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03/07/2005 12:42:55 AM · #26 |
Originally posted by JPR:
Originally posted by jpochard:
Originally posted by JPR:
Are we looking at different challenges? I am very disappointed with the challenge as a whole. This is the first challenge in a long time in which I have not given any 10s. There are some nice shots but nothing fantastic. Makes me appreciate Ansel's work more I guess. |
You've already voted on all of them??? |
lol. No!
I just viewed them all quickly but a 10 is a 10 and I know immediately when I see it. That didn't happen this time around.
I have in fact voted on none of them. :) |
i could use one of those 10's! quit bein' stingy. ;) |
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03/07/2005 12:44:51 AM · #27 |
| I could never get comfortable with my entry. The bar is so high and the method new for me. That said, I am better for the attempt and now my awareness of many components of a photo is raised considerably. 5.7 currently. Glad I entered for the education I gained from it. |
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03/07/2005 12:51:17 AM · #28 |
Votes: 16
Views: 27
Avg Vote: 6.9375
Comments: 1
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 03/07/05 12:50 am
Keeps going up... yeehah!
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03/07/2005 01:00:40 AM · #29 |
Votes: 18
Views: 33
Avg Vote: 5.4444
Comments: 0
Favorites: 1
:) |
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03/07/2005 01:12:44 AM · #30 |
| I'm a little suprised at some of the prime locations showing up with poor lighting, lost focus or shallow DOF. A small correction would have nailed very high scores given the drama of the landscape available. |
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03/07/2005 01:41:32 AM · #31 |
| Is it me, or are a lot of the pictures looking grainy or is that the result of changing from colour to B & W? Some of them appear either too dark, or not showing enough detail but I'm still looking through and voting but I think it might look better during the day time, to really see the dark and light tones? I've noticed the shallow DOF too. |
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03/07/2005 01:44:51 AM · #32 |
I see many sillouette type pictures,very good pics in their own right but not AA style!
Votes: 26
Views: 33
Avg Vote: 5.1923
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03/07/2005 01:49:58 AM · #33 |
Goodnight all. I can't stand it any longer. After the first 10 votes I was a 7. Now:
Votes: 28
Views: 50
Avg Vote: 6.0357
Comments: 2
Maybe morning will bring a new sunny look! |
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03/07/2005 01:50:02 AM · #34 |
Originally posted by heatherd:
Is it me, or are a lot of the pictures looking grainy or is that the result of changing from colour to B & W? Some of them appear either too dark, or not showing enough detail but I'm still looking through and voting but I think it might look better during the day time, to really see the dark and light tones? I've noticed the shallow DOF too. |
Hard to do a good, dramatic B/W shift without introducing grain. Especially in skys, where you darken by filtering out the blue component. As a corollary, a LOT of these images have used neatimage or some other smoother to hide the graininess, producing an image the is more reminiscent of the pictorialism that AA and the rest of the group f:64 were reacting against.
I'm surprised at the number of images that are seriously OOF. And there are a large number that could be very nice if they's more fully expressed the tonal range, Adams challenge or not. This makes me scratch my head in puzzlement.
Still and all, they're quite a few really nice images in this batch. Nice to take a break from color, isn't it? Espoecially on the heels of "pink"...
Robt.
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03/07/2005 01:50:59 AM · #35 |
Originally posted by jenesis:
There are some very nice shots but it's hard to keep an open mind when you've got such a master with such a distinct style to try to live up to. :-) |
Yeah, I was definitely feeling the effects of such a high standard... I felt kind of forced in this challenge, in a way I don't usually. To come up with an image that in any way compares favorably to Ansel Adams's work, I felt like I needed more than a week. This would have been a great two-week challenge, for me, anyway...
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03/07/2005 02:48:38 AM · #36 |
12 votes:
9.625
113 votes:
9.196
Not too bad so far, but let's see how it goes. |
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03/07/2005 03:05:58 AM · #37 |
I had a really hard time choosing which photo to enter and probably chose the wrong one. It's not doing horribly, but it's nothing fantastic... I just liked the feel of it. I'm not even sure it's my favourite, but I was pressed for time and went with the one that was selected by those whose opinion I asked.
We'll see, I guess. Haven't even glanced at the other entries yet. |
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03/07/2005 03:08:56 AM · #38 |
Originally posted by Imagineer:
12 votes:
9.625
113 votes:
9.196
Not too bad so far, but let's see how it goes. |
LOL |
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03/07/2005 03:28:36 AM · #39 |
Votes: 31
Views: 49
Avg Vote: 7.0645
Comments: 1
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 03/07/05 03:25 am
We'll see what the cold light of dawn brings
Robt.
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03/07/2005 05:33:06 AM · #40 |
Originally posted by bear_music:
Votes: 31
Views: 49
Avg Vote: 7.0645
Comments: 1
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 03/07/05 03:25 am
We'll see what the cold light of dawn brings
Robt. |
WTG Robert.
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03/07/2005 06:29:18 AM · #41 |
Votes: 41
Views: 61
Avg Vote: 5.9756
Comments: 0
Favorites: 0
EDIT
Votes: 44
Views: 63
Avg Vote: 6.0909
Comments: 1
Favorites: 0
And we're through the 6.0 barrier.
Message edited by author 2005-03-07 06:38:58.
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03/07/2005 06:36:16 AM · #42 |
Votes: 42
Views: 67
Avg Vote: 6.3095
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 03/07/05 06:34 am
I'm delighted given I couldn't get it exactly the way I wanted it.
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03/07/2005 06:48:36 AM · #43 |
Votes: 41
Views: 75
Avg Vote: 6.4878
Comments: 4
Favorites: 1
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 03/07/05 06:42 am
75% of the comments have noted the problem I was have with my sky
I spent 4 hours trying everything I could to fix it but to no avail
I'll have to re shoot this when the weather is not overcast and cloudy
as I'm very happy with my first Ansel Adams type shot
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03/07/2005 06:50:46 AM · #44 |
Originally posted by agwright:
Originally posted by Imagineer:
12 votes:
9.625
113 votes:
9.196
Not too bad so far, but let's see how it goes. |
LOL |
Not serious? You think I'm not serious??!! What the hell do you mean by suggesting I'm not serious? I've done it - I've actually done it. I AM ANSEL ADAMS! No, wait - I'm BETTER than him!!! I've dodged, burned, dodged burned, blackened, enriched, saturated and then dodged & burned some more. Where there was clear, blue sky there is now a swirling weather system normally found only on Jupiter; where there were gentle white wisps of mist there is now a blanket of illuminous fog that would grace a valley of the dinosaurs; where the were some gently lit forms there are now ruggedly defined amorphous shapes, a la 'The Day of the Triffids'. I have not been deterred from my quest: my head has been rightfully buried in my screen for nigh on 24 hours, opening files, converting to mono, checking for 'Ansel Potential' using my special 'AnselVision' PS action, then discarded and moving on to the next if it fails to move me to tears. My wife asked for a cup of tea (on Mothers' Day) and - true to my art and without a second's thought she was struck to the ground - and onwards I went. Any subject would do: I've photographed everything from my foot to the London skyline - but all have been discarded unless they can be converted into more drama than Lawrence of Arabia, Goodfelllas and Ishtar all rolled into one. I've added thousands of layer masks until Photoshop finally choked back its last segment of RAM and said to me "you're just too damn good - I need another Gigabyte". And now I've arrived - the Holy Grail of ribbons, the Dodge+Burn to Oblivion challenge. And I've won it. That little blue Gif is mine. It's ALL mine. I thank you. I'm the greatest!... The GREATEST...... THE GRE...... oh God... I've burst my brain.
Ansel Jon Lucas Adams
Genius |
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03/07/2005 06:56:08 AM · #45 |
Votes: 43
Views: 70
Avg Vote: 5.8837
Comments: 1
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 03/07/05 06:54 am
I started with 6.25, but going down as ever.
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03/07/2005 06:56:28 AM · #46 |
LOL
Jon can you send me just a few grams of the stuff you are on.... any more and my brain might explode too
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03/07/2005 06:56:52 AM · #47 |
| So many amazing A A style photos,I gave a few 10s already (and just started voting)well done whoever entered!!(unsubmitted mine at the last minute.. luckily, just couldn't get it right) |
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03/07/2005 08:31:05 AM · #48 |
Originally posted by Imagineer:
Not serious? You think I'm not serious??!! What the hell do you mean by suggesting I'm not serious? I've done it - I've actually done it. I AM ANSEL ADAMS! No, wait - I'm BETTER than him!!! I've dodged, burned, dodged burned, blackened, enriched, saturated and then dodged & burned some more. Where there was clear, blue sky there is now a swirling weather system normally found only on Jupiter; where there were gentle white wisps of mist there is now a blanket of illuminous fog that would grace a valley of the dinosaurs; where the were some gently lit forms there are now ruggedly defined amorphous shapes, a la 'The Day of the Triffids'. I have not been deterred from my quest: my head has been rightfully buried in my screen for nigh on 24 hours, opening files, converting to mono, checking for 'Ansel Potential' using my special 'AnselVision' PS action, then discarded and moving on to the next if it fails to move me to tears. My wife asked for a cup of tea (on Mothers' Day) and - true to my art and without a second's thought she was struck to the ground - and onwards I went. Any subject would do: I've photographed everything from my foot to the London skyline - but all have been discarded unless they can be converted into more drama than Lawrence of Arabia, Goodfelllas and Ishtar all rolled into one. I've added thousands of layer masks until Photoshop finally choked back its last segment of RAM and said to me "you're just too damn good - I need another Gigabyte". And now I've arrived - the Holy Grail of ribbons, the Dodge+Burn to Oblivion challenge. And I've won it. That little blue Gif is mine. It's ALL mine. I thank you. I'm the greatest!... The GREATEST...... THE GRE...... oh God... I've burst my brain.
Ansel Jon Lucas Adams
Genius |
Now that's MY kind of photography!
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03/07/2005 08:37:17 AM · #49 |
Jon, Have you been watching me on webcam? That pretty much sums it up except the "greatest" part. I'm afraid I was thinking negatively.
You're too funny. :D |
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03/07/2005 08:52:19 AM · #50 |
| Went to bed last night after 17 votes and this morning I have taken a major dive in score. I usually like the stay up 'till at least 15 votes have come in (if I can stay up that late.) Usually gives me an indication of where I'm headed. Really got surprised this morning, though. Anyone else see a major drop (over 1 point?) |
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