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11/11/2008 07:12:31 PM · #51
Originally posted by chromeydome:

Yes--per the original plan, the group now has to agree on which three of those to select.

(marking my calendar for 1st qtr 09 to check back and see if agreement has been reached :-)


Might want to repost who the "group" is, i was last posted up a while ago. Any additions? Like me for example? I'm OK with it if not, BTW, just don't know if I'm involved or not :-)

R.
11/11/2008 07:29:27 PM · #52
Originally posted by Hot_Pixel:


The members of this group is:
Hot_Pixel
eva2k0
rlewis
yospiff
NikonJeb
cpanaioti
salmiakki
smichener
pixelpig
colorcarnival
onesaint
nshapiro
mchalmers
smudgeSMJ
JMart
Melethia
GeneralE
kirbic
stevieian
zeuszen
bergiekat
cryan
bspurgeon
posthumous

Please let me know if I missed you from the origional thread. Also, people who want to follow this thread, I will allow some posts from outside this group, but please be considerate to the photographers photo that we are evaluating and the people within this group.


Hotpixel hasn't been around so probably hasn't had a chance to update the list lately.
11/11/2008 08:23:59 PM · #53
Originally posted by GeneralE:

I'm sincere of my offer of serving up my Free Study entry for dissection -- I just missed the Brown this time, and "composition, technicals ..." seem to have had much to do with that.


If your image is up for discussion, then I would take it to mean you can't join in the discussion to defend it or explain it. If you do, then the discussion would be about you rather than your photo.
11/11/2008 08:27:01 PM · #54
Originally posted by cpanaioti:

Originally posted by Hot_Pixel:


Here are your random numbers:

115
185
300
282
340
361
334
32
5
3


What happened to using these random choices from the freestudy?


To get this show on the road why don't we just start at the top and work our way down. The first image up would be the one in 115th place in the free study.

Any objections?
11/11/2008 08:38:15 PM · #55
Are we doing 10 now? I was under the impression we were doing 3. If were doing 3, lets just grab the 3 closest to first / middle / last. and do one at a time!
11/11/2008 08:50:30 PM · #56
Originally posted by Hot_Pixel:


The way that we will approach the images, is we as a group will pick a challenge that is currently in voting, I will create a random number generator that I will be able to provide a maximum number of entries to and we will allow it to choose 10 images from that particular challenge. The group will then pick a minimum of 3 of these images and try to evaluate it here in the thread and this will be how we form our discussion of each photo to better understand them. We can also talk about the actual latest challenges in the entry process to make more people understand the "whats expected" from the challenge.


boldface added after the fact....
11/11/2008 08:53:34 PM · #57
Originally posted by onesaint:

Are we doing 10 now? I was under the impression we were doing 3. If were doing 3, lets just grab the 3 closest to first / middle / last. and do one at a time!


works for me

though I would be more comfortable if Hot_Pixel bought off on it :-)
11/11/2008 09:23:03 PM · #58
Well, if all we're going to do is discuss about the discussion about what images to discuss then this is a waste of time.
11/11/2008 09:33:13 PM · #59
Originally posted by cpanaioti:

Well, if all we're going to do is discuss about the discussion about what images to discuss then this is a waste of time.


I agree:
I say Hot_Pixel selects 3 images by OP Executive Decree, and the discussions on images get started.
11/11/2008 09:39:29 PM · #60
#115

I actually really liked this. It tickled my funny bone and I admired the determination and creativity that it took to set up a frog on a toy motorcycle.
11/11/2008 11:44:46 PM · #61
When Hot_Pixel ran the random number generator, he sent out an email to the list, saying that he'd post the photos as the emails came in.
I replied saying "ofcourse.. I'd even post some large files for people to play with - if it came to that". I have not heard back from him, and he hasn't posted to this thread since (but he did say that he was traveling). Mine was #3.

Rob

Message edited by author 2008-11-11 23:45:20.
11/12/2008 12:46:45 AM · #62
So we should keep waiting and assume the list of 10 is what we're working with.
11/12/2008 01:41:50 AM · #63
Yeah, no rush.
11/13/2008 06:05:36 PM · #64
Hi everyone sorry I have dissappeared, I been trying to find a wi fi spot fot the last couple if days. I am going to check the email now and will post who responds, sorry for the delay... the hotel we were supposed to be staying at had wi-fi, but had been taken off line due to one of the hurricanes they had come through.

Will post again in a couple minutes.

11/13/2008 06:16:15 PM · #65
Ok,

So we are still under a debate on how the photos are going to be chosen for the group, I suggest what I suggested in the begining.. Instead of 10 images, we will roll with 5 images, and each person chooses 3 of the 5 to discuss. They post the thumbnail above their analysis and then analyzes the photo below it. I think it would be easier to follow this way. Bear, Peter and Chromydome you guys are more than welcome to come aboard. Along with anyone else I missed. Consider this to be a bonus week you have 10 images to choose from, next challenge chosen will only have 5. I will however take PM's on ones that people think are interesting to discuss, and include them in the 5 if more than a single person brings them up or as a bonus one or two as well.

Does this sound fair to everyone? I do not only want to have 3 images, some people (myself being one of them) are not particualarlly strong in various aspects of photography and would rather say nothing than be in correct. I think if we have 5 and choose 3, then people will be able to be more comfortable given that they have a choice.

Message edited by author 2008-11-13 18:37:07.
11/13/2008 06:29:29 PM · #66
300,
3,
185,
115,
340,
32,

Here are the photographers who have graciously agreed for us to look at their photos more deeply, there are 6 total. Please pick 3, post the thumbnail above your analysis, and remember please keep the conversation formal. Thank you to all the photographers above for letting us discuss your images.

Message edited by author 2008-11-13 18:39:55.
11/13/2008 06:31:12 PM · #67
I have updated the list of people for the group, please pm me if you still havent made it on to the list, I cannot guarentee how much I will be on between now and sunday, but I will be back to a place with functioning internet come sunday and will be steadily keeping up this thread until there is no longer an interest.

Originally posted by Hot_Pixel:



The members of this group is:
Hot_Pixel
eva2k0
rlewis
yospiff
NikonJeb
cpanaioti
salmiakki
smichener
pixelpig
colorcarnival
onesaint
nshapiro
mchalmers
smudgeSMJ
JMart
Melethia
GeneralE
kirbic
stevieian
zeuszen
bergiekat
cryan
bspurgeon
posthumous
yanko
bassbone
goinskiing
chromeydome
bear_music

Please let me know if I missed you from the origional thread. Also, people who want to follow this thread, I will allow some posts from outside this group, but please be considerate to the photographers photo that we are evaluating and the people within this group.


Message edited by author 2008-11-13 18:39:03.
11/13/2008 06:42:01 PM · #68
In addition to posting our analysis here I think it would be beneficial to post the same as a comment on the image itself.
11/13/2008 06:45:24 PM · #69
Originally posted by cpanaioti:

In addition to posting our analysis here I think it would be beneficial to post the same as a comment on the image itself.


Everyone is more than welcome to post their analysis as a comment on the photo. The peoples whos photography it is would be just as happy I am sure, Many of them are actually following along in the thread. To see how it works and goes about.
11/13/2008 06:58:24 PM · #70

I think this image had a lot of positive possibilities. The way the trees hang over the road and the road leads into the image are great. I think it suffers from several things. If taken later in the day, the sky would not be so bright and overwhelming and there would be a more even light. The rain on the road is good, but I think a polarizing filter would have helped to knock down some of the glare on the road. Lastly, and this can't be resolved, the power line is bothersome. I might have tried to crop that out.


I like this image and gave it a 7 in the initial review. The composition, placement of the water, boat and mountains in the image and the starkness of color contrast between the snow and water are wonderful. There is little I would criticize, but I would like to have seen a little less area of the flat snow. I don't know if changing the angle of the shot (lower) would have improved the image or not. Also, and I am color blind, it seems there is a bit of a blue tint to the snow.


I was with the crowd and gave this image a 5 on first review. I like the tree silhouette and I like the star movement. To my eye the colors are a little unrealistic in the sky, and it is a little darker than I would have liked. There is probably a "civilization glow" on the horizon that distracts from the image a little as well. I would have liked to have seen the top of the tree and might have cropped it to move the side trees out of the image.

11/13/2008 07:09:23 PM · #71


Technically a very competent photograph. There's a serenity here despite the somewhat cluttered foreground. The reason it works is the foreground elements fit into the composition fairly well and help guide the eye into and around the photograph. For example, the remains of the fence/dock act as a pointer to the skiff, which leads you to the pond, which leads you to the weeds angling off to the left and upward toward the mountain range in the distance. It is by no means a perfect path, the tightness of the crop impedes it somewhat, but it's there and it makes all the elements in the photograph feel as if they belong.

Message edited by author 2008-11-13 20:00:26.
11/13/2008 07:14:31 PM · #72
3,
This one and the one below are basically very similar shots in my opinion. Yet one placed 3rd and one placed 185th. The one that scored higher because of the even lighting and the clarity. In the "Field of Yellow" pic, there is some spotting from glare or something surrounding the sun. Also, I think that the Daybreak pic has nice framing, with the tree line in the front. The yellow flower pic doesn't have anything to frame the field in the foreground. In the yellow flower pic there is darkness in the sky where the sun isn't, but the other one has very even lighting. Those are my $0.02.

185,
See above.

115,
This is one that I think scored much lower than it possibly should have. The average from the commenters is 8.x, while it actually scored 5.9. I think this is just because it is out of the box and didn't appeal to everybody's tastes. I think the colors are fantastic and the texture is great. I guess the composition is a little straightforward, with it being centered and all, but I don't think it takes away from the pic (perhaps a square frame would be good?). I think the lighting is good and I think the subject is very creative.
11/13/2008 07:35:42 PM · #73

I think I gave a 6 to this. I really like the colors here. That amber tone is one we don't see a whole lot. The thing that kept my score at a 6 was that it doesn't seem like much is going on on the right side. I think if it was cropped on the right and a little taken off the top it would be stronger compositionally. Otherwise a great shot, very nice control over the sun rays.


This is a nice simple image where again I like what's going on with the rays. Not too sure I like the vignetting in the upper corners and I wonder if it would be a stronger image if the POV was a little lower, keeping the horizon a bit lower. It's a great sky, but it would be better for me if the tones were a little more consistent on the right side. No doubt a difficult capture though. Perhaps an f/11 (or even lower) and a faster shutter might get better results.


I liked this one a lot too. I agree with what was said before about the blue tint of the snow (seems a little gray). I also wonder if this got cropped as I'd like to see some more detail beyond the left edge. Because it's a big space it seems like it needs to be less square than it is. It looks like it was taken with a wide angle but it doesn't feel like it, and I think that causes it to suffer a bit.
11/13/2008 07:38:58 PM · #74


The focal point is in a very desirable part of the frame and conforms with the rule of thirds. However that focus is of the patch of sky and not the road itself or the trees, which leaves me somewhat perpexed especially given the title. Had the patch of sky held some meaning or otherwise deserved the attention, my feelings would be different. That said, this isn't a bad photograph at all. There's a lot to like after you get past the initial entry point. For example, the prominence the trees are given feels appropriate given their real life scale yet the way they maintain that real estate is that of a protector and not an aggressor. The small path in the left corner seems to occupy that limited space free from the threat of intrusion.

Message edited by author 2008-11-13 19:53:56.
11/13/2008 07:52:36 PM · #75


This is a photograph I faved earlier. As I mentioned in the photo's thread, the scene looks like two different scenes spliced into one. The top and lower halves if separated could act as complete landscapes in their own right with the fog being the key to completing both images. The scene taken as a whole is quite interesting in its own right. It's not your typical sunrise photo, which often relies heavily on a wider range of colors for it's appeal. This photo doesn't have that nor does it need it.
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