rpolitsr
7th of March 2006 (Tue), 16:21
Challenge #57 - Under Construction - WINNERS
Many thanks to all for submitting your pictures, I enjoyed all of them, and had a hard time picking the winners.
Soon after closing the challenge, I began to search in every submission the signs to discover the process of a photo under construction. After realizing that it was a task beyond my abilities, I limited my search to find simple and effective ways to show subjects under construction or the signs of construction near by.
May be my fault, but I still have a couple of pictures were I didn’t found a direct link to ‘Under Construction’ :o .
All the pictures have a high technical level and follow the basic rules of composition (at least to my personal understanding) so the main criteria to pick the winners was again a subjective appreciation of its content.
Submisions
Boutty – Road WorkThe road under construction filling the foreground, the machines in a row rolling directly to the photographer, the dust cloud clearly revealed by the backlight but blown by the wind away of the main subjects tell the story I was looking for. The black and white blends without confusion the road and the machines that otherwise would have been of very different colors. Nice picture.
andrewaaa5 – socks for cash (in Riga : )Lovely old lady. Her face and hands show a hard long life, but she seems peaceful and quiet. I would like to see the woven wool behind her hands, but even without it the overall picture is very descriptive. I love the shadows and the contrast with the small overexposed background at the top left.
marie – sorting it all outClose attention to the details from both the photographer and the workers. I like the sharp angle of view. The very little amount of pebbles near the tool tells that they are working there and the small dump truck behind lets us know that the work is bigger than what we see. The flat clean floor splashed with the vivid colors of the clothes, helmets and the truck make a pleasant background. Really nice picture marie.
Terrywoodenpic – Altar in memory of AudreyThe title puts everything inside the picture in a special context. A careful work made with love. Also the under construction story is strong there. The carpenter (self-portrait?) carefully matches the frames surrounded by wonderful tools, being the old workbench the best of all. The warmer tone of the wood pieces piled in the background contrast with the clear new frame being constructed and the yellowish light in the head and in some wood borders add volume to the somewhat flat light (from the flash?). I love your picture.
am_pitbull_terrier – A Watchful Eye From The Drivers Seat The idea of shooting the signs through the mirror is great. It is also interesting that the things inside the mirror appear as shot with a wider angle lens, adding a lot of perspective to the whole picture. There is no doubt of work in progress from the signs and the worker. Nice shot.
alans220 – Watching and WaitingThe scaffolds surrounding the church are the best way to say 'under construction'. The tombstones and infrared add a bit more. ‘Centuries under construction’ seems to say the picture. I am not sure if there is snow or just grass whitened by the infrared process in the foreground, but it is a wonderful picture either way.
blacksmurf – The last doubt The last doubt after too many doubts, it tells also about a long period of construction (hopefully not too many centuries). Nice idea. The angle of the shot and the light from the left along with the recessed borders of the pieces create volume from an otherwise flat subject.
Maureen Souza – A New Plumbing System It is not possible to pretend that I ignore what happened to Skip while judging your photo. I am sure it is a hard moment in the life of a nurse and photographer to have her husband ill, and shoot the pictures. You are full of courage posting it here. I know you shot the external signs of a major reconstruction, but you also shot the hope and confidence that everything will be better in a few more days. Nice picture, if I am allowed to say that.
RAW – The cheap wayInstead of cheap I would say hard way of using cards as building blocks to build card castles. Nice idea and nice picture too. It shows fragility and instability by shooting the cards edgewise, it is simple, and the transition from the floor to the background is just a shift in light level, interesting.
BottomBracket – The High Lifter The powerful lifter with (almost) nothing but the blue sky in the background make me think of a building that will grow to fill the sky in the near future. It is an interesting story teller crane, but perhaps the lifting hook included in the picture will reinforce the idea of under construction. I said almost nothing in the background because there is another powerful lifter there: the airliner near the top, but as it has to do more with travel and tourism, it may be part of another story. :)
Sophia – Seattle Monorail Collision - Under Construction A nice picture. The light of the sky and clear buildings in the far background and the colorful vehicle of the foreground beautifully frame the train as the main subject, but I can not see signs of something under construction. The title and the TV news truck in the lower right gave me a clue, and I found some news about the collision in November 2005 and the plans to reform the monorail again. I guess there is another train stuck behind, but it is hard to see it without reading the details first.
ma-s – It’s only a game Another beautiful picture without clear ‘under construction’ references. I have just heard the name of the surok game a few days ago but I know nothing about it yet. Nice lighting color and composition though. You may tell us what I was unable to read about construction in your picture.
Winners
First place: TerrywoodenpicBecause the picture shows very well the main subject in construction, the constructor and many of the tools required for the work. The title tells us of a strong motivation to do the work.
Second place: marieBecause a very small amount of pebbles tells all the story
Third place: BouttyBecause of the wonderful luminosity created by the dust cloud and the backlight
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Challenge #57 - Under Construction
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:fNmgTxpogecJ:web.mit.edu/dsl/img/under-construction.gif.gif :) It may be everything, from a small handcraft to a huge dam to hold a river. Roads, buildings, real boats or tiny airplane models, mechanical marvels or delicately stitched fabrics, things made by you or by others, but clearly still UNDER COSTRUCTION.
No other special rules.
Enjoy.
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To submit, click "Post Reply" and put your Photo Name in the Subject Line. Don't forget your Camera Model.
Post until Monday noon GMT, 13 March 2006.
Photo Submissions
Camera -- Canon G-Series Camera (G1,G2,G3,G5,G6) or Pro 1 only.
Time -- any on-topic photo taken at any time is eligible, although photos that have won other competitions should NOT be entered.
Size -- photo must be EXACTLY 640 pixels on the longest side, with NO BORDERS.
Post-Processing -- do whatever you like and the host will decide if it works.
Posting --
One photo per photographer in each challenge.
Photo Title in the message subject line.
Camera model.
EXIF data, if you like.
Commenting -- No commenting on photos by anyone, including the photographer. Once the winners are declared, photographers can add comments to their images and everyone is invited to discuss.
Photo Display -- Photos must appear in this thread to be eligible.
Time
One challenge every week, on the following schedule:
New Topic ... As soon as possible after winning.
Posting Starts ... Right after topic is announced.
Posting Stops ... Monday noon GMT
Winners Announcement ... Tuesday noon GMT.
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Please consider turning on Private Messaging in your profile.
This will allow the host to contact you about winning or ineligible photos. You turn this feature on by clicking "User CP, Edit Options, Enable Private Messaging" (about a third of the way down the page).
Thank you.
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Many thanks to all for submitting your pictures, I enjoyed all of them, and had a hard time picking the winners.
Soon after closing the challenge, I began to search in every submission the signs to discover the process of a photo under construction. After realizing that it was a task beyond my abilities, I limited my search to find simple and effective ways to show subjects under construction or the signs of construction near by.
May be my fault, but I still have a couple of pictures were I didn’t found a direct link to ‘Under Construction’ :o .
All the pictures have a high technical level and follow the basic rules of composition (at least to my personal understanding) so the main criteria to pick the winners was again a subjective appreciation of its content.
Submisions
Boutty – Road WorkThe road under construction filling the foreground, the machines in a row rolling directly to the photographer, the dust cloud clearly revealed by the backlight but blown by the wind away of the main subjects tell the story I was looking for. The black and white blends without confusion the road and the machines that otherwise would have been of very different colors. Nice picture.
andrewaaa5 – socks for cash (in Riga : )Lovely old lady. Her face and hands show a hard long life, but she seems peaceful and quiet. I would like to see the woven wool behind her hands, but even without it the overall picture is very descriptive. I love the shadows and the contrast with the small overexposed background at the top left.
marie – sorting it all outClose attention to the details from both the photographer and the workers. I like the sharp angle of view. The very little amount of pebbles near the tool tells that they are working there and the small dump truck behind lets us know that the work is bigger than what we see. The flat clean floor splashed with the vivid colors of the clothes, helmets and the truck make a pleasant background. Really nice picture marie.
Terrywoodenpic – Altar in memory of AudreyThe title puts everything inside the picture in a special context. A careful work made with love. Also the under construction story is strong there. The carpenter (self-portrait?) carefully matches the frames surrounded by wonderful tools, being the old workbench the best of all. The warmer tone of the wood pieces piled in the background contrast with the clear new frame being constructed and the yellowish light in the head and in some wood borders add volume to the somewhat flat light (from the flash?). I love your picture.
am_pitbull_terrier – A Watchful Eye From The Drivers Seat The idea of shooting the signs through the mirror is great. It is also interesting that the things inside the mirror appear as shot with a wider angle lens, adding a lot of perspective to the whole picture. There is no doubt of work in progress from the signs and the worker. Nice shot.
alans220 – Watching and WaitingThe scaffolds surrounding the church are the best way to say 'under construction'. The tombstones and infrared add a bit more. ‘Centuries under construction’ seems to say the picture. I am not sure if there is snow or just grass whitened by the infrared process in the foreground, but it is a wonderful picture either way.
blacksmurf – The last doubt The last doubt after too many doubts, it tells also about a long period of construction (hopefully not too many centuries). Nice idea. The angle of the shot and the light from the left along with the recessed borders of the pieces create volume from an otherwise flat subject.
Maureen Souza – A New Plumbing System It is not possible to pretend that I ignore what happened to Skip while judging your photo. I am sure it is a hard moment in the life of a nurse and photographer to have her husband ill, and shoot the pictures. You are full of courage posting it here. I know you shot the external signs of a major reconstruction, but you also shot the hope and confidence that everything will be better in a few more days. Nice picture, if I am allowed to say that.
RAW – The cheap wayInstead of cheap I would say hard way of using cards as building blocks to build card castles. Nice idea and nice picture too. It shows fragility and instability by shooting the cards edgewise, it is simple, and the transition from the floor to the background is just a shift in light level, interesting.
BottomBracket – The High Lifter The powerful lifter with (almost) nothing but the blue sky in the background make me think of a building that will grow to fill the sky in the near future. It is an interesting story teller crane, but perhaps the lifting hook included in the picture will reinforce the idea of under construction. I said almost nothing in the background because there is another powerful lifter there: the airliner near the top, but as it has to do more with travel and tourism, it may be part of another story. :)
Sophia – Seattle Monorail Collision - Under Construction A nice picture. The light of the sky and clear buildings in the far background and the colorful vehicle of the foreground beautifully frame the train as the main subject, but I can not see signs of something under construction. The title and the TV news truck in the lower right gave me a clue, and I found some news about the collision in November 2005 and the plans to reform the monorail again. I guess there is another train stuck behind, but it is hard to see it without reading the details first.
ma-s – It’s only a game Another beautiful picture without clear ‘under construction’ references. I have just heard the name of the surok game a few days ago but I know nothing about it yet. Nice lighting color and composition though. You may tell us what I was unable to read about construction in your picture.
Winners
First place: TerrywoodenpicBecause the picture shows very well the main subject in construction, the constructor and many of the tools required for the work. The title tells us of a strong motivation to do the work.
Second place: marieBecause a very small amount of pebbles tells all the story
Third place: BouttyBecause of the wonderful luminosity created by the dust cloud and the backlight
________________________________
Challenge #57 - Under Construction
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:fNmgTxpogecJ:web.mit.edu/dsl/img/under-construction.gif.gif :) It may be everything, from a small handcraft to a huge dam to hold a river. Roads, buildings, real boats or tiny airplane models, mechanical marvels or delicately stitched fabrics, things made by you or by others, but clearly still UNDER COSTRUCTION.
No other special rules.
Enjoy.
________________________________
To submit, click "Post Reply" and put your Photo Name in the Subject Line. Don't forget your Camera Model.
Post until Monday noon GMT, 13 March 2006.
Photo Submissions
Camera -- Canon G-Series Camera (G1,G2,G3,G5,G6) or Pro 1 only.
Time -- any on-topic photo taken at any time is eligible, although photos that have won other competitions should NOT be entered.
Size -- photo must be EXACTLY 640 pixels on the longest side, with NO BORDERS.
Post-Processing -- do whatever you like and the host will decide if it works.
Posting --
One photo per photographer in each challenge.
Photo Title in the message subject line.
Camera model.
EXIF data, if you like.
Commenting -- No commenting on photos by anyone, including the photographer. Once the winners are declared, photographers can add comments to their images and everyone is invited to discuss.
Photo Display -- Photos must appear in this thread to be eligible.
Time
One challenge every week, on the following schedule:
New Topic ... As soon as possible after winning.
Posting Starts ... Right after topic is announced.
Posting Stops ... Monday noon GMT
Winners Announcement ... Tuesday noon GMT.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please consider turning on Private Messaging in your profile.
This will allow the host to contact you about winning or ineligible photos. You turn this feature on by clicking "User CP, Edit Options, Enable Private Messaging" (about a third of the way down the page).
Thank you.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Click this sentence for Hosting Rules and Winners List. (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=113480)
Click this sentence for Discussion of Rules thread. (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=59640)