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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
05-21-2015, 03:57 PM
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Hello Folks! I'll get to the results after a quick disclosure. I feel that I'm not in a position to judge the quality of other people's photography because I'm pretty new to the scene. Thus, I judged them on how well they represented the theme. My comments are mainly to offer an explanation of how I interpreted your photos. Finally, please excuse the brevity and typos, I've got a stomach bug so I'm not running at 100%.
Outis- a boar with antlers (horns if you're from the city). What could be better. It fits the theme with three deer and the boar as outlier.
Simon_199- some Star Wars fans that stand out from the crowd (definition 2). That's a damn fine land speeder and I like the expression on Obiwan's face.
Charliezap- a clear outlier by either definition. The balloons make a practical addition to the hat. I like the color and expression of the subjects.
SpecialK- If I understand, the mushroom is the outlier against a backdrop of headstones sticking out of the ground. Aside from being different, it also stands apart from the rest. Excellent. I also appreciate that the roundness of the background parallels the roundness of the mushroom cap.
Chmance- a beautiful shot all around. Love the flowers, composition, and creamy bokeh. The single flower opening makes it the outlier.
Atupdate- everyone loves baby animals, especially a terra cota pot full of puppies. Here the outlier is prominently displayed on top of the rest of the litter. You did a great job of isolating the subject without creating a lot of harsh shadows. Not easy with four squirmy subjects.
Ramseybuckeye- crabby Abe Lincoln is clearly the outlier here ( definition 1 and 2) I like his menacing look and what appears to be a blackjack in his left hand. He means business.
K David- I love the rich colors and the fact that you were likely lying prone the take this shot. That's dedication. Here the outlier is the purple flowers against the grass. Overall a great shot.
Slowpez- a firm outlier based on definition 2. Is this a joke location? There was never any water there. Love any shot of people acting crazy.
Tamia- gorgeous shot of something I'm interested in personally. Never occurred to me to use monochrome to highlight outliers. Great shot and idea.
Geomez- a shot of a cardinal being robbed by starlings. The cardinal very clearly the outlier in this group.
Tessfully- a beautiful and excellent example of an outlier, clearly the flowering lily. I haven't seem so much color in lilies before, this is just great, period.
Hattifnatt- I believe the idea here is the row of bushes terminating in buildings. As such the buildings would be the outliers. If this is the case, then we see two outliers here.
Jchorst- very clear depiction of TWO outliers here. I would be happy to play against you guys sometime.
Perspicador- the ugly duckling and its beautiful parent. Not sure which is the outlier but I hope it's the duckling.
Asp1880- a very clear representation of the concept. Your first thought is that a single subject is set apart in this image. Very shallow DOF.
Madmathmind- here we have a mostly natural landscape with the subtle exception of the road and the significant exception and the sign. Thus, the sign is the outlier here, correct?
Sealonsf- I'll be honest here, I'm not sure what the outlier is here. I apologize if I'm being dense. I'm sure that's it. Sorry sealonsf.
StephenHampshire- very clear demonstration of the theme and I love the composition and color here. A man with a bunch a sheep is always an outlier.
Dieterson- another nice picture of a relatively unique flower against a backdrop of a different species. The color here is particularly nice.
The Winners!
#3. Asp1880- Instant and obvious depiction of an outlier.
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#2 tessfully- like #3, clear representation of the theme with an amazing array of color.
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#1 StephenHampshire- amazing composition, color, and adherence to the theme. Loved the picture from the moment I saw it.
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This images below are in order from #3-#1. Late entries, sorry! I don't usually care about rules but it's not my forum so I stuck to them.
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