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Weekly Photo Contest Sept 27 - Oct 3 • Oh the Horror!
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All that beer and no bartender. The horror.
When a pack of obese old men come your way wearing spandex... The HORROR! 
Mamils you mean? Very scary.
Have never heard that term used before, but that's it! 20 sessions of therapy will be needed guaranteed after witnessing it. I have a theory that there's bands of rebel psychologists on the plumpish side roaming the world on weekends traumatising people in their skin-tight lycra so as to create a regular business stream...
Have never heard that term used before, but that's it! 20 sessions of therapy will be needed guaranteed after witnessing it. I have a theory that there's bands of rebel psychologists on the plumpish side roaming the world on weekends traumatising people in their skin-tight lycra so as to create a regular business stream...
Hey! Enough already! I am one of those as well --- cyclist and therapist. I'm not okay with you giving away our secrets.
Hey! Enough already! I am one of those as well --- cyclist and therapist. I'm not okay with you giving away our secrets.
Giving away secrets? You started it by wearing skin tight lycra....
Loud and proud !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think I'll join @Alexander.Of.Oz in his sessions.
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All that beer and no bartender. The horror.
All that beer and no one guarding it you mean???
All that beer and no bartender. The horror.
I don't drink beer (but do drink other alcohol) but think it would be much better to have a bar without a bartender than a bartender without any alcohol. At least with the former you can serve yourself!
Nice separation from the background although I'm seeing a bit of a halo. Is the halo on the backdrop or an artifact from post?
The pose and angle are nice but I'm thrown off a bit by her looking outside of the frame. Overall a nice concept and image.
The image is a bit muddy but has a nice balance of tones. Work the curves a bit to open up the whites. The background is a bit distracting. It wants to tell me a story but I don't know the connection to the hand print. Maybe try adding bit of a heavy vignette and some film grain?
What happened? by Alex, on Flickr
Nice lighting and detail. I might try knocking down the light patches in her hair over her right shoulder. Focus is a bit forward but since she doesn't have any pupils it works. The slight softness in the face works well. A classic horror shot.Daddy?.... I don't feel so good.
That one is just creepy. The implied motion in the image gives it a nice dynamic. A shallower depth of field might help isolate the horrors a bit but focus would have to be dead on.
While I get the sentiment the shot doesn't do it justice. I will give extra points for trying something outside the box. Although the shadowy figure in the background does lend a bit of foreboding to the scene.
Another classic shot. The tones are nice but I would like to see some detail in the highlights. The light seems rather hard while the subject is very ethereal. The trick would be to reduce the light in the center while still maintaining the exposure in the trees.
I'm generally not a fan of selective color but this one almost works. If you took the saturation down so that it was just hint of its true color it might be more balanced. I do like the depth of field. I find myself drawn to the textures of the bench (table?) top. I think there are elements in this image that deserve to be revisited.View attachment 790781 It is nature, but it makes me shiver...
Played around in the garden to test a new lense and found that apple for this weeks topic. Was not that funny to photograph it, sometimes I have a sensitive stomach.
Definitely fits the theme on several levels. I would like to see the image cropped a bit tighter. Perhaps a horizontal orientation with the bottom edge falling just bellow the lock?How about a mummified hand from the 17th century? The origins are not completely clear, but it probably was meant to represent the victim in a murder trial, as was customary at this time.
I find the warrior more intriguing than horrifying. It is a nice image. I would like to see a bit more separation from the background.
Nice balance and tones. At first I did not like the elements inside the eye sockets but upon another look they do work ok. I would nudge the image up in the crop just a hair so that the nose doesn't merge with the border.
That is a fantastic building to photograph. I like the concept but I always wonder - have the police ever actually outlined a body like that? While the added subjects help to fill out the frame I would like to see it tightened up a bit on the bottom.I couldn't find anything suitable so had a little fun in Affinity Photo on the iPad this morning...
Who or what did this? by Andy Whiteford, on Flickr
Good use of light, depth of field and cropping. With all the detail I want to see some sharp focus on eyes or fangs but your model seems a bit camera shy.Been ill this week, and I could send a picture of my afflicted area but I'd probably get banned from the internet!
So I'll go with this one from a while back, specially for @MacRy as I know he enjoyed it!
_DSC2327 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr
Unusual angle for the subject but I would like to see a tighter crop to bring the shark more in your face. Bringing in the left side would also get rid of some of the visible scratches on the plexi. It is a bit of a trade off though as you don't want to lose the flow of the fish.
SharkAnother image that trips the creepy trigger. It would be interesting to learn what the artists vision was on these. The color and contrast is nice in the image. You might try retaking it from closer to the ground so it really accentuates the long necks.
Again I would crop in a bit more. (Anybody sensing a theme here?) Lose the coat to the left and the clutter to the right. Maybe try a vertical crop?
All that beer and no bartender. The horror.
Horror? Wouldn't that be self serve?
While I get the sentiment I think it would have more horrific if it was a shot of them riding away. That would be just way too much canned ham. The beautiful day does detract a bit from the horror as well. Nice colors, light and shadow.
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Excellent round of images everybody. I really enjoyed looking at them all and giving a bit of critique. Please don't take any of it too seriously, I'm just one voice among many.
With that said the ones that spoke to me this week were
Robotti
DesterWallaboo
malofx
With this week's title going to Apple fanboy. The texture of the wood and lighting on the subject are wonderful.
Thank you all again and keep the amazing work coming!
Great images and great job judging. Thank you for the detailed feedback. It takes a lot of time and effort to do that.
I cannot argue with your critique. My image was a complete fluke. I was going for something else, and Mrs Diver turned on her flashlight just as I pressed the shutter release.
I cannot argue with your critique. My image was a complete fluke. I was going for something else, and Mrs Diver turned on her flashlight just as I pressed the shutter release.
Great judging but please for the love of all things good, don’t encourage someone to focus on the eyes or fangs of an arachnid!
What a shock (horror!). With so many great images I’m humbled to have been selected.Nice separation from the background although I'm seeing a bit of a halo. Is the halo on the backdrop or an artifact from post?
The pose and angle are nice but I'm thrown off a bit by her looking outside of the frame. Overall a nice concept and image.
The image is a bit muddy but has a nice balance of tones. Work the curves a bit to open up the whites. The background is a bit distracting. It wants to tell me a story but I don't know the connection to the hand print. Maybe try adding bit of a heavy vignette and some film grain?
Nice lighting and detail. I might try knocking down the light patches in her hair over her right shoulder. Focus is a bit forward but since she doesn't have any pupils it works. The slight softness in the face works well. A classic horror shot.
That one is just creepy. The implied motion in the image gives it a nice dynamic. A shallower depth of field might help isolate the horrors a bit but focus would have to be dead on.
While I get the sentiment the shot doesn't do it justice. I will give extra points for trying something outside the box. Although the shadowy figure in the background does lend a bit of foreboding to the scene.
Another classic shot. The tones are nice but I would like to see some detail in the highlights. The light seems rather hard while the subject is very ethereal. The trick would be to reduce the light in the center while still maintaining the exposure in the trees.
I'm generally not a fan of selective color but this one almost works. If you took the saturation down so that it was just hint of its true color it might be more balanced. I do like the depth of field. I find myself drawn to the textures of the bench (table?) top. I think there are elements in this image that deserve to be revisited.
Definitely fits the theme on several levels. I would like to see the image cropped a bit tighter. Perhaps a horizontal orientation with the bottom edge falling just bellow the lock?
I find the warrior more intriguing than horrifying. It is a nice image. I would like to see a bit more separation from the background.
Nice balance and tones. At first I did not like the elements inside the eye sockets but upon another look they do work ok. I would nudge the image up in the crop just a hair so that the nose doesn't merge with the border.
That is a fantastic building to photograph. I like the concept but I always wonder - have the police ever actually outlined a body like that? While the added subjects help to fill out the frame I would like to see it tightened up a bit on the bottom.
Good use of light, depth of field and cropping. With all the detail I want to see some sharp focus on eyes or fangs but your model seems a bit camera shy.
Unusual angle for the subject but I would like to see a tighter crop to bring the shark more in your face. Bringing in the left side would also get rid of some of the visible scratches on the plexi. It is a bit of a trade off though as you don't want to lose the flow of the fish.
Another image that trips the creepy trigger. It would be interesting to learn what the artists vision was on these. The color and contrast is nice in the image. You might try retaking it from closer to the ground so it really accentuates the long necks.
Again I would crop in a bit more. (Anybody sensing a theme here?) Lose the coat to the left and the clutter to the right. Maybe try a vertical crop?
Horror? Wouldn't that be self serve?
While I get the sentiment I think it would have more horrific if it was a shot of them riding away. That would be just way too much canned ham. The beautiful day does detract a bit from the horror as well. Nice colors, light and shadow.
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Excellent round of images everybody. I really enjoyed looking at them all and giving a bit of critique. Please don't take any of it too seriously, I'm just one voice among many.
With that said the ones that spoke to me this week were
Robotti
DesterWallaboo
malofx
With this week's title going to Apple fanboy. The texture of the wood and lighting on the subject are wonderful.
Thank you all again and keep the amazing work coming!
Thank you for all the cretique for everyone.
The spider wasn’t particularly in the mood. There wasn’t much fang or eyes on show. A lot of those shots are taken by attacking them with a stick or something, but neither his owner or I wanted to do that. It was a fun day though.
Let me have a think and I’ll be back in the morning with an idea.
And now I can comment on your image. I thought it was a stunning image, I love the balance of lighting and subject - you know exactly what is coming without the need to see its head or body. I just don’t like spiders though - they creep me out!
Thanks, Laird Knox, for your thoughtful and helpful comments on all of our images! Your point about the crop in mine is well-taken.... Congratulations to all and especially to our first-place winner, AFB!
A word of warning. Don’t confess you don’t like spiders. You’ll find your tagged with every spider picture in the future! We’re such a sensitive bunch on here!
Thank you.
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Thanks also.Thanks, Laird Knox, for your thoughtful and helpful comments on all of our images! Your point about the crop in mine is well-taken.... Congratulations to all and especially to our first-place winner, AFB!
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See what I mean
I took it with my iPhone 6s, and I used Affinity to fisheye it a little to really add to the creepy-factor. I got as close as the iPhone would focus, but you can’t cheat physics...well, at least not without the latest iPhone model and post-processing depth of field effects.
Thanks for the comments! If her looking out of the frame throws you off, I guess it means I’ve succeeded, then
. The halo is there because I have a spotlight to the backdrop behind her.
Thanks, and great judging. As I noted, I had a lot of horror photos but didn't want to do the obvious so intentionally did something different and would explain afterwards. Below are the ones I elected not to use. Our local photo club gets free meeting space (normally $150/event) from the city, and we in return take photos of their events which gives both special access and a lot of practice is areas not in our normal genre. Each year they have a "Carnival of Screams" event. Parks and Recreation Dept particularly like when I laid on my back and shot the inflated ghost shown below. Unlike other club members, I also use the event to practice ultra low light photography when they turn the lights out for the older people touring through the scream house. (All lights on with young kids.)
