what other things are there that can catch interest so easily?
Personally, I find insect pictures boring and unoriginal, don't catch a viewers interest all that well. Not that the common housefly isn't interesting to look at but... well, it isn't interesting to look at.
I was hoping for once that people could thinking at least somewhere close to outside the box.
I'm not offended at all (mine is an insect picture,.. one of the good ones of course). I completely understand. I'm sick of seeing peoples children. lol.
I'm not offended at all (mine is an insect picture,.. one of the good ones of course). I completely understand. I'm sick of seeing peoples children. lol.
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AGREED! Throw in water splashes, and heavily dodged and burned images as well.
what other things are there that can catch interest so easily?
Personally, I find insect pictures boring and unoriginal, don't catch a viewers interest all that well. Not that the common housefly isn't interesting to look at but... well, it isn't interesting to look at.
I was hoping for once that people could thinking at least somewhere close to outside the box.
Lee
I almost submitted a flower shot but then I decided to submit something I took the same day that I felt was more interesting and original. It started out good (for me) at 6.00, dropped to 5.98, then lower and lower to 5.25. Now it is back up a little to 5.3-ish. I was really excited about this shot and was hoping it would be the one to bring me into the 6 range. I don't think that is aiming too high after 22 challenges (my first two were DQ'd so officially it is only 20 finished challenges).
what other things are there that can catch interest so easily?
Personally, I find insect pictures boring and unoriginal, don't catch a viewers interest all that well. Not that the common housefly isn't interesting to look at but... well, it isn't interesting to look at.
I was hoping for once that people could thinking at least somewhere close to outside the box.
Lee
Good for you. I think going the more original root will help you advance as photographer much more significantly then sticking with the ordinary. Even if it doesn't show in your challenge scores, it will show in your work because you'll end up forming a style truly your own!
I'm in a similar boat as you, tried something I've been thinking about for awhile, and am slightly dissapointed with my score at the moment!
Ohh well!
I almost submitted a flower shot but then I decided to submit something I took the same day that I felt was more interesting and original. It started out good (for me) at 6.00, dropped to 5.98, then lower and lower to 5.25. Now it is back up a little to 5.3-ish. I was really excited about this shot and was hoping it would be the one to bring me into the 6 range. I don't think that is aiming too high after 22 challenges (my first two were DQ'd so officially it is only 20 finished challenges).
You can set your screen to 5 thumbnails wide. It will challenge you for another good submission..... LOL
Oh man,.. I didn't know you can change how many thumbnails you could view. Not only do I not want to look at it,. I really don't want anyone else looking at it either. I don't know what the hell I was thinking when I entered it (and the freedom one as well).
I find insect pictures very interesting, if done well. Always amazed about the tiny details on those animals. And it all functions as well !!! And I find insect much more interesting than images of static man made objects.
And yes, I have an insect picture submitted, and spent hours watching and then searching the internet to learn more about them. I enjoyed it very much and I really like my submission.
Okay, i have an insect picture as well. it was a last minute decision - i had submitted a picture of a tap but thought, perhaps an insect shot is so obvious, no one else will do one. hmph. but it IS my first ever attempt at capturing a wee bug, and what with being limited with a standard compact, i was fairly happy with the result. it's hovering a near all-time-worst of 4.3 (the blue shot is doing even worse at 4.1), but i still feel i accomplished something new (for me) which is of an okay standard.
find insect pictures very interesting, if done well. Always amazed about the tiny details on those animals. And it all functions as well !!! And I find insect much more interesting than images of static man made objects.
And yes, I have an insect picture submitted, and spent hours watching and then searching the internet to learn more about them. I enjoyed it very much and I really like my submission.
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Here here willem. There is an art to taking a really great insect photo (an art I haven't been able to learn as yet!)
... I think going the more original root will help you advance as photographer much more significantly then sticking with the ordinary. Even if it doesn't show in your challenge scores, it will show in your work because you'll end up forming a style truly your own! ...
(hoping I quoted you the correct person from the messed up formatting of the post.)
I don't think this statement is entirely fair or true.
I approach the challenges from a learning perspective, so style really has nothing to do with it as far as I am concerned. Style is something that is developed over time and many, many attempts at the same technigue -- and in many cases across many different techniques. But it is certainly not something that can be developed until the technique itself has been mastered. What better way to learn a technique than to do what has been done before? In being able to compare my work with what has been done before by those who have already mastered the technique, I am able to see much more clearly what I am doing that is different from what has been done before -- and to then make a decision if I want to do duplicate what they have done, or do it the same thing in my own way. I feel it is this decision, and many more like it, that eventually build into a style.
I ask you...what will the top three pictures be of? They get voted high and are interesting, they are done well and they "win." They will most likely be bugs (I haven't looked at thte challenge entries yet, though.
Just as David says, practice is the only way, and there is always new people here trying their hand at something new. It is always new for someone. Like me. I don't shoot alot of bugs, not many macros lately either. So, for me it gives me a good idea and what I can try, not try, add, delete, etc. I think looking at and critiqueing the shots is a great way to learn
... I think going the more original root will help you advance as photographer much more significantly then sticking with the ordinary. Even if it doesn't show in your challenge scores, it will show in your work because you'll end up forming a style truly your own! ...
(hoping I quoted you the correct person from the messed up formatting of the post.)
I don't think this statement is entirely fair or true.
I approach the challenges from a learning perspective, so style really has nothing to do with it as far as I am concerned. Style is something that is developed over time and many, many attempts at the same technigue -- and in many cases across many different techniques. But it is certainly not something that can be developed until the technique itself has been mastered. What better way to learn a technique than to do what has been done before? In being able to compare my work with what has been done before by those who have already mastered the technique, I am able to see much more clearly what I am doing that is different from what has been done before -- and to then make a decision if I want to do duplicate what they have done, or do it the same thing in my own way. I feel it is this decision, and many more like it, that eventually build into a style.
David
OK.
Unfortunately, I would have a hard time creating my own unique compositions and ideas if I was constantly following those of someone else. For me, to truly develop a style, I will use techniques used by other photographers (lighting, angles etc.) to compose my unique images, and from that I will learnt techniques that are specific to my style of photography.
I have a insekt entry on this macro challenge and i'm really happy with it. Learned alot
It's also possiabel to form your own style with inseckts and make it very intressting. At least for me, It was also more challenge for me rather then having some dead objeckts, that you can setup how ever you want.
Do you feel like jacko's inseckts photos are boring?
I personally love macro shots of inseckts, if it´s done well, and if you can see some details that you miss normally.
Dont walk in footsteps of the Masters.
Search what they were searching for...
p.s The same goes for baby photos. They can also be very well done.
It´s not easy to work with a 1 and a half year old :)
(Just my personal opinion)
