2020 Challenge Gallery

2020 Challenge Gallery

Image	Description
Week 1	A Selfie with attitude!
Annoyance	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/6.3 Exposure time           1/2 sec ISO speed                  ISO 200 Focal length               33mm Suppose to be a selfie where I look annoyed, not sure I captured it too well. Natural light through a window, black background drapped over a frame, slightly oblique to the light. Camera slightly to one side.
Week 2	Tiny (Macro).
The humble Zip	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/5.6 Exposure time           1/50 sec ISO speed                  ISO 400 Focal length               60mm Focus stacked           In camera The humble zip on my grey hoodie. Focus stacked in camera with the olympus macro twin flash head, converted to B&W
Week 3	Lighted match.
Stuck match	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/8 Exposure time           1/2000 sec ISO speed                  ISO 400 Focal length               43mm A safety match igniting Used high sequence burst to capture a match bursting into flame,
Week 4	Water in Action.
Pouring tea	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/11 Exposure time           1/60 sec ISO speed                  ISO 400 Focal length               19mm The moment as water is poured to make a cup of tea Used a flash to capture the steam and freeze the moment.
Week 5	An egg.
Chocolate egg and soldiers	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/14 Exposure time           1/10 sec ISO speed                  ISO 200 Focal length               30mm My take on egg and soldiers using a creme egg and a kit kat Lit by a small LED light in front of the setup, next to the camera
Week 6	Rule of thirds
Wicked wind pump	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/6.3 Exposure time           1/80 sec ISO speed                  ISO 200 Focal length               13mm Windpump at Wicken Fen National Trust Aligned the windpump with the right third line and got the intersetion with the upper third line to occur in the centre of the sail.
Week 7	Black & white.
Married to the book	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/5 Exposure time           1/100 sec ISO speed                  ISO 200 Focal length               12mm 'Married to the book' - My old wedding ring posed on a copy of the hobbit. Taken in RAW and converted to Black & White in Lightroom..
Week 8	Eye.
Screen eyes	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/10 Exposure time           1/15 sec ISO speed                  ISO 6400 Focal length               43mm 'Screen eyes' - A selfie taken when looking at computer screens. The image was hand held and guess work on the composition, cropped the image in Lightroom and enhanced slightly to bring out the screens
Week 9	Bubbles.
Pouring Lemonade	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/7.1 Exposure time           1/250 sec ISO speed                  ISO 400 Focal length               43mm Pouring Lemonade, capturing the bubbles in the glass, bottle and in the air above the glass. Taken using a single flash with a snout to the left and slightly behind the glass.
Week 10	Mirrors and reflections.
Three tulips - reflected	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/2.8 Exposure time           1/20 sec ISO speed                  ISO 800 Focal length               60mm Focus stacked           In camera Three tulips reflected to make it look like a bigger bunch Taken in daylight with a mirror under the flowers and black backgroup with the mirror picked up. Took 15 images using the focus stacking available in the camera. Edited in Photoshop and light room to remove marks on the mirror and a variation in the black across the image.
Week 11	Light bulb moment.
Low power	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/22 Exposure time           1 sec ISO speed                  ISO 200 Focal length              21mm Bulb Mode                Composite 'Low power, a 60w bulb that as distintive filament. Low power bulb taken in live bulb mode, took an image with the bulb off and a torch shining on the background behind the bulb, then turned the bulb on to capture the image as an overlay in camera for the effect which was enhanced in lightroom by taking the tone down to get the blue.
Week 12	Frame within a frame.
Tea for one	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/11 Exposure time           1/6 sec ISO speed                  ISO 400 Focal length              25mm Still life of tea set for one, framed using an old picture frame. Taken in the evening with a black backcloth and a single light above the camera which was on a tripod.
Week 13	Triptych.
Cycle of life	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/5.4 Exposure time           1/250 sec ISO speed                  ISO 200 Focal length              30mm A Triptych of three daffodil images showing the cycle from bud to death. Taken across a week with a white background and some lighting. Images were cropped to the same size in photoshop before merged into a single image.
Week 14	SOOC.
Reflected fruit	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/8 Exposure time           1/3 sec ISO speed                  ISO 200 Focal length              30mm A still life of three fruits reflected in a glossy surface. Fruit placed on glossy black acrylic sheet with a shite foam board backdrop. Photographed slightly looking down. Two lights aimed at the backdrop used to lit the still life.
Week 15	Patterns.
Cacti	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/13 Exposure time           1/6 sec ISO speed                  ISO 200 Focal length              24mm A cacti from above showing the circular pattern of leaves. Photographed in natural light from above with the cacti on a white foam board. Processed in Lightroom and Photoshop, background edited to make a consistent colour and remove a shadow.
Week 16	Sugar and spice.
Sugar & Spice	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/10 Exposure time           1/25 sec ISO speed                  ISO 200 Focal length              30mm House hold spices and sugar cubes photographed in natural light. Use a set of black and white acrylic sheets for the background and positioned the spices and sugar cubes on top and then tried various angles to capture the look I was after.
Week 17	Abandoned.
	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/9 Exposure time           1/250 sec ISO speed                  ISO 200 Focal length              50mm Abandoned farm equipment on daily walk Photographed in Raw and converted to Black and White in Lightroom using a high contrast pre-set
Week 18	Intentional camera movement.
	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/16 Exposure time           0.6 sec ISO speed                  ISO 64 Focal length              24mm ICM of a woodland scene on daily walk Captured by moving the camera when taking the shot and then some slight colour correction in Lightroom
Week 19	Random bird.
Yellowhammer	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/6.3 Exposure time           1/800 sec ISO speed                  ISO 640 Focal length              400mm Picture of the first bird spotted on a woodland walk Taken with a Panasonic 100-400 on the Olympus E-M1X, a bit of tidying up of noise in the RAW file.
Week 20	Explosion of colour!
Lion's head graffiti	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/2.8 Exposure time           1/320 sec ISO speed                  ISO 200 Focal length              60mm A colourful Lion's head in a Stevenage underpass Used the 60mm to crop the image in the camera to get the face only.
Week 21	Decay.
Past the best	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/5.6 Exposure time           1/4 sec ISO speed                  ISO 250 Focal length              28mm Flowers just prior to being disposed in the compost bin Convert in Lightroom using Silver Efex Pro from Nik collection by DXO
Week 22	Isolate and blur.
Mr. Fox	Camera model           E-M1X F-stop                        f/5.9 Exposure time           1/640 sec ISO speed                  ISO 4000 Focal length              350mm Taken on a fox photoshoot from a private hide. Tried to isolate the fox by blurring both foreground and background Processed in Lightroom using Denoise and sharpen from Topaz.
Week 23	Levitation effect.
Week 24	One shot only!
Week 25	Make a splash.
Week 26	Celebrate your personal learning!
Week 27	Leading lines.
Week 28	A bug’s life.
Week 29	Candid camera!
Week 30	Cool down.
Week 31	Wheels.
Week 32	Panning.
Week 33	Stormy or sunny?
Week 34	Filters.
Week 35	Mono flower.
Week 36	Faces in places.
Week 37	Make us laugh!
Week 38	Bokeh.
Week 39	Toy Story!
Week 40	Minimalist.
Week 41	Portrait.
Week 42	Startled portrait.
Week 43	Red and/or orange.
Week 44	Golden hour portrait.
Week 45	Landscape.
Week 46	Light in the night.
Week 47	Window.
Week 48	Guess the film?
Week 49	White.
Week 50	A pic of two halves.
Week 51	Seasonal Jolly Food.
Week 52	A Selfie with attitude! (Repeat)