Thanks jcsync for hosting last week's challenge and choosing my photo!

This week I am looking for benches. Benches in parks, streets or in the middle of nowhere.

The challenge will close on Monday, December 14th at Noon GMT.

Every week, a new theme is picked and judged by the winner of the previous week.

Rules
1. Post ONE photo.
2. The photo must portray an interpretation of the theme.
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 (especially if it's not obvious).
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 runs for 7 days plus an additional day for the judge to choose the winners.
7. Any Pentax camera can be used.
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, they will PM the #2 winner for that person to be the judge.

Here's a couple to get the creative juices flowing.









Have fun.

[aaacb]

Nice examples! A quick clarification question, you're looking for the bench being the main subject? So not people sitting on the bench and such?

[Vaskebjorn]

Turns out I have two photos of benches.

I chose this one

[zubzubadoodle]

Nice examples! A quick clarification question, you're looking for the bench being the main subject? So not people sitting on the bench and such?

I'd prefer just the bench, but sometimes pesky people do sit on them, so it's OK to include people.

[SpecialK]

[aaacb]

from a couple years ago around the Boston Public Garden, Ektar 100

[Kerrowdown]

You'd need to be careful with this one...

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[StephenHampshire]

In my garden....

[ramseybuckeye]

[atupdate]

Closed for the winter.



Tim

[mblanc]

It's too bad this view is going to waste:

[jacamar]

For some reason there's nobody sitting on these benches...

[RGlasel]

There is less drama in this scene than meets the eye. Blame the facial expression on squinting into the bright sunlight and for those who believe telephoto compression is a myth, the couple on the bench are in no danger of being struck by the wooden ship (it's actually resting out of the water on pilings).

[noelcmn]

[jcsnyc]

Good challenge. No interesting bench shots in my library so I shot this bench this morning at sunrise on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, NY.

10 second exposure using FA 28-105 at 31mm, F 8.0 at ISO 1600. I had a Hoya ND filter (9 stops) though I probably could have gotten away without it....