OcUK Photo Comp - Season Twelve: Round One - "Resolutions" RESULTS

ichabod crane · 25 Feb 2013 at 21:26

OcUK Photo Comp - Season Twelve: Round One - "Resolutions" RESULTS

WINNER: JRJ

Total scores for the round

Code:

Photographer    Tech    Theme  Impact  Total
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JRJ		19	21	23	63
Red.5ive.Oh	19	21	21	61
englishpremier	17	18	18	53
chet84		18	17	17	52
cokecan72	15	17	16	48
TheAlex		11	12	12	35

Technical marks

Code:

Photographer    Tech    Theme  Impact  Total
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JRJ		19	21	23	63
Red.5ive.Oh	19	21	21	61
chet84		18	17	17	52
englishpremier	17	18	18	53
cokecan72	15	17	16	48
TheAlex		11	12	12	35

Theme marks

Code:

Photographer    Tech    Theme  Impact  Total
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JRJ		19	21	23	63
Red.5ive.Oh	19	21	21	61
englishpremier	17	18	18	53
chet84		18	17	17	52
cokecan72	15	17	16	48
TheAlex		11	12	12	35

Impact marks

Code:

Photographer    Tech    Theme  Impact  Total
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JRJ		19	21	23	63
Red.5ive.Oh	19	21	21	61
englishpremier	17	18	18	53
chet84		18	17	17	52
cokecan72	15	17	16	48
TheAlex		11	12	12	35

Results are sorted in four different ways:
1. Total scores: Total, Technical, Theme
2. Technical scores: Technical, Theme, Impact
3. Theme scores: Theme, Technical, Impact
4. Impact scores: Impact, Technical, Theme
OcUK Photo competition results site http://ocukphotocomp.growse.com/

Congratulations JRJ!Please forward the new theme to me by email. (hotmail address in trust)

ichabod crane · 25 Feb 2013 at 21:27

chet84
Fun image - like the concept. Might have given it a touch more space around the subject, but well put together overall.

Interesting take on fighting the fat for this theme. Id like to see the introducing of movement and additional off camera lighting which would help create more impact.

A fun take on the theme choice with good relevance, the lighting could do with some work for that studio look.

cokecan72
Nicely put together, though I'm not sure the transparency adds to it that much? Perhaps it would have been more effective to start transparent and get progressively more opaque as the pack falls?

The narrative is there but the image needs polishing. The plastic bag, although practical doesn't add anything to an image about quitting smoking.

A nice idea but just needs some refinement, I would have removed the plastic bag and left the cigarette packet as solid not transparent for stronger impact.

englishpremier
Nice idea for the theme, but you've clipped the highlights and it feels a bit soft overall.

Get rid of the black border. Aside from that it conveys the get fit by running very well. Composition is spot on with a good use of leading lines drawing the eye into the image.

Great composition and subject for the theme, watch for the clipping though in winter light its terrible for your highlights and the border is a little over powering.

JRJ
Really like the idea for this. I'm not too fond of the yellowy tinge to it all, though.

A classic resolution, paying of the credit card debt. A pity you're burning a debit card. A small niggle though on what is a good photo for this month’s theme.

Great shot, and theme subject, shame it is a debit card you should have just photoshopped it to say credit.

Red.5ive.Oh
Effective simple composition and nice and obvious link to the theme. Works well.

A great shot with all the image elements working towards the quitting smoking narrative. Well done!

Simple and effective shot for the theme works well.

TheAlex
Seems like a bit of a snapshot to me, really, and I think has the poorest link to the theme of the entries. Not something you'd want on your wall.

I'm struggling to see the theme here other than get out more on the bike? The square crop doesn't add anything to the image and more of the sky is needed to create a better landscape image.

Struggling to get the theme from this one, as a shot I think it is fun and something that wouldn’t be out of place on a cycling forum.

cokecan · 26 Feb 2013 at 12:39

Thanks for the feedback. I was aiming to have the cigarette packet non-transparent but this was my first time trying a stroboscopic photo and I didn't quite have the power of my flash set high enough (I think!).....excuses excuses

Kudos to JRJ

JRJ · 26 Feb 2013 at 13:58

WOW Thanks didnt expect that.

Ha the shot was origanally done with a Credit card but I was a bit enthusiastic with the blow torch! Appreciate the feedback

TheAlex · 28 Feb 2013 at 20:54

Heh, I knew I shouldn't have entered - my worst score ever. Thanks and well done JRJ.