The Photo Challenge - Symmetry

[Morbid]

Symmetry

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 ARE allowed in CHALLENGE B only.

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

[satisfaction]

*problem solved*

[someone]

That's what I thought...

[Morbid]

Sorry, I will change it to symmetry. Or did we do that one too?

[Le Gab]

Symetry is good. :D

[ShadeOfDawn]

Whats with all the photo challenges about the rules of composition? I find this to be a bad trend that just keeps continueing. A few is ok but all of them? Granted i havent either been able to enter in one of these contests or wanted to enter in one for a while.

But i still love seeing what people come up with.


How about a more imaginative challenge? Like say a challenge an "out of this world" challenge? I think theres lots that could be done with that. Something that looks alien, something that looks like a solar system or star or galaxy, i.e. an object that looks like its out of this world, and then theres some word play fun that can come from it. I dunno, but i'd like to see something more specific and imaginative than "symetry", "line" or "negative space". These are things people should be using in their photographs if they want and there have been some good photographs in these topics but three in a row that are all based on the rules of composition? enough already

[Le Gab]

Yo!

Before this turns the challenge thread into a discussion i'd like to remind you guys of the

The Photo Challenge - Topic Suggestion \ Complaints \ OMGz about the poll (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=78000)

there, all nice and pink. Please keep the challenge thread clean of debates. This is about photography. :D

So, any talk of the topics, winners and choices whould be made THERE (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=78000)
Thx! :)

[Morbid]

Whats with all the photo challenges about the rules of composition? I find this to be a bad trend that just keeps continueing. A few is ok but all of them? Granted i havent either been able to enter in one of these contests or wanted to enter in one for a while.

But i still love seeing what people come up with.


How about a more imaginative challenge? Like say a challenge an "out of this world" challenge? I think theres lots that could be done with that. Something that looks alien, something that looks like a solar system or star or galaxy, i.e. an object that looks like its out of this world, and then theres some word play fun that can come from it. I dunno, but i'd like to see something more specific and imaginative than "symetry", "line" or "negative space". These are things people should be using in their photographs if they want and there have been some good photographs in these topics but three in a row that are all based on the rules of composition? enough already

Just a quick reply (sorry Gab; ), I think the turn out is better with these kind of topics. Most of the people here are amateurs och hobbyists (myself included) and not capable of turning more advanced topics into good photographs. But I agree that more challenging topics would be more fun, its just that I believe most of the people here learn more from basic topics like this one. AND btw. just win the challenge and you can choose what topic you want. :)

[TheDirtSyndicate]

damnit... i went out and took a photo for "leading lines" then you changed it.
fuck.

[Morbid]

Sorry Complete. :\

[Rhynome]

Complete... at least you had a chance to practice your [challenge] photography a little more.

Go on, post the leading lines photo in a photo-thread... maybe the 'Photos I, complete2, took for challenges that never went ahead' thread.

I want to see it nevertheless.

I wanna get a photo for this one, but I find symmetry quite boring, so to get a photo that I think 'damn, that's hella-good-symmetry!' that I took would be somewhat rare to say the least. I can't even stand symmetry when putting socks on in the morning. I think have a natural aversion to symmetry, even if it's good.

[TheDirtSyndicate]

Complete... at least you had a chance to practice your [challenge] photography a little more.

Go on, post the leading lines photo in a photo-thread... maybe the 'Photos I, complete2, took for challenges that never went ahead' thread.

I want to see it nevertheless.

I wanna get a photo for this one, but I find symmetry quite boring, so to get a photo that I think 'damn, that's hella-good-symmetry!' that I took would be somewhat rare to say the least. I can't even stand symmetry when putting socks on in the morning. I think have a natural aversion to symmetry, even if it's good.

haha, look at your avatar

[Mr. Mu]

haha, look at your avatar

LOL...:D

[claudeEGYPT]

So what's the deal? Does the poll open today? If so, there's no photos!

[Mr. Mu]

seeing that the thread was started on a Friday, and considering the last challenge esp. I would say it runs til Tue, 17th of April.

I must say that the extended duration of the last challenge lead to many more photos than usual and even I, being the digitally challenged guy that I am, could enter a shot.
I am all for slower challenges. But then, that's probably only me.

I am all confused be the challenges formal aspects, mostly, anyway ...:D

:\ :nohope: :S :x

ah, those smileys are fun... lesshave some more...

:as: :al: :ao: :aw: :ad: :ao: :aw: :an:

:grandpa: <----me, being retarded

[Morbid]

I guess if noone has taken any photos or planned to then I could make a new topic since this one was a failure.

[Le Gab]

Meh, dont bother, photos will come. :)

[stine]

hello there. wow, i'm the first one? anyway, here's my entry. surely not the most creative approach, but it fits the topic, i guess:

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

[igorstshirts]

I took this about a year ago. I'll start taking new photos when it warms up a little here.

6.1 surround sound discus tank. I always try to deviate from perfect symmetry when I need to design symmetrically.

http://www.igorstshirts.com/temp/surroundsmall.jpg

[Rhynome]

haha, look at your avatar

Hella rare. That's why I used it. Note clouds, as well, to me the photo is ever so slightly lop sided - my eye goes towards the cloudy bit at least.

Now if only I'd never used it before...

I don't think I actually got any symmetry photos today, but I'll look through what I did get and see.
(Though I hope my illness shall fade, and I'll be more willing to look at it as 'damn that's good' more often. I'm a shape-bigot.)

[KendraJ.K.]

i have several ideas but not sure ill have time to take any until the weekend :) but im def going to submit something lol

[claudeEGYPT]

Something a lil different. Tell me if it works better with two pics together, or just one of them on its own:


"Stand Together"

[SEE BELOW!]

[Sharye]

I will post something but just started a new job working 50+ hours...it'lll be this weekend. I must admit, thinking of something for this subject is alot harder than I thought it would be. lol

[KendraJ.K.]

claude- i would say just the one on the left...the one with the men facing sideways

[nostalgic]

took this a while ago...

ive been where these lead.
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k258/DormantWalker/Photography/003-2.jpg

[someone]

Hmm... Well, here's my entry:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h149/someone345squared/4-3.jpg

Yeah this topic was harder than I thought it would be right at first!

...And I'm becoming a sucker for b&w (can you tell by my last couple challenge entries? :P)

[JAG.]

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/1894/26922489ih9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

i got vertigo taking this.. had to lean over a handrail too and almost fell over. - JAG

[Sharye]

yeah this challenge was hard to think of something to do. Especially in my area of town. AS you will learn in time though I like to incorporate people mostly in my photos. So I used my self....once again. It's seriously all I could think of in my hectic week.

http://i16.tinypic.com/4gexna8.jpg

enjoy =)

[Kurdt]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v198/kurdticus/tangleoftriangle.jpg

[claudeEGYPT]

Some one.. i am digging yours. I think it needs some more contrast. But its a good idea. Here's my entry narrowed down:


"Stand Together"

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/5236/img5396copyss4.jpg

[Justin Caise]

THE A(symmetry) TRAIN
http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/1222108087056408056xaGRVY?vhost=outdoors

Hmpff can't get t to load up.
Prolly not a winner, but it's all I've got- at the moment.
JC

[alucard]

here is my entry :

machine
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d180/chiril/machine.jpg

[Obsidian]

Here is mine:

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w19/ObsidianOblivion/IMG_2325copy.jpg

:)

[Obsidian]

Stupid internet, I ended up posting my reply twice... can somebody with almighty power delete this post?

[Morbid]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/morbid30/IMG_5001-klocka2-small_sh.jpg

[Kurdt]

Very nice morbid! Now, when does this thing go to the poles? I'm itchin for a new topic

[Morbid]

Thanks Kurdt!
I will open the poll now.