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Picture This!
The Alphabet In The Image
By Shutterbug Staff • August, 2008
The power of suggestion is very strong in forming our perceptions. Think alligator,
for example, even in a big northern city, and soon you might begin to see forms
and objects that bring that reptile to mind. Our Picture This! assignment this
month was just that—seeing the forms of letters of the alphabet in everyday
objects and scenes. Readers responded with images that brought out A to Z, although
from many submissions we understand why “X marks the spot” is such
a strong catch phrase.
Architectural Alphabet |
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Peter Mackey could not explain the significance of the large “P”
in this house under construction in Paynesville, Victoria (Australia),
but we’re glad he added it to our alphabet mix. He photographed
with a Nikon D300 and a Nikkor 18-200mm lens; exposure was f/8
at 1/400 sec.
© 2008, Peter Mackey, All Rights Reserved
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O Rings |
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Gene Samit made this shot of a construction site in West Palm
Beach, Florida, with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel and a Tamron 18-200mm
lens, framing the scene with an echoing “O.”
© 2008, Gene Samit, All Rights Reserved
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The Big Question |
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Judy Ozmar turned this alphabet letter marking a yarrow plant
in the World of Wonders at the Norfolk, Virginia, Botanical Gardens
into an existential query. She photographed with a Canon EOS 40D
and an exposure of f/11 at 1/125 sec.
© 2008, Judy Ozmar, All Rights Reserved
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“A” Bell |
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This steeple with bell formed a perfect “A” caught
by William Jacobs at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, Alabama. Exposure
was f/5.6 at 1/500 sec with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel and a Tamron
18-250mm lens.
© 2008, William Jacobs, All Rights Reserved
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Count The Letters |
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Depending on how you look at it, Erica Ellis has captured any
number of letters in this painting site. What’s your count?
She exposed at f/14 at 1/80 sec with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel
XTi and a Canon EF-S 18-55mm lens.
© 2008, Erica Ellis, All Rights Reserved
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A–Z |
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Robert P. Peterson claims he caught every letter of the alphabet
in this shot of license plates made in Bar Harbor, Maine. He photographed
with a Fuji FinePix S9000 at f/6.2 at 1/400 sec.
© 2007, Robert P. Peterson, All Rights Reserved
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Hopeless Romantic |
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R.C. Fulwiler found this hubcap message on a barn near Blue Ridge,
Georgia. He photographed with a Kodak DC290 camera.
© 2008, R.C. Fulwiler, All Rights Reserved
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Triple X |
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Amanda R. Hewitt found a host of Xs in these cross braces of an
old windmill at the Sharlot Hall Museum grounds in Prescott, Arizona.
She photographed with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT and a Canon
55mm lens; exposure was f/5.6 at 1/50 sec.
© 2008, Amanda R. Hewitt, All Rights Reserved
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Grapevine S |
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Sam Brewer made this shot near Shandon, California, with a Nikon
D70S.
© 2008, Sam Brewer, All Rights Reserved
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“Pirate Truck” |
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Marty Knippel wrote that “there are several letters in the
photo, but I find the W made by the anchor the standout.”
He photographed with a Canon PowerShot S3 IS with an exposure
of f/4 at 1/800 sec.
© 2008, Marty Knippel, All Rights Reserved
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