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12/06/2006 12:21:16 AM · #1
OK, I'm not trying sour grapes here - but - entry winner #3 - how the HELL does this qualify as basic edit rules!!

How can anyone make a B&W image with a selection of colr - which is phorhibited by basic editing rules?

What the hell is this?

And, the # 1 image - god, I'd love to buy that camera - what awsome dynamic range it captures!
12/06/2006 12:23:13 AM · #2
you can tell by the yellow on his head that he probably just desaturated all but the yellows. which is legal.
12/06/2006 12:23:32 AM · #3
Not sure what you mean about the #1 image. It's so oversaturated you can see red speckles in the clouds. Maybe that's why you think its some sort of nefarious image. It's just the hue/set tool jammed way up.
12/06/2006 12:38:56 AM · #4
Really. I'll have to try that. So simple. Just desaturate all but yellows.
OK. Yeah. That'll work.
12/06/2006 12:51:17 AM · #5
BTW, jaded_youth, how is your composited match picture, which is obviously two images, a basic edit picture?
12/06/2006 12:53:24 AM · #6
Originally posted by AZSnapper:

how is your composited match picture, which is obviously two images, a basic edit picture?


I can't tell if you're serious or joking. :-/
12/06/2006 12:53:48 AM · #7
Originally posted by scalvert:

Originally posted by AZSnapper:

how is your composited match picture, which is obviously two images, a basic edit picture?


I can't tell if you're serious or joking. :-/


I was just thinking that myself.
12/06/2006 12:56:12 AM · #8
why would it be "obviously" 2 images?

I don't see that.
12/06/2006 12:57:28 AM · #9
Maybe he means like this shot or a dozen others that have been done in Basic before?

12/06/2006 12:59:07 AM · #10
hm but these are all one image too.

I think he means litterally 2 images used. No way.
12/06/2006 01:01:12 AM · #11
Originally posted by biteme:

hm but these are all one image too.

I think he means litterally 2 images used. No way.


Shannon was trying to be sarcastic, right Shannon?

Of course this is one image, just like all the other one image match shots done in Basic before before Crystal's.
12/06/2006 01:03:30 AM · #12
Originally posted by biteme:

why would it be "obviously" 2 images?

I don't see that.


Maybe he is saying that he thinks the match appears to be in the foreground and the flame a seperate image or screen shot in the background ??
Still I don't think that would be a problem with basic editing.
12/06/2006 01:12:49 AM · #13
Originally posted by AZSnapper:



And, the # 1 image - god, I'd love to buy that camera - what awsome dynamic range it captures!


I'm not particularly fond of all the noise and garbage that appears in the top portion of that photo.
12/06/2006 01:25:57 AM · #14
Originally posted by AZSnapper:

BTW, jaded_youth, how is your composited match picture, which is obviously two images, a basic edit picture?

I think he is pointing out that the flames appear to be behind the match and not on the match I can see the point that it looks like the fire and the match are 2 diffrent shots, I dontthink they are but I do see how it could be obtained by combining 2 images
12/06/2006 01:27:26 AM · #15
Originally posted by jmsetzler:


I'm not particularly fond of all the noise and garbage that appears in the top portion of that photo.


i was thinking the same thing.
12/06/2006 01:29:28 AM · #16
Originally posted by jmsetzler:

Originally posted by AZSnapper:



And, the # 1 image - god, I'd love to buy that camera - what awsome dynamic range it captures!


I'm not particularly fond of all the noise and garbage that appears in the top portion of that photo.


The noise and garbage extend throughout the whole shot, not just the top portion.
12/06/2006 01:30:28 AM · #17
Originally posted by sher9204:

Originally posted by jmsetzler:


I'm not particularly fond of all the noise and garbage that appears in the top portion of that photo.


i was thinking the same thing.

Agree the sat bump was a bit over the top.
also Ido wonder how a desat on all buy yellow would work so well..Never works for me
12/06/2006 01:31:30 AM · #18
At any rate, the photo composition and idea were both good. I just didn't like the execution. I didn't vote on that challenge.
12/06/2006 01:38:59 AM · #19
Originally posted by AZSnapper:

OK, I'm not trying sour grapes here


I think you're failing in your goal.

The SC validates the top 5 entries. Give them some credit. If there's anything illegal, they'll DQ it. If you suspect something, report it.

Meanwhile, don't throw around accusations.

Oh, as for selective desat in basic, try reading the tutorial. That's just one example of how people pull off amazing things even under basic editing.

For more examples, just poke through the challenge history.

Message edited by author 2006-12-06 01:41:08.
12/06/2006 02:01:07 AM · #20
ok well, I'm not particularly fond of all the noise and garbage that appears in the top portion of that photo. me either. but as you can see enough people obviously did. so there. the rules for 'basic' are very clear and with enough skill almost anything can be achieved. changing color, desaturating color, bla, bla, it's all there go read the rules. the photo i submitted isn't anything like the original as far as color and saturations. the megenta isn't even in the sky to begin with and is created changing hues. duh. again read the rules. so this is where the garbage comes into play in the submitted photo. you should see the edited jpg before saving for web! it's terrible! there's so much noise you would think i took the photo with a 2 megapixel camera phone. except for the dynamic range right? well that's just editing too. try some. it's not easy. the rules just make things more of a challege. but, i like a challenge. don't you?
12/06/2006 02:20:07 AM · #21
Originally posted by deepfrog17:

ok well, I'm not particularly fond of all the noise and garbage that appears in the top portion of that photo. me either. but as you can see enough people obviously did. so there. the rules for 'basic' are very clear and with enough skill almost anything can be achieved. changing color, desaturating color, bla, bla, it's all there go read the rules. the photo i submitted isn't anything like the original as far as color and saturations. the megenta isn't even in the sky to begin with and is created changing hues. duh. again read the rules. so this is where the garbage comes into play in the submitted photo. you should see the edited jpg before saving for web! it's terrible! there's so much noise you would think i took the photo with a 2 megapixel camera phone. except for the dynamic range right? well that's just editing too. try some. it's not easy. the rules just make things more of a challege. but, i like a challenge. don't you?


Nobody was questioning whether your editing was legal in Basic or not...in fact, only the OP has questioned anyone's editing.

As for your shot, for the record, I agree with Jim and what he said about your shot being a great idea with a solid composition. It's just not as "clean" an image as those that usually win.

Message edited by author 2006-12-06 02:23:51.
12/06/2006 02:31:00 AM · #22
Nobody was questioning whether your editing was legal in Basic or not...in fact, only the OP has questioned anyone's editing.

i realize this. just in to change the mood of the thread. goodnight and godbless. ha
12/06/2006 07:16:46 AM · #23
I'm sorry I missed the question to me before I went to bed last night but my shot is in NO way two different shots. it's not even a picture of fire behind the match. it's real. it's a regular igniting match shot. nothing special. it was VERY easy to do.
12/06/2006 07:28:19 AM · #24
Originally posted by AZSnapper:

BTW, jaded_youth, how is your composited match picture, which is obviously two images, a basic edit picture?


gotta say I am not happen with the tone here. Please in the future treat people with respect and if you suspect someone has done something illegal then report it. and apparently you either can't or don't know how to do the things that you complained about but it sure as hell doesn't mean that they can't be done.
12/06/2006 09:06:44 AM · #25
Well, I apologize then.

Maybe I just don't understand the rules. I thought the one rule You May Not 'use the marquee, lasso, or similar tool to select a portion of your image for any reason other than cropping or creating a border' meant just that, but, according to others on this post, that is ok to use selective editing on a basic edit picture.

Again, my apoligies.
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