CHAT THREAD
This week's theme is PHOTO LETTERS.
Entry thread is here: http://cameracraniums.com/forum/index.php?topic=3892.msg44449#msg44449 (http://cameracraniums.com/forum/index.php?topic=3892.msg44449#msg44449)
Been to more than a few wedding fairs ( or is it fayres?) for my eldest`s big day next year already! Her mum usually does the serious looking whilst I check out the photographers! Went to one more general craft fair, featuring weddings mainly of course , where one of the exhibitors had a nice idea. Did mounts for kids names with each letter of the name being depicted by an individual photo. "Letters" were shown by such as paths, twisted branches, wheels etc to denote all kinds of letters from A to Z. They looked great framed up.
Your challenge this week is to depict a letter or series of letters or a name from a shot/ shots of the things around you. To make it easier if you don`t see a shape you might want to shoot a subject that depicts a letter in itself. eg a bee for ...
Maybe post them without telling us the letter - should be easy to see!
No restrictions on pp.
Pictures to be taken between 00.01am Monday 7th April 2014 to 23:59 Sunday 13th April 2014.
Pictures to be posted in the entries thread no later than 23.59pm Monday 14th April 2014.
Poll will be up Tuesday 15th April 2014.
Winner to be announced Saturday 19th April. 2014.
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Post a topic on the Sunday following your declared win
Create an entries thread
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Create a poll for that weeks comp and declare the winner on the Saturday
(if for any reason there is a problem and no subject is posted by the winner by Monday night admin will advise second place winner to post the topic asap, do the poll etc.)
In case of a tie, the first entry posted wins.
Photos to be taken during the specified dates, ie Monday xx to Sunday xx
Pictures to be posted in the entries thread no later than 23.59 Monday night
Interesting and new. You mean a forked branch for a Y, and a wheel for an O? A bee for a B and an eye for an I? Using brains and creative eye, as well as camera.
Don't know if I can do it, as I am quite busy with all sorts at the moment. However, I have quite long periods in between, when nothing is happening, and I can do with some distraction.
Will be interesting to see the results!
More guidance please Paul - not entirely sure what you're driving at . .
Surely you remember the puzzle page in Beano or Dandy where each week you had to make a word from the pictures.
Look here
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=photographic+letters&newwindow=1&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=nSdBU9icEobBhAfy4YDwAw&ved=0CEAQsAQ&biw=1119&bih=625
Sorry H - Reinardina has it bang on. The original idea I saw was using things around them to make a letter - a country road or path that for instance was an S bend making an S. As Reinardina spotted I have expanded it to allow images that might sound like a letter such as Reinardina`s examples.
Abers link demonstrates it very clearly - now why didn`t I go looking for that - thanks Alan ;). The example for Jamie on the 2nd line in Aber`s link is just like the ones I saw. I`ve slightly amended the brief now to allow you to do a whole name if you are up for it / want to .
Is that any clearer or do you want me to think again?
Now I get it :uglystupid2:
It would be even cooler if the item depicted were related to the word. For example the word 'home' would be things associated with a home, spell 'city', or the name of your city, from things found in that city.
Cheers Willy - feel free but perhaps making it more complex than it need be.
I was ambitiously planning to do a tableau spelling out my name. I've got the first two letters, the 'r' and ideas for the other letters, but this is a harder task than it first appeared . Yikes!
I have 2 choices - just can't decide which to go for.
I have 'C' from an overflow pipe
or 'P' from an old, mouldy, dumped sofa...
I think the 'P' will be the one.
Here you go then:
Namesake:
(http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10146/normal_H_P1010580.jpg) (http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=15568&fullsize=1)
Rather a mixed bag, conceptually: some images representing letters, some facsimiles of letters and one letter copied from a sign. Sorry, it's been a busy week :o
They are, if you haven't already worked it out:
H = crossing contrails
O = daisy
W = wine (could have been whisky, but the wine rack was nearer)
A = an A major chord
R= the R from an optician's sign
D = handle from a mug
Very ambitious Howard
Well went out walking today and found that they had been felling trees and putting 3 slash marks in the stumps with a chain saw, why, i have no idea. Then spotted this one and thought that's it "Hi". The knot in the middle of the tree made it. :)
"HI"
(http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11290/normal_HI_Snapseed.jpg) (http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=15569&fullsize=1)
Quick one from me from the fruit / veg we had in the fridge
5 a Day
(http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10154/normal_5_a_day.jpg) (http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=15571&fullsize=1)
Think I got the wrong end of the stick with the theme. I thought we were looking for a letters in something not making a word from props. My image is totally off theme by the looks of it.
You haven't got the wrong end of the stick - it is a wide theme, from single letters to whole words. I just decided to go overboard a bit, that's all ;)
I have 2 to choose from, but have spent a weekend with club members in Melbourne and must go to work today. Will look, process and upload tonight. I like the ideas so far.
Quote from: DigiDiva on April 13, 2014, 07:35:46 PM
Think I got the wrong end of the stick with the theme. I thought we were looking for a letters in something not making a word from props. My image is totally off theme by the looks of it.
No that`s fine DD. As H said I broadened the theme in the description saying just use the things around you and allowing for soundalike letters / words like a eye for I etc.
Congrats to Howard on his "namesake" win. Think votes and entries were a bit down this week, presume people are away doing things for Easter.
Congratulations H.
I had something similar in mind (even had a vapour trail letter), but did not get round to doing anything with the shots.
Had rather a repetitive afternoon though, so I might have something for the next competition.
Gosh! Thanks for the votes. I'd better get my thinking cap on for the next challenge.
Meanwhile, I still haven't taken a repetitive shot, although I do have a plan . . . of sorts.
Well done H. Got my vote this week though you took some liberties with the w ;).
I`ll try and get a repetition one done today when our future in-laws have gone home but no idea what!
Well done H, a fun image.
Well done Hinfrance. :tup:
Quote from: kerbside on April 13, 2014, 05:23:08 PM
Well went out walking today and found that they had been felling trees and putting 3 slash marks in the stumps with a chain saw, why, i have no idea. Then spotted this one and thought that's it "Hi". The knot in the middle of the tree made it. :)
"HI"
(http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11290/normal_HI_Snapseed.jpg) (http://cameracraniums.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=15569&fullsize=1)
The slots are there to allow water into the stump and cause the stump to rot faster.
Thanks for the info, wondered what it was for, cheers.
I did wonder too! Now a bit wiser. Thanks.