Concrete and steel may be the cornerstone of modernism , but I have a feeling we ’ll be building out of wood long after we uprise transparent atomic number 13 . It ’s the most abundant , complexly beautiful thing . Here are 44 photos that celebrate it .
WINNER: Elephant Eye
For this dig I found a wooden fence and looked for the most interesting spot on it . This is what I total up with . Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/400D , Canon Lens EF 50 mm 1:1.8 II , ISO : 100 , f/8.0 , 1/160s
– Eric Jones
Wood Nebula
Besides shooting landscape and the occasional portrait and wildlife , I also like to frivol away abstract , or what I lovingly refer to as bill poster art . Although I did n’t on this shot , many of my photographs are individual photograph HDR , using first Photoshop , then Photomatix . The topic of this shot was some old growth Fir I had been planing on my Roubo workbench . There are also some shavings from 3/4 inch plywood in the center of the mix .
Generally when I ’m shooting abstract , I pluck a subject area and just fritter away . Tight , focussed , blurred , etc . When I was processing this Seth of stroke , I straight off saw this one as a Nebula , and so chose it for submission . Nikon D5100 , Nikkor 18 - 55 mm DX lens , 1/8 2nd shutter fastness , F/9 , ISO 100 , colour was tweak a mo using GIMP to make up for the blue tone 5000 K make . I scud this in my wood shop with two 23W 5000 Kelvin CFL lamp and a fumbler newspaper background .
– Vic Hubbard
Boardwalk
I was out at Meaher State Park along Mobile Bay in Mobile , AL just messing around with some newfangled camera equipment . I was taking long photo to smooth out the piddle of the true laurel using some new ND filter when I had remembered about the shot challenge . Well the only thing in the park that was forest was the dock . So I set out to capture the Dominicus reflecting off of the sour grass and the urine . The photo was edit for contrast and cropping in Adobe Lightroom 4 . Nikon D200,Nikon 18 - 70 mm , Tiffen 0.9 and 1.2 ND filter , ISO 100 , f/22 , 1.4 minute
– Cory Hauptman
Driftwood
After taking the ferryboat to Edmonds , WA I walked along the beach and found this driftwood . I did n’t even think about the shooting challenge until I get home . Sony RX100 in P musical mode : f/3.2 , 1/100 sec , ISO-125 . Cropped and colour raise in Lightroom .
– David Lee
Shaving Pine
This is a macro photo of some chisel employment on a white pine timber that I was doing for a recent wood project . The musical composition was used as a part of a timber frame table with metal accent mark . canyon EOS 5d Mark II , 1/60 sec at f/5.6 , Sigma 150 mm Macro , ISO : 1600
– Craig Marble
Burnt Hair
While searching for something to pullulate for this challenge , I pulled out a piece of firewood from a pocket-size pile in my backyard . Funny thing is , my house does n’t have a flak place , nor do I have a flame perdition or anything like that . Being that I hold out in Florida , a fervour billet or Hell , while enjoyable , would n’t get that much use . This pile of oak was there when we moved in two days ago , and was already dried up and rot at that degree . The bottom of this particular log was split and splintered , produce dozens of texture and depth in a very little infinite . The element had discolor some parts , but left others areas almost untouched . I take a fistful of shots from a few angles using various mount . This one was my favorite of the lot . I ran the image through Photoshop to adjust the exposure and contrast a little , but nothing major . Shot with my Nikon D3100 with a 18 - 55 mm lens of the eye set up at 55 mm , f/13 , 1/100 shutter swiftness , ISO 100 .
– Gabe Loewenberg
Flare
I study wood tailor furniture aim in Sweden . Lately my experiment have been into material properties with an vehemence on weaken the wood . Picture is taken from a firearm in progression . Camera is Canon 350D with a Tamron 90/2,8 macro . f/32 1s . The luminance on the background is a desktop lamp .
– Jalmari Laihinen
Graveyard Stump
I was visiting Julian , California with some friends to see some newly fallen Charles Percy Snow . During our walkabout I stop by an previous memorial park and next to one of the tombstones I saw this very sure-enough tree podium . It made me sad to see that such an old tree had been chopped down , but was still eviscerate to the beauty of it ’s rule which had been developed over time . Nikon D7000 . F - stop at f/20 , exposure 1/125 , ISO-6400 , and a focal length of 70 mm .
– Bryndan Bedel
Bonsai Dream
I just come into possession of this dream lens and was nervous to try it out . The flange focal aloofness of the 5d2 limits the use of this genus Lens for macro shots . A bonsai exhibit was showing at the Chicago Botanic Garden this weekend and I took the opportunity to examine this lens on some perfectly sized subjects . DOF on this genus Lens widely open is razor fragile and only comes into focus at about 6 inch . The only agency to focalise with this lens / camera combination is to move ahead and back . A routine hard to do taking this shot handheld and crouching scummy for the perspective . Although this shot is perhaps not the best in term of artistry , it does highlight the dreaminess that this lens is known for . Canon 5d mk II , Canon 50 millimetre f/0.95 TV Lens w/ bayonet - to - EF mountain transcriber , Manual mood , f/0.95 , 1/250 sec , ISO 100
– Peter Look
Really various first appearance this hebdomad , which was absolutely pure for the challenge . Thanks to everyone who entered . And for those looking to appreciate more shots , I ’m going to urge you to goto flickr . Compression kills the majesty of some of these shot .
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