April Photography Competition, 2007: Delicate

[Odyssey]

Can anyone enter? Might not have the time this month but I've never been in a photography competition before and it sounds fun. And, uh, what d'ya win?

 

[Firky]

Can anyone enter? Might not have the time this month but I've never been in a photography competition before and it sounds fun. And, uh, what d'ya win?

Of course, so as long as you contribute to the forum and all that there is no reason why not to. You win honour of choosing the next month's theme. Here's all the winners up until Dec' 2006. The thumbs need updated but it gives you an idea of the winning shots. They're all very different.

http://www.urban75.org/photos/comp/thumbs.html

 

[Odyssey]

Woah, there's some good pics in there. Looks like I have my work cut out! Thanks.

 

[portman]

First entry:

Reeds in the late afternoon sun

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=357071715&size=m

This is from the archives - the other two have yet to be shot as looking through my work, I realise I don't do 'delicate'! Should be an interesting challenge...

 

[Pavlik]

I'm going to start entering pics taken just for the competition.
I quite enjoy the chllenge tbh.
have been taking lots of 'delicate' shots this week.
will enter one or two when i get home next week.

meanwhile.....i'm hungry, quite skint and all the shops are shut......
maybe they're shut tommorrow too

 

[Pavlik]

First entry:

Reeds in the late afternoon sun

http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveamis/357071715/

This is from the archives - the other two have yet to be shot as looking through my work, I realise I don't do 'delicate'! Should be an interesting challenge...

ok,
so that counts about half of my delicate shots out...
you bugger

 

[Firky]

I'll do the thumbs in a moment, am just busy kicking some NOD arse on C&C

 

[ill-informed]

Here's my 2nd one. Slabs

 

[hiccup]

Here's my 2nd one. Slabs

I like that

 

[Firky]

Here's my 2nd one. Slabs

I like that also.

 

[Hocus Eye.]

Yes that is a bit unexpected. You don't expect paving slabs to be delicate, but if a ten ton lorry or similar thing parks on them then they are a bit delicate.

 

[ill-informed]

it was actually a scaffolding plank falling about 3 stories. Just saw it yesterday and thought about the theme straight away.

 

[Dhimmi]

Peeved these didn't come out clearer otherwise I'd have entered them.

http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=203132

 

[Blagsta]

one from the archives

Delicate flower

cropped and curves

 

[Dhimmi]

Thanks to Firks twiddling I now have a copy fit to enter. Big Thanks to Firks.

Rabbit

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/6453/dhimmiut4.jpg

 

[Firky]

my gallery is being a cunt, i'l have to use crispys!

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 20971520 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 7776 bytes) in /home/fhlinux174/p/photopixel.co.uk/user/htdocs/gallery/includes/mg2admin_functions.php on line 447

 

[Dhimmi]

Found one in focus!

Rabbit Deux
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7903/tinyrabbit4yd0.jpg

 

[e19896]

Found one in focus!

Rabbit Deux
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7903/tinyrabbit4yd0.jpg

Far to small to Eat but good image..

 

[hiccup]

1) Looking through a leaf

(little bit of usm, contrast changed a little bit)

 

[chooch]

First effort: intertidal
Cropped, contrast slightly boosted and graininess tinkered with.

 

[Pavlik]

1) Looking through a leaf

(little bit of usm, contrast changed a little bit)

thats a bit mad. i spent about an hour taking pictures of a little dead leaf against the blue wall of my tent after my last post. they look so similar to your picture

anyway. i've taken loads of pictures this week and will post my entries asap.

 

[indicate]

1. Delicate Manoeuvre

 

[Chorlton]

Golden Leaf:
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/8748/goldenleafug8.jpg

 

[hiccup]

thats a bit mad. i spent about an hour taking pictures of a little dead leaf against the blue wall of my tent after my last post. they look so similar to your picture

anyway. i've taken loads of pictures this week and will post my entries asap.

It'd be interesting to see how they compare

 

[Pavlik]

It'd be interesting to see how they compare

They're not amazingly similar tbh. Mine were taken from a bit further away.
I just found it amusing that my two first ideas were posted by other people as I was doing them myself.
I might post one a bit later if i get a minute.

 

[johey24]

As a novice to photography and a newbie to the site, I have to say I feel a bit like Pavlik: amused.
Every time I have a brainwave (and they are small waves in my case) I go out, take photos and come back to post ... just to see the idea has been taken. Well, here's waiting on the next wave .

 

[e19896]

del·i·cate (dl-kt) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

* Pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way: a delicate flavor; a delicate violin passage.
* Exquisitely fine or dainty: delicate china.
* Frail in constitution or health.
* Easily broken or damaged: a kite too delicate to fly.
* Marked by sensitivity of discrimination: a critic's delicate perception.
* Considerate of the feelings of others.
* Concerned with propriety.
* Squeamish or fastidious.
* Requiring tactful treatment: a delicate situation.
* Fine or soft in touch or skill: a surgeon's delicate touch.
* Measuring, indicating, or responding to very small changes; precise: a delicate set of scales.
* Very subtle in difference or distinction.

Now one and two was there but i find myself in difficulty with no three been giving this some thought last few days is there any directions from people..

As a novice to photography and a newbie to the site, I have to say I feel a bit like Pavlik: amused.
Every time I have a brainwave (and they are small waves in my case) I go out, take photos and come back to post ... just to see the idea has been taken. Well, here's waiting on the next wave .

Agreed but i kinda think firkey has done a good un here in this respect we can all guess to some extent what others are going to take.. My problem here is thinking out of the box.. Nowt like a good challange but as said some directions from people would be of use i was thinking on these lines DELICATEDECAY another THOUGHT

 

[hiccup]

1. Delicate Manoeuvre

That is totally aces

 

[Vintage Paw]

First effort: intertidal
Cropped, contrast slightly boosted and graininess tinkered with.

I like this

Lots of nature pics ... I suppose to be expected ... I like nature pics anyway

 

[Pavlik]

Lots of nature pics ... I suppose to be expected ...

but is nature really that delicate?

i like that pic too btw