Another Challenge 61 Question

RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,954 moderator
edited March 21, 2006 in The Dgrin Challenges
I looked at the thread Bryan started, but so far I don't think I get what is allowed and not allowed. Here's something I took this morning before I read the challenge theme:

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Is this the sort of thing we are supposed to be doing? Is there too much color in this one? It's certainly more than one spot, but there isn't much. :dunno

I am also unclear about how much PS correction is allowed. Are curves OK? I would think that messing with saturation or selective color go against the spirit of the challenge. Is that right?

Cheers,

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  • §imone§imone Registered Users Posts: 105 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    The way I understand it I would say there is to much colour in your pic.
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  • FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    I think this qualifies. It may be that as the entries start coming in some pictures will have a smaller bit of color than yours and that those entries will be preferred by the judges and the voters. IMHO (which is worth less than 2 cents), if a picture is truly compelling, it will not matter how much of the one color there is in it, up to a point, at least. It will be interesting to see what other people think and how the theme is interpreted. Good luck!

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  • Mike LaneMike Lane Registered Users Posts: 7,106 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2006
    I don't think I'll be turning away many entries if that's the question. Be creative and submit your best photo that you think qualifies and the judging will do the rest thumb.gif
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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited March 21, 2006
    This is an interesting shot. Yes, there is a lot of color, but on the other hand, it "appears" as a black and white that has had color added!!! So, it's not what I was thinking of, but my first "impression" definitely was black and white even though there was considerable color. So, yes, I think it would qualify, but may not be the strongest of entries. Yes on curves, and no on saturation. :):
  • juliejulesjuliejules Registered Users Posts: 163 Major grins
    edited March 21, 2006
    I think the limitation on photoshopping is to limit the amount of color reduction done. 'Cuz you could selectively change lots of the photo to B&W and leave a little color, in order to meet the challenge. But I think the purpose of the challenge is to photograph a scene which is predominantly B&W in the first place. That's my guess anyway!
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