Our Assignment for Week 10 looks at using Depth of Field (DOF) as an artistic component of a photograph. For this week we will be looking at shallow DOF (only part of the frame is in focus -- could be main subject, background, foreground, or even a smaller part of the overall compostion).

(Pictures for week 10 competition to be taken and posted between 20090906 and 20090913).

NOTE: We have two Seasonal competitions planned for the last two weeks of year two. You may take pictures for these anytime between 20090705 and the posting dates of 20100704 or 20100711. This way you can include your favorite holiday or season whenever it occurs during the year.

Rules:
1. Anyone and everyone who is interested in eligible. The goal continues to be
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.
3. Post your single picture in Project 52-2 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. 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.
6. The picture you post should be taken during the week in which the theme is
active to be eligible for judging.
7. Any picture taken from 20090705 to listed closing date is acceptable for the
two “Seasonal” competitions – Projects 52-2-51 & 52.

Full information is available at Thread https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/mini-challenges-games-photo-stories/63239...ct-52-2-a.html

[Bramela]

Shallow DOF : 1/350th@ 4.5. Sigma 17-70 on K20d.
Taken Sept 06/09

[stevebrot]

Wow Bruce! First out of the gate!

Steve

(Still 9/5/2009 here...)

[daacon]

Nice start Bruce Here is one my wife took today but I am entering on her behalf (I could have claimed it as my own but naaaaw )

Click on image for larger view

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Last edited by daacon; 09-06-2009 at 04:09 PM.

[ohce]

Took this picture when I was trying 50-135mm at seller's backyard. No pp work except resizing. I really like the color and the bokeh.

[xjjohnno]

No PP and taken with my Jupiter 37A, local gardens are coming up with their spring growth and adding extra colour to the neighbourhood.
[IMGWIDELEFT]http://www.xjgarage.org/photos/september2009/slides/PICT4826.JPG[/IMGWIDELEFT]

[Bramela]

Nice shots all, different interpretations, which is good.
Particularly like your shot Dave (I mean your wife's shot)

I took my shot yesterday without thinking about the competition, and then realised I had ready made entry

[John Araki]

[Rense]

John, great shot!

[rockmaster1964]

I took this today. I used my m 100mm 2.8. I shot this at f2.8.

[legacyb4]

Tree fungus in the forest...

Weld

[bluebronco]

I took this yesterday.
K100D, Pentax 50mm f/2.8 Macro taken at 5.6

[photolady95]

Here is one of mine from this weekend shoot.



Edit: loaded wrong one.

[Tsukiouji]