LPS 10 Possibilities

anwmn1 · July 25, 2007

Where is the freaking water??

Other possibles

Any thoughts or feedback??

Greensquared · July 25, 2007

LOVE #2. #1 would be funnier if he were in swim gear, esp with a surf board. #3 is gorgeous too, but more about the awesome sky to me.

Emily

leaforte · July 25, 2007

Cool shots. I like number one as an entry, but...the top of the socks grab my eye. Is that good or bad? I'm a newbie, so I don't really know. (sigh)

dlscott56 · July 25, 2007

Number one with the title is great. Actually they're all good and seem right on the theme.

Tessa HD · July 25, 2007

though i love your title for #1, #3 is catching my attention the most. just plain beautiful, and i think it fits the theme too.

Justiceiro · July 25, 2007

I think #1 would be great, as mentioned earlier, if he was in swim gear. Also, perhaps holding a steak or something. But maybe that's a bit too camp.

PaulThomasMcKee · July 25, 2007

OK, I'm ready to just throw in the towel now.

I really like all three. #1 is my fav due to the human interest aspect + the great title. I like the subject smack dab in the center for this shot. The socks don't bother me.

Swim trunks and a surf board would be funny (I had a similar idea: My son standing with his board and wet suit overlooking rolling waves of green hills, but that type of terrain is a 350 mile drive).

Artistically I like 3 best.

2 cents FWIW

paul

anwmn1 · July 25, 2007

Thank you all for the comments-

It is actually me in the first shot. I was in New Mexico on business when I took the shot- didn't even know about the theme until I got back in Arizona today.

So no reshoot unfortunatly :cry

Tentacion · July 25, 2007

I absolutely love #2, the curvatures of the rippling sand, the lonley stalks of grass, and the scene just seems to go on forever to me....

Number 1, is awesome as well, love the title with the pic..

NICE job on all three.

anwmn1 · July 25, 2007

PaulThomasMcKee wrote:

OK, I'm ready to just throw in the towel now.

I really like all three. #1 is my fav due to the human interest aspect + the great title. I like the subject smack dab in the center for this shot. The socks don't bother me.

Swim trunks and a surf board would be funny (I had a similar idea: My son standing with his board and wet suit overlooking rolling waves of green hills, but that type of terrain is a 350 mile drive).

2 cents FWIW

paul

Thanks Paul- I wish I could reshoot actually based on the feedback.

I am now home and those dunes are 420 miles from me. Don't think I am going to make it back. I guess I could head to Mexico or California this weekend though

Pat664422 · July 25, 2007

Wow
Looks like this round is off to a great start. I like all three as well, in order of #1, #3 and then #2.

I suppose I am in the minority, but I believe in #1 if the subject was dressed in swim gear it would go from humorous to silly. I think the title makes it funny, but it's actually believable that a person could find themselves in a desert looking for water, but I can't really buy a scuba diver wandering around in a desert. But maybe I'm taking it too seriously

Anyway, great job! And as Paul said, I guess there's always spots 2-X to look forward to.

NanaMo · July 26, 2007

Fantastic work!

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Do agree that the swim gear would be perfect.....how good are you at PhotoShop

?? He, he....

Good luck on your decision....great photos!

Maureen

Debboggy · July 26, 2007

Each of these is very good. The horizons on the first two look slanted to me, although your waist in the first looks level, so I don't know if they need rotating or not.

I'd say the last one works the best visually, mostly because of the color of the sky. It is much deeper blue in this one compared to the others and adds interest where in the other shots, the sky color is too close to the sand, making them less dramatic.

Dee · July 26, 2007

Instead of a surfboard
Why not just some beach gear, maybe a towel, beach chair? and composite yourself back in... it would be taken within the time limit. I love the concept of #1

JillG · July 26, 2007

Hi, I like all three , but I especially like #1. I think I see a sensor spot up over your head to the left. I'm sure you know it's an easy fix in PS.
Jill

davev · July 26, 2007

Although I like all three shots, when I think of turf, I'm thinking grass.

HoofClix · July 26, 2007

I've been coming back to this almost since you first posted it. There is just something about that sky and the light in #1 that can't be repeated, but the person there looks like what he is, a traveler or hiker looking at the dunes and the mountains. Without the title, I wouldn't connect it to the "surf." If you can put surfer in it, liked suggested, and I don't know how, It'd completely change the first impression. You'd have to be careful to put that same soft light on your pasted-in subject..... Remember that Shea says he disregards the title until after looking at the photo, and I suspect that's really what folks do in their heads...

anwmn1 · July 26, 2007

HoofClix wrote:

I've been coming back to this almost since you first posted it. There is just something about that sky and the light in #1 that can't be repeated, but the person there looks like what he is, a traveler or hiker looking at the dunes and the mountains. Without the title, I wouldn't connect it to the "surf." If you can put surfer in it, liked suggested, and I don't know how, It'd completely change the first impression. You'd have to be careful to put that same soft light on your pasted-in subject..... Remember that Shea says he disregards the title until after looking at the photo, and I suspect that's really what folks do in their heads...

Mark- thanks for taking the time to comment and for your thoughts. I am not going to try and add in a surfer because I am not concerned with making the picture overtly "Surf" or "Turf". If i decide to go that route I will make a drive to some other dunes and do a reshoot.

As we all now the theme is very open to interpretation and the sand actually would represent turf since it is not of liquid form.

I am not sure if I will use any of these but I appreciate the comments that you and everyone have provided.

HoofClix · July 26, 2007

Well, you know it's a very good photo in and of itself, and doing that to it might just ruin it.

And me knows certainly that the theme is open to interpretation in all directions and dimensions!

kdog · July 27, 2007

Sweet shots, Aaron. Very nice.

anwmn1 wrote:

I am now home and those dunes are 420 miles from me.

How close are they to Bosque del Apache? Do we need to make another road trip?

Cheers,
-joel

S. Horton · July 27, 2007

Good idea, nicely done! Good color, nice 'n sharp!

#1 I like a great deal.

peterst6906 · July 27, 2007

Ok, my take:

#1. Nice image, but not for the compettion. I agree with the other comments that if the guy was in swim gear with a surf-board, it could work in a comical way. At the moment, the image alone doesn't convey the message of the theme and it relies on the title. If the title wasn't there, it wouldn't have any real connection to the theme. On that basis, I think it's no good for the competition because the communication is still written and not conveyed visaually.

#2. For me, this is almost perfect and in my opinion it hits the theme well with the lone clump of grass. Only thing I would do would be to process out the trees at the upper right. They don't add anything to the message and, if anything, are a slight distraction so I think the image would be stronger with them gone.

#3 Again, good image, but for me, no real strong connection to the theme, so I would keep it, but not for this competition.

Hope that is useful.

Regards,

Peter

k2butter · July 27, 2007

I love all of them, I too think the first would be so funny if he were wearing swim gear....

Greensquared · July 27, 2007

Hey Aaron,

You know, #3 is such an amazing shot, truly. I wouldn't just put it on my wall, I'd put it on 5 of my walls. "Low Tide" for a title should help to tie it in to the theme.

Emily

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