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

mrk · 30 Oct 2006 at 03:46

AdWright for winnar :O

Some mrk bloke has also added his entry, damn!

PaulStat · 30 Oct 2006 at 09:06

mrk said:
AdWright for winnar :O

Some mrk bloke has also added his entry, damn!

You still haven't explained how you get such pin sharp images, and the eyes the eyeeeeees!!!!!!

mrk · 30 Oct 2006 at 09:33

PaulStat said:
You still haven't explained how you get such pin sharp images, and the eyes the eyeeeeees!!!!!!

heh thankyou very much I suppose

There is no secret to it really ^_^

cyKey · 30 Oct 2006 at 10:07

mrk said:
AdWright for winnar :O

Some mrk bloke has also added his entry, damn!

cyKey said:
I expect morgan to post a wedding shot, mrk too or perhaps a relative

I can see the future! Your photo seems to be lacking a border, even though you say you added one.

Edit: I've updated my image to something more on topic. Its taken from a recent photo shoot that I assisted on. While my other image is technically better, this one says candid more.

mrk · 30 Oct 2006 at 19:14

:O I see a border :/

cyKey · 30 Oct 2006 at 19:31

mrk said:
:O I see a border :/

Ah I see it now. I'm using a custom CSS script that sets the forum colours to dark greys which almost match your border.

Things change I've changed · 31 Oct 2006 at 00:41

I've changed my entry.............................grabs coat and runs...........

cyKey · 31 Oct 2006 at 01:04

lowrider007 said:
I've changed my entry.............................grabs coat and runs...........

That feels really staged. So does anyone not get my photo? I've been told it looks like the people are behind a doorway instead of a reflection. I'd appreciate some feedback. I have a more obvious shot but I liked this shot.

Things change I've changed · 31 Oct 2006 at 02:15

cyKey said:
That feels really staged.

ummmmmm, damm this theme is hard, may have to change it again, thanks for the feedback tho.

mrgubby · 31 Oct 2006 at 08:53

cyKey said:
So does anyone not get my photo? I've been told it looks like the people are behind a doorway instead of a reflection. I'd appreciate some feedback. I have a more obvious shot but I liked this shot.

Much preferred your first shot , just looked so much more 'real'

cyKey · 31 Oct 2006 at 08:54

mrgubby said:
Much preferred your first shot , just looked so much more 'real'

Huh really? You're saying this one seems faker?

Logsi · 31 Oct 2006 at 14:27

Definitely your first shot CyKey. The picture as a whole was better!

I like MichaelG's shot, best so far in my eyes!

cyKey · 31 Oct 2006 at 14:30

5bjoshua said:
Definitely your first shot CyKey. The picture as a whole was better!

I like MichaelG's shot, best so far in my eyes!

Yeah its technically better but this is more on topic I feel and thats the most important point.

Logsi · 31 Oct 2006 at 14:31

cyKey said:
Yeah its technically better but this is more on topic I feel and thats the most important point.

Good point!

EDIT : Cykey would you mind me asking what you do to create the sepia color with your photo's? I really like the effect it has on certain shots!

brocksta · 31 Oct 2006 at 15:05

i like your new one cykey. Your last one was an awesome shot, but i didnt think it fitted the theme. I think candid is a very hard one to judge and differnet people have their own views on what candid is. Personally id say your first one, as well as a couple in this round seem more portrait to me.

Things change I've changed · 31 Oct 2006 at 15:13

brocksta said:
couple in this round seem more portrait to me.

that's what I was initially thinking, I think a lot of people are confusing 'candid' photography with lifestyle portrait photography, I could be wrong tho, I still pretty new to this game.

cyKey · 31 Oct 2006 at 15:14

lowrider007 said:
that what I was initially thinking, I think a lot of people are confusing 'candid' photography with lifestyle portrait photography, I could be wrong tho, I still pretty new to this game.

Agreed. Some great shots but they're too portrait, which I think quite simply means theres no context. Too close to their faces to see the actual candid moment.

Mohain · 31 Oct 2006 at 15:24

cyKey said:
Yeah its technically better but this is more on topic I feel and thats the most important point.

From a personal point of view that's correct but from a scoring point of view it's probably not to be honest. I think a great pic that's arguably off topic will score better than an OK pic bang on topic.

But it's not about the winning it's about the personal development, isn't it? Isn't it?!? *goes off to check who ahead of him in the tables...*

cyKey · 31 Oct 2006 at 15:26

Mohain said:
From a personal point of view that's correct but from a scoring point of view it's probably not to be honest. I think a great pic that's arguably off topic will score better than an OK pic bang on topic.

But it's not about the winning it's about the personal development, isn't it? Isn't it?!? *goes off to check who ahead of him in the tables...*

Exactly. I would rather enter an on topic image and loose points than enter something just to get points.

hoodmeister · 31 Oct 2006 at 15:42

To be honest CyKey I much, much prefer this entry - infact I think it's flippin' ace

lowriders is pretty chucklesome, too