Alternative Curves entry - DPChallenge Forums

04/08/2002 07:16:11 AM · #1

just for the hell of it, this was going to be my entry for the curves challenge (I since came up with something different/better)

Thought I'd ask for comments on it anyway, mainly because I like it from a technical perspective, (not really a creative one)

Image here Curves

The picture is as shot, straight from the camera. Sharpened slightly in Photoshop and a very minor tweak in the levels. The effects were all
done in camera - the blue by using a red card to set a custom white balance and then under exposing the shot to get the slightly solarised/ deep colours. Curious to hear people's reactions to it.

I wonder that even though these sort of effects are allowed by the rules, if it would have been voted down for looking fixed in photoshop?

shortredneck

Olympus C-3000Z

04/08/2002 07:46:29 AM · #2

Cool! Very imaginative.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

04/08/2002 07:59:41 AM · #3

Originally posted by shortredneck:
Cool! Very imaginative.

The first shots were even more 'imaginative' where I spelt Curves CURVS

Was slightly annoyed when I noticed after I got them back to the computer :)

Mousie

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

04/08/2002 03:16:13 PM · #4

Alas alack, I feel like I seriously fumbled this competition. I spent a ton of time carefully shooting all week and came up with some (in my opinion) rather nice shots. Then I went out on Sunday to try and snap a bunch more pictures in less controlled circumstances, raced home, and rushed to get the few that actually fit the challenge in a submissable state.

With the submission deadline looming less than an hour away, I had a complete crisis! WHAT PICTURE DO I SUBMIT??? I did a quick poll of the housemates, and they both suggested one of the new ones, something I wasn't entirely pleased with. I have a really hard time judging my own work without some time to reflect on it, so I went with their choice. I AM A FOOL! :)

I like almost all of my non-submitted pictures better than the one I did submit. Here they are for your enjoyment: Woulda Coulda Shoulda

And no, the current submission with the eggs is NOT mine. The picture I submitted is nothing like that one or the ones in my gallery! I guess this is the price I pay for waiting until the last minute to try and decide what to do. I think a crummy score will do wonders for me, I'm way too invested in this to be healthy! That deadline was rolling up on me like a tsunami, racing pulse, shakey hands... THE PRESSURE!

Whew, I just had to get that off my chest. :)

* This message has been edited by the author on 4/8/2002 3:32:31 PM.

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G

04/08/2002 03:29:43 PM · #5

Originally posted by Mousie:
Alas alack, I feel like I seriously fumbled this competition. I spent a ton of time carefully shooting all week and came up with some (in my opinion) rather nice shots. Then I went out on Sunday to try and snap a bunch more pictures in less controlled circumstances, raced home, and rushed to get the few that actually fit the challenge in a submissable state.

With the submission deadline looming less than an hour away, I had a complete crisis! WHAT PICTURE DO I SUBMIT??? I did a quick poll of the housemates, and they both suggested one of the new ones, something I wasn't entirely pleased with. I have a really hard time judging my own work without some time to reflect on it, so I went with their choice. I AM A FOOL! :)

I like almost all of my non-submitted pictures better than the one I did submit. Here they are for your enjoyment: Woulda Coulda Shoulda

And no, the submission with the eggs is not mine. The picture I submitted is nothing like the ones in that link! I guess this is the price I pay for waiting until the last minute to try and decide what to do. I think a crummy score will do wonders for me, I'm way too invested in this to be healthy! That deadline was rolling up on me like a tsunami, racing pulse, shakey hands... THE PRESSURE!

Whew, I just had to get that off my chest. :)

How did you do the blue ? Is that lighting effects or in-camera effects ? Liked the egg on velvet - cool shot.

Oh yeah, and just for you
my entry without the annoying bit in the upper right corner :)

tlalonde

Nikon D3200

04/08/2002 03:44:01 PM · #6

huh. I didn't notice the annoying thing in the corner until you brought it up. Now who will I look up to? ;) Seriously, nice shot.

Mousie

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

04/08/2002 03:51:11 PM · #7

The first blue picture is lit by my hand-held blue LED keychain. Totally cheesy, huh? The second is blue because the velvet is blue, when I hit it with a flash it just exploded with reflected blue light. If I'd bothered to go back and re-shoot that one with the proper focus it might have been a good submission. As it was, I was leaning towards 'Eggs (1 of 6) v2' or 'Eggs (3 of 6)' or 'Cardinal', before my Complete Crisis of Confidence. Even now I'm completely unable to make a decision!

I've already gotten an e-mail about this thread, and I want to clarify that I did not shoot the current submission with the eggs, 'Eleven'. In the e-mail they expressed concern that since I've gotten high scores in the last few challenges people might mark me down in this challenge, and I do not want anyone to make the same assumption and mark down whoever it is who created 'Eleven' just because they think it's me. Apart from being incredibly juvenile, you'd be punishing the wrong person!

04/08/2002 03:52:31 PM · #8

Originally posted by conceptgraphics:
huh. I didn't notice the annoying thing in the corner until you brought it up. Now who will I look up to? ;) Seriously, nice shot.

These are the kind of things I think we should be allowed to fix in
digital processing. Also removing dust/durt etc. But it is fair enough that the people who run the site don't want people doing editing like that in my 'fixed' version above.

Also would like the ability to use the curves commands and some selective masking :) It is a hard call to make though - after all
what is digital photography ? Does it stop or start when you press
the shutter button ?