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Photo Fun Challenge: Vote!

By stark (Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 11:02:45 AM EST) photos, photofc (all tags)

So, it's time to vote on which photos you like the most. You can vote on up to three photos, and voting closes in three days, at about 1500 GMT on Friday 3rd November.

See inside for links to all the entries...

Update [2006-11-3 9:59:25 by stark]: The voting is over: the winner is decided! Congratulations to LinDze for a great photo which won 36 votes.

Second place went to benG and there was a very narrow battle for third between TurboThy and greyrat, just won by TurboThy. See inside for more details of the voting.

Hope everyone enjoyed it - how about another in a month or so?

Here are the entries, in comment order:

Thanks to all the entrants for taking the time to create something and enter it. I hope it was fun.

Thanks also to Ignore Amos for his ineligible photos; I still like the photo of the carp feeding!

(Incidentally, apologies to two plus three equals five for overlapping the WFC4 voting period. Perhaps we are having too many competitions on HuSi!)

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WIPO by sasquatchan (4.00 / 2) #1 Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 11:09:52 AM EST

Gotta vote for ignore amos' ineligible pic because it has wiredog in the background (only no sharks in this one..)

VS2FP by ana (4.00 / 1) #2 Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 11:10:05 AM EST

I'm thinking I won't make this the front-page poll, though, since the WFC4 vote is there already.

Regular, or decaf abomination? --Kellnerin

I personally think by stark (2.00 / 0) #6 Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 11:38:17 AM EST

that we probably have too many competitions on the front page anyway; we need more quality diaries on there instead.

I've linked to this from the current front page Photo FC diary, so hopefully anyone who cares will spot it...
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U.S. Patent 5443036 concerns a device for encouraging a cat to exercise by chasing a light spot.
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: Maybe a separate contest section? by ad hoc (4.00 / 3) #9 Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 01:05:53 PM EST

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Once you get used to the idea that everything is equally true, decisions get much easier. -- johnny
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Out of that selection by Phage (4.00 / 3) #3 Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 11:13:53 AM EST

I voted for LinDze, but honourable mentions to greyrat and Ignore Amos for the multigrips and carp.
I'm suddenly glad I didn't enter.

Founder member Golgafrinchan 'B' Ark

: Didn't enter. Feh. by greyrat (2.00 / 0) #26 Wed Nov 01, 2006 at 07:37:15 AM EST

That's like me not doing the MFC's. Hmmm. Take that however you like... ;^)
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There is absolutely no correlation or causation amongst intelligence, power, talent and wealth.
Kha-Nyou
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benG, Greener, LinDze by nebbish (4.00 / 1) #4 Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 11:24:21 AM EST

Spacejack and TurboThy were close.

LinDze, your's was superb.

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It's political correctness gone mad!

: Thanks! by LinDze (2.00 / 0) #18 Wed Nov 01, 2006 at 05:28:24 AM EST

Its the old saying where you just keep shooting until you get your one grea shot. I did about ~4 rolls that day and maybe a dozen are even useable.

-Lin Dze
Arbeit Macht Frei
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Greener almost got my vote by hulver (4.00 / 1) #5 Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 11:37:08 AM EST

It's a really good picture, but hasn't really got anything to do with water.
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it was raining by Greener (4.00 / 1) #7 Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 12:08:34 PM EST

but yeah, no obvious water. I figured everyone else was breaking the rules though and it was the contest that lead me to taking that pic so I decided to toss it out there.

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I loved the picture by hulver (4.00 / 1) #8 Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 12:15:20 PM EST

But I'm an anal motherfucker, I didn't vote for anybody else who's picture didn't include water either.
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smart, pretty, sane. pick two - georgeha
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: i didnt notice.. by LinDze (2.00 / 0) #19 Wed Nov 01, 2006 at 05:30:26 AM EST

'till after i read the comment here (and voted) but i think that the streetlight in the background is reflecting off wet pavement/puddle.

-Lin Dze
Arbeit Macht Frei
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I cheated and voted for four by cam (2.00 / 0) #10 Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 01:07:47 PM EST

Lindze, BenG, greyrat and millman; couldn't split the last two.

cam
Freedom, liberty, equity and an Australian Republic

: I'm sorry, I voted for four by alprazolam (4.00 / 1) #11 Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 01:17:20 PM EST

TurboThy's is my favorite. I like straight lines. I liked Millman's colors.
The Haunted House pic was cool but not enough water for a vote.

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BenG is the Bomb by Gedvondur (2.00 / 0) #12 Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 01:43:19 PM EST

Great pic.

Lots of the other pics were top-notch too, but BenG's was the best.

Gedvondur
"I don't have enough middle fingers to communicate my feelings to you." --clover kicker

Only LinDze kept it real by komet (2.00 / 0) #13 Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 01:58:56 PM EST

therefore, only LinDze gets my vote.

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<ni> komet: You are functionally illiterate as regards trashy erotica.

35mm in the hizzzouse! by LinDze (2.00 / 0) #20 Wed Nov 01, 2006 at 05:31:52 AM EST

I really love film and paper. The craft of development and processing more than the art of shooting even.

-Lin Dze
Arbeit Macht Frei
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I thought I was the only one. by komet (2.00 / 0) #21 Wed Nov 01, 2006 at 05:35:04 AM EST

You should try medium or large format some time.

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<ni> komet: You are functionally illiterate as regards trashy erotica.
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Yeah? by LinDze (2.00 / 0) #22 Wed Nov 01, 2006 at 05:58:37 AM EST

I dont know what id step up to. probably a home brew large format sheet camera id suppose. 120 is the "smart" choice but just seems like a bit of a half effort.

In all reality im thinking the next photo project for me will be a hacked digital. I really want to shoot more infrared without killing my bank account. I also love shooting night stuff so a setup of IR LED flood/fill lights sounds like a whole mess of trouble too.

WRT your earlier comment about pushing you should give it a go. I like low light photos, never use a flash, and prefer handheld whenever possible. Because of this 75% of what i do is either TMZ or TMY pushed. No real difference in processing, you lose a little bit of range but the grain still holds when pushing TMX/Y out a stop or two. TX400@800 is interesting, a real gritty but smooth look. Kind of a classic photojournalist feel. TMZ@6400 looks like sand but its really interesting what you can do with that at F1.8/1.4. Ive also tried puling TMY/Z in a stop or two a few times. Its nice, but IIRC I got better results pushing the slower film one stop up.

-Lin Dze
Arbeit Macht Frei
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: Yeah! by komet (2.00 / 0) #27 Wed Nov 01, 2006 at 03:40:01 PM EST

I have both. 120 is like a bigger version of 35mm to develop and print. I use 120 for most casual shooting and hardly touch the 35mm any more.
Sheet film, though, is a fucking pain to process. I have a daylight tank ($$$$) but it's still annoying as fuck. Then there are negative handling issues with the enlarger. Then you see the finished print, and it was all worth it.

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<ni> komet: You are functionally illiterate as regards trashy erotica.
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Voted by yicky yacky (4.00 / 1) #14 Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 02:06:24 PM EST

TurboThy, gpig and LinDze. 'Tis all.
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Votum by TurboThy (2.00 / 0) #15 Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 04:25:00 PM EST

benG, greyrat and LinDze - who should be damn well barred from entering such obviously superior shots :-P

Honourable mention to TheophileEscargot for the best camphone shot I've ever seen.

komet, I'll see your Zürich and raise you an Amsterdam.
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You can't fix anything, you can't change anything, so just tell them that everything is A. The Fuck OK. —Rogerborg

Lots of good shots by debacle (2.00 / 0) #16 Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 05:31:29 PM EST

Pretty amazing, IMHO.

"I'm very responsive to certain stimuli, and pain is pretty much at the top of that list." - BadDoggie

Can I vote for LinDze twice? by greyrat (2.00 / 0) #17 Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 09:23:52 PM EST

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There is absolutely no correlation or causation amongst intelligence, power, talent and wealth.
Kha-Nyou

Thanks for all the kind words by LinDze (4.00 / 2) #23 Wed Nov 01, 2006 at 06:06:44 AM EST

As MM said its not really fair when i have world class scenery all about my back yard. The landscape does 90% of the work for me, I just try to grab whatever catches my eye. Other than that I personally like to push/develop for a real stark contrasty picture that just happens to look real good to most eyes too. This photo is also a bit notable to me as the tonal range is so huge.

I shot 4 rolls that day and only got around a dozen useable pictures. I was shooting into the sun and the fog was coming over the coast. Ended up with blow outs, dead shadows, and fog/blur all over the place. The photography and the development were all quick and dirty. Youll notice its shot off frame and then scanned off square again. No complaints though, Im more than a bit interestd to see what I can do on paper with this.

-Lin Dze
Arbeit Macht Frei

: Scenery by TurboThy (4.00 / 2) #24 Wed Nov 01, 2006 at 07:31:43 AM EST

A bad photographer can make the best scenery look boring.
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You can't fix anything, you can't change anything, so just tell them that everything is A. The Fuck OK. —Rogerborg
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: Your burn rate for usable pictures per rolls by greyrat (2.00 / 0) #25 Wed Nov 01, 2006 at 07:34:28 AM EST

of film is about what I was doing in my heyday. That's nothing to be concerned about.
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There is absolutely no correlation or causation amongst intelligence, power, talent and wealth.
Kha-Nyou
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Id like to thank the Academy.. by LinDze (4.00 / 2) #28 Fri Nov 03, 2006 at 08:42:08 PM EST

Im really looking to see what comes in next time. These entries were really amazing and Im sure theyre only going to get better.

-Lin Dze
Arbeit Macht Frei

I REALLY enjoyed your by randomxs (4.00 / 2) #29 Sat Nov 04, 2006 at 01:29:11 PM EST

beautiful photograph.

Where was it taken?

_{"When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him." - Thomas Szasz}
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: Big Sur, California by LinDze (2.00 / 0) #31 Sat Nov 04, 2006 at 04:06:49 PM EST

I posted some info with the original submission.
Basically I live in Monterey CA and a friend and myself went down for a little hike/picnic/photo action. Locally its a pretty famous spot. there are two large rock formations like this right at the edge of the beach/ocean. My submission was of the northern most fragment you see here.

-Lin Dze
Arbeit Macht Frei
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congrats on the win with your lovely pic :) by dakini (4.00 / 1) #30 Sat Nov 04, 2006 at 02:25:32 PM EST

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