Weekly Challenge #66 - Iridescence (Amended to include "shiny stuff"... I like that... hope you don't mind Salty!
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Inspired by the colors and lighting in last week's challenge I have picked a subject/theme that I really enjoy finding in nature:
"Iridescence"
Iridescence is defined as "a play of lustrous, changing colors". There are many items / objects that capture light and when viewed from different angles give a very different appearance. I'm looking for your interpretation of the term and how you capture it in an image. Some examples of things that might be described as iridescent in the right light are the outer shells of certain insects, butterfly wings, bubbles, chrome, sea shells, pearls, crystal....
Please submit entries until midnight EST on Monday, August 4, 2008.
The rules:
1. Post ONE photo (max 1000x1000).
2. The photo must portray an interpretation of the theme. It can be colour or B&W, your choice.
3. You can offer as much or as little additional information as you wish, but I'd be interested to know the location/event/whatever being depicted.
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. The 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.
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
To kick it off, here's my sample photo.
This is a Magnificent Hummingbird from a trip to Arizona last summer... a fairly ordinary looking bird when there's no sunlight, but when it catches the light just right...Magnificent!
Good luck!