Welcome to EOTB 37
I am very chuffed my close-up of the Andean Condor struck such a chord and would like to give a big hug and thank you to the wonderful folk of 365.
I am thrilled to be hosting No37
In the words of the challenge's founder, Jeff Walker, this is how it works:
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"
For those of you that don't want to commit to a specific set of words for a month, are intimidated by the thought of being pushed by another 365'er, don't want to be constrained to a specific mundane object, aren't feeling the week's theme, feel you don't have the creativity, time or tools for album and wwyd challenges but still want to face down and conquer a challenge, I have just the challenge for YOU!
(Also, if you enjoy facing all the above challenges and can't get enough of challenges and want to add another challenge to your arsenal, this is for YOU as well!)
Here's the lowdown (and its fairly simple):
Your challenge is to find something most people would not consider to be beautiful, and find a way to capture it that IS beautiful, You can achieve it any way you desire. This challenge will help you with your composition and lighting skills. The way you compose the shot or the way you use light will usually be the way you bring out the beauty. It will also help you look at your surroundings differently. Everything is potentially a beautiful photograph. Its not a matter of finding something to photograph, its a matter of finding a way to photograph something that makes photographing it worthwhile.
**There is not specific item you have to photograph for this challenge. And the only rule is that the subject you photograph has to be something that, if people were watching you photograph it, would be wondering what has possessed you to photograph something so plain, bland, boring, ugly etc. Beauty is where you find it, and it is all around you. Train your eye to see things differently.**
Challenge time frame:
Challenge starts Wednesday July 23rd and ends Friday August 1st.
The five finalists will be announced some time on the weekend and voting will take place for a few days and then a winner will be announced!
Tag your entries EOTB37
You can also post your entries on this thread if you want to and see other entries here - http://365project.org/tags/EOTB37
Multiple entries are accepted but remember all images must be taken and submitted within the specified time frame.
HAVE FUN!
Wow, I love this challenge! This challenge really points out the difference between photography and just taking pictures. Learning to find the best angle, lighting and crop to make your image tell a story, break a heart or make someone smile is really what makes this an art form! The quest alone forces you to change how you look at the world and makes photography a form of positive-thinking therapy.
@rockface well said
at the moment it is definitely my therapy but I love to tell a story and share my emotions through images - look forward to you joining in
Oooooo....this is a fascinating challenge. I haven't entered many challenges but I really like this one. Thanks for the specifics. It will be interesting what people photograph. I will give it a go :-)
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at the moment it is definitely my therapy but I love to tell a story and share my emotions through images - look forward to you joining in