December 2011 Photo Challenge

[BillS]

December 2011 Photo Challenge

The winner of October's contest was Reaperman so he chose the next topic.

Topic For December

"People and Portraits"




Rules as they exist thus far:

Submissions are open from December 1st to December 31st and are limited to 2 per person.
Sky's the limit for resolution (though it's understandable if people don't want to share highest res originals if they don't want to)
Probably good to keep file size under 2MB
Photo-manipulation is okay (retouching, red eye, colour balance tweaks etc) (in this case a before and after would be required)
Obvious photo-shopping is discouraged (no adding stuff that isn't there at all, or using canned 'make pretty picture' presets)
Content-aware deletions/fill-ins are cheating...:p
Submitting photos which were submitted in previous challenges is discouraged. Use a new one!

[BillS]

Entries for December 2011

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Emmerson by MattMan

http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/14-06-174171_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/14-06-174171.jpg)

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Carrousel in Paris by Reaperman


http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/132-09-456268_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/132-09-456268.jpg)

C130J Pilot in Dubai by Reaperman

http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/132-09-456392_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/132-09-456392.jpg)

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Watching the Fire by Amras

http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/1668-10-508519_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/1668-10-508519.jpg)

Cake Killer by Amras

http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/1668-10-508322_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/1668-10-508322.jpg)

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Models by noibs

http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-12-733326_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-12-733326.jpg)

Firemen by noibs

http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-12-733353_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-12-733353.jpg)

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Mother and Child by Rigel

http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-12-733387_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-12-733387.jpg)

Weihnachts Markt by Rigel

http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-20-423431_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-20-423431.jpg)

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4 Hours Old by CoryC

http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-17-135562_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-17-135562.jpg)

2 Weeks Old by CoryC

http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-17-135615_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-17-135615.jpg)

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Angry Anderson by aussie3d

http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-20-402788_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-20-402788.jpg)

Mick Brewster by aussie3d

http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-20-402838_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-20-402838.jpg)

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Punting in Cambridge by Starbase1

http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-20-444441_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-20-444441.jpg)

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Long Cold Trek by jeremiad

http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2012/01/34-01-439357_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2012/01/34-01-439357.jpg)

Poor Tired Angel by jeremiad

http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2012/01/34-01-439389_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2012/01/34-01-439389.jpg)

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[JackN]

Do the portraits have to be people as well or can we have pet portraits?

[Rigel]

As the topic says "People and Portraits" I'm going to say the portraits should be people.

However, if there happens to be a pet in there with the people . . . :)

[Reaperman]

ok, i might hve really shot myself in the foot here, cos i have sooooo many shots which fit and i cant decide on just 2 ....


Darth Vader NO! - YouTube

[Matt]

Lol... Well, I might start it off then Andy--shot last weekend :)

http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/14-06-174171_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/14-06-174171.jpg)

[Rigel]

Now that's a little cutie!

Once I get home I'll be going through the photos of my great-nieces and nephews looking for one I can enter.

[BillS]

And the first entry is in.

[Matt]

Now that's a little cutie!

Once I get home I'll be going through the photos of my great-nieces and nephews looking for one I can enter.

Looking forward to others... and thanks, we like her ;)

[Matt]

And the first entry is in.

Oh and it's Emmerson, not Andy, I was just responding to Andy ;) I've taken the liberty of editing, mate ;)

[BillS]

oops... Thanks for the fix

[Reaperman]

Ok think ive settled on 2...for now at least :p i reserve the right to change these before the end of the month hehe

Carrousel in Paris
http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/132-09-456268_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/132-09-456268.jpg)

C130J Pilot in Dubai
http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/132-09-456392_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/132-09-456392.jpg)

[BillS]

Got them added :)

[Amras]

Watching the fire
http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/1668-10-508519_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/1668-10-508519.jpg)
(we where sitting at the fireplace)

cakekiller
http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/1668-10-508322_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/1668-10-508322.jpg)
Sorry, I can't find the original at the moment. But I suppose it was just more coloured. :D
I hope that's ok with the rules.

And yes, my girlfriend has a dark site. :D

[Rigel]

Hmmm, colourizing is not one of the things allowed under Rule #4. But then, it is not specifically disallowed under Rule #5. I also did not write the rules originally so I'm not sure what that person's intent was, other than the image should be as close as what came out of the camera as possible.

But, in my opinion, adding colour to the cake has not significantly altered the image so I will allow it.

Nice girlfriend; I like a woman who's good with a knife!

[today]

Hmmm, colourizing is not one of the things allowed under Rule #4. But then, it is not specifically disallowed under Rule #5. I also did not write the rules originally so I'm not sure what that person's intent was, other than the image should be as close as what came out of the camera as possible.

But, in my opinion, adding colour to the cake has not significantly altered the image so I will allow it.

Nice girlfriend; I like a woman who's good with a knife!

The original intent with rule #4 and 5 as best as I can remember was to allow color balance and level tweaks, but discourage the use of canned photoshop presets or outright photoshopping.

I'd say selective desaturation is certainly fine, as it's the actual artist/photographer who is doing the coloration, as opposed to just pressing a "make cool" button.

[today]

Some cool entries this month. I'm really glad the photo challenge took off the way it did, starting up a monthly photo challenge on a CG oriented site wasn't a sure thing but it seems to have worked out quite well. :)

[Starbase1]

As the discussion has started...

I think the intent should be to show skill as a photographer. So yes, compositing in, or processing out of all recognition makes it a photoshop contest, not a photography contest.

I'd also suggest that a lot can be left to the voters - if people in general think something is over processed, it won't do well in the voting.

But , as always, the mods decision should be respected, its not easy to keep everyone happy! (Well, dam near impossible, truth be told!)

[Reaperman]

well for my $0.02 i think selective desaturation is fine, its a fairly common photo 'tweak' and often used to draw focus to an aspect of an image (lost count of the B&W London shots with a bright red Routemaster on sale in town)
i also think its a cool pic, but is the cake a lie :p ;)

[Rigel]

No! The cake is not a lie!

[noibs]

Just saw you guys had monthly photo contest.
I'll throw in a couple.

[Reaperman]

That shot with the firemen is EPIC!

and will likely require me to find a better pic... ;)

[Rigel]

Just saw you guys had monthly photo contest.
I'll throw in a couple.

Thanks! They've been added.

Hmmmm. If you're going to submit photos of that quality, I just might have to give up!

;)

[Rigel]

Here's my first entry for this month. I call it, "Mother and Child".

http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-12-733387_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-12-733387.jpg)


I just shot this photo December 3 while in Dusseldorf, Germany. This is my niece Petra and my great-niece Annie.

[BillS]

That fireman shot is stunning.

[CoryC]

I haven't had a lot of time for photography lately and I generally don't do much people photography but I am finding there is a biological imperative to force baby pictures on others after your kid is born. I do a good job resisting but I have no choice with this contest. The first photo is of our son at 4 hours old, sleeping next to mom. The second one is him at 2 weeks old.

[BillS]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. :) A friend recently had a baby and he is doing something neat. He is (trying) to put the baby in the same pose/position every month and snap an image. She's 18 months now and its really cool to advance through the 18 shots and watch the baby morph as as she grows. He plans to keep it up until she is 5 then do yearly.

[Rigel]

Thanks CoryC; I got them added.

[aussie3d]

Just can't get away from muso's.
1st, Bad boy of love, 'Angry Anderson', from Rose Tattoo, Sydney based band.
2nd is 'Mick Brewster', Lead guitarist, The Angels also Sydney based, bad luck for us southerners down here..

Both taken at local pub.

[Rigel]

Thanks aussie3d! Great portraits of performers.

[Rigel]

Here is my second entry.

This was taken at the Weinachts Markt in Muenster, Germany just a couple of weeks ago.

For those who don't know Deutsch, Weinachts Markt means Christmas Market. These folks were lined up to buy crepes or waffles from this festive booth.

http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-20-423431_tn.jpg (http://www.foundation3d.com/uploads/general/2011/12/34-20-423431.jpg)

[Starbase1]

Subject line says it all really... sunny afternoon on the river Cam, people being punted along through historic Cambridge

[Jeremiad]

Down to the wire again, I'd better get my last-minute entry in!

Is it just me, or are the months moving faster? I wish time would slow down a bit!

Anyway, here are my entries for this month.

Entitled "Long Cold Trek" and "Poor Tired Angel"

oh and.... Happy New Year everyone!!

[Rigel]

Down to the wire again, I'd better get my last-minute entry in!

Is it just me, or are the months moving faster? I wish time would slow down a bit!

Anyway, here are my entries for this month.

Entitled "Long Cold Trek" and "Poor Tired Angel"

oh and.... Happy New Year everyone!!

The human being has a built, biological time machine. The older we get, the faster time flows.

;)