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04/19/2004 03:00:40 PM · #26 |
| Darn moody, you stole my idea and spilled the beans to everyone. I am a victim. I am owed a ribbon! Wah wah wah! |
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04/19/2004 03:05:34 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by moodville:
If your town is boring then find a magazine with a picture of the statue of liberty or other interesting landmark (or you can download one off the net) and place it in a field, shoot it, isolate the landmark and make it look bigger in the shot and voila, instant super interesting town! |
Actually, there's a 10ft eiffel tower not too far from here - good idea!
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04/19/2004 03:08:27 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by agwright:
Remember Gordon to stay on your side of Scotland! :-) lol |
OK, I`ll stay within the boundaries...:(
Beginning to think of ideas now, so things are looking up.
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04/19/2004 03:09:23 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by geewhy:
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I've been made obsolete!
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04/19/2004 03:20:28 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
Originally posted by geewhy:
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I've been made obsolete! |
Made obsolete by me???? You would have to be in pretty poor shape.
We`ll reverse that..I`ll take mk1. :)
Gordon (Mk1)
Message edited by author 2004-04-19 15:21:39. |
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04/19/2004 03:48:04 PM · #31 |
all I need now is the $5000 to buy a Canon 1D MkII and I'll be set
GMkII
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04/19/2004 06:22:52 PM · #32 |
All in all, I think we all have a lot of studying to do of the Your Side of the World challenge, both good and bad shots...
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04/20/2004 12:20:32 AM · #33 |
| thanks to site adm for using my challenge idea-but i was kinda hopin' it would be open-not a member yet :( |
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04/20/2004 12:31:28 AM · #34 |
Originally posted by gpierson:
thanks to site adm for using my challenge idea-but i was kinda hopin' it would be open-not a member yet :( |
Bummer. Maybe you can try a one-month membership for $5 just for this. |
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04/20/2004 12:38:43 AM · #35 |
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04/20/2004 12:44:30 AM · #36 |
Originally posted by pitsaman:
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You live on the moon? |
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04/20/2004 01:09:22 AM · #37 |
Originally posted by boomer:
You live on the moon? |
Moonwalker :-)
Here when I'm awake:
Message edited by author 2004-04-20 01:12:16. |
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04/20/2004 03:00:32 AM · #38 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
Originally posted by moodville:
If your town is boring then find a magazine with a picture of the statue of liberty or other interesting landmark (or you can download one off the net) and place it in a field, shoot it, isolate the landmark and make it look bigger in the shot and voila, instant super interesting town! |
Actually, there's a 10ft eiffel tower not too far from here - good idea! |
And a 10ft Statue of Liberty in our town square... Quess what I will notbe taking a picture of. :D
David
Message edited by author 2004-04-20 03:00:58. |
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04/20/2004 08:05:13 AM · #39 |
| I live in a very "cutsey" town which is also a holiday resort so 1000s of photos have already been taken. I am setting myself the challenge to not take yet another sunset on the lakefront type picture which would be easy, but to go off and find some aspect of the town that I haven't noticed before. I don't think it has to be a pic of a building or a landmark. |
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04/21/2004 05:45:26 PM · #40 |
Originally posted by justine:
Review the top 15, many don't have buildings. They did very well in the challenge. Maybe just a pond, road, park or landmark in your area.
Just a thought. |
Yes, but will images without a building be voted down, because the challenge rules say "town or village" in them?
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04/22/2004 07:02:45 AM · #41 |
I think jdw91479 is right, because "Your Corner of the World" is less restrictive than "Where you live." I did as Gordon suggested and looked at the previous challenge. Then I checked Merriam-Webster on line (their definitions attached.)
My sense from reading the challenge details and the definitions is that we have to show something with at least multiple living structures (which is too bad because there are some great ideas in "Where you live.")
Since I frequently get the challenge idea wrong, I am hoping to get some opinions on my multiple structure interpertation.
Thanks
Bill.
From Merriam-Webster On-Line
Main Entry: vil·lage
Pronunciation: 'vi-lij
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old French, from ville farm, village, from Latin villa
1 a : a settlement usually larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town b : an incorporated minor municipality
2 : the residents of a village
3 : something (as an aggregation of burrows or nests) suggesting a village
4 : a territorial area having the status of a village especially as a unit of local government
Main Entry: town
Pronunciation: 'taun
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tun enclosure, village, town; akin to Old High German zun enclosure, Old Irish dún fortress
1 dialect English : a cluster or aggregation of houses recognized as a distinct place with a place-name : HAMLET
2 a : a compactly settled area as distinguished from surrounding rural territory b : a compactly settled area usually larger than a village but smaller than a city c : a large densely populated urban area : CITY d : an English village having a periodic fair or ****et
3 : a neighboring city, capital city, or metropolis
4 : the city or urban life as contrasted with the country
5 : the inhabitants of a city or town
6 : a New England territorial and political unit usually containing under a single town government both rural areas and urban areas not having their own charter of incorporation; also : a New England community governed by a town meeting
7 : a group of prairie dog burrows
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04/22/2004 07:23:01 AM · #42 |
| I can only speak for myself here, but I think as long as you submit a picture of an actual physical location, you're ok. Macro's and photo's of pets or children won't fit the challenge unless they are "interacting" with said physical location. I wouldn't vote down a shot without a building. Nor would I vote down a picture of slums as long as it's well done. |
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04/22/2004 07:00:49 PM · #43 |
| Someone wrote that they're waiting for a nice day - Personally, I love a photo with lots of mist and rain, so if your city has lots of rain, shoot in the rain - capture it an dmake it beautiful. And don't forget that some sunsets look best when there are lots of clouds - there are more colours that way. I'm pretty excited to see everyone's entries. Personally, I won't vote anyone down for not including a buildling. |
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04/22/2004 07:27:10 PM · #44 |
Originally posted by bill_hk2002:
I think jdw91479 is right, because "Your Corner of the World" is less restrictive than "Where you live." I did as Gordon suggested and looked at the previous challenge. Then I checked Merriam-Webster on line (their definitions attached.)
My sense from reading the challenge details and the definitions is that we have to show something with at least multiple living structures (which is too bad because there are some great ideas in "Where you live.")
Since I frequently get the challenge idea wrong, I am hoping to get some opinions on my multiple structure interpertation.
Thanks
Bill.
From Merriam-Webster On-Line
Main Entry: vil·lage
Pronunciation: 'vi-lij
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old French, from ville farm, village, from Latin villa
1 a : a settlement usually larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town b : an incorporated minor municipality
2 : the residents of a village
3 : something (as an aggregation of burrows or nests) suggesting a village
4 : a territorial area having the status of a village especially as a unit of local government
Main Entry: town
Pronunciation: 'taun
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tun enclosure, village, town; akin to Old High German zun enclosure, Old Irish dún fortress
1 dialect English : a cluster or aggregation of houses recognized as a distinct place with a place-name : HAMLET
2 a : a compactly settled area as distinguished from surrounding rural territory b : a compactly settled area usually larger than a village but smaller than a city c : a large densely populated urban area : CITY d : an English village having a periodic fair or ****et
3 : a neighboring city, capital city, or metropolis
4 : the city or urban life as contrasted with the country
5 : the inhabitants of a city or town
6 : a New England territorial and political unit usually containing under a single town government both rural areas and urban areas not having their own charter of incorporation; also : a New England community governed by a town meeting
7 : a group of prairie dog burrows |
Fantastic!!!! We have TONS of prairie dog burrows :D |
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04/22/2004 08:25:44 PM · #45 |
I don't see the need to include buildings in this. You just need to find a shot that makes the region you live in look interesting.
I'm really struggling to think of a suitable place myself.
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04/22/2004 08:27:42 PM · #46 |
Originally posted by GinaRothfels:
I don't see the need to include buildings in this. You just need to find a shot that makes the region you live in look interesting.
I'm really struggling to think of a suitable place myself. |
Maybe rules should clarify that,I hate don't meet the challenge comments if people don't see an urban area ! |
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04/22/2004 08:42:05 PM · #47 |
A note I've made before, but that will bear repeating:
Many voters don't ever read the challenge details. To score well you have to meet both the details part of the challenge (for those that do read them) and the obvious meaning of the challenge title. This I think there will have to be a structure that could be a house/apartment block/tent/hole in the ground covered with a couple of foot of torn canvas, etc.
Ed
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04/22/2004 08:49:56 PM · #48 |
Originally posted by pitsaman:
Originally posted by GinaRothfels:
I don't see the need to include buildings in this. You just need to find a shot that makes the region you live in look interesting.
I'm really struggling to think of a suitable place myself. |
Maybe rules should clarify that,I hate don't meet the challenge comments if people don't see an urban area ! |
I get the feeling we are going to be seeing a lot of landscape photos in this challenge.
I would think that if that was the intent the challenge would have read âShow us your village, town, city or nice looking landscape, from a new perspectiveâ
I am sorry guys but it does not say landscape, I really thing that should be an element of a town or city in the photo to meet the challenge. I donât think saying a tittle of âThe Mountains that are near my townâ is going to fly.
Is it really that hard to show you town? Is there nothing in your town worth photographing?
Everyone is free to submit whatever photos they want to but donât be crying if you get comments that you did not meet the challenge if you just go out and shot a nice view. |
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04/22/2004 08:52:53 PM · #49 |
Originally posted by scottwilson:
Originally posted by pitsaman:
Originally posted by GinaRothfels:
I don't see the need to include buildings in this. You just need to find a shot that makes the region you live in look interesting.
I'm really struggling to think of a suitable place myself. |
Maybe rules should clarify that,I hate don't meet the challenge comments if people don't see an urban area ! |
I get the feeling we are going to be seeing a lot of landscape photos in this challenge.
I would think that if that was the intent the challenge would have read âShow us your village, town, city or nice looking landscape, from a new perspectiveâ
I am sorry guys but it does not say landscape, I really thing that should be an element of a town or city in the photo to meet the challenge. I donât think saying a tittle of âThe Mountains that are near my townâ is going to fly.
Is it really that hard to show you town? Is there nothing in your town worth photographing?
Everyone is free to submit whatever photos they want to but donât be crying if you get comments that you did not meet the challenge if you just go out and shot a nice view. |
How many houses do you want to see?
Some people live in the woods!
Message edited by author 2004-04-22 20:53:38. |
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04/22/2004 09:08:10 PM · #50 |
Originally posted by pitsaman:
How many houses do you want to see?
Some people live in the woods! |
I think you have to read beyond the tittle of the challenge and read the details.
Imagine that it is a photo editor that has given you this assignment. Now imagine what he will say if you turn in a photo that in no way shows a village, town or city. If I were the editor I might be a little disappointed having thought the assignment was clear. I can not speak for anyone but myself in this but I donât believe it is that much of a hardship to meet the sprite of the challenge, even if this means driving 10 miles to get to the nearest town.
As to how many houses? That is not really the point. The point is that in someway you should be able to look at the photo and tell that it relates to a village, town or city, that it shows some aspect of it.
Again I donât speak for anyone but myself but for me if the only link to the challenge is the tittle of the photo I donât believe that photo is meeting the challenge.
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