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04/26/2004 05:33:41 PM · #26

To bad I used this idea already. I think this is as abstract as Iâ��ve done to date with photography. It is just a coke from Burger King, the camera stuck in the top of the paper cup, and with flash take the picture. It wasnâ��t as easy as it sounds. A lot of throwaway pics (over a hundred) to finally get it. â��Itâ�� being to my satisfaction. The coke, ice and bubbles make a nice abstract.
jm

04/26/2004 08:13:42 PM · #27

Does adding the title to explain what it is in truth detract from the score?

04/26/2004 08:34:54 PM · #28

huh?

04/26/2004 09:17:36 PM · #29

Lets say you take a picture of a monkey but it doesn't look like a monkey but in your title you say its a monkey...will you score lower?

04/26/2004 09:27:47 PM · #30

Are you trying to tell me my Ice picture looks like a Monkey? :)

04/26/2004 09:29:00 PM · #31

LOL...noooooo...but i have a photo that may not be considered "the best interest of photographic integrity" without first knowing waht it is...but that is part of abstracity

04/26/2004 09:31:13 PM · #32

Or do you have a picture of a monkey that doesnâ��t look like a monkey but you titled monkey so maybe you could get a better score, Or maybe not.

04/26/2004 09:33:06 PM · #33

that's what i mean!...so does adding its identity in the title help me or not?

Zap228

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

04/26/2004 09:38:10 PM · #34

If its an abstract photo and you mean that its actually something else besides what the photo actually is, like you made something into the shape of a monkey, then saying that it is supposed to be a monkey will help the voter know what your trying to show. Like if you made a monkey out of garbage and calld it garbage, it's just garbage. If the voter knows what you mean, then you probably will score higher.

Message edited by author 2004-04-26 21:38:34.

04/26/2004 09:39:29 PM · #35

Crap Robert, you make no sense whatsoever!

04/26/2004 09:39:55 PM · #36

Seriously I titled my Ice pic Ice because I felt people may be more inclined to accept it as a photograph if they could grasp what they were seeing. I do believe it helps to define the object in the picture for the masses to grasp, understand. I have a problem with being obtuse with my titles at times. Sometimes Iâ��m the only one to understand. It is a way I have to appear intelligent when in truth Iâ��m not.

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

04/26/2004 11:07:18 PM · #37

Would this be considered abstract?

Message edited by author 2004-04-27 05:24:28.

Neil

Fujifilm X-T30

04/27/2004 12:53:06 AM · #38

Originally posted by Jovi:

Would this be considered abstract?

Btw.. need help with posting thumbnails.

Yes, and BTW, it's wonderful.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

04/27/2004 01:05:01 AM · #39

Originally posted by Jovi:

Btw.. need help with posting thumbnails.

Find the Image_ID number which appears at the end of the photo's URL (72420 in this case). When composing your post, use the top-right button to "Insert Thumbnail" and type that number into the text field you get.

Note that if you go back to edit your post, the "thumb" links you see at first will have been "translated" into the full code sequence needed.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

04/27/2004 01:06:14 AM · #40

Originally posted by nshapiro:

Originally posted by Jovi:
Would this be considered abstract?

Btw.. need help with posting thumbnails.

Yes, and BTW, it's wonderful.

This is someone's out-take and already I'm in a hole ... oy! :)

dacrazyrn

Nikon D300

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

04/27/2004 01:27:33 AM · #41

Originally posted by Kavey:

Sadly, as I have relearned recently, it doesn't matter that some people take the time to understand or research and it doesn't even matter how the actual challenge description is worded... majority of voters will make their interpretation based on nothing more than the challenge title and their whims.

The title is not the whole thing...as above. There ARE instructions to limit this challenge.
But, unfortunately it will end as always. The voters will look at the title and GO with it. Wonder how well they did on their SAT tests in HS? I have the SAT test. See ya saturday. Top of page says SAT TEST. So they only look keep their mind set to things involving satellites. OOOPS! DIdn't read the instructions. (C:

f-32

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS II USM Lens

04/27/2004 02:31:03 AM · #42

I think THIS

is one of the most intriguing abstract photos I've seen on DPC lately!

04/27/2004 05:21:16 AM · #43

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by nshapiro:

Originally posted by Jovi:
Would this be considered abstract?

Btw.. need help with posting thumbnails.

Yes, and BTW, it's wonderful.

This is someone's out-take and already I'm in a hole ... oy! :)

LOL! Unfortunately if i do go out and try shooting it again for this challenge you'll know its by me :( ! Thanks for the tip btw GeneralE!

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

04/27/2004 05:21:43 AM · #44

Originally posted by nshapiro:

Originally posted by Jovi:
Would this be considered abstract?

Btw.. need help with posting thumbnails.

Yes, and BTW, it's wonderful.

:D Thanks!

pcody

Canon PowerShot G6

04/27/2004 06:27:50 AM · #45

Just curious, but does anyone think Jovi's picture would fall into the artwork rule? It's a pretty picture.

Canon EOS-60D

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

04/27/2004 06:36:42 AM · #46

I am not one to usually even think about abstract pictures...I am more of a "realist" I guess...so this challenge is proving very difficult for me. My question relates to Photoshop and the new rules. If you take a picture of a "real" item, then use various tools in PS to change colors, add filter(s), etc. but you don't combine images or create new elements in the photo, would that be OK? I've put a pretty lame example of what I mean below...I just don't want to bark up the wrong tree all week trying to find something to submit if it won't be eligible anyway. I don't have an eye like you guys do!

changed into this

by inverting the colors and then using the crystallize filter.

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

04/27/2004 06:47:27 AM · #47

Originally posted by pcody:

Just curious, but does anyone think Jovi's picture would fall into the artwork rule? It's a pretty picture.

Literal photographic representations of the entirety of existing works of art (including your own) are not considered acceptable submissions, however creative depictions or interpretations of "art" are permissible. This includes, but is not limited to: paintings, sculptures, photographs, drawings, computer artwork, computer monitors, and televisions. A literal representation is one which is composed in such a way as to compel the voter to rate only the work of art represented and not the artistic decisions made by the photographer (i.e., lighting, composition, background elements, etc).

Message edited by author 2004-04-27 07:08:38.

pcody

Canon PowerShot G6

04/27/2004 07:09:58 AM · #48

The reason I asked was because your whole frame is filled with their artwork, and I don't want to break any rules so this seemed like a good time to clarify what the rule means. To me it means my picture needs to be something more than someone else's artwork. But I do see how you framed it to get the best composition. I didn't mean to upset you.