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Donna Hopper · Pinned

Hello everyone! Sorry I'm a bit late with the new photography theme for this round. I just returned from the shores of Lake superior. I will borrow a theme recently posted by David Ellis... the theme until July 13 will be: CONTRAST. Interpret this as you deem fit. It could be contrasting colours, patterns, textures, subjects, etc. Use your imagination! Reminder: This space is open to all photography styles, genres and subjects. Please keep …

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David Ellis · 10h AGO

Okay the final shot using F stops to highlight and/or hide elements. I posted a shot of my drum kit a while ago, with the reflection of a Union Jack on the tuning lug. Here is another where the rims around the drum heads become nothing more than whispy shrouds, where a portion of the bass drum and a single tuning lug are the main subject.

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Drew Armstrong · 15h AGO

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Zack Trunzo · 16h AGO

Contrast: Sunset against some silhouetted greenery.

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Scott Elgie · 18h AGO

Typical Lake Superior day on Saturday. Hot and sunny, then dense fog rolled in for a few hours. I believe this was frontal fog as a fairly strong wind preceded the fog, then it settled back down. It was beautiful to watch!

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Jim Bedell · 2d AGO

Pearson airport Dec 2013

Pearson airport Dec 2013 - contrast theme

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David Ellis · 2d AGO

Continuing on with mt short focus conversation, there are times what is in the background is very important, so perhaps a total blur isn't appropriate. This was shot with a 200mm lens, but at F5.6, so that the foreground is distinct, while the background has a very important message. Happy Canada Day and happy Summer !

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David Ellis · 2d AGO

Stand on guard for thee ! Happy Canada Day everyone !

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Donna Hopper · 3d AGO

'Salute'... contrast theme related.

©donna hopper photography

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David Ellis · 4d AGO

Contrast again ... abstract again ... The subject, the lupins, were not closest to my lens, but using a shallow focus technique, via a longer lens shot wide open, the purple lupins are the highlight. The yellow foreground wild flowers almost disappear, but actually become transparent, adding a lovely yellow blur. Overall, there is a multi-layered perspective, not more than half a metre in total depth, between the foreground and background. …

If you like Lupins, check out Monty Python's Dennis Moore sketch from 1973 ... just saying !

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Darryn Ross · 1w AGO

Parking lot. Bellvue park.

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Darryn Ross · 1w AGO

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David Ellis · 1w AGO

Continuing on the theme of depth of field. If it is essential to make a bold statement, nothing capitalises on this more than taking one element and accenting the living daylights out of it. Again aperture is everything. Use your lens wide open at preferably F2 or wider (F1.4 is my favourite) and a longer lens, to accentuate the in-focus main element and the rest following behind become more blurry as distance increases. Even a construction site …

F1.4

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Donna Hopper · 1w AGO

MOVEMENT: Shot this during the Rotaryfest midway a few years back. The first, and so far only, time I did long exposure night carnival photography. I used a garbage can as a tripod.

©Donna Hopper Photography

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Zack Trunzo · 1w AGO

Ready for my close up 🐄

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David Ellis · 1w AGO

The interesting thing about light and depth of field, is that one can create quite different images depending on where and how one focuses their lens. The leaves are in the background, whilst looking through a grille, in the foreground. Shoot wide open at F1.4 and magic happens.

from an older photo shoot

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Drew Armstrong · 1w AGO

Sure! Now all the cool shadow pics come to me.

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Drew Armstrong · 1w AGO

Movement pic, plus some generic beauty shots of our downtown.

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David Ellis · 1w AGO

This was a fun experiment back in 2009. Photoshop and a 12mm lens. Not my thing really ... (okay the 12mm is, as the only way to shoot architectural interiors within a tight space, but Photoshop is definitely not my thing)

I preferred infrared film to Photoshop, but with a new digital camera, what could I do ?!?!

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Zack Trunzo · 1w AGO

Movement: Cars passing by at sunset on 17B

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Donna Hopper · 1w AGO

MOVEMENT THEME: Cross Dog taken during Oh!No! at the Church of Robbie a few years back. Long exposure after the flash fired to freeze her face a bit.

©Donna Hopper Photography

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Zack Trunzo · 2w AGO

A few of my favourite photos from the Queen Street Cruise, this M4 CSL caught my eye.

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Kenneth Armstrong · 2w AGO

I'm not one to convert digital photos to black and white, I much prefer to shoot it that way on film... but I thought the golden light and haze during tonight's Jubilance 2025 procession of Catholics in the city lended itself well to monochrome. Watch for the full gallery to be posted (in colour) later on SooToday.

Kenneth Armstrong/SooToday

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Donna Hopper · 2w AGO

MOVEMENT THEME: Head-banger mid hang-bang.

©Donna Hopper Photography

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Jim Bedell · 2w AGO

Sept. 2007

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Rose Rousseau · 2w AGO

Not 1 but 2 bunnies in my driveway this morning before the short rainfall 🐇🐰

What's up doc

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