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BA Fly · Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 12:18 pm Post subject: Inspiration needed

Hi Guys

Sorry I've not been around for a while - "that" time of year when there just aren't enough hours in the day.

Anyway, camera is back out and I'm looking for a bit of help. At our camera club we do a major project each year - 20 images on a subject of our own choosing. Last year I did "Signs of Aging". This year I was planning to do "Solo" but one of our given subjects is solitude and some of the ideas I've had overlap quite a bit.

So, anyone got any bright ideas? I'm looking for something a little off the wall, but that has a lot of option (need 20 images, so I'd like to be able to think of at least 40 for the chosen subject).

All suggestions greatly appreciated.

derek · Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 9:14 pm Post subject:

My suggestions are colour and light.

Mrs D suggests The Virtues - here's a link where you could pick 20 (or more) if you liked the idea.

http://www.virtuescience.com/virtuelist.html

That project will keep you very busy-hope you enjoy it and it turns out well for you. Look forward to seeing some of the photos later on.
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BA Fly · Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 7:01 am Post subject:

Thanks for the suggestions D + Mrs D.

I was thinking colour too - well, colour wheel, but I'd have to go round 3 and a bit times (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet and back to the start) - or 3 times and 2 B&Ws (being the absence and presence of all colours IYKWIM).

The virtues, I like that. Wouldn't know where to start mind! Probably a good thing (out of the comfort zone) so will give that one some serious thought too.

I remembered last night (why do we forget these things) that colour and contrast (light against shade, sharp on blurred, opposing colours etc) are my big things in a photo, so I'm hoping to run that through the 20 images to hold it together in a style.

peteski · Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 5:05 pm Post subject:

How about camping out for a day with a tripod, sandwiches, batteries and taken a shot every X mins for 24hours?
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Gilly · Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 6:17 pm Post subject:

BA Fly · Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 7:50 am Post subject:

Both really good ideas there.

Peteski - would you do a series of the same image x times or different images in the same location? Just curious as to what you had in mind when you said that.

Gilly - this image immediately springs to mind (not mine):
http://pinguicula.typepad.com/blog/images/hope_cement_works.jpg

peteski · Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 3:43 pm Post subject: