Picture This

Serendipity has its own rewards, especially when you go out wandering with eyes wide-open and a camera in hand. Our assignment for this month was "Found Still Life," the pictures that present themselves to you as you make your way on a trip, or just on the way to work. Each step is a journey, and a photographer is never bored, especially when the world is filled with such unexpected feasts for the eyes.

Paris Café: Sometimes people put a picture down right in front of you. Albert E. Stiegman's waiter in this café turned out to be a secret Art Director, and Stiegman saw the shot. He photographed with a Nikon F100 and a 17-35mm lens on Kodak High Definition 400 film.
© 2003, Albert E. Stiegman's, All Rights Reserved

Cabin Wall: Found on an old cabin wall in the San Bernadino mountains, this profusion of color and design was captured by David M. Brickman with a Toyo 45A and Fujinon 150mm lens on Kodak Ektachrome film.
© 2003, David M. Brickman, All Rights Reserved

White And Light: Janelle Underriner caught all the beauty and repose of this old house at the Hornbek Homestead in Florissant, Colorado, with her Fuji S2Pro rated at ISO 1600 and an exposure of 1/250 sec at f/5.6.
© 2003, Janelle Underriner, All Rights Reserved

Nature's Due: Of course the most awesome and enduring art is created by nature, here displayed in a mushroom cluster growing behind photographer Don Loring's home. He photographed with a Nikon D100 and a Tamron 24-135mm lens at 1/60 sec at f/4.5 with
fill flash.
© 2003, Donald W. Loring, All Rights Reserved

Picture This! - Our Next Assignment

Signs Of The Times

Signs, placards, and posters are like captions on the real world. They are the unavoidable text that leap out and put a literal exclamation point on the world. They can be ironic, humorous, or a sign of protest about what's happening. In some cases they become more emphatic because of the context in which they sit; in others they may just strike us as a wry comment on current events. So, as you move down the road keep your eye out for those signs, be they handmade or slick, and send them in for our next Picture This! assignment. This photo was made by Grace Schaub outside the weekend flea market north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. It seems that photographers were doing more picture taking than buying.

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It is important that you read and follow these guidelines. We need to follow this procedure because of the large volume of images we receive.
1) Images sent to us cannot be returned. You retain complete copyright over the
images, but do grant us permission to print your image(s) in the magazine and on our web site, www.shutterbug.net
2) Because images are not returned please send a quality print or duplicate transparency. We will not accept or view images on CD, ZIP, or any other electronic media.
3) Images will be selected on the basis of content and technical quality. Please mark your outer envelope with the topic of the month (for example, "Wide View").
4) Enclose a short caption with the image stating camera, lens, film and exposure, plus location. If you are submitting an image with a recognizable person we must have a model release or signed permission from that person to reproduce their image in the magazine and on the web site.

Send your image and information to:
Picture This! Shutterbug Magazine,
1419 Chaffee Dr. Suite #1, Titusville, FL 32780
Deadline for submission: February 15, 2004
Images will appear in our May 2004 issue
Our next topic: Super Wide
Deadline: March 15, 2004
Publication Date: June, 2004