Scavenger hunt week 15

March 15th, 2006 - 12:46pm

Well, we’re fifteen weeks in now and participation is about the same this week as last week. I think it’s one down, which is not too bad since one person left the group and the other was kicked due to never commenting or participating.

Pretty happy overall with my pics this week. My Black photo came out quite well but I found it surprisingly difficult to actually take a detailed photo of such a dark subject — it all came down to the poor lighting; and I was unable to use the flash because of the extension tubes poking out. Quite a good macro in the end, I think.

My Numbers shot was inspired by our recent poker game, and I’m pretty pleased with the results. The shot conveys the feeling of trying to hide your cards while playing Texas Hold’em. Probably my second-best of the week.

Although the Spin photo is a great technical accomplishment, the photo is pretty boring. It took about 30 minutes to get this shot, and it’s not impressive at all. The coin was frozen in time from the flash, and the “ghosting” that goes to the upper-left of the shot is actually where the coin went after the flash went off. It looks fake but isn’t. Still unexciting.

My picks:

Black: Chip by stardust96
This and the Black Knight photo by mrdehoot were both pretty good, but I think the depth of field is great on Chip. I didn’t initially like the thing in the background but I think it really helps — it would be great if it were a deck of cards or something else but it’s good as-is.
Numbers: Numbers by stardust96
I’ll be blunt, I don’t think the numbers photos were that good, so I chose this one because it’s the one I dislike least. It is 42 though, so let’s use that as my excuse.
Spin: Spinning Top by mrdehoot
I really liked Poi #2 as well but I think Spinning Top is a better photo compositionally. It might not be as exciting as it doesn’t have the flashy colours of Poi #2 but I still think it’s the better shot — they’re both more interesting than mine, anyway.

So, we’re up to the sixteenth week now. Topics for the next week are:

Sign [2 votes]
Play [0 votes!] (suggested by stardust96)
Motion [1 vote]

Ever since the inappropriately-named Scavenger Hunt began, the emphasis has been on quality and I think that most of the regular participants have been growing artistically. I personally think I have; one of the best ways to improve at photography is to take a lot of photos, and fairly critique them yourself and the group’s been good for me.

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