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LRS · Aug 12, 2009

Theme: Shadows

Submissions are due by Sunday, August 23rd at 11:59 PM PST.

Voting begins Monday, August 24th at 12:01 AM PST and ends on Tuesday, August 25th at 11:59PM PST.

1) The theme can be interpreted as you see fit, but keep in mind others will be judging based on whatever criteria they see fit.

2) Only one photo per person, per assignment.
-- Photos must be taken during the assignment period.
-- Only photos to be posted in this thread are to be submissions.
-- You can change your submission by editing your post.
-- To avoid cluttering up the thread, please avoid quoting images.
-- Photos should be no larger than 800 pixels on the long edge.

3) One vote for your first choice (3 points) and one vote for your runner-up (1 point), which can be based on any criteria you see fit. You cannot vote for your own submission. Non-participants are also welcome to vote. Criticism/comments encouraged.

4) The "winner" should come up with a new theme/time period. Ties are broken first by the number of first choice votes, then by longest time since last win/thread start, then by longest amount of time participating in assignment threads, then by photographer with the largest nose.

5) Have fun!

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aidan · Aug 12, 2009

Good theme.

Cyan · Aug 12, 2009

Hehe. Goes nicely with your entry from last time.

Lucky Forward · Aug 12, 2009

I like this.

Cosmic Bus, congrats on your win!

Meier · Aug 12, 2009

MrPliskin · Aug 12, 2009

You can post those here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=367026&highlight=photography

Meier · Aug 13, 2009

MrPliskin said:
You can post those here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=367026&highlight=photography

I wasn't sure if that was a themed thread as well due to the name and the OP. Will do, thanks.

evanylee · Aug 15, 2009

EDIT: I was stupid and read the rules after I posted a picture.

neoism · Aug 15, 2009

evanylee said:
shadows

Damn that pic owns, hopefully I can come up with something tomorrow after work!

Scythian Empire · Aug 19, 2009

I noticed the new theme and didn't really have any ideas until I was walking back into my house from the garden and saw this on the wall. Snapped it quick enough before the sun set.

Taken with - Canon EOS 400D
Aperture - f/5.6
ISO - 100

Cyan · Aug 19, 2009

Hey evan, you know photos are supposed to be originally taken during the assignment period, right? Just making sure.

AlternativeUlster · Aug 19, 2009

evanylee said:
shadows

God damn. Can you put in a larger image of that in here? Congrats again to Bus winning last week's photo challenge. How come he didn't make the thread?

Lucky Forward · Aug 19, 2009

-- To avoid cluttering up the thread, please avoid quoting images.

.

aidan · Aug 19, 2009

LRS said:
2) Only one photo per person, per assignment.
-- Photos must be taken during the assignment period.
-- Only photos to be posted in this thread are to be submissions.
-- You can change your submission by editing your post.
-- To avoid cluttering up the thread, please avoid quoting images.
-- Photos should be no larger than 800 pixels on the long edge.

Just a reminder of the rules, boys. We don't ask for much.

EDIT: Beat'd. By a little cute puppy, no less.

Also, evenylee, it looks like you're a professional photographer. The EXIF data is stripped from your photo, so I just want to make sure that your photo was taken in the assignment period.

Cosmic Bus · Aug 19, 2009

AlternativeUlster said:
God damn. Can you put in a larger image of that in here? Congrats again to Bus winning last week's photo challenge. How come he didn't make the thread?

I opted to hand it over to LRS. Evan's picture is really, really good. I hope it's elligible...

Tapiozona · Aug 19, 2009

I don't think it is. He seems to be a professional photographer and that photo and a couple more from the set are on his website under his portfolio examples.

google his name to see his stuff.

Celery&Lager · Aug 19, 2009

I'll try to take part this week.

AlternativeUlster · Aug 19, 2009

Lucky Forward said:
.

You are just jealous because no one wants to quote your pictures.

joking

Wow at the attack dogs. Like when something professional and excellent comes by, it can't be taken within the last couple of days. Jesus dudes. Are you guys going to be like that with everybody or just whenever something great comes along so you can knock it down a notch? Should we leave it be and just say it was taken within the last couple of days?

evanylee · Aug 19, 2009

Whooops, sorry just read the rules, I'll disqualify myself. Looking forward to the submissions!

xBerserker · Aug 19, 2009

Ok, I've been out for a bit. Been so busy. But I'll get a photo for this assignment.

Tapiozona · Aug 19, 2009

AlternativeUlster said:
You are just jealous because no one wants to quote your pictures.

joking

Wow at the attack dogs. Like when something professional and excellent comes by, it can't be taken within the last couple of days. Jesus dudes. Are you guys going to be like that with everybody or just whenever something great comes along so you can knock it down a notch? Should we leave it be and just say it was taken within the last couple of days?

Just when something great comes along so we can knock it down a notch.

I measure my penis by the length of everyone elses. If dickzilla comes waltzing in of course I'm going to do whatever I can to knock them down a notch.
(this is supposed to be a compliment to evanylee. That picture is fantastic)

aidan · Aug 19, 2009

evanylee said:
Whooops, sorry just read the rules, I'll disqualify myself. Looking forward to the submissions!

Thanks, dude. I hope you can find the time to participate for real. I took a look at your website, then wept with jealousy. Great stuff.

Bear-tie · Aug 19, 2009

Tf53 · Aug 20, 2009

AlternativeUlster said:
You are just jealous because no one wants to quote your pictures.

joking

Wow at the attack dogs. Like when something professional and excellent comes by, it can't be taken within the last couple of days. Jesus dudes. Are you guys going to be like that with everybody or just whenever something great comes along so you can knock it down a notch? Should we leave it be and just say it was taken within the last couple of days?

Just in case you're actually serious:

The point of these assignments is to keep people shooting. People get a topic and go out looking for the shot that best suits the theme. I didn't see anyone attacking Evan, people just wanted to make sure that the shot was within the rules (they're in the OP, in case you didn't notice).

And to be honest, I think you're the last poster who should whine about attacks.

lunarworks · Aug 20, 2009

Took a perfectly good shadow photo a couple of weeks ago. Don't feel like going out and searching now.

Zyzyxxz · Aug 21, 2009

well all my ideas fell flat so this is all I could come up with. The theme was much harder for me than I thought it'd be.

Mike Works · Aug 21, 2009

sarcastor · Aug 21, 2009

Memles · Aug 21, 2009

Would love to get out and shoot some more, but it's not really an option, so picking the best option from my 2900+ road trip photos it is:

Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 200

B-B-Bomba! · Aug 21, 2009

Damn, just noticed this ... I'll see if I can come up with something tomorrow!

Saturday morning photgraphy ftw

Invisible Man · Aug 21, 2009

Had a hard time at first with this theme. Then I noticed this ducky on my bathroom sink and voila!

AlternativeUlster · Aug 21, 2009

Tf53 said:
Just in case you're actually serious:

The point of these assignments is to keep people shooting. People get a topic and go out looking for the shot that best suits the theme. I didn't see anyone attacking Evan, people just wanted to make sure that the shot was within the rules (they're in the OP, in case you didn't notice).

And to be honest, I think you're the last poster who should whine about attacks.

But people already jumped to conclusions about it. Why would anyone really question it? Granted, I guess since people made such accusations, Evan didn't realize the rules but why would anyone decide to use detective work to determine its elgibilitity? Was it because of that picture last week of some girl's face even though the background was clearly autumn?

aidan · Aug 21, 2009

AlternativeUlster said:
But people already jumped to conclusions about it. Why would anyone really question it? Granted, I guess since people made such accusations, Evan didn't realize the rules but why would anyone decide to use detective work to determine its elgibilitity? Was it because of that picture last week of some girl's face even though the background was clearly autumn?

Just to clear things up: I was really impressed with Evan's work last week, and stumbled onto his website, which I browsed for a while. When he posted such a gorgeous photo, perfect for the theme, so soon after the assignment was posted, something clicked back in my memory, so I tried to check the EXIF data, but it was missing.

So I asked him.

Cyan · Aug 21, 2009

AlternativeUlster said:
But people already jumped to conclusions about it. Why would anyone really question it? Granted, I guess since people made such accusations, Evan didn't realize the rules but why would anyone decide to use detective work to determine its elgibilitity? Was it because of that picture last week of some girl's face even though the background was clearly autumn?

I just hate to see other people succeed. I have a private detective on retainer, and whenever I see a really good photo or a good story in the story challenge, I have him check things out to see if I can get that person disqualified. Or at least break their kneecaps.

RefigeKru · Aug 21, 2009

I've only got my mobile phone camera. Can I still join?

Lucky Forward · Aug 21, 2009

RefigeKru said:
I've only got my mobile phone camera. Can I still join?

Absolutely! I think we've even had winning shots taken with phone cameras.

aidan · Aug 21, 2009

RefigeKru said:
I've only got my mobile phone camera. Can I still join?

Definitely! I always thought a cool theme would be 'Mobile Phone Only!' or to limit MP for those who don't have a camera phone.

RefigeKru · Aug 21, 2009

Sweet, I'll probably post a photo later today.

captive · Aug 21, 2009

Olympus E30
12-60mm f2.8
ISO 500
Exposure: 1/400
Aperture: f/10.0
Focal Length: 35 mm

Tapiozona · Aug 21, 2009

Ohhh I really like that.
Always a fan of "god rays" in photographs. Looks very ominous with the clouds and then the contrast of the rays and the shadows the clouds make.
Nice job.

hey_monkey · Aug 21, 2009

AlternativeUlster said:
But people already jumped to conclusions about it. Why would anyone really question it? Granted, I guess since people made such accusations, Evan didn't realize the rules but why would anyone decide to use detective work to determine its elgibilitity? Was it because of that picture last week of some girl's face even though the background was clearly autumn?

Why are you acting like the fucking inquisition descended and rifled through this guy's life before disemboweling him? People asked if it fell under the rules. evanylee didn't seem upset by it; clearly that part of the challenge slipped past him (I'm guessing he's a dude, at least) and when it was pointed out, it wasn't a problem. It doesn't make him a less-fantastic photographer or anything.

This isn't something that's just come up since last week, either. I've been a sporadic participant and I've seen it happen before.

RefigeKru · Aug 21, 2009

Taken with my HTC Touch Diamond.

Eugh. :lol

Zyzyxxz · Aug 21, 2009

RefigeKru said:
http://i26.tinypic.com/141qfbs.png

Taken with my HTC Touch Diamond.

Eugh. :lol

whoa! Nice pic, what kind of post-processing did you use if any?

mrkgoo · Aug 21, 2009

I just realised this is going to be a record long thread again.

It's a good photo, and I do get Alternativeulsters point about suspicion when a photo is 'too good', but it isn't really like that.

The point of these threads is to get people out shooting, to try and get people shooting things they otherwise wouldn't, or to otherwise just give focus to someone's shooting (which can help develop an eye) - it's not to post the best photo you have taken in the past that happens to fit in the theme. It was the only rule I ever made when this was started (although another one I encouraged was to not quote images, since it made collation and viewing the thread a bit cluttered where the whole point was to see all the images in the same light).

Another rule that seems to have cropped up is 800px on the long edge, which I don't actually necessarily agree with in principal (because I think the size of the image can be important to how it's presented, and normally think a large image that stretches the thread to often be detrimental anyway), but I see the need for it practically.

Really, with only one really strict rule to the entries, I don't think it's much to ask. Otherwise it can start becoming who has the oldest/biggest library. On that note, I did once ponder a "post your best photo you have ever taken" assignment week, just to see what would happen, but I decided against it.

RefigeKru · Aug 21, 2009

Zyzyxxz said:
whoa! Nice pic, what kind of post-processing did you use if any?

I thought about it the same way I'd make a picture in the darkroom, so I just blurred one of the layers and erased it slightly and then some brightness/levels and a black and white filter then, bam.

Evidently, I'm not very good at it to be honest, it's rare I use photoshop for what it's actually meant for. But basically I tried to make it as similar to what I'd expect a film version to look like. The original is here if you want to see the extent of my skulduggery.

B-B-Bomba! · Aug 22, 2009

Please bear with me on this - the crappy internet cafe I'm posting from doesn't seem to let me pick up the properties of my image from Flickr ... So if some kind poster would oblige me by posting the actual damn photo I took?

Tis here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tgrbear/3845415006/

Re. this assignment, I'm amazed how many butt-awgul pictures it's possible to take when you're trying to work to a particular theme. I'm sure that's almost exactly the point of doing these, and that this has been a case of me coming up hard against my limitations as a cameraman. Excellent fun to participate in however, and congratulations to everyone for their damn-sight-better-than-mine contributions!

Nachkebia · Aug 22, 2009

captive · Aug 22, 2009

Tapiozona said:
Ohhh I really like that.
Always a fan of "god rays" in photographs. Looks very ominous with the clouds and then the contrast of the rays and the shadows the clouds make.
Nice job.

Thanks!

Nachkebia said:
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If you'd like to share your pics for the current assignment this is the thread to do it, [url]http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=367026[/url]
If you could pick one as your submission that would be great!

for B B Bomba! the long edge is 1024, if you can resize it we can fix it i dont see a problem as it should adjust the thread for too many people
[IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2526/3852162022_60fca8f314_o.jpg

Nachkebia · Aug 22, 2009

captive said:
Thanks!

If you'd like to share your pics for the current assignment this is the thread to do it, http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=367026
If you could pick one as your submission that would be great!

for B B Bomba! the long edge is 1024, if you can resize it we can fix it i dont see a problem as it should adjust the thread for too many people

Shit, this is second time I am forgetting this, I apologize....

LRS · Aug 22, 2009

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