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Yeldarb
June 1st, 2005, 08:59 PM
Last year we had some amazing entries in the two photography battles. It's time for another, so here are the rules:

Rules -- UPDATED
Theme: "Once Was Beautiful"
Picture Type: Digital, Scanned, or Photo CD (or pretty much anything else you can think of) -- Black and White or Color
Editing: Only minor adjustments may be made using photo editing software. Levels, Brightness/Contrast, and cropping are allowed. All other edits are not
Participants: Anyone who submits before the deadline (One photo per member)
Entry Deadline: 11:59 PM CST, Monday, June 20, 2005.

We need to decide a theme, and after that is determined, an official submission thread will be created. All chat about the battle should go here and not in the official thread once it is created. The deadline will be approximately 3 weeks after a theme is decided upon and the official thread is created in order to give people time to go out and take their pictures and for the analogers to get their film developed. Once the deadline has passed, we will have a vote and the winner will be determined.

So what are your guys' ideas for the theme? The first battle was reflections, the second was black and white. Other ideas have been nature, people, contrast, color, force, beauty, industry, violence, sky, water, sports, sunrise/sunset, insects, new perspectives, letters/numbers, wildlife, flowers. Come up with some more or pick your favorite.

Edit: So that this doesn't come up later, I forgot to say that the picture you submit needs to be taken specifically for this battle, the point is to get you out and taking pictures (and to have some fun and friendly competition) :D

Submission Thread Here:
http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?p=854742#post854742
mdipi
June 1st, 2005, 09:08 PM
People? I think it might be fun, something like slower.net kinda deal.
ahmed
June 1st, 2005, 09:40 PM
People sounds like an alright theme, although I would prefer a more abstract topic. I'm in for this battle!
Yeldarb
June 1st, 2005, 09:47 PM
Yeah, if it were up to me I'd vote against people as well (although that might just be the antisocial side of me talking).
DariusMonsef
June 1st, 2005, 09:48 PM
how about "once was beautiful"
B3NKobe
June 1st, 2005, 09:52 PM
People sounds like a great idea. I think it would open peoples minds a little and we could get some great entries with it.
ahmed
June 1st, 2005, 09:54 PM
how about "once was beautiful"
Sweet idea!
UNFLUX
June 1st, 2005, 11:19 PM
doesn't matter to me, whatever you want to do. I think you should just decide on a theme and go for it. the longer we talk about it and ask for more input, the longer it's gonna draw out to get started. ;)
Yeldarb
June 1st, 2005, 11:56 PM
Great idea Ethan! I really like the "Once was Beautiful" idea, it allows freedom, yet the entries will still be thematic. Let's go with that. I'll start a thread for submissions, this one should remain for chat about the battle. People are still encouraged and welcome to join, this will not be a closed battle.

So come on people, get your "Once was Beautiful" pictures taken, developed, and posted :thumb:

Good luck everyone!
RadioactveChimp
June 2nd, 2005, 12:27 AM
hey guys i'm in! thanks yeldarb for telling me about it. This time i think i am going to go all out and develop it in my garage/darkroom/silkscreen studio :lol:
GW02
June 2nd, 2005, 12:28 AM
Sounds fun.
I just wish my camera wasn't crap. :P
RadioactveChimp
June 2nd, 2005, 12:30 AM
it's all about the image man... :huh:
grinch
June 2nd, 2005, 02:00 PM
Ah alright, this sounds like fun, I can't wait to get started.

Are multiple entries allowed?

//Sheesh, "people" is going to be a tough theme... I think I'm going to have to borrow my cam off my dad for this battle.
Yeldarb
June 2nd, 2005, 02:41 PM
grinch - it's "Once was Beautiful" not people :P

No, multiple entries are not allowed, pick your best shot to submit.
grinch
June 2nd, 2005, 02:49 PM
grinch - it's "Once was Beautiful" not people :P

No, multiple entries are not allowed, pick your best shot to submit.

Oh thats right, I got have a horrible headache, not reading straight ;)
Krilnon
June 2nd, 2005, 05:14 PM
I think I'm going to have to borrow my cam off my dad for this battle.

That's weird, I was just thinking the same thing! Yesterday I was doing some stuff upstairs and saw that he had a D70 just sitting there on his shelf that he hadn't told anyone about... I'm like ":huh:" ?
grinch
June 4th, 2005, 07:46 PM
Lol welp, got my entry in....
B3NKobe
June 5th, 2005, 12:00 AM
Submitted my entry in the other thread. :D:D
3d Nirvana
June 5th, 2005, 12:39 AM
oo.. i'm gunna enter soon!
Yeldarb
June 5th, 2005, 12:12 PM
Lookin' good so far guys, keep 'em comin'
I took some pictures the other day, but I wasn't too hapy with the results, I'm going to go take some more before I decide which one to submit.
grinch
June 6th, 2005, 09:20 PM
Come on guys, I'm getting anxious! ;)
B3NKobe
June 6th, 2005, 11:35 PM
Come on guys, I'm getting anxious! ;)
Me too :snug:
ahmed
June 7th, 2005, 06:14 PM
So I shot half a roll of film today on things that were beautiful! I'll post pics when I have them developed and everything
grinch
June 7th, 2005, 06:18 PM
Very nice ahmed, can't wait to see em' ;)
ahmed
June 7th, 2005, 06:23 PM
Very nice ahmed, can't wait to see em' ;)Yeah, don't get too hyped though :P
ahmed
June 7th, 2005, 08:59 PM
Argh, I put the film in for 1-hour developing andddddd they're like "we're too busy today, pick it up tomorrow" :!:

I wish I could develop my own photos!
grinch
June 7th, 2005, 10:14 PM
Haha yeah we have a dark room in our school, so I get develop my own ;)

And prettyboy, about your statement that went with your submission about the border, I'd consider it fine, because you didn't edit the picture, only a border :D
ahmed
June 7th, 2005, 10:36 PM
Haha yeah we have a dark room in our school, so I get develop my own ;)
We have one or two darkrooms at my school, but i don't know anything about developing film.. shamefully enough
DariusMonsef
June 8th, 2005, 12:24 AM
grinch, sounds good to me. if anyone else cares I can take off the border.
UNFLUX
June 8th, 2005, 12:46 AM
generally, borders are fine in a photo contest. It's not a change to the image itself, it's a presentation. I would be shocked it a border or matting was not allowed.

i saw a couple ideas earlier today but couldn't shoot it. I'll make some time tomorrow and see if my idea pans out.

:kommie:
Yeldarb
June 8th, 2005, 01:39 AM
Borders are fine, generally when you print a picture you get it matted anyway. Basically the rules are just there to prevent things you wouldn't be able to do in a dark room (and some of the tricky stuff that you could do in a darkroom but generally wouldn't ;)).

Nice submission btw.
DariusMonsef
June 8th, 2005, 05:01 PM
un your entry isn't showing up for me...
grinch
June 8th, 2005, 05:30 PM
We have one or two darkrooms at my school, but i don't know anything about developing film.. shamefully enough

Yeah, luckily, I had my photography teacher teach me... She's crazy


//nice pic Flux ;)
ahmed
June 8th, 2005, 05:34 PM
AWW MAN UNFLUX..

this was my entry:

http://www.syntheticorange.com/oncewasbeautiful.jpg
the grass is greener on the other side, quite literally!

And I had to chop down the tree just for this battle (lie.)
UNFLUX
June 8th, 2005, 05:38 PM
un your entry isn't showing up for me...
it's not? weird...

ahmed - so you aren't going to enter it now?
DariusMonsef
June 8th, 2005, 06:02 PM
ok it is now. nice shot.
ahmed
June 8th, 2005, 09:50 PM
it's not? weird...

ahmed - so you aren't going to enter it now?
I am, i'll try and make a different pic though!
grinch
June 8th, 2005, 10:52 PM
Haha and I always thought you were a tree hugger ahmed... ;)
Bokke
June 9th, 2005, 12:52 PM
Woah uniflux, great shot :)
Bokke
June 9th, 2005, 12:52 PM
Woah uniflux, great shot :)
grinch
June 9th, 2005, 04:54 PM
Looks like some people posted a reply in the submissions thread... Jesus can't people read?
grinch
June 9th, 2005, 04:54 PM
Looks like some people posted a reply in the submissions thread... Jesus can't people read?
DariusMonsef
June 9th, 2005, 05:26 PM
where is kyoto?
DariusMonsef
June 9th, 2005, 05:26 PM
where is kyoto?
grinch
June 9th, 2005, 07:04 PM
I don't really see how the theme relates to clouds... But I got no problem with it ;)
grinch
June 9th, 2005, 07:04 PM
I don't really see how the theme relates to clouds... But I got no problem with it ;)
DariusMonsef
June 9th, 2005, 09:23 PM
brossie you have some pretty sweet photos in your blog. i would like to hear your thought on how your cloud pic though to you shows something that was once beautiful....

... a clear beautiful sky now covered in clouds?

... a beautiful ocean that evaporated, condensated and will soon percipitate?
...
brossiekoppie
June 10th, 2005, 09:40 AM
First of all thanks on comment on photoblog prettyboy!

About my picture: I thought it was quite a difficult theme and at first I didn't find any good picture.

But, these clouds and the beautiful sky stand for clean air. But, the clean air has disappeared that's why many countries from all over the world signed a contract (except USA:upset: ) in the Japanese town Kyoto in which they declare to minimize the CO2 emission and the emission of other exhausting fumes.
Quite a lot for some clouds, isn't it. :hugegrin:

Hope you understand it better this way,bros
farsite
June 10th, 2005, 11:35 AM
submitted my entry entitled "Prayer Tree"
3d Nirvana
June 10th, 2005, 11:56 PM
arg. i wish it were nature photos, i went out to take photos today, and couldnt find anything run down or brokenish

took soem cool pics horses and ducks tho. :)
cant we change it to nature photos? ;)
Yeldarb
June 18th, 2005, 04:51 PM
I submitted mine :D
What do you guys think? (Comments/Crits welcome)

Come on guys, get your entries in before the deadline (it's Monday :P)
grinch
June 18th, 2005, 05:26 PM
Great Job Bardley, I love your photo.
xen
June 18th, 2005, 06:30 PM
Very nice pics Grinch and B3nkobe .. I'm impressed.
Yeldarb
June 20th, 2005, 12:30 PM
Thanks Grinch.

Last Day Guys, get your submissions in! :P