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

[RXrenesis8]

Starter:

[atupdate]

Guess I get to start this one.



Tim

[slowpez]

Who knew that birds could twist their bodies like this.

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Last edited by slowpez; 07-01-2012 at 09:49 AM.

[Bramela]

Take Off

[atupdate]

Take Off

Bruce,

This is one of my favorite images I've seen posted in this forum.

Tim

[Tamia]

Wow, guys, great shots! This one will be tough -- good topic, RXrenesis8.

[Tamia]

Here's mine...

On the Brink A 30-foot waterfall awaits.

[lukulele]

The smell of burning rubber.

[SpecialK]

This is my pathetic entry. This was on the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, and the deck is a really rough surface. The light-footed girl chased her balloon across the deck and finally caught it. I was surprised the balloon did not pop. Mom follows.

[Clou]

This one could fit in here:


Fliegende Kisten I

[Runegutt123]

Just captured theese very happy bierdrinkers in Berlin

[Xandr]

This challenge is now open, and closes at 1500 GMT+1 on 27th of May.

RXrenesis8, how this contest can be closed on 27th of May, when you had opened it just on 29th of May?
Fix please the date of deadline.

[RXrenesis8]

RXrenesis8, how this contest can be closed on 27th of May, when you had opened it just on 29th of May? Fix please the date of deadline.

Woops, good catch! Deadline has been corrected to the 5th of June.

Great entries so far, I'm looking forward to the rest!

[RM Barker]

Sunday, May 27, 2012 at the 11 km. mark.