DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
Voter Control
Voter Control
boyd2000


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Superpowers (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: home
Date: Nov 30, 2008
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/15
Galleries: Humorous, Overlays
Date Uploaded: Nov 30, 2008

 Whew! This was a lot more work than I expected!
Submitted to another challenge so I could get a sample of a web page with an entry.
Brought up home page and saved as HTML.
Brought up in Word and edited the title, challenge and numbers to fit this challenge. The date is 12/6/08 at 10:55, an hour before voting rollover, but that's obscured by the line (easy part is over).

Tried many ways to add lightning flashes but failed so resorted to yellow lines for powers. Tried adding lines in Word, but could not do it. Tried all the packages in CS3 Master Collection but couldn't get any to draw lines, zig-zags, in anything other than PS. Finally got something acceptable. It's supposed to be solid yellow, but I thought the crosshatching that I ended up with sort of made it look like energy waves.

Took pictures of picture with lines and my hands in front of screen within PS. Bounced flash off ceiling to get best hand lighting. However I got cross-hatching and waves on screen for any f-stop, speed, lighting, distance, two different monitors. Sometimes it came out better, so I had to keep shooting to get something fair. It seemed like I got some better shots at f5 and 5.6, so I did lots there. You'll notice the one I selected still wasn't that great.

Took picture of picture with my hands and shrunk it, then replaced my old entry with it. Shrunk again and again and put in sub-sub-sub-picture. Took a bunch of different shots of the final one and still couldn't get it without screen artifacts.

Cropped
auto-levels
select yellow and increase saturation
select yellow between fingers and reduced saturation all the way
lighten slightly
USM slightly until the crosshatching was almost annoying (for me).
resize and save for web

Of course I'm going for the inside DPC joke, but I'm just hoping for high 5 with this. Also, I'm going to try by Tuesday to have 4 entries in at once for the first time ever.

Statistics
Place: 33 out of 65
Avg (all users): 5.3529
Avg (commenters): 6.5833
Avg (participants): 5.4516
Avg (non-participants): 5.3309
Views since voting: 1152
Views during voting: 412
Votes: 170
Comments: 18
Favorites: 2 (view)

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 08/27/2009 02:00:09 PM
LOL
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D80
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 01/09/2009 12:14:14 AM
this is wonderful. lol
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 12/08/2008 04:07:14 AM
I love it! I felt compelled to give you a ten. ...but voting is over. :(
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/07/2008 04:46:19 AM
Love it lol
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sigma DP1x
12/06/2008 04:48:43 PM
Why stop at 9.72 and 11 favorites... ?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
 12/04/2008 02:42:25 PM
brilliant! i give a 9.72!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 12/04/2008 02:25:19 PM
That's amazing! Not only can you control the votes, but you can take a picture of yourself controlling the votes on an entry that hadn't even been entered yet! High marks for extra funny factor. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 6
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 12/04/2008 11:26:32 AM
Hahaha, very cool, neat trick, dang you have a lot of comments!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 12/03/2008 02:15:39 AM
Hey "Voter Control Man", I need some help on this months Freestudy!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
 12/02/2008 09:33:33 AM
hahahaha! Great idea!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 12/02/2008 12:06:27 AM
Great idea. You'll have to teach me this power! 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 12/01/2008 09:22:00 PM
sweet! line me up for some!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 12/01/2008 03:11:15 PM
Points for laughs!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Leica SL
Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f/1.7 Aspherical MF Wide Angle - Black
 12/01/2008 01:24:32 PM
Funny!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D90
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 12/01/2008 11:01:57 AM
yeah i wish
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R7
Tamron 16-300mm Di II VC PZD MACRO w/Canon Nikon mount
 12/01/2008 10:26:25 AM
very cute, a little pixleated though, could do with being a little cleaner. Your fingers are in great focus though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 12/01/2008 01:26:43 AM
I love it more than pants.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 12/01/2008 01:15:42 AM
Nicely done, I like the way you balanced the light between ambient and LCD/Plasma screen, nicely done,
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Theme: Classic / Light / Dark
Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2026 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 10/14/2026 11:12:52 PM EDT.