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07/28/2003 02:15:59 PM · #1 |
I have already posted my pic, but was wondering if anyone came up with a different take on the garden topic....I think there were quite a few that may get over looked....
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07/28/2003 02:18:31 PM · #2 |
I couldn't get a 'garden shot' without the damned flowers getting in the way. Its a flower garden and the crappy things are everywhere. I hope the voters will be tolerant and understanding. Good luck to ya, if you have something without flowers, I know some people who will rejoice! 8-)
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07/28/2003 02:29:42 PM · #3 |
Kinda discussed this a bit before, but for example there is Madison Square Garden..."in the garden" would be an indoor shot of maybe a concert or something! However, not all of us could get there and back home in time for the challenge.....I hear ya about the flowers tho....
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07/28/2003 02:30:48 PM · #4 |
| just make sure the flowers are out of focus...use a shallow depth of field |
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07/28/2003 02:33:15 PM · #5 |
it's summer here in Texas,, all the flowers are dead dead dead... which for once I'm glad of!
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07/28/2003 02:33:47 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by achiral:
just make sure the flowers are out of focus...use a shallow depth of field |
Yeah..suppose you could blur em a bit...there is also the proverbial "vegetable garden" in which you might not get any flowers...
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07/28/2003 02:58:41 PM · #7 |
man, who'd of thought that flowers of the world would be hated and called crappy. i thought that was reserved for weeds. hehehhe.
how bout how things in the garden look underground aka roots.
Originally posted by kavamama:
I couldn't get a 'garden shot' without the damned flowers getting in the way. Its a flower garden and the crappy things are everywhere. I hope the voters will be tolerant and understanding. Good luck to ya, if you have something without flowers, I know some people who will rejoice! 8-) |
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07/28/2003 03:21:20 PM · #8 |
| Maybe a pic of some worms playin' around in the dirt of the garden?? |
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07/28/2003 03:24:08 PM · #9 |
Definition of weed: Something you don't want to grow where it is growing. This means that a flower growing in the middle of the lawn could be referred to as a weed.
Originally posted by Fayech:
man, who'd of thought that flowers of the world would be hated and called crappy. i thought that was reserved for weeds. hehehhe.
how bout how things in the garden look underground aka roots.
Originally posted by kavamama:
I couldn't get a 'garden shot' without the damned flowers getting in the way. Its a flower garden and the crappy things are everywhere. I hope the voters will be tolerant and understanding. Good luck to ya, if you have something without flowers, I know some people who will rejoice! 8-) |
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07/28/2003 03:31:53 PM · #10 |
Here is another thought...get a pic of the kids playing in the garden....(no flowers because the kids have destroyed them all!)
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07/28/2003 07:47:31 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by Fayech:
man, who'd of thought that flowers of the world would be hated and called crappy. i thought that was reserved for weeds. hehehhe.
how bout how things in the garden look underground aka roots. |
Well, I don't really hate flowers (check my portfolio), I was just trying to soften up the flower-hating crowd a little, because my entry DOES have a couple of stray blooms in it. Now, my cover is blown...
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07/28/2003 08:06:04 PM · #12 |
pardon my ignorance but I thought flowers were alowed but were not to be the man subject of the pic
Simple enough -- compose a photograph somehow related to the garden. Here's the catch... the main subject of your photograph may NOT be a flower.
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07/28/2003 09:15:00 PM · #13 |
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07/28/2003 09:37:16 PM · #14 |
i agree joannadiva. in fact im gonna post mine today with flowers and cop whats comin to me. it has tons on flowers but any one flower isnt the main subject, its a tree really, with flowers on it.
awesome pic, so im gonna use it. |
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07/28/2003 11:26:41 PM · #15 |
This is from websters dictionary:
A plot of land used for the cultivation of flowers, vegetables, herbs, or fruit.
gardens Grounds laid out with flowers, trees, and ornamental shrubs and used for recreation or display. Often used in the plural: public gardens; a botanical garden.
A yard or lawn.
A fertile, well-cultivated region.
An open-air establishment where refreshments are served.
A large public auditorium or arena.
Message edited by author 2003-07-28 23:33:12. |
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07/29/2003 01:12:24 AM · #16 |
| work ants carrying away your sandwich, to be eaten after your garden shoot, when you weren't looking. :oP |
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07/29/2003 02:39:20 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by Stewan:
Maybe a pic of some worms playin' around in the dirt of the garden?? |
Yeah! That was one of my idea and title the picture Arakis but then the ToPo (Topic Police) will not understand that.
Nor will they understand the Spectacled Cobra which I shot risking my life - I expected things like "Not seen in garden" or worse something like ?!!! |
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07/29/2003 08:33:42 AM · #18 |
What about the garden as a metaphor for sexuality. e.g. "her Secret Garden".
What about the garden as a metaphor for a place of peace and oasis of refreshment?
The Garden could also be a kinder garden
it could also be a dense, thick, unkempt head of hair ..
just some ideas ...
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07/29/2003 09:04:11 AM · #19 |
Originally posted by magnetic9999:
What about the garden as a metaphor for sexuality. e.g. "her Secret Garden".
What about the garden as a metaphor for a place of peace and oasis of refreshment?
The Garden could also be a kinder garden
it could also be a dense, thick, unkempt head of hair ..
All great ideas! THIS is the kind of creative thinking I think is really good for these challenges...:)
just some ideas ... |
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07/29/2003 09:33:43 AM · #20 |
unfortunately, though, from considerable past experience, i've found that it's usually the strictest most literal interpretations that don't get bad votes.
for some reason, i dont think the majority of the users of this site come from a more artistic/imaginative background.
we've railed against that but it seems really difficult to change.
the mantra has become "do a non-literal interpretation and knowingly recieve low/doesnt meet the challenge votes and comments" or "try to placate the voters".
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07/29/2003 09:42:12 AM · #21 |
| I think imagination is nearly extinct. It's like asking someone to do the dishes and when they say they are finished you notice they didn't do the cups, glasses, and silverware. Or should I say imagination is literaly extinct. |
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07/29/2003 09:53:01 AM · #22 |
Originally posted by magnetic9999:
unfortunately, though, from considerable past experience, i've found that it's usually the strictest most literal interpretations that don't get bad votes.
for some reason, i dont think the majority of the users of this site come from a more artistic/imaginative background.
we've railed against that but it seems really difficult to change.
the mantra has become "do a non-literal interpretation and knowingly recieve low/doesnt meet the challenge votes and comments" or "try to placate the voters". |
It is a shame there is not more points or consideration for artistic merit tho....would be nice. Anybody know of other sites that are more inclined to that??
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07/29/2003 10:08:15 AM · #23 |
An outtake of mine, from this competition (I didn't enter it, or anything much like it, honest. Don't click if you don't like looking at outtakes): a non-flower garden fixture.
Message edited by author 2003-07-29 10:08:43.
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