teekay
8th of July 2008 (Tue), 10:34
Challenge #128-WATERWAYS
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RESULTS!
Thanks to all who entered this one and revived the POTN challenge with so many variations on the theme that it made judging very hard. I had to PM a surprising number of people about the 800 pixel size rule but I'm happy to say that most of them appreciated the reminder and complied before the challenge ended. When choosing the winner and runners up - all very good - in the end I had to use the basic test I apply to my own images: "Is this one I think worth framing and hanging?", and of course "Does the main focus of the picture truly depict what I defined as a waterway?".
So bearing in mind this is only one guy's opinion....
FIRST: The Terminator: "Pemi River Falls". I liked the composition, the range of tones from dark shadow to white water, and the exposure was just right to catch the effect of rushing water without over-blurring or freezing it. Now it's over to you to set and judge the next challenge - good luck!
SECOND: Dan_bgblue: "Serenity". The soft tones of green reflected in the water, the composition and just the right exposure to indicate motion, made this a very close runner-up.
THIRD: raymondb: "Singapore River: Excellent image of a busy city waterway. Congratulations on getting the exposure just right for the city lights, the river and the boats in the foreground.
There were so many other entries that I won't attempt to critique them all but here are some that deserve an "honourable mention (in no particular order):
BBoi: "Aire & Calder Navigation"
abuseddog: "The Beavers Front Door"
bayoubooger: "Pearl River Swamp"
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For the purposes of this challenge a waterway means a river, canal, stream, creek or even an irrigation ditch - it doesn't have to be navigable. It does NOT mean an ocean, lake, pond, backyard pool or your bathtub!
You should have no shortage of subjects wherever you live so let's have lots of entries :D
To avoid any doubt abut the "no comments" rule, apart from the required title (photos should be named "untitled" if you can't think of one) please hold any explanations, comments or remarks about your own entry or any others until after the challenge is over. Your photo should speak for itself!
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To submit, click Post Reply and put your Photo Name and Camera Model either in the Subject line, or in the body text of your entry.
Post until Monday noon GMT, 14th July 2008.
Photo Submissions
1. Camera -- Any Canon Powershot Series Camera (SD, A-series, S1/2, & S-series only...No Pro 1's!!!)
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 or post.
* 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.
8. Hosting & Resize -- If you need assistance readying your image for entry, please PM either a moderator, or the person running this weeks challenge.
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!
Thanks to all who entered this one and revived the POTN challenge with so many variations on the theme that it made judging very hard. I had to PM a surprising number of people about the 800 pixel size rule but I'm happy to say that most of them appreciated the reminder and complied before the challenge ended. When choosing the winner and runners up - all very good - in the end I had to use the basic test I apply to my own images: "Is this one I think worth framing and hanging?", and of course "Does the main focus of the picture truly depict what I defined as a waterway?".
So bearing in mind this is only one guy's opinion....
FIRST: The Terminator: "Pemi River Falls". I liked the composition, the range of tones from dark shadow to white water, and the exposure was just right to catch the effect of rushing water without over-blurring or freezing it. Now it's over to you to set and judge the next challenge - good luck!
SECOND: Dan_bgblue: "Serenity". The soft tones of green reflected in the water, the composition and just the right exposure to indicate motion, made this a very close runner-up.
THIRD: raymondb: "Singapore River: Excellent image of a busy city waterway. Congratulations on getting the exposure just right for the city lights, the river and the boats in the foreground.
There were so many other entries that I won't attempt to critique them all but here are some that deserve an "honourable mention (in no particular order):
BBoi: "Aire & Calder Navigation"
abuseddog: "The Beavers Front Door"
bayoubooger: "Pearl River Swamp"
************************************************** **********************
For the purposes of this challenge a waterway means a river, canal, stream, creek or even an irrigation ditch - it doesn't have to be navigable. It does NOT mean an ocean, lake, pond, backyard pool or your bathtub!
You should have no shortage of subjects wherever you live so let's have lots of entries :D
To avoid any doubt abut the "no comments" rule, apart from the required title (photos should be named "untitled" if you can't think of one) please hold any explanations, comments or remarks about your own entry or any others until after the challenge is over. Your photo should speak for itself!
***************************************
To submit, click Post Reply and put your Photo Name and Camera Model either in the Subject line, or in the body text of your entry.
Post until Monday noon GMT, 14th July 2008.
Photo Submissions
1. Camera -- Any Canon Powershot Series Camera (SD, A-series, S1/2, & S-series only...No Pro 1's!!!)
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 or post.
* 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.
8. Hosting & Resize -- If you need assistance readying your image for entry, please PM either a moderator, or the person running this weeks challenge.
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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