I found this video by Rebecca Kowalsky inspiring. We have done a “What matters to you” photo challenge in the past. Maybe we can combine some of Rebecca’s tips into images that matter to us. Here is the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHAZgYXBZD0
A brave feat to let the ladybug crawl around…
Taken with my cell phone and blurred the background in gimp.
Really scary if you are 4 years old. Great colour, nice depth of field in post processing.
“Troubled Times”. Ultra wide photo taken with Insta 360 X4. Background blurred and burned in Photoshop.
Nice framing. Background darkening really works.
Very dramatic. Wondering if this is a self portrait? A friend? Stranger? Actor?
Self portrait, like to just play around and see what comes out.
I will be in Australia during this meeting, but wanted to share these two photographs even though they were taken last summer rather than during the challenge period. Forests, particularly ancient ones, are a source of wonder for me – they evoke a sense of timelessness and endurance, and also of solitude. The first image is from Cathedral Grove, a remnant of the formerly extensive West Coast Rainforest on Vancouver Island. ISO 1600, 14mm wide angle, f/16, 1/60 sec. Edited and denoised in Lightroom Classic.
I share your wonder of the forest that you have captured with this image.
Beautiful shot
Great shot Doug! Trees are amazing, lighting is fantastic and the sunburst is perfect!
The second image is from nearby Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park. Taken using a tripod and a ND filter – ISO 100, 63mm, f/16, 1/3 sec. Edited in Lightroom Classic.
Meaningful photographs…I tend to shoot and like shooting ones that tell a broad story but that the viewer has to fill in the blanks. I’d like to know if I have succeeded with this photo. The light draws the eyes unto what likely is a clipboard. But the colour of the ‘refuse’ draws it away and then back to the clipboard because of a ‘is that a hospital mask underneath the clipboard moment?’
F/2.8; 1/100 sec; iso 200
Hi Nick, interesting image, my eye was drawn around the image and could see the clipboard, the debris, but could not find enough to build a story. I found myself looking deep into the shadows. I like your quest to make the viewer do some work and observe the scene closely.
Shot at the National Gallery in Ottawa 4-5 weeks ago. I notice young woman top of the stairs starting to slowly walk down down middle of stairs eyes firmly fixated unto cell phone. Takes a few stairs, stops a few seconds and takes another few stairs, stops and so on. People having to manoeuvre around her…I think ‘Uh! a photo opportunity’. Raise my camera at the ready. She gets to that spot, steps to the side and leans on wall never having released her eyes from the cell
F/2.8; 1/80 sec; ISO 100
Wonderful the way you captured the lines of the building and shadows. The woman gives color and perspective to the scene. Her being on the phone is now a classic pose in street photography. Makes you wonder what is so important that she had to stop and deal with it.
Just a thought, maybe the woman has just had a wonderful experience in the National Art Gallery, she has experienced art that has left her gob smacked, and simply must share it with her friends or make notes about the art? Maybe she has paused in the hallway, oblivious to those around her, to briefly once again view on her phone the image of the great art experience she has just had. Her colorful dress may suggest that she is aware of the world and the statement she wants to make to those around her and the care to her appearance could possibly because she is meeting a new friend for coffee? I’m building the story the photo invites me to create.
Allan your comments are excellent. Welcome to the group. I’ll have to miss Tuesday’s session due to a meeting about volunteering for CALL.
Lonely path. Taken near the Agape Hospice below the Jubilee Theatre. Taken to convey a feeling of lonelyness. Enhanced in photoshop with the B&W sliders then the levels tool for a more dramatic sky.
The trail leads the viewer right up to the lone walker effectively creating the “lonely path” mood and emotion in the image. Henri’s use of B&W masterly creates the somber tone and emotion he’s looking for within the viewer. Excellent and thanks for sharing.
Used the smudge tool to smooth the “blocky” artifacts in the sky ( due to B&W post processing)
I live two blocks from here so I’ve walked this path often, but did not recognize it! Great shot and editing.
One of my favorite forest pictures at golden hour. The old building reflect the light while the trees absorb it. Taken with my phone. I didn’t do anything to change the picture.
Nice lighting, the old buildings being taken over by time and the forest induce a reflective personal moment.
first snow f5.6 55mm 1/1000 ISO 200 not sure it fits meaningful image
I think it is meaningful. It conveys a mood. This image has strong leading lines pointing to the couple with their dog implying “togetherness” and it also shows strong contrast. Overall an interesting image.
another attempt ay meaningful image , a happy one ISO 200 73mm 1/1000 f6.0
I like the “photographer taking a picture of the photographer” capturing the spontaneity of the moment. The lighting and color make the image bold and eye catching.
A solitary Black Phoebe lifts from his perch in search of food in the midst of a pond filled with molting American White Pelicans, Great and Snowy Egrets and assorted waterfowl. This feels meaningful for me as I like moody photographs, and to me this one feels like a dreamy painting with the soft focus, the lighting and the arc of the wings on the bird and its reflection. ISO1400 600mm f/6.3 1/3200s.
Really like the symmetry of the reflections and the colour of the pond. (nice contrast with the bird) For some reason the reflection feels off.
A Long-eared owl perched in the trees along a pathway in the Riparian Preserve in Gilbert, Arizona. Meaningful to me as I love birding, sightings of this bird are quite rare and elusive in Arizona, and I was thrilled to be able to get a good photo of it. ISO8000 600mm f/6.3 1/3200s.
Wow, dramatic presence. Great sharp shot through the foliage.
Met this girl on The Piazza del Campo in Siena Italy. She had just finished years of cancer treatments. She pulled up roots in the US and was travelling the world on her own for a year to celebrate. Picture taken 20261016
1/750 sec @ f13, ISO 1600
38 mm lens, Edited in Lightroom
Great portrait.
Jazz show in Montreal this fall, playing Miles Davis, Kind of Blue.
The horn players are quietly digging the bass solo.
Elements of 3. Love the expressions.
Thanksgiving dinner…and Bailey is checking the wine to go with his pumpkin pie 🤣
An impromptu shot that turned out pretty cute
Here is a bit of AI expansion and creative cropping for a better composition.
I like it! Moving the glass was a cool idea 🍷
And less foreground too….thanks
Great shot, that is one pampered Pooch.
I call this Self Portrait.
Wow, Dramatic! Love the lengthy leading lines to the actual portrait. Well done Dwight!
This was at a mall; replace the existing windows with AI.
Looks derilict and spooky.
This is meaningful to me because it illustrates a huge part of my photographic practice.
I send 1-3 photos a day to our dog boarding clients and try to make each one different, at home and on our walks.
The bedroom mirrors are one of my standards. I like this one because it also gives a glimpse into our decor, including a large abstract photo of mine. We had this Welsh terrier last week, cute, cuddly, easy to walk – the perfect dog! He looks like a mini Airedale. Wants to kill other dogs and children under 12. Anyway, this shot is difficult to achieve without getting myself in the photo – you can see my finger upper left. (Yes it would be easy to remove with the “clean up” tool in Apple Photos, now available on the iPhone as well as the laptop.) It’s even harder to get them running by, but fun to try.
Only three reflections in this one but still very successful. Another great guest dog, a Havanese, 11 lbs. We also get a Newf regularly who weighs 180 lbs.
f2.4 1/120sec ISO250
“Calm determination” to play that perfect sound…..
Luca Coetzee, 2 days ago at the Calgary Civic Symphony
a 21 year old Cellist, from Calgary, Mount Royal Conservatory,
now plays all over North America, Europe and Africa
S26 cell phone, photo taken from audience row6 during concert
Captures the moment, and creates the desire to hear the music.