CHAT THREAD - NATURAL FRAME (ING) - 17th Feb TO 23rd Feb 2014

[kerbside]

CHAT THREAD

This week's theme is Natural Frame.

Any interpretation of the theme will be accepted but the main subject must be framed naturally by something else, the choice is yours.

No restrictions on Post Processing. I think this offers possibilities in all sorts of 'photo styles and does not restrict anyone wherever they are in the world.

Pictures to be taken between 00.01am Monday 17th February 2014 to 23:59 Sunday 23rd February 2014.
Pictures to be posted in the entries thread no later than 23.59pm Monday 24th February 2014.
Poll will be up Tuesday 25th February 2014.
Winner to be announced Saturday 1st March. 2014.

The Rules for the weekly competition are...

By entering you agree to take responsibility to
Post a topic on the Sunday following your declared win
Create an entries thread
Create a chat thread
Create a poll for that weeks comp and declare the winner on the Saturday
(if for any reason there is a problem and no subject is posted by the winner by Monday night admin will advise second place winner to post the topic asap, do the poll etc.)

In case of a tie, the first entry posted wins.

Photos to be taken during the specified dates, ie Monday xx to Sunday xx

Pictures to be posted in the entries thread no later than 23.59 Monday night.

[DigiDiva]

Oh my!I think Reinardina picked or won a similar titled comp on DC site a while back. Its very hard but challenging.

[Andrew]

this should be fun - who can we frame, and make it look they are naturally guilty 

I suspect the real issue with this, will be the 'cliche shots'- so need to find something a little bit different - could really do with a UWA for this, easier to frame things

[DigiDiva]

UWA?

[Andrew]

UWA?

UWA = Ultra Wide Angle such as the 10-22 or 10-24 range of lenses.

Great for framing things

[kerbside]

Yep, 10-20 is my lens for this topic, should not hold anyone back though, just move further away from your subject.

[DigiDiva]

Im not sure I understand the theme 

[Beaux Reflets]

Im not sure I understand the theme 

A shot of view from a bedroom window that shows the curtain, wall or frame. A view through a hedge framed by leaves  Anything framed 

[DigiDiva]

Thats kind of what I thought so thanks for the clarification. I had an idea but worried it was the aforesaid 'cliché shot'

[Andrew]

Ok, 2 planned alternative shots for those have panned. One just didn't work, and the other was not going to come off without a bit of grief.

In days of old I used to lay next to the railway line at foot crossings and get pics of trains as they rushed by, some times with arms and camera through gate, sometimes using gate as a frame.
I must find one of those pics and upload, for those who haven't seen one.

It should be remembered that you should not try this at home, or near a railway line. I was specially trained to know how to do this, and had special permision (drivers were aware i was not likely to jump in front of train).

The other was of the 'waterfront' at Ipswich. Despite a great idea - the architecture just didn't look how i envisaged it.

Mind you - calling the old docks at Ipswich a 'Waterfront Development' is like referring to the Somerset Levels as Paddy Fields. It's a tenuous link at best.

[DigiDiva]

Im struggling getting an idea let alone an actual shot. Been busy getting my website done and now running out of time.

[Reinardina]

Im struggling getting an idea let alone an actual shot. Been busy getting my website done and now running out of time.

Take a shot of your website.

[kerbside]

Out this afternoon to see what i can find, nothing in mind just going for a look around.

[DigiDiva]

Went out this morning, with absolutely no ideas in mind, just for a 'look about' for inspiration along the coast and came up with a few ideas. I ended up having a whole lot of fun, seeing 'frames' everywhere. Anyway, it was a toss up between a bit of a Roker cliche shot using a sculpture as the frame, or this one which I chose in the end.



I sat, camera hand held, moving slightly up, down, left, right until I managed to frame Roker Pier quite nicely through the slot in a litter bin.

[Jediboy]

I like the shot, I think its great.
Did you get in the bin??