Welcome to the 11th edition of Project 52. 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 SOME FLEXIBILITY IS ALLOWED (after all life comes before photography) FOR OUT OF DATE/LATE SUBMISSIONS.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. By default, attached photos will be shown below your message
Click on the button below to upload
10. The WINNER of each weekly challenge is the JUDGE of the next weeks Project 52-11 and may not participate in the current challenge.
11. The host/facilitator (in this case noelcmn) may participate in the challenge, provided he/she is not the judge.

This is a supplementary contest, or "unofficial" Project 52-11 challenge, seeing that we have reached Week 52 of Project 52-11. This will run until the end of December 2023, to enable Project 52-12 to commence at the beginning of 2024. These supplementary challenged will include various themes, sub-themes and/or random subjects.
As usual, Project 52 is presented as a challenge to learn, develop and challenge yourself in your photography skills. It will folllow the usual format as far as Judging, time frames etc. Your participation is much appreciated.

Continuing our supplementary Project 52 challenges, we move onto secondary colors, which itself is somewhat controversial, so we'll be sticking to just two of these, and starting with Orange. Variously described as visibility and warning (think traffic lights) transformation, energy, positivity and used for religious symbolisms, politics and even royalty. Not forgeting it's appeal when it comes to food and nature. All of that is not what we are concerned about here- just the color. I am reminded of the joke where the School Teachers announces the exam will be easy. And then you get the question " Orange" . Is it option - 1. Fruit. Option 2 Color! If perchance you are descendent from the House of Orange (no matter how remote) here is your chance to show your lineage!

THE CHALLENGE RUNS FROM 2 OCTOBER - 8 OCTOBER 2023 AND WILL CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT IN YOUR TIME ZONE ON SUNDAY 8TH OCTOBER 2023

And still hoping for a facilitator/host for PROJECT 52-12 for 2024!

The Net's help: Mastering Color Series ? The Psychology and Evolution of the Color ORANGE and its Use in Photography

And here: Orange color and its impact in photography | Clickstory

Wikipedia has some interesting examples: Orange (colour) - Wikipedia

Two examples from my collection




Read more at: PROJECT 52-11-55 (Supplementary)-PRIMARY COLORS- Green - PentaxForums.com

[Vaskebjorn]

This was something of a real challenge. Autumn is arriving here, so colors are disappearing a bit, especially the brighter ones. But I managed to get one of the last Welsh poppies in the neighborhood.

[NatureHike]

An orange bug

[djb47]

Some orange tools I found in my shop.

K100D/F35-70 Macro

[Yaki]

Orange mosaic above the entrance of the church in our neighborhood

[noelcmn]

[jcdoss]

Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-M* 300mm f4.0 at f6.7, 1/500s, and ISO 280

[noelcmn]

Challenge closed. Thanks all for your submissions- once again an impressive set of images. Now it is over to Yaki to do the judging exercise for us!

Next challenge is here: PROJECT 52-11-57 (Supplementary) SECONDARY COLORS -Purple - PentaxForums.com

[Yaki]

Great submissions again. Delaying won't make the judging exercise easier so here it is.

1. Richard - Great beginning with this autumn flower. Nice use of the negative space, strong contrast, and detail. The Orange is obviously the dominant color.

2. Dan - Here I see the opposite approach as composition but strong contrast again. The Orange bug is the accent in the mostly green composition. The position of the bug in the frame gives dramatic sense.

3. Don - Those tools are really orange and there the color contrast is much softer which makes the picture look calm. It makes me wonder what those were used for together.

4. Noel - Great shape and boke and precise composition in every detail but it looks more like red then orange to me. I have this strange feeling that this is not accidental.

5. Jason - the last submission that brings me back to the autumn. This picture shows the vivid color spirit of the season very well. Perfect use of the filling the frame approach. And there are so many shades of orange in those pumpkins.
Five participants and five different approaches to the thread. Thank you for making my choice so hard
This week I choose for a winner Jason's pumpkins picture.

The second place for me is for Richard's flower.
Honorable mentions to all the others.
I almost forgot to mention my own picture. Well - it's definitely range

[jcdoss]

Thanks Yaki, and a tip of the hat to all of this week's contestants. See everyone next week!

[noelcmn]

Congrats Jason- love that image- complete with price tags! Would those be Euros? Thanks Yaki for doing the judging exercise

[djb47]

Congratulations Jason. Well done. What are those little green spiny things?