The Photo Challenge - Pop

[sezcat]

Pop

sorry for the wait, its difficult trying to do this at school ;)
& sorry if its too strange a topic... but i like it :P
have fun :)

& thanks to everyone who voted for me :)


READ THE RULES!


1. Only one picture per contestant.

2. No previously used material. All photos must be fresh and never displayed on any gallery / thread.

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.(Photomanipulation is subjective to conceptart.org member votes, your photo will be dismissed if too manipulated).

5. No voting for your own picture.

6. The challenge starts thursday, poll opens tuesday and closes thursday. 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 tuesday evening.

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) thursday, 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

10. Please add a title to your picture!

[Atlantis_Drift]

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&defl=en&q=define:pop&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title

Definitions of pop on the Web:

* start: bulge outward; "His eyes popped"
* hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop"
* make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped"
* fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were popping"
* crop up: appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere"
* put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; "pop the pizza into the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his mouth"
* release suddenly; "pop the clutch"
* hit or strike; "He popped me on the head"
* dad: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
* toss off: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
* a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics"
* take drugs, especially orally; "The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves"
* a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
* cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound; "The child popped the balloon"
* like a pop or with a pop; "everything went pop"
* pop music: music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love
* burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven"
* popular: (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)

[sezcat]

oh thanks, sorry :P forgot about that bit

[Norwin]

Ha, nice but hard topic though.
I have already an idea... But I dunno if that works out :D

[Evolution]

Pop Art

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/ZooCow/popArt.jpg


In reference to the Pop Art Movement of the 1960s
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_art
For more information

[alucard]

cool one evolution....looks like a map. but what is it ??

[satisfaction]

i see Quagmire only wearing shorts and shoes!

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/679/quagmirekc3.jpg

[claudeEGYPT]

Hah.. i saw that too!

[andres_pad]

i thought it looked like a sorta psycadellic version of a cave painting of a tree :)

[Evolution]

I'm not quite sure what it is. I found it on an old train car. I can only guess that it is the effect of years of graffiti and ware.

i see Quagmire only wearing shorts and shoes!
Ha. I see that too, but I also see an elephant just below that.

[Rhynome]

Force lightning.

That, or a tentacle monster.
Aah, to be a Japanese Schoolgirl again.

[KendraJ.K.]

right away when i saw the toipic this week i thought of soda...cause everyone around me says "pop" :nohope: and i hate it...makes me want to slap them lol....but seeing as i am from illinois..and they say pop here i have to deal...
anyways...i just bought some macro filters and decided to use them for this...i took this picture just for this challenge using Mountian Dew Code Red ^_^


-- Sodie Pop --


http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/5127/1021062002bc0.jpg

[andres_pad]

bahaha, 'soda' AND 'pop' annoy me :P down here we just call it 'coke' 'lemonade' or what ever flavour it actually is :P
OH you crazy americans

anyway, its a nice picture. kinda confusing cos you cant tell which part of the glass it is

[Crimson Dark]

KendraJ.K.
nice choice on pop flavour.
good entries so far everyone I will hopefully find one for this contest.

[Justin Caise]

I thought that the first photo was of a broken stained glass window. Pop would be the sound it made. Oh, well. Yeah i see the elephant, and I see Quagmire only wearing shorts and shoes, but I also see a rain stained skyscraper.

I always love the richness in a KendraJ.K. photo. Tasty!

Maybe I'll come up with something this round.

[sezcat]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v511/sez/pop.jpg

...i dont do titles...

[Rhynome]

Sezcat gets my vote so far.

Though Kendra's...

[Norwin]

sezcat hmm... where is the plop?


kendras is so far my favorite one. evolution's isn't bad though...

[Rhynome]

Ballons go pop... pretty much it.

Just waiting for the inevitable.

[Norwin]

Hmm if the topic was "death" and I post an human being (which will inevitably die someday) it wouldn't fit at all for me. Or if the "topic" was broken and I post a new car it wouldn't fit either...

You know what I mean?

greez Norwin

[sezcat]

haha fair enough, i do see what you mean, but when i think of balloons i think pop... which often happens quicker to balloons than death does to humans or old car-ness does to new cars... so yeah :P
& cheers rhynome

[Rhynome]

To many a balloon means 'pop'; it's a whimsical little picture. You see a balloon and one of the first things to come into your head is that it will pop.
You don't see a human and think, 'He's going to die.' immediately, but with a balloon, many do... or at least almost immediately.

[klips]

slightly different interpretations of pop, and using two at once (does that mean I can double count any votes?).

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g80/alphatoros/poppoppop.jpg

Also, if this stretches the 'one picture' rule please tell me, however the images together are designed to be viewed as one picture and have no meaning without each other then I think it is valid.

Finally, crits are appreciated ^_^

[Norwin]

To many a balloon means 'pop'; it's a whimsical little picture. You see a balloon and one of the first things to come into your head is that it will pop.
You don't see a human and think, 'He's going to die.' immediately, but with a balloon, many do... or at least almost immediately.

"pop" is not the first thing I do associate with ballons. For me it is too far-fetched... But I guess that is a subjective quesiton. :wink:

greez Norwin

[Rhynome]

Klips, I personally see it as more than one photo; even though it is in the same post/delivery.

The middle one would work pretty much fine on its own, maybe retake it trying to make the colour difference greater between the reddish skin and green wall (currently it all looks slightly orange... you're not using an energy efficient lightbulb are you? Naaaaughty). So if you can get more difference in the red and the green and just use the middle photo I'd be all 'woo, yay!', but currently, not really 'woo, yay!'. Maybe just a 'wee' or something...


[And yes, Norwin, subjective, subjective to the number of rifles Kendra has pointed at me... all subjective. All subjective to whether you might be next. Please, Norwin, save yourself.]

[Morbid]

Also, if this stretches the 'one picture' rule please tell me, however the images together are designed to be viewed as one picture and have no meaning without each other then I think it is valid.

I always interpreted that rule as, "one entry per contestant". I think it needs to be clarfied.

[Rhynome]

That's how I've always seen it, but I think it ought to be that one photo that you see or make and then take. Taking more than one photo, sure it may work to a goal, and it did work well in his three picture thing, but I just don't think it fits the idea of 'this is my picture, this is what I'm trying to portray.'

It may be one entry, but I think the entries ought to adhere to the more conservative (I suppose) one photo, one entry.

[klips]

Morbid: This is how I had thought of it as wel, hence my posting this entry.

Rhynome: I am using halogen bulbs, but I realised this morning that I'd forgotten to turn them up to full power because we have an energy efficient switch to match the energy efficient bulbs :P.

@ Everyone: Can I get away with it this time for being creative, and then after that we can make it one photo? Pleeeeeeeease *puppydog eyes etc*

[Rhynome]

Awwww, yes Klips, of course you can... For me at least.

We may have rules, but the secret truth is we don't obey or enforce them, we're just scared of breaking them. Really, go through old threads if you must, this is what happens. So the rules are just showpieces and when picked apart don't really mean anything, and we don't care.
Anyway, everyone's opinions on things differ and more than one photo still has one photo, so that's good. We ought to take the easy route and just all be apathetic; it's got me this far unscathed.

You have one of those round wheely switches? They're great, but I always just put them on full because I either need light or I don't. If I need more I use a desk-lamp... the global warming police are probably reading this. Quick reference to my IP, bit of google, a 'whois'... oh dear. Can somone in a foreign country give me a place to stay until this all blows over, please?

[andres_pad]

everyone elses are so pro looking. i like them :)

heres mine,

'pop'
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/andres_pad/pop.jpg

[klips]

That's a great photo, and it's enhanced by the way your sig says 'Brains: none' ^_^

[lifereborn]

"POP art POP"
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/lifereborn/POPartPOP.jpg

[claudeEGYPT]

Nahh.. I dont think i like this week's photos very much.

Okay, to all you lovely mods out there.. I am voting for Kendra, you see i wont be around for a couple of days.. i know you guys will miss me and stuff.. dont worry, keep your chin up and fight long and hard.

So mods, vote on my behalf when the time comes.

P.S: @Andre: Man that photo had so much potential, if only you had made a few adjustments, you would have had my vote. Like lighting, what you are wearing, camera angle, a real gun! Nice try though

[andres_pad]

so really, if i just took a completely different photo? :P cheers tho :)

[Morbid]

Andre, I think the lighting works great, and I think the pic will get my vote so far. Very moody pic, tho pretty violent. :dead: It reminds me of the Hitman games. One crit would be to bump up the contrast a bit, to make the silhouette pure black because I can see your face now if I tilt my screen.

Claude you must have good knowledge in guns, it looks pretty real to me. :)

[andres_pad]

ooh, ok cheers, i'll get onto it...

and voila, changed.

i was trying to make it so you could still see my tie, and the folds of my shirt, but i totally agree, the face kills it. eep, no pun intendid

[jonton]

everyone elses are so pro looking. i like them :)

heres mine,

'pop'
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/andres_pad/pop.jpg

thats so strange, someone mentioned seeing a tie and i couldnt, so i looked into it and played with the levles on photoshop and behold i could see a guy with a tie and face etc! i see the photo as something pretty different i think, looky
NOT A ENTRY
http://www.eagleinyourmind.net/pop_monitor.jpg
it looks awesome on my end, my vote :D
nice shot :) (no pun)

[Danzap]

Well its have been a couple of weeks that i havent got into the contest..

here i am again..

This is a photo i took this weekend on a consert and even if its a little bit blurry i kind of like it.
He does his best to look scary...:dur:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a34/Danzap/Pop.jpg

[Rhynome]

I use an acer LCD, settings as not to hurt me, I see a tie and some dark spots on the face like uncle Fester. It also depends heavily on whether I'm slouching or not... this forum is good for my posture.

Danzap, I'm not quite seeing the pop here, maybe pop music, but please enlighten me?

[jonton]

I use an acer LCD, settings as not to hurt me, I see a tie and some dark spots on the face like uncle Fester. It also depends heavily on whether I'm slouching or not... this forum is good for my posture.

Yeh, its definatly my old 17"CRT :(, i hope to have 2X Dell 20" LCD for xmas though :D

yeh.. back to the topic :S

[Norwin]

great photo andres... But I don't see a tie either.
I like the silhouette effect though but you should check:

http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=79403

[Rhynome]

Should that be stickied do you think, or do you think too many people would mind if it went in [my] signatures. I don't see many, if any, sigs with images in, but hmm...

Can we have forum-subsection specific lay-outs; so we can ask to have it as a banner?

Anyway, enough musing, thank you Norwin, it's a funky little thing. My monitor's on default so it all seems fine... w00t!

[Danzap]

well pop is music.....


isnt that enough?
if someone says pop to me i think at music at once...i sure not think bout some of the other things there are pics at.
Not if i dont see a pic but hear the word...

I see the thing pop in the pics at the contest this far but not if you just hear the word pop...

[Norwin]

Should that be stickied do you think, or do you think too many people would mind if it went in [my] signatures. I don't see many, if any, sigs with images in, but hmm...

Can we have forum-subsection specific lay-outs; so we can ask to have it as a banner?

Anyway, enough musing, thank you Norwin, it's a funky little thing. My monitor's on default so it all seems fine... w00t!

I think you can't have any pictures in your signature. Maybe sticky is suggestive but that is up to the mods :D
A special layout for the photography-section would be awesome but this is maybe too much effort.

[Le Gab]

Well, young Rhynome is a mod. He could stick it. besides... it's time for him to start acticting as a mod. :)