Dan Finnerty
Leading Member
Thanks Edward In Toronto for hosting the last challenge “Compositional Balance”. Lots of great submissions, I'm still in shock at being #1!
This week's Mini Challenge is about Distorted Perspective . Any unusual perspective and/or natural distortion (i.e. not by post-processing) that makes it difficult to perceive what the original scene was, while presenting an interesting composition. The more unusual and abstract the better.
This is something I sometimes try to do, but rarely succeed at, so I'm looking forward to seeing what you creative geniuses can come up with. Even if you are not feeling like such a genius, give it a whirl, you just might get lucky (like I did!).
I'll show a few examples in a separate post, just to get things started. Don't feel constrained by my meager examples however; use your imagination. There are no "wrong" submissions.
The challenge will end in one week, on Thursday, July 29th at 8 pm Pacific Daylight Time.
The Rules
The host gives you a topic of interest and you get going. You post your image(s).
The host chooses the winner. The decision of the judge (the host) is final. The judge is not eligible. The winner then chooses the next topic, judges the winner, and passes on the baton to that person.
Any picture you've taken is eligible regardless of time taken and camera.
You can do all the post processing you want. However, it is most helpful if you list your camera and lens along with your photo (because we like to know)
Feel free to comment on other contestant’s images. If you want someone to leave you a piece of constructive criticism, put an asterisk next to the title of the image.
Here are some posting guidelines:
When posting your picture, change the Subject of your post to display your picture titles. This way, when someone comments (i.e. replies), it will refer specifically to you. If all entries read "Re: Mini Challenge xxx"... it would be very boring to scan the list.
Either embed your image in the thread or, if you must, supply a link to it. Keep in mind, however, most people don't want to click to open photos hosted elsewhere (i.e. on your website).
You may enter up to 3 pictures, but try to put them within a single post. Please give a title to each photo - this makes it easier to differentiate when giving comments.
Please size your photo no bigger than around 1200 pixels on the longest dimension. This is to let those with smaller monitors to see your image at full resolution.
Please limit the file size of your entries to conserve bandwidth.
As a show of courtesy, and to save bandwidth, please remove the original post when replying, so you don't bring back any previous photos.
Previous Mini-Challenges:
201 Patterns
202 Silhouettes
203 Thrill of the moment
204 Outdoor Pursuits
205 Architecture
206 Candid Portrait
207 Portraiture
208 Event shooting
209 The Flame does it!
210 Dramatic Clouds
211 Reflections
212 Cityscapes and Skyscrapers
213 Fun in the Sun
214 Three
215 Postcard
216 Emotions
217 Rest and relaxation
218 Wildlife
219 Sweet & Sour
220 Long Exposures
221 Fall
222 Automobiles
223 Occupations
224 Sports
225 Camera on the ground
226 City Life
227 On the Beach
228 Minimalistic
229 Edited
230 Trees
231 Construction
232 Snow
233 Something Old
234 Get Over It!
235 Broken!
236 Valentine's Day
237 Where do you want to be?
238 HDR
239 Abstract
240 Signs of Spring
241 Water
242 Small World
243 The Golden Hour
244 Round and around.
245 Candid Street Photography
246 Innocence
247 Classics in 2010
248 Leading Lines
249 Old
250 Sunrise/Sunset
251 Joy/Happiness
252 Don't need No introductions
253 Compositional Balance
254 Distorted Perspective
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Dan
This week's Mini Challenge is about Distorted Perspective . Any unusual perspective and/or natural distortion (i.e. not by post-processing) that makes it difficult to perceive what the original scene was, while presenting an interesting composition. The more unusual and abstract the better.
This is something I sometimes try to do, but rarely succeed at, so I'm looking forward to seeing what you creative geniuses can come up with. Even if you are not feeling like such a genius, give it a whirl, you just might get lucky (like I did!).
I'll show a few examples in a separate post, just to get things started. Don't feel constrained by my meager examples however; use your imagination. There are no "wrong" submissions.
The challenge will end in one week, on Thursday, July 29th at 8 pm Pacific Daylight Time.
The Rules
The host gives you a topic of interest and you get going. You post your image(s).
The host chooses the winner. The decision of the judge (the host) is final. The judge is not eligible. The winner then chooses the next topic, judges the winner, and passes on the baton to that person.
Any picture you've taken is eligible regardless of time taken and camera.
You can do all the post processing you want. However, it is most helpful if you list your camera and lens along with your photo (because we like to know)
Feel free to comment on other contestant’s images. If you want someone to leave you a piece of constructive criticism, put an asterisk next to the title of the image.
Here are some posting guidelines:
When posting your picture, change the Subject of your post to display your picture titles. This way, when someone comments (i.e. replies), it will refer specifically to you. If all entries read "Re: Mini Challenge xxx"... it would be very boring to scan the list.
Either embed your image in the thread or, if you must, supply a link to it. Keep in mind, however, most people don't want to click to open photos hosted elsewhere (i.e. on your website).
You may enter up to 3 pictures, but try to put them within a single post. Please give a title to each photo - this makes it easier to differentiate when giving comments.
Please size your photo no bigger than around 1200 pixels on the longest dimension. This is to let those with smaller monitors to see your image at full resolution.
Please limit the file size of your entries to conserve bandwidth.
As a show of courtesy, and to save bandwidth, please remove the original post when replying, so you don't bring back any previous photos.
Previous Mini-Challenges:
201 Patterns
202 Silhouettes
203 Thrill of the moment
204 Outdoor Pursuits
205 Architecture
206 Candid Portrait
207 Portraiture
208 Event shooting
209 The Flame does it!
210 Dramatic Clouds
211 Reflections
212 Cityscapes and Skyscrapers
213 Fun in the Sun
214 Three
215 Postcard
216 Emotions
217 Rest and relaxation
218 Wildlife
219 Sweet & Sour
220 Long Exposures
221 Fall
222 Automobiles
223 Occupations
224 Sports
225 Camera on the ground
226 City Life
227 On the Beach
228 Minimalistic
229 Edited
230 Trees
231 Construction
232 Snow
233 Something Old
234 Get Over It!
235 Broken!
236 Valentine's Day
237 Where do you want to be?
238 HDR
239 Abstract
240 Signs of Spring
241 Water
242 Small World
243 The Golden Hour
244 Round and around.
245 Candid Street Photography
246 Innocence
247 Classics in 2010
248 Leading Lines
249 Old
250 Sunrise/Sunset
251 Joy/Happiness
252 Don't need No introductions
253 Compositional Balance
254 Distorted Perspective
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Dan
Anyway here is my entry (I don't even think it fits the topic..) - a police car's reflection in a puddle... 
