Outtakes - DPChallenge Forums

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

05/27/2002 07:15:43 AM · #1

Well since so many people mentioned they didn''t like the head in my picture, I guess this is the picture I should have submitted.

Blue vs Green

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drewmedia

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

05/27/2002 07:22:54 AM · #2

Nope, I like the one you submitted better. The only thing I didn't like about it was the harsh flash... and I think the focus point is a little off from the front line of men (where I think it should be).

Drew

Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

05/27/2002 10:30:55 AM · #3

Originally posted by drewmedia:
Nope, I like the one you submitted better. The only thing I didn't like about it was the harsh flash... and I think the focus point is a little off from the front line of men (where I think it should be).

Drew

Thanks Drew. I'd love to hear more opinions, either same or different.

AndyLeeG4

Kodak DX3900

05/27/2002 10:39:10 AM · #4

I liked the face in the background, I just thought that it being out of focus (obviously since you went macro) and somewhat grainy detracted from a cool idea.

jmsetzler

Sony Alpha a6000

05/27/2002 11:13:33 AM · #5

Chariot, I think i like the one with the face best too.. it shows a 'sense' that the game is being played and it doesn't look like a standard still life...

Another variation could have been to have a hand moving a piece on the board.. there are lots of possibilities with that photo...

Originally posted by chariot:
Well since so many people mentioned they didn''t like the head in my picture, I guess this is the picture I should have submitted.

Blue vs Green

05/27/2002 11:20:24 AM · #6

chariot,

I prefer the one with the face. it humanizes the image and also gives the pieces scale. I think this would be a better advertisement than just a shot of some sterile pieces.

they're both good, tho!

Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

05/27/2002 11:26:02 AM · #7

i also have some outtakes.

I took a very large number of pictures of my setup, since it was rather painstaking to create. Ultimately, I ended up going with the most straight-ahead, vanilla, literal interpretation (sorry, I know that doesn''''t say a lot for my opinion of voting patterns : ) ) but I''''m curious for some perspectiove and to see if maybe I didn''''t call it as well as I could have : ) There are 3 or 4 alternates here .. You can also see the box I set up the gravel and marbles in ... oh joy

tic tac toe

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jmsetzler

Sony Alpha a6000

05/27/2002 11:30:04 AM · #8

I didn't do any outtakes for the games challenge but I have some for the people challenge HERE.

05/27/2002 11:57:55 AM · #9

one might say i should have submitted this instead of domestic game hunting.

i think i should have just taken the time to make it a better picture. sort of hard to avoid graininess when you have to hold a gun and a camera at the same time. anything less than iso 400 and shit is blurry.

05/27/2002 12:06:08 PM · #10

that''s cool, too, but i preferred the gamehunting pic. very humorous.
although you might have scored better with this one.

Originally posted by jonathans:
one might say i should have submitted this instead of domestic game hunting.

i think i should have just taken the time to make it a better picture. sort of hard to avoid graininess when you have to hold a gun and a camera at the same time. anything less than iso 400 and shit is blurry.

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05/27/2002 12:27:08 PM · #11

Well, first thanks for the votes. I got lucky on a regualar photo shoot for my daughters High School baseball game. The sunset, the position of the field, the players, the exremely weird weather (4o degrees in May!) which contributed to the sky color and shape all gave me a nice photo.

My oriignal was actually more interesting to me and my edited version for their school yearbook is better than my submission I think here.

But the DP rules say NO PHOTOSHOP so I had to crop a little differently for my submission.

05/27/2002 12:35:11 PM · #12

> although you might have scored better with this one.
yeah. i dont care, though.

> the DP rules say NO PHOTOSHOP
no spot editing, you mean. or wacky filters. you can use anything in the adjust menu, plus unsharp mask or despeckle. precisely why someone would want to use something like the sumi-e brush or the lens flare escapes me, anyways.

05/27/2002 12:43:51 PM · #13

Right jonathans....

I mean't the spot editing stuff light rubber stamp. I should have been more specific :-)

05/27/2002 12:54:25 PM · #14

gee, thanks for the totally unnecessary clarification ; )

Originally posted by jonathans:
> although you might have scored better with this one.
yeah. i dont care, though.

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05/27/2002 01:57:49 PM · #15

welcome =]

05/27/2002 05:00:07 PM · #16

Originally posted by magnetic9999:
i also have some outtakes.

I took a very large number of pictures of my setup, since it was rather painstaking to create. Ultimately, I ended up going with the most straight-ahead, vanilla, literal interpretation (sorry, I know that doesn''''''''t say a lot for my opinion of voting patterns : ) ) but I''''''''m curious for some perspectiove and to see if maybe I didn''''''''t call it as well as I could have : ) There are 3 or 4 alternates here .. You can also see the box I set up the gravel and marbles in ... oh joy

tic tac toe

I like the one you posted best. The other ones were either had a weird shadow effect going, were too close, and then there was that one with the funky blue color.

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05/27/2002 05:02:10 PM · #17

Originally posted by jonathans:
one might say i should have submitted
this instead of domestic game hunting.

i think i should have just taken the time to make it a better picture. sort of hard to avoid graininess when you have to hold a gun and a camera at the same time. anything less than iso 400 and shit is blurry.

No. I like the dog-hunting one better. There was another candy land picture that was black and white and I just don''t understand why you wouldn''t want to use the full range of colors that the game offers. There is also a really nasty glare on the right side that I do not like.

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05/27/2002 05:08:57 PM · #18

The other idea I had was to take pictures of "Life" boardgame. I ended up liking the Risk figures so much that I didn''t bother. But 2 days ago I decided to try anyways and this is what I got.

Critiques expected. ;)

Life Pics

My one critique of these is that there are no playing pieces or money so it doesn''t really show the game, just the board.

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05/27/2002 05:18:46 PM · #19

i like the edited one, minus the spot edits : ) . .

it's a really great picture-i'm not particularly into baseball but you managed to really impart a mythic quality to the figures. good job.

Originally posted by hokie:
Well, first thanks for the votes. I got lucky on a regualar photo shoot for my daughters High School baseball game. The sunset, the position of the field, the players, the exremely weird weather (4o degrees in May!) which contributed to the sky color and shape all gave me a nice photo.

My oriignal was actually more interesting to me and my edited version for their school yearbook is better than my submission I think here.

But the DP rules say NO PHOTOSHOP so I had to crop a little differently for my submission.

05/27/2002 05:21:34 PM · #20

lol. blue cellophane over the front of the lamp.

i thought that the closeup shot might be cooler because the way the light shining through th emarbles made them glow, and was so much more pleasing than the rather jelly bean effect i got shooting them straight on. but i guess we'll never know . . . : )

hm, i wonder my apostrophes on my quoted reply are super-multiplying?

Originally posted by chariot:
Originally posted by magnetic9999:
[i]i also have some outtakes.

I took a very large number of pictures of my setup, since it was rather painstaking to create. Ultimately, I ended up going with the most straight-ahead, vanilla, literal interpretation (sorry, I know that doesn''''''''t say a lot for my opinion of voting patterns : ) ) but I''''''''m curious for some perspectiove and to see if maybe I didn''''''''t call it as well as I could have : ) There are 3 or 4 alternates here .. You can also see the box I set up the gravel and marbles in ... oh joy

tic tac toe

I like the one you posted best. The other ones were either had a weird shadow effect going, were too close, and then there was that one with the funky blue color.
[/i]

05/27/2002 05:58:24 PM · #21

Originally posted by magnetic9999:
i like the edited one, minus the spot edits : ) . .

it's a really great picture-i'm not particularly into baseball but you managed to really impart a mythic quality to the figures. good job.

Thanks. I thought about the spot edits for a long time. I am one of those folks that likes photos to stay as original as possible but....

The post under the catcher looked like he was getting a pole enema (this coming from one of the players on the team that saw the photos) :-)

The wire behind the umpire could have stayed or not.

I'm not a big baseball fan myself but my daughter has a boyfriend on the team (he's the catcher) and I seem to be going to a lot of games for some reason :-(

Good for me that week I did go Eh? People can't resist a beautiful sky...suckers!!! Almost as good as having naked women in the photo....almost...hehe

Kimbly

Canon PowerShot G2

05/27/2002 06:13:38 PM · #22

Originally posted by hokie:
Almost as good as having naked women in the photo....almost...hehe

Yeah...wait. You did better than my naked woman :-P

05/27/2002 06:19:45 PM · #23

Originally posted by Kimbly:

Yeah...wait. You did better than my naked woman :-P

Only because we have a lot of women on this site and baseball fanatics..:-)

For some reason nudes or semi nudes are treated rather harshly on this site. So many folks here carry so many biases and hate for different reasons.

I see a lot of young people hating more than older folks too. Odd since they are supposed to be free thinkers.