General Photography Competition #117

[zeppelin]

Congratulations to Merrill for winning competition #116!

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachments/photography/261047d1197470329-general-photography-competition-116-img_2945.jpg




• The deadline is Friday 11:59PM
• The photograph can contain any non-automotive image (other than adulterous material)
• The proposed picture must be your own and not found on the net.
• The photograph must be attatched using the UCP system. Any picture not attached using the UCP system will not be in the voting thread.
• Your image may be up to 800 pixels wide.
• Photograph may contain post-processing editing (this is a trial week for now, further discussion will occur after this competition)
• It is preferred that you state enhancements made, but not necessary.
• The photograph must be taken no earlier than three months before start date
• Each photographer cannot vote for himself, they must vote for the others.
• Any users who enter and vote for themselves automatically receive a 2 week penalty from the competition and all votes previously given to his/her photo are removed.
• The entry must contain the following information in the same order :

User name
Subject matter/photo title
Date taken
Camera Type | additional information you feel important



illusionest: 6
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Merrill: 5
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Piacki117: 4
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Speedy_2: 3 / SPHFerrari: 3
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Black 300ZX: 2 / Sauc3: 2 / derekthetree: 2 / Leo_Ant: 2 / orne: 2 / Zeppelin: 2 / 2ndclasscitizen: 2
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My_Porsche: 1 / Esperante: 1 / smxi: 1 / shockwaveracing: 1 / Cotterik: 1 / Sledgehammer: 1 / RacingManiac: 1 / aiasib: 1 / Italianspirit: 1 / pat_ernzen: 1 / jorismo: 1 / cmcpokey: 1

[clutch-monkey]

Clutch-monkey
Double penetration - Wrecked M113 APC in the jungle showing where an anti-tank round penetrated both sides
Last Thursday
borrowed canon
No editing

[whiteballz]

cool shot clutch

[clutch-monkey]

thanks man. found some bullets embedded in the ground around it too, identified some from an M1 carbine and an M16

[Waugh-terfall]

Waugh-terfall
County Hall & The London Eye
3-12-07
Sony Cyber-shot DSC W90 - HDR

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=261310&stc=1&d=1197922730

[Merrill]

Merrill
Venetian Tower (Macau)
9/12/07
Canon EOS 30D

[Timothy (in VA)]

Timothy (in VA)
So sayeth Shakespeare
November 13, 2007
Sony DSC-S500
No editing

[whiteballz]

Waugh-terfall

County Hall & The London Eye
3-12-07
Sony Cyber-shot DSC W90 - HDR







I dont mean to be rude, so Im sorry if i come across as it -
Why so heavy on the HDR? its just a little full on is all. perhaps try to make it less "I WILL EAT YOUR CHILDREN"..

[VtecMini]

I dont mean to be rude, so Im sorry if i come across as it -
Why so heavy on the HDR? its just a little full on is all. perhaps try to make it less "I WILL EAT YOUR CHILDREN"..ROFLcopter!

I think waughterfall has done a spectacular job of demonstrating why the "no editing" rule was not only fair, but also aided the mental stability of voters...

[zeppelin]

ROFLcopter!

I think waughterfall has done a spectacular job of demonstrating why the "no editing" rule was not only fair, but also aided the mental stability of voters...

I never intended for editing to be allowed to this extent. While I do like HDR shots, and want them allowed, I think this is overboard.

Waugh-terfall: Here is a good tutorial site on creating high dynamic range images (Vanilla Days : HDR Tutorial: How to create ‘High Dynamic Range’ images using Photomatix (http://www.vanilladays.com/hdr-guide/)) I recommend it, and this site (High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photography in Photoshop CS2 (http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/high-dynamic-range.htm)). The primary idea is to recreate the scene as viewed by your eye, and to achieve proper exposure from highlights to shadows.

[rev440]

Rev440
Yard
12-16-07
Kodak



http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachments/photography/261545d1198109794-general-photography-competition-117-rev.jpg

[clutch-monkey]

The primary idea is to recreate the scene as viewed by your eye,

maybe his eyes are messed up :D

[Waugh-terfall]

I've just been experiementing with HDR over the last week. I quite liked the effect on this one, therefore I thought I'd enter it. Thanks for the links Zeppelin.

[zeppelin]

I've just been experiementing with HDR over the last week. I quite liked the effect on this one, therefore I thought I'd enter it. Thanks for the links Zeppelin.

You're welcome. It can be a tough technique to get the hang of, but I'm glad you're experimenting (that was my main reasoning for allowing editing). Hopefully those links can give you some good ideas.

[zeppelin]

Zeppelin
Concourse Building, Toronto
December 1 2007
Canon EOS 350D | Fixed lens warp

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=261616&stc=1&d=1198225017

[Cotterik]

Cotterik
Where is the line?
20th December
Nikon D80

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum/attachments/photography/261639d1198240799-general-photography-competition-117-gardenline3.jpg

[Merrill]

Correct me if i am wrong but should'nt my standings be 5?

[Waugh-terfall]

Rik, do you by any chance listen to Billy Talent?

[Cotterik]

haha. yes i do.

but the 'line' referrs to the washing line. not the song :p

[orne]

orne
Merry Christmas!
2007/12/18
Sony DSC-H5 | no editing

[Cotterik]

wooow look at the new snazzy attatchment system! all of our photos should be viewed like that for the comp!

[zeppelin]

Correct me if i am wrong but should'nt my standings be 5?

Yeah sorry, I forgot to update that when the run-off ended.


wooow look at the new snazzy attatchment system! all of our photos should be viewed like that for the comp!

That would be cool, except it's a lot easier for voters to view them full size as inline posts. I think people will be less inclined to click through to enlarge each one. Any thoughts?