WPC 1505 - Grey RESULTS
Feb 6, 2015 23:13:39 #
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The winners of Grey with 244 entries and (787) votes are...
1st place = smd25 with 6.83 points and (25) votes (1st) taken 2012-10-06
2nd place = Bridgeman with 4.73 points and (14) votes (1st) taken 2011-07-27
3rd place = garthurdavis with 4.72 points and (19) votes (1st) taken 2012-12-04
4th place = sedwards3 with 4.59 points and (12) votes (1st) taken 2015-01-28
Congratulations everyone - especially those who added a little more by telling us about their photos!!!
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Running Totals - Underlined equals multiple time winners
1st = Mobad58, Nosaj, Kalina54, CaptainC, smd25
2nd = FrodoBaggins, Shaughnessy, patcarls47, BigEasy, Bridgeman
3rd = LovePhotography330, fjrwillie, KTJohnson, Bushpilot, garthurdavis
4th = blackbear, Preachdude, O hi O, Photos by Paula, sedwards3
The winners of Grey with 244 entries and (787) votes are...
1st place = smd25 with 6.83 points and (25) votes (1st) taken 2012-10-06
2nd place = Bridgeman with 4.73 points and (14) votes (1st) taken 2011-07-27
3rd place = garthurdavis with 4.72 points and (19) votes (1st) taken 2012-12-04
4th place = sedwards3 with 4.59 points and (12) votes (1st) taken 2015-01-28
Congratulations everyone - especially those who added a little more by telling us about their photos!!!
> http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/photo_contest.jsp?pcnum=155 <
- Click (ratings) to see all the entries at once
Running Totals - Underlined equals multiple time winners
1st = Mobad58, Nosaj, Kalina54, CaptainC, smd25
2nd = FrodoBaggins, Shaughnessy, patcarls47, BigEasy, Bridgeman
3rd = LovePhotography330, fjrwillie, KTJohnson, Bushpilot, garthurdavis
4th = blackbear, Preachdude, O hi O, Photos by Paula, sedwards3
great grey owl
A grey morning in Bar Harbor, Maine
Snowy Grey
All alone and feeling...grey
Feb 6, 2015 23:20:53 #
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Feb 7, 2015 19:24:20 #
An interview with garthurdavis,
1) How long have you been into photography and what got you started?
Shot my first photograph at the age of 10 at a night football game (still have the print from over 50 years ago ! My father was an avid photo enthusiast, and I had watched him; so I took his camera without his knowledge and took a shot from the end zone as a touchdown was being scored. Surprisingly, when the roll of film was developed weeks later, after the spanking, I found out it had turned out great ! I was hooked !
2) Do you have any formal training and what kind of photography do you do most?
No formal training, just watching other photographers, reading articles and books about photographers, then trial and error.
I began shooting landscapes when I bought my first camera. I enjoy landscapes and love the opportunity to shoot them where land and water meet. Lately (since the purchase of a zoom lense for my Nikon 3200) I am learning more about bird photogrpahy and capturing motion shots).
3) In your opinion, what makes a good picture stand out from the rest?
Composition is key, including a definitive focal point in focus with sharp detail. And don't forget to level your horizons.
With color photos, use a complimentary color scheme using available colors.
With black and white photos, use lines and textures; and/or contrasts, shadows, and reflections.
4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup? Can you walk us through it?
On this photo I used my Nikon 3200 DSLR with a AF-S NIKKOR 55-300mm 1:4.5-5.6G ED lens. This was shot "hand-held" from my balcony above the lake. Auto setting without flash, zoomed to allow for cropping if necessary.
5) Do you post process your final images, and if so can you describe your workflow?
Since I shoot RAW images, I post process for white balance and adjustments to tone, clarity, sharpness, and possible vignettes. I also straighten (level horizon) and sometimes make initial, or final cropping. I begin with Photoshop Lightroom with any of the above adjustments if necessary. Then I transfer to Photoshop for final cropping and any other minor changes if necessary. If I want to drastically change the image, I will then transfer to Perfect Photo Suite to play around with different ideas. (In this stage, I do only images which I would normally delete or file away for possible future use.)
6) Who or what has influenced your photography and what inspired you to take your winning shot?
I am mostly inspired by great photographers from the past. Being a an old film noir fan, I have always been amazed how scenes in these movies influenced the telling of the stories. Therefore, I often think in that realm when planning and shooting my shots.
In this photo, I thought "isolation" and "silence" and "anticipation" and by converting it from color to black and white, I hope I achieved the mood expressed from my thoughts while making the shot.
7) Would you change anything if you could do it again, and if so what?
The only things I might have changed if time had allowed would be to have the camera mounted on a tripod, used a faster shutter speed, and made the shot with a black and white setting on my camera.
8) What is the one thing you wish you knew when you started taking photos?
What the future of still photography would bring and how it would change me.
9) What is your favorite photography accessory, other than your camera?
My zoom lens.
10) If you had to choose one lens which one would it be and why?
If I had to choose, I would say my NIKKOR 55-300mm. I have actually used it to make some macro-looking shots of tiny lizards. And of course to catch those birds from long distances, it is a must. And finally, with it, I can zoom all the back to 55mm and get a decent landscape, or shoot a panorama by stiching several shots together on the computer.
11) What lighting equipment, if any, do you take on a shoot?
Since I seldom shoot at night, and do very little portrait work, I rely on camera settings, natural lighting, and my camera's built-in flash.
12) If you couldn't do photography what else would you do?
Watch old movies and make notes of how the film photographers made scenes jump off the screen . . . then I would write about what I had seen and learned.
13) Do you have any funny or interesting stories about your experiences?
Get off the Beaten Path - At the small town of Viareggio on the western coast of Italy, after a great lunch of fresh Italian-cooked seafood, I began a walk on a long, long jetty out into what felt like the middle of the Ligurian Sea.
When I got to the end of the jetty, without looking back to land, I stared and stared out over the Ligurian Sea in the direction of the USA, and thought : "In a couple of days I'll be back at home in Texas after a fantastic 10 days covering Italy from coast to coast !" Full of food and emotion, I turned around towards shore and what I saw almost made me fall of the jetty into the crashing waves.
In front of me was a scene I'll never forget ! Quickly, I took my camera and shot what I thought was propably the most beautiful landscape I had ever experienced. It was as if someone had planned this shot for me ! I was spellbound ! It was all there, from where I stood, to as far as I could see . . . the waves on the water, the arching beach, full of activity, the town sitting gently at the edge of the foothills, and then the towering Italian Alps with their snow-capped peaks . . . simply amazing.
I made my shots, paused, took in all in once more, then looked to the heavens and thanked God for directing me to getting off the beaten path from Pisa and it's Leaning Tower, to drive a few miles to have lunch and greet the sea before beginning my journey back across Italy to Venice and my flight back to Texas.
You can see this photo named: "Viareggio on the Ligurian Sea". . .
on my pages at : https://500px.com/garthurdavis
14) Is there somewhere we can see more of your work?
Yes, you can see many of my photos on this site : http://500px.com/garthurdavis
15) Do you have any advice for the rest of us?
Enjoy what you do !
Get off the Beaten Path !
Share what you love !
And, oh yeah . . . LEVEL YOUR HORIZONS
1) How long have you been into photography and what got you started?
Shot my first photograph at the age of 10 at a night football game (still have the print from over 50 years ago ! My father was an avid photo enthusiast, and I had watched him; so I took his camera without his knowledge and took a shot from the end zone as a touchdown was being scored. Surprisingly, when the roll of film was developed weeks later, after the spanking, I found out it had turned out great ! I was hooked !
2) Do you have any formal training and what kind of photography do you do most?
No formal training, just watching other photographers, reading articles and books about photographers, then trial and error.
I began shooting landscapes when I bought my first camera. I enjoy landscapes and love the opportunity to shoot them where land and water meet. Lately (since the purchase of a zoom lense for my Nikon 3200) I am learning more about bird photogrpahy and capturing motion shots).
3) In your opinion, what makes a good picture stand out from the rest?
Composition is key, including a definitive focal point in focus with sharp detail. And don't forget to level your horizons.
With color photos, use a complimentary color scheme using available colors.
With black and white photos, use lines and textures; and/or contrasts, shadows, and reflections.
4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup? Can you walk us through it?
On this photo I used my Nikon 3200 DSLR with a AF-S NIKKOR 55-300mm 1:4.5-5.6G ED lens. This was shot "hand-held" from my balcony above the lake. Auto setting without flash, zoomed to allow for cropping if necessary.
5) Do you post process your final images, and if so can you describe your workflow?
Since I shoot RAW images, I post process for white balance and adjustments to tone, clarity, sharpness, and possible vignettes. I also straighten (level horizon) and sometimes make initial, or final cropping. I begin with Photoshop Lightroom with any of the above adjustments if necessary. Then I transfer to Photoshop for final cropping and any other minor changes if necessary. If I want to drastically change the image, I will then transfer to Perfect Photo Suite to play around with different ideas. (In this stage, I do only images which I would normally delete or file away for possible future use.)
6) Who or what has influenced your photography and what inspired you to take your winning shot?
I am mostly inspired by great photographers from the past. Being a an old film noir fan, I have always been amazed how scenes in these movies influenced the telling of the stories. Therefore, I often think in that realm when planning and shooting my shots.
In this photo, I thought "isolation" and "silence" and "anticipation" and by converting it from color to black and white, I hope I achieved the mood expressed from my thoughts while making the shot.
7) Would you change anything if you could do it again, and if so what?
The only things I might have changed if time had allowed would be to have the camera mounted on a tripod, used a faster shutter speed, and made the shot with a black and white setting on my camera.
8) What is the one thing you wish you knew when you started taking photos?
What the future of still photography would bring and how it would change me.
9) What is your favorite photography accessory, other than your camera?
My zoom lens.
10) If you had to choose one lens which one would it be and why?
If I had to choose, I would say my NIKKOR 55-300mm. I have actually used it to make some macro-looking shots of tiny lizards. And of course to catch those birds from long distances, it is a must. And finally, with it, I can zoom all the back to 55mm and get a decent landscape, or shoot a panorama by stiching several shots together on the computer.
11) What lighting equipment, if any, do you take on a shoot?
Since I seldom shoot at night, and do very little portrait work, I rely on camera settings, natural lighting, and my camera's built-in flash.
12) If you couldn't do photography what else would you do?
Watch old movies and make notes of how the film photographers made scenes jump off the screen . . . then I would write about what I had seen and learned.
13) Do you have any funny or interesting stories about your experiences?
Get off the Beaten Path - At the small town of Viareggio on the western coast of Italy, after a great lunch of fresh Italian-cooked seafood, I began a walk on a long, long jetty out into what felt like the middle of the Ligurian Sea.
When I got to the end of the jetty, without looking back to land, I stared and stared out over the Ligurian Sea in the direction of the USA, and thought : "In a couple of days I'll be back at home in Texas after a fantastic 10 days covering Italy from coast to coast !" Full of food and emotion, I turned around towards shore and what I saw almost made me fall of the jetty into the crashing waves.
In front of me was a scene I'll never forget ! Quickly, I took my camera and shot what I thought was propably the most beautiful landscape I had ever experienced. It was as if someone had planned this shot for me ! I was spellbound ! It was all there, from where I stood, to as far as I could see . . . the waves on the water, the arching beach, full of activity, the town sitting gently at the edge of the foothills, and then the towering Italian Alps with their snow-capped peaks . . . simply amazing.
I made my shots, paused, took in all in once more, then looked to the heavens and thanked God for directing me to getting off the beaten path from Pisa and it's Leaning Tower, to drive a few miles to have lunch and greet the sea before beginning my journey back across Italy to Venice and my flight back to Texas.
You can see this photo named: "Viareggio on the Ligurian Sea". . .
on my pages at : https://500px.com/garthurdavis
14) Is there somewhere we can see more of your work?
Yes, you can see many of my photos on this site : http://500px.com/garthurdavis
15) Do you have any advice for the rest of us?
Enjoy what you do !
Get off the Beaten Path !
Share what you love !
And, oh yeah . . . LEVEL YOUR HORIZONS
Feb 9, 2015 16:56:13 #
An interview with Bridgeman,
1) How long have you been into photography and what got you started?
I bought my first camera, a Yashica Electro 35 when I was in Viet Nam. Had a Ashia Pentax in the 80's and 90's. I didn't do much shooting again until I started traveling a few years ago. I went digital with a Canon 10, and now use a Canon 1Ds.
2) Do you have any formal training and what kind of photography do you do most?
No training. I have gotten a lot of information from this forum, and from studying Bryan Peterson's books. Most of my photography is of places I travel to, especially the National Parks.
3) In your opinion, what makes a good picture stand out from the rest?
An interesting focal point. Also a photo taken from a different prospective than most others.
4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup? Can you walk us through it?
I arrived late in Bar Harbor Maine, so I parked and slept in the parking lot of the harbor. Early the next morning it was foggy, and this photo is one of many interesting ones I took.
5) Do you post process your final images, and if so can you describe your workflow?
I use very little Post Processing. A little contrast adjustment, and maybe some color saturation and balance with Photoshop.
6) Who or what has influenced your photography and what inspired you to take your winning shot?
7) Would you change anything if you could do it again, and if so what?
I am starting to like HDR if it is not over done. I would like to have set up on a tripod and bracketed this shot for HDR.
8) What is the one thing you wish you knew when you started taking photos?
The exposure triangle.
9) What is your favorite photography accessory, other than your camera?
tripod / monopod
10) If you had to choose one lens which one would it be and why?
Probably a mid-range zoom. I have a 28-135mm IS
11) What lighting equipment, if any, do you take on a shoot?
12) If you couldn't do photography what else would you do?
Woodworking
13) Do you have any funny or interesting stories about your experiences?
14) Is there somewhere we can see more of your work?
15) Do you have any advice for the rest of us?
Look for different ways to photograph something. Think out of the box.
1) How long have you been into photography and what got you started?
I bought my first camera, a Yashica Electro 35 when I was in Viet Nam. Had a Ashia Pentax in the 80's and 90's. I didn't do much shooting again until I started traveling a few years ago. I went digital with a Canon 10, and now use a Canon 1Ds.
2) Do you have any formal training and what kind of photography do you do most?
No training. I have gotten a lot of information from this forum, and from studying Bryan Peterson's books. Most of my photography is of places I travel to, especially the National Parks.
3) In your opinion, what makes a good picture stand out from the rest?
An interesting focal point. Also a photo taken from a different prospective than most others.
4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup? Can you walk us through it?
I arrived late in Bar Harbor Maine, so I parked and slept in the parking lot of the harbor. Early the next morning it was foggy, and this photo is one of many interesting ones I took.
5) Do you post process your final images, and if so can you describe your workflow?
I use very little Post Processing. A little contrast adjustment, and maybe some color saturation and balance with Photoshop.
6) Who or what has influenced your photography and what inspired you to take your winning shot?
7) Would you change anything if you could do it again, and if so what?
I am starting to like HDR if it is not over done. I would like to have set up on a tripod and bracketed this shot for HDR.
8) What is the one thing you wish you knew when you started taking photos?
The exposure triangle.
9) What is your favorite photography accessory, other than your camera?
tripod / monopod
10) If you had to choose one lens which one would it be and why?
Probably a mid-range zoom. I have a 28-135mm IS
11) What lighting equipment, if any, do you take on a shoot?
12) If you couldn't do photography what else would you do?
Woodworking
13) Do you have any funny or interesting stories about your experiences?
14) Is there somewhere we can see more of your work?
15) Do you have any advice for the rest of us?
Look for different ways to photograph something. Think out of the box.
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