Fortnightly Salon Competition No8

[Stephen]

Thanks Autumn for running the last competition and congratulations to Archangel and Bearface for being runners up.

THE THEME FOR THIS SALON IS

B L U E

Hopefully, you will see lots on potential for interpreting this, and I would encourage a bit of lateral thinking if at all possible.



The closing date for the competition will be noon GMT on the 14th January.

Here are the rules. Please take a moment to read them prior to shooting or uploading your submissions.

1) All photographs are to be uploaded to the photo gallery at http://dpnow.com/galleries/ (http://dpnow.com/forum2/../galleries/), they can be put in members own gallery if they wish. The resulting link generated for the photo will then be pasted into the next available space in the Salon thread.
2) One entry per user ID only please, which must be the personal work of the entrant
3) Entries should be "in line" within the thread (not as links to an image held somewhere else)
4) Comments only on entries are welcome within the salon thread itself
5) After the close the curator will indicate a winner and a couple of runners up.
6) The curator's decision is final.
7) Winners should be offered first refusal to choose the next theme and curate the next salon.
8.) If the winner is unable to curate the next salon the current curator may offer that "honour" to any willing volunteer, possibly the entrant in second or third place
9) These rules are to be copied and pasted with a new theme by the new Curator at the top of the new Salon thread with a finish date and time
10) As with all photos posted on DPNow, copyright remains with the photographer and DPNow will not use them without permission


Good Luck to you all, don't forget there is a 2GB memory card up for grabs here t-up

[Pol]

Innuendo.

What you see is what you think. ;)


http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/500/blue-800-0575.jpg


Pol

[Life in a Lens]

Ooh ooh! I know just the one I want to post for this one ^_^

Good Luck to everyone!!! :)

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/618/medium/reflect_by_sweetmysterium.jpg

[Archangel]

Here is my entry:


http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/532/Island_Church.jpg


Regards

George

[ddigit]

Im in

Trevor
http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/564/Blue-lighthouse-with-frame.jpg

[lumix]

Blue attraction

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/599/tn_Copy_of_P1030666.JPG

[Life in a Lens]

Ooooh, pretty.

Now that is a lot of blue. And the white of the church in the middle of it all is just brilliant. Where is that?

[Josh Bear]

Nice subject.

Here is my entry taken just after sunrise in Henley on Thames.

Best Regards

Josh

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/597/House_and_Trails1.jpg

[guymclaren]

OK I am in

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/579/medium/blue.jpg

[byrt]

wow some excellent work already

[guymclaren]

that a comment to all or to mine?

[Andrew Thatcher]

Here is my entry:


http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/532/Island_Church.jpg


Regards

George

Is that sky fake? it looks alot like a CGI to me.

[Andrew Thatcher]

Ok heres my go.
http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/579/Goodrich_window.jpg

[Bearface]

Here is my entry:


http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/532/Island_Church.jpg


Regards

George

Hi George, this is a very interesting image to me. Presumably it's a composite of more than one shot?

I really like the scene, however I'd be keen to hear how it was produced, if you have no objections?

Thanks :D

[Archangel]

Hi George, this is a very interesting image to me. Presumably it's a composite of more than one shot?

I really like the scene, however I'd be keen to hear how it was produced, if you have no objections?

Thanks :D


Hi Andrew & Tim,

Sorry I couldn't reply earlier. I was over in my sister's home since last night where we spent the New Year's Eve with relatives and friends.

The photo is original (slightly post-processed and reduced in size). There is nothing artificial or computer generated there, apart from how it probably looks to you. It was taken over a boat (a smaller tour boat that can hold approximately 30-40 people that does daily tours for tourists around the island).


Regards

George

[Archangel]

Ooooh, pretty.

Now that is a lot of blue. And the white of the church in the middle of it all is just brilliant. Where is that?


Hi Life in a Lens (I really don't know your first name),

This is a photo from the Greek islands and more specifically in the island of Paros. The little chuch is located on a rock composition as you can see which is very very close to another small island like some others that are around the main island of Paros. Churches like these exist by thousands (really by thousands) in the Greek Islands. If you ever visit Greece and especially some of the Greek Islands you will see what I mean. All kind of little churces everywhere, even next to lighthouses!


Regards

George

[Mike Parr]

Not a lot of blue around in December :\

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/500/medium/PA070473.jpg

[Ian]

Hi George, I think this is a great picture - well done!

My only nagging feeling is that where the sky meets the horizon at the left, it doesn't look natural. So I did wonder if the sky had been borrowed from another picture - nothing wrong with that, just curious. But it's a very striking picture indeed :)

Ian

[Archangel]

Hi George, I think this is a great picture - well done!

My only nagging feeling is that where the sky meets the horizon at the left, it doesn't look natural. So I did wonder if the sky had been borrowed from another picture - nothing wrong with that, just curious. But it's a very striking picture indeed :)

Ian

Hi Ian,

As I previously wrote to Andrew and Tim, the picture is natural. I haven't done any artificial work and actually I don't need to do that since in Greece the skies are almost blue most of the times.

If you are talking about sky clouds cut by the horizon line, it is because I lower much the camera (actually I hang myself slightly from the boat) in order to make the photo look taken from down to up, because I wanted to look like I took the photo just slightly above the water and avoid the look of everything looking lower than the level a normal photo would look like.

That way the lower clouds look like they are touching or being cut by the sea.
I really don't mind to say that a photo is artificial as long as it is, but this one is not (actually none of my photos posted on DPNow were ever artificial, except of the reworked version of the "Evening Island Return" where the island appeared as a background and I asked for comments in comparison to the original shot without the island).

Though I am happy of your comments and also Andrew's and Tim's because it looks that some photo views are unique, strange or rare, like the Stella Artois "hover" effect sometime ago. Generally but not very often (only when the situation permits that) I like to experiment with light and angle views.


Regards

George

[Ian]

No problem, George, thanks for explaining.

Ian

[Autumn]

Here is my entry taken with a 2 Mg Oly compact. We were staying in Phuket and took a half day trip to Phi Phi Island. It was beautiful.

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/559/thP4080110adj.jpg

[Ian]

Here is my entry taken with a 2 Mg Oly compact. We were staying in Phuket and took a half day trip to Phi Phi Island. It was beautiful.





I guess this was before the Christmas 2004 disaster?

My father lives in Thailand and we have been invited to visit - probably at the end of March, though he doesn't live near the sea as far as I know!

Ian

[Mike Parr]

This is not my entry as i have entered the previosly, but My wife reminded me of this one. this was taken 13 1/2 years ago on a cheap little 35mm film camera, as you can see by the Location there was restrictions in force regarding flash etc, Im not sure if i was really aloud the camera in there. The Baby is our son nicknamed "Dinky". Do feel free to move this to another forum if you feel its should be elsewhere.

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/500/medium/dinks2.jpg

[Autumn]

I guess this was before the Christmas 2004 disaster?

My father lives in Thailand and we have been invited to visit - probably at the end of March, though he doesn't live near the sea as far as I know!

Ian

Yes, it was either 2002 or 2003. However, we were in Sri Lanka and in the Seashells Hotel, which was literally on the beach, 8 weeks before the disaster. Both Thailand and Sri Lanka rate as our all time favourite holidays. They are beautiful places and fantastic for photography.

Audrey

[Tom]

Here's my go.


The Blues House
http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/500/medium/sadandblue.jpg

[rogleale]

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/500/medium/blue_boat.jpg

My Try!

[bigbob]

Feeling Blue

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/643/medium/blue.jpg

B..

[spl]

Little People Big Sea

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/500/Little_People_Big_Sea.JPG

[Pops]

Just couldn't be anything else from me

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/570/Bluetit2.jpg

[chryslerchick]

ok have no idea if my pic is going to load but here goes. oh & its a pic of my son at the lazer bowling looks a bit fuzzy but it was because it was dark with blue lazer lights flashinghttp://dpnow.com/galleries/data/604/bowling_26-11-06.JPG

[Caz]

[QUOTE=Pops;7837]Just couldn't be anything else from me

That is absolutely gorgeous - we've got blue tits all over the feeders at the moment, but how close do you have to get to get a shot like that??!!:confused:

Carol

[Harry]

A winner for me Congrats

[peter]

I was not sure what to post this time now if it been red I would have been well away;) . Anyway back to what to post well as I pass these most days somewhere on the Island i guess it has to be one of these. Oh and yes they really are blue over here.

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/500/medium/postbox.jpg

[Bearface]

ok have no idea if my pic is going to load but here goes. oh & its a pic of my son at the lazer bowling looks a bit fuzzy but it was because it was dark with blue lazer lights flashing

Brilliant composition and (for me) the movement really gives it something extra. Kudos to you for entering something a bit different :D

[Caz]

Late again... been looking through my photos to see if I'd even GOT anything blue! Ceanothus is supposed to be blue, although this looks more lilac to me.

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/500/medium/Ceanothus.jpg

Caz

[Mowgli]

Here is my idea for "blue"
Taken at the "North Show" battle of flowers in Guernsey.
This was just one of the many exhibits Dr Who`s (blue) Tardis

mowgli

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/500/Dr_Who_1.jpg

[jojo]

Better late than never! An old one from my gallery but have not been able to capture anything relevant of late - grey yes, but blue? :D

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/500/medium/cropped_door_window.jpg

[Bearface]

Here's my entry:


This time I decided not to use an exisiting image, but instead to go into the studio (well the weather hasn't been exactly forgiving, has it..?) and try to produce something vibrant and uplifting, while remaining mindful of the theme. It was bl**dy hard work, I can tell you *crazy

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/685/IMG_1738x.jpg


http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/500/IMG_1738x.jpg

[jojo]

Yup - you've got my vote on that one (too clever by half!);)

Jo

[devilgas]

having finally got the photo to upload to the gallery.....

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/673/blue.jpg

Le Grande Bleu

[coupekid]

Here is my idea for "blue"
Taken at the "North Show" battle of flowers in Guernsey.
This was just one of the many exhibits Dr Who`s (blue) Tardis

mowgli



I simply had to comment on this one!
I am a huge Dr Who fan, and this looks superb!
(Yes, I have a replica 12ft scarf as well! hehe!)

[Martin]

FEELING BLUE

At Manchester Airport walking between between Arrivals and the Train Station after holidaying in Spain. Suprised how blue it is - must have been reflecting our mood.

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/579/Manchester_Airport2.jpg

[Mowgli]

Thanks Coupekid.
I to am a Dr Who fan and also the spin off "Torchwood". I like the current Dr and the way that the Beeb have made this new incarnation worth watching.
I was a huge fan when Jon Pertwee was the Doc (showing my age now) I found it started going downhill after Tom Baker. :)

[SFL]

I remember Patrick Troughton as the Doctor and I aint THAT old :rolleyes:

[chryslerchick]

Here's my entry:

This time I decided not to use an exisiting image, but instead to go into the studio (well the weather hasn't been exactly forgiving, has it..?) and try to produce something vibrant and uplifting, while remaining mindful of the theme. It was bl**dy hard work, I can tell you *crazy

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/500/IMG_1738x.jpg

this def has the **W**O**W** factor def a winner:D

[chryslerchick]

FEELING BLUE

At Manchester Airport walking between between Arrivals and the Train Station after holidaying in Spain. Suprised how blue it is - must have been reflecting our mood.

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/579/Manchester_Airport2.jpg

nice one there-looks sort of space age well caught & good luck:D

[chryslerchick]

ok have no idea if my pic is going to load but here goes. oh & its a pic of my son at the lazer bowling looks a bit fuzzy but it was because it was dark with blue lazer lights
http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/556/medium/bowling_26-11-06.JPG



sorry all i accidently deleted the image from my gallery & obviously it went from my original posting here & there was no edit button on original post to add the link :D :D

[Jocelyn Walker]

Thanks Autumn for running the last competition and congratulations to Archangel and Bearface for being runners up.

THE THEME FOR THIS SALON IS

B L U E

Hopefully, you will see lots on potential for interpreting this, and I would encourage a bit of lateral thinking if at all possible.



The closing date for the competition will be noon GMT on the 14th January.

Here are the rules. Please take a moment to read them prior to shooting or uploading your submissions.

1) All photographs are to be uploaded to the photo gallery at http://dpnow.com/galleries/ (http://dpnow.com/forum2/../galleries/), they can be put in members own gallery if they wish. The resulting link generated for the photo will then be pasted into the next available space in the Salon thread.
2) One entry per user ID only please, which must be the personal work of the entrant
3) Entries should be "in line" within the thread (not as links to an image held somewhere else)
4) Comments only on entries are welcome within the salon thread itself
5) After the close the curator will indicate a winner and a couple of runners up.
6) The curator's decision is final.
7) Winners should be offered first refusal to choose the next theme and curate the next salon.
8.) If the winner is unable to curate the next salon the current curator may offer that "honour" to any willing volunteer, possibly the entrant in second or third place
9) These rules are to be copied and pasted with a new theme by the new Curator at the top of the new Salon thread with a finish date and time
10) As with all photos posted on DPNow, copyright remains with the photographer and DPNow will not use them without permission


Good Luck to you all, don't forget there is a 2GB memory card up for grabs here t-up
http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/582/medium/Blue_Tassie_Salon_8.jpg
Difficult theme this time as unable to find anything that wasn't cliche! Hope not too late.

[Gina]

Here's my submission ...

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/631/medium/Brighton_sep04.jpg

[coupekid]

Struggled a little with this one, I was actually having trouble sleeping as I knew we were coming to the end of this Salon, and didnt want to not enter.

So here I am at just gone 3am, having jumped out of bed after trying to sleep for four hours and decided to enter this one.

Sir Jackie Stewart in his Blue F1 car! :D

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/506/jackiestewartupld.jpg

Good luck all on a great salon competition by Stephen.....I really dont envy you having to judge this one as there are some amazing shots!

[Stephen]

THE RESULT

Thanks everyone for their entry in the Salon competition, there were 27 photos this time which I think is a good amount, especially as quite a few openly admit it was not an easy subject to come up with a photo for.

Now if I'm honest its been quite a tricky one for me, not to mention the dilemma I've had in not wanting to appear as if I was showing any favouritism. However at the end of the day quality, and interpretation has to win through, and its that and my own personal gut feeling for which I like that has at last brought me to a decision.

So Third place goes to Josh Bear for his picture at Henley on the Thames
http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/597/House_and_Trails1.jpg

I really liked the feel of the photo, it was quiet and calm and the eye was led by the aircraft contrails into the picture, the theme fitted the picture well too.

In Second place I placed Martins picture taken at Manchester Airport

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/579/Manchester_Airport2.jpg

Again I loved the picture, it is just so BLUE. However the converging lines led the eye into the scene, it was like something from a sci fi film. It also brought back memories of my own journies down that very walkway to the station. Great picture Martin.

So in First place, I really had to award it to Bearface for his picture of pouring the blue wine into the glass

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/685/IMG_1738x.jpg


http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/500/IMG_1738x.jpg
As he's a personal friend, to win, his picture had to be clearly better than the rest, not only in fulfilling the criteria of the theme, but also technically and artistically. Tim has interpreted the theme with a skillful and clever image, timed to perfection, and with spot on presentation.

So, congratulations go to Bearface for winning, but also to Martin and Josh for their excellent pictures too. Indeed,well done to everyone who entered.

Its over to you now Tim, and oh you can change yer avatar and sig back now ;)

[Josh Bear]

a worthy winner. Thrilled to come third. Can't wait for the next theme.

Best Regards

Josh

[peter]

Stephen I think you are spot on with the winner, when I saw it I just thought wow. Ok so bearface used a studio set up to shot this with but all the same it probably was not easy to do. I know how hard it is messing about with water when I did my water droplets.

[Martin]

A superb winner, I can't believe you placed me second Stephen. I'm truly amazed, thanks.

Martin

[Stephen]

A superb winner, I can't believe you placed me second Stephen. I'm truly amazed, thanks.

Martin

Its the good thing about this competition, its down to the curator and their personal choice and likes. :) God help us all next week, thats all I can say :D

[Archangel]

THE RESULT

Thanks everyone for their entry in the Salon competition, there were 27 photos this time which I think is a good amount, especially as quite a few openly admit it was not an easy subject to come up with a photo for.

Now if I'm honest its been quite a tricky one for me, not to mention the dilemma I've had in not wanting to appear as if I was showing any favouritism. However at the end of the day quality, and interpretation has to win through, and its that and my own personal gut feeling for which I like that has at last brought me to a decision.

So Third place goes to Josh Bear for his picture at Henley on the Thames


I really liked the feel of the photo, it was quiet and calm and the eye was led by the aircraft contrails into the picture, the theme fitted the picture well too.

In Second place I placed Martins picture taken at Manchester Airport


Again I loved the picture, it is just so BLUE. However the converging lines led the eye into the scene, it was like something from a sci fi film. It also brought back memories of my own journies down that very walkway to the station. Great picture Martin.

So in First place, I really had to award it to Bearface for his picture of pouring the blue wine into the glass



As he's a personal friend, to win, his picture had to be clearly better than the rest, not only in fulfilling the criteria of the theme, but also technically and artistically. Tim has interpreted the theme with a skillful and clever image, timed to perfection, and with spot on presentation.

So, congratulations go to Bearface for winning, but also to Martin and Josh for their excellent pictures too. Indeed,well done to everyone who entered.

Its over to you now Tim, and oh you can change yer avatar and sig back now ;)






Congratulations to the winner Tim for his nice inspired photo and to Martin and Josh in the 2nd and 3rd place for their also nice photos.
Looking forward for the next Salon Competition.

Regards

George

[Autumn]

Well done Tim. An excellent picture. Also to Martin and Josh - congratulations, well deserved second and third.

Looking forward to the next challenge.

[Pol]

Well done chaps. *clap

.. and a round of applause to Stephen for managing the Salon and the unenviable task of choosing the winners. *clap

Pol

[jojo]

Congratulations to Bearface - it truly was a corker! :D Well done to Martin and Josh too. Thank you Stephen for running the Salon. I'm looking forward to the next one.

jojo

[Autumn]

.. and a round of applause to Stephen for managing the Salon and the unenviable task of choosing the winners. *clap

Pol

I will second that. Sorry Stephen, I forgot to thank you for doing such a good job. It is not easy to be fair and objective. :)

[coupekid]

As he's a personal friend, to win, his picture had to be clearly better than the rest, not only in fulfilling the criteria of the theme, but also technically and artistically. Tim has interpreted the theme with a skillful and clever image, timed to perfection, and with spot on presentation.

So, congratulations go to Bearface for winning, but also to Martin and Josh for their excellent pictures too. Indeed,well done to everyone who entered.

Its over to you now Tim, and oh you can change yer avatar and sig back now ;)




FAVOURTISM!!!!!

Of course, I am joking, to be honest, I had these three down as the winning submisions, so excellent choice! :D

Great Salon Stephen! :D

Congratulations Tim, superb entry, and it was nice to hear you were rewarded for the effort you put in on this one, hope you put the winning memory card to good use, and cant wait to see what subject you come up with.

:D

[Caz]

Well done to the winners - and to Stephen, I didn't envy him that job at all!

And... it's so nice to see everyone congratulating the winners and judge - unlike another site I can think of.

Hells bells, why not say it - the Fuji site. I've never seen so many grown people whinge so much about a competition. The judge's word is final, and that's that -whinge over.... what's next?

Caz

[Bearface]

Wahey! I'm really chuffed - thanks Stephen :D

Congratulations to Josh and Martin; both great images. In fact well done to everyone, the standards were pretty high this time.

S'pose I should get started with the next salon then... :rolleyes:

[Andrew Thatcher]

Well done guys.

[Tom]

Congrats Tim; well deserved.
Tom