AKA: Freeze Frame, Stop Action utilizes high shutter speeds, fast flashes, or other trickery (suspending things on wires, etc) to effectively stop all motion in a frame. This allows you to scrutinize actions that without a photo would have passed in the blink of an eye. Please present your most striking moment stopped in time for this contest!

New participants are more than welcome to join in, by the way. The more the better. Make my job difficult!

This challenge is now open, and closes at 1500 GMT on the 5th of June.
Good luck, and have fun!
-Mitch


The fine print....
1. Post ONE photo (max 1024x1024).
2. The photo must portray an interpretation of the theme.
3. Post your single picture in this thread. If it's no obvious, 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 choose one of them to be the judge for the next week.
6. This challenge closes after 7 days, then allows for a day for the judge to choose the winners.
7. Any Pentax (or Samsung DSLR) camera will do.
8. Pictures can be from any time frame, not just within the week of the current theme.
9. In case the winner of a challenge is unable to become the judge for the next challenge, the winner will PM the #2 winner and pass the baton to that person to be the judge.

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, 99 - Extraordinarily Ordinary, 100-added textures, 101-still life, 102-bicycles, 103 - Broken, 104- Flowers (B&W), 105 Backlighting, 106-Water. 107-Wind, 108-Parent/Child candids, 109-Passion, 110-Events, 111-Streets, 112-The Aged, 113-Fire and Heat, 114-Nature vs. Culture, 115 - Letters or Numbers, 116 - Self-Portrait, 117 - The Tree, 118 - Minimalism, 119 - Rust, 120 - Before & After, 121 - Negative Space, 122 - Decay & Dereliction, 123 - Cold, 124 - Melancholy, 125 - The Element of Time, 126 - Public Transportation, 127 - Yin Yang, 128 - Sepia or Dual Tone, 129 - Hand Coloring, 130 - Light Trails, 131-Once in a lifetime, 132 - Moms & Motherhood, 133 - Beautiful Blur, 134 - B&W Abstract, 135 - History, 136 - In and around the kitchen, 137 - Habit, 138 - Perspective: From the Ground Up, 139- Mist/fog, 140 No faces, 141-Bubbly, 142- The 'hood, 143-Green, 144-Garbage, 145-Emotion, 146 - Events, 147-Seasons. 148-Building and/or Construction 149-Chiarouscuro, 150-A Day In The Life, 151 - Religion, 152 - Home, 153 - The Decisive Moment, 154 - People in uniform, 155 - Sound, 156 - Hope, 157 - Weather, 158 - Cliches, 159 - Colorful Landscapes, 160 - Schrooms, 161 - Weathered, 162 - Where Angels Fear to Tread.., 163 - Incongruity, 164 The Monochrome Landscape, 165-Trick Photography, 166-Alleyways, 167-Monuments, 168-A View From Above, 169-The Moon, 170-Logo, 171-Thorns, 172-Tree Study 173-Tools, 174 - Cornucopia, 175 - Steps, 176 - Night streetshots, 177 - Tropical Paradise, 178 - Ceremonies, 179 - Takeoff/Landing, 180 - Street Corner, 181- Let's Get Wide, 182 - Boundaries, 183 - Distant, 184 - A life on the Edge, 185-Photos suggesting song titles, 186-Passion, 187-Engine, 188-Center Composition, 189-Long Exposure, 190-Holes,191-Roadside Discovery, 192 Opposite Life, 193-One of these things is not like the other (or, standing out from the crowd),194-From the Farm, 195-Art in Public, 196-Through Glass, 197-Happy Together, 198-Stolen Moment, 199-From Front On, 200-Point, 201-Signs, 202-Band Names, 203 - Two of a Kind, 204 - Beyond the Beauty Strip, 205 - Color Monochromes, 206 - Electricity, 207-Stop Action

[wayne james]

Walkingdog, great shot !
how did you do it?
did you shoot the NSRA National this weekend?
wayne james

[Workingdog]

Walkingdog, great shot !
how did you do it?
did you shoot the NSRA National this weekend?
wayne james

I usually get some nice street rod shots during the York show but some other commitments kept me from getting out during prime time this year.

The balloon was done at night with flash and a sound delay trigger and a pellet gun:
1. Set the shutter speed at 2 s, trigger the flash and set aperature for proper exposure.
2. Set 10s self timer on camera and some arbitrary delay on the flash trigger
3. Push the shutter release, calmly walk back to firing position, take aim, wait for the shutter to open, and fire (don't shoot the camera or flash gun ).
4. You may get a picture of an intact balloon, empty space, or a partially burst balloon. Adjust trigger delay to suit.
5. Repeat step 3 and 4 until you get what you're looking for.

[wayne james]

well i didn't make it this year, had to work. but may make the KKOA show in Hanover
thanks for taking the time to explain how you made the picture..

[RXrenesis8]

Contest closes tomorrow. Be sure to get your photos in!

[RXrenesis8]

Contest closed (4 hours ago). Results will be up when I get home!

[SpecialK]

I'll toss one in:

I caught two Chinese ringneck male pheasants fighting a couple years ago....

Nice, but we're still waiting on the winner as the contest closed yesterday :-)

[RXrenesis8]

Nice, but we're still waiting on the winner as the contest closed yesterday :-)

My apologies for the delay. I sat down in my favorite chair after work and then suddenly it was today! Maybe I should think about getting more sleep...

Winners thread is up

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Last edited by RXrenesis8; 06-06-2012 at 06:55 AM.