Upside Down - DPChallenge Forums

08/24/2015 12:51:37 AM · #1

Re-Orientation

Rotate your shot by 90 or 180 degrees to reveal a comp that holds the viewer's interest as-is.

~~Take a shot that has its own logic when it's upside down. You can take advantage of a reflection, or use a vertical flip in post processing.~~

Message edited by author 2015-08-24 12:46:54.

08/24/2015 10:36:45 AM · #2

We had an "Upside Down" in 2012. Here's the description; "It's a camera angle. It's a subject position. It's whatever your creativity limits you to."

Note the inclusion of upside-down subject in the description.

08/24/2015 10:48:56 AM · #3

I remember. It was fun to vote on.

Holding the camera upside-down is not necessary, so I never understood the thing about camera angle. It's all about looking for a comp that makes sense upside down, that the viewer's instant reaction would NOT be to say "oh, that's upside down."

And if the subject is upside down but the rest of the comp is not, then that's not truly an upside down comp in the sense that I mean the whole composition being upside down & looking fine that way, in fact only realizing it's upside down after looking at it for a while.

This one isn't upside down, it's sideways, but it illustrates the point.

Message edited by author 2015-08-24 10:54:26.

08/24/2015 10:55:46 AM · #4

Alrighty. Just checking :-)

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

08/24/2015 11:00:25 AM · #5

We've had FIVE of the "other kind". Can you come up with a new Challenge Title that's more specific to your idea? Otherwise it will be mucho confusing.

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

08/24/2015 11:10:32 AM · #6

One of my all-time favorites:

08/24/2015 11:30:53 AM · #7

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

We've had FIVE of the "other kind". Can you come up with a new Challenge Title that's more specific to your idea? Otherwise it will be mucho confusing.

OK I'll go put on my thinking cap. BRB.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

08/24/2015 12:48:14 PM · #8

OK I got it. I think. Testing ideas for a challenge in the forum is a great idea, I like the feedback.

I think it might be fun under Minimal rules.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

08/24/2015 02:00:00 PM · #9

An old Free Study entry, Basic-editing legal ...

08/24/2015 03:51:32 PM · #10

Originally posted by pixelpig:

OK I got it. I think.

So... What IS it? :-)

As to Minimal Editing, I think that's pretty restrictive for something like this, where it may take a little goosing to make the concept clear?

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

08/24/2015 04:13:19 PM · #11

I put it in the OP.

Ecce_Signum

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

08/24/2015 04:25:37 PM · #12

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

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As to Minimal Editing, I think that's pretty restrictive for something like this, where it may take a little goosing to make the concept clear?

Oh, I like the minimal idea, would give me a chance to properly shoot my crooked shot that I never entered ;)

08/24/2015 06:45:44 PM · #13

I put it in the queue as Minimal Editing. Why the heck not? Been a while since we had one of those.