The Photo Challenge: Atmosphere --Deadline March 27th

[Valadilene]

"And a Hush fell over the crowd" -- Create this atmosphere!

I liked Nike's idea about doing a challenge based around creating a certain atmosphere. This is going to be rather subjective, obviously, that phrase will mean different things to different people. You are open to use any subsection of photography to convey 'and a hush fell over the crowd'. So flex that creativity muscle! Good luck!

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1. Only one picture per contestant.

2. No voting for your own picture.

3. No previously used material. All photos must be fresh, shot for this challenge, and never displayed on any gallery / thread.

4. 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.

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

6. Enhancements of the picture are allowed in terms of color management, curves, levels, crop, sharpening, etc. Adding or removing elements in the photo, brushed enhancements, or anything that diverts into photo manipulation territory will not be accepted.

7. The challenge starts when the challenge thread is opened. It is open for new entries for 14 days, after which the vote poll is opened by the challenge starter. If (s)he fails to do so, anyone is free to open the voting thread. The voting thread should have all the entries in it and have public voting to prevent cheating.

8. The voting will go on for 3 days, then the winner (or other person assigned to start a new challenge, see rule 4 and 5) starts a new thread named "The Photo Challenge - [name]", where [name] indicates the topic of the new challenge. If he fails to do so within the day the poll ends, the next person in the poll may do so.

10. Pictures should have a title to make them easy to identify, however this is optional.

11. Do not attach your entry to the thread, instead use an external host such as photobucket.com or imageshack.us, to allow hotlinking from the voting thread.
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[daedicurus]

nice topic...
i'm going to have to think about this one.

[VenomVindicta]

Hmm..

I might have some ideas for it.

Not sure if i'll be able to post them up before the deadline though

[purplerose]

Just thought of something off-the-wall.

I don't think I could get actual people, but I think that's the point right? To think outside the box? Or maybe I'm wrong and just rambling right now? Hmm...

[daedicurus]

yeah, well the topic doesn't mention people, just "crowd".
makes me think of an acrobat... but unfortunately i haven't seen many of those around here lately.

[Valadilene]

It doesn't have to have any people in it at all if you don't want.. it certainly CAN.. but I personally was thinking of doing something in a photo that when i see it would make me react like the crowd.. kinda.. create an atmosphere of either astonishment, suspense, or something else that creates that kind of hush.. What ever atmosphere you think of when you hear that phrase.

So yes, it is a more think-outside-the-box topic.

[Mr. Mu]

fascinating topic!

BTW, sorry I didn't vote on the last one, but my new job was eating my time up.

(Thanks purplerose for the crit!)

[Brett Bradford]

Interesting topic.

[Mr. Mu]

Brett Bradford! You're back...!

I was wondering where the tides had swept you. Nice to see you're still around!

[someone]

wow nobody has gotten anything?? I've got an idea (sort of) I just have to set it up sometime...

[purplerose]

Oh noes, don't forget about the challenge guys!

Should have my entry today or tomorrow.

[Nike]

I love the topic... I'm just not sure if I'll be able to make it in time... busy week :/

[someone]

Woo first entry!

[someone]

Originally Posted by Mr. Mu

Brett Bradford! You're back...!

I was wondering where the tides had swept you. Nice to see you're still around!

All the old faces are showing up again! Have they just been lurking this whole time?

[Asadex]

[carolupus]

Murder Of Fantasy

[someone]

carolupus hahahahaha I love it XD

[someone]

Poll?

[carolupus]

and a hush fell over the crowd... will there be a poll?

[purplerose]

Eeek! Am I too late???

"Crime Scene #3452-b"

[carolupus]

well, actually it says deadline march 27th. but as there are so few entries anyway...

[Gentile]

lol purplerose that's great.

[someone]

Yeah is somebody going to start the poll? I would but I don't know how :-/