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Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

08/27/2007 08:45:58 PM · #26

Originally posted by ancientimages:

I'll try (emphasis on "try") :)

Cool! Added you to the list :)

karmat

Apple iPhone 7

08/27/2007 09:30:23 PM · #27

So, in essence, we are "getting out of the box" by "getting into the circle?"

Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon

08/27/2007 10:08:12 PM · #28

Originally posted by karmat:

So, in essence, we are "getting out of the box" by "getting into the circle?"

He, he, good one. Yeah, essentially. Although, if you want to get technical, we're "getting out of the box by looking into the circle" :)

dsterner

Canon EOS-40D

08/27/2007 10:20:20 PM · #29

I'll jump into jumping out of the box into the circle! Side challenges are so cool!

Gordon

RIM BlackBerry Curve

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

08/27/2007 11:04:14 PM · #30

I've always kinda mentally pictured this one as using a hula-hoop (it being a wee bit bigger than a bent coathanger)

I once did a variant on this, picking a spot and making 10 pictures from that one spot.

The trick is to be very careful about how you pick your spot or throw your hoop :)

If this whole concept freaks you out, you'd better never try experimental travel, or apply that to your photography!

Message edited by author 2007-08-27 23:17:49.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

08/27/2007 11:26:48 PM · #31

Originally posted by Gordon:

The trick is to be very careful about how you pick your spot or throw your hoop :)

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That's cheating, DNMC! :)

whiteroom

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

08/27/2007 11:37:19 PM · #32

i'm in, you KNOW i'm in! loverly stuff, so many questions in
this thread, lol.
well i have a hoola hoop i'm gonna use dat ;p

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

08/27/2007 11:39:59 PM · #33

Originally posted by goodman:

i'm in, you KNOW i'm in! loverly stuff, so many questions in
this thread, lol.
well i have a hoola hoop i'm gonna use dat ;p

I think I'll bend a coathanger into a triangle, tie it to a frisbee and go from there.

Come to think of it, that wouldn't work. Frisbees need to spin to fly. Hmmm. Make a hole in the middle of the frisbee, put a screw/nut in it loosely (so the frisbee can still spin), tie the triangle to it (the screw), and voila! Wonder if that would work.

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Neil

Fujifilm X-T30

08/27/2007 11:43:00 PM · #34

Can't do it every day, but I'm in for some!

Jutilda

Canon EOS-7D

Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon

08/28/2007 12:13:57 AM · #35

This sounds very

messerschmitt

I guess I'm in. But I'm still confused.

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levyj413

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

08/28/2007 12:37:05 AM · #36

Oh, man. Have this many SC members ever done something together in public? ;)

NstiG8tr

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

08/28/2007 01:53:47 AM · #37

I'll try it put me in

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dsterner

Canon EOS-40D

Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon

08/28/2007 02:52:51 AM · #38

do we post our findings like this:

What is it you want, Deb? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey. That's a pretty good idea. I'll give you the moon, Debâ�¦so you can shoot it for your challenge.

Itâ��s a Wonderful life 1946

glad2badad

Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Lensbaby Sweet 35 Optic

08/28/2007 07:18:50 AM · #39

Originally posted by ursula:

Originally posted by goodman:
i'm in, you KNOW i'm in! loverly stuff, so many questions in
this thread, lol.
well i have a hoola hoop i'm gonna use dat ;p

I think I'll bend a coathanger into a triangle, tie it to a frisbee and go from there.

Come to think of it, that wouldn't work. Frisbees need to spin to fly. Hmmm. Make a hole in the middle of the frisbee, put a screw/nut in it loosely (so the frisbee can still spin), tie the triangle to it (the screw), and voila! Wonder if that would work.

You need time to play with your camera...skip the hole/screw/tie/triangle thingee. :) Walmart has hula-hoops for $1. :P Besides, throwing that contraption you mention could destroy some valuable photo subjects upon landing! :D

bassbone

Nikon Z8

Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S

08/28/2007 07:44:39 AM · #40

I really want to join this one - sounds extremely explorative - I will think on it and look at my schedule and see if I will be able to commit. Count me as a maybe for now...

Hipychik

Sony Alpha a6000

Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

08/28/2007 07:55:16 AM · #41

Sounds interesting...I'd like to give it a try.

Jutilda

Canon EOS-7D

Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon

08/28/2007 08:33:25 AM · #42

Can anyone show some examples? I see lots of photos of dirt in my future. rofl

MelonMusketeer

Nikon D7000

Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4

08/28/2007 09:05:10 AM · #43

I may drop in once in a while, but will be too busy with work and family to do very much.
Do we only get one toss per day, or can we toss the thing around until we get something we like in the frame? I am guessing only one toss per day.

08/28/2007 12:19:58 PM · #44

Originally posted by dsterner:

do we post our findings like this:

What is it you want, Deb? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey. That's a pretty good idea. I'll give you the moon, Debâ�¦so you can shoot it for your challenge.

Itâ��s a Wonderful life 1946

Sounds good, quotes and all :)

08/28/2007 12:21:12 PM · #45

Originally posted by Jutilda:

Can anyone show some examples? I see lots of photos of dirt in my future. rofl

Examples? He, he, no, not yet, I haven't even tried it yet. Hey, don't you go laughing at this! Dirt is at least as good as cows. And you could get the thing caught in a branch or landing in water, you could get cigarette buts, bugs, stones, old mufflers, shopping buggies, dishes, books, shoes, all sorts of stuff besides dirt. :)))))

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Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro

08/28/2007 12:29:22 PM · #46

Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:

Sure, drop in when you like it.

You get one toss. What you're giving up is choice and settling for chance instead. If you were to toss the thing around until you get something you like in the frame, then you're choosing your subject, not leaving it up to chance. Of course, you can't give up choice entirely, since you're going to pick a place where you'll toss the thing.

Think of it this way: If you were to chose your spot rather than toss a hoop (once), you'd try to select a location based on your preconceptions of suitable subject material. You'd miss the experience of seeing and photographing things you'd normally overlook. Honestly, I don't know if this will work or not, but I'd like to try it. However, if I start picking my spot or tossing the hoop until I get a suitable spot, I'd be missing the whole point.

Ann

Olympus OM-D E-M1

08/28/2007 12:29:35 PM · #47

Okay, I'm in. Ever since I read that book, I've wanted to do this one, but never had time.

edit: I think in the book, he tossed the ring and shot things inside the ring, and also stood in the ring and shot what he could see from there. But I like the idea of shooting into the ring.

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08/28/2007 12:37:19 PM · #48

Originally posted by annpatt:

We're doing either. Your choice, do both each time if you want. One toss per day though :)

In the book, the exercise is mentioned as part of a day excursion, all students in the same natural environment, and students are encouraged to make at least 10 images for the exercise. Our variation is that we're doing it over one month at various locations.

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Gordon

RIM BlackBerry Curve

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

08/28/2007 01:31:24 PM · #49

Originally posted by ursula:

I think (I should re read the book) the motivation for this is to get you out of the 'having to hunt for good photos' mindset. Great, inspiring, amazing photographs are everywhere - even right where you are right now. Often, we'll miss this in the rush to get 'somewhere' or to find 'something' that will be an interesting subject.

Along the way, you have to realise photography isn't really about the literal subject, but about something else entirely. Not just a form of record.

If you can't make good photographs anywhere, going somewhere isn't going to help.