Photo competition - round 1 - 'Night Time' - discussion thread
04 December 2003, 08:18 AM
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To keep the competition entries together and reasonably tidy, post discussions here 
Handy link to the competition entries here
[Edited by AndyC_772 - 12/4/2003 8:22:33 AM]
Handy link to the competition entries here
[Edited by AndyC_772 - 12/4/2003 8:22:33 AM]
04 December 2003, 09:15 PM
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jlanng: Thanks
dba: Better ask Mr Cookie that one, it's his idea after all
Personally I'd prefer to have the vote on this round completed by Christmas, then we can start a new round in time for everyone that gets a new camera from Santa and wants ideas for things to do with it.
Several people have mentioned wanting new equipment now - maybe we should try to make sure that the theme for the next round is a bit less demanding on the technical side?
BTW if anyone's stuck for ideas, there's another photo comp here, which is being organised by members of the Canon SLR forums at DPReview. There's some amazing photography there; this month's theme is 'opposites'.
dba: Better ask Mr Cookie that one, it's his idea after all
Personally I'd prefer to have the vote on this round completed by Christmas, then we can start a new round in time for everyone that gets a new camera from Santa and wants ideas for things to do with it.
Several people have mentioned wanting new equipment now - maybe we should try to make sure that the theme for the next round is a bit less demanding on the technical side?
BTW if anyone's stuck for ideas, there's another photo comp here, which is being organised by members of the Canon SLR forums at DPReview. There's some amazing photography there; this month's theme is 'opposites'.
04 December 2003, 09:46 PM
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hello,
i liked both the entries so far. first one was very *evocative*. could someone host my pic do you think? i promnise promise promise to sort myself out with webspace asap...
pretty please...
it's a bit shoddy in any case but i thought another one would brighten the thread up, if nothing else.
tia
Charlie.
i liked both the entries so far. first one was very *evocative*
. could someone host my pic do you think? i promnise promise promise to sort myself out with webspace asap...pretty please...
it's a bit shoddy in any case but i thought another one would brighten the thread up, if nothing else.
tia
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04 December 2003, 09:53 PM
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thanks, mr. bradley. for the sake of ease i'm gonna send it from the wife's email as i'm on her laptop right now and the webmail seems to be suffering a bit. don't send her any funny messages ok?
cheers,
charlie.
cheers,
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05 December 2003, 03:40 AM
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Sorry everyone i've been working nights for last two weeks at guildford sorting office (in the kitchen) and can't seem to sleep much before 9 so not gettting to post when most normal people do with regards to holding out till january i'll go with what ever anyone else says , and andy it's not really my idea i just copied another forum lol 
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with regards to holding out till january i'll go with what ever anyone else says , and andy it's not really my idea i just copied another forum lol Cheers
Si
05 December 2003, 08:12 AM
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Not critisizing anybodies photos here, but all photo comps now in any mags or on here seem to be not really about the photo that was originally taken but who can work Photoshop 7 the best afterwards.
Gone are the days when the picture caused the WOW factor (and you could'nt do the same with a darkroom)
Simon
Gone are the days when the picture caused the WOW factor (and you could'nt do the same with a darkroom)
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05 December 2003, 09:03 AM
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anyone know why my pic looks a bit fuzzy? suppose it could be cos the camera wasn't very solid on the tripod, as i had a video camera mount for some reason that escapes me. i'm new to digital photography and it's not quite the same as the 35mm style. Thanks to SB for rotating and resizing for me. Also the candles were too bright - i was trying to get the fire to roar a bit more so it would be relatively brighter. also i wanted the bottle of whisky to be a bit more prominent. Dunno if lots of definition gets lost with the w/a attachment or it's just the low light/long exposure.
I promise to try harder next time...
I promise to try harder next time...
05 December 2003, 09:08 AM
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Ted Ed,
I know what you mean, but we're in the digital age now and you can do things in Photoshop that darkrooms can only dream about.
Also if you shoot your images on a pro digital camera in RAW format the inital image will look very soft and flat. Photoshop is really the digital darkroom, but with more control and variation.
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I know what you mean, but we're in the digital age now and you can do things in Photoshop that darkrooms can only dream about.
Also if you shoot your images on a pro digital camera in RAW format the inital image will look very soft and flat. Photoshop is really the digital darkroom, but with more control and variation.
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05 December 2003, 09:15 AM
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ProperCharlie: did you use the camera's self timer? If not, you probably wobbled the camera when you pressed the shutter release - a lightweight tripod, especially standing on a soft carpet, won't stop this from happening.
05 December 2003, 09:21 AM
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Andy - i thought that might be the case. i took the picture several times and that was the best result. How come your head didn't move in your picture, seeing as it was 0.6s exposure? I thought about 1/50th was needed before people appear still.
05 December 2003, 09:54 AM
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ProperCharlie: 1/50 may be enough to stop people who are walking about, but I'm not! I just kept still and took the photo using a remote release held in my right hand.
07 December 2003, 05:55 AM
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Boooiiing
Sorry guys not been able to do much at mo working nights suck
especially when thats the topic , i'll hopefully take mine sometime this week, some good photo's in there too 
Si
Sorry guys not been able to do much at mo working nights suck
especially when thats the topic , i'll hopefully take mine sometime this week, some good photo's in there too Si
07 December 2003, 06:53 PM
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FYI, there's a thread in the bugs/feature requests forum (ie. the one nobody reads!) suggesting the creation of a dedicated photography forum. I reckon it's a good idea - there seem to be enough posts here in NSR on the subject, and the photo comp keeps dropping off the front page.
The thread it here - do post your support if you think it's worthwhile.
Andy.
The thread it here - do post your support if you think it's worthwhile.
Andy.
07 December 2003, 10:34 PM
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what's happening about the voting btw?
at least 2 of the pics on the thread aren't taken at night but i would think it would be up to the submitter to decide if it fits in with the theme. skyline's i would think is not eligible for obvious reasons (ie because it's a picture of north america).
i have ideas for a better picture but so far have not got round to taking it.
keep up the good work.
Charlie
at least 2 of the pics on the thread aren't taken at night but i would think it would be up to the submitter to decide if it fits in with the theme. skyline's i would think is not eligible for obvious reasons (ie because it's a picture of north america
).i have ideas for a better picture but so far have not got round to taking it.
keep up the good work.
Charlie
