Also, good time to note that it's minimal editing.
Aargh. I took some nice pattern shots this morning, but I forgot that it was minimal editing. The one I like best could use just the slightest bit of straightening and there's a tiny distraction in one corner that is begging to be cropped out. Now, do I try to reshoot and probably have to settle for a straight tidy image that fails to quite capture what I like about this one?
In relation to what looks like potentially conflicting information in the Minimal Editing rule set:
"Restrictions apply to ALL edits performed after the image is captured, whether on a computer or with in-camera tools."
"You may:
use any feature of your camera while photographing your entry, with the exception of combining multiple captures in-camera."
Where does flicking my Olympus PEN into Art mode fit in? It is a fully automatic feature - I have no editing control, but it is being post-processed.....
My reading is that since I make no interventions- I have no editing control after the camera presents me with it's image, then this is OK.
Would others agree?
Or do you think that flicking it into Art mode and choosing the filter is an editing act? It happens after the image is captured but before the camera presents anything to the photographer.
I'll send a ticket in too but thought it might be useful to ask the question publicly.
That is a good point Paul - My LX5 has various features available in-camera, if I stuck it in say 'pinhole mode' would that be allowed I wonder?
Though I guess it goes against the spirit of minimal editing in reality 'I' would not be carrying out any editing as such. Confusing !
I was pondering on the way to work this morning and actually I can't see any difference between what the Art Filters do on an Olympus and what Peripheral Illumination Correction does on my 5D MKII - they both modify the pixels of the image before showing them to the photographer....
I was pondering on the way to work this morning and actually I can't see any difference between what the Art Filters do on an Olympus and what Peripheral Illumination Correction does on my 5D MKII - they both modify the pixels of the image before showing them to the photographer....
I agree that it the action should be within the Minimal Editing rules. However, it does seem the spirit of minimal/straight out of the camera editing is getting a little lost. I agree with Sevlow that it may be time to re-evaluate the rules for this class of editing.
I think it becomes a "spirit of the rules" thing... The idea is to take a very no-frills photograph and make it great. Emphasis should be placed on technique not tools. :)
Emphasis should be placed on technique not tools. :)
Eh? To me a technique is a way of using tools. Isn't a camera a tool as well?
In a minimal editing challenge the camera should become the least important tool. (IMHO)
ETA: Just to clarify - nothing wrong with careful lighting, or reflectors, or great lenses, etc, etc. Tools are fine, but it's about the image, I've kinda always looked at these challenges as being a no-processing challenge, and filters as described would fall under processing as far as I can see.. That's the sort of tools I'm talking about. When it comes to the camera, sure it's a tool, but the tools should just be a part of the larger equation that creates an image.
And yes, I'm sure someone will be glad to argue that the "larger equation" includes Photoshop - yes, yes it does generally include some soft of post processing work, but the whole purpose of these challenges is to emphasize the basics. *shrug*
And if I mounted a couple of Cokin filters on the front of the lens, that would be OK?
I would think it is, largely because it is more about the technique that those filters are being used for, otherwise you're just shooting through extra glass..
What about only disposable cameras with no features at all allowed? Pinholes? :)
If you can find one that records EXIF, it's a very high honor, entering with such a minimalist tool. :) If you can enter with something like that and end up in the top 20% then you should view it as an amazing success!
