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05/02/2016 09:58:58 PM · #1
To be honest I had a high hope for this photograph but still 7th place is not bad at all :)

I also felt that many of the folks while voting thought that I did advance editing and really not a candidate for minimal editing and raised it a red flag as during voting it-self I got request for proof which happened to me for the first time :) I believe they might have voted low for this I guess but I might be wrong!

Anyway..here are the steps what I did and think would help to everyone.

1. The entire execution was around 9PM EST and had lights turned off as to make sure no other light source falling in beside what is there on screen
2. Since I had Macbook pro so keyboard has light so I used black color plastic cover to not have any additional light source falling on
3. Had screen on with full brightness and had colorful earth photographs
4. Kept the a glass upside down and on top I placed a glass orb
5. Placed Camera on tripod and had center focus with focus on earth through the orb
6. I am sure you can see Aperture and other information on EXIF so not worrying :)
7. Before taking shot, I changed camera settings to have maximum sharpness, maximum saturation, good contrast and enable RAW+JPG format
8. After taking shot, I download the JPG and import into Lightroom
9. Edited the JPG in Photoshop and applied Filter — Sharpen — Sharpen
10. Saved the JPG and export from Lightroom but while exporting I disable “Output sharpening” to make sure Lightroom does not do anything with the photographs
11. Uploaded and rest all you know!
12. All setup shots I took during day time as to make sure it has everything that I would like to show!

SC - if you think this can be converted to a How to section on the site, please let me know and I would be happy to translate this into that!

Here is the entire setup









and Final outcome!




Message edited by author 2016-05-03 06:37:12.
05/02/2016 10:27:51 PM · #2
Quite frankly that's pure brilliance!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
05/02/2016 10:29:26 PM · #3
For your information, the request for proof came directly from SC, NOT from voter reports; we had none of those. At issue for us was/is how best to draw the line regarding the "artwork rule" as it applies to this (and one other) example. Here's the "Artwork Rule":

Originally posted by DPC Common Rules:

You May: include existing artwork in your entry, but photo-realistic artwork such as printed photos, monitor images or
realistic illustrations must either be clearly presented as artwork or used only as a minor supporting element. Using photo-realistic artwork
to simulate physical objects or backgrounds that provide the primary impact of an entry will be grounds for disqualification.


Notice the first clause; monitor images must either be clearly presented as artwork OR be used as a minor supporting element in the composition. Clearly, your artwork is a major element of the composition, so the question becomes "is it clearly presented as artwork?" On that question, we can answer "Yes!" simply on the grounds that nobody would believe this was an actual event happening in front of your setup. But then we have that second section forbidding the use of photorealistic artwork to simulate physical objects or backgrounds that "provide the primary impact of an entry"... In the end it was decided that the screen object is no more of a problem than, say, a billboard on a warehouse, had you chosen to work with one of those. No DQ.

But it's worth cautioning people that you still cannot, say, print out a party scene of happy people drinking and chatting and then photograph your hand holding a glass of Scotch in front of it; here the intent would clearly be to convince people you'd taken the shot AT the party. But nobody could be fooled into thinking you went into orbit to make this shot of yours.

So that's where we're at right now.
05/03/2016 04:52:04 AM · #4
I must admit I'm a tiny bit pleased with myself that as soon as I saw your image, I immediately figured out exactly how you had done that. I guess I really HAVE a learned a few things along the way. But thank you ever so much for sharing with those who needed a little help to understand.

I enjoyed the image, especially in the context of the Earth Day challenge, although I did for a moment wonder about the "legality" of it. I did come to the same conclusion..... decided that nobody was actually trying to fool us, and therefore I hoped it would make it through any questioning.

Nice shot, great for the challenge, thanks for sharing your set up.
05/03/2016 06:38:02 AM · #5
Thank you Robert!

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

For your information, the request for proof came directly from SC, NOT from voter reports; we had none of those. At issue for us was/is how best to draw the line regarding the "artwork rule" as it applies to this (and one other) example. Here's the "Artwork Rule":

Originally posted by DPC Common Rules:

You May: include existing artwork in your entry, but photo-realistic artwork such as printed photos, monitor images or
realistic illustrations must either be clearly presented as artwork or used only as a minor supporting element. Using photo-realistic artwork
to simulate physical objects or backgrounds that provide the primary impact of an entry will be grounds for disqualification.


Notice the first clause; monitor images must either be clearly presented as artwork OR be used as a minor supporting element in the composition. Clearly, your artwork is a major element of the composition, so the question becomes "is it clearly presented as artwork?" On that question, we can answer "Yes!" simply on the grounds that nobody would believe this was an actual event happening in front of your setup. But then we have that second section forbidding the use of photorealistic artwork to simulate physical objects or backgrounds that "provide the primary impact of an entry"... In the end it was decided that the screen object is no more of a problem than, say, a billboard on a warehouse, had you chosen to work with one of those. No DQ.

But it's worth cautioning people that you still cannot, say, print out a party scene of happy people drinking and chatting and then photograph your hand holding a glass of Scotch in front of it; here the intent would clearly be to convince people you'd taken the shot AT the party. But nobody could be fooled into thinking you went into orbit to make this shot of yours.

So that's where we're at right now.
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