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01/25/2004 07:42:27 PM · #1 |
| Just stayed up to see the entries for the Painting with Light challenge. I was a little dissappointed that most of the shots were of things illuminated interestingly, but very few that resembled what I took to be the actual point of the challenge... Anyone ever seen that portrait of Picasso painting in the air with a flashlight? I was hoping for some more stuff along those ligns. |
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01/25/2004 07:45:15 PM · #2 |
There are many types of shot that are considered "painting with lights" not just the sterotypical kinds. Not everybody has a "B" mode on there camera :(
Message edited by author 2004-01-26 00:47:34.
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01/25/2004 07:47:05 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by eaphelps:
... very few that resembled what I took to be the actual point of the challenge... |
We all have different takes on each challenge. That's one of the strengths of DPC.
I only hope that people don't vote down simply because the interpretation doesn't match their own. It is a vain hope, however. |
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01/25/2004 07:50:07 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by Koriyama:
Originally posted by eaphelps:
... very few that resembled what I took to be the actual point of the challenge... |
We all have different takes on each challenge. That's one of the strengths of DPC.
I only hope that people don't vote down simply because the interpretation doesn't match their own. It is a vain hope, however. |
LOL, you can say that again; I'm getting beat bloody, and I'm sure a good bit of it is on account of it being "atypical". I don't think it's a GREAT shot, but neither is it sorth 4.XXX and falling. Ick, I'm going to bed.
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01/25/2004 07:53:44 PM · #5 |
kirbic,
I'm with you! Peace out everyone!
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01/25/2004 07:56:08 PM · #6 |
| I was hoping to do better, too. I was excited about learning a new technique, liked the outcome and then...powie...shot down! I'm going to bed, too. |
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01/25/2004 07:57:51 PM · #7 |
I agree with eaphelps.
Even if you used a flashlight to illuminate your subject, but it doesn't look anydifferent than a spot light, it's garbage for the challenge. Many people consider the sun as a moving light source; granted it does move pretty damn fast, but it's 7 light-years away!!!
Message edited by author 2004-01-26 00:58:33. |
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01/25/2004 07:58:47 PM · #8 |
It is really hard to guess what is going to please people these days. I am a bad guesser. I thought my image is very average. I basically took it just for fun (first challenge for me this year). But it is actually doing quite well right now.
I know the first 20-30 or so scores are usually high, but the scores will not drop more than 1 whole point from there on. So it surprises me that it is doing so well.
So don't despair. Enjoy the experience you are getting.
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01/25/2004 08:01:00 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
LOL, you can say that again; I'm getting beat bloody, and I'm sure a good bit of it is on account of it being "atypical". I don't think it's a GREAT shot, but neither is it sorth 4.XXX and falling. Ick, I'm going to bed. |
No kidding, I'm getting beat senseless right now. I'm off to bed too. Can't bear to watch this one. :(
Edit: spelling
Message edited by author 2004-01-26 01:02:50.
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01/25/2004 08:06:17 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by eaphelps:
Just stayed up to see the entries for the Painting with Light challenge. I was a little dissappointed that most of the shots were of things illuminated interestingly, but very few that resembled what I took to be the actual point of the challenge... Anyone ever seen that portrait of Picasso painting in the air with a flashlight? I was hoping for some more stuff along those ligns. |
Do you mean like this?
I thought about it and went a different way. |
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01/25/2004 08:10:38 PM · #11 |
| I almost unsubmitted my photo but my girlfriend convinced me to keep it in. I knew it probably wouldn't do well and I figured correctly. Whether you like my shot or not I still think it was fun to play around with long exposures and light again. I'll take my 3.xxx or whatever and live with it. |
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01/25/2004 08:14:10 PM · #12 |
| banmorn: ooo..thats cool I would've given it high marks, however considering everyones reaction to my comment im probly gonna go back through and re-rate everything tomorrow with some different criteria in mind, seems like everyones getting "beat to death" as the phrase of the moment seems to be, including me! haha. |
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01/25/2004 08:18:37 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by labuda:
Many people consider the sun as a moving light source; granted it does move pretty damn fast, but it's 7 light-years away!!! |
I hope that the sun is still only 93 million miles (8.3 light-minutes) away and that the Sun and Earth haven't moved apart. If they had, that would explain why it's so damn cold here though. Prolly get a LOT colder tho.
A light year is 5,865,696,000,000 miles
Message edited by author 2004-01-26 04:11:21.
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01/26/2004 02:03:47 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by Marjo:
I was hoping to do better, too. I was excited about learning a new technique, liked the outcome and then...powie...shot down! I'm going to bed, too. |
Me too, I went to bed very sad because I tried so hard on this one, thought I did a decent job and was getting hammered :(
BUT I will take this in stride, I will learn from this and never EVER try to figure out what is in the mind of the voter again.
My New Year's Resolution is this:
Not to shoot for the chance of a ribbon but to shoot to learn and make me happy.
Deannda
Over 200 shots taken for this challenge and I learned from each one
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01/26/2004 02:10:12 AM · #15 |
Having been slated in the votes for my lightpainting shots in the past, the perfect challenge comes along and I run out of time to enter!!
I actually think the point of the challenge is to illuminate the subject with a non-static light source (which is actually more difficult) rather than depict the light source. Some of them are very good I think. |
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01/26/2004 02:54:35 AM · #16 |
There are some pictures in this challenge which are absolutely beautiful and conform very well to the challenge! I enjoyed voting this challenged and I made more comments on this challenge than any other before.
Granted there were also some very poor images there, but the good ones made up for it :) |
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01/26/2004 03:03:35 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by faidoi:
Not everybody has a "B" mode on there camera :( |
I found bulb mode pretty useless on my 300D because you need to press the shutter to start/stop it, and it shook the camera way too much. I tried a number of shots with 15 or 20 sec shutters, but in the end opted for a 30 sec shot.
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01/26/2004 03:06:55 AM · #18 |
Originally posted by PaulMdx:
Originally posted by faidoi:
Not everybody has a "B" mode on there camera :( |
I found bulb mode pretty useless on my 300D because you need to press the shutter to start/stop it, and it shook the camera way too much. I tried a number of shots with 15 or 20 sec shutters, but in the end opted for a 30 sec shot. |
Will the bulb feature will work with a remote?
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01/26/2004 03:24:16 AM · #19 |
Its still apparent that some people do not know what the painting with light technique is all about. Imagineer ( Jon ) hits the nail on the head with his definition. Here is link to Emil Schildt ( some nudity ) His work is some of the best using the PWL technique.
Their are variations of course, using flashes with colored gels, sparklers, etc. I saw some good examples of this technique in this challenge, hopefully the people that dont understand the technique will research it a bit before voting.
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01/26/2004 03:28:25 AM · #20 |
There are alot of beautiful shots for this challenge... I didn't vote as high though.
I am however, quite happy with the voting thus far ::knocks on wood::
I am doing better for this challenge than the others I entered. I was expecting to come out of this with a 3 or a 4, and have comments that say I need to fix levels and contrast or whatnot. Still have lots of time and comments to receive... but I have a good feeling about this!
Best of Luck to you all!
Lor |
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01/26/2004 03:35:21 AM · #21 |
Originally posted by scab-lab:
Its still apparent that some people do not know what the painting with light technique is all about. Imagineer ( Jon ) hits the nail on the head with his definition. Here is link to Emil Schildt ( some nudity ) His work is some of the best using the PWL technique.
Their are variations of course, using flashes with colored gels, sparklers, etc. I saw some good examples of this technique in this challenge, hopefully the people that dont understand the technique will research it a bit before voting. |
I wasn't quite sure what it was and when researching it on the internet I found so many different variations of it that it just confused me. Based on how a majority of shots were lit, I think I went the wrong route. There are some very beautiful shots in this challenge and I've learned something from it ... but I'll definetly be doing average on this one.
I knew I should've unsubmitted it... oh well, live and learn. :) |
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01/26/2004 03:38:13 AM · #22 |
Originally posted by PaulMdx:
I found bulb mode pretty useless on my 300D because you need to press the shutter to start/stop it |
Originally posted by orussell:
Will the bulb feature will work with a remote? |
Yep, it would be fine. Unfortunately I don't have one at the moment, which means I tend to use the shutter delay feature. Perfectly servicable in most occasions. |
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01/26/2004 04:07:02 AM · #23 |
Originally posted by jenesis:
I wasn't quite sure what it was and when researching it on the internet I found so many different variations of it that it just confused me. Based on how a majority of shots were lit, I think I went the wrong route. There are some very beautiful shots in this challenge and I've learned something from it ... but I'll definetly be doing average on this one.
I knew I should've unsubmitted it... oh well, live and learn. :) |
I too was confused with what PWL was. I had several ideas, but after it was suggested that I just post what I was happy with, I did just that!
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01/26/2004 04:10:15 AM · #24 |
| To All: don't lose heart when getting low scores! Pretty much everyone (with a very few exceptions) here is an extremely talented photographer. Keep in mind that your photo is being scored against the best out there in the world...definately a little more challenging than the community art shows we have all participated in. I think even a 4 or 5 still entails a very excellent photograph when compared to the snapshots that the majority of the people in the world take! |
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01/26/2004 04:10:29 AM · #25 |
Originally posted by PaulMdx:
Originally posted by faidoi:
Not everybody has a "B" mode on there camera :( |
I found bulb mode pretty useless on my 300D because you need to press the shutter to start/stop it, and it shook the camera way too much. I tried a number of shots with 15 or 20 sec shutters, but in the end opted for a 30 sec shot. |
If you open the shutter with the lens covered, then remove the cover, you can eliminate the effect of the vibration from mirror slap.
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