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Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM

08/06/2003 02:30:43 AM · #5

Well a thank you might be in order for the 22 comments I recivied on "in the garden of Eden" wich was unfortunatly disqualified.

That should teach me to read the Rules better......

Yeah damn how many insects are there:o

ScottK

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

08/06/2003 02:42:20 AM · #6

Originally posted by irockstars:

I dunno, if you had submitted the alternate, you may have been critisized for posting a self-portrait like I was.

Not likely - in your shot it was obvious that was you taking the picture. Michele's eden shot was pretty obviously not a self portrait. If you had somehow set it so that the camera was out of the picture, you probably wouldn't have gotten many, if any, of those comments. Nice shot though, I liked it.

Originally posted by Nazgul:

What was it DQed for, spot editing to get rid of bugs? Too bad. Do you have a link to it? After so many shots, I don't recall if I saw it or not.

Message edited by author 2003-08-06 02:43:34.

Nazgul

08/06/2003 02:49:41 AM · #7

here it is
//www.zeranico.com/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=Album-4&id=e1

Got DQed 4 using "erase to history" on the Apple wich I didnt know wasnt allowed .....
Well I can only blame myself for not reading the rules

Message edited by author 2003-08-06 02:52:45.

08/06/2003 02:49:54 AM · #8

I have to say that I'm stunned with my result... it's just an insect macro! It just happened to be the most relevant pic I'd taken when I got back from holiday. Thanks for the votes and comments and placement though! I have to express surprise though as I'm much more fond of a lot of my other photos. And I thought there were plenty of insect macros in the garden challenge that blew mine away (and SO many dragonflies!).

08/06/2003 03:19:24 AM · #9

Guys, guys, GUYS!!!!!
What is wrong with you all? I've just been looking at some comments on some of my favourite pics for the garden challenge, and I can't believe how picky you've all been about relevance to the challenge!
Flowers WERE allowed, they just weren't allowed to be the main focus.
And it didn't have to be taken in the garden, it just had to be 'somehow related'. I can't believe how many excellent and relevant (IMO) photos didn't do well because of this!
Anyway, it did allow mine to get a ribbon... thanks again!

irockstars

Canon PowerShot A70

08/06/2003 03:57:06 AM · #10

Originally posted by ScottK:

Well that makes more sense. I just wish people didn't have to give such smartass comments sometimes.

08/06/2003 04:00:38 AM · #11

Originally posted by BobsterLobster:

Hey Bob - you won't believe how alien a washing line and clothes pegs is to most...
//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=31115
:)

tarique

Nikon Coolpix 5700

08/06/2003 04:01:16 AM · #12

Originally posted by Nazgul:

You are being too harsh on yourself - I like that picture very much

tarique

Nikon Coolpix 5700

08/06/2003 04:04:43 AM · #13

Originally posted by Jon Lucas:

Hey Bob - you won't believe how alien a washing line and clothes pegs is to most...
//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=31115
:)

Hmm... must be the high class snobs who dont hang their laundry in the garden to dry :0)

08/06/2003 04:04:50 AM · #14

Originally posted by Jon Lucas:

Hey Bob - you won't believe how alien a washing line and clothes pegs is to most...
//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=31115
:)

Well, where do people dry their washing in other parts of the world?!

ddsoul

Canon EOS-D60

08/06/2003 04:50:51 AM · #15

psubecker:

perhaps if you used your entry, maybe added that bitten apple next to a visible arm and hand.. with the apple on the ground, next to the hand.. and then titled it "the garden of eden". that may have been a nice shot. just a thought :)

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

08/06/2003 05:00:10 AM · #16

Originally posted by Nazgul:

here it is
//www.zeranico.com/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=Album-4&id=e1
Got DQed 4 using "erase to history" on the Apple wich I didnt know wasnt allowed .....

Qualified or not, I like the take on the challenge and the fairy tale execution. It's a nicely taken shot.

willem

Nikon D7000

08/06/2003 05:22:04 AM · #17

Could not agree more with you Michele, great macro shots amongst the winners, but that is exactly what I wanted to avoid in my own picture.

I still like my result, although it ended up at 135, and most people commented about the fake ant, but I am still happy about the twist of humour in the scene, the appeal through the colors and the technical quality of composition and DOF. Apparently what was missing was some extra appeal to the masses. Never mind, I still like it.

I like your alternate image much more than your submission. A nice view from in between the leaves, like the snake watching Eve, a good expression and really something different. Skintones maybe a bit reddish. I only got around to vote around 1/3rd of the images, and yours was not one of them, but your alternate would have gotten an 8 from me, your submission a 6.

Willem

08/06/2003 06:09:34 AM · #18

Willem, I thought your shot was full of character and humour with a great viewpoint. You'll never appeal to the masses with those qualities!! ;D

Some seriously high quality output in the Garden challenge though - time-consuming to evaluate because I wanted to comment on lots of them.

Jacko

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

08/06/2003 06:13:55 AM · #19

This was my alternate:

//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=31408

I should have entered that one. It would have saved me some frustration of getting another Purple ribbon (fifth place). lol.

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

08/06/2003 06:20:30 AM · #20

Michele, I prefer your submission shot as it leaves more to the imagination. The alternative is a bit too staged and central for me.

Konador

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

08/06/2003 06:24:01 AM · #21

My alternate entry was this one:

Anyone Home?

I didn't enter it because i didnt think it was gardeny enough. Any thoughts and comments would be greatly appreciated.

Sony DT 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Super Wide Angle Zoom

08/06/2003 06:27:42 AM · #22

Ben, that's a great garden shot. It looks like a wooden playhouse to me which I've never seen anywhere but in a garden! It's a quality shot too - I reckon that would have rate pretty high, if not higher than your submission.

JPR

Sony Alpha a55

08/06/2003 06:57:30 AM · #23

Michelle: I commented on that alternative somewhere else already (another thread, chat????). It's realy great. I liked your original but not nearly as much.

Konador: I like your alternate better too. I can see why it wouldn't be gardeny enough though, so you might have been better of with the one you submitted. That one seemed somehow unbalanced compositionally though, and the alternate is a more appealing picture outside of challenge boundaries.

Jacko: I also like your alternate better than your submission. I'm sure it wouldn't have done as well as the one you chose however, which was also excellent. I think the alternate was a lot more artistic and creative and I loved the desaturation work.

Nasgul: shame on you for not realising that the history brush is spot editing! Your photo was awesome. You created a great mood and scene and I think it would have been one of my favorite shots in the challenge, although probablly not a ribbon winner.

Others with photos posted in this thread, pardon me if i missed your entry. It is 4am and i am drunk as it is my birthday; scrolling down baffles my slow eyes.

Message edited by author 2003-08-06 06:58:57.

08/06/2003 07:39:02 AM · #24

Originally posted by Konador:

My alternate entry was this one:

Anyone Home?

I didn't enter it because i didnt think it was gardeny enough. Any thoughts and comments would be greatly appreciated.

Oh, you REALLY made the wrong choice in my opinion. I love your alternative... although the comments were hyper-picky in this challenge, so maybe you did the wise thing. Although my philosophy would be 'sod them' and put the one I prefer in.

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