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 SOME FLEXIBILITY IS ALLOWED (after all life comes before photography) FOR OUT OF DATE/LATE SUBMISSIONS.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 acceptabl
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.

This week we onto Flare, somewhat of a controversial techinique, wiith some emphasis on avoiding it. The other camp dictates using it to enhance an image. Whichever camp you are in, let's ee your submissions for this week

Help info and help here: https://iceland-photo-tours.com/articles/photography-techniques/understandin...pe-photography

As usual Adobe has some fine examples and hints: https://www.adobe.com/za/creativecloud/photography/discover/lens-flare.html

As dies Adorama: https://www.adorama.com/alc/lens-flare-tips/?

THIS CHALLENGE WILL CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT 16 APRIL 2023 IN YOUR TIME ZONE

An example from my collection that has garnered a few like


Read more at: PROJECT 52-11-30- CAMERA AND LENS CONTROL - Wide Aperture - PentaxForums.com

[jcdoss]

I'll start things off with this shot of the KING building, a theater, in my town.



Pentax K-1 mII and K17f4.0 Fisheye at f11, 1/500s, and ISO 200

[djb47]

Took me awhile to get a flare snap from the Focal M135 f2.8 but I finally did. Not the best subject but an interesting flare nonetheless.

[noelcmn]

[ramseybuckeye]

[noelcmn]

Challenge Closed. Please pardon that I am only closing this now, but a 6 hour bout of outage has resulted in a scramble of any normal day plans. Now it is over to djb47 (Don) to do the judging exercise for us. Thanks all for your submissions.

Next challenge here:PROJECT 52-11-32-CAMERA AND LENS CONTROL- Bokeh - PentaxForums.com

[Yaki]

Challenge Closed. Please pardon that I am only closing this now, but a 6 hour bout of outage has resulted in a scramble of any normal day plans. Now it is over to djb47 (Don) to do the judging exercise for us. Thanks all for your submissions.

Next challenge here:PROJECT 52-11-32-CAMERA AND LENS CONTROL- Bokeh - PentaxForums.com

I see I am late but I just crossed the border and now I have the mobile internet to submit the picture. So I submit it now even if it is out of the contest. Taken on Friday and waiting till now.

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[djb47]

Time to pick the winner. Nice flares everyone.

Jason -- great sunstar in that nice blue sky. Interesting flare blob in the lower left corner if the image.
Noel -- another great sunstar and flares all over the image.
Tom -- big sun flare and awesome shadow pattern on the beach
Yaki -- not sure if that is an angelic or ghostly face I see in the chandelier. Either way, neat flares.

The win goes to Noel this week. That lens is a flare monster.

[noelcmn]

Thanks for the nod Don, and for the Judging exercise. Not forgetting keeping me out of the Bokeh challenge!

[djb47]

Thanks for the nod Don, and for the Judging exercise. Not forgetting keeping me out of the Bokeh challenge!

Not my intention to keep you out of the bokeh challenge.


Post your image please.

[Yaki]

Not my intention to keep you out of the bokeh challenge.


Post your image please.

Yes, Noel! Post your masterpiece for our eyes joy ... and make sure to disqualify it on the judgment day .