The Gauntlet - bear_music vs. Art Roflmao

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

12/10/2005 09:45:43 AM · #1

THE MATCH-UP

THE PROGRESSION

Original image

Round 1 bear-music(17-8)

Round 2 Art Roflmao (16-9)

Round 3 Art Roflmao (16-8)

Round 4 Art Roflmao (14-6)

CONGRATULATIONS KEN!!! ART ROFLMAO IS THE BIG WINNER, DEFEATING BEAR_MUSIC IN 3 OF 4 ROUNDS

Since Art Roflmao has won 3 consecutive rounds, there is no need to proceed to Round 5 (unless the contestants just want to).

Thanks again for participating in my little experimental contest.

CONTEST OVERVIEW
This is a 5 round competition of Photoshop and image enhancement skills where contestants go toe to toe. This is a digital art contest. Each contestant is given an image to work with for a maximum of 24 hours. The image can be manipulated in any manner possible (there are no rules). The only editing rule the contestants must follow is: The image at the beginning of the round must at least be identifiable after editing.

Once edits are completed, the image is posted for voting. Contestants are not allowed to vote on a match-up they are participating in. Only the first 25 votes counts. Voting must be done on the provided voting page to be counted. Once voting begins, the contestants e-mail each other the uncompressed versions of their entry. At the end of voting, the winning image becomes the image to be edited for the next round. The contestant who wins the most rounds wins the competition.

When voting, please do so on the provided page. Votes placed on the image or in this thread will not be counted. This thread is to be used for contest updates, and trash-talking, not voting. The images are being stored in my portfolio and will likely be deleted at some point so any comments placed on the images (although appreciated) will probably be temporary

I have a wife, baby, and job so the contest may experience some delays from time to time. I have tried to organize it in a way that makes it easy for me to update, so I promise I will make every effort to keep things moving.

I will keep the updates in this original post to make it easier for everyone to follow the progress without having to scroll through all of the posts.

Please PM me with any questions you may have about this contest.

Message edited by author 2005-12-12 10:59:47.

wewillexplore

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

12/10/2005 11:12:50 AM · #2

5-5 so far - a dead heat!

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

12/10/2005 03:06:18 PM · #3

There are four votes still available.....

I'm anxious to move on to the next round...

Message edited by author 2005-12-10 15:24:42.

oOWonderBreadOo

Canon EOS-5D

12/10/2005 03:22:37 PM · #4

just a side note- if your wife starts having contractions

...STEP AWAY FROM THE PHOTOSHOP!!! ;0)

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

12/10/2005 03:23:53 PM · #5

Originally posted by oOWonderBreadOo:

just a side note- if your wife starts having contractions

...STEP AWAY FROM THE PHOTOSHOP!!! ;0)

Just one more layer, one more, I promise...

karmat

Apple iPhone 7

12/10/2005 04:47:40 PM · #6

a daddy, huh?

I'm skeered. ;)

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

12/10/2005 04:54:06 PM · #7

I see I got hammered on this one. The voters have spoken, and they have spoken a mixed message. Round 1 voters chose subtlety and sophistication over cartoonish lampooning, while in round 2 they completely reversed field and went for the cheap laugh over the deeply metaphysical expression of our journey towards enlightenment.

(yes, I'm trash-talking and not serious at all)

I can see I will have to re-evaluate my approach to this challenge. Stand back, ken, fireworks incoming!

R.

oOWonderBreadOo

Canon EOS-5D

12/10/2005 05:07:16 PM · #8

ya gotta work on that trash talk bear :0)
hmmm... maybe someone could start a mentorship?

12/10/2005 05:21:15 PM · #9

Original Post Updated!!!

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

12/10/2005 05:44:23 PM · #10

Originally posted by bear_music:

"Cartoonish lampooning??" Man you don't know quality fantasy art when you see it. Come to think of it, judging by your pathetic second round entry, your vision must be about as good as your hearing. Maybe Karma should take over the mouse for round 3 - more competition.

Nyeah. :)

cbeller

Nikon D300

12/10/2005 10:57:59 PM · #11

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

Ouch! =)

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

12/10/2005 11:54:04 PM · #12

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

No FAIR! I demand a DQ. You bring up my sainted WonderDog AND you make a mockery of my physical limitations, but I can't even TOUCH your wife because she is with child, as they say...

As Karma is my witness, you will regret this, Ken!

R.

wavelength

Nikon D300

12/10/2005 11:55:49 PM · #13

Originally posted by bear_music:

ooh, he threatend to touch your wife Ken, thems fightin words! ::evil grin::

12/11/2005 03:42:19 AM · #14

Ha ha. At this stage I can't even touch my wife! LOL

My Round 3 image has been sent to Lee in a lead shielded, radiation-proof container. I hope your round 3 image can withstand the heat that will be unleashed when the voting begins again.

12/11/2005 06:02:37 AM · #15

Round 3 has begun! Cast your votes now!

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

12/11/2005 12:10:27 PM · #16

Geesh, Ken! How can I compete with your moving the same elements around over and over again? You have the original pieces "in stock" so you can use them over and over! NO FAIR I say, NO FAIR! (Do you notice a "no fair!" theme in my whimpering?)

I do think it's funny we both went sharky...

I guess I can be proud my beautiful background is the canvas for this stuff, eh?

R.

wewillexplore

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

12/11/2005 12:14:24 PM · #17

15-5, round 3 to ROFLMAO! lol

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

12/11/2005 12:14:53 PM · #18

How come only one of the votes is marked helpful?

Message edited by author 2005-12-11 12:15:07.

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon

12/11/2005 01:18:27 PM · #19

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

How come only one of the votes is marked helpful?

I use the tick marks to help me keep count.

ShaneBlake

Nikon D7100

12/11/2005 01:33:10 PM · #20

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

How come only one of the votes is marked helpful?

yeah... i noticed that in my last round KaDi's votes were marked helpful and mine weren't.

i smell a conspiracy...

12/11/2005 01:40:02 PM · #21

Originally posted by kudzu:

Originally posted by cpanaioti:
How come only one of the votes is marked helpful?

yeah... i noticed that in my last round KaDi's votes were marked helpful and mine weren't.

i smell a conspiracy...

Last time I counted votes, you were winning! So if there's a conspiracy, it's working in your favor so I wouldn't call it out if I were you!

;-P

12/11/2005 03:31:13 PM · #22

Originally posted by bear_music:

Geesh, Ken! How can I compete...

You shoulda asked yourself that question before you accepted my challenge. :)

Originally posted by bear_music:

I guess I can be proud my beautiful background is the canvas for this stuff, eh?

Frankly, yes. If I could've voted in round 1, I would've voted for yours for that reason - I really like it. In fact, it would be cool if you could post all the things you did to it. Well as many as your senility allows you to recall anyway. **gotta keep up the trash talk, lest the peanut gallery get bored

I'm gonna post the source images I used for each round when it's over - that will likely make the results even more impressive when you see what I had to work with. :)

Good luck in round 4, bear. If you're lucky my wife will go into labor today (her due date) and I might have to forfeit. ;-)

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

12/11/2005 04:28:57 PM · #23

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

Good luck in round 4, bear. If you're lucky my wife will go into labor today (her due date) and I might have to forfeit. ;-)

If you're half the man you ought to be, you'll spend this time with your wife and let me even the score up for the grand finale :-) It's the only way to get any drama back into this match, jejejeâ�¢

R.

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

12/11/2005 04:46:12 PM · #24

Actually, your wife might have a long labour. You should bring a laptop with you to the hospital. There's probably somewhere there or nearby you can get net access. ;-)