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12/17/2008 02:08:07 AM · #1 |
Tagging along with a recent forum thread ("Time to get rid of borders?") what do you think of the recent rise of using TOP/BOTTOM THICK BORDERS? DPC homepage currently carries 3 of 9 ribbon winners with this border design. Look back a few months and you'll find just nine winners out of 159 using the Top/Bottom Border, just 5% of ribbon winners.
As far as I can tell, we have yet to see a "portrait" layout photo that uses a LEFT-SIDE/RIGHT-SIDE THICK BLACK BORDER. Who will be the first to ribbon with such a "radical" border design? Be the first kid on your block to go THICKBLACKBORDERONTWOSIDESONLY. Join the growing DPC fad of surrounding your photos with thick bushy eyebrows. Black facial photo hair is in this winter.
My own view of this Top/Bottom Thick Black Border is three-fold:
1) The TOP/BOTTOM border draws a lot of attention to itself, simply because it is unusual, seldom found in framing in the whole history of art/photographic framing (as far as I have seen at least).
2) IMHO, the THICK BLACK border acts as a vise-grip, seeming to squeeze the frame of the photo, forcing a narrowing of the photo upon the viewer.
3) Judging from the 30% success rate on the current homepage, the TOP/BOTTOM THICK BLACK border may be your ticket into ribbonland. |
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12/17/2008 02:12:27 AM · #2 |
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Message edited by author 2008-12-17 02:14:00. |
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12/17/2008 02:20:51 AM · #3 |
| It's just letterbox...16:9... 1.85:1..etc. aspect ratio...widescreen..lol |
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12/17/2008 04:37:59 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by tfarrell23:
It's just letterbox...16:9... 1.85:1..etc. aspect ratio...widescreen..lol |
That's how I see it as well. Makes it look cutting edge and familiar.
Fads come & go. They always keep things interesting. |
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12/17/2008 04:47:32 AM · #5 |
| I wouldn't do it to a decent photo. |
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12/17/2008 04:52:36 AM · #6 |
| I use the wide top and bottom border quite a bit and I like it for some images. Get criticised for it too... |
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12/17/2008 05:15:12 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by hotpasta:
I use the wide top and bottom border quite a bit and I like it for some images. Get criticised for it too... |
It's got you a few ribbons too Enzo! Though it may have a little to do with the actual photos, can't make a silk purse from a sows ear, its hasn't worked so well for mine in the past :) |
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12/17/2008 07:13:12 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by millsa:
Originally posted by hotpasta:
I use the wide top and bottom border quite a bit and I like it for some images. Get criticised for it too... |
It's got you a few ribbons too Enzo! Though it may have a little to do with the actual photos, can't make a silk purse from a sows ear, its hasn't worked so well for mine in the past :) |
I think it works well for some images... |
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12/17/2008 08:58:16 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Originally posted by tfarrell23:
It's just letterbox...16:9... 1.85:1..etc. aspect ratio...widescreen..lol |
That's how I see it as well. Makes it look cutting edge and familiar. ... |
Yep - My take also. It's not applicable to just any photo, and looks out of place if applied to a 4:3 ratio image IMO. |
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12/17/2008 09:35:16 AM · #10 |
I use it alot too, I just like the way it looks.
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12/17/2008 10:50:02 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by hotpasta:
I use the wide top and bottom border quite a bit and I like it for some images. Get criticized for it too... |
ditto... and double ditto b/c I got the idea from you! :P ... I use it to 'square up' for Panorama type shots that would otherwise look awkward (IMO) as they don't have a lot of pixels in them and the grey dpc background distracts from them. |
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12/17/2008 10:57:00 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by Mick:
I wouldn't do it to a decent photo. |
Not a problem for me... I don't do decent photos.
Seriously, I'd go with the latest fad viewpoint.
After awhile, it will turn into a cliche as people add it to almost any image they produce, and it will do more harm than good to the scores, from that day forward.
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12/17/2008 11:05:47 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by charliebaker:
Tagging along with a recent forum thread ("Time to get rid of borders?") what do you think of the recent rise of using TOP/BOTTOM THICK BORDERS? DPC homepage currently carries 3 of 9 ribbon winners with this border design. Look back a few months and you'll find just nine winners out of 159 using the Top/Bottom Border, just 5% of ribbon winners.
As far as I can tell, we have yet to see a "portrait" layout photo that uses a LEFT-SIDE/RIGHT-SIDE THICK BLACK BORDER. Who will be the first to ribbon with such a "radical" border design? Be the first kid on your block to go THICKBLACKBORDERONTWOSIDESONLY. Join the growing DPC fad of surrounding your photos with thick bushy eyebrows. Black facial photo hair is in this winter.
My own view of this Top/Bottom Thick Black Border is three-fold:
1) The TOP/BOTTOM border draws a lot of attention to itself, simply because it is unusual, seldom found in framing in the whole history of art/photographic framing (as far as I have seen at least).
2) IMHO, the THICK BLACK border acts as a vise-grip, seeming to squeeze the frame of the photo, forcing a narrowing of the photo upon the viewer.
3) Judging from the 30% success rate on the current homepage, the TOP/BOTTOM THICK BLACK border may be your ticket into ribbonland. |
:)
I added a left/right thick border to my portrait oriented entry and then removed it as it looked too odd :)
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12/17/2008 11:13:32 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by AP:
... I use it to 'square up' for Panorama type shots that would otherwise look awkward (IMO) as they don't have a lot of pixels in them and the grey dpc background distracts from them. |
Wouldn't it be nice to have the option to display your challenge entry on a black DPC background? White sometimes too. Make it a user choice when submitting a challenge entry. |
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12/17/2008 11:14:34 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Originally posted by AP:
... I use it to 'square up' for Panorama type shots that would otherwise look awkward (IMO) as they don't have a lot of pixels in them and the grey dpc background distracts from them. |
Wouldn't it be nice to have the option to display your challenge entry on a black DPC background? White sometimes too. Make it a user choice when submitting a challenge entry. |
Yes it would. Great suggestion. |
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12/17/2008 11:17:58 AM · #16 |
Originally posted by Jac:
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Originally posted by AP:
... I use it to 'square up' for Panorama type shots that would otherwise look awkward (IMO) as they don't have a lot of pixels in them and the grey dpc background distracts from them. |
Wouldn't it be nice to have the option to display your challenge entry on a black DPC background? White sometimes too. Make it a user choice when submitting a challenge entry. |
Yes it would. Great suggestion. |
Thanks. Maybe you could "bump" this thread then? :-D I wish we could... |
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12/17/2008 11:44:19 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Originally posted by Jac:
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Originally posted by AP:
... I use it to 'square up' for Panorama type shots that would otherwise look awkward (IMO) as they don't have a lot of pixels in them and the grey dpc background distracts from them. |
Wouldn't it be nice to have the option to display your challenge entry on a black DPC background? White sometimes too. Make it a user choice when submitting a challenge entry. |
Yes it would. Great suggestion. |
Thanks. Maybe you could "bump" this thread then? :-D I wish we could... |
Done. |
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12/17/2008 11:52:15 AM · #18 |
Originally posted by Jac:
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Originally posted by Jac:
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Originally posted by AP:
... I use it to 'square up' for Panorama type shots that would otherwise look awkward (IMO) as they don't have a lot of pixels in them and the grey dpc background distracts from them. |
Wouldn't it be nice to have the option to display your challenge entry on a black DPC background? White sometimes too. Make it a user choice when submitting a challenge entry. |
Yes it would. Great suggestion. |
Thanks. Maybe you could "bump" this thread then? :-D I wish we could... |
Done. |
Cool. Thanks!
Now...what was this thread about again? :-) Oh - yah, Borders. I like borders...usually. |
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12/17/2008 12:08:06 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by charliebaker:
Be the first kid on your block to go THICKBLACKBORDERONTWOSIDESONLY. Join the growing DPC fad of surrounding your photos with thick bushy eyebrows. Black facial photo hair is in this winter. |
 yanko went one step further and gave us a thick on only one side border. He did, however, get DQ'd for his troubles.
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12/17/2008 12:08:25 PM · #20 |
only two times so far that i used one as you describe it:
this one looked weird without any border bottom/top.
and this one won me my first ribbon, i think it really works here because the elements at the top and bottom of the image are cropped, so it's good to have something that holds the compostion together, plus it was the movie titles challenge, so the choice was quite obvious.
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12/17/2008 12:10:56 PM · #21 |
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12/17/2008 12:15:56 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by Mephisto:
however i loved this one of his:
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Thanks for pointing this shot out - a new favorite for me! |
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12/17/2008 01:39:47 PM · #23 |
Then there's this masterpiece of mine, which was validated...
Took "bad taste" in borders to a whole new level, I believe...
R.
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12/17/2008 02:03:22 PM · #24 |
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12/17/2008 02:38:51 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Then there's this masterpiece of mine, which was validated...
Took "bad taste" in borders to a whole new level, I believe...
R. |
Not even in the same ZIP Code ...
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Yeah, but I did the crooked border BEFORE you did. You are plagiarizing me, dude. The other one's just in bad taste, can't copyright that :-)
xo, R
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