Puzzle Macro III - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

12/14/2009 05:16:33 PM · #1

For those who care. :)

Puzzle Macro I
Puzzle Macro II

justine

Canon EOS-50D

12/14/2009 05:26:11 PM · #2

I care.
Thanks for the handy links.

PennyStreet

Olympus OM-D E-M1

Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko

12/14/2009 05:57:02 PM · #3

Puzzle Macro III Â· Advanced Editing
Take a macro photo of something, and try to stump the .. [more] viewer as to what it actually is. Your title should NOT identify or even hint at what the object is, but you should include a description of your object in the photographer details field.

I love this idea!!! I might not be able to get an entry that anybody likes but I am CERTAIN I can stump the viewers because half the time I do anyway!!!
I haven't looked at the old challenge entries yet but I'm excited.

Cuttooth

Canon EOS R

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

12/15/2009 06:58:50 AM · #4

i must redeem myself after my less than stellar finish in puzzle macro II

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

12/15/2009 07:24:02 AM · #5

Originally posted by Cuttooth:

i must redeem myself after my less than stellar finish in puzzle macro II

Same here.

Dirt_Diver

Nikon D3s

12/15/2009 08:16:02 AM · #6

I need to try to top my previous scores. It does seem that I like the color blue though so I'll stick to that.

Puzzle I -

- 5.7713
Puzzle II -

- 5.2134

Message edited by author 2009-12-15 08:16:36.

sarampo

Nikon D7100

Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR

12/15/2009 09:50:54 AM · #7

I was checking the two previous challenges, and great stuff in there. In fact, I became interested in that ferrofluid thing, and it's amazing!

Anyway, good chance to get the imagination of people going :)

Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f/1.7 Aspherical MF Wide Angle - Black

12/15/2009 10:02:58 AM · #8

My first entry in DP was in Puzzle Macro II.
I gotta enter this one too!

Paul

Leica SL

12/15/2009 11:10:49 AM · #9

Originally posted by pedrobop:

My first entry in DP was in Puzzle Macro II.
I gotta enter this one too!

That was my first challenge too!

I have 4.7176 to beat!

Citadel

Nikon D7500

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

12/15/2009 11:14:26 AM · #10

The nice things about the Puzzle Macro challenges is you get an unusually high number of comments. Granted they are all just guesses but still...

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

12/15/2009 12:16:39 PM · #11

Originally posted by paulbtlw:

That was my first challenge too!

I have 4.7176 to beat!

And i have a 5.0127 to beat!

Originally posted by Citadel:

The nice things about the Puzzle Macro challenges is you get an unusually high number of comments. Granted they are all just guesses but still...

Yep. I received 47 comments on my first entry.

Beetle

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

12/15/2009 04:20:08 PM · #12

Yikes...... I need to beat 6.23! Yeah, right....... lol

Cory

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

12/18/2009 02:17:34 PM · #13

Sooo.... I'm a bit unclear on the exact rules here as per cropping..

Can I still (like usual) crop as I see fit and take advantage of the ridiculous MP's I have, or (it seems somewhat logical) should we submit the entire photo as it was out of camera?

Since I do not have even a decent macro lens, I'm thinking of shooting this challenge using my 28-135, but that would necessitate cropping to make it even somewhat mysterious...

glad2badad

Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Lensbaby Sweet 35 Optic

12/18/2009 02:23:34 PM · #14

Originally posted by coryboehne:

... that would necessitate cropping to make it even somewhat mysterious...

Crop it, chop it ... Go for it! :-)

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon

12/20/2009 07:34:40 PM · #15

Puzzle Macro I = 298 submissions

Puzzle Macro II = 260 submissions

Puzzle Macro III = 98 so far. I don't think it'll reach 200 this time.

What's going on with DPC? Is it dying? (Dieing?) <--- which one is right?

This is not a difficult challenge to shoot and that's what's got me worried about DPC. I understand challenges that involve people are sometimes difficult to shoot but a macro?

Thought?

Message edited by author 2009-12-20 19:35:22.

denbote

Nikon D90

12/20/2009 07:54:31 PM · #16

Originally posted by Jac:

I haven't check the stats about the number of entries per challenge during this time of the year . Because it could just be easily that many members were on vacation for the holiday season and don't have time to post or enter challenges.

On the personal thought, I didn't enter this challenge because I don't have the tools for macro shots anymore like when I used to.

KarenNfld

12/20/2009 07:56:36 PM · #17

Both previous challenges were open challenges, this is a members only challenge. It's close to Christmas, people are busy. Normally I would have entered this challenge because macros are my favourite things to shoot and I did pretty good in the last 2 puzzle macro challenges. But I've been very busy this week getting ready for Christmas and didn't have the time.

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

12/20/2009 08:11:30 PM · #18

Originally posted by KarenNfld:

Good points. It should have been an open challenge again imo. These are my favourite ones to vote and comment on. :)

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

12/20/2009 08:29:27 PM · #19

The only reason I entered was so that I could hit 100 challenges this year. Otherwise, I just didn't have the time. (unfortunately, it's not as good as I could have done, just too close to Christmas to really play and explore

Message edited by author 2009-12-20 21:06:38.

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

12/20/2009 09:30:40 PM · #20

I'm not happy with my entry but i had to enter this one. Kind of a personal challenge to me. Anyway, i would edit it more, but i won't have access to my computer this night.
Let's see.
Good luck to you all.

unbreakable

Nikon D750

12/20/2009 09:43:14 PM · #21

I really like my entry. THat usually does not bode well for me. We'll see.

unbreakable

Nikon D750

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

12/20/2009 09:46:05 PM · #22

Originally posted by Jac:

I think the fact that it's 5 days till Christmas. Had I not had one of those "holy crap" moments at 2 in the morning I would not have made time for this one either.

Lutchenko

Nikon D700

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon

12/21/2009 03:06:11 AM · #23

The future continuous tense of the irregular verb to die is dying
However I agree with others that the proximity to christmas is probably having an impact on the number of entries.

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