Wildlife, 29-Epiphany, 30-Contrast, 31-Pets, 32-Landscapes, 33-Coastal, 34-Churches, 35-Bridges, 36-Creation, 37-Still Life: Food, 38-At the Zoo, 39-Wide Aperture, 40-Merry Christmas, 41- Sunsets, 42-Action, 43-Fireworks, 44-Manipulated Light Portraits, 45- Advertising/Product Shot, 46- B&W Street Shooting, people/buildings, 47-Vanishing Point, 48-Reflection, 49-Tranquility, 50-Expressions, 51-S Curve, 52-Hands, 53-Shadows, 54-Your Favorite Beverage, 55-Barriers, 56-Perspective, 57-Night Scenes, 58-Zen-like...Water and Stone 59-Modern architecture, 60-Sunrises, 61-Red, 62-Action on water, 63-Bodies in Motion, 64-Ruins, 65-Blue and green, 66-Iridescence, 67-Anthropomorpha, 68–Sound, 69-Backlight, 70-Group Shot, 71-Railway Scenes, 72-Technology, 73-Color on Color, 74-History, 75-Autumn/Harvest 76-working men and women, 77-Silhouettes, 78 Stranger Portrait, 79-Transportation, 80 - Lonely, 81 - Holidays, 82 - Toys 'n Games, 83 - Machines, 84 - Ice, 85 - Cats, 86 - Stories, 87 - Cultures, 88 - Absence, 89 - Weather, 90 - Old roads, 91 - The River, 92 - The Seventies, 93 - Beautiful Bokeh, 94 - Balance, 95 - Crop a miniature landscape, 96 - Opposing gravity, 97- Feet, 98 - Sacred Grounds

Mark Morb · 05-21-2009, 02:55 AM

Well, I'm new here but keen to get involved.
This was one of the first pictures I took with my K10D, back in Dec 2007.
I like the fact that in essence it's just a picture of some roofs and chimneys but I feel it makes a comment on modernity...the chimneys are no longer used for their original function (there's no smoke) but are now used as convenient places to strap TV aerials.

irishwhite · 05-21-2009, 10:32 AM

This picture was taken with my Samsung GX-1S and the lens used was actually bought with the Pentax Spotmatic in the image below for $40. I really love the colors, the DoF, the sharpness of the camera and the shoulder strap, the reflection, and above all else the spotmatic camera itself. the lens is a 150mm Super Takumar manual lens. Please click on image for larger view. Thanks!

xjjohnno · 05-21-2009, 03:25 PM

The common dandelion looked at very closely.

Click on the image to view it in a larger size

*Bramela* · 05-22-2009, 12:19 AM

How about an extraordinary ordinary set of steps.

Ansbert · 05-22-2009, 02:36 PM

Hi everyone,

Taken last April 2009 in Aurora Phil, the story is that while we are shooting and while I'm about to take a shot a big waves comes to us....Wow!, and my Pentax K10D and DA* got wet

but still working after that

Pentax K10D + DA* 16-50mm

ll_coffee_lP · 05-23-2009, 05:13 AM

Cool thread!

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jaws · 05-23-2009, 11:09 PM

This is pretty ordinary! cheers,
John

atupdate · 05-25-2009, 01:48 PM

DS, DA18-55, ISO 1600, f6.7, 1/90 sec

Tim

ll_coffee_lP · 05-26-2009, 08:58 AM

All the shots above are fantastic - wow!

Going to see Santa when you are young is pretty ordinary I would think. I used a shallow dof and cropped out Santa's face to add a bit of mystery.

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virgilr · 05-26-2009, 11:41 AM

Well, just as well throw my hat into the ring-

Changed my mind on the submission. This is a shot of a wonderful old door in Old Port, Montreal. Very ordinary. Beautifully extraordinary.

labomba · 05-26-2009, 12:16 PM

My ordinary attempt to be ordinary.

Labomba

*clawhammer* · 05-27-2009, 11:46 PM

Wow, we've got some great entries so far!

Last call, I'll start judging photos in 24 hours! get yours submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern time on thursday!

ohce · 05-28-2009, 08:32 PM

People walking in a park.

*clawhammer* · 05-28-2009, 11:35 PM

Let the judging begin! The polls are now closed, NBC and CNN are speculating on the winners, and I'll have the results posted in the morning.