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
By default, attached photos will be shown below your message
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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.

Continuing the sub-theme of Compositional Techniques, this week we are considering the technique of breaking the pattern, or odd one out. defined as "a person or thing that is different from or kept apart from others that form a group or set". Different from the Rulle of odds in that here any number of subjects is included, provided there is one odd/different in the image. Quoting from one of the links below,"By breaking the pattern, you draw the viewer in and make them engage with your image. Whenever there’s an anomaly, all sorts of questions arise, and people start looking around the image for answers". This will be the last of our Compositional techniques sub-theme. Good luck

Help here: 5 Ways to Break Photography Composition Rules | ProGrade Digital, Inc

And here: https://fujifilm-x.com/en-gb/learning-centre/breaking-the-composition-rules/

And lots of examples here: 215 Odd One Out: Color And Shape Stock Photos, Images & Photography | Shutterstock

Once again an axample from my archives



Read more at: PROJECT 52-11-20-COMPOSITION TECHNIQUES-Rule of odds - PentaxForums.com

[jcdoss]

Here's one to start things off...


Pentax K-1 mII and K55f1.8 at f2.0, 1/250s, and ISO 1600

[jheu02]

Here's mine...

[djb47]

One is not like the others, can you spot it?

*stDS2/M50 f1.4

[Yaki]

Second version of my orange in a glass experiment

[noelcmn]

[noelcmn]

Challenge closed, thank you everyone for you submissions, as usual, such fine examples this week, all rising to the challenge. Now its over to jcdoss to do the judging exercise for us.

And the next challenge is up too. PROJECT 52-11-22- CAMERA AND LENS CONTROL-Use a Prime lens - PentaxForums.com

[jcdoss]

Strong contrast, bright color, interesting lines and shapes, sharp detail, and fits the theme. This week's winner is Yaki with his orange in a glass, take #2. Don, I'm not sure which stamp doesn't fit, but I would guess it's the 10c stamp bottom center that doesn't look like it's been cancelled. Am I right? Anyway, everyone had good submissions this week, so congrats and well done to all. See you next time!

[noelcmn]

Thanks jcdoss, that would have been my choice too, fits the brief so well- engaging the viewer with that image. the missing slices is magic. Congrats Yaki! As for the stamps, it is the British monarch one I think , in the middle, all the others are USA stamps.

[Yaki]

Strong contrast, bright color, interesting lines and shapes, sharp detail, and fits the theme. This week's winner is Yaki with his orange in a glass, take #2. Don, I'm not sure which stamp doesn't fit, but I would guess it's ...!

Thanks for choosing my image jcdoss! It's an honor.
And about the Stamp that doesn't fit I am agree with Noel - it is the Queen I think. The symbolic message of the picture in relation to thread's name "One out" is remarkable!

Thanks for the good words Noel!

[jheu02]

I thought it was the one upside down one in the upper left...

[Yaki]

I thought it was the one upside down one in the upper left...

It appears there is more than one exception. 😀

[djb47]

Congratulations Yaki. Well done.

Noel and Yaki are correct. All stamps are cancelled US stamps except for the blue 4p Queen Elizabeth stamp.


Sorry jheu02, I did not mean to throw in a red herring into the mix.

[jheu02]

I guess you had an even number of odd ones out.