Pics needing a Broken Rule, though Shot by Breaking Rules

ghinsonghinson Registered Users Posts: 933 Major grins
edited July 11, 2011 in The Dgrin Challenges
I'm stumped. I can come up with a list of rules, and I break them frequently, instinctually. But I cannot come up with a photo idea that is specifically meant to show a broken rule. Also, it's hard for me to imagine coming up with a title that would hint at the broken rule, without specifying what rule was broken.

I guess that is why we call them Challenges. :scratch

For sunrise this morning, I snuck up to the top of a tall church bell tower, probably breaking several rules in the process since it was without permission. It was beautiful, and I took over 3,000 individual pics (did a time lapse with one camera and a bunch of stills with another. I'm loving some of the shots, but I cannot stretch any of them to fit the challenge.

Maybe some of you can see a broken rule here?

1.
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(Does cropping to an unusual aspect ratio count as breaking a rule?)

2.
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(I suppose this one breaks the rule of using a small aperture and wider dof for landscape shots?)
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  • bbjonesbbjones Registered Users Posts: 234 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2011
    Wouldn't take much cropping to put the horizon dead-center. That's generally breaking the rules.
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  • ghinsonghinson Registered Users Posts: 933 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2011
    bbjones wrote: »
    Wouldn't take much cropping to put the horizon dead-center. That's generally breaking the rules.

    Hey, that's a good idea, then I could call it something like "Centered by My Horizon." Or would that be too obvious?
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  • dlscott56dlscott56 Registered Users Posts: 1,324 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2011
    Not sure about the rules, but, #1 is gorgeous.
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  • SeascapeSSeascapeS Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2011
    #1 is gorgeous. All you do is make me jealous.
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  • travelwaystravelways Registered Users Posts: 7,854 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2011
    ghinson wrote: »
    ...

    Maybe some of you can see a broken rule here?

    They are very nice images.

    Did you have any rules (to break) in mind when you took them?
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  • ghinsonghinson Registered Users Posts: 933 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2011
    photo-funtasia wrote: »
    Did you have any rules (to break) in mind when you took them?

    No. Was only thinking about silly little trespassing rules.
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  • PedalGirlPedalGirl Registered Users Posts: 794 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2011
    Beautiful pics!! :)

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  • anniemaxanniemax Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
    edited June 30, 2011
    These are beautiful shots - I think you'd have to break rules in post-processing - use the PS ruler to make the horizon angle oddly. Don't know if pp counts as breaking a rule of photography.
  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2011
    Don't shoot into the sun (#16)?
  • dlscott56dlscott56 Registered Users Posts: 1,324 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2011
    By the way, is #1 done with HDR software, or through PS, or did you manually do exposure blending? That is, assuming it is multiple exposures. It just looked like it to me.
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  • ghinsonghinson Registered Users Posts: 933 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2011
    #1 is three 5-shot bracketed shots merged in Photomatix and then stitched in PS.
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  • FreezframeFreezframe Registered Users Posts: 246 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2011
    Only if you get caught!
    You obviously climb a tower! Y/N? If so - the only rule you broke was squilling on yourself or revealing the evidence! Sometimes looking for that different prespective may invoke a little risk, but I find the results well worth it.

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  • dlscott56dlscott56 Registered Users Posts: 1,324 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2011
    ghinson wrote: »
    #1 is three 5-shot bracketed shots merged in Photomatix and then stitched in PS.

    Beautiful job. Really love all your stuff Greg.
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  • GretaPicsGretaPics Registered Users Posts: 373 Major grins
    edited July 2, 2011
    As usual - inspired to see your part of the country! Can't be of help though on rule breaking beyond what's been suggested. GP
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  • billseyebillseye Registered Users Posts: 847 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2011
    Both are beautiful (as usual) photos. No rules other than horizon come to mind. Oh and the rule to avoid creating excessive jealousy among forum participants.
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  • lkbartlkbart Registered Users Posts: 1,912 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2011
    15524779-Ti.gifBoth shots are great! To center the horizon, you might try stretching the sky rather than cropping - the bottom part of both shots are very eye pleasing compositionally & I'd hate to see any of that chopped off. I am very drawn to the toy boat-like quality of the second, with the added touch of the bird - stunning!
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  • sapphire73sapphire73 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 1,976 moderator
    edited July 5, 2011
    billseye wrote: »
    Both are beautiful (as usual) photos. No rules other than horizon come to mind. Oh and the rule to avoid creating excessive jealousy among forum participants.

    15524779-Ti.gif Both great shots as always. If you can get the horizon centered in one of these - in a way that retains the essence of the image - I'd go with it.

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  • ic4uic4u Registered Users Posts: 1,455 Major grins
    edited July 6, 2011
    Both are gorgeousclap.gif
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  • ghinsonghinson Registered Users Posts: 933 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2011
    Thought hard about this and took a photo last night with the Challenge in mind, as opposed to trying to finding a way to make a photo fit.

    The broken rules here are easy, Do Not Center Your Horizon and Do Not Shoot Into the Sun.

    What do you think?

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  • richterslrichtersl Registered Users Posts: 3,322 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2011
    ghinson wrote: »
    Thought hard about this and took a photo last night with the Challenge in mind, as opposed to trying to finding a way to make a photo fit.

    The broken rules here are easy, Do Not Center Your Horizon and Do Not Shoot Into the Sun.

    What do you think?

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    Gorgeous! You're definitely breaking some rules here and have a fine contender for the Challenge. thumb.gif

    Have you tried to crop the image so that the sun is horizontally centered? I tried viewing your photo that way by moving the browser window around and it looks like that might have some potential. It really shows off those kids running around in the foreground when you view it that way. Give it a shot and see what you think.
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  • ic4uic4u Registered Users Posts: 1,455 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2011
    Ugghhhh!! Simply amazing, absolutely gorgeous, nuff saidwings.gif
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  • GretaPicsGretaPics Registered Users Posts: 373 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2011
    Wow - I think this works beautifully for the challenge. GP
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  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2011
    I really like the last one! Great shot!
  • dlscott56dlscott56 Registered Users Posts: 1,324 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2011
    Beautifully done Greg!
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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2011
    An excellent image thumb.gif
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  • travelwaystravelways Registered Users Posts: 7,854 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2011
    I think it's beautiful clap.gif
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  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2011
    Horizon in the middle and off kilter is a great rule breaker! Nice set, so far! thumb.gif

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  • billseyebillseye Registered Users Posts: 847 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2011
    Good choice among good choices. thumb.gif
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