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06/20/2005 01:54:38 PM · #51

Hmmm, I am having a hard time voting on these because I thought the challenge was to vote on something that we would not see in this world. However, many pictures are, um, of things you do see in this world.

Anyone else having the same trouble?

CreativeFlyPhoto

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

06/20/2005 01:56:40 PM · #52

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I'm doing better than i thought - woohoo

khdoss

Nikon D300

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon

06/20/2005 01:57:59 PM · #53

well to be honest everything that is photographed here is a picture from here... so needless to say the challenge is not possible. I am voting on creativity.

srdanz

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

06/20/2005 01:59:20 PM · #54

Originally posted by inspir8tion:

The challenge does not say to photograph "something that you would not see in this world" It says to photograph "something that you may see in a world beyond our own"

Quite a difference, you must admit!

Edit to add: a photo of a McDonalds would be quite in order, I should add, as it is the first thing that earthlings would establish beyond the outer limits... JK

Message edited by author 2005-06-20 14:01:43.

Dr.Confuser

Nikon D800

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

06/20/2005 02:02:36 PM · #55

Originally posted by inspir8tion:

Yes. But by definition, all photos are taken of something you can see in this world. I think the key is whether a photo shows you something in the world that could be fantasy. Think of a fantasy movie. Film exposed to real world (CG aside) but still creates the illusion of fantasy. Suggest voting on the illusion the photo creates ... plus all the technical photographic stuff like focus, DOF, composition, etc.

06/20/2005 02:04:45 PM · #56

Originally posted by Digital Quixote:

Originally posted by inspir8tion:
Hmmm, I am having a hard time voting on these because I thought the challenge was to vote on something that we would not see in this world. However, many pictures are, um, of things you do see in this world.

Anyone else having the same trouble?

Yes. But by definition, all photos are taken of something you can see in this world. I think the key is whether a photo shows you something in the world that could be fantasy. Think of a fantasy movie. Film exposed to real world (CG aside) but still creates the illusion of fantasy. Suggest voting on the illusion the photo creates ... plus all the technical photographic stuff like focus, DOF, composition, etc.

Thanks, this is really helpful!

06/20/2005 02:06:51 PM · #57

Originally posted by inspir8tion:

Chinabun

Canon PowerShot SD990 IS

06/20/2005 02:08:57 PM · #58

cow dung thats so funny!!!

Originally posted by glad2badad:

A 'Fantasy World' doesn't have to exclude items that can be seen in this world. For example - someone could have a 'Fantasy World' where cars run on cow dung - the image shows someone shoveling piles of it into a container labeled 'fuel' on a car, in a cow pasture, with cows visible in the background. Another example - A 'Fantasy World' where nobody goes without food - no starvation. etc...

These can be 'Fantasy Worlds' WITH items that are SEEN on this world.

Originally posted by inspir8tion:
Hmmm, I am having a hard time voting on these because I thought the challenge was to vote on something that we would not see in this world. However, many pictures are, um, of things you do see in this world.

Anyone else having the same trouble?

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

06/20/2005 02:10:47 PM · #59

Well, I was going to say horse poopie, but figured that wasn't quite as realistic. More cows out there you know.

Can you tell I have 3 kids? ;^)

Originally posted by queanbeez:

cow dung thats so funny!!!

scuds

Canon EOS-30D

06/20/2005 02:13:23 PM · #60

Originally posted by inspir8tion:

Originally posted by Digital Quixote:

Originally posted by inspir8tion:
Hmmm, I am having a hard time voting on these because I thought the challenge was to vote on something that we would not see in this world. However, many pictures are, um, of things you do see in this world.

Anyone else having the same trouble?

Yes. But by definition, all photos are taken of something you can see in this world. I think the key is whether a photo shows you something in the world that could be fantasy. Think of a fantasy movie. Film exposed to real world (CG aside) but still creates the illusion of fantasy. Suggest voting on the illusion the photo creates ... plus all the technical photographic stuff like focus, DOF, composition, etc.

Thanks, this is really helpful!

Fantasy is something we could imagine, cz if we could see it wouldn't be fantasy, it'd be reality! It's obvious we need to shoot something in our world. Needeless to say no1 can go to diff worlds to shoot something that meets fantasy! But, c'mon, a blurry flower is not quite what I call fantasy!

To me the images that best meets the challenge description are these ones:

and this one

Take a look at the fairy tales challenge: those are really good examples!
Challenge: Fairy Tales
I see no diff to this challenge, except that it narrows down the subjcet a bit, but it still is fantasy!

mystical_princess

Canon EOS-5D

06/20/2005 02:16:44 PM · #61

Scuds I totally agree with you, when I heard Fantasy Challenge those two images came right to my mind.

06/20/2005 02:25:30 PM · #62

Originally posted by scuds:

Originally posted by inspir8tion:

Originally posted by Digital Quixote:

Originally posted by inspir8tion:
Hmmm, I am having a hard time voting on these because I thought the challenge was to vote on something that we would not see in this world. However, many pictures are, um, of things you do see in this world.

Anyone else having the same trouble?

Yes. But by definition, all photos are taken of something you can see in this world. I think the key is whether a photo shows you something in the world that could be fantasy. Think of a fantasy movie. Film exposed to real world (CG aside) but still creates the illusion of fantasy. Suggest voting on the illusion the photo creates ... plus all the technical photographic stuff like focus, DOF, composition, etc.

Thanks, this is really helpful!

Fantasy is something we could imagine, cz if we could see it wouldn't be fantasy, it'd be reality! It's obvious we need to shoot something in our world. Needeless to say no1 can go to diff worlds to shoot something that meets fantasy! But, c'mon, a blurry flower is not quite what I call fantasy!

To me the images that best meets the challenge description are these ones:
and this one

Take a look at the fairy tales challenge: those are really good examples!
Challenge: Fairy Tales
I see no diff to this challenge, except that it narrows down the subjcet a bit, but it still is fantasy!

That is excellent advice. I was going to put this picture in:

but decided it wasn't quite "something that you may see in a world beyond our own" If I had put this in, what would your reaction have been?

06/20/2005 02:42:52 PM · #63

Ummmm...reaction? Take a closer look of course! ;^)

Originally posted by inspir8tion:

That is excellent advice. I was going to put this picture in: but decided it wasn't quite "something that you may see in a world beyond our own" If I had put this in, what would your reaction have been?

06/20/2005 03:34:28 PM · #64

;) What rating would you have given it for the fantasy challenge?

Originally posted by glad2badad:

Ummmm...reaction? Take a closer look of course! ;^)

Originally posted by inspir8tion:
That is excellent advice. I was going to put this picture in: but decided it wasn't quite "something that you may see in a world beyond our own" If I had put this in, what would your reaction have been?

Caltrop

Panasonic DMC-FZ20

06/20/2005 03:41:47 PM · #65

79 votes
Aveage 4.3 ungh!
my second challenge and I don't pretend to understand photoshop.
What I do have to say is that the FANTASY idea is tough to interpret. There are some amazing photos of truly fantastical things outside of our world. Do we vote on the idea? The picture? The Overall? - do we take into consideration that there is a photo we don't feel is fantasy orriented but is a good photo? - I think I should have stayed out of this one. However having said all of that - this is a place to learn so critiques are good and I don't have a singel comment after 79 votes. I tried to comment on some and I understand what it takes to comment on photos you don't necessarily like. How do you come across as not being mean when you don't like a photo? As many people do not necessarily like mine????????????

Anyway I am enjoying myself and am trying to teach myself how to take better photos.

Good luck all

06/20/2005 03:59:25 PM · #66

5, maybe a 6. Couple of distractions from a critique perspective.
1) The background color doesn't compliment the photo. White a better choice maybe? Hair would get lost on black.
2) There's a piece of paper (?) behind the scroll work of the guitar face? At least that's what it looks like to me.

Have anymore? ;^) Actually, probably should save that for another thread. Can you say hijack?

Originally posted by inspir8tion:

;) What rating would you have given it for the fantasy challenge

SandyP

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM

06/20/2005 04:10:19 PM · #67

Maybe it's just me, but I'm really surprised at reading through this thread at how low the scores are because I think there are some of the most amazing special effect photos I've seen that very much look like a fantasy world. Someone earlier said this has been the funnest challenge to vote on. I agree. I'm giving out 9's and 10's right and left.

I say GOOD JOB to everyone who entered this one, because I think the pictures are really cool!

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

06/20/2005 04:16:33 PM · #68

oooh-oooh! Pick me, pick me! ;^)

Originally posted by SandyP:

...I'm giving out 9's and 10's right and left.

SandyP

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM

06/20/2005 04:25:08 PM · #69

Originally posted by glad2badad:

oooh-oooh! Pick me, pick me! ;^)

I probably did :)

scuds

Canon EOS-30D

06/20/2005 04:36:30 PM · #70

Originally posted by SandyP:

Originally posted by glad2badad:
oooh-oooh! Pick me, pick me! ;^)

I probably did :)

If a pic deserves it, why not give it?!?

Stagolee

Kodak Easyshare C180

Canon EF 50mm f1.2L

06/20/2005 05:05:29 PM · #71

The entries are droping now down to 148. Looks like the SC have had a few DQ request.

SJCarter

Canon EOS-7D

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

06/20/2005 05:22:14 PM · #72

This was a very interesting & difficult challenge. IMHO, the front runners leave the rest of us in the dust.

There were a number of us (I'm afraid that I may be included in this group :*( that attempted to extrapolate too much from our own imagination - and that it didn't transfer very well to our final images.

I'm hanging at about a 4.8 with only 1 comment (albeit a helpful one). Oh well, live and learn, right??? I'm prepping for my Leading Lines II entry now; hoping to better my best score to date! Sometimes I think I'm taking one step forward and two steps back!

Just my 2 cents... :-)

Jimmy

Message edited by author 2005-06-20 17:23:57.

scuds

Canon EOS-30D

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

06/20/2005 05:34:32 PM · #73

I wonder how many ppl see "what" I photographed, in a daily basis. It's not something "out of this world" but, ppl also "dream" of the past, of traditions, as a fantasy! But I think ppl can't see that hehe! well.....
Also at high 4s and 1 comment

trnqlty