Dgrin mini-challenge #132 - inside out/outside in
bdcolen
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Here we go - For this mini-challenge you need two images; one shot from inside a place, a space, looking out at the world; and one shot outside looking in. Either or both images can show us something of both the interior and exterior worlds, but doesn't have to. Here are two quick examples:
Inside out -
And outside in:
Oh, because this is my challenge, and I get to set the rules:
No tilted horizons; no homeless people; no post processing beyond contrast and exposure, adjusting white balance, sharpening, and/or conversion to black and white. ;-) (And I'm not going to debate, discuss, explain, or modify these rules; they are what they are.):rofl
The challenge closes on Dec. 3. So get shooting!
P.S. You get extra points for ambiguity - a good image should make us think.
Okay, so having said that, let me put myself out of my misery and declare a winner:
Tatiana, you have two nice images, but in the first you lose the kids in shadow, and the second seems a bit busy without purpose, and the color strikes me as, well, odd. But both are good catches;
Davev, nice shot of the Tetons, but just too much dense shadow across the bottom; the deer are nice, but that really isn't an outside-in shot. (good try with that. :rofl;
PedalGirl, you were definitely headed in the right direction with that lovely first shot of the 'butterfly' trapped inside - really nice, but you totally lost me with that second shot;
WhatSheSaw, really nice inside-out - very National Geographicish, but sadly, the second shot is just too much of a jumble of reflections;
EvanLavine, I'll take your word for it that those are minors. It's weirdly good, or goodly weird, and I think it would have been a real killer with less defocusing. Unfortunately, you took it a bit too far so that we don't know what it is without explanation;
Ben, Ben, Ben... You have two great possibilities here, but didn't quite work your magic with either. The first needs post processing work so that we don't lose the head of the figure on the left in the shadows, and the second needs more of an inside-out sense, and I must say I'd prefer to see the figure more to the right, or way over to the left. But both are really close;
Paul (Froch) IF you had entered two images as strong as the one bar shot you entered, you'd have won in a walk. That's an excellent, slightly weird, shot;
Liz, if your outside-in image had been as strong as Jeeter 2, you would have beaten Froch. I loved that image when I first saw it, and it has only improved with time. Very, very nice. The other is "okay," but it would not be instantly identified as a "Liz," and you are at the point where you have set that high bar for yourself;
DsrtVW, the shot from the blacksmith shop is nice, but not a "wow." If only there'd been someone in that window;
DoingCool, you broke my heart. The first image is quite strong, though it could do with a bit of burning in of the people outside, and a bit of dodging on the interior - but it is an excellent inside-out. And the second shot could be a world-beater, but. Between your tilting for no reason, and your weird color post-processing, you leave me wondering if it really is as good as it seems to be. If it is - if the kid looks as weird as I think he does; if it is as other worldly-Stephen Kingee as I think it is, it would have been much stronger shot with a horizontal horizon and posted in its original color, or real black and white. Sorry;
Saphire73, you have a nice inside out, but it definitely needs dodging to bring out the sneakers on the ground, which make the image, and I'm afraid your outside-in, while close, is just too busy to have real strength;
Rainbow, the second of your new images is a winner, the first is 'okay' - and similarly, the second of the old images is terrific, but the first is just too damn busy, but busy without a real purpose. (But you knew I wasn't going to just pass this back to you, right? );
Billseye, if you had shot your inside-out from closer to the pile of clutter, you might have won. The first image is a definite winner - well composed, with a high WTF factor. But, unfortunately, the inside-out is just too loose.
So where do I end up? I end up with one set I want to make the winner, but just can't make myself do it:
Jen, the outside-in is really stunning - the color, the composition, the geometry, the mystery - it's one of your best. The second one? Well, I want to love it; I like the layering, but at the end of the day I have to ask, 'so what?' So you get the Silver Award.
And the winner - with caveats - is....my buddy Tony Cooper! Congrats, Tony. But don't spike the ball too quickly. . Seriously, you have two potentially great images, but both need post-processing work to make them real black and white rather than gray and gray. But you've seen to really nice scenes, and have composed and framed them extremely well. So you get the Gold, are this round's champ, and now it's up to you to mount a challenge.
And thanks to everyone who entered.
Inside out -
And outside in:
Oh, because this is my challenge, and I get to set the rules:
No tilted horizons; no homeless people; no post processing beyond contrast and exposure, adjusting white balance, sharpening, and/or conversion to black and white. ;-) (And I'm not going to debate, discuss, explain, or modify these rules; they are what they are.):rofl
The challenge closes on Dec. 3. So get shooting!
P.S. You get extra points for ambiguity - a good image should make us think.
Okay, so having said that, let me put myself out of my misery and declare a winner:
Tatiana, you have two nice images, but in the first you lose the kids in shadow, and the second seems a bit busy without purpose, and the color strikes me as, well, odd. But both are good catches;
Davev, nice shot of the Tetons, but just too much dense shadow across the bottom; the deer are nice, but that really isn't an outside-in shot. (good try with that. :rofl;
PedalGirl, you were definitely headed in the right direction with that lovely first shot of the 'butterfly' trapped inside - really nice, but you totally lost me with that second shot;
WhatSheSaw, really nice inside-out - very National Geographicish, but sadly, the second shot is just too much of a jumble of reflections;
EvanLavine, I'll take your word for it that those are minors. It's weirdly good, or goodly weird, and I think it would have been a real killer with less defocusing. Unfortunately, you took it a bit too far so that we don't know what it is without explanation;
Ben, Ben, Ben... You have two great possibilities here, but didn't quite work your magic with either. The first needs post processing work so that we don't lose the head of the figure on the left in the shadows, and the second needs more of an inside-out sense, and I must say I'd prefer to see the figure more to the right, or way over to the left. But both are really close;
Paul (Froch) IF you had entered two images as strong as the one bar shot you entered, you'd have won in a walk. That's an excellent, slightly weird, shot;
Liz, if your outside-in image had been as strong as Jeeter 2, you would have beaten Froch. I loved that image when I first saw it, and it has only improved with time. Very, very nice. The other is "okay," but it would not be instantly identified as a "Liz," and you are at the point where you have set that high bar for yourself;
DsrtVW, the shot from the blacksmith shop is nice, but not a "wow." If only there'd been someone in that window;
DoingCool, you broke my heart. The first image is quite strong, though it could do with a bit of burning in of the people outside, and a bit of dodging on the interior - but it is an excellent inside-out. And the second shot could be a world-beater, but. Between your tilting for no reason, and your weird color post-processing, you leave me wondering if it really is as good as it seems to be. If it is - if the kid looks as weird as I think he does; if it is as other worldly-Stephen Kingee as I think it is, it would have been much stronger shot with a horizontal horizon and posted in its original color, or real black and white. Sorry;
Saphire73, you have a nice inside out, but it definitely needs dodging to bring out the sneakers on the ground, which make the image, and I'm afraid your outside-in, while close, is just too busy to have real strength;
Rainbow, the second of your new images is a winner, the first is 'okay' - and similarly, the second of the old images is terrific, but the first is just too damn busy, but busy without a real purpose. (But you knew I wasn't going to just pass this back to you, right? );
Billseye, if you had shot your inside-out from closer to the pile of clutter, you might have won. The first image is a definite winner - well composed, with a high WTF factor. But, unfortunately, the inside-out is just too loose.
So where do I end up? I end up with one set I want to make the winner, but just can't make myself do it:
Jen, the outside-in is really stunning - the color, the composition, the geometry, the mystery - it's one of your best. The second one? Well, I want to love it; I like the layering, but at the end of the day I have to ask, 'so what?' So you get the Silver Award.
And the winner - with caveats - is....my buddy Tony Cooper! Congrats, Tony. But don't spike the ball too quickly. . Seriously, you have two potentially great images, but both need post-processing work to make them real black and white rather than gray and gray. But you've seen to really nice scenes, and have composed and framed them extremely well. So you get the Gold, are this round's champ, and now it's up to you to mount a challenge.
And thanks to everyone who entered.
bd@bdcolenphoto.com
"He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan
"The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
"He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan
"The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
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You set a high standard
- You are the famous B.D.Colen the PhotoJournalist from the PJ forum!!!
For those who don't know here is one link: http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=133406
... and here is another: http://www.bdcolenphoto.com/
What a great challenge theme and examples! Should ours be B&W too?
TravelwaysPhotos.com ...... Facebook
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Black and white is most definitely not required. I am a black and white kinda guy, but I acknowledge that ours is a colorful world.
"He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan
"The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
1. Inside out
2. Outside in
More of my inside out/outside in photos
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VegasGreatAttractions.com
Travelways.com
From the outside (of the forest) looking in.
Basking in the shadows of yesterday's triumphs'.
Does this shot work for your rules?
#1 Inside Out
I will have to find a shot looking in
http://snaptx.smugmug.com/
Light is everything in life and photography.
I'm referring to the fad favored by lazy photographers of tilting the horizon to add "drama" to an image.
"He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan
"The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
Inside Out
Outside in:
www.lisaspeakmanphotography.com
Inside Out
From the inside out
From the outside in
A photograph is an artistic expression of life, captured one moment at a time . . .
http://bartlettphotoart.smugmug.com/
Outside in
Keck Telescopes. Mauna Kea, Hawaii
Inside Out
My Galleries
Flicker
G+
2. Inside - Out
Check out billseye photos on SmugMug
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2. Window into Apollo Capsule
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First time I've had to choose between several shots. I went to the dog track earlier today and found several inside-looking-out and outside-looking-in scenes. You can second guess me if you want and go to http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/Animals/Dog-Track-2/ and tell me which ones I should have chosen.
Also, the color versions looked good to me, but this is BD's party so I went black and white:
From the Inside Looking Out
and from the Outside Looking In
http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/
Inside out:
Above two shot for this challenge.
And from the archives:
Outside in:
Inside out:
Panasonic Lumix 10x DMC-TZ3 :photo
Leica Mega O.I.S./28mm WIDE :smile6
http://kadvantage.smugmug.com/
From the archives.
_________
2. Outside Looking In
Reprocessed from the RAW files to make sure the processing was minimal.
My SmugMug Galleries
1. Outside in
2. Inside out
stueveshots.smugmug.com
1)
2)
http://silversx80.smugmug.com/
Olympus E-M5, 12-50mm, 45mm f/1.8
Some legacy OM lenses and an OM-10
outside looking in...
Thanks one and all. Results coming soon.
"He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan
"The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
Nobody knows.
Basking in the shadows of yesterday's triumphs'.