Advice on a photo to chose - Page 2

Trasher02 · 02.12.2007, 04:39 AM

One of the first two. I liked the kitty one.

Onani Nic · 02.12.2007, 05:46 AM

I think the contrast is best in the first, it generally looks sharpest and has the most character. I'm not partial to dogs or cats either.

cuetzpalin · 02.12.2007, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by nicfit

4 this is interesting, but the (obviouslyly intentional) lack of focusing is maybe a bit too much for a contest that's supposed to judge pet pictures. btw , I think this last one would look better in full colours (if you turned it BW with some software).
My vote : 2!

agree

Toilet & Bowels · 02.12.2007, 08:05 AM

go for colour

truncated · 02.12.2007, 10:04 AM

Tough call between 2 and 3. I like the color contrast in 3 best. They're all good, though, nice job. Good luck.

EMMAh · 02.12.2007, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by nicfit

I say :
1 is nice but a bit too "classic", the background does not help much making it more interesting, and the "cut out nose" is a little "technical" flaw. I know I'm splitting hairs, but you never know how this little things might be judged in a contest...

2 i like this one better, all the diagonal lines fill the composition in a good way and the contrast is good, no evident flaws in my opinion, unless you count the bottom left corner a bit too bright. But fuck that, OR, photoshop it

3 i don't like this, the subject is nice (hello mice) but it has a strange "lab" look, if you understand what I mean...background colours make this a bit too plain for my personal tastes.

4 this is interesting, but the (obviouslyly intentional) lack of focusing is maybe a bit too much for a contest that's supposed to judge pet pictures. btw , I think this last one would look better in full colours (if you turned it BW with some software).

My vote : 2!

Yeah, the cut out nose is what really bothers me about the first picture, my bad, but I don't think I have the original anywhere

Thanks for your honest opinion

fishmonkey · 02.12.2007, 12:55 PM

i really like pic 2

Hip Priest · 02.12.2007, 12:57 PM

I suspect number 2 offers the best chance of success.

James Blonde · 02.12.2007, 12:58 PM

James Blonde voted 2, that cat looks bit... evil.

Inhuman · 02.12.2007, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by EMMAh

All votes two so far? Hmm.

Thanks guys

Wow those are really good emma! You're really experienced at this I see. I wish I was good at photography

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Anyway, I went with the second option because it has great clarity, the contrast isn't too strong (so it's easier on the eyes), and a great angle. Nice!

EMMAh · 02.12.2007, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Inhuman

Wow those are really good emma! You're really experienced at this I see. I wish I was good at photography

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Anyway, I went with the second option because it has great clarity, the contrast isn't too strong (so it's easier on the eyes), and a great angle. Nice!

Experienced? No not really, I just fuck around. My digital camera really doesn't suit my needs so it takes a lot of work haha. It's hard to get it to focus sometimes.

nicfit · 02.12.2007, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by EMMAh

Yeah, the cut out nose is what really bothers me about the first picture, my bad, but I don't think I have the original anywhere

Thanks for your honest opinion

De nada! I like giving opinions on photos when asked, in fact [OT mode on] -I started going trough all my digital pics lately, I want to set up a decent flicker account as soon as I get a decent internet connection (hopefully soon), and I found myself dissing many of my older pics pointing out flaws and so on just because I "improved" my skills in time and now i find decent at best what a few years ago I tought was great...[OT mode off]
By the way, is yours a digital pictures contest? I mean, you have to send digital files or printed pics? And what's the camera you could end up winning?
Now I'm curious.

too many "decent" in this post.

Richard Pryor on Fire · 02.12.2007, 02:20 PM

Pic number three is my favorite but I don't know if a rat picture would win....

EMMAh · 02.12.2007, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by nicfit

De nada! I like giving opinions on photos when asked, in fact [OT mode on] -I started going trough all my digital pics lately, I want to set up a decent flicker account as soon as I get a decent internet connection (hopefully soon), and I found myself dissing many of my older pics pointing out flaws and so on just because I "improved" my skills in time and now i find decent at best what a few years ago I tought was great...[OT mode off]
By the way, is yours a digital pictures contest? I mean, you have to send digital files or printed pics? And what's the camera you could end up winning?
Now I'm curious.

too many "decent" in this post.

I do that same thing, a lot of pictures I took in the spring/summer I look at now and feel disgusted for liking them so much haha. All these pictures are from a while ago (the dog one I took in Dec. '05) and I feel I can take better ones now if it weren't me being constantly sidetracked. I did print a nice one of Mouse last month, but my photographer teacher has that.
You can send in digital pictures or mail in prints. You can win a Olympus EVOLT E-500 digital SLR, Olympus Stylus 720 SW, Olympus SP-510 Ultra Zoom, or gift cards for Pedigree and Whiskas. I'm just reading now though that you have to be 18 (which I am not) I'm going to enter as my mom hahaha. My chances of winning are slim anyhow. Or I lie about my age.

ToasterDude84 · 02.12.2007, 04:54 PM

one of my friends is a photographer

your stuff is better though!!!

Danny Himself · 02.12.2007, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by EMMAh

Experienced? No not really, I just fuck around. My digital camera really doesn't suit my needs so it takes a lot of work haha. It's hard to get it to focus sometimes.

I do the same thing. I just fuck around. It's surprising how many accidental masterpieces you can get.

king_buzzo · 02.12.2007, 05:04 PM

choose from the first three, the fourth one is bad

Danny Himself · 02.12.2007, 05:05 PM

I picked three. It's funny.

ToasterDude84 · 02.12.2007, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ToasterDude84

one of my friends is a photographer

your stuff is better though!!!

the guy is like semi-professional i guess

paid sometimes. its not his real job.

!@#$%! · 02.12.2007, 08:47 PM

2 is technically better, but 4 has more personality/. however the judges may not see this. the doggie has a lot of expression, but the photo itself, well the blacks are a bit crushed in my lcd screen, perhaps it there were greyers of if you have a film print.

go with your gut, mademoiselle l'artiste? and bestest of wishes.

View Poll Results: Which one? If any?
Picture 1	11	22.45%
Picture 2	25	51.02%
Picture 3	6	12.24%
Picture 4	7	14.29%
None	0	0%
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02.12.2007, 04:39 AM	#21
Trasher02 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,356	One of the first two. I liked the kitty one. __________________ 666
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02.12.2007, 05:46 AM	#22
Onani Nic the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 930	I think the contrast is best in the first, it generally looks sharpest and has the most character. I'm not partial to dogs or cats either. __________________ I don't give a fuck thats the problem. I see a motherfuckin cop i don't dodge them.
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02.12.2007, 08:05 AM	#24
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,273	go for colour
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02.12.2007, 10:04 AM	#25
truncated invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,607	Tough call between 2 and 3. I like the color contrast in 3 best. They're all good, though, nice job. Good luck.
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02.12.2007, 12:55 PM	#27
fishmonkey invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,670	i really like pic 2 __________________ "Pescescimmia ha grandi bulbi oculari blu, ognuno attaccato su un lato della sua testa, in modo tale da risucire a guardare indietro senza girare la sua testa pesciosa"
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02.12.2007, 12:57 PM	#28
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	I suspect number 2 offers the best chance of success. __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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02.12.2007, 12:58 PM	#29
James Blonde bad moon rising Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albania Posts: 165	James Blonde voted 2, that cat looks bit... evil.
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02.12.2007, 02:20 PM	#33
Richard Pryor on Fire 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Detroit. Posts: 709	Pic number three is my favorite but I don't know if a rat picture would win.... __________________ http://pissingaway.blogspot.com/
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02.12.2007, 04:54 PM	#35
ToasterDude84 empty page Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: california Posts: 25	one of my friends is a photographer your stuff is better though!!!
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02.12.2007, 05:04 PM	#37
king_buzzo invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11,110	choose from the first three, the fourth one is bad
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02.12.2007, 05:05 PM	#38
Danny Himself invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,623	I picked three. It's funny.
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02.12.2007, 08:47 PM	#40
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,581	2 is technically better, but 4 has more personality/. however the judges may not see this. the doggie has a lot of expression, but the photo itself, well the blacks are a bit crushed in my lcd screen, perhaps it there were greyers of if you have a film print. go with your gut, mademoiselle l'artiste? and bestest of wishes.
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