POTN Powershot Speed Challenge #147 - Something round

[elfieh]

Something round....

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Everyone can enter and everyone helps pick the winner.

You do not need to enter to vote. To vote, post your choice for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Points will be 3 for 1st, 2 for 2nd and 1 for 3rd. Places will be determined by the number of overall points each photo receives. Feel free to offer your reasons for your choices after the voting closes...not before.

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To submit an entry, 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, March 30th, 2009
Vote until Monday noon GMT, April 6th, 2009
Please do not vote for your own photo.

Please, no comments until after voting closes. We don't want to influence other votes. Thanks.

Photo Submissions

1. Camera -- Any Canon Powershot Series Camera (SD, A-series, S1/2, & S-series only ... No Pro 1s!!!)

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 no larger than 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 optional.
* Camera model.
* EXIF data, if you like.

6. Commenting -- No commenting on photos by anyone, including the photographer until voting is closed. 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 week's challenge

*Person running this weeks contest breaks any tie.
*New Topic ... As soon as possible after winning.
*Posting Starts ... Right after topic is announced.
*Posting Stops ... Monday noon GMT
*Voting stops ... Monday noon GMT
*Winners Announcement ... As soon as possible after voting closes.
*Winner chooses new contest topic.

[Big Hands]

SX100is (Fireworks Mode)

'Round 4th of July ;~)

[mullhawk]

Something Round... Under the Sea
S5is
ISO 200
f3.5
1/8"
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c135/mullhawk/seathing.jpg

[elfieh]

With SX10IS - taken in March 2009 - Alberta, CAN
TV f3.5 1/1000 iso-100

http://www.elfiehallphotography.com/images/IMG_1200.jpg

Thanks for checking!

Elfie

[sue.t]

Mossy rockface on a vertical cliff at China Beach on Vancouver Island
S5IS ISO80 f3.2 1/60

http://suethomas.ca/images/HiRez/20080523_ChinaBeach_077.jpg

[traildad]

Powershot A720IS

[bjordan]

Afternoon Moon - s2is

[hnikesch]

Vegas Round 1/60 sec. f2.8 ISO-160, SD 850is

[winterstar]

SX100 is

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N2Zmf8LTGl0/SUQyYlatIWI/AAAAAAAACDM/YanqqEnEWds/s400/018.JPG

[Biffarama]

A610
1/125s
f/4.1
http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp280/Biffarama/IMG_8083.jpg

[Big Hands]

OK, less than half a day left to post your entry.

This is about communing with fellow P&S enthusiasts and learning the many ways we can take cool photos.

Soon to be reformed lurkers ;) are encouraged to take part. No need to be shy.

The more (entries), the merrier!!!

[Big Hands]

1) elfieh

2) traildad

3) biffarama

[elfieh]

The contest is now closed!
Please start the voting!

[winterstar]

1. elfieh
2. bjordan
3. traildad

[mullhawk]

1. hnikesch
2. elfieh
3. Biffarama

[sue.t]

1. Big Hands
2. elfieh
3. Biffarama

[elfieh]

Here are my votes:

1) Bifferama
2) Traildad
3) Big Hands

[bjordan]

1. sue.t
2. Biffarama
3. elfieh

[dan_bgblue]

hnikesch
elfieh
sue.t

[traildad]

1. elfieh
2. Big Hands
3. bjordan

[hnikesch]

1) elfieh

2) mullhawk

3) biffarama

[Biffarama]

elfieh
Bjordan
hnikesch

[elfieh]

Hi, This is a messge from Elfie H. Her internet has been down for a few days now and has requested that Bifferama take over and start the next contest. If you cannot - could you please request Hnikesch take over. She apologizes for any inconvenience - Thank you!

[hnikesch]

I am sure everyone has done the math but here it is

1) elfieh 22 Votes
2) bifferama 9 Votes
3) hnikesch 7 Votes

bifferama would you please select the next topic

Just a side note it's been an pleasure to view all the fine images and hope this weekly fun will continue

[elfieh]

Hallo everybody!

Thanks to hnikesch for posting the results!!
Sorry for posting this late - our ISP is having problems and the net has been up and mostly down all week. I guess that's the price we pay for country living - lol!
Thanks everybody for taken part in this last challenge!
Big Hands: Fireworks - great shot!
Mullhawk: Under the Sea - interesting but a bit on the dark side - maybe use level adjustment!
Sue.t: Mossy rockface - are these holes used by birds? Great color!
traildad: Daisies - beautiful bokeh!
bjordan: Afternoon Moon - nicely framed shot and great color!
hnikesch: Vegas Round - great subject - love the angle and colors!
winterstar: Moon - always an intersting subject - try next time a larger version!
Biffarama: Baseball - great idea, great shot, my favorite!Thanks everybody for participating!On to the next one!
Let's have some fun!Elfie

[elfieh]

Since nobody has posted a new challenge and my net connection is pretty good right now, why don't i setup the new contest? Sorry for all the confusion!!!
Success!!! The new challenge is up now - thanks to some friends that have a working connection to the net!!

Elfie

[Big Hands]

Great job on the Challenge elfieh. Love your composition too!

Regards,
Jeff

[elfieh]

Great job on the Challenge elfieh. Love your composition too!

Regards,
Jeff

Thanks Jeff!
I am having a lot of fun with my new SX10 - great little camera!!
Regards,
Elfie

[hnikesch]

Great shots everyone, good to see some new names and new ideas from familiar ones. Elfieh, really pulled out the texture in the wood and great composition
Mullhawk, I have always liked underwater shots
Biffarama, so simple but you just have to keep looking at it
Bjordan, just beautfull

[mullhawk]

Just want to know some thoughts, because it seems one of my biggest problems is I always come down to like two photos that I am choosing between, and I always seem to pick the wrong one. This is the other photo I was going to submit for this challenge, think it would have been better?
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c135/mullhawk/IMG_0607_filtered.jpg

[hnikesch]

I like it, maybe cropped to the upper left

[bjordan]

I liked "Something Round... Under the Sea" but it was underexposed. It must have been a dark environment! I've been less than thrilled with the s2-is low light performance. ISO 400 gets a little ugly.

I do prefer the dandilion. I'd maybe crop it a bit.

[mullhawk]

I probably would have cropped it, I just didn't because I didn't submit it, I may have even given it a little tighter to the left. I don't know, like I said my biggest problem seems to be making the right decisions on what to pick and then what to do with it PP wise. All part of the learning process though I guess :D

[winterstar]

Hallo everybody!

Thanks to hnikesch for posting the results!!
Sorry for posting this late - our ISP is having problems and the net has been up and mostly down all week. I guess that's the price we pay for country living - lol!
Thanks everybody for taken part in this last challenge!
Big Hands: Fireworks - great shot!
Mullhawk: Under the Sea - interesting but a bit on the dark side - maybe use level adjustment!
Sue.t: Mossy rockface - are these holes used by birds? Great color!
traildad: Daisies - beautiful bokeh!
bjordan: Afternoon Moon - nicely framed shot and great color!
hnikesch: Vegas Round - great subject - love the angle and colors!
winterstar: Moon - always an intersting subject - try next time a larger version!
Biffarama: Baseball - great idea, great shot, my favorite!Thanks everybody for participating!On to the next one!
Let's have some fun!Elfie

With your feedback on mine, do you mean make the moon bigger or crop the photo so that the moon takes over more of the composition?

[traildad]

I probably would have cropped it, I just didn't because I didn't submit it, I may have even given it a little tighter to the left. I don't know, like I said my biggest problem seems to be making the right decisions on what to pick and then what to do with it PP wise. All part of the learning process though I guess :DAfter all it is art and all art is in the eye of the beholder. Try to think about what the photo makes you feel when you are looking at it. For me both versions of the dandelion have a distracting background. I would have cropped it up real close. As was said before the underwater photo was dark. Pick the photo that gives you the most "WoW" factor. We are trying to appeal to emotional feelings using technical electronic gear. Make final versions of both photos you want to submit and pick the one that you "feel" is best.

[elfieh]

With your feedback on mine, do you mean make the moon bigger or crop the photo so that the moon takes over more of the composition?

What I meant was, resize the picture to 800 pixels at the long side. Now that is assuming that you took the picture at the largest image recording quality.

Let's have more fun at the 'fences' challenge!

Elfie