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02/01/2003 02:35:08 PM · #1 |
Originally posted by Jacko:
I don't know about you guys, but I don't know why some people are going to use a saying of some sort. The description of the challenge very clearly asks for common photography subjects. |
The two concepts are not mutually exclusive...I tried to combine both interpretations in my photo. |
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02/01/2003 02:25:57 PM · #2 |
I don't know about you guys, but I don't know why some people are going to use a saying of some sort. The description of the challenge very clearly asks for common photography subjects.
I don't think I'll vote down these famous sayings entries, but they better be really good if they're going to crack the top 50. To me, these famous sayings entries are just disregarding the challenge guidelines.
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02/01/2003 01:46:18 PM · #3 |
Hi!
Thank to Anachronite for your translation to spanish the theme of this week. Have fun. Good luck to everybody.
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02/01/2003 11:33:56 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by bddrage:
I can't believe two people answered this quickly. Cool! |
That's the internet for ya. ;-)
If this will help out any, Brendan: The program I use to shrink the size of my images is Graphic Converter v4.0 on my mac. When you go to Save As, I check the "Save web ready". I find it works very well. |
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01/31/2003 10:18:39 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by bcncrazy:
Hello to everybody!
I need your help... My english is not very good, and I don´t understand what is the essence of the cliche´s challenge. Is there anybody who speaks spanish? If somebody try to explain it to me in english... I need your help!!!
Thanks, |
del cli·ché cliche n también. 1. Una expresión o una idea trivial o usada en exceso: ¿?Even mientras que la frase degeneraba al cliché en eruditos públicos ordinarios del uso... le daba la atención de aumento? (Anthony Brandt). 2. Una persona o un carácter que comportamiento es fiable o superficial: ¿el?There es explorador joven... quién resulta no ser absolutamente el cliche esperado? (Juan Crowley).
Hay ciertos tipos de fotos que consigan entradas cada semana, sin importar cuáles es el desafío. Usted verá casi siempre una flor, un niño, el animal doméstico de los someones, o una bandera. Tiene a menudo un título de 20 o más palabras que intentan decir porqué esta ' flor ' (o lo que) resuelve el desafío de la tecnología (o lo que). Tiene también sido por lo menos un hilo de rosca por la semana ranting sobre cómo el enfermo alguien está de ver los animales domésticos, flor, cabrito, puesta del sol, cualesquiera fotos. Pienso este desafío seré grande puesto que la gente que como estos tiros tendrá un desafío ella satisface realmente, y la gente que se queja por estos tiros la aprenderá es lejos más dura entonces tomarla se parece creer:) ¿Esa ayuda lo explica?
oh and by the way, my spanish needs work! :o)
Message edited by author 2003-01-31 22:20:50.
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01/31/2003 10:12:54 PM · #6 |
| If we are supposed to take a picture of a pet,person, or sunset then why not make that the challenge of the week? To me a cliche is an overused and trite saying so I guess I'll be hammered with my entry. |
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01/31/2003 10:50:41 AM · #7 |
Thanks Jamie, Thanks Erin. I didn't realize Jamie already offered suggestions on shrinking files. I can't believe two people answered this quickly. Cool! Well, I'll try and take some cliche photos tomorrow,and I'll learn to shrink files with the software. Have a good one!
Brendan |
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01/31/2003 10:48:22 AM · #8 |
Thanks Erin! Any suggestions on shrinking the .jpg size?
Brendan |
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01/31/2003 10:20:00 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by bddrage:
I took a cute cliché photo of one of my dogs last week (maybe two weeks ago), can I use this?
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Photos for the Cliche Challenge have to be taken this week (1/27/2003 - 2/2/2003). |
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01/31/2003 10:18:26 AM · #10 |
Have a read through the challenge rules section.
You can only submit a picture taken the week that the challenge is issued. A new challenge is issued every week. So, the picture you took would not be a valid entry in this case.
The rules state size constraints for the images. There are a number of graphics packages you can use to resize the images. It is likely that you got one with the camera software. When you save the resized image, if it still too large you can reduce the image quality (i.e. increase the compression used when saving the image) to reduce the file size further. The compression is usually an option given when saving the image.
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01/31/2003 10:09:22 AM · #11 |
Hello Everyone;
I'm new to this site; and new to photography. I would like to enter this challenge; but I need a little help. I understand what a cliché is; but I have a couple of other problems. I have a Nikon 5700. When I take photos on the most basic setting, they are too big. They are nice to look at (detail wise), but they are more like 975Kb. How can I shrink the file size down? I took a cute cliché photo of one of my dogs last week (maybe two weeks ago), can I use this? I can't tell when this challenge was issued..or whatever dictates the starting date for the contest.
Sorry this is long, and babbly. I look forward to sharing with all of you, and learning more about photography.
Best Regards,
Brendan |
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01/30/2003 06:33:19 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by bamaster:
Originally posted by clicker:
Does that mean the "cat splash" pic is in or out? ;) |
I want to do an ARNIT ripoff and throw the cat, the bowl of milk, and have it splash over my head with mountains in the background. If I could get a apple and a naked chick in there, I'd win for sure! |
You stole my idea!!!! Really! |
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01/29/2003 11:20:30 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by clicker:
Does that mean the "cat splash" pic is in or out? ;) |
I want to do an ARNIT ripoff and throw the cat, the bowl of milk, and have it splash over my head with mountains in the background. If I could get a apple and a naked chick in there, I'd win for sure!
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01/29/2003 11:01:20 PM · #14 |
| I didn't read the directions, came up with what I thought was a great idea, and then read this thread. Back to the drawing board and save that great idea for another challenge.JG |
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01/29/2003 01:58:20 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by RiderGal:
[quote=magnetic9999]
Read this:
Challenge Details: For all those who complain about the kids, flowers, and pets -- let's just see how well you can photograph them. Pick a common photography subject, and take the best photo you can. :-D
OK GUYS! every week we have someone asking about ways to interpret the challenge... this is probably the easiest one yet, don't have ideas?! LOOK in the challenge details, here's some ideas... kids... flowers... pets... right there, easy as can be, so why does everyone have to complain all the time. Take your best photo however you interpret the challenge, who cares what you get, this site isn't about winning, and I'll bet you'll still get helpful info from someone whether your photo fits the way everyone thinks it should or not. Don't worry about what other people think, just try your hardest, and enjoy taking the photo. If in doubt READ THE CHALLENGE DETAILS! Work within your own boundaries and ideas about the challenge not ones that everyone else sets for you every week! Creativity won't come, if everyone has to have the exact same picture, because thats what people vote high on!
P.S. my favorite, and my most creative photo was taken for the song titles challenge, and it scored the lowest I'd ever gotten. I still love it, and I know how hard I worked on it... but I shot the challenge as I saw it... GO AGAINST THE FLOW FOR ONCE! This site will be a lot more fun to judge if no one talked about the challenge before hand, and everyone entered their interpretations of the pictures! TRY IT! Ok, thats my opinion for the day |
Does that mean the "cat splash" pic is in or out? ;) |
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01/29/2003 01:09:17 AM · #16 |
Originally posted by joanns:
I am so glad I read challenge details because I was thinking of a common used phrase, not a common used photo subject. I'm glad it's the latter. I hope that others are checking the details, based on this thread though, I think some folks are going to get it wrong, like I nearly did. |
I am sure not everyone follows the discussions in this forum and also don't read the instructions properly. So I reckon we will be seeing a lot of photos next week depicting "Cliches" as a common phrase. |
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01/28/2003 04:31:00 PM · #17 |
remembering from other discussions, most people said the title is part of the photo? so in that regard, you could do a title cliche.
take a photo of something ordinary (pen, ball, sock, etc). then write a 20+ word title trying to describe why it's cliche.
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01/28/2003 04:26:29 PM · #18 |
| I am so glad I read challenge details because I was thinking of a common used phrase, not a common used photo subject. I'm glad it's the latter. I hope that others are checking the details, based on this thread though, I think some folks are going to get it wrong, like I nearly did. |
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01/28/2003 03:16:44 AM · #19 |
You got that right...lol Originally posted by marbo:
computer keyboards |
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01/27/2003 07:52:46 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by RiderGal:
[quote=magnetic9999]
P.S. my favorite, and my most creative photo was taken for the song titles challenge, and it scored the lowest I'd ever gotten. I still love it, and I know how hard I worked on it... but I shot the challenge as I saw it... GO AGAINST THE FLOW FOR ONCE! This site will be a lot more fun to judge if no one talked about the challenge before hand, and everyone entered their interpretations of the pictures! TRY IT! Ok, thats my opinion for the day |
Absolutely. I think one of the challenges we all face here is : do I shoot to please myself, learning in the process; or do I shot for score, sometimes producing a photo that is not what pleases us the most.
Your "Kissed by a Rose" shot was one of those I really liked. It must have taken a lot of effort to get the lighting right, in addition to the DOF. You could have produced a literal interpretation (rose on cheek), but it would not have had the impact - or personal satisfaction of your final.
Keep up the "out of the box" interpretations if they please you. OSme of us will enjoy the results.
Jim
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01/27/2003 07:08:16 PM · #21 |
[quote=magnetic9999]
Read this:
Challenge Details: For all those who complain about the kids, flowers, and pets -- let's just see how well you can photograph them. Pick a common photography subject, and take the best photo you can. :-D
OK GUYS! every week we have someone asking about ways to interpret the challenge... this is probably the easiest one yet, don't have ideas?! LOOK in the challenge details, here's some ideas... kids... flowers... pets... right there, easy as can be, so why does everyone have to complain all the time. Take your best photo however you interpret the challenge, who cares what you get, this site isn't about winning, and I'll bet you'll still get helpful info from someone whether your photo fits the way everyone thinks it should or not. Don't worry about what other people think, just try your hardest, and enjoy taking the photo. If in doubt READ THE CHALLENGE DETAILS! Work within your own boundaries and ideas about the challenge not ones that everyone else sets for you every week! Creativity won't come, if everyone has to have the exact same picture, because thats what people vote high on!
P.S. my favorite, and my most creative photo was taken for the song titles challenge, and it scored the lowest I'd ever gotten. I still love it, and I know how hard I worked on it... but I shot the challenge as I saw it... GO AGAINST THE FLOW FOR ONCE! This site will be a lot more fun to judge if no one talked about the challenge before hand, and everyone entered their interpretations of the pictures! TRY IT! Ok, thats my opinion for the day
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01/27/2003 02:52:50 PM · #22 |
lol.
how is it an opinion?
Read this:
Challenge Details: For all those who complain about the kids, flowers, and pets -- let's just see how well you can photograph them. Pick a common photography subject, and take the best photo you can. :-D
I agree that taking pics of a "cliche saying" might make for more interesting shots, but I remember when this challenge was first suggested way back when. Many people complain about dogs, flowers, kids, sunsets etc pics, yet those shots are seldom done well. So the point of the challenge was to get the people who complain to put their money where their mouth is and do the cliches WELL.
Make sense? :-D
Originally posted by digitallywet:
[quote=magnetic9999]definitely this challenge isnt about portraying a cliche saying as a picture.
opinion is opinion, so just make a cliche how you want to. |
Message edited by author 2003-01-27 14:57:23.
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01/27/2003 02:37:26 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
Or you could read the challenge description which makes it pretty cut and dried. |
Exactly. Dont focus so much on the title of the challenge, instead look at the description of the challenge: "... Pick a common photography subject, and take the best photo you can." This is pretty clear.
Message edited by author 2003-01-27 14:37:39. |
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01/27/2003 01:58:12 PM · #24 |
Originally posted by digitallywet:
Originally posted by magnetic9999:
definitely this challenge isnt about portraying a cliche saying as a picture. |
definately to you maybe
top of the thread suggests a few others think it could be taken literally about photographing a literary cliche.
opinion is opinion, so just make a cliche how you want to. |
Or you could read the challenge description which makes it pretty cut and dried. |
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01/27/2003 01:51:29 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by magnetic9999:
definitely this challenge isnt about portraying a cliche saying as a picture. |
definately to you maybe
top of the thread suggests a few others think it could be taken literally about photographing a literary cliche.
opinion is opinion, so just make a cliche how you want to.
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