DSS 73 Ideas

WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
edited April 5, 2011 in The Dgrin Challenges
I am back home now after travelling for a bit. Do any of these knock your socks off?

1 The Gathering Storm
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2 Blackjack
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3 Spinning Wheel
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4 Incoming
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5 Layover
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6 Hurry Up and Wait
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7 Sin City Layover
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8 Sin City Layover 2
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9 Hurry Up and Wait 2
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Comments

  • rteest42rteest42 Registered Users Posts: 540 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2011
    I like spinning wheel the best.... this is a difficult challenge!
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  • bbjonesbbjones Registered Users Posts: 234 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2011
    I like #8 the best -- guy is in his own little world, in the midst of the hurried airport scene.
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  • sapphire73sapphire73 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 1,976 moderator
    edited April 2, 2011
    My favorite for this challenge would be #3, but I think 4 and 6 might also work if you prefer them. In #3 the vibrance of the color, picturing the motion, and implied adrenaline rush for a gambler all contribute to making it feel like a strong candidate IMHO. :)

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  • billseyebillseye Registered Users Posts: 847 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2011
    I'd say 3 then 8 in that order. I concur with sapphire73's comments about #3.
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  • GretaPicsGretaPics Registered Users Posts: 373 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2011
    I think #3 spinning wheel fits this challenge the best! GP
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  • rbustraenrbustraen Registered Users Posts: 127 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2011
    I like #2 and #3 with #3, leading that little bit more. Maybe you can squeeze some PP on #2 to make it pop a little more.... Hopefully the tables treated you well and got some new camera gear?!? I always bug my wife and say if I double up, I'm getting a lens. It's been a while since I got a lens :)
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  • angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2011
    INCOMING! Killer!wings.gif
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  • konomaniackonomaniac Registered Users Posts: 335 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2011
    I vote for either the spinning wheels or the gathering storm. With clouds like that overhead, I'd be rushing for cover
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  • SeascapeSSeascapeS Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2011
    I like #1 and #3. Cool shots!
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  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2011
    Thanks for all of the comments! I really appreciate them.

    That storm front was really amazing! The wind was coming strongly out of the southwest and then abruptly turned 90 degrees coming from the northwest. It generated an F2 tornado about 30 miles east of us. My first instinct in these situation is, "I've got to see this!" I would probably be one of those swept away in the tsunami.

    I am not a gambler. Losing is too painful. I had a couple of friends visiting who wanted to go to the casino, so I decided it would be a great opportunity for some photos, which is my addiction. :D And then I had a short layover in Las Vegas, so could not pass up the opportunity for the airport scenes.

    I had a few tweaks that I'd like your opinions on.

    #3 - Spinning Wheel original.
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    #3a -
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    #3b
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    Side by side
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    #4 - Incoming original
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    #4a - Straightened and cropped
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    #4b - Square Crop
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    #4c - closer
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  • dniednie Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 1,351 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2011
    I am leaning toward #3 - Spinning Wheel original... There is certainly an addictive rush to those things!

    but I really like the Incoming shots too.

    Not much help, am I?
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  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2011
    :D At least you reply.

    Is there anything that would make the incoming shots better than the spinning wheel?
  • dniednie Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 1,351 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2011
    WhatSheSaw wrote: »
    :D At least you reply.

    Is there anything that would make the incoming shots better than the spinning wheel?

    no, I think it is just my personal preference, and maybe because I relate to it... rolleyes1.gif

    but I think of the incoming shots, I like the square crop or "closer" because I don't get distracted by other things around the edges.
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  • sapphire73sapphire73 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 1,976 moderator
    edited April 4, 2011
    Waited to reply until I could look at a monitor rather than my iPhone to compare the spinning wheels. :)

    My preferences are 3 or 3a for spinning wheel or 4a for incoming. I like the wider shot for incoming and the perspective it provides. (I think it could be cropped a bit at the sides if you like, but not drawn to the square crop.) If I had to pick one out of the three, I'd pick 3. I really think the implied adrenaline rush for a gambler is a plus for this challenge. Like you, I am not a gambler, and people have taken me to a restaurant in Johannesburg, South Africa where you have to walk past the slot machines and it makes me very sad to see very poor people sitting at them. But setting all that aside, I think it is a strong entry for this challenge.

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  • lkbartlkbart Registered Users Posts: 1,912 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2011
    I like Incoming 4c - closer. Makes me think you better get out of the way - now! I keep going back & forth on the spinning wheels - they are cool, but don't say rush to me as much - but I do get the rush connection so would likely do well. I think the original would be best, I kinda like the green better but red seems to be a more "urgent" color if that makes any sense.
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  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited April 5, 2011
    Thanks for all of the help! I think I will go with Spinning Wheel original. A lot of people seem to relate to it. And there are fewer in the gallery with a similar concept than with Incoming.
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