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Title: Chat for International weekly competition - CIRCLES - 23rd to 29th March
Post by: irv_b on March 22, 2009, 11:14:28 PM
The subject for this weeks comp is ............ CIRCLES/CIRCULAR

The main subject of your picture should be a circle/ circular or contain something circular
best of luck everyone

THE RULES
                                             1.  All entries to be taken between 00.01 Monday 23rd to 23.59 Sunday 29th March. ( Local UK time )
                                             2.  One entry per per person.
                                             3.  Posting of entries deadline midnight Monday 30th March.
                                             4.  A voting poll will be available from Tuesday to Friday
                                             5.  The winner to choose the topic / theme for the following week and post it on the site no later than midnight Sunday. ( the sooner the better )
                                             6.  Winners to be known as   Cranium International Photo Competition Winner  CIPCW
Title: Re: Chat for International weekly competition - CIRCLES - 23rd to 29th March
Post by: Hinfrance on March 23, 2009, 03:19:04 PM
Another good idea Irv. I vote that you get the job of setting all of them . .  ;)
Title: Re: Chat for International weekly competition - CIRCLES - 23rd to 29th March
Post by: irv_b on March 24, 2009, 12:24:31 AM
Thanks Howard but I sure don't mind letting other people have the angst of wondering whether its an interesting enough idea  :-\
Title: Re: Chat for International weekly competition - CIRCLES - 23rd to 29th March
Post by: oRGie on March 27, 2009, 03:47:37 AM
Well decided on my subject for the comp this week and took some shots during the day, but quite a messy background, so got my poop together, tripod, stool so i could see through viewfinder at height, flashgun, off camera cable so I could place the flash and went out at 1am so there wasnt any traffic cos the statue is on a roundabout lol.. this was the scene with no flash..

(http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/normal_nun_5482.jpg) (http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/nun_5482.jpg)

You can see my entered shot in teh comp thread, but got a couple of others that I liked

(http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/normal_nun_5498a.jpg) (http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/nun_5498a.jpg)

and

(http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/normal_nun_5506a.jpg) (http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/nun_5506a.jpg)

Got a few funny looks and was beeped a few times at 1.30am on a roundabout with tripod, flash gun in the air stood on a stool lol..  A policeman wandered around too, but he was just being nosy, didnt say anything, can imagine what he was thinking...
Title: Re: Chat for International weekly competition - CIRCLES - 23rd to 29th March
Post by: irv_b on March 28, 2009, 12:20:16 PM
my entry this week entail a visit to local sweet shop I was gonna shoot those bubbles that you blow into the air or one of my kids blowing a big bubble gum bubble but decided on the polos
(http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/normal_circles.jpg) (http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/circles.jpg)

Loving the nun shot  what a great statue to have in your town!
Irv
Title: Re: Chat for International weekly competition - CIRCLES - 23rd to 29th March
Post by: Hinfrance on March 28, 2009, 03:40:20 PM
I've finally decided. I had a few other ideas but lacked the time and props to implement any of them. Very impressed by the highly strung nun image.

I see that Irv is taking a leaf out of jinky's book and is using edible props.

Here's mine. Definitely a cliché, but amazingly I had never ever taken a shot like this before.

Straws Cliché Number Three:

(http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/normal_Straws_3_IGP1223.jpg) (http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/Straws_3_IGP1223.jpg)
Title: Re: Chat for International weekly competition - CIRCLES - 23rd to 29th March
Post by: irv_b on March 28, 2009, 05:25:27 PM
My kids were grateful for the sweets, H, as soon as I had finished they devoured them (and they're teenagers not little kids!). Thought you may have gone with number 1 I liked it the most
Irv
Title: Re: Chat for International weekly competition - CIRCLES - 23rd to 29th March
Post by: Hinfrance on March 29, 2009, 08:20:58 AM
Irv, I've always been indecisive . . thanks for the comment but on balance I prefer the one I've entered because the colours are richer.

Anyway, we'll see how it goes.  :D
Title: Re: Chat for International weekly competition - CIRCLES - 23rd to 29th March
Post by: guy1970 on March 29, 2009, 10:50:26 AM
Decided to enter again this week. Macro of the circular grips on a gardening glove.

Grips

(http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/Grips.jpg) (http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-1343)

Unfortunately the image does not seem to appear but is clickable.

Guy



Title: Re: Chat for International weekly competition - CIRCLES - 23rd to 29th March
Post by: Mick on March 29, 2009, 11:10:14 AM
Guy, that's strange, I can't get it to post either using the bbcode from the gallery.  Maybe it's a one off issue with this image. 

Edit: Looking again in the gallery, this image might be a bit small in dimensions, and it hasn't created a full size image, and the bbcode looks for this.  ???

For now I have used a different code to display your pic.  as below ;)

[url=http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-1343][img]http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/Grips.jpg[/img][/url]

Anyone else having problems posting images?
Title: Re: Chat for International weekly competition - CIRCLES - 23rd to 29th March
Post by: guy1970 on March 29, 2009, 02:28:43 PM
Quote from: admin on March 29, 2009, 11:10:14 AM
Guy, that's strange, I can't get it to post either using the bbcode from the gallery.  Maybe it's a one off issue with this image. 

Edit: Looking again in the gallery, this image might be a bit small in dimensions, and it hasn't created a full size image, and the bbcode looks for this.  ???

For now I have used a different code to display your pic.  as below ;)

[url=http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-1343][img]http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/Grips.jpg[/img][/url]

Anyone else having problems posting images?

Thanks, may have reduced the image size too much before uploading. Will bear this in mind next week.
Title: Re: Chat for International weekly competition - CIRCLES - 23rd to 29th March
Post by: jimthetrain on March 30, 2009, 07:20:45 PM
Nearly forgot to post my entry this week  ::) Done now though.  :tup:  Ended up with the lenses shot as there are certainly plenty of circles in them.

Jim


PS...  Belated congrats to you Northbeach and a big thanks to oRGie for his review of all the shots  :tup: :tup:
Title: Re: Chat for International weekly competition - CIRCLES - 23rd to 29th March
Post by: irv_b on March 30, 2009, 11:36:50 PM
poll is up but locked till the morning hopefully there isn't gonna be any more entries I will unlock it when I get up for work -Irv
Title: Re: Chat for International weekly competition - CIRCLES - 23rd to 29th March
Post by: alan1572 on April 01, 2009, 03:59:26 PM
i was going to make the P alot bigger but didn't have enough polo's :(
Title: Re: Chat for International weekly competition - CIRCLES - 23rd to 29th March
Post by: oRGie on April 01, 2009, 05:54:57 PM
I tend to use ACR to adjust the blacks, but there are lots of ways. I find it quite nice being able to also open jpegs in cs3 ACR (Adobe camer raw). I like it because I can use fill light to rescue the shadow areas a little if needed.

Well tough call to critique the shots this week, oldboys is a lovely photo, nature is amazing isnt it :) My vote went to Jims lens and lenscaps shot, just caught my eye as all the entries were techinically what was gone for :)
Title: Re: Chat for International weekly competition - CIRCLES - 23rd to 29th March
Post by: irv_b on April 04, 2009, 09:12:18 PM
Well done jim a very worthy win  and a good spread of votes for all the pics  :tup:
Title: Re: Chat for International weekly competition - CIRCLES - 23rd to 29th March
Post by: jimthetrain on April 05, 2009, 08:14:30 PM
Cheers irv_b.  :tup: Been out all day so will put up the threads in a while.