POTN G-series Speed Challenge #110 - Animals that aren't pets

teekay · 13th of March 2007 (Tue)

RESULTS!

Thanks to all who participated, ensuring enough good images to make judging a challenge. I felt this was quite a tough one, would love to have entered myself, and had lots of ideas re worms, roadkill, sardines on toast, and maybe even a hairy Homo Sapiens animal from a local bar. Yes, I might have had to accept all those under my own rules! For those who submitted the fine bird photos, I know how hard it is to get something out of the ordinary as opposed to just good ID shots.

A few comments on each in the order posted. Remember, they are only my personal opinions, which may be not worth much in YOUR opinion and that's OK.

KC Jewel: Giant Octopus. Nice one of a balloon, and I wish we had weather like that here, but it's not an animal - sorry!

touchmyichi: Tucked Duck. Nice centered composition with the ripples, but the main subject didn't really grab me as a prizewinner should.

Sara: Ick! One of those few cases where a part of the subject out of focus actually improves the shot. With the weird multiple eyes in focus and the advancing legs blurred, there is a definite impression that this nasty looking beast is in motion and advancing on the viewer. I like it but wouldn't want it hanging on my bedroom wall.

rowdyred94: A fellow hiker. It's hard to get good ones of these critters as they always seem to be well camouflaged and partly obscured by vegetation, which in this case takes up rather too much of the composition to be a winner, particularly with most of the subject out of focus.

nvidia5700: Caterpillar. Love the delicate colors, and the nibbled leaf tells a story, too. Cropping more of the out-of-focus edges, particularly the pale area at top right, would improve the image considerably but I still liked it a lot.

abat: Goanna Rock. A nice composition - I have no criticism at all!

Boutty: grass hopper. Excellent! A simple composition, everything in focus, and the beady eye and quizzically cocked head clinched this as a contender from first glance. I'd guess a light box and lots of shots to get this result?

EskoLius: GoldenEye. Common G-eye as opposed to Barrow's - right? I often have a hard time distinguishing them but this nice shot makes it easy.

alans220: Sitting Pretty. Good pelican portrait, and you've handled the high contrast well although the pilings distract a little from the composition.

Marie: butterfly suffers for spider's supper. Well composed and it tells a stomach-churning story, but I have the impression the whole image is very slightly out of focus. Some heavy duty sharpening would have improved this quite a bit, I think.

jhjl1: Ba Ba Black Sheep. Makes me wonder where it was taken and whether the sheep get much sustenance out of that arid country. Montana? Eastern Oregon? The mirror showing backed up traffic is a nice touch, as is the inclusion of the single black sheep.

MegaTrixel: From the Rainforest. Good one - beautiful butterfly with nice detail of its front end bits and pieces. Overall, though, there seems to be a bit of "grain" - maybe due to overcropping or high ISO?

rpolitsr: visit to an old trunk. Either that's a small stick or one heck of a big millipede thing. Nice shot but would have been better with the front end in focus.

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

First - Boutty
Second - Sara
Third - abat

Honourable mentions in no particular order: nvidia5700, alans220, Megatrixel and jhjl1.

Challenge #110 - Animals that aren't pets

Any animal, bug, fish, bird etc. will do as long as it is not a pet or in a zoo. No stuffed ones or museum exhibits, either, please! Domestics such as cows and sheep are OK, but no cats, dogs or goldfish, etc. This may be tougher if you live in a city, but with macro mode you could still find some great subjects if you look around.

Entries will be judged on overall photo quality, composition and creativity.

PLEASE READ THE RULES and good luck!
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1. Camera -- Canon G-Series Camera (G1, G2, G3, G5, G6, G7) 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 640 pixels on the longest side, with NO BORDERS.

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7. Photo Display -- Photos must appear in this thread to be eligible.

Time

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KC Jewel · 13th of March 2007 (Tue)

Canon G6

touchmyichi · 13th of March 2007 (Tue)

Canon G6

sara · 14th of March 2007 (Wed)

rowdyred94 · 14th of March 2007 (Wed)

G3 | 1/320 | f/4

nvidia5700 · 17th of March 2007 (Sat)

Canon PowerShot G6

abat · 18th of March 2007 (Sun)

G5, f/5.6, 1/40sec

Boutty · 18th of March 2007 (Sun)

G6 - Subject distance: 0.150 m, f4, 1/320, ISO 50

EskoLius · 18th of March 2007 (Sun)

Canon PowerShot Pro1

alans220 · 18th of March 2007 (Sun)

G1...

marie · 18th of March 2007 (Sun)

g2
1/640 f/4.5

jhjl1 · 18th of March 2007 (Sun)

Shot with Canon G6 last winter. EXIF intact.

MegaTrixel · 18th of March 2007 (Sun)

rpolitsr · 18th of March 2007 (Sun)

powershot Pro1

teekay · 19th of March 2007 (Mon)

Challenge is now closed. Results after breakfast

13th of March 2007 (Tue)	#3
touchmyichi Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 30	Tucked Duck Canon G6 Last edited by touchmyichi : 13th of March 2007 (Tue) at 23:03. Reason: I didn't include a title in my post.

18th of March 2007 (Sun)	#9
EskoLius Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Helsinki Posts: 25	GoldenEye Canon PowerShot Pro1 __________________ Canon Powershot Pro1, Nikon d80, Olympus 5050 home \| picasa pics \| flickr

18th of March 2007 (Sun)	#13
MegaTrixel Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 580	From the Rainforest G3 __________________ Avalanche!!! And Other Alaska Images

18th of March 2007 (Sun)	#14
rpolitsr Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Quito - Ecuador Posts: 4,057 IMAGE EDITING OK	visit to an old trunk powershot Pro1

19th of March 2007 (Mon)	#15
teekay Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 1,373	Re: POTN G-series Speed Challenge #110 - Animals that aren't pets Challenge is now closed. Results after breakfast

13th of March 2007 (Tue)	#1
teekay Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 1,373	POTN G-series Speed Challenge #110 - Animals that aren't pets RESULTS! Thanks to all who participated, ensuring enough good images to make judging a challenge. I felt this was quite a tough one, would love to have entered myself, and had lots of ideas re worms, roadkill, sardines on toast, and maybe even a hairy Homo Sapiens animal from a local bar. Yes, I might have had to accept all those under my own rules! For those who submitted the fine bird photos, I know how hard it is to get something out of the ordinary as opposed to just good ID shots. A few comments on each in the order posted. Remember, they are only my personal opinions, which may be not worth much in YOUR opinion and that's OK. KC Jewel: Giant Octopus. Nice one of a balloon, and I wish we had weather like that here, but it's not an animal - sorry! touchmyichi: Tucked Duck. Nice centered composition with the ripples, but the main subject didn't really grab me as a prizewinner should. Sara: Ick! One of those few cases where a part of the subject out of focus actually improves the shot. With the weird multiple eyes in focus and the advancing legs blurred, there is a definite impression that this nasty looking beast is in motion and advancing on the viewer. I like it but wouldn't want it hanging on my bedroom wall. rowdyred94: A fellow hiker. It's hard to get good ones of these critters as they always seem to be well camouflaged and partly obscured by vegetation, which in this case takes up rather too much of the composition to be a winner, particularly with most of the subject out of focus. nvidia5700: Caterpillar. Love the delicate colors, and the nibbled leaf tells a story, too. Cropping more of the out-of-focus edges, particularly the pale area at top right, would improve the image considerably but I still liked it a lot. abat: Goanna Rock. A nice composition - I have no criticism at all! Boutty: grass hopper. Excellent! A simple composition, everything in focus, and the beady eye and quizzically cocked head clinched this as a contender from first glance. I'd guess a light box and lots of shots to get this result? EskoLius: GoldenEye. Common G-eye as opposed to Barrow's - right? I often have a hard time distinguishing them but this nice shot makes it easy. alans220: Sitting Pretty. Good pelican portrait, and you've handled the high contrast well although the pilings distract a little from the composition. Marie: butterfly suffers for spider's supper. Well composed and it tells a stomach-churning story, but I have the impression the whole image is very slightly out of focus. Some heavy duty sharpening would have improved this quite a bit, I think. jhjl1: Ba Ba Black Sheep. Makes me wonder where it was taken and whether the sheep get much sustenance out of that arid country. Montana? Eastern Oregon? The mirror showing backed up traffic is a nice touch, as is the inclusion of the single black sheep. MegaTrixel: From the Rainforest. Good one - beautiful butterfly with nice detail of its front end bits and pieces. Overall, though, there seems to be a bit of "grain" - maybe due to overcropping or high ISO? rpolitsr: visit to an old trunk. Either that's a small stick or one heck of a big millipede thing. Nice shot but would have been better with the front end in focus. AND THE WINNERS ARE... First - Boutty Second - Sara Third - abat Honourable mentions in no particular order: nvidia5700, alans220, Megatrixel and jhjl1. Challenge #110 - Animals that aren't pets Any animal, bug, fish, bird etc. will do as long as it is not a pet or in a zoo. No stuffed ones or museum exhibits, either, please! Domestics such as cows and sheep are OK, but no cats, dogs or goldfish, etc. This may be tougher if you live in a city, but with macro mode you could still find some great subjects if you look around. Entries will be judged on overall photo quality, composition and creativity. PLEASE READ THE RULES and good luck! ________________________________ 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, 19 March 2007 Photo Submissions 1. Camera -- Canon G-Series Camera (G1, G2, G3, G5, G6, G7) 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 640 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. Click this sentence for Discussion of Rules thread. __________________ Last edited by teekay : 19th of March 2007 (Mon) at 11:14.

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marie Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: republic of Ireland Posts: 20,863	butterfly suffers for spider's supper g2 1/640 f/4.5 __________________ Regards,Marie. CanonG12, GIX( <gift from my son) : )dslr 40D.Canon lens 24-105Lmm10-22mm,17-40,17-85, 70-300,60mm

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