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07/31/2002 01:14:31 PM · #51 |
Not priming the pump -- never been to Egypt and not planning to go by the end of the week. Not even planning on shooting ANY architecture. :-)
But I know what you mean Hokie.
* This message has been edited by the author on 7/31/2002 1:14:03 PM.
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07/31/2002 01:26:24 PM · #52 |
Yah..Patella. These threads are like the cliche threads. Many just use them as a way to denigrate or narrow perceptions.
But thats just my opinion :-) |
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07/31/2002 01:47:25 PM · #53 |
I can see the first place photo now -
A sepia toned, grainy, poorly lit, picture of a hooker titled "The World's Oldest Profession".
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07/31/2002 01:59:27 PM · #54 |
Originally posted by sheyingshi88:
With all the talk in this thread about effects we seem to have forgotten that this is a *photographic* site. Why not 'Use your photographic technique to emphasize the age of your subject....' How about going out and using lighting, composition, DOF control, etc. to create something beautiful and unexpected for this challenge instead of using Photoshop to save a snapshot?
I tend to agree, but I am having a problem with the "emphasize the age" part. So far, I seem to produce an "old photograph" of an "old thing". Maybe I shouldn't worry about that level of detail - will the mass of voters be able to distinguish the difference? Will they care?
In the end, I will submit something I am happy with that I believe meets the challenge of "emphasize the age". |
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07/31/2002 01:59:45 PM · #55 |
| You guys are all so funny, I would like very much to enter a photograph for the challenges, but I can not figure out what you want me to photograph. I would like to play the game, but I do not understand the rules. It's as if you make it up as you go. |
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07/31/2002 02:15:24 PM · #56 |
Originally posted by daysez:
I can see the first place photo now -
A sepia toned, grainy, poorly lit, picture of a hooker titled "The World''s Oldest Profession".
funny LOL
Although, since the hooker probably isn''t all that old, there would be the accusation that the picture is leaning onto the title to "explain"
* This message has been edited by the author on 7/31/2002 2:20:08 PM. |
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07/31/2002 02:31:28 PM · #57 |
Originally posted by Mieka:
You guys are all so funny, I would like very much to enter a photograph for the challenges, but I can not figure out what you want me to photograph. I would like to play the game, but I do not understand the rules. It's as if you make it up as you go.
Mieka,
Photograph what you want, just stay within the Rules and this weeks challenge topic, Something Old'Use your photographic technique to emphasize the age of your subject. Your photo must be taken this week (7/29-8/4)!' Submitted by midnight Eastern Time (that would be 9:00 PM for us on the west coast): 8/4/2002
Good luck!
I will look forward to your entry.
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07/31/2002 02:45:46 PM · #58 |
Originally posted by Journey:
Originally posted by daysez:
[i]I can see the first place photo now -
A sepia toned, grainy, poorly lit, picture of a hooker titled "The World''s Oldest Profession".
funny LOL
Although, since the hooker probably isn''t all that old, there would be the accusation that the picture is leaning onto the title to "explain"
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Well that picture goes in my Outtakes right next to the 'Lump of Coal in a Coalmine".
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07/31/2002 02:50:49 PM · #59 |
Originally posted by daysez:
Originally posted by Mieka:
[i]You guys are all so funny, I would like very much to enter a photograph for the challenges, but I can not figure out what you want me to photograph. I would like to play the game, but I do not understand the rules. It's as if you make it up as you go.
Mieka,
Photograph what you want, just stay within the Rules and this weeks challenge topic, Something Old'Use your photographic technique to emphasize the age of your subject. Your photo must be taken this week (7/29-8/4)!' Submitted by midnight Eastern Time (that would be 9:00 PM for us on the west coast): 8/4/2002
Good luck!
I will look forward to your entry.
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I have some difficulty communicating. If I take a good picture of a very old Ming Dynasty vase, then even if the picture is very good it will not do well unless I intentionally make it look like an old picture. But then you will not see the beauty of the vase as well. you will see more the skills I used to make it look old. Then does it not need to be old at all or does it need to be old and poorly shot as well? does this make sense?
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07/31/2002 03:13:25 PM · #60 |
NOTHING says you have to sepia tone it -- there are other skills to use to emphasize the age of the vase.
Placing it in context with other objects from the period. Appropriate lighting and/or setting. (Heaven Forbid) a cross section of a broken vase that shows it's a Ming Dynasty vase...
all you have to do is emphasize the THINGS age -- in some cases sepia might be an appropriate tool to help with that....
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07/31/2002 03:17:15 PM · #61 |
I honestly think that the part of the challenge that says 'use your technique to SHOW THE AGE of the subject' wasn't well thought out (sorry drew/langdon).
that's not even ambiguous - it just doesn't have a meaning. Or am I missing something?
I would think a lot clearer would just be 'take a picture of something that looks old.'
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07/31/2002 03:21:21 PM · #62 |
| Thank you both. The vase is very old, but is in very good condition. It then would not be a good choice for this challenge game. Yes? |
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07/31/2002 03:32:19 PM · #63 |
*wonder if I'm gonna screw someone up...*
My initial reaction with this challenge was to subvert the challenge without subverting it -- shoot something like one of the insects that only lives for 2 days and call it "Hour 47"....
But since I'm finally starting to get a handle on voters on this site, well you won't be seeing a shot like that from me. :-)
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07/31/2002 03:47:36 PM · #64 |
Originally posted by Mieka:
Thank you both. The vase is very old, but is in very good condition. It then would not be a good choice for this challenge game. Yes?
I understand your confusion. Hope my reply doesn't confuse you more. If you want to take a picture of the vase, take it. Light it well, frame it well, etc. and it will do well, I think. I don't think the picture itself has to look old, though that would be okay. Like someone else pointed out, old is relative. The vase my grandmother owned may be 100 years old. That is old in America. Compared to your vase, it is a "Spring Chicken" (very young). Just go take a good picture, and good luck to you.
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07/31/2002 03:52:29 PM · #65 |
Originally posted by Mieka:
Thank you both. The vase is very old, but is in very good condition. It then would not be a good choice for this challenge game. Yes?
This seems to me to be a situation where the title would be a very important part of the photographic display and even a good argument for descriptions on the voting page.
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07/31/2002 04:15:20 PM · #66 |
Originally posted by Mieka:
You guys are all so funny ... but I do not understand the rules. It's as if you make it up as you go.
Not only is that a great comment, it would make for an interesting challenge. Show your take on "making it up as you go".
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07/31/2002 04:21:06 PM · #67 |
Had an odd thought, imagine DPCHALLENGE is a Kung Fu movie, then pretend the hidden agenda behind each comment (this one included) is basically saying "admit it ... my kung fu is better than your kung fu"
And then we all fight it out by snapping pictures and entering the challenge :-)
Makes for a funny but so true image.
... oh yeah admit it, my kung fu is better :-p |
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07/31/2002 04:52:22 PM · #68 |
Originally posted by Patella:
*wonder if I'm gonna screw someone up...*
My initial reaction with this challenge was to subvert the challenge without subverting it -- shoot something like one of the insects that only lives for 2 days and call it "Hour 47"....
But since I'm finally starting to get a handle on voters on this site, well you won't be seeing a shot like that from me. :-)
If you tak a picture of this bug, you would need to then title it "This is a bug that only lives for 46 hours" if you don't, you will be the only one to understand it. |
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07/31/2002 04:59:19 PM · #69 |
Originally posted by mikeys_bistro:
Just to add more salt to the wounds, I can see the current challenge being a sore spot between people from different countries.
For example a European''s definition of old is going to be much different from an American''s. I won''t even go into Egyptians, Chinese, Indian etc. or we''ll all just be out of the challenge completely :-p
I was looking at a building here in New York that''s 125 years old. For the U.S. that''s old, but then talk to somebody from Europe and they''ll tell you that building was just put up "yesterday". My Uncle''s house in France is 300 years old and he calls it a "new house" that''s compared to the one down the road which is nearly 500 years old. And even then the folks in the village still consider that one fairly recent because the big castle on the hill is 1,500 years old.
OK, I’ve got luck on my side – I live just outside of London, 20 minutes away on the train, and there are things there that are so old they qualified for a pension 8000 years ago. But would that be original? Perhaps if I got somebody dressed in period costume to stand outside (or next to) and snapped the picture using the G2’s sepia setting it might be better. By definition, old is not necessarily that old – I would hardly call the tyres on my car new! Food for thought… I’ll be scoring on inventiveness after reading this little lot…
Hey, I''d like to add that this is a great site; to whoever thought of it, thanks…
BTW – This is the first challenge I’ve entered – say no more…
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07/31/2002 04:59:34 PM · #70 |
Originally posted by Mieka:
Originally posted by Patella:
[i]*wonder if I'm gonna screw someone up...*
My initial reaction with this challenge was to subvert the challenge without subverting it -- shoot something like one of the insects that only lives for 2 days and call it "Hour 47"....
But since I'm finally starting to get a handle on voters on this site, well you won't be seeing a shot like that from me. :-)
If you tak a picture of this bug, you would need to then title it "This is a bug that only lives for 46 hours" if you don't, you will be the only one to understand it.[/i]
Actually...it would have to say, "this is a bug that only lives for 48 hours and this is the 47th hour". You must be specific or you won't get enough people to post complaints about titles and photos in a forum. |
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07/31/2002 05:00:56 PM · #71 |
oh...I forgot to add a :) after that.
btw, Jeff...I like titles that make you think. |
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07/31/2002 05:25:01 PM · #72 |
Mr. Patella, Please do not be afraid you might confuse me and in turn, I will not be afraid to ask you about it if you do.
As for you Mr. mikeys_bistro You deserve a Karate chop for teasing me. :) |
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07/31/2002 05:33:30 PM · #73 |
* This message has been edited by the author on 7/31/2002 5:33:34 PM. |
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07/31/2002 05:55:04 PM · #74 |
Originally posted by Mieka:
Mr. Patella, Please do not be afraid you might confuse me and in turn, I will not be afraid to ask you about it if you do.
As for you Mr. mikeys_bistro You deserve a Karate chop for teasing me. :)
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Yaa!! Judo chop ... courtesy of Austin Powers ...
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07/31/2002 05:57:29 PM · #75 |
Originally posted by jsabbarton:
By definition, old is not necessarily that old – I would hardly call the tyres on my car new! Food for thought… I’ll be scoring on inventiveness after reading this little lot…
True this thread isn't that old yet, but if it keeps going it sure will be ... :-)
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