Contest Poll Contest #22 Voting

Contest #22 Voting · 05:08 PM

PentaxForums.com Monthly Photo Contest Poll: June, 2008

Here is this month's collection of stunning Wide-Angle Portraits! You may vote for up to 3 photos that you think are the best! Results will not the viewable until the poll is closed on July 22nd.

#1.

#2.

#3.

#4.

#5.

#6.

#7.

#8.

#9.

#10.

#11.

#12.

#13.

#14.

#15.

#16.

#17.

#18.

#19.

#20.

#21.

#22.

#23.

#24.

#25.

#26.

#27.

#28.

maxwell1295 · 07-07-2008, 06:04 PM

No.'s 9 and 10 look to be identical...

Peter Zack · 07-07-2008, 06:20 PM

Now I know why you are 'Get Smart'. It took a super agent to figure that one out!

stevebrot · 07-07-2008, 06:24 PM

Originally posted by maxwell1295

No.'s 9 and 10 look to be identical...

Vote 0.5 for each!

TourDeForce · 07-07-2008, 06:29 PM

I could hardly believe #28 was a wide angle lens, but the xif data says it was a 17mm focal length on a K10. Sigma lens?

Mike Bokeh · 07-07-2008, 07:01 PM

Nice bunch of offerings there.

A lot of dogs and cats, which I like.

Is it me, or is that praying mantis actually smiling in photo # 4?

It will be tough deciding this month.

Mike

maxwell1295 · 07-07-2008, 07:21 PM

Originally posted by TourDeForce

I could hardly believe #28 was a wide angle lens, but the xif data says it was a 17mm focal length on a K10. Sigma lens?

Could be a healthy crop...

lgross1949 · 07-07-2008, 07:36 PM

Great bunch of shots! Another tough series to pick only three from!

Great shooting on #13!

Les

Alex 007 · 07-07-2008, 08:34 PM

Hello Pentax Lovers!

Some very nicer...some less!!!

I vote!

Cheers,

Peace,

Alex 007

jfg69 · 07-07-2008, 09:39 PM

Nice work everyone, some tough choices!

bt*ist · 07-07-2008, 10:23 PM

#9 appears to be there twice.... and mine is missing??

jeda · 07-08-2008, 12:20 AM

Some nice shots, some pictures with faults, some are not wide angle and some are not even portraits....

So what was meant I think is this : A portrait, but with some surroundings or interesting background. And because we are talking about a portrait, preferrable no close-up because a clos-up with a wide angle lens deforms the portrait/face...

Where 13 is a nice picture - it is wide angle ànd a portrait - it deforms the face. As this was the intention, it's OK. Some other pictures have the same effect, not all intended I suppose but a side-effect of coming too close to your subject with a wide-angle lens.

Anyway : try to avoid vignetting (remove any filter when using wide-angle) and if you are using a flash, use an external one or don't use any

Try to find an interesting background and then put your subject in place, don't go too close to your subject and you'll get interesting results !

kubel · 07-08-2008, 12:51 AM

There were many nice photos here (tough to pick which of the dogs I liked most), but there were also many that didn't fit the criteria (not wide-angle, and not portraits). But I enjoyed the photos though.

and · 07-08-2008, 01:17 AM

#1 is quite adorable

especially with the pink background. And I spot an umbrella.. do I spot a second light in there too... Then again #2 is quite precious too

roentarre · 07-08-2008, 06:03 AM

Some very nice work here!

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07-08-2008, 12:20 AM	#12
jeda New Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Photos: Gallery Posts: 15	Wide Angle + portrait Some nice shots, some pictures with faults, some are not wide angle and some are not even portraits.... So what was meant I think is this : A portrait, but with some surroundings or interesting background. And because we are talking about a portrait, preferrable no close-up because a clos-up with a wide angle lens deforms the portrait/face... Where 13 is a nice picture - it is wide angle ànd a portrait - it deforms the face. As this was the intention, it's OK. Some other pictures have the same effect, not all intended I suppose but a side-effect of coming too close to your subject with a wide-angle lens. Anyway : try to avoid vignetting (remove any filter when using wide-angle) and if you are using a flash, use an external one or don't use any Try to find an interesting background and then put your subject in place, don't go too close to your subject and you'll get interesting results ! Last edited by jeda; 07-08-2008 at 12:24 AM. Reason: double signature

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View Poll Results: Which 3 photos are the best?
#1	98	37.98%
#2	75	29.07%
#3	39	15.12%
#4	38	14.73%
#5	22	8.53%
#6	40	15.50%
#7	4	1.55%
#8	4	1.55%
#9	31	12.02%
#10	9	3.49%
#11	13	5.04%
#12	6	2.33%
#13	103	39.92%
#14	16	6.20%
#15	5	1.94%
#16	13	5.04%
#17	4	1.55%
#18	2	0.78%
#19	17	6.59%
#20	10	3.88%
#21	11	4.26%
#22	34	13.18%
#23	53	20.54%
#24	22	8.53%
#25	3	1.16%
#26	18	6.98%
#27	3	1.16%
#28	40	15.50%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 258. You may not vote on this poll

07-07-2008, 06:04 PM	#2
maxwell1295 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Long Island, New York Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,703	No.'s 9 and 10 look to be identical...

07-07-2008, 06:20 PM	#3
Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	Now I know why you are 'Get Smart'. It took a super agent to figure that one out!

07-07-2008, 06:24 PM	#4
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by maxwell1295 No.'s 9 and 10 look to be identical... Vote 0.5 for each!

07-07-2008, 06:29 PM	#5
TourDeForce Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Florida Photos: Gallery Posts: 514	I could hardly believe #28 was a wide angle lens, but the xif data says it was a 17mm focal length on a K10. Sigma lens?

07-07-2008, 07:01 PM	#6
Mike Bokeh Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Queens, New York Photos: Gallery Posts: 608	Nice bunch of offerings there. A lot of dogs and cats, which I like. Is it me, or is that praying mantis actually smiling in photo # 4? It will be tough deciding this month. Mike

07-07-2008, 07:21 PM	#7
maxwell1295 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Long Island, New York Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,703	Originally posted by TourDeForce I could hardly believe #28 was a wide angle lens, but the xif data says it was a 17mm focal length on a K10. Sigma lens? Could be a healthy crop...

07-07-2008, 07:36 PM	#8
lgross1949 Inactive Account Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery Posts: 37	Great bunch of shots! Another tough series to pick only three from! Great shooting on #13! Les

07-07-2008, 08:34 PM	#9
Alex 007 New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ariel - Israel Photos: Gallery Posts: 22	Some...superb...some...less! Hello Pentax Lovers! Some very nicer...some less!!! I vote! Cheers, Peace, Alex 007

07-07-2008, 09:39 PM	#10
jfg69 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Long Island, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 42	Nice work everyone, some tough choices!

07-07-2008, 10:23 PM	#11
bt*ist Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 211	#9 appears to be there twice.... and mine is missing??

07-08-2008, 12:51 AM	#13
kubel New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 14	There were many nice photos here (tough to pick which of the dogs I liked most), but there were also many that didn't fit the criteria (not wide-angle, and not portraits). But I enjoyed the photos though.

07-08-2008, 01:17 AM	#14
and Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,476	#1 is quite adorable especially with the pink background. And I spot an umbrella.. do I spot a second light in there too... Then again #2 is quite precious too

07-08-2008, 06:03 AM	#15
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Some very nice work here!