OcUK Photo Comp - Season Five : Round Two - "Religion" Discussion

cyKey · 1 Apr 2006 at 17:42

TerraS said:
Amazingly I am struggling for a point scraper too!

There are no churches in Toronto? Religious free city?

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 1 Apr 2006 at 17:52

Doesnt look to be making much intrest this one.

cyKey · 1 Apr 2006 at 17:56

Fstop11 said:
Doesnt look to be making much intrest this one.

Yer I know. Its odd. Theres so much scope and yet everyones either done a church or a cross. Where's the football shots, or music shots? Where's the Mosques or Druid temple things?

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 1 Apr 2006 at 18:28

I think people are seeing this as a round for religious people. This is a really creative theme! Im really quite ashtonished by the lack of intrest. I will be doing my shot this week.

Darryn · 1 Apr 2006 at 18:55

Posted mine, struggled with the theme, struggled with the idea I had and then finally struggled with the composition....

Not very many entries so far which highlights the difficulty with the theme.

dod · 1 Apr 2006 at 20:14

cyKey said:
Where's the football shots, or music shots?

Strictly speaking I don't think they fit the theme. Yeah, some people treat those things like a religion, but they're not, they're sports or entertainment.

Just my 2p

cyKey · 1 Apr 2006 at 20:44

dod said:
Strictly speaking I don't think they fit the theme. Yeah, some people treat those things like a religion, but they're not, they're sports or entertainment.

Just my 2p

Ah but its not whether you think they are a religion its whether your shot says "Religion". Christian rock band, gospel choir, David Beckham (modern day jebus)

Darryn · 1 Apr 2006 at 23:04

Well my entry lasted a full 4hours before I tired of it, hopefully this that ive replaced it with will last longer.

Im happier with this shot, its less busy and more "fun" and hopefully more "religious" then the originally posted image.

Colin_da_Killer · 2 Apr 2006 at 02:10

Dreeder your other entry was much stronger imo. :eek:

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 2 Apr 2006 at 05:22

I totally agree with cykey. Although Pete maybe a Liverpool FC Fan. My best mate is a die hard United Fan and I would say he loves them as much to consider it as a religion. The problem a lot of people have is they see religion based on the catholic upbringing/education they have had. This is really a theme to push the border of experimentation.

Zheka · 2 Apr 2006 at 10:04

I think I have a shot for this competition now. Will post it later

dod · 2 Apr 2006 at 10:09

cyKey said:
Christian rock band, gospel choir, David Beckham (modern day jebus)

And there's the difference, the first two are clearly founded in a traditional religious framework. Whether or not we agree with it the first two are celebrating the existence of some "greater" being/presence.

Beckham is an icon, people wouldn't pray to Beckham, Henri, etc. Subjective, I know

cyKey · 2 Apr 2006 at 10:26

Fstop11 said:
I totally agree with cykey. Although Pete maybe a Liverpool FC Fan.

Nah I don't like football

dod said:
Beckham is an icon, people wouldn't pray to Beckham, Henri, etc. Subjective, I know

Hmmm. I think that girl in Bend it like Beckham did.

Shaken from her reverie, Jess wakes up in her bedroom, a shrine to Beckham, to whom she prays, just as her parents pray to the picture of a Sikh guru in the living room downstairs.

Pickers · 2 Apr 2006 at 10:28

I have to be honest, I did have an idea for a shot involving the "beautiful game" but dont think its the right time of year.

PaulStat · 2 Apr 2006 at 10:51

Pickers said:
I have to be honest, I did have an idea for a shot involving the "beautiful game" but dont think its the right time of year.

Rugby you mean?

Pickers · 2 Apr 2006 at 10:53

PaulStat said:
Rugby you mean?

Eugh you find big sweaty men in shorts beautiful!
<points and laughs in a childish manner>
<looks around and realises this isnt GD>
<shys away>

Darryn · 2 Apr 2006 at 15:50

Colin_da_Killer said:
Dreeder your other entry was much stronger imo.

Arhhhh... ive switched back, the more I look at either the more I dislike them, which probably isnt a good sign as a comp entry.

Im now leaving this entry up and not going to look at it until after the comp closes.

Colin_da_Killer · 2 Apr 2006 at 21:19

got my point scraper up, had an idea and didn't execute it properly but well, lets see how it goes this week, maybe i will have another entry up.

cyKey · 2 Apr 2006 at 21:59

Colin_da_Killer said:
got my point scraper up, had an idea and didn't execute it properly but well, lets see how it goes this week, maybe i will have another entry up.

I quite like that shot. Its very subtle and a clever idea.

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 2 Apr 2006 at 22:09

Colin_da_Killer said:
got my point scraper up, had an idea and didn't execute it properly but well, lets see how it goes this week, maybe i will have another entry up.

Much better now with the Select/Feather. Do you see the difference now when you compare ?