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Photo Contest WEEK 2

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no_steeze
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alright, imo the first one was a success, so we'll continue it

first off, major props to *Fujative* for winning the last contest, everyone can give him an e-round of applause, his photo was awesome
so because he won he gets to choose the next topic and provide sample pics, but first,

the roolz:
-you may post 1 PHOTO ONLY, i know it's hard but try to edit down
-if your photo strays from the topic, explain why
-no hating other people's photos, constructive criticism only
-no voting for your own photo
-we will have a voting thread to determine top 5, then we will vote again to find the winner
-post your own photos, please don't take other people's
-click on embedded photos before judging, NS drains the color from them
-winner chooses the next topic
-you cannot win 2 times in a row, it is fine to win twice but for example fujative could not win this contest, but he could win week 3, this is just to change things up

now, onto this contest, this is from fujative:

Portrait; This can be taken in a few different ways. First off, what is a portrait? A picture of a person, picture of your self, picture of an animal? What makes something a portrait. You decide that. However this can be taken in another direction. What about a portrait of your self? Without being anyone in the photo? How would you show someone a picture of yourself, without anyone being in it? Tricky. Take it how you want to peruse it. Have fun with it. However if someone does do something crazy, you might want to explain yourself or write a statement in order for the viewer to understand better.

These are two portraits a did about a year ago. It can be as straight forward as this, or can be taken in a more "artistic" direction.

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thanks for making the last contest awesome NS, lets do it again
Jun 7 2009 5:03PM
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MAC.D
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Jun 9 2009 11:24AM
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Alex=God
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Jun 9 2009 1:44PM
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Alex=God
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meant to write cant find the original so i had to get it off my facebook
Jun 9 2009 1:50PM
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no_steeze
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bump
Jun 10 2009 1:23AM
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ja.
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why didnt you choose me? haha, i guess it wasnt a hard choice considering all the pics of ty you have
Jun 10 2009 1:48AM
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Jaskittin
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Jun 10 2009 2:01AM
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Jaskittin
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Hmm, link from flikr help? Anyway, again:

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Jun 10 2009 2:08AM
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AwR
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alright so i had about 5 to enter into here....check my profile is you liked the one below i have a few more.  I may get some heat (or hate) for the religious aspect, but i think it depicts faith pretty well.

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Jun 10 2009 3:17AM
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Shewlur...
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wowow my favorite so far. great shot, props for sure
Jun 10 2009 7:43PM
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no_steeze
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love the shot but i feel like the statue needs to pop out more, i think the lights blowing up causes the statue to be lost making the photo look like there's a lot of noise, imo you should try to get the statue more defined

still a super sick shot
Jun 10 2009 8:05PM
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00000000
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*Fujative*'s shots still put everyone's to shame haha
Jun 10 2009 8:43PM
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liukangkid
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Heres a portrait of my dog pooh bear on top and mud on bottom whos not mine , i dont shoot much but i think it turned out ok.





Jun 10 2009 9:04PM
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no_steeze
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i know, he's too good

but i learn a ton just from looking at his photos so it's nice to have him around :)
Jun 10 2009 10:00PM
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BigM1218
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Jun 10 2009 10:23PM
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*Fujative*
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Bahaha! Thanks. Have you put anything up yet?
Jun 11 2009 12:57AM
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NoKillen
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Jun 11 2009 2:14AM
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davedinuzzo
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Here is a photo of my parent's puppy Maddie before her first ever boat ride. Being a bulldog her legs are too short for how large her body is so swimming isn't her strong suit and she has to rock a life jacket anytime shes near the water. She's also completely deaf, but an awsome dog none-the-less and this is one of my favorite photos I have ever taken


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Jun 12 2009 9:46AM
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davedinuzzo
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well i suck, please disregard the photo I just posted and judge this one instead, I clicked the wrong one when I linked it... if a mod could delete that lost post it'd be sweet since I don't have the ability to do that




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Jun 12 2009 9:49AM
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no_steeze
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^^^hahaha love both of those
Jun 12 2009 10:27AM
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Brock.
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^ this one should win but here it goes anyways

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Jun 12 2009 10:59AM
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SteezyOhio
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i like this one more actually, i think its got a better comp. like the dog is physically sticking its head out at you,  IMO
Jun 12 2009 12:17PM
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davedinuzzo
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i think the second one shows her personality a bit more... she tries to be a bully and act tough a lot and i think that the one with her tounge hanging out is a bit too good natured haha
Jun 12 2009 1:10PM
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tinkytwinky
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what sort of lense was this taken with?
Jun 12 2009 1:36PM
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blackoutbill
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Taken with film and edited in a darkroom

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Jun 12 2009 1:43PM
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chipkalback
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damn, this is really sick, all of these people coming out of the woodwork sharing their favorite shot, stoked to see so many people into photography

anyway, here's my entry for this week's contest, skier Andrew Hathaway (@hathbanger if you're on twitter)

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Jun 12 2009 1:50PM
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blackoutbill
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Haha such a sick picture. It made laugh and then I tried making that face but I failed
Jun 12 2009 1:52PM
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davedinuzzo
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nikon 10.5mm f/2.8 fisheye
Jun 12 2009 2:23PM
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no_steeze
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me too, i like it that the other faces are cut off, it draws more attention to the dog and the facial expression shows more
Jun 12 2009 3:13PM
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Guavajelly
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Jun 12 2009 3:44PM
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chipkalback
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thanks man, yah i think that face is something only hathaway can pull off haha
Jun 12 2009 3:48PM
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mackinnon
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F let me try that again now that i'm not using a Flickr address for it..

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Jun 12 2009 4:49PM
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*Fujative*
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Ya, I like this first one way better
Jun 12 2009 4:59PM
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davedinuzzo
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like i said before, i like the second one better more for the personality it shows rather than the composition... IMO portraits are about telling a story not just snapping a picture
Jun 12 2009 5:02PM
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*Fujative*
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True, How ever to flip your thought on the composition, and what someone else said, because of the lens is close to the dog on the first photo it makes it more distortion, which really makes the dog pop out more. However you dont see the legs that well, which goes with your story. I like the comp in the first one better because the people are darker and I look more at the dog, rather then the people.
Jun 12 2009 5:06PM
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davedinuzzo
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i can get down with that and as always different shots are appealing to different people so thanks for the feedback dood!
Jun 12 2009 6:20PM
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*Fujative*
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yup no problem. I try to give better feedback, rather then saying "cool" or "sick" lol
Jun 12 2009 6:54PM
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SteezyOhio
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can i use this as a face palm? hahahaha nice selection, oh and i found another one im debateing on, yet its from my 35mm film class, so im gonna take a picture of it with my 40D, scanner blows!
Jun 12 2009 7:14PM
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LBJJ
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SELF PORTRAIT

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Jun 12 2009 7:37PM
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*Fujative*
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Ha. Nice. I'm glad someone did something like that.
Jun 12 2009 8:07PM
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LC.
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Self portrait:

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Jun 13 2009 5:28PM
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thisandthatfilms
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Jun 13 2009 6:04PM
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thisandthatfilms
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SHIT SORRY

i thought you could post 2...

use the one of the dog
Jun 13 2009 6:06PM
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*christ*
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this speaks to me. love it.
Jun 13 2009 9:17PM
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*Fujative*
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why does it? Explain?
Jun 14 2009 2:12AM
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*Fujative*
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Doesn't this end at midnight?
Jun 14 2009 11:38AM
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.jr
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lol not going to happen.. she just thinks its "artsy!"
Jun 14 2009 6:24PM
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Shewlur...
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fuck sorry for the late entry, i forgot to post this. my sister took it, if that counts.

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Jun 14 2009 8:00PM
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Shewlur...
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Jun 14 2009 8:01PM
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no_steeze
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i think this would classify as a portrait in my book...this is my cousin's puppy, cutest thing ever

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Jun 14 2009 8:11PM
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chipkalback
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ha, reminds me of a couple shots from ian provo's video he put together when he first got his 5D mkII, tight video if you haven't seen it yet..

http://vimeo.com/2486544

watch it in HD if you can
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