APUG Photo Challenge - May 2005 Theme Poll

[FrankB]

This is the poll for choosing a theme for the May 2005 APUG Photo Challenge. Full details and all discussion relating to April's challenge can be found (there was a url link here which no longer exists).

Happy voting!

Frank

 

[FrankB]

Ho hum!

For some bizarre reason I can't seem to post a poll at the moment. If you could vote by appending messages to this thread I'll do a tally on or around the 27th April 2005. The options are:

• Flat Stanley
• Macro
• Puns
• Nature reclaiming man's works
• The Alphabet

 

[rogueish]

one for Macro!

 

[TPPhotog]

Whats a "Flat Stanley"?

 

[FrankB]

Whats a "Flat Stanley"?

Please see this month's suggestion thread (and I hadn't heard of it either!)

 

[TPPhotog]

Please see this month's suggestion thread (and I hadn't heard of it either!)

Well I live and learn LOL

 

[FrankB]

Okay, the theme for this Challenge is officially - Macro!

Contrary to previous announcements this challenge will run until June 30th at which time we will be adopting a new quarterly format.

All the best,

Frank

 

[BradS]

Okay, the theme for this Challenge is officially - Macro!

Contrary to previous announcements this challenge will run until June 30th at which time we will be adopting a new quarterly format.

All the best,

Frank

Excellent!

Thank you Frank for persisting.

 

[titrisol]

Awesome

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

A good excuse to exercise the new 25mm/3.5 Luminar (and maybe to see how my old Canon FD 35/2.8 Macrophoto does on 4x5"--on the groundglass it looks better than the Luminar).

 

[TPPhotog]

Macro ! OK now where did I throw my F100? Oooops

 

[titrisol]

that brings a question to mind mind....
using a reversing ring which of these will give me a larger magnification 55mm, 35mm, 135 mm???

 

[Ole]

that brings a question to mind mind....
using a reversing ring which of these will give me a larger magnification 55mm, 35mm, 135 mm???

The 28 you now have a good excuse to buy

All a reversing ring does (except for placing the smallest thing on the correct side of the lens, of course) is increase the lens extension. So a shorter lens gives larger magnification.

Then again there are modifications: deep lensmounts (especially WA), odd designs (the newer, the odder), and zooms which throw every attempt a guessing right out the window..

 

[titrisol]

I have those 3 in M42 mount, 49mm filter size... so 1 reversing ring for all!!
now where did i leave that copy pod

The 28 you now have a good excuse to buy

All a reversing ring does (except for placing the smallest thing on the correct side of the lens, of course) is increase the lens extension. So a shorter lens gives larger magnification.

Then again there are modifications: deep lensmounts (especially WA), odd designs (the newer, the odder), and zooms which throw every attempt a guessing right out the window..

 

[Ole]

That reminds me... I have a 49mm reversing ring, but no M42 camera! ops:

 

[titrisol]

My crystal ball can see a post in the swap section coming

That reminds me... I have a 49mm reversing ring, but no M42 camera! ops:

 

[Andy K]

How many photographs do we upload? Just the one?

 

[TPPhotog]

Andy From your new avatar I see you've been spending too much time in the Ebay Collectibles

Frank I promise to try and get the May photo posted by the deadline, I've only just posted the April one (sorry)

 

[FrankB]

GaussianNoise - Thanks mate. If there's one thing I am, it's stubborn!

AndyK - As many as you wish to post (in colour or B&W). It's not a competition. The Challenge is to shoot the chosen theme in a way that satisfies YOU (which could be a single shot, a few shots, a panel, or something else). I look forward to seeing your contribution.

Tony - No worries! The deadlines are just to give us a little focus (no pun intended!). As long as it gets us out, shooting, trying new things and above all ENJOYING IT, then the Challenge is fulfilling its brief.