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05/05/2006 08:13:29 PM · #1 |
I'm sure this has been discussed before, but hey, renewing a topic now and then ain't a bad thing. (That, and I'm hopelessly inept at using the search feature it seems.)
So what constitutes a "major element" in a photograph? Are there any guidelines? I'm just wondering if something I see as a "minor distraction" would be considered a "major element". Normally I wouldn't worry too much about it but I really don't want a DQ which would result in a penalty against my WPL team. |
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05/05/2006 08:17:14 PM · #2 |
| I predict that you will get 287 replies, but no useful guidance : ( |
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05/05/2006 08:18:59 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
I predict that you will get 287 replies, but no useful guidance : ( |
Heh. You're probably right. Can I send a picture in question to an SC member for review prior to submission? Yes, I realize it would be only an opinion and subject to change. If that's possible, how would I go about doing so? |
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05/05/2006 08:19:20 PM · #4 |
Hey, let's do this debate... and this time leave poor DrJones' nudie photo out of it. THAT is a BIG light.
Let's start from small annoyances and go upward.
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05/05/2006 08:23:29 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
Can I send a picture in question to an SC member for review prior to submission? |
Submit a Ticket via the Help > Contact menu link. Your image can be attached to that.
I always suggest you make up a new image, with your prospective entry on one side, and the resized original on the other, so we can compare them with a single image/attachment.
If you're not asking right before the challenge closes, you can usually get enough opinions to decide whether or not to submit the shot. |
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05/05/2006 08:30:56 PM · #6 |
Can I send a picture to the SC just to hear a decision on an image that is never going into a challenge?
I posted one and only got 2 SC opinions. Both opinions differed.
Message edited by author 2006-05-05 20:33:43. |
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05/05/2006 09:14:45 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
So what constitutes a "major element" in a photograph? Are there any guidelines? |
Within the context of DPC I've read that if the majority of people viewing your image would include the questionable item in their description then that would mean that it is a "major" element and cannot be removed or added to the composition.
Anything within the frame, regardless of size, could be considered a "major" element under the right unique conditions.
Overexaggerating or adding previously non-existant features into a composition could constitute a "major" element.
Rule of thumb:
If there is any question in your mind that something MIGHT be considered a "major" element, either added or removed, then seek an SC ruling at the earliest possible time.
Message edited by author 2006-05-05 21:15:55.
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05/05/2006 09:57:09 PM · #8 |
| If it gets DQ'd, then it was a major element. (Moral: when in doubt, don't clone it out.) |
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05/06/2006 05:36:48 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by nova:
If it gets DQ'd, then it was a major element. (Moral: when in doubt, don't clone it out.) |
The only rule of thumb proven to work. :(
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