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Okay guys, here's your chance to really pull these Challenges together as a community. This is the thread where I will post feedback on both my own and the other judge's chosen top ten, but go ahead and start giving input for each other.
Post your own favorites, give critiques, add comments. The more you are able to provide, the more helpful this will be to your peers. Keep it constructive and polite, and help each other to learn how others view their work.
The challenge theme was: Loud or Silent
Your judges were:
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Michael Atkins - Feedback
I would like to thank Greensquared, Smugmug, the other moderators and sponsors for keeping these challenges going on this wonderful site. I have gained so much from these contests and from the feedback given to me from the other competitors. I am happy to get to contribute something back to this forum in this way. I don’t feel I’m particularly strong at critiquing photos but here’s my best shot. Before I start I did take an idea from PaulThomasMcKee and even covered my screen with a piece of paper so as not to know the identity of the individuals who entered. I thought this was a great idea when he mentioned it as a guest judge and it worked great for me.
Post #7 - dlplumer - stealth
Wonderful capture. Lighting and detail are amazing, especially the reflection of the water under the wing.
Post #10 - Halite - George Urges Calm
I really liked this photo. The perspective and composition is outstanding. It really brings the picture together and makes me feel like the statue of George Washington is communicating with the people.
Post #14 - Jag - Make a joyful noise!
Great shot. It really fit the concept of the challenge to a “T” and the little girl yelling back is priceless.
Post #24 - achambers - Woofer Surfing
Outstanding composition, detail, and DOF really make this photo special.
Post #35 - Tylwydd - Musica tacet
This picture is absolutely stunning. The composition and detail are amazing. I absolutely love the soft tones and textures throughout.
Post #36 - pyroPrints.com - The Gun says, "Boom"
I thought this concept was really challenging and I feel you pulled it off wonderfully. Love the black & white and the outstanding detail. Great post processing work.
Post #39 - cmorganphotography - No Words
This is a beautiful capture that speaks for itself. The color and lighting really draw the viewer into the scene. I almost feel like I’m there. Really well done.
Post #40 - pemmett - Is Anybody Out There?
Outstanding shot. Your composition is spot on and really emphasizes the theme while the lighting and detail is amazing.
Post #53 - pyry - When nothing moves but the stars
This is a really beautiful shot where all the elements work great. The detail and lighting is wonderful and the tone of the image really adds to the feel of it.
Post #60 - mtmillz - The Mountain and I, Nothing Else
The lighting and colors in this photo are absolutely gorgeous. You really get a sense of the moment between the skier and the mountain. Really beautifully done.
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Greensquared - Feedback
#2 - Llywellyn - Feel the Noise
This one made me laugh right off the bat. Neat concept and the cat's expression is perfect.
#9 - Eia - My Soul Waits in Silence for God Only
The striking composition, fall foliage, archway and mist all work extremely well here together. I can feel myself present in the stillness.
#11 - jeffmeyers - Silenced & Forgotten
Very moving image. Love the repetition and the message is unmistakable. Great pp choices, very well done.
#14 - JAG - Make a joyful noise!
This one totally says loud! The only minor nit was the distracting pants and the hint of chair on the right,but otherwise, really great!
#24 - achambers - Woofer Surfing
Hilarious and perfectly done!
#28 - fashiznitsngrins - Time for Reflection
Beautiful colors, soft glow and stillness of water all combine into a pensive and peaceful moment. Almost surreal, this one works very nicely.
#35 - Tylwydd - Musica tacet
I love the detail in this and the excellent processing. Just gorgeous.
#40 - pemmett - Is Anybody Out There?
Strong compostition, great use of negative space. Definitely says loud!
#41 - KevXman - A Blast From The Past
Very well shot and processed. I can totally here this image and it works completely for me.
#60 - mtmillz - The Mountain and I, Nothing Else
A remote, snow covered location, solitude and beautiful light pull this image together wonderfully. Very well done.
Post your own favorites, give critiques, add comments. The more you are able to provide, the more helpful this will be to your peers. Keep it constructive and polite, and help each other to learn how others view their work.
The challenge theme was: Loud or Silent
Your judges were:
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Michael Atkins - Feedback
I would like to thank Greensquared, Smugmug, the other moderators and sponsors for keeping these challenges going on this wonderful site. I have gained so much from these contests and from the feedback given to me from the other competitors. I am happy to get to contribute something back to this forum in this way. I don’t feel I’m particularly strong at critiquing photos but here’s my best shot. Before I start I did take an idea from PaulThomasMcKee and even covered my screen with a piece of paper so as not to know the identity of the individuals who entered. I thought this was a great idea when he mentioned it as a guest judge and it worked great for me.
Post #7 - dlplumer - stealth
Wonderful capture. Lighting and detail are amazing, especially the reflection of the water under the wing.
Post #10 - Halite - George Urges Calm
I really liked this photo. The perspective and composition is outstanding. It really brings the picture together and makes me feel like the statue of George Washington is communicating with the people.
Post #14 - Jag - Make a joyful noise!
Great shot. It really fit the concept of the challenge to a “T” and the little girl yelling back is priceless.
Post #24 - achambers - Woofer Surfing
Outstanding composition, detail, and DOF really make this photo special.
Post #35 - Tylwydd - Musica tacet
This picture is absolutely stunning. The composition and detail are amazing. I absolutely love the soft tones and textures throughout.
Post #36 - pyroPrints.com - The Gun says, "Boom"
I thought this concept was really challenging and I feel you pulled it off wonderfully. Love the black & white and the outstanding detail. Great post processing work.
Post #39 - cmorganphotography - No Words
This is a beautiful capture that speaks for itself. The color and lighting really draw the viewer into the scene. I almost feel like I’m there. Really well done.
Post #40 - pemmett - Is Anybody Out There?
Outstanding shot. Your composition is spot on and really emphasizes the theme while the lighting and detail is amazing.
Post #53 - pyry - When nothing moves but the stars
This is a really beautiful shot where all the elements work great. The detail and lighting is wonderful and the tone of the image really adds to the feel of it.
Post #60 - mtmillz - The Mountain and I, Nothing Else
The lighting and colors in this photo are absolutely gorgeous. You really get a sense of the moment between the skier and the mountain. Really beautifully done.
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Greensquared - Feedback
#2 - Llywellyn - Feel the Noise
This one made me laugh right off the bat. Neat concept and the cat's expression is perfect.
#9 - Eia - My Soul Waits in Silence for God Only
The striking composition, fall foliage, archway and mist all work extremely well here together. I can feel myself present in the stillness.
#11 - jeffmeyers - Silenced & Forgotten
Very moving image. Love the repetition and the message is unmistakable. Great pp choices, very well done.
#14 - JAG - Make a joyful noise!
This one totally says loud! The only minor nit was the distracting pants and the hint of chair on the right,but otherwise, really great!
#24 - achambers - Woofer Surfing
Hilarious and perfectly done!
#28 - fashiznitsngrins - Time for Reflection
Beautiful colors, soft glow and stillness of water all combine into a pensive and peaceful moment. Almost surreal, this one works very nicely.
#35 - Tylwydd - Musica tacet
I love the detail in this and the excellent processing. Just gorgeous.
#40 - pemmett - Is Anybody Out There?
Strong compostition, great use of negative space. Definitely says loud!
#41 - KevXman - A Blast From The Past
Very well shot and processed. I can totally here this image and it works completely for me.
#60 - mtmillz - The Mountain and I, Nothing Else
A remote, snow covered location, solitude and beautiful light pull this image together wonderfully. Very well done.
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Here is my top ten.
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You beat me to the trigger Anna. Thanks for including me in your favs.
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Congratulations to everybody - I think this round may have had the most consistently strong images of any of the challenges that I've followed, so even though there were fewer entries, they were all very high quality.
My list, in order of entry:
6. Quark Cathedral Library
11 Jeff Meyers Silenced and forgotten
13 Sherwin James Silent Solitude
14 JAG make a joyful noise
24 achambers Woofer surfing
26 knapph Once loud, now silent
35 Tylwydd Musica tacet
41 Kevxman Blast from the past
42 Jeffreaux Alma Mater
44 Idiom "Don't dare make a sound!"
#2 Feel the noise~Lluwellyn
#4 Surround Sound~DivaMum
#11 Silenced and Forgotten~JeffMeyers
#14 Make a joyful Noise~JAG
#24 Woofer Surfing~Achambers
#35 Musica Tacet~Tylwydd
#41 A blast from the past~KevXman
#47 Silent Solitude~VelvetRide
#49 Your Move~cmkultradome
#62 The Sound of Surf~Sunita
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This was a very tough round to pick favs. So many creative shots, but here are a few:
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These are my picks, My criteria was (may include 1 or more of the ff),Composition, Simplicity, Humor, post processing, uniqueness, creativity
#8 dlplumer - Stealth
#9 Eia - My Soul Waits in Silence for God Only
#13 SherwinJames - Silent Solitude
#25 KisaKat - Quiet Afternoon
#28 fashiznitsngrins - Time for Reflection
#35 Tylwydd - Musica tacet
#39 cmorganphotography - No Words
#40 pemmett - Is Anybody Out There?
#51 Izzy - Still Smoke
#53 pyry - When nothing moves but the stars
#60 mtmillz - The Mountain and I, Nothing Else
The one image that really grabs me though, is the young chess player.
An engaging image in itself, it also evokes the inner turmoil that often accompanies an appearance of outward tranquility, especially during concentration.
Loudness and Silence co-existing.
Cheers,
Steve
So here are my ten fav in no special order. That's amazing to see how you can render the sound (or the lack of it) in a single picture.
pyroPrints - The gun says "boom" : great idea to render the sound. Couldn't get a more contrast between the loud reality and the silent photo imo.
richtersl - No more flour to grind : the composition and the treatment work pretty well
KevXman - a blast from the past : I like the composition and the treatment with this "antique" photo look.
cmkultradome - your move... : the kid looks so concentrated on his next move that even flash could not disturb him ! Therefore it matches really to the silent theme.
Llywelynn - feel the noise : sooo funny !
Quark - cathedral library : great place and nice composition. Many details and different levels to explore in your pic.
dlplumer - stealth : what a capture ! you can almost hear the sound of the bird's wing touching the water...
PaulThomasMcKee - Forest Fortissimo : great colors and light. also a great translation of serenity in photo, imo.
Achambers - Woofer Surfing : very funny too ! Great idea and execution !
Mtmillz - The mountain and I, nothing else : I like the composition and the light. You can almost hear the sound of the ski sliding on the snow.
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These are my ten favorites from this challenge....In no particular order
"Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth." — Mark Twain
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"Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth." — Mark Twain
Was fun to learn about zooming-while-shooting, so it was worth doing even without a live model
Lots of good entries and it is tough to wean it down. Here are my favs in no particular order...
#4 Surround Sound
#8 Stealth
#11 Silenced and Fogotten
#20 Open E
#24 Woofer Surfing
#25 Quiet Afternoon
#28 Time for reflection
#42 Alma Mater
#44 Don't dare make a sound
#62 The sound of surf
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Quarks are one of the two basic constituents of matter in the Standard Model of particle physics.
Here are my top ten. I picked these on the following basis in this order: Topic, Originality, Photo characteristics (comp, color, etc).
These photos (along with 3-4 others that I had to cut to make 10
And for what it's worth; Cmorgan, Sherstone, DaddyO, and Jag: I think your photos, creatively, are amazing. Very on-topic, and unique, I love them.
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Too bad I forgot to link up my EXIF info with the shot.
I'm sick about it.
Like the way you worked up your top ten and presented it. Looks great.
Michael
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The Silence of Addiction by The Green Egg was my favorite entry by far, though I can understand why it didn't make the finals, since it is so disturbing and generally depressing. I like the treatment of darkness. I've found that as it gets darker, color casts become more pronounced. This could have been yellow from the match flame, but red is also plausible and works much better with the subject.
Anyway, nobody has mentioned this shot, and it was really the only one which made me look twice (except the skiing picture, which made me wonder where I could get such nice powder this early in the season.)
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2 Feel the Noise
6 Cathedral Library
8 Stealth
11 Silenced & Forgotten
13 Silent Solitude
14 Make A Joyful Noise
24 Woofer surfing
26 Once Loud, Now Silent
27 Too Much
28 Time for Reflection
36 Gun Says Boom
41 Blast From the Past
60 Mountain & I
Thanks a million for the feedback and place in the voting round!
I shot this quick 5x2 minute (had to reject the first and ended up with four 2-minute shots) trail while I was out measuring night sky brightness for my thesis. Stacking and a shameless blue toning later, I had my dead silence
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Here's the setup shot:
The main light of the photo in provided by the softbox camera left, which by itself produces the following image:
The second light I added was the hair light camera right, which by itself created the following image:
The image with these two lights combined looked like this:
I wanted to try and highlight the mouth in a subtle way so I spent the next 30-45 min creating an 8" snoot with a whole the size of small button on the end! This light on it's own produced this image:
Finally with a reflector on the right to give a very subtle fill-in I was able to get the following image:
I felt that the light on the mouth was slightly too obvious so I added a 1/4" grid on the end of the snoot and finally got the subtly I was looking for
Finally I used Photoshop to add in the negative space simply by doubling the canvas size and filling it with black.
Thanks again for the feedback.
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