March SideChallenge - POSTING THREAD

Sony Sonnar FE 2.8 35mm ZA

03/17/2019 02:40:57 AM · #176

so i'm putting something out there ..
i have been thinking about GRATITUDE ..
and how its a wonderful thing to improve your state of mind .. especially when you are struggling ..
when you switch on and notice the things that you could be grateful for .. you then tend to see even more things ..

i was thinking that taking photos of those things .. or representing them somehow in a photo .. could be a great project for me ..
then i wondered if anyone here would be interested in a side challenge that focused on gratitude ..

i'd love to get some feedback and suggestions ..
i'm going to start a thread .. but i'm putting this in here .. because some of you might be keen .. :)
the thread asking for feedback

jagar

Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+

03/17/2019 03:51:27 AM · #177

Originally posted by roz:

I�d be up for this.
The word gratitude is maybe not the word I�d use but words are words so I�d be ok with that.
To truly appreciate what is there is no gratitude, all these wonderful diverse appearances don�t need me to appreciate them to be wonderful and divers, if I say I�m grateful of them, then I�m applying that they are wonderful because I appreciate them, when in fact they are wonderful whether are not I�m even there to be grateful of them. Photographing something you are grateful of is only photographing something that falls into the what I like and does me good categorie, when in fact all appearances are perfect as they are even if they are not in our grateful category. So I would be shooting for this as if everything Is perfect and whole and unconditional.
Shoot as if you were not there.

Sony Sonnar FE 2.8 35mm ZA

03/17/2019 04:04:56 AM · #178

Originally posted by jagar:

Originally posted by roz:
so i'm putting something out there ..
i have been thinking about GRATITUDE ..
and how its a wonderful thing to improve your state of mind .. especially when you are struggling ..
when you switch on and notice the things that you could be grateful for .. you then tend to see even more things ..

i was thinking that taking photos of those things .. or representing them somehow in a photo .. could be a great project for me ..
then i wondered if anyone here would be interested in a side challenge that focused on gratitude ..

i'd love to get some feedback and suggestions ..
i'm going to start a thread .. but i'm putting this in here .. because some of you might be keen .. :)
the thread asking for feedback

I�d be up for this.
The word gratitude is maybe not the word I�d use but words are words so I�d be ok with that.
To truly appreciate what is there is no gratitude, all these wonderful diverse appearances don�t need me to appreciate them to be wonderful and divers, if I say I�m grateful of them, then I�m applying that they are wonderful because I appreciate them, when in fact they are wonderful whether are not I�m even there to be grateful of them. Photographing something you are grateful of is only photographing something that falls into the what I like and does me good categorie, when in fact all appearances are perfect as they are even if they are not in our grateful category. So I would be shooting for this as if everything Is perfect and whole and unconditional.
Shoot as if you were not there.

i do truly believe that we can agree on something even tho our words might indicate otherwise ..
as words are so open to interpretation .. the word gratitude to me .. might mean something entirely different to you .. or with subtle differences ..
but i agree .. whatever it is .. is wonderful whether i think its so or not .. my categorizing it is only as it affects me ..

i have found .. that when i become aware of .. and focus on .. something in my life that is helpful, good and positive .. rather than the opposite ..
then i am raising my vibration .. it might sound cliche .. but it is a real thing ..
when i concentrate on the negative .. then its like i become a magnet for all sorts of things that bring me down .. it could be as simple as stubbing my toe .. or something major ..
when i'm in a positive frame of mind .. which is helped along be being grateful .. then i become a magnet for more positive things .. crazy and unrelated things happen that elevate me ..

we are all different .. and we all have different beliefs and ideas ..
so it will be interesting to hear what other ppl have to say about this gratitude thing .. ;)

edit to say .. i'm going to copy and paste this into the thread i started .. anyone interested in a side focusing on gratitude..
and ask anyone who is interested to comment in there .. thankyou .. :)

Message edited by author 2019-03-17 04:10:18.

jagar

Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+

03/17/2019 04:12:18 AM · #179

Yes, words are just words and can only be dualistic in nature.

I think a side challenge with the title Gratitude would be a terrific idea, we can define that word how we want and shoot for it accordingly.
Good idea Roz.

Canon EF-S 18-55mm 3.5-5.6 III

03/17/2019 04:14:50 AM · #180

Originally posted by jagar:

thankyou John .. very much appreciate your feedback and 'enthusiasm' .. ;)

digifotojo

Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i

03/17/2019 02:18:14 PM · #181

I recently watched a YouTube video that covered Hurricane Michael's devastation of Mexico Beach, FL last October and it really made me stop and think how lucky I am to have a home. Those poor people will never recover their homes and that whole area will never be what it once was.

That said, your idea of Gratitude for a SC might be what we need to realize what we're truly grateful for in our lives. If nothing else, it will give us pause for thought.

GinaRothfels

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

Olympus 8mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital ED Fisheye PRO Lens

03/17/2019 02:24:28 PM · #182

Originally posted by marnet:

Originally posted by GinaRothfels:
Black and white minimal

It seems this side challenge is turning into a technical exercise. For this set I was experimenting with lighting using ambient light, a small flashlight (not used for any of these 3) and ring flash. Fortunately my plastic model is very patient.

Is Frankie short of daughter of Frankenstein? They are all scary ;)

That's right. The name on the box is Frankie Stein.

I also have Dracula's daughter, but she's still in the box, so she doesn't want to pose for me :)

wbanning

Fujifilm X-T4

Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS

03/17/2019 02:59:28 PM · #183

Got a bit busy last week - hope to post and comment more this week.

The work I'm doing in retirement is supporting a very small school district in Santa Barbara County, which is struggling financially and will likely need cease operation and consolidate with an adjacent district to serve kids. The school is named Vista de Las Cruces (View of the Crosses). Although, I think in this case "Las Cruces" refers to the crossroad of State Highways 101 and 1. Couldn't help thinking of this when I happened to look out the office window and saw...

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hajeka

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-105mm F/4L IS USM

03/17/2019 04:34:49 PM · #184

Swan (Outside only)

insteps

Ricoh GR III

Fujifilm XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR

03/17/2019 08:33:34 PM · #185

streetpigeon

Fujifilm XF 35mm f/2 R WR

03/17/2019 09:17:31 PM · #186

square yard or smaller
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The original version was submitted two days ago. Henry suggested going b&w with it, so I brought it into Silver Efex and played around.
This new version does seem, to me, to be a better image, satisfyingly abstract. If one of those crazy "if you had to do one or the other" choices were put to me, as in "delete one or the other for all eternity", I'd keep the color version because that was the one that appealed to my eye one afternoon.

and the original