THE PHOTO CHALLENGE - "water"

[stine]

PLEASE DON'T VOTE ANYMORE!
sorry, my fault, didn't set the closing-day on the poll.
after 48 hours we have a winner: andres_pad (see last posts for explanation)






andres_pad

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/andres_pad/water.jpg




claudeEGYPT

http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/8431/p13000164jt.jpg




sshowers

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e260/sshowers/ConceptArt/Water_A.jpg




roshone

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/Lust-Oliver/Other/04.jpg




al-x

http://www.alextornberg.com/art/photos/istiden01_liten.jpg




mindflaw

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v295/Mindflaw/fotografier/vatten.jpg




madmanxtra

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a70/Madmanxtra/isbitar.jpg




barret_wallace

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




stine

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d41/stine17/glas03.jpg




READ THE RULES!

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 poll to decide what picture is best associated with the topic

The Rules:
1. only one picture per 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 another user to present the next topic

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

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 has until 18:00/6:00 pm (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 2nd place person on the poll

THIS CHALLENGE'S TOPIC: "WATER"

[stine]

okay, guys. hope you like the topic. it's not easy coming up with one... :) chose this one because you can take pictures of landscapes or macro-shots, so i hope it's open to a wide range of photos...
looking forward to see your different approaches!

[ShadeOfDawn]

dont forget snow!

and hmm to find another droplet, or try to push the envelope?

and congrats on FINALLY winning Stine!

[claudeEGYPT]

"Mabrouk" as we normally say in Egypt.. or "Congratulations!"

[Norwin]

gratz and nice topic!

[andres_pad]

do we have to wait for stine to post the first picture?

[ShadeOfDawn]

no, not at all! Post away.

[ShadeOfDawn]

Edit: Double Post

[andres_pad]

well heres mine. took it at waterfall gully

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/andres_pad/water.jpg

[stine]

thanks a lot to every one, sorry i didn't answer earlier, but i had some difficulties opening the forums here...

that's a nice one, andres pad! and as the others said: you don't have to wait for my photo...:) i don't know whether i can participate this week anyway - work's killing me. but i'll try.

[claudeEGYPT]

Here's mine..

It's more of abstract. You judge! and while u are at it.. please comment me on my thread

http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/8431/p13000164jt.jpg


Thread Address: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=60654

Thanks

[andres_pad]

stine; thanks
and claude thats a cool shape. im kinda a little unsure what im actually looking at tho, but i love the colours

[claudeEGYPT]

IT's actually a fountain, but yes, i know the shape is not very obvious, but it falls under the "water" category, i'll put more pictures on my next thread to make it look more obvious.. this one is for abstract purposes. Thanks for the comment though. Your photo looks very interesting.. I like how the water looks like a sheet of transparent plastic.. nice nice

[sshowers]

I really like this topic -- which is why I've decided to submit my first pic...

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e260/sshowers/ConceptArt/Water_A.jpg

[mollyduker]

sshowers- I like that picture Scott!! Welcome to conceptart! My only suggestion is maybe boosting the contrast/messing with levels in photoshop. :yayca:

I like all these pictures! YAY!

-Mollyduker

[sshowers]

Thanks for the suggestions, Molly, I appreciate the feedback! Note to self: Read the "spirit", not the "letter", of the rules (#4)... :)

So far andres_pad's picture has my vote because I can really "feel" the water (nothing personal, claudeEGYPT)!

--SShowers

[Rhoshone]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/Lust-Oliver/Other/04.jpg
Water in a glass...underlighted with a flashlight and some thin red plastic film :D
first post in challenges :O
Cheers...nice pictures everyone..

[al-x]

http://www.alextornberg.com/art/photos/istiden01_liten.jpg

[Mindflaw]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v295/Mindflaw/fotografier/vatten.jpg
recently bought a digital camera so I decided to join in on the fun.

Sweet pics 8)

Whats brushing EC ? :bashful:

[ShadeOfDawn]

Barret has made some spelling errors in the rules which i intended to correct

i believe he meant etc, not EC

[Barret_wallace]

Barret has made some spelling errors in the rules which i intended to correct

i believe he meant etc, not EC


haha :D and what a horrible spelling error
Stine, would you edit the rules, and correct my horrible error :D

[ShadeOfDawn]

was that sarcasm? if so its a little uncalled for as there are several errors here - it wasnt meant to be an attack on you in any way shape or form. I'm not perfect and i often make errors on message forums and msn. here i'll correct all the errors here:


READ THE RULES!

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 per 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 another user to present the next topic

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

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 has until 18:00/6:00 pm (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 2nd place person on the poll


i only made 4 or 5 corrections there
once again this isnt meant to be offensive

[Madmanxtra]

here is my addition frozen water:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a70/Madmanxtra/isbitar.jpg

[Barret_wallace]

Shadeofdawn, there is two things you shouldn't take to serious
1. Me, 50% of what i say is bullshit most of the time :D
2. spelling, it's not that i am offended, but who cares

:7up:

[stine]

wow, nice photos so far! and so many "new" faces (at least in the challenge). great!
i don't think i'll make it til tomorrow, but don't worry, the poll will be started and everything. :)
took some photos of ice cubes, but i'm a little too late with that idea...

i don't think the spelling errors were a problem for every one who was involved making the rules, but for the people who are new to this. so thanks barret for writing them down and shade for correcting them. :)

[Barret_wallace]

:up: :D

ice cubes you say? :)
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a326/barret_wallace/challenge/water.jpg

[stine]

haha! great one barret! i forgot that norway is a quite large refrigerator...:) damn, it's really pretty in skala (sorry, don't have that little sphere on my keyboard).

[Barret_wallace]

:D i like the nature here,
but he weather is always changing, in the summer we some times got
temperatures down to 5C+ .
and in the winter we often have temperatures up to 10C+ .
;)

:7up:

[stine]

well, at least these days you had "regular" winter temperatures... :) oh, by the way: great new avatar you have there, but i almost miss the "canon " signature...:)

okay, i had a small photoshoot this morning. tons of work to do and i got pretty sick, too. so i basically couldn't leave the house and had to go with the stuff in my apartment it's a makro shot again, but i promise to go for some variations in my next photos...:)

back-lit sparkling water in a green glass.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d41/stine17/glas03.jpg

if you look REEEEEEEALLY close you can see my room... :)
oh, the ones i didn't take are in my photo-thread again. comments and crits as always welcome!

[Rhoshone]

ahh stine i like that one alot o_o

[mollyduker]

These are all so awesome! For the second time in a row, I won't have a picture. This musical is sucking up all my time. Next time, I'll have a pic!!
Keep these coming! I am having trouble deciding which one I am going to vote for!!!
-Mollyduker

[Mindflaw]

Barret_wallace: Oh the horror....THE HORROR *trembles* ;)

Anyway now I know hehe

[Barret_wallace]

Stine, i miss it myself =)
I'll change it back

[stine]

wee, there it is again! thanks, barret, made my day! :)

okay, i've started the poll. took the user-names again because not everybody's photo had a title and it's a lot easier this way... but i tried to ask the poll-question in a way that it's clear you don't vote for a person but a photo... :) oh, and sorry for the typo in the poll-question, didn't see it at first and i guess i can't change it anymore...
hope everything is okay with the poll. i guess, this one's gonna be a close one again! :)

[Rhoshone]

really nice entries goodluck

[stine]

hmmm, roshone - we agreed on not voting for our own picture...

[Barret_wallace]

roshone, didn't you READ THE RULES?


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 per 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 another user to present the next topic

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

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 has until 18:00/6:00 pm (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 2nd place person on the poll

[Mindflaw]

It was a really hard to choose but I finally choose andres_pad.

Heres some of my highly subjective thoughts...take it for what it is.

andres_pad I liked the pictures softness and the focus on water. What almost made me vote for someone else was that white stray.

claudeEGYPT: Nice pic but it doesn't make me think of water at all...more of fire.

sshowers: To me it felt right on target on the topic water. You're my runner up.

roshone: nice motion and colours. It was actually the glass that made me think of the topic water as it looks like melting ice. Please don't vote on yourself again it's so cheap.

al-x: I like that you divided the pic in approx half ice and half water. the trees branches made a nce frame and patterns of shade on the ice. To me the focus are more on nature and the birds than on water.

madmanxtra: nice forms.

barret_wallace: haha this pic made me think of seaweed which got me think of rotten seaweed in the summer oh the horror hehe.

stine: it's a nice pic but it doesn't make me think of water. imo the focus is on the bubbles. And theres no focal point in it a lil bit chaotic although that reflect the nature of water in some cases. I think the bubbles looks like little bald heads looking up on me... I see their noses eyes and ears...cool...It feels a little like a demonstration.

[andres_pad]

yeah, i thought that exact same thing about the stray. annoying, but too late to move it
thanks for the tip tho :)

[stine]

sorry, guys, but HOW DO I CLOSE A POLL?! couldn't find it... :bashful:
anyway - thanks for voting for me. like it's said in the rules there can't be a winner twice in a row. and because roshone voted for him/herself, i would say that there were actually only 4 votes for that picture. so he/she has the same number of votes as andres_pad. so i would suggest that andres_pad is the winner of this week's challenge.
what do you say, guys? is that okay?

and would somebody please tell me how to close that poll... :teeth:

[asoir]

roshone's is hawt!

[Barret_wallace]

Stine, when you opened the poll you sat the number of days the poll should be open, you can't close the poll any other way :D

the winner of this poll is a Little hard to decides since roshone
have gotten one more vote, but then again would roshone have voted on andres_pad? Dang! Stine decides :D

[stine]

damn, didn't know that. i thought i could close it manually... sorry for that! i'm quite sick, guess, it shows... :)

asoir voted for roshone after i would've closed the poll so i didn't count his vote. so the "official" result would be:
andres_pad 4
roshone 5
stine 5

that's why i thought andres_pad would be the well-earned winner...
tell me what you think...

[Barret_wallace]

okay :) your the chief ;)

[stine]

heh, then it's official: the winner is andres_pad.
CONGRATULATIONS!

andres, if you can't set next week's topic or don't want to just name somebody else, okay?

[andres_pad]

awesome :D thanks guys!

can i delegate the job to somebody else tho? :bashful: i'm not really up to speed with the poll creating, and im not actually sure if im going to be home all week or not tho. i can give you my idea for a topic though,
displacement

so if somebody else wants to, (or i can try if not)

[stine]

sure you can delegate -- seems to be a busy time for everybody right now...
but i guess the most important thing is a new topic, right?

and .. ahem... i know what you mean with the poll-creating... :)

[Rhoshone]

Congrads :D lets do it again -_-

[Jaunty]

Al-x's actually made me thirsty, so if voting was still open I'd say his :P

[sshowers]

FYI:

I took Molly's advice and played with the brightness and contrast of my earlier picture with, I think, nice results. I've updated the posted picture -- now that the poll is closed (didn't want to be accused of cheating after all)... :)

--sshowers