***round 5 - Due: 04.22.07***

Jeremy Ordan

Jeremy Ordan

Major Contributor
Well Round Three was lackluster, Round Four was amazing, and I think this could be the round that really changes some things

Hence, Round Five in the ongoing photography challenge...

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Round Four
Shooting Dates: 04.12.07 - 04.22.07
Submission Deadline: 04.22.07 @ 11:59.59 EST
Voting / Comment Period: 04.23.07 - 04.25.07 @ 11:59.59 EST
Topic: Shallow Depth of Field
Topic Details: Take a picture with demonstrates shallow depth of field FOR EFFECT
NOTES: Those of us who hang out in this section see it every single time someone new comes and starts posting images... you know, the pictures of hangars or light posts or mailboxes that only exist to show shallow depth of field. As filmmakers working with video (or solid state recording) shallow depth of field exists as some promised land of creating more 'film' like images. For this contest the use of shallow depth of field is for effect, not to simply show you can acheive it. Time to get those thinking hats on and compose.

Details:
I. You may submit a max. of two images
II. All images must be shot during the contest period
III. You may post process in any manner you see fit
IV. All images must be 3MB or smaller

Upload Instructions:
1. Save file as USERNAME_DOF_FILENAME (if you are uploading multiple images please then use USERNAME_DOF_FILENAME1, USERNAME_DOF_FILENAME2, ect.)
2. Type up any txt document describing your image, process, or any information you want
3. Register for the contest at http://www.stffilms.com/dvxuser_photo_contest
4. Upload image and .txt file to http://www.stffilms.com/upload
5. Be patient, I hear it is a virtue...
 
nice timing. just got my camera today so i'm ready to tackle this.

might take a while to get DOF down correctly though...:huh:

oh btw...does scanners affect the resolution or the quality of the picture? my camera is a film and not a DSLR
 
Since LCDs have really come down in price this spring I got a 22" Samsung... a lot of things that were big now look small... photos are a prime example. I'm sorry if I missed this at some point... but what would you consider to be the ideal size?

I'm asking this of everyone... Now I don't mean a locked perspective... but perhaps a max width or height in pixels?

I realize that some pics won't look as good at 1500 pixels wide... but please excuse this question and post me your opinions. My old 17" crt monitor pair were set for something like 1024x768 each... and I often had to scroll around to see a large picture... so what's everybody viewing now? What size would you like the pics to be? Does the upload site control the max size of images?

I seem to remember us talking about this at some time in the past... but with a 3mb size limit... that leaves it wide open for actual pixel size.
 
My monitor is 1440x900, so I don't usually have trouble with any of the pics.

On a note about this round, I went and took some shots today... turned out pretty good.
 
I should have my camera for this one!!! Going to be picking up a D200 real soon. :beer:

EDIT: I'm now the happy owner of a D200! :) I bought the camera from a photographer here in Los Angeles and also picked up a lens from him. The lens is a Nikon AFS-D 17-55mm 2.8.
 
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Damn dude... the 17-55 2.8?

Holy Schmokes! That's TOL there (top of the line).

Hey everybody else... thanks for commenting about the pic sizes. I guess I'll stick with 1200 or lower... I'm wondering if anybody still has a monitor resolution of 1024 or less? About the monitor issue... You can get this Samsung 22" lcd with 1680x1050 res... 300 brightness (PLENTY... TOO MUCH in fact... I turned it down)... a 1000:1 contrast with 3000:1 dynamic (I've never heard of higher contrast in a computer lcd)... and 2ms response time! Again... I've never heard of another lcd with 2ms response... this monitor acts just like a CRT... no lag on text scrolling... and honestly... everybody's images are just stunning.

Best part is that it's only about $320 from Newegg... and probably dropping in price all the time. Trust me... this is your year for a big lcd.

Thanks again everybody... obviously I'm in for this round also. I'm looking forward to seeing what you all come up with... especially YOU... tommyinla.
 
tommyinla said:
EDIT: I'm now the happy owner of a D200! :) I bought the camera from a photographer here in Los Angeles and also picked up a lens from him. The lens is a Nikon AFS-D 17-55mm 2.8.
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:eek: That is one SICK setup dude!!!! Great glass and great camera!!! WOW! :thumbsup:
 
I'm now the happy owner of a D200! :) I bought the camera from a photographer here in Los Angeles and also picked up a lens from him. The lens is a Nikon AFS-D 17-55mm 2.8.
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I am now officially jealous. congratulations.
 
MattinSTL said:
Damn dude... the 17-55 2.8?

Holy Schmokes! That's TOL there (top of the line).

Hey everybody else... thanks for commenting about the pic sizes. I guess I'll stick with 1200 or low
er... I'm wondering if anybody still has a monitor resolution of 1024 or less? About the monitor iss
ue... You can get this Samsung 22" lcd with 1680x1050 res... 300 brightness (PLENTY... TOO MUCH in f
act... I turned it down)... a 1000:1 contrast with 3000:1 dynamic (I've never heard of higher contra
st in a computer lcd)... and 2ms response time! Again... I've never heard of another lcd with 2ms re
sponse... this monitor acts just like a CRT... no lag on text scrolling... and honestly... everybody
's images are just stunning.

Best part is that it's only about $320 from Newegg... and probably dropping in price all the time. T
rust me... this is your year for a big lcd.

Thanks again everybody... obviously I'm in for this round also. I'm looking forward to seeing what y
ou all come up with... especially YOU... tommyinla.
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I figured I might as well get something I'd be happy with for a while... and as far as the next contest, I'll definitely participate, but don't expect anything spectacular from me. I'm just getting into photography and I've got a lot to learn... :)

And thanks Brandon and pixelated! :beer:
 
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