The Gauntlet - Kudzu vs. KaDi - DPChallenge Forums

12/10/2005 06:02:16 PM · #1

THE MATCH-UP

THE PROGRESSION

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Round 1 Kudzu (19-6)

Round 2 Kudzu (22-2)

Round 3 KaDi (14-4)

Round 4 kudzu (13-8) _________

CONGRATULATIONS KUDZU!!!

CONTEST OVERVIEW
This is a 5 round competition of Photoshop and image enhancement skills where contestants go toe to toe. This is a digital art contest. Each contestant is given an image to work with for a maximum of 24 hours. The image can be manipulated in any manner possible (there are no rules). The only editing rule the contestants must follow is: The image at the beginning of the round must at least be identifiable after editing.

Once edits are completed, the image is posted for voting. Contestants are not allowed to vote on a match-up they are participating in. Only the first 25 votes counts. Voting must be done on the provided voting page to be counted. Once voting begins, the contestants e-mail each other the uncompressed versions of their entry. At the end of voting, the winning image becomes the image to be edited for the next round. The contestant who wins the most rounds wins the competition.

When voting, please do so on the provided page. Votes placed on the image or in this thread will not be counted. This thread is to be used for contest updates, and trash-talking, not voting. The images are being stored in my portfolio and will likely be deleted at some point so any comments placed on the images (although appreciated) will probably be temporary

I have a wife, baby, and job so the contest may experience some delays from time to time. I have tried to organize it in a way that makes it easy for me to update, so I promise I will make every effort to keep things moving.

I will keep the updates in this original post to make it easier for everyone to follow the progress without having to scroll through all of the posts.

Please PM me with any questions you may have about this contest.

Message edited by author 2005-12-13 20:34:18.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

12/10/2005 08:05:57 PM · #2

well... round 2 is all over but the shouting...

i suppose i should shoot something for candlelight and the speed challenge before round 3...

wewillexplore

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

12/10/2005 08:07:54 PM · #3

Ouch 17-1 so far. :(

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

12/10/2005 08:29:36 PM · #4

Originally posted by mavrik:

Ouch 17-1 so far. :(

the ouch is the number of pm's i'm going to have to send to other members for what i've done to their images...

DrAchoo

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

12/10/2005 08:52:27 PM · #5

Man, I thought these were both excellent. But the naked dude probably did it. :)

12/10/2005 09:23:22 PM · #6

Need one more vote to close!

12/10/2005 09:26:34 PM · #7

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Man, I thought these were both excellent. But the naked dude probably did it. :)

i laughed my head off when i first saw KaDi's photo... i never expected the results would be so one sided...

DjFenzl

12/10/2005 09:30:10 PM · #8

Originally posted by Palmetto_Pixels:

Need one more vote to close!

Why? Once it's impossible for a photo to win why continue voting, shouldn't we just move on to keep it rolling?

Take 20 votes but if someone gets to 11 the round is over.

12/10/2005 09:36:02 PM · #9

Originally posted by megatherian:

Originally posted by Palmetto_Pixels:
Need one more vote to close!

Why? Once it's impossible for a photo to win why continue voting, shouldn't we just move on to keep it rolling?

Take 20 votes but if someone gets to 11 the round is over.

True, but in an even numbered round competition, it could come down to total single votes (and we do have one of those cooking)... You're right, it doesn't matter in this match-up because there are 5 rounds. Sorry, got a little confused.

12/12/2005 07:14:42 AM · #10

Round 3 has begun!

12/12/2005 09:59:02 AM · #11

Originally posted by Palmetto_Pixels:

Round 3 has begun!

come one folks... we need some more votes...

12/12/2005 11:26:25 AM · #12

Originally posted by kudzu:

come one folks... we need some more votes...

What the old man said. More votes, please.

12/12/2005 01:46:44 PM · #13

10 more needed

12/12/2005 02:42:39 PM · #14

14-4 as it stands... need a few more votes to make it official...

good work KaDi... way to steal my stratigy, though i see you needed to go beyond implied nudity to actualy nekkidness to beat me...

;)

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

12/12/2005 02:44:12 PM · #15

Looks like KaDi pulled it off (13 votes is enough for a win)! On to round 4.

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

12/12/2005 02:47:13 PM · #16

Way to go KaDi. I'd like to see this go the distance - great stuff from both sides!

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm f/4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

12/12/2005 02:54:46 PM · #17

AWW, Kadi, what a BRILLIANT comeback move! I bow before you! I love JJ-in-the-moon!

R.

12/12/2005 02:57:06 PM · #18

Originally posted by bear_music:

AWW, Kadi, what a BRILLIANT comeback move! I bow before you! I love JJ-in-the-moon!

R.

TY, TY!

12/12/2005 02:58:03 PM · #19

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

Way to go KaDi. I'd like to see this go the distance - great stuff from both sides!

And just how far do you want me to take this nudity thing?
WAIT! No! Don't answer that! =)

12/12/2005 02:59:38 PM · #20

Originally posted by kudzu:

I'm trying to learn as fast as I can...!
PM me your left-over ideas, please.
(File will be on its way shortly.)

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

12/13/2005 11:05:45 AM · #21

hum hum hum hum
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hum hum hum hum HUM
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hum hum hum hum
hum hum hum
HUM
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hump
bon bong

(sing along with me, everybody!)

Rikki

Canon EOS-20D

12/13/2005 11:25:23 AM · #22

Wow! I didn't even see this last edit by Kadi! First, my head was severed by DocAchoo. Then came the mesmeraj vs wonderbread battle where I pulled a mermaid act and now I wake up to this... lightning up my arse :)

LOVE IT!

Message edited by author 2005-12-13 11:36:00.

mesmeraj

12/13/2005 11:27:31 AM · #23

you did email us your photo for manipulation rikki...

Rikki

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

12/13/2005 11:31:38 AM · #24

Originally posted by mesmeraj:

you did email us your photo for manipulation rikki...

Hehehehehe I asked for it :) LOL!