Weekly Photo Contest - Oct 30 - Nov 6 (Theme: Your Take On The Icons) - Page 2

Caliber26 · Nov 7, 2012, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Sideonecincy

Caliber26: Of course iPhone photos count! It amazes me sometimes how nice of a photo a phone can take. I've never been to Disneyland, so I have no idea how big this actually is, but it looks like its huge. Nice colors that transition all over seamlessly.

Yep. It's pretty big: 180 feet in height.

GT41 · Nov 7, 2012, 08:49 PM

Congratulations fcortese, great use of texture and B&W. When I saw you posted that picture it stuck out at me, though honestly after looking back at it a couple times over the past week I kept hoping to see more where I could more clearly see (wider angle or lower approach) which specific bridge it was. Maybe I'm just not familiar enough with the Brooklyn bridge to recognize it from such a view.

imac wannabe: I love the photo and as well as the plane. My brother is an aerodynamics researcher at NASA and I've spent years hearing and reading about the SR-71 and it truly is iconic. Great job on the capture from a totally unusual angle.

Also thanks for the comments on my photo. I got lucky, the sky cleared up as we were leaving, but I found Alcatraz to be perfectly set up for moody black and white photography. I'd say many were better than the one I submitted, but this one most suited the theme, and the warning sign nailed it for me.

Good luck to all next week.

fcortese · Nov 7, 2012, 09:20 PM

Wow, I am honored to have been chosen as the winner of this contest. There were so many great photos submitted; pmexperience's, JD's, Cheese&Apple's, GT41's, AlexH's and keleko's, just to name a few, that I really caught my eye. Thanks for the judging, sideonecincy. Nice job. For GT41, I took this picture late in the afternoon with a cloudless sky. I was captured by the 1875 date on the brickwork and tried to capture the symmetry of the arches and cables. Since it was built in 1875, I went with the B&W processing through Silver Efex Pro. I did not do a lot of tampering with increasing structure or darkening the sky, etc. I just wanted to give an old feel to the picture w/o over doing it. I'll have something up either later tonight or early tomorrow morning. Thanks again and congrats to all who entered.

Cheese&Apple · Nov 8, 2012, 06:05 AM

Some really great shots once again!

I always appreciate how much time and effort people put into their critique of the photos in this thread. Well done Sideonecincy...thank you.

Cheers

JDDavis · Nov 8, 2012, 06:08 AM

Great job with the judging and thanks for taking the time for all the comments. Great set of photos here.

imac wannabe · Nov 8, 2012, 08:34 AM

Great photos everyone! This was a strong group of shots. Thanks for all the time sideonecincy and congrats to fcortese. JDDavis your shot is "the one" this week that when I saw it I thought it was great...such nice colors and great composition. I look forward to the next contest

oblomow · Nov 8, 2012, 10:10 AM

Thanks for judging. The icon I was shooting was the backside of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.

Nov 7, 2012, 08:49 PM	#27
GT41 macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada	Congratulations fcortese, great use of texture and B&W. When I saw you posted that picture it stuck out at me, though honestly after looking back at it a couple times over the past week I kept hoping to see more where I could more clearly see (wider angle or lower approach) which specific bridge it was. Maybe I'm just not familiar enough with the Brooklyn bridge to recognize it from such a view. imac wannabe: I love the photo and as well as the plane. My brother is an aerodynamics researcher at NASA and I've spent years hearing and reading about the SR-71 and it truly is iconic. Great job on the capture from a totally unusual angle. Also thanks for the comments on my photo. I got lucky, the sky cleared up as we were leaving, but I found Alcatraz to be perfectly set up for moody black and white photography. I'd say many were better than the one I submitted, but this one most suited the theme, and the warning sign nailed it for me. Good luck to all next week. __________________ MacPro Octo-2.8GHz, iPod Touch, Canon Photog Gear Mac User Since 1984
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Nov 7, 2012, 09:20 PM	#28
fcortese macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Big Sky country	Wow, I am honored to have been chosen as the winner of this contest. There were so many great photos submitted; pmexperience's, JD's, Cheese&Apple's, GT41's, AlexH's and keleko's, just to name a few, that I really caught my eye. Thanks for the judging, sideonecincy. Nice job. For GT41, I took this picture late in the afternoon with a cloudless sky. I was captured by the 1875 date on the brickwork and tried to capture the symmetry of the arches and cables. Since it was built in 1875, I went with the B&W processing through Silver Efex Pro. I did not do a lot of tampering with increasing structure or darkening the sky, etc. I just wanted to give an old feel to the picture w/o over doing it. I'll have something up either later tonight or early tomorrow morning. Thanks again and congrats to all who entered. __________________ 15"MBP 2.66 i7 8GB; iPod Classic; iPhone5; Canon 5DIII w/24-105 f4L & 4 lenses "You can observe a lot by just watching"-Yogi Berra florcortese.smugmug.com
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Nov 8, 2012, 06:08 AM	#30
JDDavis macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2009	Great job with the judging and thanks for taking the time for all the comments. Great set of photos here. __________________ Jeff http://jddavis.zenfolio.com/
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Nov 8, 2012, 06:05 AM	#29
Cheese&Apple macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Toronto	Some really great shots once again! I always appreciate how much time and effort people put into their critique of the photos in this thread. Well done Sideonecincy...thank you. Cheers
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Nov 8, 2012, 08:34 AM	#31
imac wannabe macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Appleton, WI	Great photos everyone! This was a strong group of shots. Thanks for all the time sideonecincy and congrats to fcortese. JDDavis your shot is "the one" this week that when I saw it I thought it was great...such nice colors and great composition. I look forward to the next contest
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Nov 8, 2012, 10:10 AM	#32
oblomow macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Netherlands	Thanks for judging. The icon I was shooting was the backside of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.
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