Challenge: Catch the Sun

Hosted by: Penny


Thanks to The Old Guy for the rails challenge.  Also thanks to Vegas Stan for giving me the challenge

I was so excited when I got an email with beautiful pictures of people catching or holding the sun.  I wanted to do a challenge of it.  Wellllllllll.......the weather has done everything not to work with me for 2 weeks now.  It has been cloudy...bummer.

Here is the little of the sun I could catch: 

1 The sun reflecting off of clouds

2 yet again

3  The sun through the fence at Michigan International Speedway

4  Oh wait there it is!  Just for a brief minute...

Now here are some examples from the email that gave me the idea.  This is really what I had in mind.  I hope I will be able to participate in the challenge and get shots like I really wanted to. 

*THESE ARE EXAMPLES NOT TAKEN BY ME

6 (Not my photo) 

6 (sorry about the double number)

8 

*The object of this challenge is to catch the sun in, out of the ordinary places.  (not just regular sun sets. I know someone has posted a sun set with the sun behind the sails of a sailboat.  That is perfect! Catch it in odd places.  I really wish I had the sun to do like the shots I didn't take. That is what I am looking for.  I am still working on it....but still only clouds here.) 

Next up is Cratchet.  I can't wait to see what she comes up with.

 

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  • MRQUACKERS
    •4
    6/22/08 10:26 AM

    Sounds like a good challenge.  I know what you mean about the weather, it can play havoc with any challenge, or photo for that mater.  Gotta see what I can do with this one.

    And thanks to The Old Guy for the previous challeng, didn't get the one shot I was after, but maybe later.

    - A quack with an camera

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  • Penny
    •5
    6/22/08 10:31 AM
    Mr Q said "didn't get the one shot I was after".  I know that feeling well.  I had some great ideas for my examples for the challenge but didn't get not one of them.....

    - Smile

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  • Paulamouse
    •5
    6/22/08 11:13 AM
    I seldom participate in the challenge sets because I seldom have a shot worthy. But I hope to get on board with this one. And who knows, I might even learn how to undo this damn underline once I get it started.

    - Cheeze Pleeze

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  • MRQUACKERS
    •4
    6/22/08 12:17 PM

    Just think, Penny, you now have two weeks to go after THAT shot.

    - A quack with an camera

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  • pcwilson
    •3
    6/22/08 1:29 PM

    I guess I won't have any excuse for not participating in THIS challenge - if we have nothing else in New Mexico, we have sun!

    --Pat 

    - PC Wilson

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  • chef009
    •5
    6/22/08 2:55 PM
    Don't go blind....be careful.

    - With these Hands

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  • cratchet
    •3
    6/22/08 3:29 PM
    Penny - I too have the shot#6 (second one) and was fascinated by it . . .but I never considered trying to do something like it!!  This may be the hardest challenge since I joined . . . will try to get the creative juices going!

    - the EYES have it

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  • Krautarsch
    •1
    6/22/08 6:03 PM

       Dear Penny,

    What a great challenge . Partial to No's 1-2-5 which really stress the suns natural beauty and the art of reproducing that beauty in photo. Thanks for sharing .

    No's 6-6-8 are nothing less than spectacular comps.

    - Krautarsch

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  • enigmaticfaerie
    •4
    6/23/08 7:01 AM

    Wonderful color in your shots, Penny.  I've seen those, and tried to get them myself with no such luck.  One day though. I hope I can participate in your challenge.  Seems like a fun one.

     And also, thanks Ralph for the rails challenge.

    - Film-junkie: Back in 2008

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  • The Old Guy
    •3
    6/24/08 2:59 PM
    Everyone that entered made the "Rails" challenge. I enjoyed it a lot. Now.... That sun thing. I have some of those as well, Penny. And I have some ideas so I sure will be entering yours!

    - So shoot already!!

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  • The Old Guy
    •3
    6/29/08 5:42 AM

    Penny,
    Just came back to re-visit these pics from email stuff.  They are at sunset, so that is a good thing for us. The first one is actually the moon rising over  evening sun-washed mountains. Now, if only the clouds would go away, I will try evening shots.

    - So shoot already!!

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