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ES May - Contre-jour

Postby firsty on Tue May 01, 2007 11:15 am

This months "Elements in Style" exercise is to capture a Contre-jour image

Contre-jour is a photographic term that means 'against the light' and refers to pictures taken when the camera is pointing towards (or roughly towards) the main light source. Silhouettes are a subset of the Contre-Jour style as you can have as much fill light as you want as long as the main light source is coming from in front of the camera

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There are no prizes for this exercise.
The first person to post a valid Contre-jour image gets to choose next months theme.

a sample I posted here from our first harbour walk is just one take on the style
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Postby methd on Tue May 01, 2007 11:58 am

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Postby blacknstormy on Tue May 01, 2007 12:02 pm

methd - that is absolutley stunning !!!!!
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Postby blacknstormy on Tue May 01, 2007 12:02 pm

methd - that is absolutley stunning !!!!!
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Postby Glen on Tue May 01, 2007 12:15 pm

methd, that is a really nice image. I hope it resides on a wall somewhere :D
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Postby Reschsmooth on Tue May 01, 2007 12:42 pm

I presume there are no restrictions on when the pic had to have been taken?

[new image pending.......................]

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Postby sirhc55 on Tue May 01, 2007 12:49 pm

Stunning methd :)
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Postby radar on Tue May 01, 2007 1:47 pm

Great shot methd, well done.

I presume there are no restrictions on when the pic had to have been taken?


The original intent of when we started the Elements in Style was to have the photo taken during the current month. Then again, these are our rules and we can decide to change them if we please. :D

For me, I would vote for having the photo taken during the month that way, it gets us out taking photos.

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Postby Reschsmooth on Tue May 01, 2007 2:11 pm

radar wrote:Great shot methd, well done.

I presume there are no restrictions on when the pic had to have been taken?


The original intent of when we started the Elements in Style was to have the photo taken during the current month. Then again, these are our rules and we can decide to change them if we please. :D

For me, I would vote for having the photo taken during the month that way, it gets us out taking photos.

Cheers,

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That intent seems fine with me and I am happy to pull the photo posted (taken on Good Friday) for another one taken during May.

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Postby methd on Tue May 01, 2007 2:55 pm

thanks for comments...

but i think it's in the best interest of this thread for the photos to be taken in the given month. otherwise everyone would look thru all their old pics to find something that fits the criteria... and that's not as fun as going out to take the photo with the direct topic in mind.
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Postby Alex on Tue May 01, 2007 3:13 pm

Fantastic image, Methd.

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Postby BullcreekBob on Tue May 01, 2007 3:54 pm

methd wrote:thanks for comments...

but i think it's in the best interest of this thread for the photos to be taken in the given month. otherwise everyone would look thru all their old pics to find something that fits the criteria... and that's not as fun as going out to take the photo with the direct topic in mind.


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I guess we should also leave in the EXIF data as well, just to show that we're squeaky clean and we were *inspired* by the ES.

I must admit that when I see a comp or challenge my first thought is "Have I got ..." but that is just a precursor to the next thought which is invariably 'What can I do better this time?

I'm certainly at a point where my *best* photographs are ahead of me, not behind me.
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Postby Matt. K on Tue May 01, 2007 7:26 pm

Love both pics.
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Postby Old Bob on Thu May 03, 2007 8:41 am

I am not sure if this is ok, I just plonked a few things on an old map, and put a desk lamp in front.

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Postby rooboy on Fri May 04, 2007 5:36 pm

Old Bob wrote:I am not sure if this is ok, I just plonked a few things on an old map, and put a desk lamp in front.
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No idea if it qualifies, but it's a great image. I'd love to have so much Indiana Jones-y stuff lying around :D

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Postby the foto fanatic on Fri May 04, 2007 6:21 pm

I took this at one of Brisbane's historical cemeteries yesterday.

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Postby Old Bob on Mon May 14, 2007 10:20 am

Any more??? :D :D :D
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Postby adame on Mon May 14, 2007 5:28 pm

A panorama i made from a handfull of shots from yesterday morning
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Postby SteveGriffin on Mon May 14, 2007 10:02 pm

Could one of the MODS please sticky this thread. The forum is so busy that if you aren't on everday the Style ES just disappears and I for one find it really fun and entertaining
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Postby stetner on Mon May 14, 2007 10:18 pm

I am pretty slow processing my pics, so here is one from Byron... I wasn't sure if these had to be taken during the month in question....

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Postby Steffen on Tue May 22, 2007 1:36 am

Here's my installment, a grooming ibis at Featherdale park:

Image BTW, I think the ES threads should be sticky for their respective month, otherwise they get snowed under too quickly.

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Postby radar on Tue May 22, 2007 10:12 pm

Some great shots posted for the ES, love the pano Adam, lovely shot and very nice B&W treatment.

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Postby BT*ist on Thu May 24, 2007 8:52 am

Here's my contribution: it's at an angle to the sun, but the light source is the sun reflecting off the wall (does that count?). This was a very good EIS topic - one to really think about, even though the idea and execution of this shot was less than half a minute: I got out of my car and saw a jogger ahead of this guy whose shadow was chasing him, and had enough time to take out the camera before this guy hit sunlight.

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Postby Old Bob on Thu May 24, 2007 11:39 am

BT*ist, that is a clever and well caught shot, and proves you can make quick decisions. :D
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Postby Willy wombat on Sun May 27, 2007 11:47 pm

Mucking around tonight with a shot i took at the beach a few weeks ago for the ES

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Postby sirhc55 on Mon May 28, 2007 12:20 am

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Postby wendellt on Mon May 28, 2007 12:46 am

lots of beautiful shots here, congratulations everyone
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