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 02/11/2009 12:04:51 AM · #1
I knew there was a similiar challenge in the past. But, I see this new challenge concentrates on the Horizon being tilted...!

Tilted Challenge 1
 02/11/2009 01:59:25 AM · #2
I love tilted photo's, trouble is, knowing me, I'll try too hard and bomb!
 02/16/2009 04:52:56 AM · #3
Originally posted by Judi:
I knew there was a similiar challenge in the past. But, I see this new challenge concentrates on the Horizon being tilted...!

Tilted Challenge 1

So I take it that means you will loose points if there is no horizon in your photo!

Grrrr!
 02/17/2009 09:21:44 AM · #4
Well, since the challenge is almost over and I'm surely not going to get round to actually shooting the idea I had (I don't have a ladder :-( ), I may as well post the idea and see what people think of it, So here it is:

Take a horizon (no duh), preferably fairly flat with trees along it (we have those a lot in Holland luckily) and a ladder. Lay the ladder down somewhat parallel to the horizon, prop up the far long side, so you can actually see the spokes of the ladder. Line up the ladder with the horizon (leave the trees visible along the ladder), tilt camera and find someone to 'climb up'the horizon. Maybe make it a sunrise/sunset and fill flash the person climbing.

Wonder if anyone else had the same idea, if it's feasable and if it could even make a good picture. What do you think?
02/17/2009 09:29:01 AM · #5
Originally posted by hanneke2000:
... What do you think?

I think we'll see several variations of this, especially more so now. :-P
 02/17/2009 07:10:41 PM · #6
One thing I'll be looking for in the images which will earn my top score.... the tilt needs to be an enhancement to the scene. Something dynamic about the horizon rotation (or camera orientation) needs to be evident. It's sort of like color images converted to b&w. Some work better as a b&w, some do not. Can't be a gratuitous presentation.

Message edited by author 2009-02-17 19:11:22.
 02/17/2009 08:01:04 PM · #7
Originally posted by hahn23:
One thing I'll be looking for in the images which will earn my top score.... the tilt needs to be an enhancement to the scene. Something dynamic about the horizon rotation (or camera orientation) needs to be evident. It's sort of like color images converted to b&w. Some work better as a b&w, some do not. Can't be a gratuitous presentation.


I so agree. I shot today for this challenge and was dissapointed that all of my images seemed like they were only tilted because I didn't know how to hold a camera upright. The tilts didn't serve a purpose in composition, besides maybe to make the viewer wonder if I had a balance disorder. So I went another direction instead. ;)
 02/17/2009 08:02:02 PM · #8
Originally posted by idnic:


I so agree. I shot today for this challenge and was dissapointed that all of my images seemed like they were only tilted because I didn't know how to hold a camera upright. The tilts didn't serve a purpose in composition, besides maybe to make the viewer wonder if I had a balance disorder. So I went another direction instead. ;)


So you tilted to the left instead of the right then.....hehehehehe!!
 02/17/2009 08:04:21 PM · #9
Originally posted by Judi:
Originally posted by idnic:


I so agree. I shot today for this challenge and was dissapointed that all of my images seemed like they were only tilted because I didn't know how to hold a camera upright. The tilts didn't serve a purpose in composition, besides maybe to make the viewer wonder if I had a balance disorder. So I went another direction instead. ;)


So you tilted to the left instead of the right then.....hehehehehe!!


D'oh! You see right through me. ;)
 02/17/2009 08:09:56 PM · #10
Originally posted by hahn23:
One thing I'll be looking for in the images which will earn my top score.... the tilt needs to be an enhancement to the scene. Something dynamic about the horizon rotation (or camera orientation) needs to be evident. It's sort of like color images converted to b&w. Some work better as a b&w, some do not. Can't be a gratuitous presentation.


Yes I agree also!! A tilted image either works or it doesn't> A good one pops out at you straight away as if there could be no other way to compose that shot. On the other hand an image that has been tilted for the sake of tilting is quite awkward to look at, if you know what I mean.
 02/17/2009 08:18:39 PM · #11
and keegbow takes the blue....

BTW congrats on the yellow in "brown ribbon deja vue" for a major stretch of concept ;-)



Message edited by author 2009-02-17 20:21:33.
 02/17/2009 08:28:16 PM · #12
Originally posted by soup:
and keegbow takes the blue....

BTW congrats on the yellow in "brown ribbon deja vue" for a major stretch of concept ;-)

Great photographs prevail in the face of adversity. It enriched my life to view keegbow's image in the BROWN DJV challenge. I congratulate him on his ribbon. His pathway was clever, not devious. I bow to his accomplishment.
 02/17/2009 08:29:10 PM · #13
Originally posted by soup:
and keegbow takes the blue....

BTW congrats on the yellow in "brown ribbon deja vue" for a major stretch of concept ;-)


Thanks, I call it thinking outside the box ;-)
 02/17/2009 08:31:45 PM · #14
Originally posted by soup:
and keegbow takes the blue....


in regard to this challenge...I'm in and very happy with the shot but we all know how cruel this place can be, sometimes it's better to have low expectations.
 02/17/2009 09:48:06 PM · #15
Originally posted by hahn23:
One thing I'll be looking for in the images which will earn my top score.... the tilt needs to be an enhancement to the scene. Something dynamic about the horizon rotation (or camera orientation) needs to be evident. It's sort of like color images converted to b&w. Some work better as a b&w, some do not. Can't be a gratuitous presentation.


Originally posted by keegbow:
Yes I agree also!! A tilted image either works or it doesn't> A good one pops out at you straight away as if there could be no other way to compose that shot. On the other hand an image that has been tilted for the sake of tilting is quite awkward to look at, if you know what I mean.

Yup!

I'll third that idea......and only because that is exactly what I was going for and I think I got it.

I'll let you know in the morning!......8>)
 02/17/2009 10:35:17 PM · #16
deviation from the topic in a devious way... i'm not knocking his ribbon rank. was merely poking fun...

Originally posted by hahn23:
Great photographs prevail in the face of adversity. It enriched my life to view keegbow's image in the BROWN DJV challenge. I congratulate him on his ribbon. His pathway was clever, not devious. I bow to his accomplishment.

 02/17/2009 11:05:36 PM · #17


I'm in

02/17/2009 11:41:40 PM · #18
Originally posted by Coley:
I'm in


Wahoo!
 02/17/2009 11:42:53 PM · #19
I'm in. I'm angry about it, but I'm in.
 02/17/2009 11:56:22 PM · #20
any one ever google titled horizons............
 02/18/2009 12:29:48 AM · #21
Originally posted by Pikkel:
any one ever google titled horizons............


titled? or tilted? *could* make a difference. :)
 02/18/2009 12:40:24 AM · #22
Originally posted by karmat:
Originally posted by Pikkel:
any one ever google titled horizons............


titled? or tilted? *could* make a difference. :)


hehehe...... a big big difference ;-)
 02/18/2009 12:43:34 AM · #23
give me an f for spelling
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