OcUK Photo Comp - Season Five : Round Five - "Emotion" DISCUSSION

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OcUK Photo Comp - Season Five : Round Five - "Emotion" DISCUSSION

Theme: Emotion

Chosen by: Gregeff


Closing date: Midnight Sunday August 13th 2006


Please post all discussion for the current competition in this thread and keep entries in the ENTRIES thread.
DO NOT post any entries in this thread!

Judges: RichDay, xolotl, Matt.

This competition is open to everyone.


RULES
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Rules must be followed. Failure to follow one or more rules will result in disqualification for the current round.

* One image per entrant (may be a montage consisting of two or more photos).
* If a montage is entered, all photos in the image will be judged on their relevance to each other as well as the theme.
* Photos must be posted in or linked to this thread for consideration.
* Photos must be of a reasonable size.
* Photos may have an optional border. If used, this must be a single colour and a reasonable size.
* Photos must have been taken on or after Wednesday, June 14th, 2006. Invalid EXIF dates must be declared.
* Photos that have been commented on previously by any of the judges, will not be considered.
* Photos must be available for viewing in this thread until the competition winner has been announced.
* Photos must be your own work unless posting on behalf of someone else. If this is the case it should be stated in your post.

* Photographers must post their make and model unless it is provided in the EXIF Information.
* Photographers retain full copyright to their entries, so you must contact them before using their entries.

* The winner of each round will choose the theme for the next round.

* The Judges may not discuss or submit their interpretation of the theme until the competition winner has been announced.
* The Judges will not reveal individual scores, however some judges may provide a critique after the competition has ended.
* The Judges may or may not notify disqualified photographers before the deadline.
* The Judges decisions are final.

* Minimum Bribe Level: Canon EOS-1Ds Mk II


RECOMMENDATIONS
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Recommendations are optional.

A '+' sign next to the recommendation means you will gain marks.
A '-' sign next to the recommendation means you will lose marks.
A '/' sign next to the recommentation means your score will not be affected.

Each of the 3 judges will give you a score out of 30 as follows:-


* Technical ( 1 - 10 )

+ Use of Photoshop or Image Editing programs to enhance your photo.
+ Correct use of Lighting/Saturation/Contrast/Exposure.
+ Correct use of DOF (Depth of Field).
+ Appreciation for Rule of Thirds, Golden Mean and other photographic rules.

- Overuse or misuse of Photoshop or other Image Editing programs
- Bad Lighting/Saturation/Contrast/Exposure.
- Blurred photos due to incorrect DOF (Depth of Field) or camera shake.
- Unintentionally slanted photos.

/ EXIF Info is recommended for digital photographers.
/ Camera Settings are recommended for film photographers.


* Theme Relevance ( 1 - 10 )

+ Good interpretation of the theme
+ Originality

/ Your photograph should represent the theme without further commentary.


* Impact ( 1 - 10 )

+ WOW Factor!
+ Overall ambience of the photo.

All past competition Entry, Discussion & Results threads can be found in the PV Archive. Select "From the - beginning" in the Display Options at the bottom of the page to view all Competition threads.
 
Would you all please note the new rule that has been created as a result of the last round:

* Photos must be your own work unless posting on behalf of someone else. If this is the case it should be stated in your post.

Many thanks.
 
sunlitsix said:
where can the EXIF data be found?

If you're using XP; right click the image in Windows Explorer then click Properties. Click the Summary tab and if there's an Advanced button, click it.

You should see the EXIF data.

There are plenty of programs out there that will extract it to the clipboard or a text file for you - just google :)
 
First the good news; spreadsheets and images are winging their way to the other judges. Sorry for taking so long - this is the first chance I've had to get them all together.

Now for the bad news; there are a number of DQs this round as listed below:
Rikki - No image
morgan - two borders
DannyDan - two borders
gandhi - two borders
mrgubby - No image
Sleepyd - two borders
Bri - one and a half(!?!?) borders
pegasus1 - image too old
Geffen - image not showing
-TA- - two borders
 
wunkley's shot didn't appear to have two borders - I did check it but it was late and I was tired so I will have another look at it tonight.
 
Just to bring this thread back from the second page - I've completed my judging. Just waiting for the rest of the results to come back :)
 
I'll collate the results as soon as I can :)

I like the idea of a side comp with phone cams - could we make it a free-for-all, judged by a poll... That way the judges can take part too :)
 
Hi guys,

I should be posting the results late tomorrow night about 10ish.

Just to keep you in the loop :)
 
Hey guys, running a little behind - only just managed to get infront of the computer!

Results soon!
 
Ok, the results are almost ready for posting. I'm not going to do the normal Stats post straight after - you can get that from the stats site now :)

Expect a new thread in 5-10 mins :D

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They're here!

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