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Pentax D-FA* 70-200mm f/2.8 ED DC AW

11/28/2008 04:25:02 PM · #1

Ok, I am missing out on entering the Feast Challenge because it's NOT Thanksgiving up here and I REFUSE to cook a gourmet dinner to get a shot. ;)) Now, we have a Super Powers Challenge AFTER Halloween is over. So, where do I find a gourmet meal and a super power to photograph?! :))

Anyone coming up with any great ideas for the Super Power Challenge?

K3Master

Pentax K-3

11/28/2008 04:27:19 PM · #2

Hopefully people are coming up with better ideas than static shots of food and someone dressed in a halloween costume ;)

BeeCee

Nikon D40

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

11/28/2008 04:29:09 PM · #3

Toss a cape on Ronald McDonald and his Happy Meal?

BeeCee

Nikon D40

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

11/28/2008 04:30:00 PM · #4

Originally posted by K10DGuy:

Hopefully people are coming up with better ideas than static shots of food and someone dressed in a halloween costume ;)

I would have loved to shoot Norman Rockwell's Thanksgiving but THAT ain't happening!

eta; LOL, just as I hit "post" I had an mental flash of what our family would look like in that setting.... wow, it would make poor Norman roll over in his grave...

Message edited by author 2008-11-28 16:31:09.

11/28/2008 06:43:07 PM · #5

Originally posted by BeeCee:

Toss a cape on Ronald McDonald and his Happy Meal?

LOL....McSuperpower!!!!

ETA: And, his artery clogging abilities...that IS powerful!

Message edited by author 2008-11-28 18:43:58.

Olympus 7-14mm f/4.0 Zuiko Digital Zoom

11/28/2008 06:46:33 PM · #6

Originally posted by K10DGuy:

Hopefully people are coming up with better ideas than static shots of food and someone dressed in a halloween costume ;)

How about "Flying Food"?

Don't know about your family but, mine can sure get into fights during holiday meals! ;)

If there's a Super Power....it's picking peas and corn out of your hair, while simultaneously, wiping dripping gravy from your shirt before the dog leaps on the table!

one2one

Olympus E-5

11/28/2008 11:37:27 PM · #7

I'm drawing blanks.

No food shot and no Superpower shot. I have 6 images ready for twisted and 2 for Straight though. That's never happened before so early for me, although these are not the hardest challenges to shoot for.

Oh and I just want to say Congrats to all in the Food challenge for finishing in the top 39. :)

Message edited by author 2008-11-28 23:40:47.

smichener

Nikon D300

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

11/28/2008 11:42:01 PM · #8

Originally posted by K10DGuy:

Hopefully people are coming up with better ideas than static shots of food and someone dressed in a halloween costume ;)

Yes people are coming up with static shots of food and you will like them.

Even if mine is quite boring.

11/28/2008 11:42:45 PM · #9

Originally posted by Jac:

LOL...even the Brown in the Feast Challenge still lands one in 39th place! That's a feat that I can't get sometimes, even with my best shot! ;))

11/28/2008 11:46:15 PM · #10

Ok, no ideas soaring here on the Super Power challenge yet. Must be the Turkey Drowsies....all that Tryptophan coursing through brain vessels...either that, or belts are so tight that no one can think straight??? NO...wait....everyone is out shopping???

SUPER SALES???? ;)

Olympus 7-14mm f/4.0 Zuiko Digital Zoom

11/28/2008 11:48:45 PM · #11

Originally posted by smichener:

Originally posted by K10DGuy:
Hopefully people are coming up with better ideas than static shots of food and someone dressed in a halloween costume ;)

Yes people are coming up with static shots of food and you will like them.

Even if mine is quite boring.

Are there 39 turkeys?! ;))

Now, there's a Posthumous Portrait!

(ok, that was BAD! ;))

ETA: I think I need to log off and go to bed...my sense of humor is becoming whacky.

Message edited by author 2008-11-28 23:50:03.

one2one

Olympus E-5

11/28/2008 11:58:27 PM · #12

Whacky is good. :D

11/30/2008 06:40:20 PM · #13

*RANT WARNING*

OK I am so royally p.o'd right now, IF I am able to get a shot for Superpower it'll probably be really stupid/ugly. The only person I trust enough to help with the shoot refused to help, and the technics of the shot are such that it is virtually impossible to get the shot I want on Continuous mode, which sure would help a whole frickin' lot. So I have to add extra light, which means I then have to darken up the shot in PS...and I just ran out of my fave Chilean red, so now I have even more reason to be annnoyed!

However maybe I should just submit a pic of Lily, she had the superpower of being able to calm me down with those big blue eyes and a few gentle head butts...

Pentax D-FA* 70-200mm f/2.8 ED DC AW

11/30/2008 07:05:18 PM · #14

OK I am officially out. I got only ONE remotely usable shot, which is blurry. And we all know what happens to blurry entries on this site.

*Rant over*

K3Master

Pentax K-3

11/30/2008 08:04:24 PM · #15

Originally posted by snaffles:

OK I am officially out. I got only ONE remotely usable shot, which is blurry. And we all know what happens to blurry entries on this site.

*Rant over*

Why this incessant need to be in the challenge? Take a breath, step back, and be happy that you made a good decision and will be sitting out a challenge. Not the end of the world ;)

fldave

Pentax K5II

Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC

11/30/2008 08:17:50 PM · #16

Originally posted by K10DGuy:

Why this incessant need to be in the challenge? Take a breath, step back, and be happy that you made a good decision and will be sitting out a challenge. Not the end of the world ;)

Yeah, better odds for my ~~crappy~~ entry!

Pentax D-FA* 70-200mm f/2.8 ED DC AW

11/30/2008 08:21:31 PM · #17

I know, it's not the end of the world, and I have calmed down and ~~shoehorned~~found a place for my one and only crap picture. But I just really wanted to finish in oh maybe the top 40? *grin*

Message edited by author 2008-11-30 20:22:35.

K3Master

Pentax K-3

11/30/2008 08:23:48 PM · #18

Originally posted by snaffles:

I know, it's not the end of the world, and I have calmed down and ~~shoehorned~~found a place for my one and only crap picture. But I just really wanted to finish in oh maybe the top 40? *grin*

You entered it!?

Alright, that's it, do we need to stage an intervention?

11/30/2008 08:35:05 PM · #19

LOL yeah I better watch out for tall bald guys with Texan accents now, eh?

No fear, it's NOT in SuperPower. But it is entered. Or will be as soon as I go check what size it has to be...OK it's in where it's meant to be now and maybe will even stand a chance!

Message edited by author 2008-11-30 20:56:54.

11/30/2008 09:00:09 PM · #20

Originally posted by K10DGuy:

Originally posted by snaffles:
I know, it's not the end of the world, and I have calmed down and ~~shoehorned~~found a place for my one and only crap picture. But I just really wanted to finish in oh maybe the top 40? *grin*

You entered it!?

Alright, that's it, do we need to stage an intervention?

LOL.......yeah, I think it takes "superpowers" NOT to enter sometimes! It's kind of a bit of "self-masochism" going on here.

We tend to swear off of entering these challenges but, then something just kind of DRIVES us back to entering again. That's when you know that a true addiction to photography challenges has set in. It's like being a Photo Challenge Junkie...just one more "fix" and yet, you know that while you're on this "high" in getting a shot, entering it and waiting with baited breath, you also know that the "crash" is coming as the scores roll in. And, it's during that crash that you vow to go on the wagon again....that is, until the next challenge description hits the page and your will power begins to weaken until you're having dreams of shots to enter it and WHAM....you've fallen off the wagon!

Actually, I sat out a couple of challenges before I shot my mouth off again in one of the score threads. I'm back here and there, when a challenge hits my mind creatively but, I'm also entering the type of shots that I like now, with the idea in mind that it's MY style and likely isn't going to go over well at DPC and I've braced myself for that fact. Still, in doing so, I've been getting some pretty great comments and a couple of faves. Of course, my score is not great but, I see one thing....there are people in here who are looking for something "different" than the traditional DPC "look"!!!! That's refreshing to know. It means that some of the newcomers are actually looking for something other than the usual styles.

So, SUSAN.....CHEER UP! Don't judge your shot according to Traditional DPC Standards because while there still may be a high number of traditionlists in here that bring down scores on un-traditional shots, there are voters in here who are just waiting to see something new. Please don't call your shot "crappy"!!!! Forget the "oof" comments and look at the overall messages about your compositon, subject matter, etc.. Forget the technicals. For you to be entering it...you've obviously got some kind of value to it within yourself. Pat yourself on the back and enter it and stick your chin up!!! Sometimes, people don't know what they like until they actually see it!

RAH-RAH......enough cheerleading yet?! ;)) I can get "whacky" again like I was earlier in this thread!!!!