OcUK Photo Comp - Season Five : Round Seven - "Candid" DISCUSSION

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OcUK Photo Comp - Season Five : Round Seven - "Candid" DISCUSSION

Theme: Candid

Chosen by: dod


Closing date: Midnight Sunday November 5th 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, 6 September 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.
 
Now the interesting question is, who's will be more candid than the others to get super high theme marks? Will we have people hidden in bushes? I expect morgan to post a wedding shot, mrk too or perhaps a relative ;)
 
the problem is going to be, 50 candid shots - with difficulty in choosing a winner.

i suspect there will be a downturn in people submitting this round as it's been said its gonna push people's comfort zone.
 
Broadbandplacey said:
the problem is going to be, 50 candid shots - with difficulty in choosing a winner.

More so than 50 panning motion shots? :) I wonder if anyone can rent me a Leica M8 with f/1 lens...
 
Excellent choice. I'm crap at candid so this is a good excuse to practise :)

One thing tho, I've always considered candid shots to be of people who do not know they are being photographed but I often see photos on photography forums of people who are posing for/looking at the camera and they are being labelled as 'candids'? Is this allowed for this comp?
 
man this is going to be a test for me in many ways. Im a reasonbly shy person anyway, but when out with a camera and having to take pictures of random people! :eek: :(
 
Hmmm , could be difficult. I only take photos for my enjoyment , specificaly things I find interesting (it is my hobby after all).

People shots , noooope , they just don't do anything for me :(
 
Ugley_Matt said:
Well now we know who ordered that massive telephoto lens, dod clearly has this with an eye for the competition ;)
LOL but nope, people photography is not my thing at all, I'm hoping that if I even manage to get a shot it's going to be at one of the events I do usually go to. A bit like this type of thing :) Otherwise I'm screwed ;)

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Always up for something different but I think I am going to have to start by finding out what that word means!
 
Mohain said:
One thing tho, I've always considered candid shots to be of people who do not know they are being photographed but I often see photos on photography forums of people who are posing for/looking at the camera and they are being labelled as 'candids'? Is this allowed for this comp?

You can enter anything you like, whether us judges interpret it as being candid or not is another matter entirely :D
 
my first thoughts about this round were "ok I'll miss this round" but upon reading the links above I'll think I might have a go! :D
 
Hmmmmm, never really tried candid. I did have a bash in Londonistan not long ago, and got a couple of good images. I think I'll head down to a very crowded Brighton one weekend soon, perhaps the Lanes with their interesting buidings and people......
 
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