Upside down pics - DPChallenge Forums

05/07/2002 12:07:05 AM · #4

Yeah, this is tough.. hmmmm

irae

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8

05/07/2002 12:40:05 AM · #5

'It's a camera angle. It's a subject position. It's whatever your creativity limits you to. Your photo must be taken this week (05/6-05/12). Good luck!'

Hmmm... how is it a camera angle? Is there a difference between holding the camera upside down and rotating the image 180 degrees? Can't see many going this route sucessfully. IYO, are standard images of right-side-up subjects, either taken with the camera upside down or rotated after the fact, going to be seen as meeting the challenge?

Taking pics of upside down stuff seems straightforward enough. Getting a little bored of the "subject hunt" challenges, though. How does this teach you about photography?

Hope my creativity doesn't limit me to anything...

tlalonde

Nikon D850

05/07/2002 04:49:58 AM · #6

Hope my creativity doesn't limit me to anything...

I don't think it's the creativity that's limiting. . . ;)

cbonsall

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon

05/07/2002 05:41:15 AM · #7

I don't think I'd give marks if it is a picture of something that has simply been taken upside down, but I will probably mark low if I think it hasn't been taken with much imagination

crisa58

Olympus D-510 Zoom

05/07/2002 11:53:15 AM · #8

I'm foreseeing lots o' children on jungle gyms with hair hanging down. How else ya gonna tell unless something is obviously proving gravity is not just a good idea...it's the law.

Kamlan 28mm F1.4 MF for APS-C

05/07/2002 01:17:11 PM · #9

if i can find a real life bat, ill be on top of the world ....

: D

Reuben

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

05/07/2002 01:51:31 PM · #10

Originally posted by magnetic9999:
if i can find a real life bat, ill be on top of the world ....

: D

Go to a zoo. Then get kicked out for using flash in the dark nocturnal creatures exhibit.

Manic

DJI Mini 3 Pro

05/07/2002 02:27:18 PM · #11

Originally posted by magnetic9999:
if i can find a real life bat

We've got bats living at the end of our garden, but they move *far* to fast, and hard to find when roosting :o/ I've tried and failed to get a shot of one of them, as they're near impossible to see, and then they've gone! But you've given me a good idea... ;o)

shortredneck

Olympus C-3000Z

05/07/2002 02:28:25 PM · #12

They don't have bats at my zoo. I wonder why, they are quite plentiful in certain places around here. I am having a real hard time thinking of something original for this challenge. I know that hanging myself upside down is out of the question.

Gordon

RIM BlackBerry Curve

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

05/07/2002 07:42:35 PM · #13

Originally posted by shortredneck:
They don't have bats at my zoo. I wonder why, they are quite plentiful in certain places around here. I am having a real hard time thinking of something original for this challenge. I know that hanging myself upside down is out of the question.

hmm, good idea - there is a bridge in downtown Austin with over 1 million bats nesting(?) under it... maybe I'll go for a walk :)

ClubJuggle

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

05/07/2002 07:48:58 PM · #14

Originally posted by GordonMcGregor:

mm, good idea - there is a bridge in downtown Austin with over 1 million bats nesting(?) under it... maybe I'll go for a walk :)

I've been to that bridge! I was in Austin to visit a friend in April last year. I can't remember the name of the street, is it Constitution?

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

05/07/2002 08:01:56 PM · #15

no fair!!

:P

shortredneck

Olympus C-3000Z

05/07/2002 08:26:05 PM · #16

I hope you have had your rabies shot. It can be a little dangerous getting around bats.

Originally posted by GordonMcGregor:
Originally posted by shortredneck:
[i]They don't have bats at my zoo. I wonder why, they are quite plentiful in certain places around here. I am having a real hard time thinking of something original for this challenge. I know that hanging myself upside down is out of the question.

hmm, good idea - there is a bridge in downtown Austin with over 1 million bats nesting(?) under it... maybe I'll go for a walk :)
[/i]

Gordon

RIM BlackBerry Curve

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

05/07/2002 08:53:17 PM · #17

Originally posted by clubjuggle:

I've been to that bridge! I was in Austin to visit a friend in April last year. I can't remember the name of the street, is it Constitution?

Congress. It's pretty wild seeing them at dusk, as they all take flight about the same time to go and hunt. Looks like smoke (that smells)

ClubJuggle

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

05/07/2002 09:48:32 PM · #18

Originally posted by GordonMcGregor:
Originally posted by clubjuggle:
[i]
I've been to that bridge! I was in Austin to visit a friend in April last year. I can't remember the name of the street, is it Constitution?

Congress. It's pretty wild seeing them at dusk, as they all take flight about the same time to go and hunt. Looks like smoke (that smells)
[/i]

Saw it... though for some reason the night I was there they were slow in coming out. Hopefully I'll be back again, and catch it on a better night.

Gordon

RIM BlackBerry Curve

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

05/07/2002 11:17:13 PM · #19

Originally posted by clubjuggle:

Saw it... though for some reason the night I was there they were slow in coming out. Hopefully I'll be back again, and catch it on a better night.

Time of year makes a big difference. I've spent quite a bit of time staying in hotels around the river at that bridge so seen it through various seasons. The best time is apparently towards the end of summer, when the majority of young bats are still there but starting to fly.

05/08/2002 06:18:35 AM · #20

you know what would be AWESOME? something upside down that's not normally upside down. Like a semi truck. Or a house that's been thrown by a tornado. that's the kind of stuff I'm trying to find this week...

irae

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8

05/08/2002 07:07:07 AM · #21

damn (looking for a new idea...)

hokie

Nikon D2X

05/08/2002 07:18:43 AM · #22

Originally posted by magnetic9999:
you know what would be AWESOME? something upside down that's not normally upside down. Like a semi truck. Or a house that's been thrown by a tornado. that's the kind of stuff I'm trying to find this week...

I found myself wishing for a tornado this week like Dortothy and the Wizard of Oz. Failing to live in the Tornado/Natural disaster capital of the world (DARN!!)
I have something sorta freaky in mind. ...."Honey, we NEED those mirrors over the bed this week...HONEST!!!"

tlalonde

Nikon D850

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G

05/08/2002 07:30:49 AM · #23

This was a HARD challenge. Fortunately I came up with the incredibly unique idea of a kid hanging upside down on monkeybars. Oh wait, that might be the cliche. Nevermind.

hokie

Nikon D2X

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

05/08/2002 07:44:56 AM · #24

I had this cool figure 8 sculpture but..well..you get the idea................