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Hey davidtrout my muffin is in the main gallery. Was unable to post it here in the forum It's over said it all
Comment by darlene posted on Entries for Fortnightly Competition #43- Faces at 10/06/2010 - 13:10
I had to rewrite it, as my paste copy was too messed up...Sorry!!!
Here we go, with the finally results. Before I say anymore I want to thank everyone who participated.I know this was a challenge, it is my hope that everyone who entered had as much fun as I did judging and commenting on all the entries.
Just remember that these comments are just my own opinion, as I am still learning so very much about photography.
I took Judithann up on her offer to use some sort of point system, as you will see in the results.
Dr Orloff: Fetch
How well I can see the face: Had to kind of look twice, the dog throw me off at first. But hey must say impressive first photo. How well I can see the face: As I said, I had to look past the dog, then it appeared. 4.5 out of 5
Quality of picture: Not as sharp as I would to like to see. The puddles needed some popping. 3.9 out of 5
Finding faces that are unique: This is not a face that was already there, it was set up and you lost some marks for that...but I did love the dog! 3.4 out of 5
It was wonderful to see your early entry, your total =11.8 out of 15 A fun loving picture!
Hyram Smiley Soup
Wow! now that is defiantly a face which you did not manipulated. Nice surprise! Do you always have your most beloved (Pentax camera) with you? Really Hyram taking it out to dinner! Soup you say? It does not look appetizing to me. Yet it does make me smile.
How well I can see the face I clearly see the face: 4.9 out of 5 Quality of picture: The place mat is very distracting, my eye is drawn into it, but hey it is not like you could whip out a new one! The photo lacks colour, it is flat, but again it is what it is: 4. out of 5
Finding faces that are unique Great find indeed; Wow a face in soup, indeed that’s unique! Perfect score 5 out of 5 Total of 13.9 out of 15
Flossie's Bench
Oh yes I can see it now that I am looking at the bench, It reminds me of those wooden Tiki face mask It was much clearer if you could see the whole bench, instead of just the face itself. It is defiantly a great find. Love the whole head shape with feather coming up out of it, and those two ears? How well I can see the face Just couldn't make it out until I seen the whole picture. 2.9 out of 5
Quality of picture I didn't like the sepia, the natural wood is lovely in itself. A little more sharpening would of brought out the natural wood grain. 3.3 out of 5
Finding faces that are unique Face finding, Well done there is uniqueness here. Loved the originality. 5 out of 5
Yes, now you can rest those cross-eyes of yours. Total 11.2
Judithann Mr. Tree Bark
How well I can see the face Must say, I absolutely love it! It is right on topic. I had no problem to see his face! 5 out of 5
Quality of picture I love the lighting, although on the right side it is a bit bright. I am not complaining about the sunny day, just would have like you to controll the washed out side a wee bit more. I liked how it is in focus on the face, nice and sharp, really popped out. I would have like to seen a greater DOF. 4.9 out of 5
I sure was glad that you and Mr Tree Bark finally met, and he did look surprised!
Finding faces that are unique Originality, and a great find WOW! 5 out 5
For a total of 14.9 out of 15
Tozza27 Clouds
How well I can see the face I say, what great luck indeed. I have always seen shapes in the clouds, but WOW a face in the sky just for this Competition. Delighted with that profile you captured. I see a face with a wonderful distinguish nose, Gonzo you say? Well Gonzo got you a perfect score: 5 out of 5
Quality of picture Clouds are wonderful for taking photo's. As we know it is a challance to control lighting, shadows, and sometimes angles. Especially laying on your back, looking up! Inspite of all this ,it is still a fairly clear shot. even though a shadows causes it to be a bit unpleasant, Not quite as sharp as I would have preferred. A little washed out. But it all still rated high. 4.6 out of 5
Finding faces that are unique A unique shot all the way.Perfect score again 5 out of 5, for Tozza27 and Gonzo
For a total of 14.6 out of 15
davidtrout Paint
How well I can see the face Well it is a face of something for sure ( a fish? A woman yelling?, who knows0? As I let my imagation run
wild, really wild, I can see a face. 3.5 out of 5.
Quality of picture I love the texture and layers of this shot, It is well focus. The shades of colours are sharp with lighting
Well, done.Although I didn't like the part of the shot under the portrait. Why didn't you crop it out?
It is distracting.4.5 out of 5
Finding faces that are unique Now I must say this is a very imagation shot. Good one.4.4 out of 5.
Total 12.4 out of 15
Mivoligo: One more face
How well I can see the face : Yes, I can see a face here, I do think it is quite a delight. The face is a bit blurred or off to me. It would have been fun to see it in the dark. 4.6 out of 5
Quality of picture: The face is out of focus as I already said. The whole picture is washed out. Maybe sepia or toning would give it some darkening,thus giving it more contrast. I do like the angle in your shot. 3.3 out of 5
Finding faces that are unique: I liked that you LOOKED twice and saw an item we use everyday that had a face! 4.8 out of 5. Total 12.7
i-Berg Infant face
How well I can see the face: So sorry... as hard as I try I just can't find the small face. 0 out of 5
Quality of picture : Nice shot though, even if I can't see what you saw. Great focus, nice and sharp. Love how the sun hits the gravestone. So for trying you get some points 5 out of 5
Finding faces that are unique: I really appreciate your effort, but I have to say I really don’t see what you see ? 2.5 out of for what you see. Total 7.5
aliengrove Pig in my pocket
How well I can see the face A pig? OK maybe the nose. But I do see a face or squared head, “ha ha” The pig kind of grows on you, the more I look at him, the more I like him. With that said 4.9 out of 5
Quality of picture Nice and sharp, I like seeing the stitches, It does make a wonderful mouth. I would have like to have seen the whole pocket. I hope you didn't remove those stitches so you could put the tuft inside; since it is a uniform shirt. I don't care for the white wash out spots. Good focus 4.3 out of 5
Finding faces that are unique Thanks for finding a face you wear everyday, other than the one on top of your head. You did manipulate some. It does make the shot better, giving it some pop. 4.6 out of 5 Total 13.9
The results are:
First Place: Mr. Tree Bark by Judithann
Total 14.9
Second Place: Clouds by Tozza27
Total 14.6
Third Place, there are two: Smiley Soup by Hyram and Pig in my pocket by aliengrove
Both Total 13.9
Friendly face by Aurora
You posted your entry after 6pm closing time as you are a new member I would like to still judge you. We are all still learning!
How well I can see the face: A friendly face indeed with a lazy eye.5 out of 5
Quality of picture: The shot itself is well focused, love the color and lighting. It would of been better to crop out the person below the shot,it is distracting. saturated would have brought out the color even more and sharpen would of brought out more detail. Absolutely Loved the shot. 4.8 out of 5
Finding faces that are unique: This is a fun shot with an uniqueness all of its own.5 out of 5.
Total 14.8
I bake a dozen muffin and this little guy(picture is missing, sorry)
was in the batch!
It’s Over 
To you Judithann!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I have a new perspective through the eye of my camera!
The best gift I ever recieved...to date...My K-m:
Here we go, with the finally results. Before I say anymore I want to thank everyone who participated.I know this was a challenge, it is my hope that everyone who entered had as much fun as I did judging and commenting on all the entries.
Just remember that these comments are just my own opinion, as I am still learning so very much about photography.
I took Judithann up on her offer to use some sort of point system, as you will see in the results.
Dr Orloff: Fetch
How well I can see the face: Had to kind of look twice, the dog throw me off at first. But hey must say impressive first photo. How well I can see the face: As I said, I had to look past the dog, then it appeared. 4.5 out of 5
Quality of picture: Not as sharp as I would to like to see. The puddles needed some popping. 3.9 out of 5
Finding faces that are unique: This is not a face that was already there, it was set up and you lost some marks for that...but I did love the dog! 3.4 out of 5
It was wonderful to see your early entry, your total =11.8 out of 15 A fun loving picture!
Hyram Smiley Soup
Wow! now that is defiantly a face which you did not manipulated. Nice surprise! Do you always have your most beloved (Pentax camera) with you? Really Hyram taking it out to dinner! Soup you say? It does not look appetizing to me. Yet it does make me smile.
How well I can see the face I clearly see the face: 4.9 out of 5 Quality of picture: The place mat is very distracting, my eye is drawn into it, but hey it is not like you could whip out a new one! The photo lacks colour, it is flat, but again it is what it is: 4. out of 5
Finding faces that are unique Great find indeed; Wow a face in soup, indeed that’s unique! Perfect score 5 out of 5 Total of 13.9 out of 15
Flossie's Bench
Oh yes I can see it now that I am looking at the bench, It reminds me of those wooden Tiki face mask It was much clearer if you could see the whole bench, instead of just the face itself. It is defiantly a great find. Love the whole head shape with feather coming up out of it, and those two ears? How well I can see the face Just couldn't make it out until I seen the whole picture. 2.9 out of 5
Quality of picture I didn't like the sepia, the natural wood is lovely in itself. A little more sharpening would of brought out the natural wood grain. 3.3 out of 5
Finding faces that are unique Face finding, Well done there is uniqueness here. Loved the originality. 5 out of 5
Yes, now you can rest those cross-eyes of yours. Total 11.2
Judithann Mr. Tree Bark
How well I can see the face Must say, I absolutely love it! It is right on topic. I had no problem to see his face! 5 out of 5
Quality of picture I love the lighting, although on the right side it is a bit bright. I am not complaining about the sunny day, just would have like you to controll the washed out side a wee bit more. I liked how it is in focus on the face, nice and sharp, really popped out. I would have like to seen a greater DOF. 4.9 out of 5
I sure was glad that you and Mr Tree Bark finally met, and he did look surprised!
Finding faces that are unique Originality, and a great find WOW! 5 out 5
For a total of 14.9 out of 15
Tozza27 Clouds
How well I can see the face I say, what great luck indeed. I have always seen shapes in the clouds, but WOW a face in the sky just for this Competition. Delighted with that profile you captured. I see a face with a wonderful distinguish nose, Gonzo you say? Well Gonzo got you a perfect score: 5 out of 5
Quality of picture Clouds are wonderful for taking photo's. As we know it is a challance to control lighting, shadows, and sometimes angles. Especially laying on your back, looking up! Inspite of all this ,it is still a fairly clear shot. even though a shadows causes it to be a bit unpleasant, Not quite as sharp as I would have preferred. A little washed out. But it all still rated high. 4.6 out of 5
Finding faces that are unique A unique shot all the way.Perfect score again 5 out of 5, for Tozza27 and Gonzo
For a total of 14.6 out of 15
davidtrout Paint
How well I can see the face Well it is a face of something for sure ( a fish? A woman yelling?, who knows0? As I let my imagation run
wild, really wild, I can see a face. 3.5 out of 5.
Quality of picture I love the texture and layers of this shot, It is well focus. The shades of colours are sharp with lighting
Well, done.Although I didn't like the part of the shot under the portrait. Why didn't you crop it out?
It is distracting.4.5 out of 5
Finding faces that are unique Now I must say this is a very imagation shot. Good one.4.4 out of 5.
Total 12.4 out of 15
Mivoligo: One more face
How well I can see the face : Yes, I can see a face here, I do think it is quite a delight. The face is a bit blurred or off to me. It would have been fun to see it in the dark. 4.6 out of 5
Quality of picture: The face is out of focus as I already said. The whole picture is washed out. Maybe sepia or toning would give it some darkening,thus giving it more contrast. I do like the angle in your shot. 3.3 out of 5
Finding faces that are unique: I liked that you LOOKED twice and saw an item we use everyday that had a face! 4.8 out of 5. Total 12.7
i-Berg Infant face
How well I can see the face: So sorry... as hard as I try I just can't find the small face. 0 out of 5
Quality of picture : Nice shot though, even if I can't see what you saw. Great focus, nice and sharp. Love how the sun hits the gravestone. So for trying you get some points 5 out of 5
Finding faces that are unique: I really appreciate your effort, but I have to say I really don’t see what you see ? 2.5 out of for what you see. Total 7.5
aliengrove Pig in my pocket
How well I can see the face A pig? OK maybe the nose. But I do see a face or squared head, “ha ha” The pig kind of grows on you, the more I look at him, the more I like him. With that said 4.9 out of 5
Quality of picture Nice and sharp, I like seeing the stitches, It does make a wonderful mouth. I would have like to have seen the whole pocket. I hope you didn't remove those stitches so you could put the tuft inside; since it is a uniform shirt. I don't care for the white wash out spots. Good focus 4.3 out of 5
Finding faces that are unique Thanks for finding a face you wear everyday, other than the one on top of your head. You did manipulate some. It does make the shot better, giving it some pop. 4.6 out of 5 Total 13.9
The results are:
First Place: Mr. Tree Bark by Judithann
Total 14.9
Second Place: Clouds by Tozza27
Total 14.6
Third Place, there are two: Smiley Soup by Hyram and Pig in my pocket by aliengrove
Both Total 13.9
Friendly face by Aurora
You posted your entry after 6pm closing time as you are a new member I would like to still judge you. We are all still learning!
How well I can see the face: A friendly face indeed with a lazy eye.5 out of 5
Quality of picture: The shot itself is well focused, love the color and lighting. It would of been better to crop out the person below the shot,it is distracting. saturated would have brought out the color even more and sharpen would of brought out more detail. Absolutely Loved the shot. 4.8 out of 5
Finding faces that are unique: This is a fun shot with an uniqueness all of its own.5 out of 5.
Total 14.8
I bake a dozen muffin and this little guy(picture is missing, sorry)
was in the batch!
It’s Over 
To you Judithann!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I have a new perspective through the eye of my camera!
The best gift I ever recieved...to date...My K-m:
Comment by darlene posted on Entries for Fortnightly Competition #43- Faces at 10/06/2010 - 06:28
Yes you need to see the whole item...with focus right on and the background out of focus.
Comment by darlene posted on just ME super at 28/05/2010 - 02:26
Love the frist three drifferent angles Great
Comment by darlene posted on Me And Tammy In The Field (Pt 1) at 28/05/2010 - 02:24
Morning light is one of best nutral light for taking shot...Awsome ! The blue is prefect...mine always seem to come out purple.
Comment by darlene posted on Flora and Fauna in the garden this moring... at 28/05/2010 - 02:21
#1 like the tree limbs reaching for the big blue sky...
Comment by darlene posted on Lemon-scented gums at 28/05/2010 - 02:20
Great shot of the little fellow...Good focus...
Comment by darlene posted on Woodpecker Chick at 28/05/2010 - 02:17
# 3 is for me...Just really like it.
Comment by darlene posted on Angel of the North at 28/05/2010 - 02:14
# 1 is my favorite shot but a bit over lite...Still a lovly shot.
Comment by darlene posted on Giverny, France at 28/05/2010 - 02:12
#4 makes me want to reach out and touch the numbers...An awsome shot
Comment by darlene posted on Heavy Freight at 28/05/2010 - 02:09
