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04/23/2005 07:25:38 AM · #1 |
thank you for my 15th place
and if anyone is still curious, this is how it was done
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04/23/2005 07:58:18 AM · #2 |
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04/23/2005 08:01:18 AM · #3 |
Here's my setup.
 
final product:
anybody else with setup's to post? I get a hoot out of seeing setups.
Message edited by author 2005-04-23 08:03:34. |
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04/23/2005 08:03:11 AM · #4 |
thank you for my 38th placing. Pretty good for me. :)
Lisa
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04/23/2005 09:07:12 AM · #5 |
I liked my 78th finish. I might have done better if I had just used Federal returns, but I really didn't feel like undoing all the staples holding each year together. Too lazy. The one good thing is I was able to move some of my silly early challenge entries over.
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04/23/2005 12:48:10 PM · #6 |
For some strange reason most images seemed "tacky"
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04/23/2005 12:50:21 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by stdavidson:
For some strange reason most images seemed "tacky" |
Liberty is Never Tacky
This was from a very old challenge ... |
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04/23/2005 12:50:31 PM · #8 |
I was very happy with my 14th place finish, a record for me indeed. Thanks for all the great comments as well!!
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04/23/2005 01:07:56 PM · #9 |
well, i had fun playing with my recently acquired 50mm lens, but i really didn't expect the challenge results to suck so bad
entry
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04/23/2005 01:16:43 PM · #10 |
Still try to figure out why I have entered this challenge? ;)
96 is a good place after all!!!
LOL
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04/23/2005 02:21:04 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by ralphnev:
thank you for my 15th place
and if anyone is still curious, this is how it was done
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You outsmarted me. Congratulations. |
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04/23/2005 02:31:40 PM · #12 |
Submitters did 'attack' the challenge with vigor.
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04/23/2005 02:42:07 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by graphicfunk:
Originally posted by ralphnev:
thank you for my 15th place
and if anyone is still curious, this is how it was done
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You outsmarted me. Congratulations. |
outtake  i didn't use this one because i though it lacked the depth
tack picture were fun to do .. i figure i used 700+ tacks though only 20 or so were in the final submitted image .. i still have to 'pluck' all the tacks off the magnet .. ughh.. |
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04/23/2005 04:09:57 PM · #14 |
Yea! My first challenge, and I got above a 5! I'm savoring having an average over 5 while it lasts...
Thanks to some particularly helpful constructive comments early on, I was inspired to redo the shot the day after the challenge started:
Original as entered:
New and improved:
Modifications included custom white balance, brightened it a bit, and sharpened it a bit. Thank you, commenters! :-)
James
P.S. I didn't get a picture of my setup, but it was basically just a wine glass full of water and tacks tilted back a bit with a desk lamp directly behind it.
P.P.S. In case anyone is having a weird "deja vu" feeling, I posted a version of this message last night in another ancient thread that I think nobody reads anymore. |
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04/23/2005 04:34:06 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by ralphnev:
.. i still have to 'pluck' all the tacks off the magnet .. ughh.. |
Easy - get a BIGGER magnet to get them off the "smaller" one.
Yeah, I know...if I'm gonna' act like a turd, I better go out and lay in the yard...
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04/23/2005 04:42:25 PM · #16 |
| Maybe an electro-magnet,,,,,then turn the power off and vacuum them up, then stick your hand in the bag, and get a photo of the pain you are experiencing, and if its only a tiny tiny little prick you can use it in minimalism,,, and.......its ok.....someone just found the "shut down" button...... :O) |
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04/23/2005 04:56:09 PM · #17 |
I'd like to get some after challenge feedback on my entry
I think the only critique I got was oversharpening, all the other comments were great. I thought this would do well, I thought this was one of those types of images that would score high here... I put a lot of effort into the lighting, composition, perspective, blur, etc.. any constructive critiques on ways I could have improved this shot?
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04/23/2005 05:39:18 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by aerogurl:
I'd like to get some after challenge feedback on my entry
I think the only critique I got was oversharpening, all the other comments were great. I thought this would do well, I thought this was one of those types of images that would score high here... I put a lot of effort into the lighting, composition, perspective, blur, etc.. any constructive critiques on ways I could have improved this shot? |
I liked it and gave you a 9, but don't really have any critique's or comments. I just don't really know what I'd do to it. |
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04/23/2005 05:42:25 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by aerogurl:
I'd like to get some after challenge feedback on my entry
I think the only critique I got was oversharpening, all the other comments were great. I thought this would do well, I thought this was one of those types of images that would score high here... I put a lot of effort into the lighting, composition, perspective, blur, etc.. any constructive critiques on ways I could have improved this shot? |
I think a deeper DOF would have been better (to me) -- The fact that the dude is out of focus is distracting -- everything is close enough that it should all be in focus.
I am certainly no expert though -- I'd really like to know how you got the tacks balanced like that! Very cool!
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04/23/2005 05:55:02 PM · #20 |
thanks :) I just stuck the tack in poor woodys hand then super glued the others ontop of it.
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04/23/2005 06:25:44 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by itripn:
Originally posted by aerogurl:
I'd like to get some after challenge feedback on my entry
I think the only critique I got was oversharpening, all the other comments were great. I thought this would do well, I thought this was one of those types of images that would score high here... I put a lot of effort into the lighting, composition, perspective, blur, etc.. any constructive critiques on ways I could have improved this shot? |
I think a deeper DOF would have been better (to me) -- The fact that the dude is out of focus is distracting -- everything is close enough that it should all be in focus.
I am certainly no expert though -- I'd really like to know how you got the tacks balanced like that! Very cool!
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I have to disagree. I think the focus is perfect, using the shallow dof to put the primary subject in perfect focus and leaving the wooden guy in the background. Though aero hasn't mentioned this as her reason, I'm quite sure she meant it that way. I don't think anyting is oversharpened either. Shot looks perfect to me, and it's useless to critique it. It would be a good subject to use to discuss what you should do. But what do I know, I'm a newbie? |
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04/23/2005 06:30:34 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
I have to disagree. I think the focus is perfect, using the shallow dof to put the primary subject in perfect focus and leaving the wooden guy in the background. Though aero hasn't mentioned this as her reason, I'm quite sure she meant it that way. I don't think anyting is oversharpened either. Shot looks perfect to me, and it's useless to critique it. It would be a good subject to use to discuss what you should do. But what do I know, I'm a newbie? |
Thanks. This was what I was going for. To blend woody into the background and make the tack the main subject of the image. I did however get a great piece of feedback from doctornick who told me to move woody further away from the background and to set a smaller apeture. I'll remember this next time... always learning :o)
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04/23/2005 06:37:30 PM · #23 |
Aerogurl,
The lighting is just a tad harsh. Not overly so, but it would look better in softer light, in my opinion. There are some deep shadows on Woodie that I don't particularly like. Otherwise, great idea and composition! I agree, the selective focus on the tacks works best. |
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04/23/2005 07:08:19 PM · #24 |
Thanks alot all for my score as well. I actually was still editting up to the deadline...I was going to submit a shot cloning out the mirror line but ran out of time...here is my setup. It really wasn't as time consuming as some thought. Thanks though for some great comments.
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04/23/2005 08:08:17 PM · #25 |
Thanks, stephen, barry, and neil! you're comments were spot-on and are highly appreciated. i couldn't have asked for better post-mortems.
this entry was a great example of not paying attention to all the details. granted, even if i had, it probably wasn't ribbon material, but the simple things ya'll pointed out could easily have made a full points difference in the final result.
and, just in case anybody cares, the title came from the classic timbuk 3 song of the same name
;-)
Message edited by author 2005-04-23 20:08:57. |
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