Take the 15 minute challenge

[carregwen]

Take any five shots in 15 minutes or less, and try to make them as different from one another as possible. Post your five shots in a new post below - change the post title and give your 5 shots an overall title. Put the shoot times to nearest minute with each shot (you need to check the EXIF data). Comment on others if you wish.

The purpose of this (apart from fun) is to make you think about what you are going to shoot before you shoot it. So think about what each shot should look like, and consider how you will need to change camera settings, and it will be a lot easier.

Rules!

1. No cheating - 15 minutes!
2. You are allowed to set stuff up beforehand (props etc), for example I cleaned my car.
3. You may have as many goes as you like, but 5 shots per post please.

I'll give you some suggestions if you like...

1. A car (I did it, but you can as well)
2. 'Street photography' 5 different people.
3. Still life objects (get props ready first)
4. Flowers - visit a garden and shoot 5 different flowers (check them out first)
5. Perhaps a museum and 5 different exhibits.
6. Five members of a band, each with a different instrument.

You get the idea, I'm sure.

It isn't easy at all. Remember, the shots need to look quite different from one another.

[carregwen]

18:55 Tail-light.


18:57 Instruments


18:59 Gas pedal


19:04 Curves


19:08 Fog

[Antonio Correia]

Interesting as idea Rob.
I'm in. Tomorrow I will shoot those 15 minutes pics.

Hey Rob, which car do you have ? It looks like a sports one by the gas pedal and the tail light.
And... the instruments in white ! Got you

Let me guess: I bet on an Audi.

I am already thinking what and how to shoot.

[carregwen]

Interesting as idea Rob.
I'm in. Tomorrow I will shoot those 15 minutes pics.

Hey Rob, which car do you have ? It looks like a sports one by the gas pedal and the tail light.
And... the instruments in white ! Got you

Let me guess: I bet on an Audi.

I am already thinking what and how to shoot.

Peugeot 207GT like this one http://www.carpages.co.uk/peugeot/pe...1-12-03-07.asp An Audi? that's funny... but don't tell Steve (Wirefox)

It helps to choose something for your five shots where you are assured of a variety of subject matter, that's why I chose the car - different materials, textures, shapes etc. I look forward to seeing yours.

[Antonio Correia]

I thought to go for a car also but it would be too obvious/poor.
Because I would be copying the subject what I don't want.

I don't know yet what to shoot.

[carregwen]

I thought to go for a car also but it would be too obvious/poor.

I don't know yet what to shoot.

No, do a car if you want. There are no restrictions (I have added a note to this effect in post #1)

[JK6065]

Rob,
I'm definitely going to take this challenge. The only problem is that I'm busy with my Final Examination of secundairy school, so I'll see when I have some time (only need 15 minutes though).

[Colin Southern]

OK - I'll let you know right up front that I failed the challenge -- but only because I couldn't cover 5km on foot in 15 minutes -- so I throw myself at Rob's mercy

All taken on a walk around Nelson NZ Airport ...

[carregwen]

Pretty good Colin - just over 60mins. You have got a very good range of subjects, covering pretty landscape, plane shot, naturalist interest in the bird shot, a silhouette, and a reflection shot - so well done there. If I may give you a bit of advice for preparing for your next attempt...friendly advice for Colin

[Colin Southern]

If I may give you a bit of advice for preparing for your next attempt...friendly advice for Colin

Thanks Rob, but I've already made alternate travel arrangements

PS: Here's a vidcap of my first landing in her - who'd like to take a ride with me once they've finished the repairs?

[Dave Humphries]

PS: Here's a vidcap of my first landing in her - who'd like to take a ride with me once they've finished the repairs?

Well, perhaps if you'd concentrated more on the landing than holding the camera with both hands and steering with your knees, it might have turned out better

You two crack me up

[carregwen]

... who'd like to take a ride with me once they've finished the repairs?

Being taken for a ride by Forum Admin - that can't be right?

[Colin Southern]

Well, perhaps if you'd concentrated more on the landing than holding the camera with both hands and steering with your knees, it might have turned out better

Funny you should mention that Dave ... although mostly I used to use the autopilot, and never during a landing

[arith]

You did this in fifteen minutes, COR. I think I would go around.

[Colin Southern]

You did this in fifteen minutes, COR. I think I would go around.

Hi Steve,

I did go around ... go around the airfield that is. Didn't quite make the 15 minute window, but not too bad considering I was on foot I thought

[carregwen]

Yikes! This one was b***** difficult, as they were all studio lit. I also timed it on my wrist watch stopwatch. I just scraped home in time!

All items from the kitchen. If you want an explanation of the title of #4 (Thinking of England) send me a PM. I'm off to do a wedding - it's easier. At least I didn't have to run around an airport.

[Donald]

Yikes! This one was b***** difficult, as they were all studio lit. I also timed it on my wrist watch stopwatch. I just scraped home in time!

And pp'd and posted within 1hr 58 mins of the last one being taken. Impressive!!

You could do weddings!

[carregwen]

You could do weddings!

Argh! Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo... sorry Kit.

[PopsPhotos]

Hmmmmm, I wonder if my 72 shots of the crop duster in 15 minutes would qualify.

I'll try this as soon as we get a bit of sun.

Pops

[Klickit]

Rob, you have a very good eye and a sharp sense of humour. The word/picture play is very good.