May 22, 2013 in
Winning Prints with
| Photographer |
Denise Bossarte |
| Website |
www.foundworlds.com |
| Title |
Poppy Dream |
| Category |
April 2013 /Bronze/ Color/Second Place |
| Location |
Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens |
| Reason For Making the Image |
I love discovering and capturing the true essence of flowers, particularly when doing macros where the flower becomes a dance of color and form. |
| Camera |
Fujifilm Finepix HS10 |
| Lens |
non detachable lens (Aperture priority setting + macro setting) |
| f-stop |
f/8.0 |
| Shutter Speed |
1/20 sec |
| ISO |
400 |
May 21, 2013 in
Winning Prints with
| Photographer |
Laszlo Perlaky |
| Webite |
http://Naturalperl.com |
| Title |
“Cinderella” |
| Category |
April 2013 /Gold / B&W / Third Place |
| Location |
Cades Cove, Grate Smoky Mountains N.P., TN. |
| Reason For Making the Image |
Blooming dogwoods are fragile beauties. We look for those in Spring every year. Last year we photographed in Cades Cove and explored a hidden meadow where several dogwoods were in full bloom. I felt I am the Prince who selected the most beautiful one for a dance. The other trees looked at me and my selected beauty enviously. Under this impression, I selected my soft focus portrait lens and captured the moment. |
| Camera |
Linhof Master technika 4×5 |
| Lens and focal length |
Cooke PS945 lens 229mm |
| f-stop |
f/5.6 |
| Shutter Speed |
1/60 sec. |
| ISO |
Kodak Ektar 100 film, ISO 100 |
May 20, 2013 in
Winning Prints with
| Photographer |
Lexi Nemeth |
| Title |
“Lunch Time” |
| Category |
April 2013 /Gold / Color / First Place |
| Location |
Armand Bayou Nature Center Boardwalk |
| Reason For Making the Image |
I visited Armand Bayou Nature Center with a group of photographers from the Houston Photographic Society lately. We spread and walked on the boardwalk when I saw this leaf chewing caterpillar glowing in the back-lit leaf in a green monochromatic surrounding. I went close then I placed a close up diopter to my zoom lens to go even closer. I selected large aperture to isolate my subject, decrease the depth of field and increase the bokeh. |
| Camera |
Nikon D800 |
| Lens and focal length |
Zoom Nikkor AF EDIF 70-200 mm f2.8 at 200 mm + Canon 500D close up diopter |
| f-stop |
f/3.5 |
| Shutter Speed |
1/125 sec. |
| ISO |
200 |
May 17, 2013 in
Winning Prints with
| Photographer |
Laszlo Perlaky |
| Webite |
http://Naturalperl.com |
| Title |
“My View from Above” |
| Category |
April 2013 /Gold / B&W / Third Place |
| Location |
Roaring Fork Parking, Grate Smoky Mountains N.P., TN. |
| Reason For Making the Image |
I was walking back to our car at a Scenic Overlook Parking when I noticed my and the tree shadow patterns on the textured ground. I took the snap shot: My view from above, for the assignment. |
| Camera |
Canon PowerShot G10 |
| Lens and focal length |
Canon zoom 6.1 – 30.5 mm f2.8 |
| f-stop |
f/4.5 |
| Shutter Speed |
1/400 sec. |
| ISO |
200 |
May 16, 2013 in
Winning Prints with
| Photographer |
Dwight Theall |
| Webite |
Theallimagery.com |
| Title |
A Caterpillar’s World |
| Category |
April 2013 / Silver / Color / First Place
|
| Location |
Armand Bayou Nature Center |
| Reason For Making the Image |
Nearing the end of the 4/20/2013 HPS photo outing, while walking back to my car along the boardwalk after a generally unproductive morning, the sunlight falling on this caterpillar demanded photographic attention. Although the caterpillar’s movement wasn’t exactly speedy, the scene was dynamic enough that the use of a tripod would have been too restrictive. I opted instead for hand-held shots at ISO 1000, allowing me to easily reposition the camera and thereby the composition of the overall images; spot metering provided acceptable control of the high-contrast scene and avoided overexposure of the brightly lit caterpillar. Post-processing in Lightroom allowed me to create this low-noise, low-key image of a “graceful” world composed only of the caterpillar and the gently leaning fronds of nearby plants. |
| Camera |
Canon 60D |
| Lens and focal length |
Canon EF-S 18-135mm IS zoom at 135mm |
| f-stop |
f/5.6 |
| Shutter Speed |
1/500 sec. |
| ISO |
1000 |
