Subject Matter Poll For Semi Final

sunionesunione Registered Users Posts: 86 Big grins
edited May 23, 2007 in The Dgrin Challenges
In your opinion what subject matter is most likely to be in the top ten of the semi final round?
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Top Ten subject choices (select up to three) 85 votes

Children (non portrait)
7% 6 votes
People (non portrait)
11% 10 votes
Portraits
1% 1 vote
Sports/Action
4% 4 votes
Landscape
28% 24 votes
Macro / closeup
16% 14 votes
Still life
12% 11 votes
Abstract
8% 7 votes
Montage / Digital Art
4% 4 votes
Animals/Pets
4% 4 votes

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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited May 19, 2007
    sunione wrote:
    In your opinion what subject matter is most likely to be in the top ten of the semi final round?

    Without knowing who the judges are going to be it's almost impossible for me to pick one...
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  • sunitasunita Registered Users Posts: 210 Major grins
    edited May 19, 2007
    I'd say it would be better to focus on your photographic strengths at this stage and come up with a superb photo than try and second guess the judges' preferences...just my humble opinion.

    Good luck!
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  • FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
    edited May 19, 2007
    I agree 100% with Sunita. Play to your strengths and make a photo that makes you and everyone who sees it say "wow!" If you can do that or even come close then you will have a winner whether or not it makes it into the top ten. Go for it!

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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited May 19, 2007
    Dalantech wrote:
    Without knowing who the judges are going to be it's almost impossible for me to pick one...
    So you really think you have the pulse of anyone who might come up on dgrin? :D
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited May 20, 2007
    DoctorIt wrote:
    So you really think you have the pulse of anyone who might come up on dgrin? :D

    I have no idea how to answer that Erik...
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited May 20, 2007
    Dalantech wrote:
    I have no idea how to answer that Erik...
    I'm stirring the pot. Don't take everything so seriously. blbl.gif
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  • DalantechDalantech Registered Users Posts: 1,519 Major grins
    edited May 20, 2007
    DoctorIt wrote:
    I'm stirring the pot. Don't take everything so seriously. blbl.gif

    rolleyes1.gif
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  • osoiosoi Registered Users Posts: 23 Big grins
    edited May 20, 2007
    At least I know that the popular vote wont be won by a Portrait, or thats what this polls says.... guess i have to come up with something else of than a Portrait of my :buttkiss
  • urbanariesurbanaries Registered Users Posts: 2,690 Major grins
    edited May 20, 2007
    call me dense but how can you take a picture of a child or person without it being a portrait??? i'm confused.

    not that it matters, honestly, i don't understand the need to quantify which way the wind is blowing. ne_nau.gif
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  • DizzyDizzy Registered Users Posts: 121 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2007
    perhaps it is meant to be an un-posed shot?(re: portrait comment by urbanaries)
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  • sunionesunione Registered Users Posts: 86 Big grins
    edited May 23, 2007
    urbanaries wrote:
    call me dense but how can you take a picture of a child or person without it being a portrait??? i'm confused.

    not that it matters, honestly, i don't understand the need to quantify which way the wind is blowing. ne_nau.gif
    A "portrait" of a person or child, I would define as a shot that looks posed. Certainly there is lots of room for interpretation on this subject. But think of a portrait as a shot of a person or persons (or animal) in which the background, lighting and posing look intentional.
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  • urbanariesurbanaries Registered Users Posts: 2,690 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2007
    AFAIK, a portrait by definition is simply a likeness of a person.

    now whether that portrait is formal or casual or candid or __________ is what's determined by the setup, posing, etc.
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