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Water over More Water, by Oscar Garcia

L&C Team — Sat, 18 May 2013 11:44:27 +0000

I was visiting one day a friend’s house, his swimming pool was inviting, but not on that cold day, so I look forward for summer. I hope he invites me then! It looks like climate does not make water look different, these turquoise or aquamarine colors in the pool made me remember the Caribbean Sea near Cancun or even Venezuela.

Technical Info: iPhone 4S | Exposure 1/3500sec @ f/2.4 | ISO 50 | Focal Length 4.28mm
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | May 18
Award Score: 69 (Value 12.5, Clarity 12.5, Composition 18, Style 13, Skill 13)

Title of the photograph: Water over More Water
Photo of the Day Award Category: Abstract Photography
Photograph Location: Cypress, Texas | United States

Photographer: Oscar Garcia (Houston, TX, United States)Registered Photographer
Oscar Garcia was born in Mexico City in the late 50’s, lived in Guadalajara, grew up in a large family of 7 kids. Married with a wonderful woman from the Northwestern Mexican state of Sonora, has three beautiful and intelligent children, all of them with a great eye for photography. He went to college in Mexico City to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Geological Engineering and fulfill his passion for Mineralogy, and earth sciences. Nevertheless, this passion for minerals is now just an expensive hobby for him. The family immigrated to the USA back in 1989 to work for an American manufacturer of petroleum equipment, same field Oscar has been ever since. His career has sent him to 32 countries so far, as an international area sales manager with more focus in Latin America in the past 10 years.
During his sales career, Oscar pursued a Master in Business Administration degree in Houston Texas, graduating in 2007. The objective was to get a little help to boost his sales career with new credentials. He currently lives in Houston, Texas in the USA. Oscar’s first experience with photography goes back to the 60’s with a rudimentary camera owned by his Mother. He used to borrow it whenever he went on a field trip during college. He has bought his first digital camera, a Sony Mavica in 1998, its memory was just a floppy, and 1MB filled the diskette. Replaced in 2003 by another Sony, this one with 5 Mpixels, then soon a Panasonic with 8 Mpixels. He finally discovered the Nikon world in 2007 with a Nikon D40X. His current gear is a Nikon D90, which he believes is a great camera; however, he still misses the lighter weight and vivid colors of the D40X, now owned by his eldest daughter. Some of his photographs have been selected by either newspapers, aviation organizations and magazines.

Website: http://oscarelmexicanopics.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ogshelly
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ogshelly

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Color Blob, by Michael Suppan

L&C Team — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:43:15 +0000

I find it fascinating to photograph droplets. Most of the people on earth serve cream with a coffee or cake. Yes, I also use cream. But in this work, I do not consume cream, but mix it with color and capture moments which are just too fast for the human eye.

Technical Info: Sony-A500 with 50mm | Exposure 1/160sec @ f/13 | ISO 200 | Focal Length 50mm
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | May 15
Award Score: 66 (Value 13, Clarity 12, Composition 17.5, Style 11.5, Skill 12)

Title of the photograph: Color Blob
Photo of the Day Award Category: Abstract Photography
Photograph Location: Graz | Austria

Photographer: Michael Suppan (Graz, Austria) Guest Photographer
Michael Suppan born in the city of Innsbruck, Austria. Now he live in Graz, in the southeast of Austria. He is a self-taught hobby photographer. He started photographing in 2008 and came to this topic through small detours. He was looking for a creative activity in his spare time as a balance for his daily life. As he was always fascinated by technical things he could already bring in his gained experience into photography from the first day on. To his opinion high-speed
photography is one of the most interesting and challenging fields in photography. What fascinate him most about photography is that he can make the observers aware of things that they wouldn’t take notice of in their everyday life.

Website: http://www.michaelsuppan.at
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Fragrant Oils, by Nilla Palmer

L&C Team — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:57:51 +0000

Meandering down the passageways of Chefchaouen in the subdued dusk, the fragrant scent of oils captured my attention until stumbling upon its source; a tiny shop, laden with sacks of spices and jars of colourful oils. Using the doorway instead of a tripod for this photo, I captured a row of fluorescent backlit jars standing silently, which provided a luminous warm glow for the shop’s interior walls.

Technical Info: Canon EOS 550D | Exposure f/5.6 @ 1/500sec | ISO1600
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | March 18
Award Score: 55 (Value 09, Clarity 10, Composition 15, Style 11, Skill 10)

Title of the photograph: Fragrant Oils
Photo of the Day Award Category: Abstract Photography
Photograph Location: Chefchaouen | Morocco

Photographer: Nilla Palmer (Brisbane, Australia) Registered Photographer
Nilla Palmer’s natural desire to travel and photograph many parts of the world started 27 years ago. Although her photography addiction first started with a 110mm film camera, then progressing to 35mm cameras, a photography course, which included B&W darkroom techniques, and recently digital cameras. Nilla captures whatever strikes her at a precise moment but strives for images that will etch in people’s minds. Nilla’s intent is to reveal a story through her images for an audience, which she hopes inspires and encourages people to visit far off lands. She invites everyone to enjoy her gallery and feel free to contact her with any comments.

Portfolio: http://www.nillasphotography.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NillasPhotography
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/nillasphotos

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Castle on the Water, by Stephanie Gillis

L&C Team — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:41:46 +0000

This photo was taken in an alley behind a castle looking building. I was walking down the streets of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio with my mother and little brother when I saw this wonderful photo opportunity. We were in Cincinnati looking into an art college that I was interested in. I didn’t end up going there, but I had a wonderful experience in the city and got some great photos.

Technical Info: Kodak DX6490 | Exposure 1/60s @ f/2.8 | ISO 140
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | February 19
Award Score: 64 (Value 11, Clarity 12, Composition 17, Style 11, Skill 13)

Title of the photograph: Castle on the Water
Photo of the Day Award Category: Abstract Photography
Photograph Location: Downtown Cincinnati, Ohio | United States

Photographer: Stephanie Gillis ( Toledo, Ohio, USA ) Registered Photographer
Stephanie Gillis was born in Toledo, Ohio in May 1994. She has always been artistic and really into photography. When she was younger she thought the chances of her becoming an known artist was about the same as becoming a rock star. But her mom encouraged her to try to make a living off of what she loves. She hasn’t done really anything professional yet, but she is working her way there. She hopes to get a lot of exposure of her artwork and maybe one day sells it. Stephanie Mostly does it for the passion and the fun. Her life motto is, “Photography is a part of who I am. It’s how I see the world. Everything is beautiful, you just have to see it through the camera’s eye, and not the eyes of people.” She lives by that and let it guides her.

Portfolio: http://www.behance.net/gallery/My-Photography/7087947
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StephyBear17

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Icing Green, by Zahraa Al Hassani

L&C Team — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:12:19 +0000

Looking at the light through water cubes is so special. It’s has nice combination of colors reflection, and can make a dramatic image. Though it does not represent the subject in a literal way, however it still looks eye catchy and you will fall in love with those abstract photographs at the first glance. This is what Abstract photography is all about!

Technical Info: NIKON D3100 with Sigma 70-300mm Micro | Exposure 1/60sec @ f/5.6 | Focal Length 270mm | ISO 100
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | December 04
Award Score: 63 (Value 12, Clarity 12, Composition 16, Style 11, Skill 12)

Title of the photograph: Icing Green
Photo of the Day Award Category: Abstract Photography
Photograph Location: Baghdad | Iraq

Photographer: Zahraa Hashim Salih Al Hasani (Baghdad,Iraq) Registered Photographer
Zahraa Al Hassani is a passionate photographer, lives in Iraq, and work as designer in Zain Telecommunications for more than 6 years. Resources in Iraq are mostly limited, thus she used her photography skills to get a visuals for her designs. She started photography with Sony H7 and Carel Zias lenses, and then moved to Nikon. Graphic Design has helped her to strengthen her photographic perspective. Zahraa believes she is here to acquire knowledge from the trove of purist photography.

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31190914@N06/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/zahraa.h.salih
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZahraaHasani

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Diya Lights, By Munish Singla

L&C Team — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 23:13:56 +0000

This photograph was taken at my home during celebrations of Diwali. For Hindus, Diwali is one of the most important festivals of the year, and is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes with lighting the diyas, candles and decoration light. Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps (dīpa in Sanskrit: दीप) filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil which is taken in photograph.

Technical Info: Nikon D7000 | Exposure 1/1250sec @f/1.8 | ISO 1000 | Focal Length 50mm
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | July 16
Award Score: 55.5 (Value 9.5, Clarity 9, Composition 15, Style 10.5, Skill 11.5)

Title of the photograph: Diya Lights
Photo of the Day Award Category: Abstract Photography
Photograph Location: Los Angeles, California | United States

Photographer: Munish Singla ( Los Angeles, California, USA)
Munish Singla is an amateur photographer from California, and software engineer by profession. He started photography as hobby around 9 months back. He loves to travel and meet people. Munish’s main interest is in taking photographs of people, landscapes and interesting things, where he wants to show the beauty of the world through his vision.

Flickr: hhttp://www.flickr.com/people/62774132@N02/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msingla.sng
Twitter: https://twitter.com/munish242

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Abstract in Puerto Montt, by Cameron Cope

L&C Team — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 09:45:55 +0000

I spent a few days in and out of Puerto Montt as it is the home port of Agartha, aboard which I roamed the northern patagonian fjords with Carlos Lonza of Sailing Patagonia. In my spare time I managed to do a few photo-walks in town. Whilst I don’t normally shoot abstracts, this scene caught my attention. It was low tide and I had descended to the pebble beach from the concrete retaining wall protecting the city for a low angle view of the passing fishing vessels. Unfortunately the light was not proper for shooting the boats out on the water so I started poking around for something else when I noticed these improvised fenders hanging into an empty berthing. Something about the griminess of the wall, the pebble beach, the ship’s title painted in complementary colours and the hanging tyres caught my attention. They gave just enough clues to illicit the grimy seaside ‘vibe’ I was contemplating at the time. It was glary and overcast too, so it was perfect lighting to focus in on some detail and the colours came out nicely as a result.

Technical Info: Canon 5D Mark II with Canon 24-105mm f4L IS USM | Exposure 1/125sec @ f8 | ISO 400
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | July 01
Award Score: 65.5 (Value 12, Clarity 12.5, Composition 14, Style 14.5, Skill 12.5)

Title of the photograph: Abstract in Puerto Montt
Photo of the Day Award Category: Abstract Photography
Photograph Location: Puerto Montt | Chile

Photographer: Cameron James Cope (Melbourne, Australia.)
Cam Cope is an emerging photographic artist originally from Gippsland in Victoria (Australia) who works on travel and documentary projects. Cam spent much of his youth engaged in visual arts, but in his academic years explored history, film, environmental studies and Spanish language. Through extensive travel and academic exchange he developed a passion for the legacy of colonial history, indigenous culture and environmental issues. His early professional career was in environmental consultancy in Melbourne, though in 2009 Cam began developing a new way to express himself from behind the lens. His projects are both personal and collaborative in nature while his broad experience allows him to engage meaningfully with a variety of subject matter. His goals are to explore his creative vision, connect with different cultures, contribute to public debate and engineer platforms for people to tell their own stories.

Cam has had travel work published in Get Lost Magazine and Backpacker Essentials, and has received recognition in multiple photography competitions. Photographs from his collaborative work with the Mullett family (of the Gunai/Kurnai Indigenous community of south-eastern Victoria) have been acquired by the Melbourne Museum for their permanent collection. The year 2012 represents an important moment in Cam’s burgeoning career with a series of debut exhibitions planned to showcase his photographs from a variety of projects.

Website: http://www.camcope.com
Blog: http://camcope.wordpress.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/camcopephotography

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River Painting, by Swaroop Singha Roy

L&C Team — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:41:42 +0000

This shot was taken during my visit to Dumka, Jharkhand (India) to see the Massanjore Dam. In this shot, the blurry scene of the Mayurakshi River. I saw a few boatmen sailing in the river. After I was done with taking the landscape scenery of the river… I thought of shooting one of these boatmen sailing. I tried to capture the moment as a surreal scene. So I used a very slow shutter speed and hand held my camera. It was a challenge of course ! The end result, surprised me ! It was during the dusk when I was shooting, and the Light was quite low… but the shot came very Vibrant ! I even saw the reflection of the clouds in the water.

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | May 15
Technical Info: Canon 1000D | Exposure 1.6sec @ f/5.6 | Focal length 50mm | ISO 400
Title of the photograph: River Painting
Photo of the Day Award Category: Abstract Photography
Photograph Location: Dumka, Jharkhand | India

Photographer: Swaroop Singha Roy (Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
Swaroop Singha Roy – A shutter bug from Kolkata with a knack for music and wildlife. A funny, happy go lucky boy who loves to Love the beautiful creations of nature. The innocent animals have a special place in his heart. Since his childhood, Swaroop had this habit (maybe a bad habit) of snatching a camera from his dad and trying to figure out which button makes the “Snap” sound! Then, the day finally came when he got his first camera – yes, it was a film-roll one, and that was the day he realized he needs to do something big with this. Now, armed with his digital photographic stuff, he loves to go around the city, village or anywhere in this big beautiful world and shoot at sight. Photographing Animals is what he likes the most. Photography to him is a means of expressing his thoughts.

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/swaroopsingharoy/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/swaroopphotography

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Rock’n’Roll, by Rainer Mirau

L&C Team — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:28:57 +0000

I love shooting great landscapes in magical light. But I enjoy equally walking around looking for inimate details. When the light is flat an boring, my biggest pleasure is isolating interesting shapes of stones on a shoreline. Rain can be an advantage, because it intensifies the colors of the rocks.

Photographer: Rainer Mirau (Baden, Austria)
Rainer Mirau was born in 1976 in Vienna and have lived since his early childhood in Baden, an idyllic small town on the edge of the Vienna Forest. In his youth, he often travelled with a backpack and a tent. Now, he is often on the road in his camping van in the Alps and in Northern Europe.
His interest in landscape photography was awakened by first trips to Scandinavia. With his father‘s Olympus OM-1 and through studying various books by photographers such as Andreas Feininger, Ansel Adams or Fritz Pölking, he learned the rules of photography time after time. In 2005, he rediscovered his passion for photography and have pursued it since then with a lot of energy and joy.
Spending time in natural surroundings regularly is not just recreation and inspiration for Rainer Mirau, but is a necessity in order to lead a balanced life. For him, nature photography is the ideal occupation, as he can thus live out his creativity and grapple with technology (that whole big toy!) and in the process, still experience beautiful moments in nature as well.
Numerous publications and successes in international competitions motivates him to continue on his path as a photographer.

Website: www.silent-moment.com
Google+: http://plus.google.com/105675627112568067224/posts
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Rainer.Mirau

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Frozen Leaves, by Rainer Mirau

L&C Team — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:42:21 +0000

No precipitation and cold temperatures for weeks are perfect conditions for shooting interesting ice formations. My intention was to shoot a mountain scenery in the first light, but it turned out be impossible because of bad weather. No problem, because the mountain lake gave me great opportunities for shooting frozen leaves and bubbles.

Technical Info: Canon EOS 5DII | Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 3.4/35-70mm | Exposure: 0.4sec @ f/11 | ISO: 100 | Polarizer
Award Winner: Photo of the Day | January 13
Title of the photograph: Frozen Leaves
Photo of the Day Award Category: Abstract Photography
Photograph Location: Mirror Lake, Styria | Austria

Website: www.silent-moment.com
Google+: http://plus.google.com/105675627112568067224/posts
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Rainer.Mirau

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