MPC #146: SYMMETRY

[crashtestdummy]

Symmetry, from Google: noun

• the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis.
  "this series has a line of symmetry through its center"
  

  synonyms:

  regularity, evenness, uniformity, consistency, conformity,correspondence, equality; More

  • correct or pleasing proportion of the parts of a thing.
    "an overall symmetry making the poem pleasant to the ear"
    

    synonyms:

    regularity, evenness, uniformity, consistency, conformity,correspondence, equality; More

  • similarity or exact correspondence between different things.
    plural noun: symmetries
    "a lack of symmetry between men and women"
  
  
  
  

A quick sample, although this one should have multiple interpretations.


High Voltage by Harvey Richards, on Flickr

Contest will run from 1/08/2016 to 2/01/2016 5:00pm MST.

RULES:
1. Photos must be taken within the time period of the contest.
2. You may submit 3 photos during the competition.
3. The contest moderator will choose 5 (or 6) photos to be voted on.
4. The winner will get a happy feeling in his/her pants. (That is a rule by the way, not an option.)
5. In the event of a tie, the contest moderator will have the deciding vote.
6. Winner will be the contest starter/moderator for the next comp.
7. The winner has 3 days to start a new contest or 2nd place becomes the new winner.
8. And have fun.

[crashtestdummy]

Past MPC's


#145 BLACK and WHITE
#144 Splash of color #143 Transition #142 Long exposure #141 WIDE OPEN #140 FREEDOM #139 STILL LIFE #138 ELEMENTS OF SPRING
#137 DOORS-WINDOWS #136 Wes Anderson #135 Cell Phone #134 Eyes #133 Roadscapes #132 Flight #131 Alpenglow #130 Urban/Street #129 CHANGE #128 Autumn Fog#127 Depth of Field #126 The Trail

#125 Renewal #124 Sky #123 Blue-Jeans #122 Las Montanas / Vertical Relief #121 Shopping Cart #120 Journey #119 Out of Your Comfort Zone #118 Water #117 Opposites#116 Resolutions #115 Celebration #114 Santa #113 Leading Lines part Deux #112 Story #111 Sunstars #110 Noise #109 Structure #108 Vast #107 Reflections #106 Monochrome #104 Your Beach #103 Relationship #102 Decay #101 Juxtaposition

#100 Tilt-Shift #99 Zoom #98 Signs #97 Artificial Light #96 Portrait as pertains to orientation #95 MACRO #94 Framed #93 October #92 White Line #91 Harvest #90 Where you live #89 Geological #88 Big Machinery #87 Hot/Heat #86 Stress Relief #85 Dirty #84 Transportation #83 Of Yourself By Yourself In Context #82 Long Exposure: Urban Edition #81 Old School #80 Energy #79 Need #78 Weather #77 Action Sports #76 Stress

#75 Anticipation #74 Foliage #73 Unreal #72 Speed #70 Old Technology #69 Plan B #68 Atmosphere POLL #67 Plants #66 Patterns #65 Weathered #64 WINNING #63 The End #62 Food #61 Seeing Double #60 Normal #59 Tranquility #58 Silhouette #57 Waiting #56 Night #55 Fire #54 Wheels #53 Small Sensors #52 Blur #51 Found Faces

#50 Portraits #49 Panoramic #48 Light & Shadow #47 Timing #46 Coffee & Beer #45 Community #44 Potential #43 Solitude #42 Holidays #41 Ominous #40 Imbalance #39 Transition #38 Unsightly #37 Self Portrait #36 Music #35 Summer #34 Passion #33 Home #32 Electricity #31 Bridges #30 Old & New #29 BW #28 Winter #27 HDR #26 Shadows

#25 to #1 is too long for the reply, so omitted.

[skialpy]

#1

[BaNosser]

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[tomicogs]

[waltonhockey05]

[grskier]

Well, that escalated quickly!

[From_the_NEK]

#1
Farm House by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

#2
Barn Windows by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

[From_the_NEK]

Not perfect, but then trying to capture three kids at the same time is pretty much impossible

SkiClass by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

Adding one from this morning, I'm not yet sure which one I'm going to drop from the contest.
Sunrise Detail by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

[mock1]

Bald Eagle shot. Cool shot Mark. Any story how you got the shot?

[shroom]

i had a couple sweet photos taken in Cambodia that just missed this time frame. balls.

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[crashtestdummy]

i had a couple sweet photos taken in Cambodia that just missed this time frame. balls.

So these photos are good for the contest?

[The AD]

Wood Duck Reflection

[shroom]

So these photos are good for the contest?

yes sir. sorry for the misleading English.

[Supermoon]

A little different take on the idea

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[BaNosser]

Bald Eagle shot. Cool shot Mark. Any story how you got the shot?

thanks.. Baldies congregate on the Nooksak river every December and early Jan to feast on the spawned out dead chums... there was a chum carcass that all the eagles would take their turn on.. swooping in and chasing off the current feeder... this happened over and over.. it was way cool..



here's another I considered for this MPC.. but couldn't crop it to get the other eagle out well enough


they'd even fight over carcasses in the air... unfortunately my AF.. didn't




decent shots.. tho they pale in comparison to mtcham's (John's) eagle pics.. in hind site I wish I had kicked the iso up a notch... next winter I'll have a new lens that should help quite a bit.. esp the BIFs

[John_B]

What lens have you been using for the eagle shots? If I remember right you have an em5 m2?

[BaNosser]

What lens have you been using for the eagle shots? If I remember right you have an em5 m2?

Yeah.. good memory.. those were shot with the 40-150 2.8 .... on some others I also used the 1.4 converter...



I'm still getting to know the camera.. like it a lot... I've preordered the new 300 F4.. and the next iteration of the EM1 is rumored to be announced this fall

[smmokan]

Those eagle shots are beautiful.... nice work man. We've got the occasional baldy around here north of Boulder, but I never seem to have my camera with me when I see them.

[geomorph]

Took some with my crappy point and shoot while skiing. The winter here in NH has sucked, but at least I got out.
Tram top by geomorphology, on Flickr

down the line by geomorphology, on Flickr

tram tower by geomorphology, on Flickr

[smmokan]

Entry #1, taken this morning after a little snow and fog rolled through the 'hood.

[crashtestdummy]

Great work so far, 10 hours left.