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JAS_Photo
06-01-2009, 09:44 AM
I was thinking that taking a photo from a low point of view (P.O.V.), a sort of ant's eye view so to speak might be interesting. It is summer now so crawling around on the ground won't be too bad of a thing. :)

Just an idea, if someone has some others, jump in. :)

I quite like that idea "shooting from a low angle or low p.o.v".
It will force people to shoot differently.

any other ideas?

thx - Marko

this is not 'friendly' for very senior citizens like me. :)

I'm still up for "action" or "movement" if anyone else is. :)

keep em coming - the topic with the most support wins.

Thx
Marko

I like the low angle POV... You do not have to get on your hands and knees to get a low angle POV :)

I think the camera just needs to be lower than the subject. :)

How about

Raw emotions. Like anger/hate/saness/despair/joy. It may be hard but it could be quite interesting to see how people make out.

I would show you ______ if you came to visit me. You just have to see this.

The body (after seeing shots of a woman and toes :) ) Pick a part and shoot away!

I would vote for raiven's idea "low point of view" - that should be interesting.

Shooting from a low angle or low point of view has the most support so that's the theme for this month's assignment.

Merging suggestion posts and changing the thread title now.
Ok then - who is posting first:)

casil403
06-01-2009, 07:31 PM
OK...I'll start off...
I laid on the ground on my belly and took this shot low angle last week. I liked the idea of a sea of yellow.....even if they were weeds! :)

Crashcat
06-01-2009, 10:40 PM
Just a pic of some tracks. Thought it was kind of cool.
:fingerscr

casil403
06-01-2009, 11:06 PM
Here's another one I'm throwing into the mix. It's a memorial dedicated to WW1 soldiers. I wanted the shot to reflect the time in history...hence the sepia.

Marko
06-01-2009, 11:30 PM
some excellent start offs - nice shots!!

casil403
06-01-2009, 11:31 PM
...and one more.....

AntZ
06-02-2009, 05:30 AM
You guys are quick of the mark! Good shots.

MoinMoin
06-02-2009, 06:22 AM
Casil I like especially the last one because of the colours!

And here is my hard piece of work. More than an hour I was kneeling/lying on our footpath to get some close shots from this “Bee wolf” (it is an earth wasp digging wholes in sandy ground). It was 28 °C in full sun and I’ve got nearly sunburned :cool:.

http://gallery.digicamclub.de/4images/data/media/195/Erdwespe.jpg

jventer
06-02-2009, 07:07 AM
My low angle image for the month


http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww341/jventer/Lowontheground.jpg

a-m-photography
06-02-2009, 03:03 PM
Whenever our traffic is diverted I went past this green grassed feild and saw this lonely dead tree just stuck in the middle. and each time I went past it I swore to my self I would go there and take some pictures when I had the time and the petrol. Eventually I got there and this grass came up to my waist!

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/aerospliff/IMG_8939copyMedium.jpg

kat
06-02-2009, 10:52 PM
Found this down low within the mine junkyard..oh what fun in there!
Between the two colors though..

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2424/3590479997_f9da190294_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3408/3591288292_590d3d828f.jpg

Lovin
06-03-2009, 02:46 AM
Beautiful Kat! Well done!

Now I'll upload mine.

Chantelle
06-03-2009, 02:50 AM
Wow I like those shots you guys have come up with! and that close up of that wasp/bee wolf is brilliant! Great work guys!

kat
06-03-2009, 09:27 AM
Thanks Lovin! I like how your's is upwards. Have an idea for a shot like that but have to wait on the clouds! :)

This one was done real quick..lol. I was gonna put it in the "guess what" but we all know how good I am at that game..lol :wall-an:

Greg_Nuspel
06-03-2009, 10:53 AM
I think on that one we would have kept guessing until we were all tired of it :clown:

Iguanasan
06-03-2009, 12:13 PM
Oh, I don't know. Looks like a great shot of an old, flat, white wall tire. :D

My Guess pic will be there later today... have to go to the dentist first :(

EJC
06-03-2009, 08:30 PM
This was taken laying in a swamp.

Iguanasan
06-03-2009, 09:18 PM
This was taken laying in a swamp.

You trying to make us feel guilty? ;)

Mad Aussie
06-04-2009, 04:59 AM
Some very cool shots in here already! Looks like a very popular choice!

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u104/Mad-Aussie/09%20photographyca/_MG_8215.jpg

casil403
06-04-2009, 01:39 PM
More Church flowers taken at a low angle.....

kat
06-04-2009, 01:40 PM
Very nice everyone! :)

scorpio_e
06-04-2009, 03:17 PM
I agree ..Nice images all.. I have to get out there this weekend :) Going to an air show..Up will be easy *LOL* Low point of view..maybe not as easy!!!

casil403
06-06-2009, 10:52 PM
Found a really cool old black car to shoot today....just prior to it hailing!

EJC
06-06-2009, 11:18 PM
I was out shooting our June snow fall in Calgary. This guy was trotting along in the ditch until I stopped to take his picture. He headed up a hill and turned to see if I was going to leave.

Iguanasan
06-07-2009, 06:18 AM
Nice capture of Mr. Coyote. I wouldn't have thought you'd be able to get that close to him.

EJC
06-07-2009, 09:32 AM
There are lots of green belts and parks in Calgary. They along with deer and rabbits are becoming habituated to suburban sprawl. The coyote tend to keep to the edge of town or the really big parks but I see deer and rabbits on my front lawn regularly.

cheers

JAS_Photo
06-07-2009, 01:07 PM
I live downtown and I see rabbits all the time.
P.S. They are starting to get their white winter coats. :D (Joke)

Cool shots so far, everyone!

JAS_Photo
06-07-2009, 11:05 PM
Well, I spent the day lying on my belly or sitting in parking lots on my arse, so here we go:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2459/3606171828_0e17e427d9_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jas_photos/3606171828/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3596/3606154390_75c3f3a024_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jas_photos/3606154390/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2466/3606010168_ef4bc80e6f_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jas_photos/3606010168/)

tomorrowstreasures
06-08-2009, 10:56 PM
There are some really nice submissions here! i love the color of the dandelions and the wasp!

midgett
06-09-2009, 10:53 AM
This was a mushroom colony in my backyard. My backyard is infested with fire ants, so I put down an exercise mat to lay on in order to buy myself some time before they overran me. Luckily I only got bit a couple times!

I adjusted the colors and white balance in Lightroom, then applied an unsharp mask and a little Orten Effect in CS3. I hope this works with this image, its my first attempt at this effect.

Michaelaw
06-12-2009, 10:35 PM
A total experiment and though not technically perfect I found myself liking it. Shot RAW using an Olympus e-510.


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/uptree.jpg

Iguanasan
06-14-2009, 06:18 PM
Hmmm. This one is looking up a bit and if you can see by the high tide mark, I am below what sea-level is during high tide. Is that low enough?

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8Q3edxpMqBs/SjV1BRbDVGI/AAAAAAAAGIM/IavBEVE0AEM/s800/IMG_1484.JPG

Mad Aussie
06-15-2009, 01:44 AM
Thems uggggggggggggly deck chairs!!!

Michaelaw
06-15-2009, 01:52 AM
If you had to sit in one of those chairs MA, which one would you chose? I know the one I think you'd go for but tell me anyway. I'll let you know if the chair you chose is the same as the one I think you'll chose.

Mad Aussie
06-15-2009, 01:57 AM
I'd rather stand than be seen sitting in one those gaudy outfits mate! Can you buy straight peoples accessories where you got them? :)

JAS_Photo
06-15-2009, 02:13 AM
Those are great chairs! Adirondack, I believe they are called. They are a popular bit of Americana. :) If it was my photo, it would be all about the chairs! Ha!

Mad Aussie
06-15-2009, 02:21 AM
Those are great chairs! Adirondack, I believe they are called. They are a popular bit of Americana. :) If it was my photo, it would be all about the chairs! Ha!
That explains so much :headslap:

nomad358
06-18-2009, 07:11 AM
Here's my late contribution. There are some really great photos this month!

Looking up in Ottawa.

Mad Aussie
06-18-2009, 02:28 PM
That's a cool bit of architecture and nicely shot too nomad!

Iguanasan
06-20-2009, 10:26 PM
Here's another one for the June contest. Caught this one on the way to work one morning this week.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8Q3edxpMqBs/Sj2Y63Sz2TI/AAAAAAAAGLM/GIBW8o8JhDA/s800/IMG_1544.JPG

JAS_Photo
06-20-2009, 10:29 PM
Oh! That's great Ig!

Iguanasan
06-21-2009, 10:47 AM
Oh! That's great Ig!

Thanks, Raiven!

MoinMoin
06-21-2009, 11:57 PM
As you can see, it was a rainy day yesterday:

http://gallery.digicamclub.de/4images/data/media/23/regenplatscher2.jpg

I took my place flat on the living room floor in front of our terrace door :rolleyes:.

JAS_Photo
06-22-2009, 12:23 AM
Lol! Cool shot!

Iguanasan
06-22-2009, 08:17 AM
Nice one, MoinMoin!

jlabel
06-22-2009, 12:59 PM
I did a serie of Dog POV a while ago, but Aint posting coz its older than June. But for now I think this one is more suitable.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3359/3598948897_935069c45e.jpg

Iguanasan
06-22-2009, 02:25 PM
Interesting capture, jlabel.

kurtdriver
06-23-2009, 01:07 AM
I'd rather stand than be seen sitting in one those gaudy outfits mate! Can you buy straight peoples accessories where you got them? :)

MA, I'm sure you'll agree that they're great chairs, they just need a coat of paint. Or how about this?
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/2046/img1484t.jpg
Funny thing is, I completely forgot about this month's assignment and yet this morning I took a camera with me and shot a roll on the way to work. Several of them turned out to be down low. I'll put a couple up in a couple days. Some great pics here already, Raiven, I love that stairway.

Mad Aussie
06-23-2009, 01:59 AM
Yeh ... B&W sure makes them look more hetersexual :)

casil403
06-23-2009, 09:49 AM
MA, I'm sure you'll agree that they're great chairs, they just need a coat of paint. Or how about this?
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/2046/img1484t.jpg


I am with Raiven...love the deck chair colours Ig...what about B/W with the chairs in colour?...now that would "pop"!

casil403
06-23-2009, 09:50 AM
As you can see, it was a rainy day yesterday:

http://gallery.digicamclub.de/4images/data/media/23/regenplatscher2.jpg

I took my place flat on the living room floor in front of our terrace door :rolleyes:.

Love the water splashes here MM! Nice work!

Marko
06-23-2009, 11:04 PM
moinx2, jlabel - wow nice use of the theme.:highfive:
Here's mine - Props to wifey for gettin' on the roof for me :p

MoinMoin
06-24-2009, 01:08 AM
Thank you guys for the nice comments :-).
@marco: It seems, YOU are turning the theme upside down :p

JAS_Photo
06-24-2009, 01:20 AM
Cool idea and the eyes are very sharp!

Chantelle
06-24-2009, 08:46 AM
This was taken on the Central Coast, at Little Beach. Got down on my jeans to take this photo, got a bit sandy :P

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3361/3656295387_ff69a647de_o.jpg

Marko
06-24-2009, 09:33 AM
@ moinx2 :), thx raiven, Nice shot Chantelle!

Chantelle
06-24-2009, 09:15 PM
Thanks :D

Chantelle
06-24-2009, 11:43 PM
Here's an image I took today while out for a walk.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/3659184018_a5bd3a4335_o.jpg

Black and White version:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3656/3658388105_217e1082cb_o.jpg

jabber
06-25-2009, 08:47 PM
He's still growing.

JAS_Photo
06-27-2009, 04:47 AM
Lol! Oh noes the giant teen!

Marko
06-27-2009, 10:46 AM
Nice play on the bridge Chantelle
Cool shot Jabber! How tall is that kid in real life?

jabber
06-27-2009, 11:12 AM
Thanks, Marko--not a great picture, I realize, but amusing at least (and theme-fitting). Jules is about 6'5".