Round 2 - DVXUser Photography Contest

[Jeremy Ordan]

Hello photography people...

After more than 5000 views and 600 comments the DVXUser Photography Contest will move into the second round!

Why?
Why is a filmmaking community doing something with photography? Simple... With photography you learn about lighting, composition, framing, blocking, and it is fun. Ask any of the 30 people who submitted for the first round to raise money for charity as well as participate in a community event and they will tell you, it was fun, plus:

It is very simple

*Take a picture that fits within the topic of the week on any camera with any lens that you want.
*Post process the image in any way that you choose and see fit.
*Please do not post any images that are larger than 8" x 10" at 72DPI
*Email the image to DVXUser@stffilms.com along with any comments regarding the image
*Vote and comment on the images submitted
*The winner will choose the topic for next weeks photography contest.

Simple, right? Maybe too simple... So what's the catch? There is no catch! No cost. No one profitting. No one stealing your images and claiming them as their own. Nothing...

PRIZE:
*The winner chooses next weeks topic (example: landscape, macro, or anything)

This week's topic: Summertime (Chosen by CR_OPSO, last weeks winner)
Due Date: August 23rd @ 11:59 EST
Voting Period: August 24th - August 27th @ 11:59 EST
Next Topic Posting on: August 23rd

FINE PRINT: I will post the top 10 finishers on Midnight on August 23rd, please PM me within 24 hours with the topic for the next week.

Good luck everyone and I can't wait to see what you submit!

-Jeremy

EDIT:

Photos are now posted and can be viewed and voted upon at http://www.stffilms.com/Photos/index.php

EDIT:


RESULTS: TOP 5

1. Beachfolk http://www.stffilms.com/Photos/albums/userpics/10002/thumb_beachfolk.jpg
2. Splash http://www.stffilms.com/Photos/albums/userpics/10002/thumb_Splash.jpg
3. Shred http://www.stffilms.com/Photos/albums/userpics/10002/thumb_clichecr4.jpg
4. Life’s a Beach http://www.stffilms.com/Photos/albums/userpics/10002/thumb_lifes-a-beach.jpg
5. Untitled http://www.stffilms.com/Photos/albums/userpics/10002/thumb_charlotte_0591_1000.jpg

Complete results available here (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=67552&page=20)

[Matt Grunau]

Rock!

:thumbsup:

[Isaac_Brody]

Roll!

:)

[MattinSTL]

Summertime. That's hot.

[Blaine]

Summertime. That's hot.
Sizzlin' :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

[cast4shows]

:costumed-smiley-047 4 sizzle my nizzle :costumed-smiley-047.....great topic...see you all on judgement day...congrats again to everyone...fun contest

[HowDareMe]

:congrats again to everyone...fun contest


ditto

[mikkowilson]

Bring it on!

- Mikko

[Jeremy Ordan]

I guess I should participate in the roll call also... I'm in, cause if you're not in, then you're out, and I don't want to be out like a pair of tight rolled jeans (note: if you were not born prior to 1980 then you may not understand that comment).

-Jeremy

[mikkowilson]

Wait? In? Out? Huh? :huh:

I'm confused.


- Mikko ... Skips right to the "turning around" part.

[HorseFilms]

I'll take another shot. Maybe I'll be sober when I take this one... maybe.:beer:

[CR_OPSO]

I'm glad y'all like the topic and can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!

Chad

[Jeremy Ordan]

I have something twisted planned for this one...

-Jeremy

[Mike McNeese]

I don't want to be out like a pair of tight rolled jeans

Huh, tight rolls are out of style!? When did this happen, and why did no one tell me.

I have no idea what I'm going to waste my time taking stills of, but I'll give it a shot.

[iposiniditos]

Rock!
Roll!
Rock 'n' Roll!
:)

[Jeremy Ordan]

Rock 'n' Roll!
:)

Hoo-chee-choo

-Jeremy

[CR_OPSO]

I have something twisted planned for this one...

-Jeremy

Oh uh... is it too late to change the topic? :)

Just kiddin!

Chad

[Kirk Gillock]

Point. Shoot. Submit.

Sounds easy enough. :) I'm in.

[Jeremy Ordan]

Oh uh... is it too late to change the topic? :)

Just kiddin!

Chad

I storyboard for a photo the same way I do for a film... I'm excited about this one and think that the topic is just so open it really lends itself to interpretation and some far out ideas...

-Jeremy

[obendega]

When was the start date for this?

Or are we supposed to wait untill we hear about it to shoot something. I have some cool pics from last week but I didn't know about this yet when I shot them.

Thanks!

[Jeremy Ordan]

Start date is yesterday so something shot between then and the deadline, although we're not requiring proof or anything like that, just an honor code... with the threat of dismemberment if violated :)

-Jeremy

[Larry R]

I'll take another shot. Maybe I'll be sober when I take this one... maybe.:beer:

I figured you'd take a shot like those Corona commercials...that would fit your "trademark" and satisfy the "summertime" theme :)

[bustak]

Originally posted by PK
Point. Shoot. Submit.
Sounds easy enough. :) I'm in. PK you're in Thailand! It always looks like summer for you, so you probably have millions of summer looking pictures, even in December! :)

I live in Illinois, we have a 2 month window to get those summer shots. I hope I win this time, then I'll make the next category WINTER! :)

[Blaine]

PK you're in Thailand! It always looks like summer for you, so you probably have millions of summer looking pictures, even in December! :)

I live in Illinois, we have a 2 month window to get those summer shots. I hope I win this time, then I'll make the next category WINTER! :)
Yeah, then you'll be playing right into Mikko's hands...:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

[Brandon Rice]

Cool... I'll submit something.

[HorseFilms]

I figured you'd take a shot like those Corona commercials...that would fit your "trademark" and satisfy the "summertime" theme :)

You're really close to what I was thinking of.:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

[Jeremy Ordan]

I'm glad to see we have so many people returning from Round 1... Now if we could just get some new blood... Promote, spam, let people know! Spread the word...

-Jeremy

[mikkowilson]

Yeah, then you'll be playing right into Mikko's hands...:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

..Naw, I think my ideal category would be "the crappy week in the fall when it's gray and rainy non stop".
We are havign crappy weather here this summer, nothing but rain and drizzle.


- Mikko ... can count the times he saw the sun in the past month on his left hand. Seriosuly.

[CR_OPSO]

PK you're in Thailand! It always looks like summer for you, so you probably have millions of summer looking pictures, even in December! :)

I live in Illinois, we have a 2 month window to get those summer shots. I hope I win this time, then I'll make the next category WINTER! :)
NOOOOO!!!!! I live in Louisiana... we're lucky to get 2 days of "winter"! :)

Chad

[infokill]

Im in!

[Joey Lawrence]

Wicked man, let's boogie!

I'm in

[Jeremy Ordan]

Just to remind everyone, the picture you submit should have been taken during the period of when the challenge starts and ends.

-Jeremy

[david jerome]

Are the pictures from round 1 still posted anywhere? I just saw this thread and I think it's pretty cool.

[oneinfiniteloop]

Just to remind everyone, the picture you submit should have been taken during the period of when the challenge starts and ends.

-Jeremy

:crybaby: <-----film user left out...oh well, I guess it's an excuse to go pick up that D200 I've been eyeing

:crybaby: <----realizing I don't have enough money for the D200

[Jeremy Ordan]

:crybaby: <-----film user left out...oh well, I guess it's an excuse to go pick up that D200 I've been eyeing

:crybaby: <----realizing I don't have enough money for the D200

You can get something developed in a week... or at least you can use a cell phone camera/dvx/nonslr camera...

-Jeremy

[CR_OPSO]

Are the pictures from round 1 still posted anywhere? I just saw this thread and I think it's pretty cool.

Many of them are in the original thread starting around page 20 (when people started claiming their photos):

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=66284&page=20

And all of them are here (but you have to register to see them... not a big deal, just use your dvxuser name and any password):
http://www.stffilms.com/Photos/

Chad

[mikegrasso]

I am in on this one.

Now what to shoot????

[oneinfiniteloop]

I'm going to try, been busy though...

[g0ldenb0y55]

Count me in for this one!

[Jeremy Ordan]

Just to update everyone, in the next 24 hours the photo database is being relocated to a new dedicated T1 server with unlimited bandwith. This will open up a lot of opportunities and hopefully in the next few weeks it will also allow for user portfolios. I'm trying to work out the last little details, but as of right now, things are looking so bright we'll all have to wear shades.

-Jeremy

[g0ldenb0y55]

Awesome bro! T1 with unlimited bandwidth! Can't beat that! This contest will definately flourish with you on the job Jeremy! You have done so much.

[Jeremy Ordan]

My only goal is that we continue to grow it and people learn from it. Personally I can say that I've booked a couple of studio portrait things, even using my D50 and only having continuos lights, but they are coming along great. Those are things that wouldn't have happened without these contests and talking photography and post production techniques with the members here. I think it's bad ass.

-Jeremy

[mikkowilson]

Jeremy!! You are YELLOW!! and a 'Master'.

Congratulations! Very cool and well deserved. :thumbsup:

- Mikko

[Jeremy Ordan]

Thanks, completely a surpise and unexpected but I'm going to just follow Hudson's lead and hope everything works out alright :)

-Jeremy

[HorseFilms]

Congrats, Jeremy! Enjoy the "powers.":)

[vidled]

Jee be Yellow!! Congrats!

(....still thinking about current contest....)

[Jeremy Ordan]

OK, motivation time...

If we exceed 50 entries (we had 31 last time) I will make a $50 donation to Isara.com.

-Jeremy

[Kirk Gillock]

Wow! Thanks a lot Jeremy, that's very generous of you.

And congratulations on your DVXuser promotion. :)

[Brandon Rice]

when's the deadline?

[JoshuaNitschke]

I'll try to make it this time.

Haven't felt like doing anything lately.

[Jeremy Ordan]

when's the deadline?

Look at page 1

-Jeremy

[J.R. Hudson]

I got some film today Jeremy for my 35mm (Non digital!)

[Jeremy Ordan]

John knows it's 06, just not 2006 :)

-Jeremy

[vidled]

35mm? Love it, John!
What cam?

[Blaine]

John knows it's 06, just not 2006 :)

-Jeremy
LMAO :grin: :grin:

http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_g/0_groups_and_outings_1890_eps_outing_inglis.jpg

[Jeremy Ordan]

Where is everyone at with their entries? Mine is storyboarded (yes, I storyboard my photos so I can set up quicker) and location found but it is going to be Sunday before I have a chance to shoot it.

So...

-Jeremy

[JoshuaNitschke]

Still trying to hunt down a sports car and 6 bikini babes. ;)

[mikkowilson]

Shooting tommorrow probably.
I'll probably submit on Sunday night or Monday.

- Mikko.

[Kirk Gillock]

It won't stop raining here. :(

[CR_OPSO]

I haven't shot mine yet either. I have a good idea of what I want to do, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to do it. And I've pretty much got to take it tomorrow since I'm heading out of town after that (not to the beach).

Chad

[HowDareMe]

been stuck in the office all week. all the kids are out of school, playing around and im sitting behind my desk. I hope to get somthing shot this weekend. cant wait to see what everyone comes up with.

[thartley]

I'm in...will add this to things to do before leaving town.... :)

[NewYorkLion]

So we really cant use a picture we've already taken? (another film guy here, and i only really shoot slides, so it takes a while)

[Cryogenic Filmworks]

So we really cant use a picture we've already taken? (another film guy here, and i only really shoot slides, so it takes a while)
No that's part of the beauty of it. You have to take a new photo based on the contest theme.

[Jeremy Ordan]

Cryogenic is correct, all images should be taken during the period from when the contest is announced until when the submission is due. We're working with the honor code here, so we are not requiring you to submit a RAW file or anything like that, but it's all for fun, so play nicely.

-Jeremy

[Kirk Gillock]

Don't forget that there's $50 going to charity if we have 50 entries. So, if you can't shoot what you want, then just submit a photo taken with your mobile phone and that will be good enough. :) Seriously. TheYankee didn't say that had to be good entries. hehehehe

[Jeremy Ordan]

A little more than 48 hours left... Who is bailing out?

-Jeremy

[HowDareMe]

if i dont find a picture today, i may have to bail out....

[HorseFilms]

I'll get something done, most likely with the DVX again. I don't own a digital still camera.

[Blaine]

I'll get something done, most likely with the DVX again. I don't own a digital still camera.
Shoot it without the letterbox :) that way we won't know it's you. :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

[Joe Kras]

I didn't have time to shoot film like I wanted to, so had to revert to my old piece of $*** point and shoot digital cam.

But I will have an entry.

[500lb Productions]

OK, I managed to shoot something this weekend after all. Guess i'm the first one to get mine in?

[Blaine]

I sent mine out yesterday.:)

[500lb Productions]

I sent mine out yesterday.:)

Ah then you have plenty of time to go generate a setup and write a scene ;-)

[HorseFilms]

Shoot it without the letterbox :) that way we won't know it's you. :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

I have a feeling you'll know it's me anyway.:)

[Jeremy Ordan]

My crystal ball is telling me that it will be horse drinking in the sun :)

-Jeremy

[HowDareMe]

im all in! cant wait to see everyones pics!!!

[HorseFilms]

My crystal ball is telling me that it will be horse drinking in the sun :)

-Jeremy

That's pretty close to what I had in mind. :) I don't care about being anonymous or winning the competition. I'm in it for the fun and trying to help Isara do some good.:beer:

[FlintMI]

don't see it anywhere -- one submission per user right? I have 2-3 good ones, I can't make up my mind!

[Jeremy Ordan]

don't see it anywhere -- one submission per user right? I have 2-3 good ones, I can't make up my mind!

One submission per person is correct and it should be taken during the contest period. I think everyone has to sort between several shots and choosing the one that you feel best applies to the challenge as well as demonstrates what you are attempting to convey is one of the key elements of doing this.

-Jeremy

[Kirk Gillock]

Photo sent. Won't win. But it's the shot that counts. :)

[KOVAROVA]

so, call me lame.. but where are the photos at for viewing?

[Jeremy Ordan]

The link will be up tonight at midnight.

-Jeremy

[KOVAROVA]

ah.. tnx. btw if i didnt say it yet... Jeremy it is really cool that you are making this happen. all the best!

[mikkowilson]

Oh so many photos to go through... so little time.

- Mikko ... will enter in a few hours.

[Jeremy Ordan]

Oh so many photos to go through... so little time.

- Mikko ... will enter in a few hours.

Dude, I don't want to hear it... This weekend was Yankees vs. Red Sox so obviously I didn't shoot then. Then I have been interviewing for a promotion at work (which I was denied), so with the deadline looming I had my model show up this morning at 7AM and we went and shot for an hour. There was so much humidity that the only lens I could use without it fogging was my 50mm 1.8, so needless to say, it was a rough morning and I'm covered in bug bites. 200+ photos, 6 decents ones, and somewhere in that mess of 6 decent ones there is that one special shot... I just need to find it. If that's not dedication/addiction, I don't know what is :)

-Jeremy

[-zach-]

This weekend was Yankees vs. Red Sox

I went to the Sunday game. I saw A-Rod ground into a double play. Jesus.

[Jeremy Ordan]

My completely off topic post of the day:

Football you complete 3 out of 10 tackles or passes or blocks and you get fired.
Basketball you complete 3 out of 10 blocks, passes, shots, or plays and you get fired.
Tennis you complete 3 out of 10 shots you are off the tour

Baseball... you hit 3 out of 10 and you go to the hall of fame. I appreciate Arod even more now that he is struggling. I'm not on the whole I hate Arod bandwagon...

Back on topic: I think that tonight we'll have a rash of submissions because this morning I didn't think that we would even hit as many submissions as last time.

-Jeremy

[-zach-]

I don't hate A-rod, but it's frustrating when he makes a bad play.

I can't decide between two pictures I want to submit. One is really professional looking but kind of generic. The other one is interesting and kind of funny, but it's not very professional looking. This is hard!

[MattinSTL]

Been a busy and frustrating week... snapped a couple shots in desperation while doing other work... hate to submit mediocre sh*t... but I have no problem taking criticism... better to be in it then be a spectator again. It's all good... looking forward to seeing what you guys did.

[Blaine]

It's starting to feel like Christmas Eve...I can't wait for tomorrow to open "packages." :)

[-zach-]

So who's staying up till twelve for the submissions?

[Blaine]

I'm gonna try, with my "milk and cookies" :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

After all, that's 9:00 pm PDT :thumbsup:

[Brandon Rice]

Hey, about to send mine to ya Jeremy!

[-zach-]

After all, that's 9:00 pm PDT :thumbsup:
Oh darn! Well for me it's 12, and I'm hoping I don't fall asleep.

[Brandon Rice]

Sent dude, hope you got it! Good luck everyone! I was real happy how my photo turned out this time :)

[thartley]

Mine should be there already. Its horribly done in the vein of theater of the absurd. I was running late for my flight out of town, so it is what it is, but not what I wanted. heh! I'll see all the great photos tomorrow...and then be ashamed I entered (except for knowing my crappy shot might save a skull in Thailand) :)

[-zach-]

Sent mine. I'll be checking back in approximately two hours. peace out.

[Jeremy Ordan]

Don't forget you can include any description with the picture, most of you didn't want to do that... I got two hours to process mine, but midnight I will post the link for everyone, and please remember, I need for you to email me the images, last time with the PMs I couldn't keep track of who submitted what. This is easiest.

Thanks!

-Jeremy

[Mike McNeese]

Just submitted mine. Can't wait to see the rest, cuz I'm sick of looking at this one.

[HorseFilms]

I'm in. It's not exactly brilliant, but it's a freaking picture.:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

[CR_OPSO]

A little more than 48 hours left... Who is bailing out?

-Jeremy
Believe it or not... I pick the dern topic and can't even take a photo for it. I just got back from Jasper, AR... and it rained the whole time I was there (not that Jasper screams "summertime" when the weather's nice anyway). I thought I'd have more time when I got back home, but no luck. I'll look through my pics from the trip and see if anything can be twisted to be somewhat on topic.

Chad

[Blaine]

Believe it or not... I pick the dern topic and can't even take a photo for it. I just got back from Jasper, AR... and it rained the whole time I was there (not that Jasper screams "summertime" when the weather's nice anyway). I thought I'd have more time when I got back home, but no luck. I'll look through my pics from the trip and see if anything can be twisted to be somewhat on topic.

Chad
Why I oughta... :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

[Jeremy Ordan]

40 minutes... To update everyone where we are at...

22 entries thus far.

There were two people that I emailed today regarding the image not being taken in this window as well as the image link sent not working. If either of them resend in the next 24 hours I will add them to the album.

40 minutes left.

-Jeremy

[mikkowilson]

Finalizing now, will e-mail in the next 15 mins..


- Mikko

[Brandon Rice]

40 minutes... To update everyone where we are at...

22 entries thus far.

There were two people that I emailed today regarding the image not being taken in this window as well as the image link sent not working. If either of them resend in the next 24 hours I will add them to the album.

40 minutes left.

-Jeremy

cool, and you handled my pic, right dude? :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

[mikkowilson]

Entered!

I look forwards to seeing everyone's fantastic pictures. :thumbsup:

- Mikko

[CR_OPSO]

Why I oughta... :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
Oh well... I just looked over everything and it'd be a push to twist something to fit the topic. (Mountains, deer, cabins, a flower or two, and my daughter, and LOTS of RAIN) If we had 49 entries and only needed one more to make Jeremy donate $50, I'd submit something! :)

And I had what I thought was a REALLY good idea for this one... the timing was just off. I planned to shoot it Saturday, but since we were heading out of town bright and early Sunday, I ended up spending most of Saturday getting ready for the trip.

Chad

On edit... what the heck... I sent something anyway. I just couldn't pick the topic and not participate. I really can't wait to see what everyone came up with... not much longer now!

[bustak]

15 minutes left, I can't wait, oh goodie goodie! :)

good luck everyone! I can't wait to see your pictures!

[Brandon Rice]

I'm super excited!!! HERE WE GO!

[Jeremy Ordan]

Thursday 12:00am EST

The pics are up now...

http://www.stffilms.com/Photos/index.php

Same everything as last time because the new server isn't fully config'd yet. Regardless, everything is up and running, use the same login and password as DVXUser (if you registered on the voting site last time you dont need to do it again)... Everything is set up and ready to go, so have at it, view, check them out, and throw down!

Great job!

-Jeremy

[-zach-]

Aww, it looks like we didn't get 50 submissions. Hope that we still have some kind of donation to Isara. Good luck to everyone who submitted.

[Jeremy Ordan]

I'm offering an associates degree for the next round :)

-Jeremy

[Brandon Rice]

Yeah, let's do it! Great pics this round everyone, I'm enjoying them all!

[-zach-]

I'm enjoying them all!

Looks like SOMEBODY rated my picture a 1.

I was expecting that.

Edit:

This was the picture I was going to use. Is this better?
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/3426/lazysummerfinaldf8.jpg

[Brandon Rice]

Looks like SOMEBODY rated my picture a 1.

I was expecting that.

Edit:

This was the picture I was going to use. Is this better?
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/3426/lazysummerfinaldf8.jpg

Sorry, I don't know who's pics are who's :) I just am trying to rate them all fairly :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

[-zach-]

Okay, but is the pic I was going to use better?

[g0ldenb0y55]

Sent! This one's for you PK!

[Brandon Rice]

Okay, but is the pic I was going to use better?

naw, that ones real grainy... I think the one you had was still better.

[obendega]

Finally got a somewhat interesting shot today. Got it in just in time!

[Jeremy Ordan]

A couple of things... Remember, keep we're like AA for the first 24 hours, completely anonymous.

From that point, so technically Friday, say who did what...

Please make comments across the board though, both positive as well as constructive. The point of these contests is not to show off talent, images, or photoshop skills, but rather to improve composition,lighting, and overall photography skills. Constructive criticism is the reason we are doing this.

Congrats to everyone who entered, you're all winners just for entering, in my opinion, but my opinion does matter and we will crown a winner :)

-Jeremy

[Brandon Rice]

And thank you Jeremy for doing this whole thing. It's a LOT of fun! :)

[CR_OPSO]

My idea was to go back to the part of town I was in for my entry in Round 1 and look for a family without air conditioning (there are many and it's been around 100 degrees every day). I was hoping to find an obviously run down house with several people sitting on the porch... escaping the heat that's built up inside the house. Then post process it to B&W. That was the idea I had for "summertime", but my vacation plans got in the way.

It was nice and cool in the mountains, but it rained the whole time. On top of that, my truck broke down and we couldn't leave the cabin... :(

I started to submit this and title it "My escape from the Louisiana heat":
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/16094/1156395885.jpg

Chad

[Jeremy Ordan]

Real quick, just to be sure everyone understands:

You do not need to have entered a photography into the contest in order to vote or comment on the images. In fact, the most important part of these challenges is the commenting because your constructive feedback is what allows the artist to improve their compositional, lighting, and blocking skills for future projects.

I understand that it is a pain in the ass to comment on 30 images, but it honestly takes just a few minutes and you are giving someone who invested time into creating something feedback on how the image makes you feel and what they might do to improve in the future.

I ask that when you submit feedback, and please submit feedback, but when you do, please make it constructive. Something along the lines of 'this sucks' really doesn't help anyone.

Once again, please submit comments because that is what allows people to improve in on future projects. Thanks!

-Jeremy

[Brandon Rice]

Thanks Jeremy... Yeah, the comments help all of us improve immensly! Great work everyone.

[Mike McNeese]

We're lookin good Jeremy...thanks for arranging all of this!

[g0ldenb0y55]

Awsome job everyone! But I see that we didn't hit the big 50 for PK. Maybe next time!

[mikegrasso]

Who won???

[Mike McNeese]

Who won???

You're a few hours early...winner's announced at Thursday 12:00 AM!

[Jeremy Ordan]

Voting ends Sunday night at midnight.

After today you can go ahead and say which image is yours...

-Jeremy

[Brandon Rice]

Coolness, sounds good!

[KOVAROVA]

Thursday 12:00am EST

The pics are up now...

http://www.stffilms.com/Photos/index.php

Same everything as last time because the new server isn't fully config'd yet. Regardless, everything is up and running, use the same login and password as DVXUser (if you registered on the voting site last time you dont need to do it again)... Everything is set up and ready to go, so have at it, view, check them out, and throw down!

Great job!

-Jeremy

would be good to post the viewing link somewhere clear so that peeps dont have to swim through the thread to find it.

[Brandon Rice]

would be good to post the viewing link somewhere clear so that peeps dont have to swim through the thread to find it.

Yeah, maybe edit the first page.

[Mike McNeese]

Are we cool to go ahead and do our 'reveals'?!

[Jeremy Ordan]

Are we cool to go ahead and do our 'reveals'?!

Yeah... say which is yours, what you did, reply to comments... that whole thing... Have at it.

EDIT:

I just posted a virtual novel about my submission 'Splash' and how I got the image...

[Brandon Rice]

I just posted on my picture: Dog Days of Summer.

Just wanted to show the before and after of my post-work on the image. (Note: most of my sweetening has to be done in post, as I have a very low-end camera)

BEFORE


http://www.noariceprod.com/rosie_before.jpg


AFTER

http://www.noariceprod.com/rosie.jpg

I was going for the dreamy "Purina dog commercial" look on this one. I got REALLY lucky with the lighting... I went out at about an hour before the deadline, grabbed some treats for my dog, and got her into a good spot, and snapped a few shots. I don't have a very good digital camera (I use my junky Nikon CoolShot camera) but I did a little post work on the image to get the look I wanted. Thanks all for the comments! This was a fun one, looking forward to the next round!

[Mike McNeese]

Nice, Bman...yeah, the light worked out well. So, what kind of puppy? She's a qt.

I'll claim this dog...

http://echopro.net/docs/DSC02744s.jpg

I appreciate all of the comments! minimal color processing...just bumped the warm tones a tad to bring out more of golden hour, and I cropped the dickens out of it - guess I should have composed it a little different! It was fun, and a great reason to get out and play with my dog!

[Brandon Rice]

Nice, Bman...yeah, the light worked out well. So, what kind of puppy? She's a qt.

She's actually not a puppy, she's 4. She's a Newfoundland Beagle, and yes, she is a cutie! :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

[andreww]

I think you should have left the grass sharp. It is a nice effect blurred but there is too much quality detail in the grass to get rid of it. Thats just me.

My picture was "shred". Yes it was a self portrait. As in ride down a hill lean over and snap the picture. And again I am fairly anti-photoshop for juicing up photos, so i left it untouched. I enjoy the all natural black and white aspect of photography. Hope you like it.

[Mike McNeese]

I just posted a virtual novel about my submission 'Splash' and how I got the image...

As you should...lots of work and thought went into that, and I'm all the better for reading about how you did it. By far, my fav shot of the contest.

[Mike McNeese]

My picture was "shred". Yes it was a self portrait.

I did like it!!! Quite a bit...great motion. B/W was a great choice. How the heck did you contort to take a shot of your feet like that?

[Brandon Rice]

Yeah, Shred was great man, loved the feeling of motion!

[andreww]

How the heck did you contort to take a shot of your feet like that?


I leaned forward and held the camera out. If you know the lens you are shooting with you pretty much know your limits of closeness and edges and whatnot. Its really easy really.

[Blaine]

Here's my before and after:

Before
http://www.stickypod.com/videos/data/528/Before.jpg

After
http://www.stickypod.com/videos/data/528/After.jpg

[Brandon Rice]

Blaine! That's a real awesome shot man! Love the post work you did on it!

[KOVAROVA]

you have a boat or something?

[Brandon Rice]

you have a boat or something?

yeah... how did you get that shot?

[Blaine]

yeah... how did you get that shot?
I was standing on the Oceanside Pier.

[Brandon Rice]

I was standing on the Oceanside Pier.

ah... brilliant!

[FlintMI]

it was literally right in front of me when the contest was announced, and summer=concerts so what the heck!

behind the stage is a sheer cliff, so I called it "Music on the edge"

This is the Gorge Amphitheater in George Washington, about 3 hours outside of Seattle. Widely considered the most beautiful venues in the world... at least all the artists that play there can't believe it when they arrive.


http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/7339/1156525096.jpg

[Mark Harris]

it was literally right in front of me when the contest was announced, and summer=concerts so what the heck!

behind the stage is a sheer cliff, so I called it "Music on the edge"

This is the Gorge Amphitheater in George Washington, about 3 hours outside of Seattle. Widely considered the most beautiful venues in the world... at least all the artists that play there can't believe it when they arrive.


http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/7339/1156525096.jpg

Ah the gorge at George. Brings back memories of my Northwest days...

[Brandon Rice]

I really liked that shot as well... reminds me of an epic battle in LOTR or something... lol

[fixitinpost]

Before:

http://etchantdigital.com/gallery2/d/39-1/2summerbefore.jpg

After:

http://etchantdigital.com/gallery2/d/43-1/2summerafter.jpg

Just went out with the DVX a few hours before the deadline, took a frame grab, and spent half an hour in Photoshop.

[HowDareMe]

Everyones pictures were DAMN good this week. I am sorry I didnt get a chance to comment on them this time, work sucks right now! Brandon and Blaine, those were two of my favorites, nice post work for the both of you.

Here is my entry, I snapped it the first day of the contest, was hoping to find somthing better to submit, but never got around to shooting anything else. Yes, Southern California is home to this strange car. I saw it twice that day, I took this photo on my walk to the grocery store for dinner. I like to take my D50 along with me when i stroll through Hollywood. You never know what you may see....

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c5/M2Productions/topdown.jpg

[Mike McNeese]

Just went out with the DVX a few hours before the deadline, took a frame grab, and spent half an hour in Photoshop.

I'm impressed...you really made something out of 'nothing.'

[HowDareMe]

another one of my favorites, really nice work Jeremy! Well thought our and executed.

[Brandon Rice]

Everyones pictures were DAMN good this week. I am sorry I didnt get a chance to comment on them this time, work sucks right now! Brandon and Blaine, those were two of my favorites, nice post work for the both of you.

Here is my entry, I snapped it the first day of the contest, was hoping to find somthing better to submit, but never got around to shooting anything else. Yes, Southern California is home to this strange car. I saw it twice that day, I took this photo on my walk to the grocery store for dinner. I like to take my D50 along with me when i stroll through Hollywood. You never know what you may see....

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c5/M2Productions/topdown.jpg

Thanks! And HAHA! That is an awesome pic. Really liked that one, LOL! How is that thing street legal?!

[Mike McNeese]

Yes, Southern California is home to this strange car.

That's a REAL car?! I guess I was assuming that he was part of a freak parade or something...but I kind of like that car...er whatever it is.

[dougspice]

Everyones pictures were DAMN good this week. I am sorry I didnt get a chance to comment on them this time, work sucks right now! Brandon and Blaine, those were two of my favorites, nice post work for the both of you.

Here is my entry, I snapped it the first day of the contest, was hoping to find somthing better to submit, but never got around to shooting anything else. Yes, Southern California is home to this strange car. I saw it twice that day, I took this photo on my walk to the grocery store for dinner. I like to take my D50 along with me when i stroll through Hollywood. You never know what you may see....

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c5/M2Productions/topdown.jpg



I've seen this guy and his car before! I didn't have a camera with me at the time, so thanks for grabbing the pic.

[Jeremy Ordan]

Well since everyone is posting there thing here rather than in the individual pictures, which is cool, here is mine and the borderline novel about the image.

http://www.stffilms.com/Photos/albums/userpics/10002/Splash.jpg

OK, well this image was mine... I think between my comment on the image as well as the description I highlighted what I liked and disliked regarding this image. Here is the quick story behind the image: I had originally planned for another nude shot but ran into a couple of problems with bugs and my model protesting, so that shattered the shoot on Sunday (it was going to be a birds eye of a woman laying naked in a patch of flowers, right hand covering breasts and left hand covering crotch)... Ultimately that just wasn't going to work for this though. I then decided I would actually submit a picture with a clothed model. I came up with this idea at lunch with a friend of mine discussing Tom Hanks and how far he has come... from Splash to Cast Away. I stood up and yelled, Splash! That's f*cking summer like nothing else. On a napkin I storyboarded out the shot with this idea of having a woman come out of the pool with this arch of water surrounding her. This proved a lot easier to draw than shoot. First I was down to 3 days and all the normal people I shoot were already booked tight. Heather, the model who I used for this shoot, and I played phone tag all the way up until Tuesday around 11pm before we were able to connect. At that point she agreed to show up at my house at 7am the next morning. I set up and got everything together for the shot, bringing an 18-70mm lens, 70-210mm lens, and then a 50mm 1.8. I had packed a polarizer, uv, IR, yellow filter, blue filter... everything just for this shot. Well come to Wednesday morning there is a massive fog and 98% humidity that had descended upon the city. We got to the pool and everything instantly fogged up and was covered with so much condensation I wondered if I could get a single shot off. We did a lot of pool shots of her playing with a beach ball and jumping into the pool because I learned long ago that what you plan to do may not be as good as that shot that you just snap while playing around (and in this case trying to wait out the humidity). Ultimately we said 'screw it' and just locked the camera down on the tripod and got ready to shoot. I made a decision to really go for a shallow depth of field to isolate the water and her profile, but believe this shot would have been more ideal at F4.0 rather than the 1.8 that I shot at. A slightly deeper depth of field would have allowed for more water to be in the shooting plane rather than the thin amount presented here. Ultimately I shot this with a light blue filter, a polarizer, and a 50mm 1.8 lens on the Nikon D50... this was the only combination I could come up with that wouldn't fog up, because originally I wanted something much wider like the wide end of the 17-70mm. Now to the actual shoot, this is where things got complicated in that the D50, even at 1.8 and a shutter over 1000 only generates 2-3 FPS shooting. My idea was for Heather to bend at the waist, submerge completely and jerk her body backwards creating this arch of water surrounding her. Well, with only about 2 frames per second I have a lot of shots of her under water or the splash falling on top of her. In total we took around 200 pictures to get 5 that were close to the image that I had in mind. It was a long shoot but ultimately the result I think speaks for itself in capturing that one moment that exists in a blink of an eye. I thank everyone for their comments, especially the constructive criticism about the DOF, the action, as well as the overall feel of the image.

[Steve_Arm]

Too bad the nude concept didn't work out... next time... :D

The information you posted above are vital for learning, plus I would love to see some of the other pics.

Could her hair be more freezed? What's your point on it?

[HorseFilms]

Yep, it's mine... and it was delicious.:beer: Bombay Saphire and a splash of tonic.http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/232/1156377293.jpg

[Blaine]

Yep, it's mine... and it was delicious.
I'm surprised it made it through the shoot. :shocked: :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

I love how refreshing that can be. Especially with the Bombay! Gin always smells so cold, if that makes any sense at all...

[Brandon Rice]

that is a nice shot Horse (one of my faves this round)... you shot that with the DVX, huh? I notice the grain :) Looks great man!

[HorseFilms]

I love how refreshing that can be. Especially with the Bombay! Gin always smells so cold, if that makes any sense at all...

I hear ya!:beer:


Brice- Yep, that's a DVX grab. I still don't own a digital still camera. I've been living in a cave.:)

[Brandon Rice]

Brice- Yep, that's a DVX grab. I still don't own a digital still camera. I've been living in a cave.:)

Dude! Honestly, the images I can capture off my DVX are BETTER than the crappy still camera I got... I might try to "borrow" a friends pro Nikon camera for the next round though...

[Jeremy Ordan]

Brandon,

Your shot is a great example of why cameras do not matter. You had a great subject and a great angle to shoot it at, a better camera cannot replace those elements.

-Jeremy

[Brandon Rice]

True... but the tools can enhance the image :) I'm gunna work real hard to get something GREAT for next round.

[mikkowilson]

I'll claim "Summer Boots"

http://dvxuser.mikkowilson.com/SummerBoots

I hate to say it, but that was set up.
That is once more my girlfriend - whom I also have to give credit for the idea. We shot off a small bunch of shots and I chose my favorate to run though 'shop.
It was originally going to be a color photo, but after the usual color sweetening I decided that it looked like junk. So I decided to try out some stylization with the sepia, an oposite of the blueness of the rain. Amazing how much more the brightness curves pop without color!

Here's the color version:
http://dvxuser.mikkowilson.com/SummerBoots_color.jpg


Here are some otheres (un processed) that I was considering entering:
http://dvxuser.mikkowilson.com/Beach.jpg

http://dvxuser.mikkowilson.com/Branch

http://dvxuser.mikkowilson.com/Club.jpg

http://dvxuser.mikkowilson.com/Forest



- Mikko

[Blaine]

http://dvxuser.mikkowilson.com/Forest



- Mikko
Is there an Ewok hiding in there? :)

[NewYorkLion]

Here's what I was going to enter, untill I realized I had to take a shot specifically for the round:
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/4905/1156026157.jpg

That's the family pup. Shot on my classic 1950's Nikon SP (one of Nikon's first nice rangefinders), with I believe Sensi 100, although it could have been elitchrome II 200, . Gotta love slide film, I really think it still can't be matched for under 10 grand. Just bumped up the contrast and sat. a little but, but I seriously love this shot.

[CR_OPSO]

This is mine:
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/16094/1156551448.jpg
It's a little grainy because I had set my ISO higher when I was trying to sneak a picture of a humming bird (it was pretty dim and I was trying to increase the shutter speed by upping the ISO). When I gave up on that, I started shooting the flowers, but forgot to lower the ISO. I took this in RAW and made a few minor adjustments in the conversion. In photoshop, I just adjusted levels, resized, and sharpened.

As mentioned earlier in the thread, I had several good ideas (people in rocking chairs on their porch, lemonade stand, etc) but just didn't have the time to do it. I got home from vacation at 7pm on the last day of the contest. I looked through my vacation pictures and just picked the one that was closest to the topic (I know it's still not really on topic... not at all what I had in mind when I picked the topic).

We went to the mountains hoping for cooler weather and it was rainy and foggy almost the whole time. Here's a picture of the view from the back porch of the cabin (it was a lot nicer when it wasn't so foggy):
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/16094/1156552133.jpg

I also thought about using this deer picture, but it doesn't scream summer... you'd have to notice that he still has velvet on his antlers to make the connection to summer:
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/16094/1156553339.jpg

I really appreciate all the great comments on the photo. Thanks!

Chad

[Joe Kras]

This was mine:
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/7683/1156558559.jpg

My ancient digital point and shoot is a real POS, with about a 1/2 second shutter delay. Makes it really interesting trying to get action shots. Also the total lack of control of other aspects of the shot is really frustrating. But you work with what you got.

What I liked best is my daughter's total Zen like joy of the moment. As Jeremy pointed out, the shot would have been much better with a lower angle. Next time.

I probably should have submitted this one:
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/7683/1156558126.jpg

It plays to the camera's strengths (no motion), but I didn't like it for a couple of reasons. One, that anyone with ice cream in summer should be smiling, and two, I didn't like the busy background.

Another one I kind of liked was this one:
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/7683/1156558177.jpg

It has a dreamy, ethereal feel to me. But I didn't use it because technically it just had too many problems.

Thanks, again, Jeremy for coming up with this and organizing it. It's a great little doable contest that I don't have to assemble a crew for.

And thanks for everyone that submitted comments! I appreciate you taking the time.

[Kirk Gillock]

Very impressed, once again, with everyones photos. Next week should be very interesting.


Here's my before and after shot.

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3327/1156559715.jpg

[KOVAROVA]

so this was mine - I stood on the bay front next to the water and this is a view looking through the doors of an old fishing boat.

http://www.kovarova.com/dump/DSC080751.jpg

I expected that no one would actually like it and im glad some did. I went down to the bay with a point and shoot sony digital and took a bunch of shots. This is the one that spoke to me most and resembles my state of mind this summer.

I like that it is not perfect, rough and you have to work at it. It has more meaning to me than the sun on the water or something else you would expect with the summertime theme. It is untreated and not cropped.

I could have spent more time on the composition but I like to find beauty and meaning in imperfection… so I only took one shot and left it as it is. Hopefully there is just enough there to allow interpretation and a sense of some emotion.

[Blaine]

Kova, at this size I can see the detail. I couldn't tell what I was looking through in the other photo. Here I can see the inside of the boat and it takes on a different perspective because of it. :thumbsup: Being able to see the inside of the boat takes away that "looking through a keyhole" feeling.

[KOVAROVA]

ya i had to size it down to the specs.. and there is so much black that you loose the detail on the web.

[500lb Productions]

I was floating IN the pool, 9' deep, on a unstable floating air raft. Two people were holding the strap to my D1 with specific instructions that if I fell off the raft, to let me drown if need be, but to keep my camera out of the water at all costs.

I got one take... he ran, jumped, and I mashed the button. 5 or 6 frames total, but this one was perfect. The cropping at the top and left was how it was captured, I only shortened the right side of the frame give it a perfect 3 point balance like this: ^

I thought about the sky, but I tend to do only macro changes in PS if posible. I know I could put a perfect cloudy blue sky behind him... but everyone else knows that too. I dunno, I just left it how it was. It was grey hazy day afterall, as summer tends to be up this way.

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/17105/1156561974.jpg

[CR_OPSO]

My ancient digital point and shoot is a real POS, with about a 1/2 second shutter delay. Makes it really interesting trying to get action shots. Also the total lack of control of other aspects of the shot is really frustrating. But you work with what you got.

I completely understand. Even though it's mostly about the photographer instead of the camera, it's still a big jump from a PnS PoS to a D-SLR. If nothing else, the lack of shutter lag is a major improvement. I still think you did great considering what you have... and your "model" is beautiful, too. And I think your photo fit the theme perfectly.

Chad

[500lb Productions]

I completely understand. Even though it's mostly about the photographer instead of the camera, it's still a big jump from a PnS PoS to a D-SLR.


I used to say that too... then I tried to use an old Nikon, um forget what, P&S digital... OMG the lag killed me.

I gave the damn camera away.

It wasn't until I could afford a USED D1 (2001) that I finally started with digital.

I still use that D1. In some ways I like it better than the D2x (in camera B&W, and the whacky screwy D1 color rendition that everyone else hated).

[Joe Kras]

Thanks, guys, for your comments.

My 'model' knows she's cute, and has no self esteem issues. Yesterday she was coloring something and thought she had done a good job with it. She stops, holds it up, and yells out exuberantly "Hooray for me!". I'm not looking forward to puberyty.

I hope no one was offended by my impromptu captions of their pictures that came in without titles or comments.

It was late, and I was in a funky mood.


I, too, am a Photoshop minimalist. It's probably because I'm also a PS idiot, but I rationalize my not using it because I want to capture what's actually there.

That being said, I really like what many have shown they did with PS with their pics. In many ways, it's similar to just being able to go back and put a different filter on the cam to improve the shot.

[Cryogenic Filmworks]

http://www.cryogenicfilmworks.com/dvxuser/dvxuser_photocontest_002.jpg
I'll claim this one. I had a few other ideas, such as Road Work since they always want to work on the roads here in the summer. Also thought about the frying of the egg on the sidewalk gig. Went with the ballpark idea because it is America's summer activity. Unfortunately the Rangers were on a road trip so there were not many people milling about. As for the wider shot, I thought it would get too much junk. Part of living in 2006 is there are light pole and signs everywhere that tend to clutter the look of everything. I had some other shots, but then happend on this framing and liked it. I did some fixing and curve work in photoshop. I took used pattern and clone to take out the white rag string around the base of the one tree to the left. I used curves tool to change the look abit, but did not want to mess with it too much as I am color blind and that can lead to some really weird looks. I just thought it was a bit too bright for me.

Original
http://www.cryogenicfilmworks.com/dvxuser/dvxuser_photocontest_002_original.jpg

Other shots.
http://www.cryogenicfilmworks.com/dvxuser/dvxuser_pc_002_x-001.jpg
http://www.cryogenicfilmworks.com/dvxuser/dvxuser_pc_002_x-003.jpg
http://www.cryogenicfilmworks.com/dvxuser/dvxuser_pc_002_x-002.jpg

[Jeremy Ordan]

The 2nd from the bottom is awesome, but why not a super wide image from in the game?

-Jeremy

[Cryogenic Filmworks]

The 2nd from the bottom is awesome, but why not a super wide image from in the game?

-Jeremy
Thanks Jeremy. Rangers were out of town for the contest. I could have gone into the restaurant there and take a picture from their window. Did not totally like the framing and there is clutter I don't like such as the signs. Had actually started to get rid of the signs, was going to use it until I got that last shot. I "work" about a block way across the street so pass by on my way every day which is why I had the availability to take the shots even with the Rangers out of town.

[bustak]

& this one is mine:
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/15973/1156610893.jpg


There are monks in Hinsdale?

Do they drive Lexus's?
NO! They don't even drive a used 300 series BMW! :)

Thank you everyone for the feedback! Good job everyone, the pictures looked GREAT!

[bustak]

Mike McNeese & Brandon Rice!

I loved your DOG pictures! They were 2 of my favorites, & I'm not even a HUGE dog person! or maybe I am! :) Kudos to the both of you capturing the beauty of the pup!

Brandon, did your dog make it into "Smugglers Ransom"? If not, that's wasted talent!

Does your dog have an agent? :)

oh yeah, thanks a lot Jeremy for the photo contest! Also nice picture!

[CR_OPSO]

Also thought about the frying of the egg on the sidewalk gig.

That would have been great! (not that your entry wasn't, but the egg frying on the sidewalk would have gotten really high marks!)

Chad

[Brandon Rice]

Mike McNeese & Brandon Rice!

I loved your DOG pictures! They were 2 of my favorites, & I'm not even a HUGE dog person! or maybe I am! :) Kudos to the both of you capturing the beauty of the pup!

Brandon, did your dog make it into "Smugglers Ransom"? If not, that's wasted talent!

Does your dog have an agent? :)



Sadly, my dog did not make it into Smuggler's Ransom. I tried. I really did. I was trying to get her to lie down and be in the flashback scene, but she was too nervous with the crew around and stuff... Next time though :) Glad you liked the picture!

[Joey Lawrence]

Hey folks, cool new entries from all you.

I didn't get the chance to enter because I went camping.

Hope to have something for round three, dunno what the challenge is though. Maybe I skipped it in this thread or it hasn't been announced. Fill me in if I've been living under a rock!

[Blaine]

Hope to have something for round three, dunno what the challenge is though. Maybe I skipped it in this thread or it hasn't been announced. Fill me in if I've been living under a rock!

Addiction

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=68642

[mikegrasso]

Mine was the Ice Cream truck. It is kinda funny, I was out scouting a location for a photo shoot and was on my way back to my car and I heard the music. I turned around and snapped a shot. It was not what I wanted to submit, but I was running out of time and it was the summer pic I had.

[Jeremy Ordan]

Well... almost midnight on the east coast, so that means results time.

We had a total of 26 entries and I think that ultimately everyone enjoyed this round and enjoyed the process of voting and commenting. I could drag this on by typing a lot more, but here are the results:

Top 5

1. Beachfolk http://www.stffilms.com/Photos/albums/userpics/10002/thumb_beachfolk.jpg
2. Splash http://www.stffilms.com/Photos/albums/userpics/10002/thumb_Splash.jpg
3. Shred http://www.stffilms.com/Photos/albums/userpics/10002/thumb_clichecr4.jpg
4. Life’s a Beach http://www.stffilms.com/Photos/albums/userpics/10002/thumb_lifes-a-beach.jpg
5. Untitled http://www.stffilms.com/Photos/albums/userpics/10002/thumb_charlotte_0591_1000.jpg

[Jeremy Ordan]

6 - 10

6. The Retrieve http://www.stffilms.com/Photos/albums/userpics/10002/thumb_DSC02744s.jpg
7. Summertime http://www.stffilms.com/Photos/albums/userpics/10002/thumb_1156394224.jpg
8. Summer in Oceanside http://www.stffilms.com/Photos/albums/userpics/10002/thumb_Summer_in_Oceanside.jpg
9. Two Thai Monks Enjoying an American Summer http://www.stffilms.com/Photos/albums/userpics/10002/thumb_2-monks-picnic.jpg
10. Dog Days of Summer http://www.stffilms.com/Photos/albums/userpics/10002/thumb_rosie.jpg

Congrats to everyone who entered and will the number one person please go ahead and PM me to pick the topic for week four.

-Jeremy

[dougspice]

Is there some way to view them in not tiny vision?

[Brandon Rice]

Number 10... I can't complain :) great round!

[Jeremy Ordan]

Is there some way to view them in not tiny vision?

Yeah, go to page 1 and look at the gallery by following the link.

[Mike McNeese]

6th? Whoohooo...wait till I tell my mom. Bman, this doesn't mean that my dog's cuter than yours though.

[Jeremy Ordan]

6th? Whoohooo...wait till I tell my mom. Bman, this doesn't mean that my dog's cuter than yours though.

Sooner or later 'Pets' will have to be a topic... and I am dreading that day (my 5lb poodle is hardly the most mannly of animals)

-Jeremy

[Brandon Rice]

heehee... I've got four dogs and a hamster to shoot pics of if it's pets! :)

[Blaine]

Sooner or later 'Pets' will have to be a topic... and I am dreading that day (my 5lb poodle is hardly the most mannly of animals)

-JeremyCharlie's getting ready...:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

[bustak]

Congrats everyone! I think all of the pictures were TOP NOTCH, the voting here is tough! Thanx for the votes, I made #9! :)

Actually the monk on the RIGHT in my photo
http://www.stffilms.com/Photos/albums/userpics/10002/thumb_2-monks-picnic.jpg
is the subject of my current documentary project, so I'll probably not be able to enter Round #3 of the photo contest! :(

Good luck everyone!