Weekly Photo Contest (Oct 25 - Nov 1)

[anubis]

Rules

#1 You may submit only one photo per contest.

#2 The contest runs for exactly one week, from the time stamped on the first post in the thread (this will be made by the winner of the previous week's contest).

#3 Please refrain from commenting on the photos submitted in the contest. I think that a good photograph is one that can appeal to someone who may not know much about the technical aspects of photography. I think it would be best if the judge isn't swayed by someone else's opinion of the photograph.

The judge will decide his/her favorite at the end of the week, place a post listing it and a short synopsis of why he/she chose that photo. The winner is then responsible for starting a new thread containing a new contest and topic which again will run for exactly one week.

This week's theme is light and shadows

[apearlman]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3184/2972343970_cf8cfdbf28_b.jpg

[AlexH]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3293/2971543283_b9f701bea7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/digital3x/2971543283/)

"Chapel's Light"

[gnd]

http://gnd.etree.org/LoomingShadow.jpg

[techie4life]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/2971635323_db68650186_b.jpg

[Nadav]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3144/2971670487_5a392dfb14_b.jpg

[Phatpat]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/2956554640_33b25c2e51.jpg (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/2956554640_33b25c2e51_b.jpg)

[Phrasikleia]

Once again:

#3 Please refrain from commenting on the photos submitted in the contest. I think that a good photograph is one that can appeal to someone who may not know much about the technical aspects of photography. I think it would be best if the judge isn't swayed by someone else's opinion of the photograph.

[andrew050703]

War Memorial (Under Construction)

[bootedbear]

http://homepage.mac.com/bootedbear/IMG_4461.jpg

[Phrasikleia]

http://www.megethos.com/Phrasikleia/TholosTombInterior.jpg

[ipodtoucher]

One of my favs, very simple

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3195/2794475771_c6738c2f87_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/wesjoyce)

[lfhdez]

Frost Tower Deep in the heart of Texas.

[NikolasMason]

http://fc80.deviantart.com/fs33/i/2008/298/d/0/Alone_with_The_World_by_zombienm.jpg

Seemed necessary to take a photo of my new laptop. Model is my girlfriend.

[dornoforpyros]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3062/2965174585_b32ed54c4d_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dornoforpyro/2965174585/)

[soLoredd]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2930312145_9e4405f89a.jpg

[LittleCanonKid]

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f230/lock22/IMG30007_resized.png

[deanjohnson7]

the archer

[fett]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/2977289612_792720666e.jpg
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinloganphoto/2977289612/)

[tigres]

No title.

[herkyjerky]

Mt. Rushmore at dusk

[blade1139]

San Diego, California. Summer 2008.

[lazydog]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3032/2979174424_c772e6ffb9_b.jpg

[alt75]

Wishing wall, Senso-ji temple, Tokyo

[shmuel]

141698

[Eautography]

"Just Us"

[doubleohseven]

The file size of the original picture was too big to upload, so I took a screenshot, cropped it, and uploaded that.
Flickr link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22792193@N02/2969312228/

[i.shaun]

I'm not sure if this counts, but I took a photo of my bedroom light while it was on. I used a flash, but it didn't seem to do anything.


The light made the rest of the room pitch black in the photo, and I thought it looked cool.


http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i82/The_Shaun/SpiralLight.jpg

[pdxflint]

A 3-month old Baja mutt takes a hard look at me in the shadow of several palapa palms at an animal refuge near Todos Santos, Baja California Sur. I named her Cajeta.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/pdxflint08/R0KYdVpa7-I/AAAAAAAADM4/FbihSHQj6_g/s800/img_0003.JPG

[BarryJ]

I'm new to my D-80 DSLR. Just the other night, I finally figured out how to use the infrared remote while at a major bridge site in Sault Ste Marie, ON. This photo is similar to another I posted recently... but if you look carefully, you can see me, the "ghost", in the "Lights and Shadows".

BarryJ

[websyndicate]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2078/2086918001_12300ef3c4_b.jpg

With my Rebel XTi.
Dec 2007
Riverfront
Spokane, WA

Full Res at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeymendoza/2086918001/sizes/o/in/set-72157603324262958/

[firstapple]

http://www.scottramsdensphotography.com/photos/405683212_AYeMp-L.jpg

[ozmerelda]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spies21/2985827146/http://images.macrumors.com/vb/images/attach/jpg.gif

[wbe858]

Sunset on Siesta Key, Florida

http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq140/wbe858/l_99d3e2b35e3e7df35cf02eafc9de972e.jpg

[PeteB]

The cloisters of Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, UK

http://www.the-aperture.com/EE/photos/large/20081029__PER8102.jpg

[koobcamuk]

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/2029/lightandshadowsnv7.jpg

[seattle]

http://nwdad.com/shoe.jpg

[Fuzzy14]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/2987178251_4b333310a0.jpg

[obeygiant]

"the alley"
http://i33.tinypic.com/k9xvf4.jpg

[mrgreen4242]

I've been wanting to take some pictures of this building at night for a couple weeks (it's right up the street from me) but I'm wasn't happy with the shots I got tonight. I want to go back (with my tripod this time) but I don't think I'll have time before this contest is over, so this is m favorite from the set I took.

[mattw126]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/eseloco/Boscobelcopy.jpg

[Chappers]

My interesting egg.

[anubis]

Alright, I'll take submissions for the rest of today (Nov 1) and then do judging and post the results on Nov 2.

BTW I don't know how the hell I'm going to pick a winner... I think judging is going to be a lot harder than I thought! Just about everyone is submitting gold.

[BMP84]

All I know is light and shadows.

[mickbab]

im not sure whether this is in on time for your time zone, but here is mine. bit out of focus but i like the shadows.
taken from the eiffel tower.

[anubis]

First of all, I just wanted to say that the level of talent on these boards blows my mind. I think I get more inspiration from this web site and learn more from studying the photographs here than from any other web site or book I've read.

I've chosen 6 honorable mentions and 1 winner. Above all, I want to reiterate that it was a very difficult theme to judge due to how broad the interpretation of "light and shadow" is. I purposely made the theme broad to encourage as much participation as possible (everyone should have a photo that accentuates "light and shadow" in their personal photo library). Because of this, I don't want people who didn't get picked to think that their photo wasn't good... everyone's photos are amazing and the winners were picked because they looked good based on one person's (my) personal choice and how I chose to interpret the theme.

I mainly chose the winners based on how well they chose their exposure based on the lighting and dynamic range of the scene. I feel like the winners represent textbook examples of excellent exposure, blending light and shadow in the most artistic and pleasing ways.

OK!

Honorable mentions (in no particular order):

AlexH: Very nice architectural shot of a very high dynamic range scene. I really liked your choice of exposure here.
Phrasiakleia: I liked your shot because of its simplicity. The subject of your photo is the doorway into the room and the light pouring in from the doorway makes for a very dramataic photo. I also really liked your choice of exposure.
ipodtoucher: Not a whole lot to say except that the beauty of this photo is in its simplicity and your superb handling of the available natural light.
fett: Not sure if you were using studio lights with some kind of shutter or barn door, or if the lighting was fully natural... either way, your handling of the natural-looking light on the woman's face is excellent.
alt75: Another great example of using natural lighting. The shadows cast by the "wishes" give the photo a great amount of depth and realism, and I think it's easy for the viewer to connect with the subject and really feel it. I might have preferred for this image to have about a stop less exposure. This would have artfully accentuated the subject even more. The background would have been less visible but isn't as important as the foreground anyway.
PeteB: Great example of a beautiful interior architectural photo. It's really just beautiful. Art gallery quality.

And the winner is:

andrew050703 for the great photo of the war memorial statue. This one edged out the rest for matching underexposure with its solemn and somber subject. Another art gallery quality photo.

Congratulations to andrew050703, the honorable mentions, and everyone else who participated in this week's photo contest.

[seattle]

Congrats Andrew050703.

[mattw126]

Congratulations andrew050703, that is a very nice shot. Definitely a lot of of great shots this week, I love seeing everyone's interpretations on the different themes.

[Phrasikleia]

Congrats to andrew050703, and thanks to Anubis for the timely judging. Your job sure wasn't easy! Oh and thanks for the honorable mention. :)

[Chappers]

well done Andrew050703 - there were certainly some great photos this week.

[ipodtoucher]

Congrats Andrew050703!

[AlexH]

Congrats andrew050703!

anubis, thanks for the kind words!

[alt75]

Congrats Andrew050703!

And thank you for your informative comment on my photo. It's encouraging. As my first foray into the weekly contest, I was this <--> close to not putting my photo on after seeing the quality of the entrants before me!

[PeteB]

Great shot Andy, I loved that one. I especially like the cords holding the soldier - I'm sure they're there for practical reasons, but they have huge symbolic value also.

Thanks for the kind words regarding my shot - I had to wait a while for the corridor to be empty of tourists and I was plesed by how it came out.

[andrew050703]

thanks for the critique&praise everyone. I'll start a new thread for the next contest