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04/24/2004 06:37:29 AM · #1 |
some of the photos are so obviously contrived.
hoping one of those does not win!
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04/24/2004 06:41:28 AM · #2 |
Mine is a cadid shot. A bit more setup would have improved it 100%, but then it would not be candid!
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04/24/2004 06:47:50 AM · #3 |
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04/24/2004 06:51:13 AM · #4 |
| yeah.. mine is candid too.. NEVER photo-shop it.. but people are just so close-minded on it.. |
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04/24/2004 06:53:38 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by goodman:
which one is yours? |
I can reveal that info only if you promise to give me a 10 ;) LOL
It is a big no-no to reveal the 'identity' of a picture in a current challenge.
Here, i can narrow it down for you - it is the one that you have not commented on. There, does that help? LOL
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04/24/2004 06:56:16 AM · #6 |
all my shots are serendipitous, never know what i'm gonna get..
will look at your profile and guess which is yours...
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04/24/2004 06:59:22 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by re2st:
yeah.. mine is candid too.. NEVER photo-shop it.. but people are just so close-minded on it.. |
Are you anti-photoshop? It can correct color shifts, some of which are native to a particular camera. ALL digital pics needed sharpened for on-screen display.
All the great 'masters'did things in the darkroom, some inventing new techniques to get achieve their goal. PS is nothing more than today's darkroom, another tool - like a flash, filter or telephoto lens. If technology bothers you, then perhaps this camera is more your speed LOL
If you use manual mode, or set up a shot or even crop it, you have started down teh Dark Path to being a PS disciple :o
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04/24/2004 07:00:14 AM · #8 |
| mine is candid and started at at 6.7 with 20 votes and now...5.5 : (such voting extremes |
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04/24/2004 07:16:46 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by bestagents:
Originally posted by goodman:
which one is yours? |
I can reveal that info only if you promise to give me a 10 ;) LOL
It is a big no-no to reveal the 'identity' of a picture in a current challenge.
Here, i can narrow it down for you - it is the one that you have not commented on. There, does that help? LOL |
Well, I know which one it is! You sent me a PM about it. I don't know if that is legal, either, but you are not the only one that did it!
BTW, mine is a setup, and I happen to like it, but I have some things that I would fix. Unfortunately, it is too late for that! :)
-Danielle
Message edited by author 2004-04-24 11:18:30. |
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04/24/2004 07:18:04 AM · #10 |
lol. Gee, guess who's photo wasn't staged?
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04/24/2004 07:27:09 AM · #11 |
| There seems to be some confusion in this challenge, the challenge was to “Create an image that represents Serendipity” not to find a shot through unexpected luck. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a setup shot for this challenge. |
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04/24/2004 07:44:07 AM · #12 |
My thoughts exactly.
P.S. I don't an image in this contest.
Originally posted by scottwilson:
There seems to be some confusion in this challenge, the challenge was to “Create an image that represents Serendipity” not to find a shot through unexpected luck. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a setup shot for this challenge. |
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04/24/2004 07:46:20 AM · #13 |
| Suppose you accidently came across someone who was creating a studio shot for the Serendipity challenge, and you got a picture of them doing that. Would that work? |
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04/24/2004 07:47:42 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by boomer:
Suppose you accidently came across someone who was creating a studio shot for the Serendipity challenge, and you got a picture of them doing that. Would that work? |
Interesting idea! I think that it would work, as long as that message is portrayed in the photo...
-Danielle |
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04/24/2004 08:01:51 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by scottwilson:
There seems to be some confusion in this challenge, the challenge was to “Create an image that represents Serendipity” not to find a shot through unexpected luck. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a setup shot for this challenge. |
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I agree. Mine was setup, sort of but how many people did this? Not many IMO. Lots of, 'oh I was lucky to be able to take this shot therefore it is serendipitous!" Lots of " i found this person." I guess interpretations are important to keep in mind when voting. I'm haivng a hard to time doing but do want to vote on at least the mandatory 20%. Let's see what happens!
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04/24/2004 08:13:03 AM · #16 |
| I think mine fit the challenge rather well this week. The only one i've actually liked so far. And it was just a shot i took for the hell of it i didnt think it would end up looking good at all. I thought it fit the challenge quite well, however i have gotten some comments to the contrary. Doing better than all the rest of my entries however, although that also doesnt say much. |
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04/24/2004 09:22:50 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by ClericNismo:
I think mine fit the challenge rather well this week. |
Mine is flat out perfect, clearly an easy 10. The voters, however, fail to see it that way, and are rating it a 4.0. I'll have to have a talk with them soon. If they don't change their tune, I'm going to send them to their room. |
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04/24/2004 09:37:49 AM · #18 |
Fit or not Fit the challenge it’s not a question.!
If you create this it’s not fit.!!!!!!!!
If you Find it Yeeeeee They Fit
It’s Serendipity
That hove I vote.
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04/24/2004 10:42:36 AM · #19 |
Originally posted by oksamit:
Fit or not Fit the challenge it’s not a question.!
If you create this it’s not fit.!!!!!!!!
If you Find it Yeeeeee They Fit
It’s Serendipity
That hove I vote. |
I only comment because I think the vast, overwhelming number of entries flat out do not represent the challenge description. "[*****]Create[*****] an image that represents Serendipity." Create, contrive, concoct, conjure up, conceive, cook up. What do we have -- maybe 20 that fit? and they mostly show someone finding money, which got a little laborious. and a few others.
Create -- verb
1. To cause to exist; bring into being.
2. To give rise to; produce: That remark created a stir.
3. To invest with an office or title; appoint.
4. To produce through artistic or imaginative effort: create a poem; create a role.
*****NOT***** record a nice little fun, perhaps aesthetic, visual experience you had. It was supposed to be an active action, not a passive action.
No, my image doesn’t actually, totally, completely fit the challenge. I did not build the contrivance -- I merely returned to a place I had been before where Serendipity is represented. It will do okay, but is not a superb photo as so many are in the challenge, even if they missed the mark. --jerry
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04/24/2004 10:44:28 AM · #20 |
Originally posted by scottwilson:
There seems to be some confusion in this challenge, the challenge was to “Create an image that represents Serendipity” not to find a shot through unexpected luck. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a setup shot for this challenge. |
Fully agree.
It is not about how the picture was made, but about what it expresses.
If a setup shot expresses serendipity ... fine.
If a found shot expresses serendipity ... fine.
Photography is about expression.
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04/24/2004 11:00:17 AM · #21 |
lol, this thread possibly explains why my photo's rating's suddenly dropping, as it is clearly set up. ;)
I have to echo once more that the description says to represent serendipity, which is not what most candid shots do, unless you truly do happen to be serendipitous. Setting up a shot that shows serendipity is hard enough in itself, as it has to both contain something surprising and communicate a lack of intent.. otherwise it's luck or good fortune, not serendipity. A gambler for instance is not serendipitous, as they are searching for that fortune in gambling.
This is a rather frustrating challenge, since it is as if a handful of people stuck to the serendipity topic and the rest created (and vote in favour of) "lucky" candid shots. While I like that people have so many different interpretations of challenges, I think in this case it's just a matter of few people understanding the language, and of the fact that the theme itself is very difficult.
It'll be nice when this one's over and there are more straight forward challenges whose definitions are more broadly agreed upon :) |
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04/24/2004 11:16:28 AM · #22 |
Create an image that represents Serendipity.
I don't see the word "find" anywhere in the challenge description. I do see the word "create" which, to most people means to make or set up. |
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04/24/2004 11:39:17 AM · #23 |
i belive the set up shots including mine attempt to represent the concept of seridipity
as opposed to caputiring a serindipidous moment with you camera |
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04/24/2004 11:43:24 AM · #24 |
Originally posted by neilmwilson:
i belive the set up shots including mine attempt to represent the concept of seridipity
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yep ... mine too, and getting smashed for it |
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04/24/2004 11:45:46 AM · #25 |
ditto that t
one of my best pics one of my lowest marks
oh well i learnt a bit about what it takes to do still life
i liked it when before i would have said i did not |
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