Wingspan - unused blue photo - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

08/02/2004 02:58:49 PM · #1

hopper

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM

08/02/2004 03:01:13 PM · #2

cropped a little tight maybe, but an awesome photo. 200mm 2.8?

Nitin

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

08/02/2004 03:01:40 PM · #3

No offense, but wasnt the main 'subject' supposed to be blue?

A large number of entries have the sky occupying a major portion of the photograph.. which makes them uninteresting, imo.

08/02/2004 03:03:34 PM · #4

Originally posted by hopper:

cropped a little tight maybe, but an awesome photo. 200mm 2.8?

Sigma 105 f 2.8

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

08/02/2004 03:05:39 PM · #5

Originally posted by vfwlkr:

No offense, but wasnt the main 'subject' supposed to be blue?

A large number of entries have the sky occupying a major portion of the photograph.. which makes them uninteresting, imo.

BLUE SHOULD BE LARGEST COMPONENT IN YOUR ENTRY !

NOT A MAIN SUBJECT !

YOU PURISTS ARE GOING ON MY NERVES !

VisiBlanco

Canon EOS-5D

08/02/2004 03:09:22 PM · #6

Originally posted by pitsaman:

Originally posted by vfwlkr:
No offense, but wasnt the main 'subject' supposed to be blue?

A large number of entries have the sky occupying a major portion of the photograph.. which makes them uninteresting, imo.

BLUE SHOULD BE LARGEST COMPONENT IN YOUR ENTRY !

NOT A MAIN SUBJECT !

YOU PURISTS ARE GOING ON MY NERVES !

What he said.

LtHousLady

Canon EOS-5D

Tamron SP AF 28-105mm f/2.8 LD Aspherical IF for Canon

08/02/2004 03:11:54 PM · #7

Originally posted by pitsaman:

I'm with you Pitsaman. This was my orig entry.

The wording left it totally open. "major component"
I wound up torn between 2 images & changed my entry....it now has a blue subject & getting hit with a low score anyway....probly cuz it's not a MOON! lol

Message edited by author 2004-08-02 15:12:23.

deafwolf

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO IF for Canon

08/02/2004 04:59:19 PM · #8

How on earth did you get that bird to stand still that long? *grin*

BrennanOB

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

08/02/2004 05:04:01 PM · #9

If you are going to mark people down for not following the terms of the challenge, be sure to read the terms of the challenge first.

As for the bird I agree with Hopper, a bit tight for my taste, but when I try to get them that tight I usually lop off something. Nice capture.

airatic

Olympus E-410

Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6

08/02/2004 05:04:41 PM · #10

I think if blue is not a major element of the photo (i.e. picture would not be noticeably different without blue) then it doesn't meet the challenge. the sky *can* be a major blue element in a photo, but it "ain't always so" Some photos (like this bird) use the sky well, making it important to the photo. Others in the challenge seem to have thrown in the sky or ocean just so that there would be *something* blue in the picture.

sfalice

Canon PowerShot SX60 HS

08/02/2004 05:18:46 PM · #11

Originally posted by pitsaman:

This is an outstanding photograph and I'd have given it a very high number. And yes, I can find the Blue in it. :>)

vtruan

Nikon D5100

Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon

08/02/2004 05:20:54 PM · #12

I had two that I liked, this one and the one that isn't doig so well.

I probably picked wrongly again.

I agree with Pitsaman, Blue doesn't have to be the subject. Van

BrennanOB

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

08/02/2004 05:21:14 PM · #13

I have trouble when you re-define the terms of the challenge (i.e. when you have to say i.e.). Most of the challenges are worded fairly carfully to avoid the need for interpritation. It asks for the color blue to be a major element, no more.

When the problem is re-defined as being "noticably different" if that major element was a different color, then we are talking about a different far more subjective challenge. If I submitted a picture of a person from the blue man group, and someone said that the effect would be similar had he been painted green, that is subjective. If a photo of a blue eye were submitted, would the effect differ if it were a brown eye?

When you say that people have " thrown in the sky or ocean just so that there would be *something* blue in the picture." it seems you have figured out what they were thinking and judged them based that theoretical intent. It would be much simpler to judge what they presented without interpreting why they might have taken a certain course which led to the image.

If you don't care for an image, that is a matter of taste. If the image meets the challenge should not be.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70 f2.8 L IS

08/02/2004 06:56:20 PM · #14

I love the photo Kosta, and BTW I wouldn't change the tight crop. I like the way the left wing makes a leading line from the UR corner into the photo, and the body & other wing are precisely on the lower 1/3 line. Makes for a dynamic & interesting composition, avoiding the static look that such a crisp, high-shutter-speed capture can have. Nice work.

Edit:
FWIW, my submission also used the sky as a "major component other than direct subject." I guess folks aren't having too much trouble with that, it's sitting at 6.6 =)

Message edited by author 2004-08-02 18:58:27.