AlternativeUlster
Absolutely pathetic part deux
1. Cosmic Bus
2. Squirrel Killer
2. Squirrel Killer
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GAF Photography Assignment 72: Faces
- Thread starter aidan
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hey_monkey said:
Bear-tie said:
SexyNerd said:
Lucky Forward said:
Canon 20D, 10-22mm EF-S, ISO 800, 1/25 sec, f/4.5
Bliany said:
Canon Rebel T1i, 18-55mm EF-S, ISO 100, 1/250 sec , f/5.0
sankt-Antonio said:
LRS said:
sarcastor said:Canon XS with a Tamron 17-55mm f/2.8
Memles said:
Canon XSi, 50mm F/1.8 II, 1/500, f/2.2, ISO 200
Cosmic Bus said:
Tf53 said:
aidan said:
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT
Exposure: 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
joshschw said:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Exposure: 1/400
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 131 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: -0.3 EV
neoism said:
My beautiful niece...
Camera: Nikon D40
Exposure: 1/125
Aperture: ?
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: -0.3 EV
Papi said:
EXIF in the file.
Squirrel Killer said:
Camera model: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Lens: EF 50mm f/1.8 MkII
Focal length: 50 mm
Exposure time: 1/50 second
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 800
Post Processing: Arbitrary rotate, crop, mono via channel mixer, unsharp mask on outlet, resize, and unsharp mask in GIMP.
What I was smoking: Me run?
fart said:
Posted again for the second page.
muntersaur
Member
1. Cosmic Bus
2. LRS
2. LRS
Invisible Man
aka SexyNerd
1. Cosmic Bus
2. LRS
2. LRS
Lucky Forward
Member
First - Cosmic Bus - It just seems so real and genuine, and nicely executed. I wasn't sure about the off-center composition at first, but now it really works for me and suits the emotion.
Runner Up - LRS - I like how there is a sense of stillness, and yet a sense of motion implied in the shadows of the leaves.
Comments for all...as usual, it's just my opinion:
hey_monkey - So cute! But the shine of the flash makes it a little snapshot-like for me.
Bear-tie - Lovely, but was it taken during the assignment period?
SexyNerd - Most ingenious entry, but why clip off the top of the finger?
Bliany - I love the character of the dog, the lighting, and the way his fur falls into soft focus, but yeah, it might have been better having the eyes a little more in focus, and I'm not sure about the off-center composition.
sankt-Antonio - I like the crispness and definition, but whatever you did adjusting the color makes it a little unnatural for me.
sarcastor - Great dog, but the mid-day lighting and lack of background control bring it down a notch.
Memles - Nice kitty, but the tilt doesn't do a lot for me.
Tf53 - Well done, but there's only so much you can do with the moon by itself with no other compositional elements.
aidan - Ooooh, I almost voted for this, but I think I want that one eye to be in sharper focus. Great lighting and mood.
joshschw - I like it a lot, but I would have cropped it a bit tighter on the left to match the tight framing on the right.
neoism - Almost spooky cute, love those eyes!
Papi - Nice moment and I like the composition, but the lighting seems a little weak.
SquirrelKiller - I totally don't get it.
fart - I think composing tighter on the head alone with its dramatic lighting would have worked better for me.
My shot - It was a bit of a tricky lighting situation with the pup coming from the bright end of the pen looking into the shadowed end, and I consider it to be more of an image that was "rescued" in photoshop, but the moment and the expression made it worthwhile for me.
Runner Up - LRS - I like how there is a sense of stillness, and yet a sense of motion implied in the shadows of the leaves.
Comments for all...as usual, it's just my opinion:
hey_monkey - So cute! But the shine of the flash makes it a little snapshot-like for me.
Bear-tie - Lovely, but was it taken during the assignment period?
SexyNerd - Most ingenious entry, but why clip off the top of the finger?
Bliany - I love the character of the dog, the lighting, and the way his fur falls into soft focus, but yeah, it might have been better having the eyes a little more in focus, and I'm not sure about the off-center composition.
sankt-Antonio - I like the crispness and definition, but whatever you did adjusting the color makes it a little unnatural for me.
sarcastor - Great dog, but the mid-day lighting and lack of background control bring it down a notch.
Memles - Nice kitty, but the tilt doesn't do a lot for me.
Tf53 - Well done, but there's only so much you can do with the moon by itself with no other compositional elements.
aidan - Ooooh, I almost voted for this, but I think I want that one eye to be in sharper focus. Great lighting and mood.
joshschw - I like it a lot, but I would have cropped it a bit tighter on the left to match the tight framing on the right.
neoism - Almost spooky cute, love those eyes!
Papi - Nice moment and I like the composition, but the lighting seems a little weak.
SquirrelKiller - I totally don't get it.
fart - I think composing tighter on the head alone with its dramatic lighting would have worked better for me.
My shot - It was a bit of a tricky lighting situation with the pup coming from the bright end of the pen looking into the shadowed end, and I consider it to be more of an image that was "rescued" in photoshop, but the moment and the expression made it worthwhile for me.
Cosmic Bus
pristine morning snow
1. LRS
2. hey_monkey
2. hey_monkey
hey_monkey
Banned
Tough. Tough. Tough. So many good shots.
1. LRS
2. Lucky Forward
HMs: aidan for mood, Memles for an interesting shot.
1. LRS
2. Lucky Forward
HMs: aidan for mood, Memles for an interesting shot.
sankt-Antonio
Banned
1 LRS
2 bear-tie
(since iam not shure how the wheather conditions are in the us ... ill vote for you, if the picture is not legit this vote does not count, it loks hell of a lot like it was taken in autumn , but again i have no idea)
3 cosmic bus
edit:
i really like lucky forwards posts in these threads, its very cool to have an opinion on all the pictures...
if only my englisch was better...
2 bear-tie
(since iam not shure how the wheather conditions are in the us ... ill vote for you, if the picture is not legit this vote does not count, it loks hell of a lot like it was taken in autumn , but again i have no idea)
3 cosmic bus
edit:
i really like lucky forwards posts in these threads, its very cool to have an opinion on all the pictures...
if only my englisch was better...
Squirrel Killer
Member
bear-tie's photo was uploaded to Flickr on October 30, 2008.sankt-Antonio said:
Since I tend to be the one tallying the votes, here's how I would handle your vote. (If you want me to handle your vote differently, feel free to change it.) LRS would get 3 points, bear-tie would get 1 point, and Cosmic Bus would get 0 points. In the final tally, if bear-tie were to end up with the most points, I would note the apparent rule violation and let the community come to a collective agreement as to who should start the next thread (the only time that I can think a DQ'ed entry won was #16, and everyone agreed that the person with the second most points won.)
hey_monkey
Banned
Aww, that's a shame. Bear-tie's photo sure is pretty.
Lucky Forward
Member
Yes, but as it's been said here many times before, the point of the assignments isn't to comb through your archives but to go out and shoot.hey_monkey said:
hey_monkey
Banned
No, I certainly agree... it's not much of a challenge otherwise. I just like the photo! She's very distinctive.
First: Lucky Forward - I can't resist! Too cute. Shots like this are why I chose 'Faces' rather than 'Portraits'. Watching Bear grow up is going to be a blast.
Second: Squirrel Killer - Again, another clever take on the theme. I like how the shadows make the electrical sockets look almost sad. I would have liked a bit more emphasis on them, though. The shoes don't really serve a purpose.
HMs/Comments:
SexyNerd - Cool take on the theme. If the top finger weren't cut off, it may have earned a vote from me.
Bliany - Great choice for B&W. The dog has tons of character.
LRS - Very evocative. I don't dig the sideways composition.
Memles - The cat's right eye freaks me out!
joshschw - Lots of fun! It would have been nice to see the saturation dropped a bit, or to replicate an old-time photo feel. As it is, it feels a little anachronistic.
Ack! I know. It was a toss up between this one (with slightly better tone/composition/facial expression) and another similar shot that was a bit better in focus. I shot this hand-held, around a campfire at 11:30 at night, so I was just happy it wasn't a blurry mess!
Thanks to everyone who voted for me!
Second: Squirrel Killer - Again, another clever take on the theme. I like how the shadows make the electrical sockets look almost sad. I would have liked a bit more emphasis on them, though. The shoes don't really serve a purpose.
HMs/Comments:
SexyNerd - Cool take on the theme. If the top finger weren't cut off, it may have earned a vote from me.
Bliany - Great choice for B&W. The dog has tons of character.
LRS - Very evocative. I don't dig the sideways composition.
Memles - The cat's right eye freaks me out!
joshschw - Lots of fun! It would have been nice to see the saturation dropped a bit, or to replicate an old-time photo feel. As it is, it feels a little anachronistic.
Lucky Forward said:
Ack! I know. It was a toss up between this one (with slightly better tone/composition/facial expression) and another similar shot that was a bit better in focus. I shot this hand-held, around a campfire at 11:30 at night, so I was just happy it wasn't a blurry mess!
Thanks to everyone who voted for me!
aidan said:
It's creepy, no? My favourite game is to cover half of its face with one hand - one side is completely normal, it's only the other where the mouth/eye are screwed up. The two-faced nature of the cat was what led me to the submission over numerous other options (I have a bit of a thing for close-up portrait shots, so there were plenty to choose from).
Squirrel Killer
Member
First Choice: LRS - The interplay of light with the subject's face adds a lot to this image.
Runner Up: joshschw - There's so much joy and earnestness on their faces that I can't help but want to join them.
Honorable Mentions:
hey_monkey - Great close up portrait that gives just enough context to make it relatable.
Cosmic Bus - I agree with AlternativeUlster, this needs to be a book cover. This image is this odd contrast between raw emotion and obvious staging.
Other Comments:
Bear-tie - Wonderful portrait.
SexyNerd - Love the whimsy.
Lucky Forward - Awww... lookitthelittlepuppy! Totally makes me want one too.
Bliany - Worked out neat as a counter-point to Lucky Forward's entry, but stands on its own. You can read a doogie's life of experience on his face.
sankt-Antonio - Striking image, but killing the red and green channels gives it an odd look. There's not a whole lot of contrast there. Did you try the channel mixer?
sarcastor - Earnest little guy. Hard light makes this look a little snapshoty.
Memles - I was about to write this entry off but I went back and re-read your comments when you submitted it. Interesting subject and interpretation, but it's so subtle that it almost takes you asserting it to be a serious entry before one accepts that there's more to the image than the initial glance indicates.
Tf53 - Very nice image, wish I had captured it myself.
aidan - Great lighting. I know in the equipment thread there was some debate about the usefulness of wide aperatures (especially as a justification for buying L lenses) but your settings (f/1.8, ISO 1600) show what shooting so wide open can achieve. My favorite pictures of my wife's sisters were shot the same way at a very poorly lit wedding reception.
neoism - Amazing eyes, but unlike hey_monkey's entry, there's so little expression and context that it's hard to relate to the subject.
Papi - Great background for such a candid shot.
fart - Not sure why you don't like this, nice separation, interesting subject, hard lighting which highlights the intricate details... Yeah, maybe there's the old "art of art" discussion, but I think your image bring enough new to the sculpture that it's not too much of an issue.
evanylee - Shit. We've got competition boys and girls.
My Entry:
Runner Up: joshschw - There's so much joy and earnestness on their faces that I can't help but want to join them.
Honorable Mentions:
hey_monkey - Great close up portrait that gives just enough context to make it relatable.
Cosmic Bus - I agree with AlternativeUlster, this needs to be a book cover. This image is this odd contrast between raw emotion and obvious staging.
Other Comments:
Bear-tie - Wonderful portrait.
SexyNerd - Love the whimsy.
Lucky Forward - Awww... lookitthelittlepuppy! Totally makes me want one too.
Bliany - Worked out neat as a counter-point to Lucky Forward's entry, but stands on its own. You can read a doogie's life of experience on his face.
sankt-Antonio - Striking image, but killing the red and green channels gives it an odd look. There's not a whole lot of contrast there. Did you try the channel mixer?
sarcastor - Earnest little guy. Hard light makes this look a little snapshoty.
Memles - I was about to write this entry off but I went back and re-read your comments when you submitted it. Interesting subject and interpretation, but it's so subtle that it almost takes you asserting it to be a serious entry before one accepts that there's more to the image than the initial glance indicates.
Tf53 - Very nice image, wish I had captured it myself.
aidan - Great lighting. I know in the equipment thread there was some debate about the usefulness of wide aperatures (especially as a justification for buying L lenses) but your settings (f/1.8, ISO 1600) show what shooting so wide open can achieve. My favorite pictures of my wife's sisters were shot the same way at a very poorly lit wedding reception.
neoism - Amazing eyes, but unlike hey_monkey's entry, there's so little expression and context that it's hard to relate to the subject.
Papi - Great background for such a candid shot.
fart - Not sure why you don't like this, nice separation, interesting subject, hard lighting which highlights the intricate details... Yeah, maybe there's the old "art of art" discussion, but I think your image bring enough new to the sculpture that it's not too much of an issue.
evanylee - Shit. We've got competition boys and girls.
My Entry:
Lucky Forward said:
I see where you're coming from, but I felt the image without anything else in it didn't really stand on its own other than as a joke shot.aidan said:
Squirrel Killer
Member
24 Cosmic Bus
18 LRS
6 Squirrel Killer
5 joshschw
5 Lucky Forward
4 Bear-tie *
3 neoism
2 aidan
1 fart
1 hey_monkey
1 SexyNerd
1 Tf53
0 Bliany
0 evanylee *
0 Memles
0 Papi
0 sankt-Antonio
0 sarcastor
The Top Three:
Cosmic Bus
LRS
Squirrel Killer
Qwik stats:
Winning Margin: 6
Entries: 16 (plus 1 DQ'ed and 1 late entry)
Votes: 18
Vote Distribution: 66% (12 of 18)
New entrant: Bear-tie
Random trivia:
- There are 53 muscles in the human face. The platitude that it take more muscles to frown than smile is a matter of dispute, and, according to a facial reconstruction surgeon asked by Cecil Adams for his The Straight Dope column, probably wrong. (By his account, it takes 11 muscles to frown, 12 to smile.)
Congratulations to Cosmic Bus on his second win!
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18 LRS
6 Squirrel Killer
5 joshschw
5 Lucky Forward
4 Bear-tie *
3 neoism
2 aidan
1 fart
1 hey_monkey
1 SexyNerd
1 Tf53
0 Bliany
0 evanylee *
0 Memles
0 Papi
0 sankt-Antonio
0 sarcastor
The Top Three:
Cosmic Bus
LRS
Squirrel Killer
Qwik stats:
Winning Margin: 6
Entries: 16 (plus 1 DQ'ed and 1 late entry)
Votes: 18
Vote Distribution: 66% (12 of 18)
New entrant: Bear-tie
Random trivia:
- There are 53 muscles in the human face. The platitude that it take more muscles to frown than smile is a matter of dispute, and, according to a facial reconstruction surgeon asked by Cecil Adams for his The Straight Dope column, probably wrong. (By his account, it takes 11 muscles to frown, 12 to smile.)
Congratulations to Cosmic Bus on his second win!
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AlteredBeast
Fork 'em, Sparky!
Hoatrubi, what a fine, fine photo!! Such emotion!
Next thread...I am in again, guys!
Next thread...I am in again, guys!
Cosmic Bus
pristine morning snow
Thank you for the votes, everyone. I'd like to hand over creation of a new assignment to LRS, if that's alright; I've PM'd him to see if he'd be interested.
Lucky Forward
Member
:lol I couldn't see your reply until I got home from work. I did glance briefly at the outlets in your shot and I thought, "Nah, it's gotta be something more..."Squirrel Killer said:My Entry:
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