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5th of May 2008 (Mon), 22:32
Challenge #170 - What is that?
Results:
First Place:
Michael Wells, "Before the Crash" Besides being gorgeous, it captured the spirit of 'What is that?' very well--that moment of elation when I realized it was a cymbal. I'd love to see "After the crash", with either a high-speed freeze-frame, or a low-speed motion blur of the cymbal's vibration.
Second Place:
Marie, "? :)" I still don't know exactly what it is--maybe a fuel can? The textures are gorgeous, and the duplication of the X in the metal with the string is very nice. Your lighting is perfect.
Third Place:
Kevan_G9, "Satisfaction..." Very simple, and again, a nice "aha!" moment when it became clear.
I'm very impressed with the entries--great pictures! Hope you enjoyed taking them as much as I did puzzling over them. Comments on the rest:
Gary's "What is that?": Great color, and balance between shadows and highlights. Placing the focus on the edges of the foreground berries works really well, keeping the fuzz sharp.
M1ket4n's "Bubbles": I have no idea what this is--please tell! Cool color and texture. The deeper lavender looks oily, while the surrounding area looks crunchy.
Macroshot's "What is it? Well...": Great detail! Is it a variety of sand dollar? It's pretty vicious looking!
Rickinto's untitled: This took me a while, but it just jumped out at me a day later when I looked at it again, which is great! I like the shallow DOF.
Grandadraymond's "Think bender" I'm still not sure what this is, though it looks a bit like a can opener? Sharo capture, and good silhouette against the plain background.
Cashmonee's "For it's 1, 2, 3..." Without the title, I might not have gotten this one--very well done. Aside from the challenge, it's also just an excellent macro, and I like the composition of the diagonal.
RPolitSr's "Brain refresher (a kind of)" This is sort of a favorite; I got it immediately, because I've worked with way too many heat sinks, but I just love the reflections and the dark background.
BobsYourUncle's "Ask an OLD mechanic!", this is another that I'm not sure of. From the title, I'm guessing it's a tool for pulling something out or pushing something in, but I'm curious what it is exactly? Nice lighting, but the finger was a bit distracting (and gave away the scale of the object).
RacingSafetyMan's "What is that?" Great color and crisp detail--this would be a neat semi-abstract poster-sized print. I think it's bendy straws?
Boutty's "The Maskman" Really nice light control. From the title, I'm imagining a brass superhero and his rusty sidekick Rebar Boy surveying crime from a rooftop. But what the heck is it? Did you use off-camera flash, or high powered lighting?
I'm looking for images where it is not obvious what the subject is. People seeing the image for this first time should stare at it and still puzzle "what is that?", then slap their forehead when (or if) they find out. You don't have to reveal the secret in your entry's title, but can if you wish.
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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, 12 May 2008.
Photo Submissions
1. Camera -- Canon G-Series Camera (G1, G2, G3, G5, G6, G7, G9) or Pro 1 only.
2. Time -- any on-topic photo taken at any time is eligible, although photos that have won other competitions should NOT be entered.
3. Size -- photo must be EXACTLY 800 pixels on the longest side, with NO BORDERS.
4. Post-Processing -- do whatever you like and the host will decide if it works.
5. Posting --
* One photo per photographer in each challenge.
* Photo Title in the message subject line.
* Camera model.
* EXIF data, if you like.
6. 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.
7. 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.
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Results:
First Place:
Michael Wells, "Before the Crash" Besides being gorgeous, it captured the spirit of 'What is that?' very well--that moment of elation when I realized it was a cymbal. I'd love to see "After the crash", with either a high-speed freeze-frame, or a low-speed motion blur of the cymbal's vibration.
Second Place:
Marie, "? :)" I still don't know exactly what it is--maybe a fuel can? The textures are gorgeous, and the duplication of the X in the metal with the string is very nice. Your lighting is perfect.
Third Place:
Kevan_G9, "Satisfaction..." Very simple, and again, a nice "aha!" moment when it became clear.
I'm very impressed with the entries--great pictures! Hope you enjoyed taking them as much as I did puzzling over them. Comments on the rest:
Gary's "What is that?": Great color, and balance between shadows and highlights. Placing the focus on the edges of the foreground berries works really well, keeping the fuzz sharp.
M1ket4n's "Bubbles": I have no idea what this is--please tell! Cool color and texture. The deeper lavender looks oily, while the surrounding area looks crunchy.
Macroshot's "What is it? Well...": Great detail! Is it a variety of sand dollar? It's pretty vicious looking!
Rickinto's untitled: This took me a while, but it just jumped out at me a day later when I looked at it again, which is great! I like the shallow DOF.
Grandadraymond's "Think bender" I'm still not sure what this is, though it looks a bit like a can opener? Sharo capture, and good silhouette against the plain background.
Cashmonee's "For it's 1, 2, 3..." Without the title, I might not have gotten this one--very well done. Aside from the challenge, it's also just an excellent macro, and I like the composition of the diagonal.
RPolitSr's "Brain refresher (a kind of)" This is sort of a favorite; I got it immediately, because I've worked with way too many heat sinks, but I just love the reflections and the dark background.
BobsYourUncle's "Ask an OLD mechanic!", this is another that I'm not sure of. From the title, I'm guessing it's a tool for pulling something out or pushing something in, but I'm curious what it is exactly? Nice lighting, but the finger was a bit distracting (and gave away the scale of the object).
RacingSafetyMan's "What is that?" Great color and crisp detail--this would be a neat semi-abstract poster-sized print. I think it's bendy straws?
Boutty's "The Maskman" Really nice light control. From the title, I'm imagining a brass superhero and his rusty sidekick Rebar Boy surveying crime from a rooftop. But what the heck is it? Did you use off-camera flash, or high powered lighting?
I'm looking for images where it is not obvious what the subject is. People seeing the image for this first time should stare at it and still puzzle "what is that?", then slap their forehead when (or if) they find out. You don't have to reveal the secret in your entry's title, but can if you wish.
________________________________
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, 12 May 2008.
Photo Submissions
1. Camera -- Canon G-Series Camera (G1, G2, G3, G5, G6, G7, G9) or Pro 1 only.
2. Time -- any on-topic photo taken at any time is eligible, although photos that have won other competitions should NOT be entered.
3. Size -- photo must be EXACTLY 800 pixels on the longest side, with NO BORDERS.
4. Post-Processing -- do whatever you like and the host will decide if it works.
5. Posting --
* One photo per photographer in each challenge.
* Photo Title in the message subject line.
* Camera model.
* EXIF data, if you like.
6. 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.
7. 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?p=926762#post926762)
Click this sentence for Discussion of Rules thread. (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=59640)