How big is it?

Challenge #17 in the Photography 101 series. Hosted by AussieJo.

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Use well known objects to contrast the size of the object you are photographing so that we have a frame of reference for how big your subject is.

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Friday, 29th April, 2011 (GMT)

Submissions:

Friday, 6th May, 2011 – Thursday, 12th May, 2011 (GMT)

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Friday, 13th May, 2011 – Thursday, 19th May, 2011 (GMT)

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creativity is encouraged

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No restrictions.

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Do not use a significant amount of distance between your object and your frame of reference to make your subject appear bigger than it is
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Mushroom & Pigeon

by alanhk

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These gigantic chalk rocks are located in the Western Desert of Egypt, in the area between Dakhla and Bahariya.

Camera:	Nikon D3
Lens:	Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
Submitted:	Sunday, 8th May, 2011 05:31 (GMT)
Taken:	Thursday, 18th February, 2010
Focal length:	44 mm
Shutter speed:	-1/320 sec
Aperture:	F10
ISO:	200
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Views:	254
Galleries:	View this photo in alanhk's gallery

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Thank you all for the support of my photo. You can visit my website at picasa for more of my recent photo works
-Alan

https://picasaweb.google.com/alan7117

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