Photocomp: di/triptychs
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mauvais
on reddit or something
Definitely single, provided people know to review them as such.
It's all photography in the end. Personally I'd like to see more of that in these competitions as it'd encourage people to experiment more. If it's in general not to everyone's taste, it won't win. If the individual composition is shit, e.g. they don't complement each other, it won't win. Simple.
I guess there could be a point where you have to say, no, that's more artwork than photography, but it's not done simply by combining images.
And whatever happens, either allow them as one or ban them. Trying to include them as individuals in the entry and/or voting is farcical.
It's all photography in the end. Personally I'd like to see more of that in these competitions as it'd encourage people to experiment more. If it's in general not to everyone's taste, it won't win. If the individual composition is shit, e.g. they don't complement each other, it won't win. Simple.
I guess there could be a point where you have to say, no, that's more artwork than photography, but it's not done simply by combining images.
And whatever happens, either allow them as one or ban them. Trying to include them as individuals in the entry and/or voting is farcical.
mauvais
on reddit or something
If you tried to shoehorn a dozen tiny, unrelated shit photos into one composition then you wouldn't win. The people voting aren't idiots. A single powerful image beats an average set.
If - like the one in question here - it works fairly well, then why not let them try?
If you stop it, you'll have to start questioning other things. For instance, is this a valid entry?
Frankly I don't much enjoy this eternal bickering over what's acceptable and what's not. It's photography. If can you do it with a camera and a little bit of computer tinkering, how's it not valid? Hell, you could do it with a multiple exposure on a film camera if you were mental enough. Personally I think if you could fit a short stop motion film into an 800x600 image then you should be allowed to give it a go, but hey.
If - like the one in question here - it works fairly well, then why not let them try?
If you stop it, you'll have to start questioning other things. For instance, is this a valid entry?
Frankly I don't much enjoy this eternal bickering over what's acceptable and what's not. It's photography. If can you do it with a camera and a little bit of computer tinkering, how's it not valid? Hell, you could do it with a multiple exposure on a film camera if you were mental enough. Personally I think if you could fit a short stop motion film into an 800x600 image then you should be allowed to give it a go, but hey.
mauvais said:
I think that photo's (those photos are) great, Mauvais: They form a cohesive whole. In my opinion if people choose to enter multiple images in one go, then they should be scored on the basis of the multiples put together. If they're all rubbish apart from say 1, then I wouldn't vote for them.
Incidentally, if that's your idea of The Good Things In Life then maybe you've been missing out...
Johnny Canuck3
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firky said:
One image/artwork.
It stands together as a piece. You can't judge each component as a separate entity.
Mauvais summed it up pretty well IMO.
Does it really matter that this is 3 individual images portrayed as a whole?
So here's the $64,000 question... If I print the image(s) then take a photograph of the print and re-submit it, is it then 1 or 3 images?
I don't touch the stuff, it's Morpheus the mouse, he's an animal, I think he needs to talk to Frank
Does it really matter that this is 3 individual images portrayed as a whole?
So here's the $64,000 question... If I print the image(s) then take a photograph of the print and re-submit it, is it then 1 or 3 images?
Lilac Cow said:
I don't touch the stuff, it's Morpheus the mouse, he's an animal, I think he needs to talk to Frank
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
People are savvy enough to realise when someone is pulling a fast one - and if the three images don't work together as a cohesive whole then they won't get votes.
Psst, who's going to invite Lilac Cow to view the works of Hockney?
Psst, who's going to invite Lilac Cow to view the works of Hockney?
Robster970
Pay homage to Global Bob
Crispy said:I thought that was a hockney!
The one with the scrabble game is best I think - chops up time and space, very nice. It's like the human eye, twitch, twitch, snapshot, snapshot, see this detail, see that detail.
I saw that and the pic of his mother at the Hockney exhib earlier in the year. They are just great.
Should we add this to the rules, I already added: "It is encouraged that people enter new photos" following myself and others entering old pics more than once.
How about:
* Di/triptychs, photostitching and collages are acceptable providing they correspond to the chosen theme
?
How about:
* Di/triptychs, photostitching and collages are acceptable providing they correspond to the chosen theme
?
Robster970
Pay homage to Global Bob
firky said:
fine with me. i've already entered a photo-stitched image for one of the previous monthly comps - Jan 2007 - Copies of the masters.
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Gromit
International Man of Misery
Crispy said:I thought that was a hockney!
The one with the scrabble game is best I think - chops up time and space, very nice. It's like the human eye, twitch, twitch, snapshot, snapshot, see this detail, see that detail.
I don't know how to do them and therefore they suck
Marius said:I don't know how to do them and therefore they suck
Piece of piss. I did one of HMS Warrior that sold like hotcakes, will try and dig it out but I think it is on my old HDD that tp has.
I did this: climbed to the top of a signal tower on HMS Nelson Naval Base, (you need AAA pass for this). Whacked on a 18mm lens, turned everything to manual and quickly fired off a series of shots (about 200) before the light changed too much and the result was pretty much the above. Then made a new blank canvas in photoshop - 2m by 2m and stuck them all together and resized it to about 3'x3'
Not my thing but they did look good as a poster - hence loads of kids buying it
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