Challenge Portraits October 24-28-2016
Oct 24, 2016 10:23:47 #
judy juul
Loc: Cheshire, Ct.
JCam wrote:
Barred Owl taken at a MD Dept of Environment Raptor showing in August. It may be young, but they didn't make any mention of it being a juvenile.
Thanks,J-the yellow beak made me take a second look ...
Oct 24, 2016 10:39:58 #
I am like JCam and don't really take people portraits but like to take animal portraits hope this counts.
My buddy, who is a nightly visitor
My sweet "Spunky"
Bullsnake stopped for a closeup
Bally
Mr Squirrel who swore he hadn't been in the bird feeders.
Oct 24, 2016 11:04:49 #
JCam wrote:
I don't do people portraits, but this could be considered a "portrait" it you eliminate the "people" part of the definition. 
I like your owl portrait JCam.
Oct 24, 2016 11:06:36 #
Lorima wrote:
I am like JCam and don't really take people portraits but like to take animal portraits hope this counts.
My favorite portraits are of animals, love yours Lorima!
Oct 24, 2016 11:13:43 #
photophile wrote:
My favorite portraits are of animals, love yours Lorima!
Thanks Karin.
Oct 24, 2016 11:15:14 #
judy juul wrote:
Thanks,J-the yellow beak made me take a second look ...
Judy, Thank you for looking. I'm not really a 'birder'; I mostly just 'shoot' the back yard residents but decided to take advantage of the showing as it was only about eight miles from our home.
All the birds at the show were rescued and can't be released into the wild. They think this Eagle was hit by a car or truck; he was found alongside the road and had a broken right wing that didn't heal properly so can't fly well enough to hunt, but he sure can flap around a lot. I had to wait for some time before he settled down into a pose I liked.
Oct 24, 2016 12:15:25 #
Agnesm wrote:
I try to do portraits on grandkids at least once a year. More often if they will let me. I have a few as of now. Hope to get more before the challenge is done. Hope to see what some of you do if it is people or pets for your subject.
Wonderful start, Agnesm, and thanks for hosting. Any portraits I take are usually candids as I meander around a gathering of people, so I don't have much to offer that I would classify as portraiture. Dee is having a little procedure done in the hospital today so I'm sitting in the waiting room with time on my hands. Here are a couple I found in my phone.
Oct 24, 2016 12:18:44 #
Irenejb wrote:
Thanks for hosting Agnes. Always fun to see new portraits of your grands.
Here are a few of Owen.....all from the same shoot....
Here are a few of Owen.....all from the same shoot....
Definitely demanding attention😃‼️👍
Oct 24, 2016 12:19:41 #
judy juul wrote:
Here's one I like...Noticed that background needed attention when uploaded first time...so replaced with vignette and bandaid app. Like it better yet!
Cute poses, Judy👍👴🏻
Oct 24, 2016 12:20:42 #
JCam wrote:
I don't do people portraits, but this could be considered a "portrait" it you eliminate the "people" part of the definition.
Seems to be paying close attention👍👍😃
Oct 24, 2016 12:22:52 #
Rufe wrote:
The first four are golfers at the Legends of Golf near Branson, MO. The fifth on is someone at the 4th of July in Jefferson City, MO. and the last is a picture of my sister.
I recognize a few of those, great shots Rufe👍👍👍😀
Oct 24, 2016 12:25:25 #
Lorima wrote:
I am like JCam and don't really take people portraits but like to take animal portraits hope this counts.
Those are all great, Lotima, but that squirrel sure looks guilty to me👀😎‼️ 👍👍👍
Oct 24, 2016 12:30:56 #
JCam wrote:
Judy, Thank you for looking. I'm not really a 'b... (show quote)
He or she's a beauty, nice capture👍👍‼️
Oct 24, 2016 12:38:55 #
JCam wrote:
Judy, Thank you for looking. I'm not really a 'b... (show quote)
He or she's a beaut, JCam, nice capture.
Oct 24, 2016 14:02:48 #
I turned this week's challenge into a personal challenge to get a true "portrait", using an MF 50mm Super Tacumar lens, of each of the felines that lives with us. It took a lot more time than I expected.
Leila adopted me five years ago at the cat pound after a previous cat (*) had died of lymphoma {obviously, I am skipping a lot of unneeded details here}. She is my buddy, but she is also a cat. I started off with her on her favorite perch on the cat tree - an hour, and just six pictures later, we were both frustrated. After a lunch break, I moved her to a couch and finally got an image I was satisfied with.
Velcro joined our family as a kitten thirteen years ago, as reparation to our two daughters because we were moving out of state soon. She has moved with us four times, and remains my wife's friend. She is kind of timid, so once I had an image of Leila, I limited Velcro's movement around the kitchen {which is where she was} and in a few minutes had a reason image of her in front of the dishwasher.
(*) The previous cat was "Magic", the one in my avatar
added: when I went back into the living room after posting this, I noticed that each of them was sitting in a chair at a reasonable distance off the ground {I'm 68} and with reasonable lighting and reasonable background for a picture. They just had to prove that they really are cats!
Leila adopted me five years ago at the cat pound after a previous cat (*) had died of lymphoma {obviously, I am skipping a lot of unneeded details here}. She is my buddy, but she is also a cat. I started off with her on her favorite perch on the cat tree - an hour, and just six pictures later, we were both frustrated. After a lunch break, I moved her to a couch and finally got an image I was satisfied with.
Velcro joined our family as a kitten thirteen years ago, as reparation to our two daughters because we were moving out of state soon. She has moved with us four times, and remains my wife's friend. She is kind of timid, so once I had an image of Leila, I limited Velcro's movement around the kitchen {which is where she was} and in a few minutes had a reason image of her in front of the dishwasher.
(*) The previous cat was "Magic", the one in my avatar
added: when I went back into the living room after posting this, I noticed that each of them was sitting in a chair at a reasonable distance off the ground {I'm 68} and with reasonable lighting and reasonable background for a picture. They just had to prove that they really are cats!
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