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 07/28/2004 12:55:33 AM · #1
I'm finding the wording of the new challenge a bit challenging to decipher: Compose and photograph something "miniature" in such a way that it conveys to the viewer that the subject of your photo is a tinier version of something that is normally larger.

Wha?

How about: Take a photograph of something in "miniature." Compose your photo in such a way that it makes the subject appear smaller than it is in real life.

Is this what others are understanding this to mean?
 07/28/2004 02:29:15 AM · #2
Well, some ideas I had according to the miniature contest would be a ship in a bottle in the foreground, real ship in the background. Same could go with a car, plane, doll house, or any other model. I also thought about finding something extrodinarily big with something normal-size in the foreground, eg. quarry truck in background, compact car in foreground or something to that nature.
 07/28/2004 02:58:22 AM · #3
I'm not sure how to do it, but an x-ray of my brain should fit the challenge, right?
07/28/2004 03:01:28 AM · #4
I found the wording confusing but I assumed it to mean a miniature version of something large. Otherwise, wouldn't the challenge be "forced perspective"?
 07/28/2004 03:14:20 AM · #5
If the word 'miniature' was actually taken out of the description, I think it would be more clearly understandable. It's already there in the challenge title, no?

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 07/28/2004 03:16:11 AM · #6
a toy train, model airplane, Matchbox cars, realistic toys... What I kind of take it as.

So, who is going to fess up and do a penis shot?! ROFL. Oh, I kill me!! What time is it? How many beers? (C;
 07/28/2004 03:18:22 AM · #7
Originally posted by dacrazyrn:
So, who is going to fess up and do a penis shot?! ROFL. Oh, I kill me!! What time is it? How many beers? (C;


Great... back to square one...
 07/28/2004 03:40:38 AM · #8
Originally posted by mcmurma:

How about: Take a photograph of something in "miniature." Compose your photo in such a way that it makes the subject appear smaller than it is in real life.


I would expect "that it makes the subject appear larger than it is in real life."
 07/28/2004 03:54:45 AM · #9
Just found this on a site, I thought it might fit:



The site is: //gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dcalwhit/cats1.html some funny stuff there.

Edit: Silly me, I just realised that this is the *opposite* of the challenge. Still funny though :-)

Message edited by author 2004-07-28 03:55:58.
 07/28/2004 03:56:29 AM · #10
Compose and photograph something "miniature" in such a way that it conveys to the viewer that the subject of your photo is a tinier version of something that is normally larger

To my mind this means take a picture of a miniature version of something along with something that shows it should normally be bigger. For example - take a picture of a miniature book along with a normal size pair of reading glasses. Or take a picture of a miniature car along side a normal size set of car keys.

07/28/2004 04:01:31 AM · #11
Eh?

To my mind this seems to be a case where u photograph something in a way it seems to be a miniature model of the actual thing. But then again, english is not my native language.

Hopefully someone figures out this before submission deadline ;D.
 07/28/2004 04:03:54 AM · #12
Good insight Sammie. Looks like I might have to pay a visit to the toy store this week.
 07/28/2004 04:06:54 AM · #13
Originally posted by mandyp:
Just found this on a site, I thought it might fit:



The site is: //gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dcalwhit/cats1.html some funny stuff there.

Edit: Silly me, I just realised that this is the *opposite* of the challenge. Still funny though :-)


Actually I think this fits perfectly. The miniature subject here is the furniture - the kitten shows that the furniture is miniature.
 07/28/2004 04:47:18 AM · #14
Originally posted by Sammie:
To my mind this means take a picture of a miniature version of something along with something that shows it should normally be bigger. For example - take a picture of a miniature book along with a normal size pair of reading glasses. Or take a picture of a miniature car along side a normal size set of car keys.

I agree that this is the correct interpretation.

It is not a "forced perspective" challenge, which would imply shots like this:


This shot is closer to what this challenge requires, but questionable whether the doll house is the "subject" of the photo and not the dog:


Personally, I thought the wording was pretty clear and didn't expect a big "doesn't meet the challenge" interpetative discussion...

Message edited by author 2004-07-28 04:53:17.
 07/28/2004 05:24:08 AM · #15
Sammie got it right.
A toy towtruck pulling a real set of car keys.
A miniature book with a real pair of glasses beside it.
Miniature dishes beside a real life porkchop.

That type of thing. The size of the complimentary items tell the viewer the size of "something" in the pick is in fact ...miniature!!!!!!!!!!

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 07/28/2004 07:22:09 AM · #16
I think the girl picking up the "miniture" girl is the right way to go about it, the girl is the representation of a tinier version of something that is larger... *confusing*

Becka
 07/28/2004 07:23:40 AM · #17
Or it could be the way that sammie says, hmmmm

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 07/28/2004 07:24:51 AM · #18
How many "Hot Wheels" car pics do you think there will be?
 07/28/2004 07:34:48 AM · #19
Originally posted by dacrazyrn:
a toy train, model airplane, Matchbox cars, realistic toys... What I kind of take it as.

So, who is going to fess up and do a penis shot?! ROFL. Oh, I kill me!! What time is it? How many beers? (C;


BWAHAHAH! When I told my husband about the Macro challenge he said, "I've got something macro you can take a picture of."
 07/28/2004 07:38:52 AM · #20
Originally posted by GinaRothfels:


Actually I think this fits perfectly. The miniature subject here is the furniture - the kitten shows that the furniture is miniature.


This is how I'm understanding the challenge,although I'm not convinced it's what the council had in mind.

I edited out the kitten in the dollhouse photo for the sake of those with dial-up.
 07/28/2004 07:44:28 AM · #21
< Counting thread opinions... >

I guess the "correct" interpretation of the challenge is the majority opinion of the future voters for the challenge... right? =)

My own interpretation was that the word:

miniature

...was placed in quotes to suggest that what we photograph should NOT in fact be miniature... just look like it based on the way the shot is taken. Could be achieved by perspective, but possibly not. This makes the challenge a lot harder in my opinion, but that's a good thing sometimes.

Edit: placed emphasis on the word "not", added word "future", phrase "thread opinions"

Message edited by author 2004-07-28 08:01:07.
 07/28/2004 10:45:07 AM · #22
Originally posted by rgordon:
what we photograph should NOT in fact be miniature... just look like it based on the way the shot is taken.

I disagree. You forgot that (a) the challenge is called "miniature" and (b) the key part of the details that say:

the subject of your photo is a tinier version of something that is normally larger

It should be fairly clear that you are supposed to photograph something that is miniature. The challenge is to find something small that is normally big, and put it in a context to show the viewer that it is, in fact, miniature. This is much different than just photographing something miniature without any context to use as a size reference, and also much different than using forced perspective to make something look smaller than it actually is.
 07/28/2004 10:49:32 AM · #23
Originally posted by EddyG:
It should be fairly clear that you are supposed to photograph something that is miniature. The challenge is to find something small that is normally big, and put it in a context to show the viewer that it is, in fact, miniature. This is much different than just photographing something miniature without any context to use as a size reference, and also much different than using forced perspective to make something look smaller than it actually is.


A member of the Site Council speaketh... and so it will be. =)

The clarification is good, and important... thanks!

07/28/2004 11:08:41 AM · #24
Originally posted by boomer:
I'm not sure how to do it, but an x-ray of my brain should fit the challenge, right?

Or some other organs like ......, or well, maybe not. LOL
 07/28/2004 11:08:59 AM · #25
Yea thanks, can start photographing now! :)

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