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09/25/2006 01:45:20 PM · #1 |
DPChallenge offers a great way for us to presents our vision, through our photos, to be examined, picked apart and praised by our peers.
How about presenting the top three (3) of YOUR photos that YOU like best (does not necessarily have to be top scorers or ribbon winners) and say WHY you like them best.
I'll start:
This photo is the essence of what I enjoy about photography. Capturing natural simplicity that tells a powerful story or message or theme. It really takes me away to a place that lives within the photo.
The end result is exactly how I pictured it when I thought of the idea. I worked hard to get the lighting the way I wanted it, and the colors really came alive.
This shot captured the natural playfulness of my daughter in a way that I could never have done if I tried really hard. It was an at-the-moment capture that expresses so much true-to-life feeling.
Whew... that was tough to pick just those three.
What are yours?
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09/25/2006 02:08:22 PM · #2 |
Depends on my moods I suppose, but here are three of my most satisfying.
Obvious, my only ribbon, but I tried many different shots to get this soft effect and yet retain detail,very pleased with the result..the ribbon was a bonus.the print is much better with the extra editing out of blemishes etc.
Ha ha.. my attempt at a little humour, believe it or not this took a lot of setting up,getting everything in line and correct dof, a very pleasing shot and still one of my favs.
And here we have Rogie, a friend's 13 week old springer we had the pleasure, I think, of caring for for 2 weeks, he insisted on sleeping on my pillow every night! most satisfying because of the memories, but also one of my best prints I feel.ps. He is much better behaved and a fine adult now.
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09/25/2006 02:45:22 PM · #3 |
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09/25/2006 02:47:02 PM · #4 |
This was an early shot when I was still using film. It is a picture of an outdoor flower display through a raincovered car window. It reminds me of why I take pictures, to try to see something in a different way, to capture a way of seeing that was only possible for a moment and now is gone.
This shot is pretty close to out-of-the-camera, though I perked it up slightly with curves. Another example of a subject being transformed by a window, this time leaded glass, I believe. I like that this is purely perceptual, that what you see does not exist in any tangible sense... or rather that a "real" subject is integrated into effects of light as though transported to another world.
This is a happy accident. It looks like the kind of portrait-taking that I admire so much and would love to be able to do myself. The subjects are almost blank, ambivalent, and yet somehow they hide a story behind their eyes (belying their age... perhaps it is a story they have not yet lived!).
runner-up:
This shot is almost pure abstraction, and has no interest on a literal level (a leaf, some water, so what?). For me it holds an interest that is almost purely visual and compositional.
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09/25/2006 03:09:27 PM · #5 |
This is one of my favorites because of the element of mood and emotion. This is the essence of the type of work I want to accel at.
Obviously more of the same sort of concept.
Unadulterated Beauty with minimal post-processing.
Message edited by author 2006-09-25 15:12:50. |
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09/25/2006 03:21:15 PM · #6 |
I am proud of this one. I really like the idea of making the catchlight say something without faking it in post and I think I did a good job at capturing the detail of the catchlight and the eye.
this one I think came out very well. I was trying to create a mood and think it came out well.
I love this one. I honestly could look at it for a while I love all the shapes in it as well as the contrast. |
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09/25/2006 03:29:56 PM · #7 |
It's interesting that you choose those. Even the color one you choose isn't overly colorful. The thing I love about black and white photography is it gets straight to the point, without the hindrance that colors can often add.
Message edited by author 2006-09-25 15:30:51. |
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09/25/2006 03:40:40 PM · #8 |
Rainy Daisy Days was dreamed up one rainy day while driving with my children. It had been raining for days and the day before the children had watched Mary Poppins. Wishing for blue skies, having Mary Poppins playing in my head, the banter of the children and watching the drops cascade off the windshield the idea of the concept of Rainy Daisy Days came to me. As I said in the description "When one is down and spirits are dampened one can always find a "drop of golden sun" even on the overcast of days. Those rainy & grey days can turn into Rainy Daisy Days if your forecast is to maintain a sunny outlook." The concept and capture of the image almost exactly matches the image I had in my head that day. I am very proud of this capture.
One of the most difficult shots I have EVER done with live insect models. To get both the butterfly and dragonfly to sit at the same time was very, very time consuming and at times hair pulling. This was my second concept shot using live insects. After a long dry period (about 10 years) of not taking pictures for my own individual artistic expression, I am very happy with the end result and the concept represented in Brilliancy.
Hard choice  & 
There are some concepts that involve complex set-ups and planning - and then there are those that just happily fall into your lap. These are just two instances that best demonstrates 'be ready'. With The Finishing Touch I was with family on vacation. A few children were milling about playing around the castle or adding a few touches to it while waiting with their parents to be called inside for dinner at the restaurant. I snapped a few pictures and not only caught this wonderful moment but also one of a boy playing by the castle. Peek was also a lucky moment. Contrary to what first impressions may hold, the girl is NOT part of the wedding party. My eldest child posed for the picture when a wedding party moved into the frame, contrary to ruining the concept piece it just enhanced it. I think it best communicates the idea of 'Peeking in by looking forward or looking back?'
Message edited by author 2006-09-25 15:43:05. |
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09/25/2006 03:53:53 PM · #9 |
Here's my TOP 3 favorites from my challenges entries:
  
As you can see, they all have something in common... simplicity.
I love doing nature and animals picture. I realised that the pictures that I really like always have lots of negative spaces and often uses the Rule of Third. I also love blurred background.
Edited for typo
Message edited by author 2006-09-25 16:40:58.
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09/25/2006 04:39:48 PM · #10 |
It's great to view the shots that people like best, and how they may differ from the popular favorite. I also really enjoy reading the reasons why those shots were chosen as personal favorites. It seems like it has as much to do with the moment captured by the photo, as the technical aspects of the photo itself.
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09/26/2006 06:56:56 AM · #11 |
I guess these are my top 3 photos.
I think these eyes are hiding something.
The colours that came out of it.
The sadness & evilness combined together
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09/26/2006 07:08:43 AM · #12 |
My favorites:
Still think this is best shot I've ever taken
My favorite Challenge entry
3rd place share by
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09/26/2006 08:22:49 AM · #13 |
These are my favorites:
I am rather crazy about photographing the boats here in Mauritius, and I think these are the two I love the best.
 
Then I love abstracts and my favorite one is:
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09/26/2006 08:24:38 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by Alain:
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As when I first viewed it, this is one of my all time favorites on this site. Excellent photograph! |
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