Topic: OT: Photography Competition (Read 7487 times)

Phydeaux · « **on:** March 22, 2003, 12:57:16 am »

Here's a thought: anyone here want to enter a completely rewardless photography "competition"? Simply tag your entry on to the end of this thread.

To qualify:

Photos should be max 640x480 res.
No image enhancing / editing apart from resize and rotate where absolutely necessary - ie: we want to see your skills as a photographer, rather than a digital image editor.
Remember that this is a public forum... pictures must be... decent.
Only one entry per person.
Please include a title, a location and a date, where possible.

We won't judge a winner, but please feel free to leave comments about others' pictures!

Here is my entry:

Hout Bay Harbour at Dusk
Hout Bay, Western Province, South Africa
16 March, 2003

JimH · « **Reply #1 on:** March 24, 2003, 01:40:28 pm »

I thought this was a really good idea. I'm surprised nobody bit. We'll offer three t-shirts for the best three.

Here's mine:

Boat pond in the Tuilleries, Paris

dragyn · « **Reply #2 on:** March 24, 2003, 02:39:13 pm »

1) I'm not really good at taking pictures.
2) The camera is like 3 years old so the quality is not as good.
3) I could only take 6 pictures (high "not so good" quality).
4) The battery was going dead on me.
5) You wouldn't believe all the mud I had to walk through to get this.
6) The sun was going down faster than I was getting the picture ready.
7) Out of the 6 pics I took, only 2 looked halfway decent.
8) Here ya go. I know it's not that pretty lookin' but I did something at least. (shhh..I'm in it for a t-shirt :P )

Sunset

Saint Peter, Minnesota (my front yard)

March 24, 2003 @ 6:00pm

JollyJim · « **Reply #3 on:** March 25, 2003, 05:17:17 am »

I'd like to submit a piccy but don't know how to. Is it simply by pasting the piccy in the message ? ....help !!!!

Jim

ChicoSelfs · « **Reply #4 on:** March 25, 2003, 05:28:34 am »

Just click on the "insert image" button when you make a new post reply, or send to me by mail and i will put online to you

JollyJim · « **Reply #5 on:** March 25, 2003, 05:47:52 am »

Chico - thanks for replying.

I've got to resize the picture first as it's too big and I'm just off to work so will give it a try later

Adios - Jim

JimH · « **Reply #6 on:** March 25, 2003, 06:12:03 am »

Quote

I'd like to submit a piccy but don't know how to. Is it simply by pasting the piccy in the message ? ....help !!!!

Jim

You can type [ img ] (without the spaces)
then a link ( http://etc ) to your picture on your web site
then [ /img ] (without the spaces)

Bartabedian · « **Reply #7 on:** March 25, 2003, 11:31:00 am »

It isn't my best, but it's first decent one I could find right now...

Rock Creek Park - Washington DC, 11-08-02

Quisp · « **Reply #8 on:** March 25, 2003, 02:23:19 pm »

Here is one I took at Bodie, a real cool Ghost Town in North Central California...

Bartabedian · « **Reply #9 on:** March 25, 2003, 05:53:37 pm »

Nice shot quisp, that's the best one so far.

Loved your cereal btw.

WP

beergeek · « **Reply #10 on:** March 25, 2003, 07:40:55 pm »

Flower in a beautiful meadow in Golden Gate Park. Taken about a month ago.

Spring Sunshot
Golden Gate Park Meadow - February 22, 2003

Cheers,
Jeff

Sikamikanico · « **Reply #11 on:** March 25, 2003, 09:59:25 pm »

Not that I'm trying to create a flower theme here, but this was taken around 3/8/03 on a trail off of Pacific Coast Highway north of Malibu in California.

All of these pics are awesome though. Hope we get some more participation.

Daniel

akmed · « **Reply #12 on:** March 25, 2003, 10:19:26 pm »

From this last Wednesday, midday on Mars. actually Bryce NP, Utah. I really love that place.

Phydeaux · « **Reply #13 on:** March 25, 2003, 10:48:17 pm »

Wow! There are some really amazing pitures here! Hope to see lots more!

P.

Quisp · « **Reply #14 on:** March 26, 2003, 04:15:17 am »

Quote

Nice shot quisp, that's the best one so far.

Loved your cereal btw.

WP

Thanks, WP!

ChicoSelfs · « **Reply #15 on:** March 26, 2003, 06:01:12 am »

If i have the chance to go to America someday i think that the first think i will try to do is visit some ghost town, in Portugal only in movies.

The Dude · « **Reply #16 on:** March 26, 2003, 08:00:43 am »

I'd do ANYTHING for a free tshirt! I figure I'll go with the established scenic motif, so this one is taken in California on the road north towards Mammoth. Scan is bad, but oh well.

Bartabedian · « **Reply #17 on:** March 26, 2003, 12:55:25 pm »

Wow...

1. Very dramatic, yet peacful at the same time. Nice job Phydeaux

2. Water, people, a city in mid flight...very cool. Are those sailboats on a cart? To rent? Very cool.

3. A dramatic yet peacful front yard. Everybody wants a shady lane.

4. That's mine, I find it a bit predicatable. But hey, I like it anyway.

5. That blue sky cannot be real. It's a great shot, ironic, funny, spooky and absolutely perfect lighting. Ah, the California Sun.

6. That was out in February? An early reminder of what's to come. Pretty shot, California sunshine comes through again.

7. Theme? I guess it's how beautiful California is. I love that stretch of highway, georgous scenery. I like the shading in the shot, it gives great depth to it.

8. I think Utah is the second most beautiful place I've seen in the North America. It is breathtaking, truly. You can't go wrong there, I've driven through Bryce, it's stunning. That's a great angle on the shot.

9. Another drama\peace shot. I think it's worth a shirt. Too bad it's not my decision...

I enjoyed that very much. A true day brightener. Thanks everyone and especially Phydeaux for a standout OT!

WP

fex · « **Reply #18 on:** March 26, 2003, 01:44:56 pm »

Good idea.

Vulcano - Java - 9/13/01

ChicoSelfs · « **Reply #19 on:** March 27, 2003, 01:34:48 pm »

This picture is not mine but from JollyJim

Dramatic Sky over Yaxley, Cambridgeshire, England - November 2001

sharpliner · « **Reply #20 on:** March 27, 2003, 05:15:19 pm »

Most of my photos were modified except a few. Just like to share the beauty of Minneapolis with you all.

Lake Calhoun, Minneapolis, Summer 2002.

Doof · « **Reply #21 on:** March 27, 2003, 06:08:42 pm »

Ok, I didn't actually take this one, but I was present when it was taken. I don't really care to be entered in the contest or anything. I just thought I'd share this one.

This was taken just inside the opening of an underwater cave system called Peacock I, at Peacock Springs in Florida.

peterH · « **Reply #22 on:** March 27, 2003, 10:44:42 pm »

Hers one from Corsica in the Mediterranean

Phydeaux · « **Reply #23 on:** March 28, 2003, 12:24:11 am »

Ok, here are my comments on the pics posted:

JimH: Nice composition! Is that the Arc de Triomphe in the BG?

Dragyn: I think that your mud wading was worth it! Stunning horizon - simple, yet dramatic!

WarrenPeace: I like that pic a lot! Also was inspired to take my own "sunburst" pic, but I need to fiddle more with aperture/shutter settings to get a decent take.

Quisp: What an awesome sky! Lovely!

beergeek: My personal favourite of the lot! Very clever idea!

Sikamikanico: Beauty is in natures slight imperfections! Excellent use of apperture.

Akmed: What a spectacular view!

The Dude: Cool clouds! Great use of contrast and lighting.

fex: What a view! Must have been an incredible trip to see that!

JollyJim: I love sunrise (or is it sunset?) pics. Fantastic colours alwas garuanteed!

Sharpliner: Beautiful! So serene too.

peterH: What a stunning scene!

Thanks to all who've participated thus far! Some really spectacular images have come from this! Thanks also to JimH for sponsoring some prizes.

P.

Griff · « **Reply #24 on:** March 28, 2003, 08:02:39 am »

Taken back in 1997, when Digital cameras came out, with a Fuji.

Quality not as good as today, but still one of my favorites.

Griff

xen-uno · « **Reply #25 on:** March 28, 2003, 08:54:21 am »

This was not taken by me...but is one of the neatest photos I have ever seen (and I think few have seen it).

LandSat 7 launch

10^-27

JimH · « **Reply #26 on:** March 28, 2003, 02:17:31 pm »

Just adding a link to our page of random madness photos:

http://www.musicex.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=beta;action=display;num=1046962071

Please e-mail me at jimh @ jriver.com if you want to know how to add to the list.

Zoner · « **Reply #27 on:** April 03, 2003, 03:27:06 am »

Some really nice pics posted so far. Here's a photo taken inside the catholic church in Nice, France. This is probably the darkest church I've ever been in - there is hardly any natural light, just the single spotlight under the altar, and some candles. It's beautiful, but a little spooky.

peterH · « **Reply #28 on:** April 10, 2003, 11:53:29 am »

Is the thread dead?
Is the contest assessed?
Is the tee shirt inert?

I know..
My rhyme is a crime.
And so ?

Will_L. · « **Reply #29 on:** April 11, 2003, 06:13:25 am »

The City of Florence from the outlying countryside

From my European Collection located at www.thrillahill.com/gallery

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #30 on:** April 11, 2003, 03:05:13 pm »

Here is my pic of Warwick Castle just as the sun was setting. I am very proud of my town due to this amazing building. If any of you guys ever get a chance to see it do...you wont be disappointed.

Warwick Castle, UK - March 2003

JimH · « **Reply #31 on:** April 11, 2003, 04:50:57 pm »

Wow! Nice picture. What's the history of it? Who lived there? When?

konicky · « **Reply #32 on:** April 13, 2003, 08:41:23 am »

Caught this fly suning itself in the garden this morning. Will make me think twice before squishing them!!
Couldn't get the image to load, so follow the link to view.

ftp://http://homepage.ntlworld.com/simon.smethurst4/slides/fly.html

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #33 on:** April 13, 2003, 02:32:56 pm »

Jim, I couldn't begin to detail the history here but I will give you the URL of the web site. Basically it was built in 1068 for William the Conqueror. It has a long history. It managed to survive destruction during the English Civil War wheras Kenilworth Castle (down the road) was destryoed due to it being on the Parlimentary side and not the Royal side. It was owned by the Earls of Warwick for many years but was bought by Madame Tussauds in the 1980s and is now one of Englands most popular tourist attractions. The Url is http://www.warwick-castle.co.uk

Adam

smOOzz · « **Reply #34 on:** April 14, 2003, 03:28:35 pm »

You can type [ img ] (without the spaces)
then a link ( http://etc ) to your picture on your web site
then [ /img ] (without the spaces)

as Jim advised above for a web site link...how do I link to an image on a hard drive...simply put the location C: etc instead of http: etc or is there more to it.

Have tried without success.

Any assistance appreciated.

ChicoSelfs · « **Reply #35 on:** April 14, 2003, 03:52:26 pm »

You can't put nothing included on your hard drive here, you must put the picture on a site or send the picture to me and i will put the picture online for you like i did with JollyJim

ChicoSelfs · « **Reply #36 on:** April 14, 2003, 05:25:10 pm »

This picture is NOT mine, it's from smOOzz

A new day dawning on East Coast Australia

John Gateley · « **Reply #37 on:** April 14, 2003, 06:05:33 pm »

Konicky - nice macro shot. What lens? (or what's the image size on the negative: 1-1?)

smOOzz - another nice shot. What's the focal length on the lens? Less than 35 I bet.

j

konicky · « **Reply #38 on:** April 15, 2003, 09:55:31 am »

Hi John,
The picture was taken with a Ricoh Caplio RR30. Only an average camera generally but it has a great macro mode. It has been cropped and enlarged a bit, image is about half the size on the original.

smOOzz · « **Reply #39 on:** April 15, 2003, 01:09:49 pm »

Hi John, Focal length?
28 - 110 zoom lens so I guess 28 mm is the answer? Trust an Admin guy to get technical. Camera is a Olympus IS200 compact SLR. I am just a happy snapper who should learn more about this art of photography so I hope I've given you the right answer to your question. Have a good day !

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