Under rated personification - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

10/19/2005 12:53:02 AM · #1

Interesting challenge with a lot of opinions on what it meant. Here are a few I felt were under rated in this challenge.

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

10/19/2005 12:57:34 AM · #2

Without disparaging any of the top ones, I gotta say that I can't imagine anyone would rank them in the order they ended up. This may be true of most challenges, but that one seems WAY outta wack, IMO.

ShannonLee

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

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

10/19/2005 12:58:45 AM · #3

WAYYYYYY outah wack!

10/19/2005 01:09:03 AM · #4

I thought the challenge called for inanimate which means it's not alive right???

10/19/2005 01:12:16 AM · #5

Originally posted by rikki11:

I thought the challenge called for inanimate which means it's not alive right???

Main Entry: in·an·i·mate
Pronunciation: (")i-'na-n&-m&t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin inanimatus, from Latin in- + animatus, past participle of animare to animate
1 : not animate: a : not endowed with life or spirit b : lacking consciousness or power of motion
2 : not animated or lively : DULL
- in·an·i·mate·ly adverb
- in·an·i·mate·ness noun

10/19/2005 01:13:59 AM · #6

Originally posted by jpochard:

Originally posted by rikki11:
I thought the challenge called for inanimate which means it's not alive right???

1 : not animate: a : not endowed with life or spirit b

Sums it up pretty much :) I agree with ken on this one. Just my opinion of course.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

10/19/2005 01:18:25 AM · #7

:) I used a leaf, so I guess there's a gray area there. I considered inanimate more unable to move on it's own. (more like definition "b") I mean, technically, a tree or leaf may be "alive" (although mine were detached from the tree, so I suppose you'd call them not alive.) Anyway, I would consider a tree an inanimate subject.

Marc923

10/19/2005 01:29:51 AM · #8

Originally posted by jpochard:

Here are a few I felt were under rated in this challenge.

Thanks Judy. I appreciate it.

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

10/19/2005 01:53:42 AM · #9

Originally posted by lepidus:

Originally posted by jpochard:
Here are a few I felt were under rated in this challenge.

Thanks Judy. I appreciate it.

Too bad you used a French title - I had no idea what it said, I just thought you had something stuck in your throat. ;-)

10/19/2005 02:02:06 AM · #10

As I mentioned in your photo...

This is an excellent image Marc. Nothing to be ashamed of. I think what this image lacked was a captivating title. Without your comments, I wouldn't have realized what you were trying to convey here.

Marc923

10/19/2005 02:09:04 AM · #11

Originally posted by kpriest:

Too bad you used a French title - I had no idea what it said, I just thought you had something stuck in your throat. ;-)

I was trying to be creative. Oops. My original title was "The Court Defends Their King." Well, something along those lines.

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

10/19/2005 02:09:45 AM · #12

How about "Defense"

RayEthier

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

10/19/2005 02:24:37 AM · #13

The unfortunate part lies in the fact that unless one knows the rudiments of the game of chess, the mere use of a title would do little if anything to lend personification to this photo.

If one does know the game... the title, be it defence or echec is superflous, and the personification is readily discernable.

I for one liked this photo, and scored it highly.

Ray

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

10/19/2005 03:10:05 AM · #14

I was originally thinking os submitting something like this:

..."Soylent Green"

But I don't think voters would get the challenge connection, even though SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!! IT'S PEOPLE!!!

*crunch cruch*

Pedro

Nikon D200

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED

10/19/2005 03:12:39 AM · #15

Originally posted by kpriest:

I was originally thinking os submitting something like this:

..."Soylent Green"

But I don't think voters would get the challenge connection, even though SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!! IT'S PEOPLE!!!

*crunch cruch*

dayum i've actually seen that movie :D

graphic_blue

Pentax Optio S

10/19/2005 01:15:46 PM · #16

10/19/2005 01:55:40 PM · #17

Originally posted by graphic_blue:

Thanks for the compliment Henry. I barely scraped a 6 on this challenge. I was hoping that this would do better but I can't complain. This was such a fun shoot to take. While everyone was taking snapshots of the sunset and the Golden Gate Bridge, I actually jumped over the railing to have a lower angle to shoot this viewer. People probably thought I was nuts for not appreciating the sunset :) People seemed to like the title too and I think it's pretty witty. Thanks again.

Rikki