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Comment by JudithAnn posted on A BIG hello to everyone using this Forum. at 03/10/2011 - 03:47
Welcome and enjoy the forum!
Regards:
JA
Regards:
JA
Comment by JudithAnn posted on Hello from ceredigion at 03/10/2011 - 03:45
Northgrain wrote:
Congrats Dr O - really inspired stuff.
And thanks JudithAnn for the constructive judging of a really excellent theme. I knew the leaves photo didn't cut the mustard, but ran out of time and really wanted to support the comp anyway. Just a shame there weren't a few more entries.
And a big thank you for your support in the comp...it really did make my day.Congrats Dr O - really inspired stuff.
And thanks JudithAnn for the constructive judging of a really excellent theme. I knew the leaves photo didn't cut the mustard, but ran out of time and really wanted to support the comp anyway. Just a shame there weren't a few more entries.
JA
Comment by JudithAnn posted on Monthly Competition #3 Opposites at 02/10/2011 - 14:22
RPLS...Packing foam???
I am not sure what that is, but white paper works very well in diffuser...have a look on youtube for some ideas.
Regards..JA
I am not sure what that is, but white paper works very well in diffuser...have a look on youtube for some ideas.
Regards..JA
Comment by JudithAnn posted on Monthly Competition #3 Opposites at 02/10/2011 - 14:20
Well Doc.....Let give it another go. Nothing to lose setting up a new topic.
JA
JA
Comment by JudithAnn posted on Monthly Competition #3 Opposites at 02/10/2011 - 14:05
Thank you very much everybody....has anyone hear from the Doc yet:
Regards:
JA
Regards:
JA
Comment by JudithAnn posted on Monthly Competition #3 Opposites at 02/10/2011 - 04:12
Monthly Comp #3
Thank you to everyone who entered, however with only 5 entries in a month, it appears that there is not much interest in a monthly competitions( maybe I should add YET?!!). I know Garth let last month’s comp run two months but he still only had four entries.
Even though the entries are low, I might add that I was delighted with the images that were submitted:
Here is my adjudication and final judging for the follow photos:
Dr Orloff: Oil and Water & Chalk and Cheese:
You hold the WOW Factor with this entry. It was brilliant how you accomplish so many opposites with the two photos, both within EACH photo and the photos with each other
1. Black and White/ Colour
2. Liquid / Solid
3. Oil/Water
4. Eatable / Non eatable
5. Black background /white-light background.
The photography was stunning. The technique impeccable and your creativities held no bounds. The use of coloured paper in your water and oil shot, made the different grey tones interesting to look at. You lighting and sharpness, in the second shot (Chalk and Cheese) made one feel like they could reach up and take those crackers and eat!( minus the chalk:lol
That was a fantastic entry. I thank you for being so prompt in your timing, I was really hoping that your photo would inspire a large flow of entries....but it was not to be.
RPLSF: Who Needs a Spa?
What a charming and delightful photo this was, and it was exactly what I envisioned when I posted my theme. The baby mucking in the mud; what a capture. The lighting in this shot was beautifully done. You can see the texture of the mud with fine detail. Great job focusing. I do hope that photo finds its way into the family photo album, as I am sure it can be chuckled at for generations.
The little one in the tub....she is a picture of pure delight here. I loved the floating bubble in the air and suds on top of her head. I can see the work you put into this, getting it just right, but yet, letting the subject be herself and un-posed. Fantastic work! Her expression sure draws you in. The only (small) thing I did not care for was the harsh shadow the fell across her chest and arm. To correct that you need the flash not aimed right at her.....it you cannot reposition your flash.... then use a diffuser. They are easy to make.
1. Child looking up/ Child looking down
2. Child’s hair in pony tail/ Child’s hair down
3. Child Clothed/ Child nude
4. Child outside/ Child inside
5. Child dirty/ Child clean
Thank you for the most delightful and humorous photo. I loved it.
Darlene: Large or Small.
Oh my, this was a tough one. It was incredible hard to see the difference in size Darlene. I would have needed a side by side shot. In photography I have learned that when showing size it must have something to compare it too. I remember one time my husband had gone to the great Cathedral Forest here in Canada, and he took photos...but since he had no model nor had put his shoe or something beside the tree....they just looked like any old trees. We went back together this summer and we stood beside the trees and you can see that they are super huge! I also remember a photo that was taken of the foot of a very tiny newborn baby, and again you could not tell how small that foot was but in the next photo we put a match box beside that tiny foot and the match box was bigger...see what I mean!
Having looked carefully at your photos I was impressed. The lighting and focus on the first photo “Large” was wonderfully done. Photographing white can be very challenging as it can and does “blow out”. I felt that photo was perfect....sharp....well composed.....lighting was beautiful. This photo could be used to sell popcorn.
The second one “or Small” had a bit of blur in the front of it, and it does not take at all from the photo, because this could be the desired effect a photographer might be wanting. I did still find opposite in your photos even if it was not exactly the one you were going for!
1. Containers were opposite patterns....White on red/ Red on white.
2. One had lots of spilled pop corn/ One had a little spilled popcorn
3. “Large” in complete focus/” Little” in spot focus (foreground soft)
Aliengrove: Up & Down.
One of the first opposite most little ones learn is up and down. I was thrilled to see that one could indeed capture that so well.
I found your photo fascinating, well thought out, and wonderful to look at. Both photos are a great piece of photography! Your choice of focus is lovely, and your lighting wonderfully controlled. Your composure was the thing that I felt was just breath taking. Talk about capturing the illusion of depth, if ever such a competition arises; you have the most fantastic photo in your archive. It takes a well trained eye to capture depth in a photo.
1. Grey tones/ Gold tones
2. Daylight/ night light
3. Going Up/ Going Down
Wonderfully done!
Northgrain; Spring Blossom and Last Drab of Autumn Leaves
What a wonderful surprise your photo was for me. I was delighted to have one more entry too!
Opposite season was an excellent choice, and it was one of the reasons why I wanted to allow one from the archives. Like RPLSF, it was the kind of photo I had in mind when I set this comp in place.
I loved the blossom photo. The lighting in this photo is almost magical. The sun seems to shine right through flowers making look fantastic. The blue of the sky in the background seem flawless. The composition of flowers filling the whole photo makes this shot seem larger than life. I could see this photo in print on the wall; add life to the room it is in.
Last drab of Leave photo made for a striking opposite. It was very creative of you to do a photo shoot six months apart in the same place and same tree. I would have to give you 100% for such a well thought out task! I did find the lighting not as well controlled, and the white was a bit blown in the background. My eyes did not seem to know where to look, maybe that was a focus problem, a bit too far to the upper lefthand corner? I do understand that leave are not going to be as lovely to the eye as perhaps the blossoms, and the blossoms were extraordinaire. I am totally grateful for your entry, somehow that extra entry made me extra pleased.
1. Spring/ fall
2. Leaves/flowers
First Place: Doc Orloff
Second Place. RPLS and Aliengrove
Third Place: Darlene & Northgrain.
I choice the shared placements (of second and third), not because there were so few photo, but rather because the quality of these photos really did deserve placements, and were very par with each other.
Over to you Doc!!
Regards; JA
Thank you to everyone who entered, however with only 5 entries in a month, it appears that there is not much interest in a monthly competitions( maybe I should add YET?!!). I know Garth let last month’s comp run two months but he still only had four entries.
Even though the entries are low, I might add that I was delighted with the images that were submitted:
Here is my adjudication and final judging for the follow photos:
Dr Orloff: Oil and Water & Chalk and Cheese:
You hold the WOW Factor with this entry. It was brilliant how you accomplish so many opposites with the two photos, both within EACH photo and the photos with each other
1. Black and White/ Colour
2. Liquid / Solid
3. Oil/Water
4. Eatable / Non eatable
5. Black background /white-light background.
The photography was stunning. The technique impeccable and your creativities held no bounds. The use of coloured paper in your water and oil shot, made the different grey tones interesting to look at. You lighting and sharpness, in the second shot (Chalk and Cheese) made one feel like they could reach up and take those crackers and eat!( minus the chalk:lol
That was a fantastic entry. I thank you for being so prompt in your timing, I was really hoping that your photo would inspire a large flow of entries....but it was not to be.
RPLSF: Who Needs a Spa?
What a charming and delightful photo this was, and it was exactly what I envisioned when I posted my theme. The baby mucking in the mud; what a capture. The lighting in this shot was beautifully done. You can see the texture of the mud with fine detail. Great job focusing. I do hope that photo finds its way into the family photo album, as I am sure it can be chuckled at for generations.
The little one in the tub....she is a picture of pure delight here. I loved the floating bubble in the air and suds on top of her head. I can see the work you put into this, getting it just right, but yet, letting the subject be herself and un-posed. Fantastic work! Her expression sure draws you in. The only (small) thing I did not care for was the harsh shadow the fell across her chest and arm. To correct that you need the flash not aimed right at her.....it you cannot reposition your flash.... then use a diffuser. They are easy to make.
1. Child looking up/ Child looking down
2. Child’s hair in pony tail/ Child’s hair down
3. Child Clothed/ Child nude
4. Child outside/ Child inside
5. Child dirty/ Child clean
Thank you for the most delightful and humorous photo. I loved it.
Darlene: Large or Small.
Oh my, this was a tough one. It was incredible hard to see the difference in size Darlene. I would have needed a side by side shot. In photography I have learned that when showing size it must have something to compare it too. I remember one time my husband had gone to the great Cathedral Forest here in Canada, and he took photos...but since he had no model nor had put his shoe or something beside the tree....they just looked like any old trees. We went back together this summer and we stood beside the trees and you can see that they are super huge! I also remember a photo that was taken of the foot of a very tiny newborn baby, and again you could not tell how small that foot was but in the next photo we put a match box beside that tiny foot and the match box was bigger...see what I mean!
Having looked carefully at your photos I was impressed. The lighting and focus on the first photo “Large” was wonderfully done. Photographing white can be very challenging as it can and does “blow out”. I felt that photo was perfect....sharp....well composed.....lighting was beautiful. This photo could be used to sell popcorn.
The second one “or Small” had a bit of blur in the front of it, and it does not take at all from the photo, because this could be the desired effect a photographer might be wanting. I did still find opposite in your photos even if it was not exactly the one you were going for!
1. Containers were opposite patterns....White on red/ Red on white.
2. One had lots of spilled pop corn/ One had a little spilled popcorn
3. “Large” in complete focus/” Little” in spot focus (foreground soft)
Aliengrove: Up & Down.
One of the first opposite most little ones learn is up and down. I was thrilled to see that one could indeed capture that so well.
I found your photo fascinating, well thought out, and wonderful to look at. Both photos are a great piece of photography! Your choice of focus is lovely, and your lighting wonderfully controlled. Your composure was the thing that I felt was just breath taking. Talk about capturing the illusion of depth, if ever such a competition arises; you have the most fantastic photo in your archive. It takes a well trained eye to capture depth in a photo.
1. Grey tones/ Gold tones
2. Daylight/ night light
3. Going Up/ Going Down
Wonderfully done!
Northgrain; Spring Blossom and Last Drab of Autumn Leaves
What a wonderful surprise your photo was for me. I was delighted to have one more entry too!
Opposite season was an excellent choice, and it was one of the reasons why I wanted to allow one from the archives. Like RPLSF, it was the kind of photo I had in mind when I set this comp in place.
I loved the blossom photo. The lighting in this photo is almost magical. The sun seems to shine right through flowers making look fantastic. The blue of the sky in the background seem flawless. The composition of flowers filling the whole photo makes this shot seem larger than life. I could see this photo in print on the wall; add life to the room it is in.
Last drab of Leave photo made for a striking opposite. It was very creative of you to do a photo shoot six months apart in the same place and same tree. I would have to give you 100% for such a well thought out task! I did find the lighting not as well controlled, and the white was a bit blown in the background. My eyes did not seem to know where to look, maybe that was a focus problem, a bit too far to the upper lefthand corner? I do understand that leave are not going to be as lovely to the eye as perhaps the blossoms, and the blossoms were extraordinaire. I am totally grateful for your entry, somehow that extra entry made me extra pleased.
1. Spring/ fall
2. Leaves/flowers
First Place: Doc Orloff
Second Place. RPLS and Aliengrove
Third Place: Darlene & Northgrain.
I choice the shared placements (of second and third), not because there were so few photo, but rather because the quality of these photos really did deserve placements, and were very par with each other.
Over to you Doc!!
Regards; JA
Comment by JudithAnn posted on Monthly Competition #3 Opposites at 01/10/2011 - 00:44
Spooks For October!
Pentax K10D: Lens Sigma 70mm Macro
Focal lenth 70mm
Exposure 1s
f number 2.8
Flash not used
ISO 200
Taken today 28/09/2011 at 19:30
Pentax K10D: Lens Sigma 70mm Macro
Focal lenth 70mm
Exposure 1s
f number 2.8
Flash not used
ISO 200
Taken today 28/09/2011 at 19:30
Comment by JudithAnn posted on Entries Fortnightly Competition # 77: Chiaroscuro at 29/09/2011 - 03:02
Thank you Judge, a nice piece of work you have done. No worries about "how horribly unqualified" you feel..In my turn, as a judge, I began to realize how much experience I was gaining as I studied photos in a way I had never before done. I can honestly say that judging improved my photography and enlightened me in so many areas.
I think you did a fantastic job.
Congratulations to aliengrove..(where ever your photo went)!
Congrats to RPLSF, I would love to have that photo in my collections, so it is on my 'to do list'...
I loved the Doc's bug too.
Onward to the next fortnight....and to my fellow competitors...do not forget our monthly comp...
I think you did a fantastic job.
Congratulations to aliengrove..(where ever your photo went)!
Congrats to RPLSF, I would love to have that photo in my collections, so it is on my 'to do list'...
I loved the Doc's bug too.
Onward to the next fortnight....and to my fellow competitors...do not forget our monthly comp...
Comment by JudithAnn posted on Entries: Fortnightly competition #76 Water at 22/09/2011 - 00:33
Regards:
JA