Welcome to the 11th Edition of Project 52, which I will be hosting for the year. Thanks to djb47 for hosting Project 52-10.
Let's get some Motivation
I have participated in a few Project 52 kind of thing and there are plenty out there. One of the many aspects that have come to the fore is the value of participating, one of them being how much you learn-about technique, out of the box thinking, getting to know your camera's potential and a host of other values. WHY NOT JOIN THE PROJECT! Besides some discipline, there is not much else required except if you are chosen the winner, in which case you judge the next weeks challenge.

Themes covered will include but not limited to:
Colour
Architecture
DOF
Focus
Exposure
Landscape
Lighting
Perspective
Shutter
Subject- Multi-subject challenge
People
Ideas
Shapes
Home
Animals
Seasonal
Leisure


Rules
1. Anyone and everyone interested in the challenge is eligible. The goal continues to be to 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. The theme/sub-concepts are chosen by the facilitator every week. You are only
required to submit a photo taken during the week of the challenge.
3. Post your single picture in Project 52-11 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 non Pentax cameras are allowed. Cameras may be SLRs, DSLRs, Point & Shoot,
Medium Format, et cetera. And we will include images taken with phones as well.
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. It is up to the discretion of the current week's
Judge to accept or decline early/late entries i.e. a day earlier or a day late. Usually there is some flexibility here to allow as many entrants as possible. BUT
PLEASE DO NOT POST IMAGES TAKEN DAYS OR WEEKS OUTSIDE THE PERIOD OF THE CHALLENGE. TRY TO KEEP IT AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE
TO THE TIME FRAME. SOME FLEXIBILITY IS ALLOWED (after all life comes before photography) FOR OUT OF DATE/LATE SUBMISSIONS.
8. Additional images are welcome, but please keep them to a minimum. If more than one image is posted, make sure you identify your entry for the challenge.
Additional images should also please comply with rule 1 and rule 7.
9. Any picture taken from thread start date to listed closing date is acceptable.
10. The WINNER of each weekly challenge is the JUDGE of the next weeks Project 52-11 and may not participate in the challenge.
11. The host/facilitator (in this case noelcmn) may participate in the challenge, provided he/she is not the judge.

The Week's Challenge is still with the theme of Color, this weeks it is Black and White. NO GREYSCALE, SEPIA OR BANDICOOT. BLACK AND WHITE ONLY. IT CAN BE A SUBJECT THAT IS NATURALLY B/W (LIKE A ZEBRA, PIANO KEYS) OR IT CAN BE A PROCESSED IMAGE WITH PHOTO EDITING PROGRAMS. THE IDEA BEHIND THIS CHALLENGE IS CONTRAST, FORM AND TEXTURE.

The Challenge will close at Midnight (your time) on Sunday 9th October 2022.

A list of natural B./W subjects can be found here: 48 Interesting Things that are Black and White ? 7ESL

And interesting article here: https://www.pixpa.com/blog/black-and-white-photography

And fine examples here: 1500+ Black And White Photography Pictures | Download Free Images on Unsplash


Read more at: PROJECT 52-11-3 - COLOR - Complimentary or Analogous Colors - PentaxForums.com

[djb47]

Piano keys close up.

[Yaki]

Hopefully chess lovers will forgive me for this modern arrangement of the pieces, but it has its own explanation. They did not gather for war, but for a party
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[djb47]

Always better to party than to wage war. :-))

[Si1maron]

A little bit late, but still, got my photo of what is a not common sight in Moscow: height changes. I was going home after quite a long day, when I noticed, that these stairs looked somewhat sudden for me.

[noelcmn]

[Vaskebjorn]

Well i was almost ready to pick the one photo as the winner. Now I need a bit more time though

[noelcmn]

Challenge Closed. Thanks all for your submissions. Now it is over to Vaskebjorn to do the judging exercise.

Next Challenge is here: PROJECT 52-11-5 ARCHITECTURE- Architecure in landscape - PentaxForums.com

[Vaskebjorn]

Djb47: i like the clean composition of this one. The softness addto the atmosphere. And as i am an avid non player I can appreciate that.
Yaki : a clean and crisp shot. I can overlook the different setup, but for the party you should have done a different opening i think .
Si1maron : nice view of the stairs. Also fits the season very well. And i am from The Netherlands, so I know what no heights are.
Noelcmn : umbrellas, or are these sun shades. I do not have a clue if you have a lot of rainy days down there. I really like the non-symmetry symmetry. Sounds a bit weird, but the umbrellas are all posittioned the same. Could be luck, could be deliberate.

And the winner of this week is : djb47

[djb47]

Thanks for the nod Richard.

Well done everyone.

[Yaki]

Good choice Richard

Yaki : ...but for the party you should have done a different opening i think .

Thanks for the comment.
I don't play chess at all and bought the desk especially for this challenge and therefor I understand nothing about opening unless you mean the aperture?

[Vaskebjorn]

Hi Yaki,

What I meant was that you could have chosen a black and a white chess piece to make it a “less onesided” party. Nothing serious though, so do not take it to seriously.

Good choice Richard


Thanks for the comment.
I don't play chess at all and bought the desk especially for this challenge and therefor I understand nothing about opening unless you mean the aperture?

[noelcmn]

Congrats djb47, like that composition! Thanks Vaskebjorn for the judging exercise!

[Yaki]

Hi Yaki,

What I meant was that you could have chosen a black and a white chess piece to make it a “less onesided” party. Nothing serious though, so do not take it to seriously.

Oh Ok, I can't control this party. Too wild guests