The topic reads - "Take a photograph using a shutter speed of exactly 1 seconds."
I got a comment from someone who doesn't understand how my picture fits the challenge.
How can you NOT have met the challenge if you used a 1 second exposure? Did I miss something?
I think the point here is that just having a 1-second exposure for the sake of a 1-second exposure is not sufficient to engage the voters. I mean, if you shoot a picture of a statue, who cares if it's 1/30 or a full second? Who can tell the difference? So the voters are looking for images that have a REASON to be be 1 second, ya know? Makes sense to me. I mean, as a voter, what *other* criterion do I have to judge on, other than that "This is a creative/effective way to use a 1-second exposure!" or somesuch...
I think the point here is that just having a 1-second exposure for the sake of a 1-second exposure is not sufficient to engage the voters. I mean, if you shoot a picture of a statue, who cares if it's 1/30 or a full second? Who can tell the difference? So the voters are looking for images that have a REASON to be be 1 second, ya know? Makes sense to me. I mean, as a voter, what *other* criterion do I have to judge on, other than that "This is a creative/effective way to use a 1-second exposure!" or somesuch...
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I agree, the static pictures, while still 1 sec. exposures, don't really convey the meaning of the challenge to me. Seems like you need some movement to make it work.
I'm a contrary bastard I guess ... I deliberately submitted an entry that addressed the 1 second requirement only in the most oblique of terms. No conventionally visible evidence at all. There was, however, a surplus of obliqueness, judging by the score.
I also took some photos for this challenge, but could not get the effect that I wanted with only 1 second, so did not enter. I felt that the 1sec should add to the photo in ways that help it, not as a 1sec portrait with the person trying to ver very, very still..........
I havn't voted or commented the challenge, but to me there appears to be photos that have a shorter shutter speed, as well as a few with a longer shutter speed. If they do well, they will be checked I am sure.
Looking at the top 10 finishers of the previous 2-second challenge, 6 had an element of movement whereas 4 did not. However most of the 4 that did not have movement were night time shots where clearly a long exposure time is needed.
I'm a contrary bastard I guess ... I deliberately submitted an entry that addressed the 1 second requirement only in the most oblique of terms. No conventionally visible evidence at all. There was, however, a surplus of obliqueness, judging by the score.
Oh yes. I hadn't thought of that.
The correct Latin pronunciation would be oo-bic-kway was o-blic-kway. how u-nic-kway.
It's a sort of verbal burlesque (bur-less-kway).
Oh yes. I hadn't thought of that.
The correct Latin pronunciation would be oo-bic-kway was o-blic-kway. how u-nic-kway.
It's a sort of verbal burlesque (bur-less-kway).
I feel like I've been sucked into a space-time continuum tear and deposited into a pig latin nightmare.
Oh yes. I hadn't thought of that.
The correct Latin pronunciation would be oo-bic-kway was o-blic-kway. how u-nic-kway.
It's a sort of verbal burlesque (bur-less-kway).
I feel like I've been sucked into a space-time continuum tear and deposited into a pig latin nightmare.
My 1 second exposure didn't work as desired due to an overly bright subject. I entered it in Abstract Motion instead and it's only doing so-so in that challenge. Back to the drawing boards...
You have rated 132 of 132 images (100%) in this challenge.
You have given an average score of 6.2348.
I'm in a voting-only mood. I take it for granted that a 1-second exposure was used, with purpose, by the photographer. That saves me the trouble & worry of second-guessing everything, looking for cheaters & loosers & shoehorns. I enjoyed voting this challenge. What strikes me is the obvious talent some photogs have for seeing & capturing that spark of what makes us human, alive & striving. Musicians of the spirit, their photographs cause my soul to resonate in harmony. It wasn't until I stopped trying & started appreciating the work of others that I realized this. Thank you for the great example everyone, I will do my best to follow in your wake.
Completely off-topic, but hey, Bear, you've got a new camera!
Someone noticed! I was just given this oldish prosumer by a friend, so it's my new keep-it-in-the-car camera. I like it because it zooms and manually focuses by lens rings, the old-fashioned way. Seems pretty cool.
