Project Exposure 2012: Week 17

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Week 17 - Something New

Carlos - Temecula: Asher testing the new Furniture line for kids...

Simone-NYC: Little hands

Tatiana - Prague: Welcome to the family Andrea Cerna

Jennifer - Toronto: Eight years ago, we adopted a handsome boy from Ukraine.
So even though he isn't exactly "new", today we celebrate a NEW year with our son.
Happy Adoption Day, Alexander!

Nadia - Phoenix: I experimented with a NEW shooting technique this week.

Melinda - Buenos Aires: New flags for a new country for me!

Cindy-Peoria: The FIRST Robotics World Championship was a whole new
level of competition this weekend in St. Louis for this rookie team. With over
400 teams competing in total, they were happy (eventually) to earn 2nd place in
in their division. What a great way to end their first year!

Daniela - Lima: A new family has born.

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donnaApril 28, 2012 at 8:23 PM
Jennifer and Alex---That was a very happy day!!! Still very handsome!! :)
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CindyApril 29, 2012 at 3:40 PM
Nadia, What an awesome photo!
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CindyApril 29, 2012 at 3:41 PM
Tatiana, congratulations on your precious baby girl!
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CindyApril 29, 2012 at 3:46 PM
Jen,

What a happy event that is to celebrate!
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AnonymousApril 29, 2012 at 3:58 PM
I love the photos this week! Congrats to Eric! Congrats to Tat! Nadia, love the photo! You WILL be teaching me to do that when you visit!
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tatianaandtomasMay 1, 2012 at 3:50 AM
Great pictures everybody! Congratulations to Eric and Alex! Nadia, you must share how you took the picture, it is awesome!
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NadiaMay 4, 2012 at 9:36 PM
Thanks guys! I loved all the pictures from this week! Great topic!

The shooting technique is called "Star trails". You can find a lot of tips and instructions online. This particular picture is a combination of 180 pictures with 30 second exposure each. I set up the camera in my backyard with a tripod, and used a feature called "interval timer shooting", at 180 pictures at 35 second intervals, so the camera will automatically take a picture every 35 seconds for 180 pictures.

This is the easy part, because after setting up the camera I just went back home and watched TV for 3 hours :-)

This website was very helpful with processing and combining the pictures, which is quite complicated:

http://www.naturephotographers.net/articles0509/fv0509-1.html

The shooting time was 3 hours, and the processing time was something ridiculous like 5 hours, but the final result is worth it!

Please try this, and I'd love to see your results!
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NadiaMay 4, 2012 at 9:39 PM
Oh, one more thing, make sure you face the camera to the north star, so it makes perfect circles.

Have fun!
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Carlos - California (United States)

I’m 100% Colombian and living in wine country, 80 miles from Downtown Los Angeles. Let me first thank you for letting me be a part of the Project Exposure journey! With a beautiful wife and 3 angels(ages 14, 10, and 7) there is nothing else I can ask for than to be able to explore the world through their lens. For just over a year I have been living the effects of having been bitten by the “shutterbug.” I’m looking forward to seeing where this year I will be able to take you through my shots!

Cindy - Peoria (USA)

I have always been obsessed with photography, and in my dreams, l imagine that one day, I’ll be able to capture that “National Geographic” worthy shot. My family teases me about my shutterbug addiction, but luckily my husband and sons (ages 11 and 15) love to travel and explore new places which affords many new photographic opportunities. I am excited to be participating in Project Exposure again this year, because I am awed by the talents of the other participants which motivates and inspires me keep trying for that perfect shot!

Melinda - Saltillo (Mexico)

I'm originally from Ontario, Canada but have lived in both Texas and Arizona for a total of 9 years of my married life. most currently, I am living in Saltillo with my husband and youngest daughter, after spending 3 years in Monterrey. this level of photography is a fairly new obsession (2 years or so) but my girls are usually very cooperative in posing for a "photo shoot"!I LOVE to take pictures of them and of general nature shots and am always on the lookout for something "cool" to shoot

I I'm very honored to have been asked to participate in project exposure this year - Mexico represent!

Simone - New York (USA)

Born in Australia, raised in Miami and now a very happy New Yorker! I'm a Mom of two beautiful children ages 2 and 4 who are very photogenic but not always the most willing subjects. I love taking photos of this amazing and energetic city where I believe there is beauty in everything I see. I can't imagine living anywhere else! Photos are mainly taken with my iPhone 4 but also starting to use my Nikon more and more. Most of my love of photography comes from learning from my talented graphic designer friends who have an amazing eye. Glad to join Project Exposure and looking forward to an eventful year!

Tatiana - Prague

Originally from Lima, Peru. Lived in the US and Mexico all together for almost 10 years and now living and enjoying Prague with my Czech hubby, my almost 3 years old daughter and the second baby girl growing inside of me. I keep my self busy coordinating a photo club and doing lots of activities with the international community. Photography has become part of my life for so long that I feel it has always been with me. I am lucky to have a family that enjoys traveling and posing for my camera and still have the patience to let me take as many pictures as I want. My husband encourages me to be and do more always and I hope this project will be part of that "more" in my photographer's life.

Zulma - Cordoba (Argentina)

Soy Psicomotricista, trabajo con niños y jóvenes con discapacidades múltiples, tengo una hija de 17 años que se llama Maria Clara y vivo en comodoro Rivadavia provincia del Chubut, en la Patagonia Argentina desde hace 28 años. En estos días nos mudaremos a Córdoba, la ciudad donde nací. Este blog es para mí una experiencia muy linda ya que me encanta el mundo de la fotografía, por que en el podes conocer otras culturas y lugares, pero fundamentalmente, por que despierta sensaciones que movilizan nuestro mundo interior. Espero poder dejar huella con mis imágenes y aunque mi calidad fotográfica no es muy buena, mi intención bien vale la pena!

Project Exposure 2012

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Week 17 - Something New

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