For week 44 we again concentrate on subjects. Our subject for this week's project is "Pattern." The following links may help to spark the creative juices:

Using Repetition and Patterns in Photography

Photography Lesson: Rhythm & Pattern

Photography: Pattern Photography

Photography Tutorial: Urban Patterns in Photography

(Pictures for the week 44 competition are to be taken and posted between 20100509 and 20100516).

NOTE: We have two Seasonal competitions planned for the last two weeks of year two. You may take pictures for these anytime between 20090705 and the posting dates of 20100704 or 20100711. This way you can include your favorite holiday or season whenever it occurs during the year.

Rules:
1. Anyone and everyone who is interested in eligible. The goal continues to be
have fun and share comments, concepts, insights, and techniques with fellow
Pentaxians.
2. Each week will feature a Theme and Sub-concept for you to explore.
3. Post your single picture in Project 52-2 thread for the week. Explain what
motivated you to take the picture and/or how you feel it represents the weekly
theme.
4. Some post-processing is OK (adjusting white balance, exposure, color
saturation), but let's try to stay away from heavily PP'ed images here. Try to
keep the creativity to photographic techniques and the captures themselves.
5. Since this project is about technique, and not camera, shots taken by nonPentax cameras are allowed. Cameras can be SLRs, DSLRs, Point & Shoot and Medium Format.
6. There is one “Theme Concept” labeled “black and white,” but feel free to post
black and white, sepia, monotone, etc., for any of the other themes.
7. The picture you post should be taken during the week in which the theme is active to be eligible for judging.
8. Any picture taken from 20090705 to listed closing date is acceptable for the two “Seasonal” competitions – Projects 52-2-51 & 52.

Additional Information: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/mini-challenges-games-photo-stories/63239...ct-52-2-a.html

[Clou]

For encouragement - this photo is not part of the competition:

[Rense]

This one is open for submission now! Eligible for judging are photos shot from 9-16 May only, but photos from other timeframes are welcome as encouragement.

[icywarm]

Wow I could not find this tread... now it gets a bump...

I call it Ball Diamonds...

[Tamia]

Nature's Tartan

[Jools]

Wild mushroom from our yard that I took a picture of at the start of this week, after clearing out an area for a small herb garden. Just loved the repetition and texture of it. (It does feel good to the touch) Anyways, thanks for looking.

BTW, many thanks to Rense for pointing me to this corner of Pentax Forums.

[casil403]

I found some railway ties last night and decided to use my fish eye lens to give them some distortion:

[DanLoc78]

How about some homemade churros...they have some neat patterns.

[Bramela]

My Entry : Chrysanthemum.

[Iris]

I have been away for a few days, but it is great to see these pictures already!
Still some time left for entering this competition

[Rense]

Okay, after some hessitation about which one to submit, here is my entry: "Deviation"

[ovim]

Ananas (pineapple in finnish)

[rparmar]

I didn't think I was going to get a shot for this challenge but then found some nice leaves. After seeing all the nature photos I then abandoned that idea. Since I can't make churros I was forced to find something else lying around my desk. I shot this one today. Any guesses?


mandala


(Shot with the Vivitar Series 1 105mm macro.)

[Rense]

Looks like the cooler of a computer, Robin?

[JanVan]

Made my selection out of some pictures of today; no nature but it's a man's work this time.
My eye was drawn to the different colours paint on the apartmentbuiling. Then I detected the fire-escapes as well.