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08/20/2003 05:21:09 PM · #1 |
OK all, I received several comments on my "border". The reason I had this border was that the crop on my photo was so tight "couldn't be helped" that I wanted to add the border to give it some breathing room. I don't think it would have done any better with a different border, 14th place is pretty decent. THANK YOU to everybody who commented on this photo - it's how I learn :)
Living in Washington State I thought that I could never find a desolate place and asked everyone in the office if they new of somewhere I could go and ideas were not forthcoming. So, I went out and found this beauty and I was quite happy with my entry.
But, as timing is everything, I found this this weekend just outside of Rainier National Park.
VERY desolate :)
Message edited by author 2003-08-20 17:28:27. |
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08/20/2003 05:26:39 PM · #2 |
I'm not really a fan of 'big' borders, but I actually thought this one wasnt too bad with the image. It almost felt dated a little for me, like those old polaroids.
There are far worse things you can do to a border. |
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08/20/2003 05:45:40 PM · #3 |
Although I am not a fan of borders , I dont object to this one , simole, white, kinda nostalgic ( I'm old enough to remember when all photos had borders, some even had scalloped edges!) I also feel that borders in certain pictures are important to contain an image, one that spill over the edge of the frame in particular. Although I dont feel that you pic fit s the need it catagory it is unobjectionable, and therefor I wouldnt subtract points because of it. I must say that some people here will though just because it is there. Generally I try to make them as small and unobtrusive (sorry sp) as possible.
By the way your second shot is sensational! Don't it just figure!
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08/20/2003 05:49:24 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by MarkS224:
By the way your second shot is sensational! Don't it just figure! |
LOL, Thanks for the compliment! |
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08/20/2003 05:59:26 PM · #5 |
I love big white borders! In many cases, not all mind you, they add a little breathing room (as you put it) to the picture, especially on DPChallenge, with the grey background and 1 px black border added to every picture.
I wish that the background field for photos were white, and sometimes I wish that the 1 px border where not automatically added to every entry.
By the way, in my opinion your entry to Desolation is better than the second picture. I think the abandoned building, the threatening sky, the light on the one side of the building, give the feeling of desolation better than the other pict. The second photo is almost too abstract to convey desolation. But that's just my opinion. Both photos are very beautiful.
By the way #2, one photographer that uses big white borders extremely well here on DPChallenge (again IMO) is Remie - I love the way he uses a big white mat with many of his pictures!
By the way #3, I am very glad you didn't do better with your entry!!! Otherwise I'd be #14 :))))
Message edited by author 2003-08-20 18:03:30. |
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08/20/2003 06:42:08 PM · #6 |
I've got to agree with uabresh. Your entry was really fantastic and I much prefer it to the other shot. |
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08/20/2003 10:31:16 PM · #7 |
Thank you again! I didn't post this fishing for compliments but they are very nice to get. I am also happy that that not everybody thought my border was a mistake. :) |
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08/21/2003 01:39:00 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by joanns: Living in Washington State I thought that I could never find a desolate place and asked everyone in the office if they new of somewhere I could go and ideas were not forthcoming. So, I went out and found this beauty and I was quite happy with my entry.
But, as timing is everything, I found this this weekend just outside of Rainier National Park.
VERY desolate :) |
Looks like we were in the same area a couple of weeks apart. In my case, they posted the challenge right AFTER I took a bunch of more suitable photos than what I ended up submitting.
Desolation "Pre-Takes"
BTW: I think your border was fine; I've only been going borderless lately because I'm so short on time. |
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08/22/2003 09:15:19 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by joanns: Living in Washington State I thought that I could never find a desolate place... |
When I told my wife the topic, the first thing she said was "too bad we can't go to Mt. St. Helens". Haven't been there in 15 years (since our honeymoon), but that was one of the most desolate places I've ever been. We joked about driving up (1.5 days drive, each way!), and it was one of those moments where you teeter on the edge of doing something wild and spontaneous... but, reality threw a wet blanket on the moment.
And, I agree with everyone else, your entry was the better choice. As far as the border, only because you asked and pointed it out, I'd side with the "smaller would be better" group. But I'm generally ambivilent about borders, so I didn't really notice it one way or the other initially. |
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08/22/2003 10:28:03 PM · #10 |
The first picture seems kind of dark so the bigger frame takes away from it. The second picture with its bright blue vertical line gives its great depth of field , so the border works better.
I myself don't like huge borders. A small one sometimes adds to the picture, but a big one usually takes away from it.
I also hate that you find the perfect subject days after a challenge ends. At least you can put it in your portfolio and let everybody enjoy it. |
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08/22/2003 10:29:08 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by uabresch: ...and sometimes I wish that the 1 px border where not automatically added to every entry. |
Amen, sister! |
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