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09/05/2006 02:31:24 PM · #51 |
Originally posted by kdsprog:
My one and only ever "single tree" shot. Would something like this be DNMC because of the people? |
Holy moley, I hope not or we're gonna get a lot of boring photographs. The good shots are gonna have a single tree but also have that tree involved in something interesting. You might as well ask if it's DNMC because of the clouds.
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09/05/2006 02:36:46 PM · #52 |
Originally posted by faidoi:
Originally posted by kosmikkreeper:
This wouldn't be DPC legal but I really love this shot! :-)
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I think that is possible the most downloaded stock image around :) |
Hehehehehe! Ya, I've made a few $$ off of it. ;-)
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09/05/2006 02:38:57 PM · #53 |
Originally posted by messerschmitt:
Originally posted by ursula:
A "single tree" in BC is just plain impossible. No such thing as a single tree. |
u going to need a chainsaw maybe;) |
Shhhh! I've thought about it :)))) |
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09/05/2006 02:42:53 PM · #54 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by ursula:
A "single tree" in BC is just plain impossible. No such thing as a single tree. |
You can always get "up close and personal" with your subject ...
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Yeah...
But would it bomb like I'm thinking it would?
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09/05/2006 02:45:22 PM · #55 |
Originally posted by saracat:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by ursula:
A "single tree" in BC is just plain impossible. No such thing as a single tree. |
You can always get "up close and personal" with your subject ...
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Yeah...
But would it bomb like I'm thinking it would? |
If I submitted it, yeah, but if Ursula submits it I'd predict a 6.8 minimum ... : ) |
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09/05/2006 02:52:42 PM · #56 |
Originally posted by levyj413:
My prediction:
150 trees in the lower left or lower right corner, with dramatic weather/sunsets/dawns behind them.
30 trees against a distant background (canyons, ocean, etc.)
50 trees against a pure blue sky
30 trees with cute kids leaning against them or hanging from them
20 trees full of birds
3 trees with a dog relieving himself
10 stumps
29 closeups of bark, many with bugs
5 shots getting cute with the word "tree" (a 3, a shoe tree, etc.)
15 flowers that grow on trees
3 trees with naked women draped around them, lounging near them, or hanging upside down from them
2 blank rectangles of solid color from  charliebaker and others
Now to find something not in one of the above categories. :) |
Mine fit in more than one of those catagories! ROFL
Its unique and I predict it will bomb. But I don't care!
I like thinking outside the box and if I get stuck with 5.0 on all of my images for it. So be it! |
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09/05/2006 02:58:27 PM · #57 |
Originally posted by Tlemetry:
Mine fit in more than one of those catagories! ROFL
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3 naked women with the word TREE painted across their breasts rubbing against tree bark while a dog relieves itself on 15 flowers (the whole scene being centered on the lower right 3rds intersection)?
I think we have a winner here. |
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09/05/2006 03:09:56 PM · #58 |
Originally posted by levyj413:
Originally posted by idnic:
Oh geez, Langdon! This sounds uhm.... monotonous. :/ |
LOL. My reaction exactly, at least initially.
That is, trees can beautiful subjects, but my eyes will be bleeding after voting on hundreds of them.
My prediction:
150 trees in the lower left or lower right corner, with dramatic weather/sunsets/dawns behind them.
30 trees against a distant background (canyons, ocean, etc.)
50 trees against a pure blue sky
30 trees with cute kids leaning against them or hanging from them
20 trees full of birds
3 trees with a dog relieving himself
10 stumps
29 closeups of bark, many with bugs
5 shots getting cute with the word "tree" (a 3, a shoe tree, etc.)
15 flowers that grow on trees
3 trees with naked women draped around them, lounging near them, or hanging upside down from them
2 blank rectangles of solid color from charliebaker and others
Now to find something not in one of the above categories. :) |
I'm glad you posted that. I expect the ribbon winners to be among that group but it helps to gauge what others think is less original/creative. Btw, don't forget to add models with angel wings to that group. :P
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09/05/2006 03:29:28 PM · #59 |
Originally posted by Tlemetry:
Its unique and I predict it will bomb. But I don't care!
I like thinking outside the box and if I get stuck with 5.0 on all of my images for it. So be it! |
Whooo! Yay! |
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09/05/2006 03:30:36 PM · #60 |
Originally posted by elsapo:
If only I could go to Ecuador to re-shoot this hundred year old tree
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Wonder what "Lechero" means?
Hmmmm, my leetle spanish to english book sez: Milkman, dairyman. Hmmmmmmmmmm.
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09/05/2006 03:31:11 PM · #61 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by saracat:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by ursula:
A "single tree" in BC is just plain impossible. No such thing as a single tree. |
You can always get "up close and personal" with your subject ...
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Yeah...
But would it bomb like I'm thinking it would? |
If I submitted it, yeah, but if Ursula submits it I'd predict a 6.8 minimum ... : ) |
Hmmmm .... 6.8? Promise? I can do a bunch like this. Maybe spray some water on it, shallow DOF, use a CD for reflector, hmmmm. :) |
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09/05/2006 03:33:35 PM · #62 |
| I promise nothing with regard to DPC voters. |
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09/05/2006 07:49:58 PM · #63 |
Maybe this person will enter.
It was their only challenge entry.
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09/05/2006 07:59:19 PM · #64 |
It snows in central california in September. Sure it does. ;)
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09/05/2006 09:48:07 PM · #65 |
Originally posted by davyaldy:
Do you think blurring the background would be widely accepted, so as to make the single tree stand out? |
Anyone want to answer? |
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09/05/2006 10:27:05 PM · #66 |
Originally posted by Larus:
This challenge is a bloody conspiracy against Icelanders, everyone knows that less than 1% of Iceland is covered in trees and those barely reach over the waist of the average Icelander, this particular Icelander included...
I guess I am just going to have to improvise to take the blue ribbon in this challenge, muahahahahaha! :P |
Do you know anyone with a cool Bonsai? |
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09/05/2006 10:50:24 PM · #67 |
Originally posted by davyaldy:
Originally posted by davyaldy:
Do you think blurring the background would be widely accepted, so as to make the single tree stand out? |
Anyone want to answer? |
IMO - only if done well, not much of an answer but it pretty much boils down to that. Do it well, people will throw accolades - do it poorly and people will Roseinate a poor selective oof.
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09/05/2006 11:14:02 PM · #68 |
Originally posted by alfresco:
Originally posted by davyaldy:
Originally posted by davyaldy:
Do you think blurring the background would be widely accepted, so as to make the single tree stand out? |
Anyone want to answer? |
IMO - only if done well, not much of an answer but it pretty much boils down to that. Do it well, people will throw accolades - do it poorly and people will Roseinate a poor selective oof. |
If it's "Bokeh" and not obviously "blurred" it should do better -- shoot with an open aperture and as much distance as possible between subject and background.
Originally posted by Caitlyn:
Do you know anyone with a cool Bonsai? |
In the East Bay area I do ... |
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09/05/2006 11:28:43 PM · #69 |
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09/05/2006 11:29:23 PM · #70 |
Originally posted by levyj413:
[quote=idnic] Oh geez, Langdon! This sounds uhm.... monotonous. :/ |
LOL. My reaction exactly, at least initially.
That is, trees can beautiful subjects, but my eyes will be bleeding after voting on hundreds of them.
My prediction:
150 trees in the lower left or lower right corner, with dramatic weather/sunsets/dawns behind them.
30 trees against a distant background (canyons, ocean, etc.)
50 trees against a pure blue sky
30 trees with cute kids leaning against them or hanging from them
20 trees full of birds
3 trees with a dog relieving himself
10 stumps
29 closeups of bark, many with bugs
5 shots getting cute with the word "tree" (a 3, a shoe tree, etc.)
15 flowers that grow on trees
3 trees with naked women draped around them, lounging near them, or hanging upside down from them
2 blank rectangles of solid color from charliebaker and others
And a partridge in a pear tree. |
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09/06/2006 09:49:32 PM · #71 |
| a tree challenge, right as i leave this place for my break? ive never seen more amazing trees than out here! truly, there is no justice in the world... |
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09/09/2006 09:09:14 AM · #72 |
| I have an idea for this one, but don't know if I can pull it off. Plus it's out of the box, and most of the voters lately want stock stuff. |
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09/09/2006 10:22:00 AM · #73 |
Mine is a bit out of the box, too. It has a unique editing idea which will probably get the score down around 4.8, but I don't care because I am in to experimentation at this point, and doing some odd sort of techniques. Perfect example was my free study. I used a fogmaker filter and created a very unique mood. Didn't do well, but that is okay. I like it and that is all that counts.Originally posted by Jutilda:
I have an idea for this one, but don't know if I can pull it off. Plus it's out of the box, and most of the voters lately want stock stuff. |
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09/09/2006 07:00:39 PM · #74 |
I haven't entered but I've been thinking about the challenge.
Remember back to the Fireworks challenge and how old simple starburst shots got. The winners as I recall had context in their shots.
I'm thinking that one lone tree after another may get equally boring and that we might all find relief from context in a photo.
Just thinking out loud.
Now back to your regular programming. |
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09/09/2006 07:12:32 PM · #75 |
Originally posted by cloudsme:
Originally posted by levyj413:
[quote=idnic] Oh geez, Langdon! This sounds uhm.... monotonous. :/ |
LOL. My reaction exactly, at least initially.
That is, trees can beautiful subjects, but my eyes will be bleeding after voting on hundreds of them.
My prediction:
150 trees in the lower left or lower right corner, with dramatic weather/sunsets/dawns behind them.
30 trees against a distant background (canyons, ocean, etc.)
50 trees against a pure blue sky
30 trees with cute kids leaning against them or hanging from them
20 trees full of birds
3 trees with a dog relieving himself
10 stumps
29 closeups of bark, many with bugs
5 shots getting cute with the word "tree" (a 3, a shoe tree, etc.)
15 flowers that grow on trees
3 trees with naked women draped around them, lounging near them, or hanging upside down from them
2 blank rectangles of solid color from charliebaker and others
And a partridge in a pear tree. |
Don't forget infra-red |
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