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 09/27/2003 02:42:35 AM · #1
To take a pic of something common or not and make it abstract or unrecognizable so that the viewer has to think a bit.
Example
 09/27/2003 06:31:01 AM · #2
Great idea - but people should be encouraged to take shots other than just macros.
 09/27/2003 06:32:19 AM · #3
This doesn't limit a photog to macro
 09/27/2003 07:38:13 AM · #4
Here is another example from my 'out takes' for the Macro challenge.
 09/27/2003 08:21:27 AM · #5
That looks like a Poore Brothers Habanero potato chip to me Eddy! ;)
 09/27/2003 12:47:35 PM · #6
Here's a non-macro, non-telescopic example (though it doesn't require a lot of thought to see what it is):




(It only took two tries to embed the image; not too bad!)

Message edited by author 2003-09-27 12:50:32.
 09/27/2003 12:49:53 PM · #7
Originally posted by Kali:
To take a pic of something common or not and make it abstract or unrecognizable so that the viewer has to think a bit.
Example


I know some who doesn't even have to try that,LOL !
 09/27/2003 12:50:05 PM · #8
Brilliant idea.
 09/27/2003 03:04:41 PM · #9
That potato chip is wild!

Here's a few examples that aren't macro but leaves one guessing...
//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=29019
//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=24835
//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=20803

I would hope that if this idea did make it to a challenge that it would be for an OPEN challenge. I would hate to not compete in my own idea.
 09/27/2003 04:02:38 PM · #10
I like this idea could be really interesting.
 09/27/2003 04:51:03 PM · #11
09/28/2003 01:23:06 AM · #12
Why do I always have to be the naysayer????

This is always interesting and fun to see a "what is this" thread pop up once in a while. But the reality is, for the most part those shots aren't real interesting images. The only real interest comes when you find out what it is, hopefully say 'a-hah', and finally realize what it is. To look through 200-300 shots like the ones posted above, I'd probably give up after about 10 that I couldn't figure out (which would probably be most of them).

I do think it could be fun if there was some garauntee that all the images would be somewhat recognizable given that you knew what it was. But (sorry) I still don't really see the boiling water in your shot (why the weird color?), so I'm not sure that's likely to happen.

Sorry. :(
 09/28/2003 01:53:55 AM · #13
Well you're entitled to your opinion and you DON'T have to be the naysayer. Personally, I find the mystery, color, contrast & texture, incredibly beautiful and interesting; especially in my shot of boiling water. If you had read my "Guess!" thread then you would've seen that I used the stove light which gave it the amber hues.

"But the reality is, for the most part those shots aren't real interesting images"
I wish you wouldn't state this as factual.

That's ok tho... you don't have to like it. Not all people have an eye for abstract art. :P


09/28/2003 04:40:31 AM · #14
Originally posted by Kali:
Here's a few examples that aren't macro but leaves one guessing...
//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=29019
//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=24835
//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=20803

I would hope that if this idea did make it to a challenge that it would be for an OPEN challenge. I would hate to not compete in my own idea.

Excellent examples - nice one.
 09/28/2003 01:02:12 PM · #15
jon, the yellow one is a beautiful shot. If only everyone would take such care with their abstracts, it would be a fun challenge. That would just be wishful thinking on my part, I do believe.
 09/30/2003 03:19:15 AM · #16
Originally posted by Kali:
"But the reality is, for the most part those shots aren't real interesting images"
I wish you wouldn't state this as factual.

That's ok tho... you don't have to like it. Not all people have an eye for abstract art. :P


Fair enough - should have substituted an IMO in place of "the reality is". :)

And, maybe I took the suggestion the wrong way. Just looking at the abstract images on their own, I'm sure there would be the standard range of entries, from "interesting" to stunning. I had actually seen your "Guess" thread first, and that plus the thread topic had me focused on the idea of having to figure out what each picture was. IMO :), that would get to be a tedious task.
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