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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
07-14-2013, 07:39 AM
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When I posted this challenge, I stated that it was one of those shots that should have been a keeper. It had leading lines, a nice sky (especially for Ohio in the winter), and interesting shadows. What it lacked was a focal point.
The majority of the entries offered one variation or another of hue/saturation type processing. Much like I came up with on my own. However, the processing did not bring about a main focal point. So if your image isn't listed below, it falls into this category. I loved the variation entered within this category but the winners went a different route and captured my imagination.
HM: Carrrlangus - The crop produced a very strong focal point, the bench. However, the large area of sky in the upper right is almost as strong as the bench and acts as a distraction.
3rd Place: Patajac - Your strong contracting B&W conversion made me stop and take a long look at the shadow of the branches of the front left tree.
2nd Place: Bill2849 - As a PSP user, I didn't even think to use this photo effect. The circle photo itself would be great on a website. However, for a print, I always wonder what to do with the background when using the Circle effect. Maybe a pine tree background or a even a just some simple snow drifts.
1st Place and host of the next challenge: Todd - What you did with the tree branches is magical. You have me scratching my head on how I can duplicate the effect in Paint Shop Pro. Very nicely done.
Thanks to everyone that took the time to process and enter an image. I truly enjoyed each and every effort.
Tim
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
07-14-2013, 09:48 AM
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Absolutely gorgeous effect with the winner and the other 2 runners-up are no slouches either. Great results for a challenge!
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
07-14-2013, 08:25 AM
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Thank you Tim for the challenge and for the judging.
Congratulations to Todd for a stunning entry, and to Patajac and Carrrlangus for the other runner-up spots in a worthy field.
I'm looking forward to see what challenge Todd will think up for us.
Bill
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
04-11-2013, 07:41 PM
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Thanks for kicking us off Patajac! You have managed to pump some life into the scenery.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-31-2013, 08:04 AM
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
03-10-2013, 05:02 PM
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Thanks to all who participated. This is the first challenge I've hosted and I had fun doing it.
Please remember the comments below are my own opinion. Others can and will disagree. Some of the entries were very similar and I had to look for minor differences. I enjoyed every one of the entries. It's really cool to see what others would do with your shots. I'm honored that you all took the time to work on it.
So here we go...
Patajac - You were the first one in and I really liked your vision. Although I found it a little to noisy, no noise at all wouldn't have looked right. Your rendition reminds me of pictures I've seen of the missions in books from the 50s and 60s.
J. Stanz - I like the lighting work you did but the overall magenta cast was very distracting to me. It looks like the greens got shifted somehow.
Wolfiegirl - I like what you tried to do, in fact I may try that composition in camera next time I go there. It's very hard to clone a brick wall though without the pattern showing. Your entry and Quimmings were close. I prefer the coloring and contrast in the bells on your shot.
Quimming - As you noticed, you and Wolfiegirl had similar entries. Even though I don't like the supports on the bell as much as I like them gone, I think it looks better without the cloning. Normally I would prefer the supports for the framing effect, but they are modern and throw the mood off to me. I am honored that you would choose my shot to work on as your first time entering.
Bill2849 - I like the warmth in your shot. Your crop is also subtle but balances the bells with the background well and brings the eyes right to the subject.
TenZ.NL - The contrast and color in your rendition to me make the picture pop. It also made those pesky bell supports look a little older.
todd - Your rendition fixed the part I didn't like the most about the original shot which as you've probably figured out by now is the bell supports. The extra detail made them match the rest of the shot much better. The only real problem I had was my fault. I didn't have the rocks in the foreground in focus and they just don't look right with the extra detail to me because of that.
dffj - Your shot looks kind of retro to me. It has a film look and could have been shot in the 70's. Whether you tried to or not you actually captured the lighting of a typical day from back then before we cleaned up our air. None of this is bad, I like it really. It was an unexpected rendition and I enjoyed it. Thanks for making one of your first posts an entry in this contest.
Vasyl - The crop you chose is one I wouldn't have even seen. My hat's off to you. I'm not a big fan of borders, but the picture within is very nice.
So with all that said, here's the top 3:
Second Runner Up
Patajac
If it wasn't for the noise, this may have been my favorite. It really captures the subject and the history behind it. I'll be trying this look on a few of the images I took that day.
First Runner Up
TenZ.NL
This is the closest rendition to what I saw when I snapped the shutter. It's very clean and sharp. It was also nice of you to send those people to lunch :lol:.
Winner
Vasyl
The processing of the picture was so well done on this that I ignored the border. The shot I took was a very straight forward commonly taken shot at the mission. You took it and made it art. I really wouldn't recognize this as one of my shots if I just came upon it. You've taken my shot and made it your own and that really impresses me. Congratulations on a job well done.
And that's it. The top three (and some of the others) had one thing in common. I learned something from them and I will be influenced by them for a long time. It's great to be able to see your material transformed by others into something you didn't even think of. I thank you all again and I look forward to participating in Vasyl's upcoming challenge.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-10-2013, 05:14 PM
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Hello.
My son .
18-55 WR.
I posted this picture on DA section, since i was sure i shot only with DA35/2.8 that day.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-15-2013, 12:11 PM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
11-09-2012, 01:24 PM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
11-09-2012, 10:22 AM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
10-23-2012, 04:40 PM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
11-08-2012, 03:22 PM
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
10-13-2012, 07:18 PM
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great shot Joe -
K100D + 18-55 kit lens:
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Forum: Lens Clubs
09-01-2012, 04:08 AM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
08-22-2012, 07:41 AM
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OK, so i dont usually believe in de-fishing except in very few special cases.
This is the earlier photo, defished and mono converted:
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-22-2012, 09:19 AM
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You sure know how to eat Patajac, some of my favorites.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
06-16-2012, 06:40 AM
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Reading the Far Side
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
06-07-2012, 12:49 AM
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I am a first time DSLR owner that went with Pentax =)
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
06-02-2012, 08:02 PM
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Took them at agriculture museum Ottawa Canada.
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Forum: Photo Critique
05-30-2012, 07:32 PM
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Patajacs rendition looks great to me...
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
05-18-2012, 06:35 AM
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That's why I've made different Custom mode with their own Auto-iso & Program line settings.
- one named Portrait, with Slow Auto-iso & Shallow DoF
- one named Landscape, with Slow Auto-iso & large DoF
- One named Action, with Normal Auto-iso and Action line
- One named Fast Action, with high Auto-iso and Action line
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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
05-18-2012, 02:16 AM
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Another thing you can do when in AV mode, is the set the front dial to adjust ISO, so if you do want to quickly change the auto ISO you can with a flick of the front dial, leave the rear dial as Aperature control.
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