The Photo Challenge - DETAIL

[Tomas Kaspar]

The Photo Challenge - DEATIL --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Photo Challenge- Detail
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The point of the challenge is to take a picture that the viewer associates with the given topic.

regard less of the definitions of the topic in a dictionary.
any picture can be entered.
it is up to the pol to decide what picture is best associated with the topic

The Rules:
1. only one picture pr contestant

2. no previously used material

3. the winner of the last poll will set the next topic; if the same person stands as the winner two times in a row, he or she must choose an other user to present the next topic

4. enhancements of the picture (hue/saturation and levels) are allowed, but a minimum of Brushing EC.

5. no voting for your own picture

6. the challenge starts Monday, poll opens Friday and closes Sunday. the winner starts a new post on the photo forum that is named
"The Photo challenge - the chosen topic"

7. the poll shall be opened Friday morning

8. In the event of a tie in the polls, the person who created the challenge casts the tie breaking vote

9. the winner got until 18:00 (GMT +2) Monday, after he or she has won
to present the next topic, if the winner fails to do so. the topic will be presented by the person who got 2nd place on the poll

It's a changing world, this forum of ours...

TOPIC: DETAIL


THat should do it ?

[Khshayathiya]

Tomas, could you please edit the header, so as to contain not the old rules, but the new ones?

Just follow the other thread and you will see them.

[Tomas Kaspar]

Done.

[Norwin]

done.
http://www.insanex.de/detail.jpg

This is a GERMAN definition of "detail" in detail ;)

[stine]

insane, that's a cool photo (not just because i understand the text...) :) did some pictures with my "analog" camera today and brought it to the drugstore, so i'm waiting for the film now...

[Tomas Kaspar]

Great image Insane. Very good idea.

[al-x]

http://www.alextornberg.com/art/photos/TNT2.jpg
Detail of an old RivaTNT2 card...

By the way thanks for all nice comments (and votes) I got in the last challenge. I'm a novice when it comes to photography. I took it up for about a year ago as meditation to the stressfull life you live as an illustrator...

[stine]

nice one al-x!
here's my picture (it's a light bulb):

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d41/stine17/birne.jpg

[Barret_wallace]

al-x, damn! that was my idea to =)

[Khshayathiya]

Oh, here I am, bringing my helpless 3 Mp Cannon against your much better weapons...

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f220/Vistaspa/CoatofArmsmic.jpg

This is a small detail from the upper left corner of the entrance to one of the old buildings surrounding the Exeter Cathedral. Since my camera is far from brilliant when it comes to macro shots, I had to make the topic mean "Detail of a larger architectural complex" rather than a "Detailed image of smth...".

And, in case you were wondering, the colours are real. You've got to see it to believe it...


Any way, if you would like to see the other picturea I took, just visit the Eye of the Tourist thread.

[stine]

hey khshayathiya, that's a good photo with great colors! and it shows, that a good detail-picture doesn't have to be a macro-shot...

btw - my camera has 2mp. i guess if i bought a mobile phone today i would get more. but it's still a good camera...:)

[Khshayathiya]

Thanks, Stine!

I wouldn't have guessed your camera only had 2 Mp. You get very smooth pictures with it, really!

Well, the poorer the camera, the greater the challenge, right? The greater the challenge, the more rewarding it it to see a pleasing outcome!

I side with Shade, though, why didn't you post the other lightbulb? It had plenty of detail and the curves were very beautiful!

[Barret_wallace]

MP's mean squat!
that just the number of pixels in a picture... :)

[Khshayathiya]

Is it? I thought it was the number of light sensors in a camera. Hence, the crucial factor in getting a detailed image...

[stine]

hmmmm, i'm thinking about replacing my photo. what do you think, guys - would that be okay with the rules?

[Barret_wallace]

light sensors? like the one that measures the "light strength"? ;)
a digital cam has a CCD or a CMOS Chip instead of film.
the mega pixels of your camera is not necessarily the mega pixels of your sensor, the image processor often produces extra pixels so that the producer
can mark the camera as a 7 MP camera but the chip only supplies 4 mp's to the processor. there are thing more important that MP on a digital cam,
the quality of the lens, the color reproduction, the flash. and so on.

[Barret_wallace]

stine, i have done editing on my pictures after it was posted,
no one objected =)
but, try not to do it to often :D

[Khshayathiya]

I think stine was asking if one might replace the picture posted in the challenge with another one, taken at the same time and for the same purpose.

That's perfectly allright with me, Stine. As long as by the time the poll starts, you have one picture, I don't think you are braking the rules.

But I think you shoud get the approval of more people...

[ShadeOfDawn]

I think its time for a new rule!

You are allowed to edit, change, or substitute your picture as many times as you like so long as it is before the pole.


It sounds good to me, but what do you think Barret? (the challenge is your baby afterall)

and Mexagpixels do certainly matter - they're not the be all and end all of digital photography though. You will get better results with a higher mp camera - at a certain point it becomes mostly irrelevant unless you're printing large (i think that point is between 8 and 10 mp). My camera has an effective 8.2 megapixels. That does allow you to get more detail in your photograph, but when the photos are uploaded they are shrunk and the added detail from the camera is lost essentially. The lens is the most important part though, if your camera doesnt have a good lens all the mp in the world arent going to help you take an amazing shot. More mp doesnt necessarily mean better photos - it just means larger files, more detail overall in the picture (when you zoom in) and then you have the ability to print larger. Both of your cameras seem really good - or rather you both seem to have found a great way to push your camera. Every camera/lens functions differently and from my experience it takes a bit of time to get used to the camera/lens such that you can manipulate it and push it to take the pictures you want. I might have a detail shot, but im not sure yet (took a few pics today at school). And yeah im all for the being able to change pics up until the poll.

[Barret_wallace]

you can change your contribution until the pol opens, =)
i don't think we need a new rule ;)

[ShadeOfDawn]

here's my contribution for now...


http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a264/Shade17/AttentiontoDetail.jpg

[Khshayathiya]

Great shot, as usual, Shade!

I like the fact you have cought one of those mini-crucial moments! It makes you feel you participate in the act!

[stine]

thanks for your posts guys. so i changed the photo...

shade, that's a great picture! (and my least favourite moment when sewing...) :)

[claudeEGYPT]

Well, this definately fits in with the Detailed pictures, And i am proud to say that it is electronic gadget free.. Just God's Workmanship:


http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/6681/dsc000157la.jpg


Claude

[Barret_wallace]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a326/barret_wallace/challenge/detail2.jpg

[dkijc]

http://hinst.net/~daniel/Tree.jpg

wow great shots everyone!

This one was taken with my film slr. Sorry about the blurriness. need to clean my negative.. lol
can you guess what it is?

[claudeEGYPT]

Dkijc and Barret: I admire both of your pictures.
Dkijc: It looks like hair?Leaves? i dunno, but its nice to look at.
Barret: I should have thought of that. I have a guitar just like yours.. are you good at playing?

Claude

[Morbid]

Dkijc: looks like an eyebrow?
When will it be too late to participate? I am free today and have some time to take a picture for the challenge for once, so when today does it close?

[Morbid]

Ok, heres my contribution. It sort of has the same subject as your pic Barret, hope its ok. Since I was so short of time I had to find something nearby.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/morbid30/IMG_2429-c.jpg

[Barret_wallace]

Claude; :) I'm absolutely not good at playing guitar =)
but I'm trying ;)

[Barret_wallace]

open tza poll! let za voting begin!

may the best fag Winn :pump:

[Khshayathiya]

Yeah, Tomas, create the poll! Just go to the Thread Tools and you'll see it.

My fingers are itching to cast my vote!

[Barret_wallace]

if the poll isn't opened 12:00 GMT +2 Saturday, i will create the poll

[Morbid]

According to Tomas Kaspars profile, he was last active January 25th. So you better get ready to start the poll yourself.

[dkijc]

awesome morbid, yeap it's an eye brow =) i was gonna write "tree of sight" lol
g'luck everyone!

I absolutely love everybody's picture on this challenge! g'd on ya mates!

[Barret_wallace]

Dang! only the one who started the thread can start a poll!

I'll contact one of the moderators

[Morbid]

dkijc, thanks! That's what i thought... i like how you have managed to get the impression of a horizon, which makes it look like it really is a tree. Really cool pic!

Barret, we might aswell start a new thread for the voting... because we want all the pics in the first post too. We could call it "The Photo Challenge - DETAIL - Voting".
And we should have a link in there to this thread so it wont get lost.

I think in the future it's better if one person has the responsibility for the challenge (starting threads, opening polls etc.), because the way it is now it's a bit unclear for the winner what he's supposed to do and stuff. If the person who has the responsibility goes on vacation or whatever, he can assign someone else in the mean time.

[Barret_wallace]

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=60522
started a new thread for the voting

[stine]

thanks a lot barret, very nice of you to handle that (and morbid, too). much appreciated. :)