WPC 1248 - Self RESULTS
Dec 7, 2012 23:42:42 #
> http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/photo_contest.jsp?pcnum=35 <
And the winners of Self with 79 entries and 194 votes are...
1st place = byrdnim with 12.50 points and (17) votes (new)
2nd place = warogers with10.33 points and (14) votes (new)
3rd place = bob44044 with 7.84 points and (10) votes (returning)
4th place = frederdane with 6.11 points and (9) votes (new)
Congratulations everyone - especially those who added a little more by telling us about their photos!!!
Running Totals - Underlined equals multiple time winners
1st = Wildspirit, pixie, jkaye65, Andrea, kerfree, Andrea, abby, jimmie, bmazz, dansmith, jeep_daddy, Jbranum, bebo1998, NormPR, SheenaghGebhard, Sallywho, artistann, gekko11, kendeitch, pjeveons, photogirl, byrdnim
2nd = creativ simon, hgsp, kathlyndee, tombackman, pinkycat, LWH, Songalolo, Andrea, erniehatt, kerfree, Lynamick, ladygg, bob44044, JustJerry, kendeitch, kurme, AdkHiker, mary spaulding, artistann, MargaretR, Peter W, gerryadk, warogers
3rd = carnut1, charryl & abby, MWojton, hgsp, Purr Photography, Namwife, LWH, bob44044, JOHN438, NegativeBLUR, gideon, firefly662, ltracy, creativ simon & Zinnia, creativ simon, kerfree, BIPSTER, PennyG, artistann, Pierce, LolaPL, bob44044
4th= Fstop12, photog7, LWH, jkaye65, shortage67, bob44044, skinFNP, jimmie, basilio4, portcragin, Paul B., Scoutman, Scoutman, Beercan31, chascar, gaatlanta, GoofyNewfie, AlyG, Grammarazzi, frederdane
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NOTE: Please note the change to voting below
You can vote as many times as you like, but only have one voting point.
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And the winners of Self with 79 entries and 194 votes are...
1st place = byrdnim with 12.50 points and (17) votes (new)
2nd place = warogers with10.33 points and (14) votes (new)
3rd place = bob44044 with 7.84 points and (10) votes (returning)
4th place = frederdane with 6.11 points and (9) votes (new)
Congratulations everyone - especially those who added a little more by telling us about their photos!!!
Running Totals - Underlined equals multiple time winners
1st = Wildspirit, pixie, jkaye65, Andrea, kerfree, Andrea, abby, jimmie, bmazz, dansmith, jeep_daddy, Jbranum, bebo1998, NormPR, SheenaghGebhard, Sallywho, artistann, gekko11, kendeitch, pjeveons, photogirl, byrdnim
2nd = creativ simon, hgsp, kathlyndee, tombackman, pinkycat, LWH, Songalolo, Andrea, erniehatt, kerfree, Lynamick, ladygg, bob44044, JustJerry, kendeitch, kurme, AdkHiker, mary spaulding, artistann, MargaretR, Peter W, gerryadk, warogers
3rd = carnut1, charryl & abby, MWojton, hgsp, Purr Photography, Namwife, LWH, bob44044, JOHN438, NegativeBLUR, gideon, firefly662, ltracy, creativ simon & Zinnia, creativ simon, kerfree, BIPSTER, PennyG, artistann, Pierce, LolaPL, bob44044
4th= Fstop12, photog7, LWH, jkaye65, shortage67, bob44044, skinFNP, jimmie, basilio4, portcragin, Paul B., Scoutman, Scoutman, Beercan31, chascar, gaatlanta, GoofyNewfie, AlyG, Grammarazzi, frederdane
HINT: Click (ratings) to see all the entries at once
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NOTE: Please note the change to voting below
You can vote as many times as you like, but only have one voting point.
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Watching you, watching me
resting
A Reflection Of Me
Break from Reality
Dec 7, 2012 23:53:56 #
Congradulation to all the winners, this only shows that we UHHer's have really good taste...Keep it Clickin UHHer's
Dec 8, 2012 06:41:53 #
Dec 8, 2012 10:25:07 #
An interview with warogers
1) How long have you been into photography and what got you started?
40+ yrs.I've always been interested in photography.
2) Have you had any formal training and what kind of photography do you do most?
No formal training mostly from Photoshop Elements techniques and Digital Photo Magazine from Great Britain.Ugly Hedgehog,just to name a few.
3) What inspired you to take your winning shot?
I first saw a similar Photo on the internet.When the young girl was laying on the couch I snapped the picture.
4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup?
The camera was a Canon 40D with no special setup.The photo was first developed Lightroom where I overexposed the image and lowered the saturation I didn't really have to change it to B/W.I also did some developing in Elements 9.I have since learned a lot in Ugly Hedgehog and would do the whole process in Lightroom.
5) Would you change anything if you could do it again?
In regards to the photo I took 'no' I regret not learning more about photography and leaving it until I retired.
6) If you couldn't do photography what else would you do?
I would like to travel more.We have 2 grandkids and 1 on the way.Much of our time revolves around babysitting.
7) Is there somewhere we can see more of your work?
Flickr:Bill Rogers 87's Photostream
1) How long have you been into photography and what got you started?
40+ yrs.I've always been interested in photography.
2) Have you had any formal training and what kind of photography do you do most?
No formal training mostly from Photoshop Elements techniques and Digital Photo Magazine from Great Britain.Ugly Hedgehog,just to name a few.
3) What inspired you to take your winning shot?
I first saw a similar Photo on the internet.When the young girl was laying on the couch I snapped the picture.
4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup?
The camera was a Canon 40D with no special setup.The photo was first developed Lightroom where I overexposed the image and lowered the saturation I didn't really have to change it to B/W.I also did some developing in Elements 9.I have since learned a lot in Ugly Hedgehog and would do the whole process in Lightroom.
5) Would you change anything if you could do it again?
In regards to the photo I took 'no' I regret not learning more about photography and leaving it until I retired.
6) If you couldn't do photography what else would you do?
I would like to travel more.We have 2 grandkids and 1 on the way.Much of our time revolves around babysitting.
7) Is there somewhere we can see more of your work?
Flickr:Bill Rogers 87's Photostream
Dec 8, 2012 13:11:16 #
Addendum to the interview with warogers
4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup?
The camera used for the photo was my Canon Power shot G12.
4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup?
The camera used for the photo was my Canon Power shot G12.
Dec 8, 2012 17:06:35 #
An interview with bob44044
1) How long have you been into photography and what got you started?
I started when I was in high school. And was a photographer in the USMC. I worked for a photography studio for about a year, but then went to college, got married, and gave up photography by the time I was 25. Took it up again when I retired at the age of 61.
2) Have you had any formal training and what kind of photography do you do most?
Just recently I took a couple of classes locally.
3) What inspired you to take your winning shot?
A class assignment.
4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup?
Nikon D7000 18-300mm Nikor lens
5) Would you change anything if you could do it again?
No.
6) If you couldn't do photography what else would you do?
Play golf.
7) Is there somewhere we can see more of your work?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckeyebobby/
1) How long have you been into photography and what got you started?
I started when I was in high school. And was a photographer in the USMC. I worked for a photography studio for about a year, but then went to college, got married, and gave up photography by the time I was 25. Took it up again when I retired at the age of 61.
2) Have you had any formal training and what kind of photography do you do most?
Just recently I took a couple of classes locally.
3) What inspired you to take your winning shot?
A class assignment.
4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup?
Nikon D7000 18-300mm Nikor lens
5) Would you change anything if you could do it again?
No.
6) If you couldn't do photography what else would you do?
Play golf.
7) Is there somewhere we can see more of your work?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckeyebobby/
Dec 9, 2012 19:41:34 #
An interview with frederdane
1) How long have you been into photography and what got you started?
When I served in the US Army Security agency I had a nearby bunkmate in a fellow trooper who was really into photography and owned an SLR. Although I had an Argus C3 at the time, I was impressed how one could really compose pictures with the through the lens capability, and especially preview effects changes in aperture would make. I then purchased a Miranda SLR system which had a great array of lenses and accessories at that time and which I first saw featured in an ad with a gorgeous naked-appearing brunette woman, and the model, lying in the midst of her equipment, with one bare foot raised, was smiling invitingly up at the photographer.
2) Have you had any formal training and what kind of photography do you do most?
No formal training. The Army acquaintance subscribed to Popular Photography and Modern Photography, so I started to learn the basics through magazine articles and books and manuals those sources would lead me to. I've attended numerous workshops though. I just recently attended a two day seminar with Bryan Peterson.
Currently I tend to look for abstract values in things, and like most photographers, attempt to see beyond the ordinary in subjects. I really like the way the late Diane Arbus explains her thoughts about photographing a subject. You start with a general idea that maybe the thing or person would let you make a good photograph out of it, and just start out by looking through the viewfinder and shooting. The more you shoot it you may begin to see a great potential there for something that is still in process or inchoate, but you just go after it and try to explore that potential in myriad ways. Sometimes it works well for you. Other times, not. An inexactly remembered quote from another photographer described it as "just like playing tennis; the more you practice, the luckier you get."
3) What inspired you to take your winning shot?
That morning, I wandered into the kitchen and saw the subject sitting just outside the sliding glass door, taking a cigarette break. Condensation on the glass was caused by the temperature difference between the outside heat and air conditioned interior plus the high humidity on that particular day. I saw an outstanding photographic opportunity and immediately grabbed my camera.
4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup?
The shot was make with an Canon SX30IS with a polarizing filter attached, hand held. I made about twenty or so exposures, metering, I think, on the grey portion of the glass. The camera was set to Automatic. I kept on shooting as he changed position until I thought I had captured the right moment. I post-processed the image for greater saturation and added more "wetness" in the same way.
5) Would you change anything if you could do it again?
Not in this instance, where I feel I accomplished my goal of mood and photographic quality. With this idea in mind, It would be easy to build on the concept using, for example, Rainex and a spray bottle, different models. I will probably do something similar as a self-portrait, leaning my face and hands against the glass, simulating a person locked out, sliding down, different times of day, screaming to get into the house.
6) If you couldn't do photography what else would you do?
Well, I read a lot, listen to music. I'm into cinema and have just discovered the works of directors Andrei Tarkovsky and Theo Angelopoulos, to name just two. Other films I've loved: Amores Peros, The Door in the Floor, Leaves of Grass, Margaret, Magnolia and The Loss of Sexual Innocence. I was really affected by the films of Michelangeo Antonioni when they were first released. They still seem to hold up very well for me. If I were blind, I guess I'd want a some one with a lovely voice to describe them to me as they unfolded.
7) Is there somewhere we can see more of your work?
I have lots of images on Flickr under Frederdane. Also, http://72dpi.com/activity, under the name of Fredernail. I've posted elsewhere too, to gain "exposure" with each site having most of the same images. Lots of places out there where one can post, including here at UHH.
I appreciated this opportunity to respond and should say that I really learn a lot at UHH. I hope that my inadequate responses here, expressed, I hope, not too pretentiously, give back a little. It's so totally difficult to explain everything well with words, just as it is with pictorial elements available to us through photography.
Early on here at the forum, there was some extreme animosity expressed toward Frederdane because of some comments he made that were perhaps inappropriate at the time, and most certainly, mis-interpreted. Obviously, anyone who cares to, can follow those threads.
"The moving finger having writ, Moves on,
Nor all thy piety and wit, can move it back
to cancel half a line, Nor all thy tears,
wash out a word of it." -The Rubaiyat of Omar Kayam
1) How long have you been into photography and what got you started?
When I served in the US Army Security agency I had a nearby bunkmate in a fellow trooper who was really into photography and owned an SLR. Although I had an Argus C3 at the time, I was impressed how one could really compose pictures with the through the lens capability, and especially preview effects changes in aperture would make. I then purchased a Miranda SLR system which had a great array of lenses and accessories at that time and which I first saw featured in an ad with a gorgeous naked-appearing brunette woman, and the model, lying in the midst of her equipment, with one bare foot raised, was smiling invitingly up at the photographer.
2) Have you had any formal training and what kind of photography do you do most?
No formal training. The Army acquaintance subscribed to Popular Photography and Modern Photography, so I started to learn the basics through magazine articles and books and manuals those sources would lead me to. I've attended numerous workshops though. I just recently attended a two day seminar with Bryan Peterson.
Currently I tend to look for abstract values in things, and like most photographers, attempt to see beyond the ordinary in subjects. I really like the way the late Diane Arbus explains her thoughts about photographing a subject. You start with a general idea that maybe the thing or person would let you make a good photograph out of it, and just start out by looking through the viewfinder and shooting. The more you shoot it you may begin to see a great potential there for something that is still in process or inchoate, but you just go after it and try to explore that potential in myriad ways. Sometimes it works well for you. Other times, not. An inexactly remembered quote from another photographer described it as "just like playing tennis; the more you practice, the luckier you get."
3) What inspired you to take your winning shot?
That morning, I wandered into the kitchen and saw the subject sitting just outside the sliding glass door, taking a cigarette break. Condensation on the glass was caused by the temperature difference between the outside heat and air conditioned interior plus the high humidity on that particular day. I saw an outstanding photographic opportunity and immediately grabbed my camera.
4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup?
The shot was make with an Canon SX30IS with a polarizing filter attached, hand held. I made about twenty or so exposures, metering, I think, on the grey portion of the glass. The camera was set to Automatic. I kept on shooting as he changed position until I thought I had captured the right moment. I post-processed the image for greater saturation and added more "wetness" in the same way.
5) Would you change anything if you could do it again?
Not in this instance, where I feel I accomplished my goal of mood and photographic quality. With this idea in mind, It would be easy to build on the concept using, for example, Rainex and a spray bottle, different models. I will probably do something similar as a self-portrait, leaning my face and hands against the glass, simulating a person locked out, sliding down, different times of day, screaming to get into the house.
6) If you couldn't do photography what else would you do?
Well, I read a lot, listen to music. I'm into cinema and have just discovered the works of directors Andrei Tarkovsky and Theo Angelopoulos, to name just two. Other films I've loved: Amores Peros, The Door in the Floor, Leaves of Grass, Margaret, Magnolia and The Loss of Sexual Innocence. I was really affected by the films of Michelangeo Antonioni when they were first released. They still seem to hold up very well for me. If I were blind, I guess I'd want a some one with a lovely voice to describe them to me as they unfolded.
7) Is there somewhere we can see more of your work?
I have lots of images on Flickr under Frederdane. Also, http://72dpi.com/activity, under the name of Fredernail. I've posted elsewhere too, to gain "exposure" with each site having most of the same images. Lots of places out there where one can post, including here at UHH.
I appreciated this opportunity to respond and should say that I really learn a lot at UHH. I hope that my inadequate responses here, expressed, I hope, not too pretentiously, give back a little. It's so totally difficult to explain everything well with words, just as it is with pictorial elements available to us through photography.
Early on here at the forum, there was some extreme animosity expressed toward Frederdane because of some comments he made that were perhaps inappropriate at the time, and most certainly, mis-interpreted. Obviously, anyone who cares to, can follow those threads.
"The moving finger having writ, Moves on,
Nor all thy piety and wit, can move it back
to cancel half a line, Nor all thy tears,
wash out a word of it." -The Rubaiyat of Omar Kayam
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