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Weekly Photo Contest Oct 20 -27 "Seeing Red"

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anotherscotsman

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JDDavis said:
Sorry for being a little late. I had intentions on getting to this last night but I never had a moment to sit in front of the computer and I also occasionally enjoy sleeping. Thanks for all the entries, as usual they were outstanding. I'll try to do my best...so away we go.

MacRy Red. Yep. I like that there are two layers to this with the glass separating the background and the foreground and that the two guys on the bench have noticed you are taking the picture. It's also well composed since it could've easily been a very busy image. Nicely done.

anotherscotsman Been there a couple times in the last few years. Well done night shot that is pretty difficult to take in that location. I like the color. I wish the heads could be out of the bottom of the image especially the bottom right but I know that's next to impossible.

deep diver Very cool idea and I like the composition. I like how it sweeps up into the upper right corner. The one thing that is a bit distracting is the first few chairs being out of focus.

someoldguy Nicely done and wonderful color. It's hard to isolate leaves or a branch in a shot like this but the darker background helps out.

Alexander.Of.Oz I enjoyed this one quite a bit. I think the off kilter angle works quite well with this image and I like the lighting (or at least how you've handled the available lighting). I'd say the red sail is on the edge of being (or not being) the subject. The only unfortunate thing is I guess the closest person was moving their head a bit when you snapped it. The other individual is nice and sharp.

Hughmac Nice take on the theme. Red in the image and of course, she is seeing red.

Indydenny Nice composition and great capture of an expression. Bonus points for the Apple Watch on Macrumors. Perhaps it was the selective color treatment or maybe it's a low resolution image but I wish her face was a little sharper or perhaps had a bit more structure.

NeGRit0 Well done. HDR is a dangerous thing for me. It's easy to lose control and I no longer like the image. I think it often works well with old and weathered things and your image illustrates that perfectly. The bit in the lower right distracts a bit but overall very nicely done.

Apple fanboy I like it. Wonderful red doors and I like the broom in the middle door. The overall feel is great with the red doors really popping in the image. If I was being extremely nitpicky I'd say the crop is ever so slightly off with a little bit showing on the right but that's about it.

The Bad Guy I'm not sure what to say. If you submitted an image that wasn't perfectly composed, lit, and with perfectly posed models then I might could say something intelligent. You have the theme covered to the hilt. At first I didn't notice the reflection on the floor and then that made the image even better. If I was really forced to say something I might say the chair itself should be centered (more space on the left side of the image) but that's a stretch.

Great images. I like seeing something constant like color as you scroll through all the posts. This was tougher than I thought it would be but there were three I think I'd put at the top for this week.


3rd Place Alexander.Of.Oz Really enjoyed the creativeness of this image.

2nd Place Apple fanboy The red doors are classic.

1st Place The Bad Guy He came in and stole it at the end by crushing the theme with perfect execution.

Congrats to everyone and on to the next one!
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Fantastic entries and really helpful feedback JDD - many thanks and congratulations to the well-worthy winners.
 
MacRy

MacRy

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Congrats to the winners. Great shot TBG. Looking forward to seeing what you have in store for us next.
 
Hughmac

Hughmac

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Feb 4, 2012
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Thank you for the feedback - I always enjoy these informal competitions - win or lose - as they give a chance to further stretch the skills in producing something different.

Of course, mixing in with the rest of you bunch of pros does make it a little more difficult for one's efforts to shine out :D

Cheers :)

Hugh
 
Apple fanboy

Apple fanboy

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Feb 21, 2012
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Behind the Lens, UK
JDDavis said:
Sorry for being a little late. I had intentions on getting to this last night but I never had a moment to sit in front of the computer and I also occasionally enjoy sleeping. Thanks for all the entries, as usual they were outstanding. I'll try to do my best...so away we go.

MacRy Red. Yep. I like that there are two layers to this with the glass separating the background and the foreground and that the two guys on the bench have noticed you are taking the picture. It's also well composed since it could've easily been a very busy image. Nicely done.

anotherscotsman Been there a couple times in the last few years. Well done night shot that is pretty difficult to take in that location. I like the color. I wish the heads could be out of the bottom of the image especially the bottom right but I know that's next to impossible.

deep diver Very cool idea and I like the composition. I like how it sweeps up into the upper right corner. The one thing that is a bit distracting is the first few chairs being out of focus.

someoldguy Nicely done and wonderful color. It's hard to isolate leaves or a branch in a shot like this but the darker background helps out.

Alexander.Of.Oz I enjoyed this one quite a bit. I think the off kilter angle works quite well with this image and I like the lighting (or at least how you've handled the available lighting). I'd say the red sail is on the edge of being (or not being) the subject. The only unfortunate thing is I guess the closest person was moving their head a bit when you snapped it. The other individual is nice and sharp.

Hughmac Nice take on the theme. Red in the image and of course, she is seeing red.

Indydenny Nice composition and great capture of an expression. Bonus points for the Apple Watch on Macrumors. Perhaps it was the selective color treatment or maybe it's a low resolution image but I wish her face was a little sharper or perhaps had a bit more structure.

NeGRit0 Well done. HDR is a dangerous thing for me. It's easy to lose control and I no longer like the image. I think it often works well with old and weathered things and your image illustrates that perfectly. The bit in the lower right distracts a bit but overall very nicely done.

Apple fanboy I like it. Wonderful red doors and I like the broom in the middle door. The overall feel is great with the red doors really popping in the image. If I was being extremely nitpicky I'd say the crop is ever so slightly off with a little bit showing on the right but that's about it.

The Bad Guy I'm not sure what to say. If you submitted an image that wasn't perfectly composed, lit, and with perfectly posed models then I might could say something intelligent. You have the theme covered to the hilt. At first I didn't notice the reflection on the floor and then that made the image even better. If I was really forced to say something I might say the chair itself should be centered (more space on the left side of the image) but that's a stretch.

Great images. I like seeing something constant like color as you scroll through all the posts. This was tougher than I thought it would be but there were three I think I'd put at the top for this week.


3rd Place Alexander.Of.Oz Really enjoyed the creativeness of this image.

2nd Place Apple fanboy The red doors are classic.

1st Place The Bad Guy He came in and stole it at the end by crushing the theme with perfect execution.

Congrats to everyone and on to the next one!
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Thanks for the second place. Your right about the crop! I was sort of trespassing a bit, so didn't want to hang around. When I originally spotted it (driving by) I was going to remove the broom. But decided it added to the composition. Here is the original without the crop, but just decided there was too much gravel. Also added another one that I liked to fit the theme (same location), but ultimately decided the picture was a bit boring.
_DSC3000 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr

_DSC3003 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr

Scepticalscribe said:
Congrats to the winners, especially @Apple fanboy - I thought that was an excellent shot.
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Thanks. There were some nice ones this week as usual learnt there?
 
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filmbufs

filmbufs

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Congrats to the winners and those who submitted some really nice photos. And it was nice to see a good, constructive critique again, @JDDavis.

I thought @The Bad Guy Guy swooped in and nailed it as well but @MacRy immediately raised the bar high with the first entry. Since the baseball World Series is happening now, I also appreciated the stadium seating from @deep diver (even though that wasn't Wrigley Field and you lose one bonus point for that omission.) Nicely done, everyone!
 
filmbufs

filmbufs

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Apple fanboy said:
Thanks for the second place. Your right about the crop! I was sort of trespassing a bit, so didn't want to hang around. When I originally spotted it (driving by) I was going to remove the broom. But decided it added to the composition. Here is the original without the crop, but just decided there was too much gravel. Also added another one that I liked to fit the theme (same location), but ultimately decided the picture was a bit boring.
_DSC3000 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr

_DSC3003 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr


Thanks. There were some nice ones this week as usual learnt there?
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I think I prefer your original submission here, AFB. It has a lovely simplicity to it that makes it stand out really well. Nicely done!
 
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someoldguy

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Been incommunicado for a few days . Thanks to JDDavis for the critiques . Congrats to TheBadGuy who locked it up at the very end . But why did he wait 'till the end to post???
 
The Bad Guy

The Bad Guy

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JDDavis said:
Anyone heard from @The Bad Guy ? I sent him a message. @Apple fanboy you should ready yourself to fulfill you photo contest responsibilities if necessary.
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Thanks for the nod mate, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to forfeit. I'm away for the weekend to attend a wedding and then after that I have four shoots lined up filling most of my week. I'm sure AFB can come up with something nice in my absence though. ;)
 
Apple fanboy

Apple fanboy

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The Bad Guy said:
Thanks for the nod mate, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to forfeit. I'm away for the weekend to attend a wedding and then after that I have four shoots lined up filling most of my week. I'm sure AFB can come up with something nice in my absence though. ;)
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No probs. I'll have the next one up in a bit.

Killer shot as always though. No wonder your busy!
 
NeGRit0

NeGRit0

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Apr 19, 2008
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JDDavis said:
Sorry for being a little late. I had intentions on getting to this last night but I never had a moment to sit in front of the computer and I also occasionally enjoy sleeping. Thanks for all the entries, as usual they were outstanding. I'll try to do my best...so away we go.


NeGRit0 Well done. HDR is a dangerous thing for me. It's easy to lose control and I no longer like the image. I think it often works well with old and weathered things and your image illustrates that perfectly. The bit in the lower right distracts a bit but overall very nicely done.

Great images. I like seeing something constant like color as you scroll through all the posts. This was tougher than I thought it would be but there were three I think I'd put at the top for this week.


3rd Place Alexander.Of.Oz Really enjoyed the creativeness of this image.

2nd Place Apple fanboy The red doors are classic.

1st Place The Bad Guy He came in and stole it at the end by crushing the theme with perfect execution.

Congrats to everyone and on to the next one!
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Congrats to all those who placed. Some great images this week. Thanks for the kind words JD. I too do not like an overdone HDR, but I do enjoy the gritty contrast it give to the old and weathered as you mentioned. The bit in the lower right bugs me too, but it was a really tiny space, and I was on limited time. I tried a few compositions, but liked this one the best.
 
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