****KM/Sony Mini-Challenge #116 - Go Wide... Outside****

Hi all,

The new Mini-Challenge is up and running. The theme is: "Go Wide... Outside".

For years, I hadn't a clue how to use a wide angle lens to achieve decent photographs. Now I just love it. It's one of my favourite landscape styles.

This challenge is to get you thinking and shooting wide angle - Wide angle landscapes, seascapes, cityscapes, or whatever.

For the purpose of this challenge, we will define WA to be the 35mm equivalent of 35mm focal length or less - or, for P&S cameras, the shortest focal length your native lens has. If you have WA conversion lenses, by all means use it.

Wide angle photography is a skill onto itself. If you don't have experience shooting WA photography, and would like to learn a little more about WA composition, you can find some ideas here: http://photoinf.com/General/Wim_van_Velzen/the_use_of_focal_length_in_landscape_photography.htm or here http://www.prime-junta.net/pont/How_to/m_Mastering_Wide-Angle/m_Mastering_Wide-Angle.html?page=1 or simply Google "Wide angle photography".

The gallery is up and running at: http://www.pbase.com/mtf_foto_studies/mc_116 and entries close Friday, January 26th, 2007 at 8:00 PM EST.

Let's see this gallery fill up with stunning images, and let's all jump in with comments and encouragement and make this a fun challenge.

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-Jerry
Sony V1 and H5 - Still learning...

'The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.'
-- Dorothea Lange

http://www.pbase.com/icicle50/root

I think this will be a lot of fun!! Looking forward to the STF invasion that I have 'innocently' provoked! . Let's keep it fun!! It's all about the photo, not the brand!! KM Rules!!...LOL....
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Cheers! Robert..

but I'm sure there are many more awesome shots lurking in your collections...
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-Jerry
Sony V1 and H5 - Still learning...

'The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.'
-- Dorothea Lange

http://www.pbase.com/icicle50/root

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Cheers! Robert..

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-Jerry
Sony V1 and H5 - Still learning...

'The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.'
-- Dorothea Lange

http://www.pbase.com/icicle50/root

I'm looking forward to seeing the entries in this one. Whatever lens I use, I always seem to gravitate towards the telephoto lens - it seems to be my default way of seeing the world. As Jerry says, it can be a challenge to "think wide angle". Anyway I have added 6 of my own.

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Travel photos: http://www.pbase.com/alangrant

I'll comment on them individually later.

What with all the focus on the super-zoom cameras, these days (and I just bought a Sony H5, myself), the WA seems to be getting less attention, which I think is a mistake. WA phototgraphy opens up a whole new set of possibilities - and not just for landscapes. All it takes is a little reading up on WA composition, and the resulting images can be exciting and striking.
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-Jerry
Sony V1 and H5 - Still learning...

'The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.'
-- Dorothea Lange

http://www.pbase.com/icicle50/root

Hi Jerry, added a few shots and a few comments also.
Regards,
Richard.
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Richard B.
http://www.pbase.com/richard_b

Wonderful shots! Already you guys have made my life difficult. Picking a winner is is going to be murder - I can tell. But that's OK - spoil my entire weekend next week, laboring over a decision ;-)
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-Jerry
Sony V1 and H5 - Still learning...

'The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.'
-- Dorothea Lange

http://www.pbase.com/icicle50/root

Added a couple more.
Mike.

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-Jerry
Sony V1 and H5 - Still learning...

'The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.'
-- Dorothea Lange

http://www.pbase.com/icicle50/root

stupid question but is there one entry per person or more?

gk
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http://gaurav.smugmug.com

You may submit as many as you wish, but most people limit it to 3 or 4.
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-Jerry
Sony V1 and H5 - Still learning...

'The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.'
-- Dorothea Lange

http://www.pbase.com/icicle50/root

just a few days left...
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-Jerry
Sony V1 and H5 - Still learning...

'The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.'
-- Dorothea Lange

http://www.pbase.com/icicle50/root

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Cheers! Robert..

...better late than never!

Cheers,

Paul

...more comments to follow

Cheers,

Paul

and thanks for adding to the comments. That's a very important contribution to the challenge. It's the comments that really keep people posting entries and keep these challenges going.
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-Jerry
Sony V1 and H5 - Still learning...

'The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.'
-- Dorothea Lange

http://www.pbase.com/icicle50/root