To the dart board...

shatchshatch Registered Users Posts: 798 Major grins
edited June 9, 2007 in The Dgrin Challenges
Better than darts is your input. :clap
Which would you put in as an entry?


(1) Ebb and Flow
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(2) Unsafe Viewing Spot (angle)
Hit the shutter and turned to run while holding my breath and ducking. Can you say "Hairdo via vortex"
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Thanks for your input.
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  • fashiznitsngrinsfashiznitsngrins Registered Users Posts: 220 Major grins
    edited June 6, 2007
    I vote for number one. Number two is a great shot and I really like it (don't think I would have attempted it myself :D) but it doesn't really say angular to me. And maybe this is just me, but if you could reshoot the first one with a little less flash in the foreground it would be even more pleasing...
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  • pemmettpemmett Registered Users Posts: 507 Major grins
    edited June 6, 2007
    #1 is excellent - though I do have a thing for abstracts:D
    #2 seems to lack abvious angles or curves
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 6, 2007
    #1
    Great shot, and if this is not curvy, I don't know what is... thumb.gif
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  • tleetlee Registered Users Posts: 1,090 Major grins
    edited June 6, 2007
    Definitely #1 !
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  • Tessa HDTessa HD Registered Users Posts: 852 Major grins
    edited June 6, 2007
    Hi Steven!

    I love #1, what a beautiful abstract! It totally reflects curvy. However, at first I thought it was noisy, but I think it might be the texture in the surfaces. It's such a smooth flow and nice composition, I wonder if running a 'dust and scratches' would add anything to the smoothness without making it look too soft.

    edit: BTW - #2 is very cool! (but #1 is much stronger for the challenge)

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  • richterslrichtersl Registered Users Posts: 3,322 Major grins
    edited June 6, 2007
    #1 is super and perfect for this LPS round!!! thumb.gif
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  • BistiArtBistiArt Registered Users Posts: 307 Major grins
    edited June 7, 2007
    How's about some post processing of #1
    shatch wrote:
    Better than darts is your input. clap.gif

    (1) Ebb and Flow

    Nice evocative shot...

    Sorry for the Yea-but, but, i think this shot is slightly overpowering and needs postprocessing to
    1. limit the graininess
    2. lower the exposure of the front portion
    an NDF filter in PS might help

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  • kombizzkombizz Banned Posts: 267 Major grins
    edited June 7, 2007
    nice shots
  • FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
    edited June 7, 2007
    #1 for the challenge for sure. I love the play of light and shadow. I'd try out Joe's suggestions and see if you like the result better, but it is a solid entry. I hope you the crop duster didn't fly over you right after you took that shot, which is seriously neat, btw. rolleyes1.gif

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  • StrikeslipStrikeslip Registered Users Posts: 102 Major grins
    edited June 8, 2007
    BistiArt wrote:
    Nice evocative shot...

    Sorry for the Yea-but, but, i think this shot is slightly overpowering and needs postprocessing to
    1. limit the graininess
    2. lower the exposure of the front portion
    an NDF filter in PS might help

    You knokw about free advice - its worth what you paid!
    I agree. Some Neat Image or Noise Ninja would be a help, IMO. The grain is rough on my eyes and at conflict with the curves. Beware blowout.
  • shatchshatch Registered Users Posts: 798 Major grins
    edited June 8, 2007
    Big Mistake!
    Thank you soooo much to all of you who provided valuable feedback!! Yesterday I took my two daughters to ballet practice and wouldn't you know it...something curvy was there. So now which you enter?

    A Winding Climb
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    Or
    Ebb and Flow
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    Both need pp yet, but conceptually...?

    Thanks in advance.
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  • pyroPrints.compyroPrints.com Registered Users Posts: 1,383 Major grins
    edited June 8, 2007
    #1 for me, though I'm not sure why you felt the need to rotate it in that manner ne_nau.gif I think it better the way you shot it, or possibly roated, but cropped
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  • fashiznitsngrinsfashiznitsngrins Registered Users Posts: 220 Major grins
    edited June 8, 2007
    pyroPrints.com wrote:
    #1 for me, though I'm not sure why you felt the need to rotate it in that manner ne_nau.gif I think it better the way you shot it, or possibly roated, but cropped

    I agree. Number 1, but not sure that it needs to be rotated...
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  • TentacionTentacion Registered Users Posts: 940 Major grins
    edited June 8, 2007
    Picking between the two...

    I would definently pick #1 without the rotation, perhaps a crop.

    I love #2 also but to me it looks more like an abstract painting
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  • sunitasunita Registered Users Posts: 210 Major grins
    edited June 9, 2007
    I agree with pyroprints. I really really like #2, but #1 definitely grips the viewer and has a focal point too (maybe I am obsessing about this focal point thingy too much headscratch.gif).

    Great captures!

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