Photo Comp - Chat Thread

[andrewsmith]

haha

good one Bri

[Littlepeahead]

Jambo, are these photos WE have taken of ourselves, like Rob's one or using the timer setting?

[jambo]

The original rules of the photo comp were:
"4) All submitted photos must be member's own work, or be a photo with yourself in the photo."

I think what I'd feel is that timers were fine, if another person held the camera, rather than using a tripod that would be fine too. If someone else turned up, set up the camera and a bunch of lights for you (so you submitted a model shot done by a pro or advanced amateur) then that would feel pretty unsporting for this month's comp.

I wasn't sure if this would be a very busy, inclusive theme, or if everyone would run from it. Looks like people are getting stuck in, which is cool!

Jambo

[missyburd]

Mine was a timed pic...done in the usual fashion of balancing the camera precariously on a wall, hope that's still in keeping with the rules :-P

[fizzwheel]

Liking this months theme :-)

[jambo]

Here's a picture I took for Spiderman a few years ago:

I fear my theme has been turned to evil.

Jambo

[missyburd]

My EYESIES! :shock:

[Dave-the-rave]

Thanks Brett

I almost used this one, showing how we are all the same in the end - kinda on level ground - but it didn't work without the one below it... (these graves were almost side by side)

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/329_29148228213_1454_n.jpg

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/329_29148208213_9782_n.jpg

No class system in the Sates then...other than gold inlay for Generals. :(

[andrewsmith]

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cOgSXAek3iQ/TFMdv-JS6hI/AAAAAAAAAcc/eW7cKeV6Lrc/s1600/unseen18.jpg

[Littlepeahead]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggghh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! And take a deep breath, then another.

MODS!!! Do something about that photo - whatever happened to our U rating???

[christopher]

My EYESIES! :shock:
Agreed. I really didn't need/want to see that.

[jambo]

MODS!!! Do something about that photo - whatever happened to our U rating???

Technically he's allowed to walk down the street like that.

Knowing Monkey, he probably does.

Jambo

[Bri w]

The things you see when you haven't got a gun... someone pass me the mind bleach please

[jambo]

we're discussing it.

I suppose this makes it art by the current definition

Jambo

[missyburd]

we're disgusted by it.

I suppose this makes it art by the current definition

Jambo

corrected for you Jambo lad :smt095

Ok not true, as far as Monkeys in thongs go he don't do too bad...but STILL!

[monkey]

we're discussing it.


He he.

[Richie]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggghh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! And take a deep breath, then another.

MODS!!! Do something about that photo - whatever happened to our U rating???

there is no nakedness so it's within the U-rating.

might do one myself :safe:

[andrewsmith]

I did seriously think about spoofing Monkey's photo but in the end I went for this one taken in Nelson in New Zealand using a timer (because unlike Darren, I don't wish to inflict the sight of my naked butt on you all)

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=983&pictureid=6457

Nice pic LPH!!

I doubt no one would complain if you spoofed Monkeys pic

[ClunkintheUK]

Really like the theme this month. Its interesting to see how everybody interprets it. Get a real sense of what makes everybody tick.

And Loved the pit crew photo. took me a second to realise what it was.

[Littlepeahead]

I had to sprint like Bolt to get to that spot before the shutter went off.

[jambo]

Nice one Brettus, interesting theme as my main hobbies are bikes & photography. I shall have an ickle think...

Jambo

[Brettus]

Thanks, It's only because I over think things. ;) It was one I'd prepared earlier, uploaded in Feb 2011 but decided on a different theme at the time.

[Mikey10]

im not entering as my only actual legitmate hobbie is riding unless you guys count sleep or xbox

keith_d your photo is great i see a face that look somewhat like a ape and a side view of a head lol

[Brettus]

I'm pretty sure you could make a compelling image of an Xbox or controller.... But looking at the hobbies put forth so far I'm feeling inadequate with my pedestrian hobbies :-) but its the picture not the hobby that matters.

[Richie]

Curse you LPH... that was gonna be my idea! Shakes fist and shouts Gurr to the Photo Gods... :smt019
Just finished cleaning my medals for a week Sundays parade...


http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/3182/medals1024x698.jpg


but I think yours is a better photo. :smt083

[Littlepeahead]

:)

Here they all are in the dressing room at the start of their tour.

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=592&pictureid=6522

[Richie]

now where is that Like button :0)

[Brettus]

Nice choice of topic Berlin!
Was tempted to select either of these this month but they are both photoshopped so I went with an untouched one.

http://www.brettnet.co.uk/temp/colours2.jpg

http://www.brettnet.co.uk/temp/colours1.jpg

[andrewsmith]

I'm in love!

Who's that Alan?

[Geodude]

I'm in love!

Who's that Alan?
Join the queue Mr Smith ;) 'tis his misses afaik

[allantheboss]

Yes, one of them ;)

[Kenzie]

Change of entry for me.

[joshwalker094]

she be a darling alan :) now wheres the rest of the pictures from that shoot?

[allantheboss]

Well, if I win I may do the theme "Beautiful half-nude women on motorbikes" and you'll reap your bounty..

[BanannaMan]

On a birthday night out a couple of DECADES ago in Thailand




Corrected for you. ;)

[Heefy]

http://i515.photobucket.com/albums/t358/focus550/Bodmin/P1020106.jpg

Awesome picture! Love the composition.

H

[Heefy]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/09/pu7usu8e.jpg

I blurred the edges on this using instagram but that's it!

Love the autumnal colours in that.

H

[Richie]

Corrected for you. ;)

+1 "Like" :cheers:

[Brettus]

11705
http://forums.sv650.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=11705&d=1351980250
Is it just me or does this look like it should be viewed with 3D glasses? http://www.emofaces.com/png/15/emoticons/3dglasses.png

[Sir Trev]

I've just realised my entry is spookily similar to Job's... Having said that, Job did a better, er, job of getting the bikes in his pic lined up. We made an utter shash of that part yesterday but when we noticed we couldn't be bothered to correct it!

[tigersaw]

some of the best photo entries for a theme ever this month

[Mark_h]

I've just realised my entry is spookily similar to Job's... Having said that, Job did a better, er, job of getting the bikes in his pic lined up. We made an utter shash of that part yesterday but when we noticed we couldn't be bothered to correct it!

Dirty Grey!!! I think you'll find it's stylishly silver

[Richie]

VOTE OFF now started ;)

[Kenzie]

I think i had decided pretty much right away. Very appropriate for this month as well as very colourful.

[Brettus]

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=592&pictureid=6565

Considering they aren't allowed any money I'd love to know how a monk affords kit like that!
He robbed it off a tourist wanting a picture taken next to a monument last year ;)

Nice choice of topic, gonna have to get my thinking cap on.

[Littlepeahead]

I wanted something that gave people a bit of scope to interpret their view of what religion and faith means, without having to actually believe in any of it. If you watch the TV or visit any shops at the moment you could well think that our Christian festival to celebrate the birth of Jesus is actually an excuse to buy loads of useless tat and stuff ourselves with calories. What exactly has a remote controlled inflatable R2D2 got to do with Jesus Christ I wonder?

[Richie]

R2D2 and Jesus are from different religious groups, Christian and Jedi.
Me, I'm a Jedi ;)

[Mikey10]

Great theme but a difficult theme for me as I'm none of those things but I'm off to Berlin next week see if I can find anything out there.

[Littlepeahead]

Nice pic of Sukothai. I thought it was beautiful. Second only to Abu Simbel.

[dkid]

Yeah it's beautiful there. We had a great time travelling round Thailand and visited Sukothai for a wedding in nearby Phitsanulok. The local monks were all at the wedding and chanted for hours on end with such consentration and dedication. Really amazing.
Shame out trip ended so badly though. We were in Phuket on boxing day when the tsunami struck. We were lucky in that all of our group were unharmed but thousands lost there lives just in the bay we were staying in (patong beach). Our hotel was pretty much levelled too.

[Sir Trev]

Dirty Grey!!! I think you'll find it's stylishly silver

No, I don't think I do.

[Sir Trev]

I've just realised my entry is spookily similar to Job's... Having said that, Job did a better, er, job of getting the bikes in his pic lined up. We made an utter shash of that part yesterday but when we noticed we couldn't be bothered to correct it!

For the December comp I was just thinking to myself "I've got some nice pics of stained glass windows from earlier this year" and what does Job post up before I've had chance to go and hunt them down??? Are you frikkin psychic Job??? If so PACK IT IN!!!!!!!


[slinks off, muttering, to find some pagan standing stones to potentially use instead]

[Richie]

Was going to put this one, but I don't think it's quite what the theme intended :0)

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/769/cr2hdr3.jpg

[DJ123]

For the December comp I was just thinking to myself "I've got some nice pics of stained glass windows from earlier this year" and what does Job post up before I've had chance to go and hunt them down??? Are you frikkin psychic Job??? If so PACK IT IN!!!!!!!


[slinks off, muttering, to find some pagan standing stones to potentially use instead]


always got my pics to hand!!!! Too slow Sir Tev \\:D/

[Richie]

same thing happen'd to me last month, and then She goes and wins it..... Gurrr Shakes fist... :0)


you snooze you loose :0/

[Brettus]

I dunno Richie, I always think a topic is open to interpretation but maybe that's just me.
Cracking pic, I like the HDR for the grittiness

[Richie]

I dunno Richie, I always think a topic is open to interpretation but maybe that's just me.
Cracking pic, I like the HDR for the grittiness

yeah, it could be :- Blessed Are the Peacemakers :smt070:smt067:smt065: :smt008:smt083: :salut: :smt102:

[dirtyred619]

Well Troy, even though going off your watermark you're in the photography game, that is an annoyingly good picture!

[Brettus]

Well Troy, even though going off your watermark you're in the photography game, that is an annoyingly good picture!

+1

[Bluefish]

+2 think i'm going to have to change my pic lol

[Kenzie]

Shame about the woman in the left of your shot Troy, you can see where she moved during the three exposures.

[andrewsmith]

Well Troy, even though going off your watermark you're in the photography game, that is an annoyingly good picture!

+3

Not going to enter one this month, can't compete with whats already been posted

[Richie]

I've removed my pic from the comp as troy's pic makes it look like a 2 year old draw it :0(

Cracking pic Troy... Shakes fist and shout Gurrr...!

[Littlepeahead]

No, sorry Troy I'm afraid it's a rubbish pic and would only have been any good if you had somehow got this man in the picture in this pose wearing this outfit. Then I'd have been impressed...

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=983&pictureid=6455

[Brettus]

Ah stop being intimidated you guys, its a cracking shot but we don't do this to find the best person and alienate them, we keep it fair by the winner not participating next month.

I must admit I've got nothing to compete with most of this month's submissions but I'm hoping to be able to take SOMETHING to submit. :)

If we are being defeatist why not declare troy the winner and get him to pick the next topic now? :)

[Richie]

I'm waiting for the right photo opportunistic moment to arrive :0)
I've got to do better in my own mind :0)

[dirtyred619]

I only have a passing interest in photography really, I'll try and capture shots on days out or holidays etc so please don't laugh at my questions! What is HDR and how do I go about having a go at it?

[jambo]

HDR is "High Dynamic Range"
The basic premise is that digital cameras can't capture a particularly large range of light & dark (certainly less than your eye can). This is why you often have the sky blown out to pure white if it's brighter than the subject, or the foreground goes to black if it's darker.

In HDR you take a series of photos from exactly the same position some very dark, some very bright, and merge them together to get detail everywhere. Sometimes it looks quite natural, sometimes it looks very sci-fi.

I can't do it so I choose to pretend it isn't real photography (which of course it is). :D

Jambo

[dirtyred619]

I was guessing it was something like that and I'm probably in the same boat as you in not being able to do it, but I think I fancy a try.

I'm presuming I'll need a fairly decent camera, tripod and a suitable program to work the magic?

[Luckypants]

My phone camera has a HDR setting. :)

It doesn't work anywhere near like a real HDR process.

Sent from my phone.

[pookie]

not sure how accurate this article is, but I'm going to try and do some this weekend once I find the manual to my camera
http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/how-to-do-hdr-photography/

[Richie]

Right just been out to Durham with camera, got a few good to me shots :0)
and found the Right one for the Theme for me. :0)
It's where my son laid the remembrance day wreath on 11/11/12.

here are the rest of the good 4 me ones :0)

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/8568/houghtonchurch1000x666.jpg

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/7290/santuryknocker1000x742.jpg

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/493/durhamcath1000x667.jpg

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/3121/durhamtown1000x667.jpg

[Berlin]

As great as the photo is...


HDR = several shots put together using computer skills.

1) I thought the rules were one photo per entry? not 20 layered on top of each other. ;-)
2) No photoshopping allowed or it turns into a photoshop competition and not a photography competition.

Me? A Humbug?
:)
C

[jambo]

As great as the photo is...


HDR = several shots put together using computer skills.

1) I thought the rules were one photo per entry? not 20 layered on top of each other. ;-)
2) No photoshopping allowed or it turns into a photoshop competition and not a photography competition.

Me? A Humbug?
:)
C
The rules of the photocomp are quite clear:
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=144708
"5) Photos must be genuine, If you Photoshop your entry tell us what you did (IE Crop / adjusted brightens etc)."

You can process it to hell and back if you want, but people may well choose to vote for another entry they feel is more "authentic" if that's what they want.

Jambo

[Berlin]

Well exactly

Lots of Love
The Devil's advocate.
:D

[Littlepeahead]

I hate Instagram. Just seems like lots of silly special effects to make an average photo look more interesting and makes people lazy.

I do use Photoshop to a minimum. Cropping, a bit of curves and today I 'healing brushed' a portrait of a colleague as she had to have the photo taken today but has had a few heavy nights so the eye bags were removed. Very subtle stuff.

[mister c]

I doubt that many people will vote for mine, but it's about the best religious picture I have. I just like to enter every month

[Kenzie]

Some HDR for you:

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg268/kenzie2k3/DSCF5270.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg268/kenzie2k3/malham5processed.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg268/kenzie2k3/malham4.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg268/kenzie2k3/MalhamCove.jpg

If done with care they can look awesome as you get detail you would normally lose. I used AutoHDR to make these.

[BanannaMan]

As great as the photo is...


HDR = several shots put together using computer skills.

1) I thought the rules were one photo per entry? not 20 layered on top of each other. ;-)
2) No photoshopping allowed or it turns into a photoshop competition and not a photography competition.

Me? A Humbug?
:)
C




+1

Agreed, as impressive as some of these photos are, supposed to be one pic.

Seems we've gone from who can take the best picture to who can make the best picture. :rolleyes:

[Littlepeahead]

If everyone is in agreement we could use standard photo competition rules re editing. I will cut and paste them here later for opinions.

[Brettus]

Hmm, this throws a lot into question. I won a couple of months ago on a clearly photoshopped multiple exposure. that is a step beyond HDR but I (personally) consider HDR to be the same picture, it is just given more range.

The people still vote so if the people don't like and over done HDR shot then they won't vote for it right? we are still the voters.

I'm all for levelling the playing field and making things inclusive for everyone but I'm not decided on if rules are the way to do it.

This post is just my opinion for consideration, I'm not saying this is what I think and this should be the way its done etc.

[Sir Trev]

I like to see the different types of pic personally, so have no problems. As long as folks are up front about it.

We don't all have the equipment to produce them (oo-er) but I don't want to stop the creativity of those that do. Plus this is meant to be a bit of fun for days when we're not out on the bikes, not a rigidly enforced strict competition.

[Littlepeahead]

Just for interest, these are the standard guidelines we use in our competition which are about the same as everyone else's.

Adjusting your image: The faithful representation of what was captured at the time of the shot being taken must be maintained.

Digital adjustments are only acceptable if limited to minor cleaning work (removing dust spots), levels, curves, colour, saturation and contrast work. Sharpening and minimal cropping is allowed.

Compositing, sandwich shots and double exposures are not permitted. Adding or removing distractions, items, people etc into/from the image is not allowed. Pictures that have been digitally manipulated in breach of these rules are not eligible.

[mister c]

I agree with Trev & Brett. Its a bit of fun, no prizes are going to be won, just people voting on other peoples attempts at a hobby. I'll also be honest & say that the photo comp is about the only thing keeping me on the forum these days

[Richie]

I agree with Trev & Brett. Its a bit of fun, no prizes are going to be won, just people voting on other peoples attempts at a hobby. I'll also be honest & say that the photo comp is about the only thing keeping me on the forum these days

+1 Agreed, as only one image is entered and you clearly state in the wright up of the photo what you did and it's your own work or you are in the photo then it is an entry.

multiple entry's are not allowed, multi layered of the same image are.
now lets stop ](*,) and carry on.

best wishes and seasons Joy to you all
Love
Richie.:smt055

[Richie]

Just noticed in Troy's pic, the bird on the left has 3 legs :0)

[Littlepeahead]

That's not a bird, it's his novelty tripod.

[wyrdness]

How does the U rating apply to the photo thread. I've got quite a few pictures that would fit in this months category, but some of them might be a bit close to the bone(r).

If it's exhibited in a museum, would it be OK?

[Richie]

Post it :0)

Why the heck not :)

[Richie]

How does the U rating apply to the photo thread. I've got quite a few pictures that would fit in this months category, but some of them might be a bit close to the bone(r).

If it's exhibited in a museum, would it be OK?
It's a roman figure, Totally U-rated :0) and it 's an entry.

wasn't he a minor rustic fertility god, protector of livestock, fruit plants, gardens and male genitalia. I thought that Priapus was marked by his absurdly oversized, permanent hard on, which gave rise to the medical term priapism. I believe he became a popular figure in Roman erotic art and Latin literature, and is the subject of the often humorously obscene collection of verse called the Priapeia.

of course this information came from somewhere else :0)

[Littlepeahead]

We survived a Monkey butt.

[Richie]

Hummm, LPH... does the Queen really Love SV650's ????

[Littlepeahead]

Yes she does Richie.

[Richie]

so it's straight out of the camera :0) ???

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=983&pictureid=6674

as you haven't mentioned what you have done to the image. :-dd

[Brettus]

Ooh interesting topic Keith! and nice entry Mister_C, I'm impressed by your Photoshop skills!
I'd made sure NOT to submit a HDR one last month after the contention caused previously. Gonna have a good go at this one.

[mister c]

Ooh interesting topic Keith! and nice entry Mister_C, I'm impressed by your Photoshop skills!
I'd made sure NOT to submit a HDR one last month after the contention caused previously. Gonna have a good go at this one.
Cheers Brett. I used to love doing them. When the Ex wife worked nights, there wasn't much else I could do when looking after the kids, so taught myself looking at tutorials on the net. It was either the Civic, or this Baleno, I couldn't decide
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y177/croozenooze/suzuki_baleno_1995_2dcopy.jpg

[Kenzie]

Change of entry for me, I do enjoy HDR but a tripod is useful. I like how you can rescue detail that would be lost in high/lowlights.

Same area in Malham

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg268/kenzie2k3/malham6processed_zpsb3d7d5a5.jpg

[Sir Trev]

Ooh interesting topic Keith!


Hmmmm... Going to have to find and read the instruction book from my compact and see what it can do. Fairly sure I can make panoramas but may be limited in other effects, plus I only have the Canon software to play with.

Ideally this is the straw that tips the balance to make me get that EOS650 I've been looking at but with finances as they are I will have a go with the SX130 first. It'll be a nice challenge.

These photo threads have got me enjoying my camera again!

[Richie]

Matt :)
Class

http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af206/Matt-Phantom/Bestpictureever.png

[orose]

Thats one hell of a filter set - it probably started out as a photo like http://teppei-art.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/george-turner.html ;)