Not in the Semifinal? Want a head start on the next qualifying round?

Shay Stephens

This is a single experiment that may or may not be repeated. For those not in the semifinal but want to start toying with the theme for the next round:

Man or Machine

Lets see what a bit of extra time can yield

Greensquared

Oooo, interesting twist!

Just to clarify, can the entries be shot now, or just giving extra time to formulate ideas?

Shay Stephens

Ahh good question. The rules for shooting times will be expanded from today to the end of the qualifying round. So you get about an extra week to plan or shoot.

There is no entry thread however until after the semifinal is over. So experiment all you want until next week.

eoren1

Shay Stephens wrote:

This is a single experiment that may or may not be repeated. For those not in the semifinal but want to start toying with the theme for the next round:

Man or Machine

Lets see what a bit of extra time can yield

Darnit Shay I was enjoying my two weeks off......

davev

I sure wish I'd have brought a better lens to the museum today.

Tessa HD

niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice.

Dee

Define "man"

Shay Stephens wrote:

This is a single experiment that may or may not be repeated. For those not in the semifinal but want to start toying with the theme for the next round:

Man or Machine

Lets see what a bit of extra time can yield

Is "man" limited to a human male over the age of 17?

cdhames

that's really an interesting topic. now how photoshopped exactly can this project be before a picture gets rejected for being too over the top?

peterst6906

cdhames wrote:

that's really an interesting topic. now how photoshopped exactly can this project be before a picture gets rejected for being too over the top?

The official word is here, although it's entirely possible that Shay will jump in here with an additional answer as well, in which case, disegard my post:

http://www.dgrin.com/showpost.php?p=501268&postcount=16

Regards,

Peter

Shay Stephens

Dee wrote:

Is "man" limited to a human male over the age of 17?

I would answer this way. Take the two themes together, Man or Machine. They are opposites. In the one direction you have metal, gears, and energy, on the other you have people, flesh, and blood. How you want to further refine that is open to interpretation, Man or Machine would be the spirirt of the theme.

Xia_Ke

Dee wrote:

Is "man" limited to a human male over the age of 17?

http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?word=man&ad=mwcom.dict.txt1

Shay Stephens

cdhames wrote:

that's really an interesting topic. now how photoshopped exactly can this project be before a picture gets rejected for being too over the top?

There are no rules on how much is too much, but do remember this is a photo contest, so if it starts to look like a painting or cartoon, you may have a tough sell unless it is freakin' awesome.

Consider salt, it tastes good up until the point you put too much in a dish, then the food become inedible. The closer you get to that fine line, the more sensitive palettes will begin to object.

pyroPrints.com

Shay Stephens wrote:

There are no rules on how much is too much, but do remember this is a photo contest, so if it starts to look like a painting or cartoon, you may have a tough sell unless it is freakin' awesome.

Consider salt, it tastes good up until the point you put too much in a dish, then the food become inedible. The closer you get to that fine line, the more sensitive palettes will begin to object.

What's with all the food analogies lately? You hungry? If you want I'll make you some burgers or something?

Shay Stephens

pyroPrints.com wrote:

What's with all the food analogies lately? You hungry? If you want I'll make you some burgers or something?

Oh no, I have descended into "broken record" territory!
Shay's analogy themes for next week:
Clothing or Body Parts

sherstone

I'm certainly NOT going to complain that we now know the themes for the next round.

but... I am already not getting enough sleep! :oogle

Thanks for giving all of us a head start this is an awsome set of themes!!!!

Shay Stephens

sherstone wrote:

I'm certainly NOT going to complain that we now know the themes for the next round.

but... I am already not getting enough sleep! :oogle

Thanks for giving all of us a head start this is an awsome set of themes!!!!

Hey, this thread is not for you, the thread is for those NOT in the semifinal

sherstone

Shay Stephens wrote:

Hey, this thread is not for you, the thread is for those NOT in the semifinal

alrighty....

I'll just pretend I did not see this thread then,


... and act surprised when you officially announce them

Xia_Ke

Shay Stephens wrote:

Hey, this thread is not for you, the thread is for those NOT in the semifinal

Are we officially barred from shooting this theme until it begins?

Shay Stephens

Xia_Ke wrote:

Are we officially barred from shooting this theme until it begins?

Of course not! But if a semifinalist feels pressured, stressed, or out of time, they have been warned to not look at this sweet sweet theme-y goodness

jwear

I have a ?? no ---a comment, how am I to do man & machine ?? dress someone up in feathers or caption [lot of one none of the other and there is a bird in that tree ?? no that one ?? well there is a bird in there ! Shay you do not make it easy

Shay Stephens

Perhaps this is a good opportunity to add another "color" to your pallet? Another tool in your box? An extra genre in your universe? ;-)

dlscott56

Start date for non-SF entries
Just a quick clarification question. Non-SF qualifiers can submit photos dated August 11 through the normal close of this round per this post? Is that correct?

DoctorIt

dlscott56 wrote:

Just a quick clarification question. Non-SF qualifiers can submit photos dated August 11 through the normal close of this round per this post? Is that correct?

That's correct.

And to cause even less confusion, I've merged your post into that very same thread. I've also added a little note to the LPS11 entry thread.

dlscott56

DoctorIt wrote:

That's correct.

And to cause even less confusion, I've merged your post into that very same thread. I've also added a little note to the LPS11 entry thread.

Thanks Erik