Rudi
9th of October 2008 (Thu), 05:11
Well, the time has come to put up or shut up. So I'd better say something...
This challenge, I realize, was quite difficult in the sense that texture is one of my personal favourite subject, especially with my G9, but interpreting and showing that subject is difficult! Personal taste and opinion come into play too, probably more than with other subjects. Still, all the entries here were nothing short of exceptionally clever interpretations of the task that was given to you. For that, my hat is off to each and every one of you! Thanks for entering!
Judging this has been extremely difficult. Picking only three images out of the selection that you have provided is no easy task, and if I chose them again tomorrow, I would likely end up with three different choices. Even the order of the three winners announced here is arbitrary IMO! Lot's of honorable mentions and runners-up here, but ultimately I had to select only three, so I did.
Now to the point. Enough waffling. :) Here are my comments:
Michael Wells - Aloha
Michael, I've never had such a good look at a pineapple! I like the impressive amount of detail that you've captured here, and the black background is appropriate. It helps focus my attention on the subject. I would prefer to have the whole pineapple in focus, instead of the slightly shallower DOF here. But... all that said... you've certainly managed to show the texture of a pineapple! Aloha!
Maureen Souza - Chain Link Fence
I like the diagonal lines of the wires, and the detail in the actual surface of the wire is quite impressive! Unfortunately, while the chain link fence gets my attention, the background is fairly distracting and draws my eye away from the fence. So while I like the image, there’s a lot happening in it for one clear subject to emerge, IMO. That said, I like the image. As I wrote above, all these interpretations are more than worthy, and yours is certainly a fine one!
Boutty - mother earth
Wow! I love this image! I don’t know what to look at first, there’s so much detail! Lots of texture on the ground and in the sky. The surface of mother earth has a lot of texture on it, that's for sure! A very powerful image. Great job!
rpolitsr - old bark
Plenty of texture in that old bark! :) The framing does not quite work for me, but there is so much in this image to hold the viewer’s interest! Lots of texture, and the image shows it very well.
macroshot - wrapped up
Once again, lots of texture, and the B&W conversion works very well for this image. In this case the shallow DOF draws my attention to the vine which wraps around the bolt, which was your intention. Well done!
Gloubiboulga - Portrait of Miss RottenRose…
Lots of texture in that old thing! :) I would prefer a bit more DOF so the whole flower is in focus, but that is nit-picking (isn’t that what we’re supposed to do when judging photos??? :) ). Nicely done!
PicBug - Stands and Beads of Texture
I love the golden tones and all the shadow play here. Once again, I wish there was more DOF to make this more of an abstract, to emphasize the texture even more. That is my personal taste though, and this image is right up there - plenty of texture on show!
LeuceDeuce - Imperial City Wall
Now THAT is texture! There is so much to look at here, colours, texture, everything. Bravo!
teekay - Fall Leaf
Wow! Another one with texture overload! This one has it all, too. The only suggestion I would make is that a close-up crop would make this even better, a real winner for sure!
marie - bare necessities ....... ' dad's army' 1943
I like this one a lot! So much detail - there’s the wooden handle, the canvas strap, and the rusted surfaces contrasted with the pained metal. This image is a very nice example of texture as a subject, IMO.
Jannie - Uncomfortable
Well, it certainly doesn’t look comfortable to me! :) I love the perspective here, and if this was a “Perspective” challenge, this one would be a winner for sure. I like the detail in the concrete floor, too.
Car - Roman Record
Another great image! I love all the detail in here, and the play of light and shadow over the stone carvings. IMO, and it is a personal thing, but a close-up crop would take this over the top! A fine image on its own, but I wonder if a cropped version was also exposed.
hi-landr - G9 rose
Hey, this is a very original take on texture! I like the softness and colours, yet you can see hints of the detail that is there on the surface of the petals.
WatchFan1 - Cement-Straw-Fabric-Brushed-Polished-Gold-Mother-Of-Pearl-Rubies-Paint-Sapph.Crystal
Is that a mouthful or what? :) Plenty of texture and surface detail here. At first a very nice macro shot of a (very nice) watch, but then you notice the details behind the watch as well. Interesting, very interesting!
prcrstn8 - Rusted bolt
Wow! This one got my attention! I like just about everything about this image - the diagonal lines, the play of light and shadow, and of course, the details that you can see on the surface of the bolt. Top-notch!
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AND NOW FOR THE WINNERS:
1st - LeuceDeuce - Imperial City Wall
2nd - prcrstn8 - Rusted bolt
3rd - marie - bare necessities ....... ' dad's army' 1943
__________________________________________________ ________________________
POTN G-series Speed Challenge #192 - TEXTURE
Using natural or studio lighting techniques, create an image which accentuates the texture of an object. Texture is best described as the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance.
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This challenge, I realize, was quite difficult in the sense that texture is one of my personal favourite subject, especially with my G9, but interpreting and showing that subject is difficult! Personal taste and opinion come into play too, probably more than with other subjects. Still, all the entries here were nothing short of exceptionally clever interpretations of the task that was given to you. For that, my hat is off to each and every one of you! Thanks for entering!
Judging this has been extremely difficult. Picking only three images out of the selection that you have provided is no easy task, and if I chose them again tomorrow, I would likely end up with three different choices. Even the order of the three winners announced here is arbitrary IMO! Lot's of honorable mentions and runners-up here, but ultimately I had to select only three, so I did.
Now to the point. Enough waffling. :) Here are my comments:
Michael Wells - Aloha
Michael, I've never had such a good look at a pineapple! I like the impressive amount of detail that you've captured here, and the black background is appropriate. It helps focus my attention on the subject. I would prefer to have the whole pineapple in focus, instead of the slightly shallower DOF here. But... all that said... you've certainly managed to show the texture of a pineapple! Aloha!
Maureen Souza - Chain Link Fence
I like the diagonal lines of the wires, and the detail in the actual surface of the wire is quite impressive! Unfortunately, while the chain link fence gets my attention, the background is fairly distracting and draws my eye away from the fence. So while I like the image, there’s a lot happening in it for one clear subject to emerge, IMO. That said, I like the image. As I wrote above, all these interpretations are more than worthy, and yours is certainly a fine one!
Boutty - mother earth
Wow! I love this image! I don’t know what to look at first, there’s so much detail! Lots of texture on the ground and in the sky. The surface of mother earth has a lot of texture on it, that's for sure! A very powerful image. Great job!
rpolitsr - old bark
Plenty of texture in that old bark! :) The framing does not quite work for me, but there is so much in this image to hold the viewer’s interest! Lots of texture, and the image shows it very well.
macroshot - wrapped up
Once again, lots of texture, and the B&W conversion works very well for this image. In this case the shallow DOF draws my attention to the vine which wraps around the bolt, which was your intention. Well done!
Gloubiboulga - Portrait of Miss RottenRose…
Lots of texture in that old thing! :) I would prefer a bit more DOF so the whole flower is in focus, but that is nit-picking (isn’t that what we’re supposed to do when judging photos??? :) ). Nicely done!
PicBug - Stands and Beads of Texture
I love the golden tones and all the shadow play here. Once again, I wish there was more DOF to make this more of an abstract, to emphasize the texture even more. That is my personal taste though, and this image is right up there - plenty of texture on show!
LeuceDeuce - Imperial City Wall
Now THAT is texture! There is so much to look at here, colours, texture, everything. Bravo!
teekay - Fall Leaf
Wow! Another one with texture overload! This one has it all, too. The only suggestion I would make is that a close-up crop would make this even better, a real winner for sure!
marie - bare necessities ....... ' dad's army' 1943
I like this one a lot! So much detail - there’s the wooden handle, the canvas strap, and the rusted surfaces contrasted with the pained metal. This image is a very nice example of texture as a subject, IMO.
Jannie - Uncomfortable
Well, it certainly doesn’t look comfortable to me! :) I love the perspective here, and if this was a “Perspective” challenge, this one would be a winner for sure. I like the detail in the concrete floor, too.
Car - Roman Record
Another great image! I love all the detail in here, and the play of light and shadow over the stone carvings. IMO, and it is a personal thing, but a close-up crop would take this over the top! A fine image on its own, but I wonder if a cropped version was also exposed.
hi-landr - G9 rose
Hey, this is a very original take on texture! I like the softness and colours, yet you can see hints of the detail that is there on the surface of the petals.
WatchFan1 - Cement-Straw-Fabric-Brushed-Polished-Gold-Mother-Of-Pearl-Rubies-Paint-Sapph.Crystal
Is that a mouthful or what? :) Plenty of texture and surface detail here. At first a very nice macro shot of a (very nice) watch, but then you notice the details behind the watch as well. Interesting, very interesting!
prcrstn8 - Rusted bolt
Wow! This one got my attention! I like just about everything about this image - the diagonal lines, the play of light and shadow, and of course, the details that you can see on the surface of the bolt. Top-notch!
__________________________________________________ ________________________
AND NOW FOR THE WINNERS:
1st - LeuceDeuce - Imperial City Wall
2nd - prcrstn8 - Rusted bolt
3rd - marie - bare necessities ....... ' dad's army' 1943
__________________________________________________ ________________________
POTN G-series Speed Challenge #192 - TEXTURE
Using natural or studio lighting techniques, create an image which accentuates the texture of an object. Texture is best described as the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance.
________________________________
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 October 2008.
Photo Submissions
Camera -- Canon G-Series Camera (G1, G2, G3, G5, G6, G7, G9, G10) 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 800 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.
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