Fortnightly Salon Competition No17 - Generations [Archive]

jds9000

14-05-07, 01:42 PM

Thanks to Jocelyn for running the last Salon ....

The theme for Salon 17 is 'GENERATIONS' ... (Not the 'Star Trek' ones !!)

Pretty free to do as you please here ..... Animal, Vegetable, Mineral ?? .... Old/young people/animals ... new/old buildings ?

Good luck to all who participate & thank you one & all for your kind comments! The salon ends midnight 27th May.

............and the Rules

1) All photographs are to be uploaded to the photo gallery at http://dpnow.com/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

Kurt

14-05-07, 02:34 PM

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

Child with time to investigate the view through the grill of the walkway high in the SFMoMA building, while the adult going in the opposite direction marches over without a glance down.

jds9000

14-05-07, 03:00 PM

Interesting idea, and a nice composition .... well captured !!

Jay

Kurt

15-05-07, 07:43 AM

Interesting idea, and a nice composition .... well captured !!

Jay

Thanks Jay, I felt silly laying on my back on the floor in SFMoMA though!

Kurt

Ian

15-05-07, 03:12 PM

Thanks to Jocelyn for running the last Salon ....

The theme for Salon 17 is 'GENERATIONS' ... (Not the 'Star Trek' ones !!)

Spoilsport! *LOL

Ian

PS Somewhere I have a big grinning shot of William Shatner (aka Capt. James T. Kirk) at a press conference for a new telephone service he was launching at a trade show I was reporting on back in around 1989. He could turn that smile on like a light with a switch.

jds9000

15-05-07, 03:50 PM

Spoilsport! *LOL

Ian

PS Somewhere I have a big grinning shot of William Shatner (aka Capt. James T. Kirk) at a press conference for a new telephone service he was launching at a trade show I was reporting on back in around 1989. He could turn that smile on like a light with a switch.

Wow .... I've never even been in the same country .... is he really that short ?

Jay

Gina

17-05-07, 12:14 AM

Here goes ...

Four generations here.

My Mother, myself, my daughter and my grandson.

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/624/generations_2a.jpg

jds9000

17-05-07, 08:17 AM

Here goes ...

Four generations here.

My Mother, myself, my daughter and my grandson.

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/624/generations_2a.jpg

Well done Gina, a nice close crop shot of a 'classic Generations' photo. I've seen a similar photo done in 'filtered' black and white, .... is it a Sepia finish ?

Jay

pewidane

17-05-07, 10:31 PM

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data//500/medium/Image-110.jpg
This are my contribution to the theme GENERATION.
a man and the grandchild 1 may 1972 Kommunist demonstration

Gina

17-05-07, 11:54 PM

Well done Gina, a nice close crop shot of a 'classic Generations' photo. I've seen a similar photo done in 'filtered' black and white, .... is it a Sepia finish ?

Jay

Hello Jay,

Yes, the photo is slightly sepia. I decided to take the opportunity to put some real effort into this salon as it's a favourite subject of mine so thank you so much for choosing it. I had to work fast with the camera on the tripod and set to self-timer and getting my 10 month old grandson to keep his hand still for 10 seconds wasn't easy. Patience and teamwork paid off this time.

Cheers for your kind words.

Gina

jds9000

18-05-07, 08:56 AM

This are my contribution to the theme GENERATION.
a man and the grandchild 1 may 1972 Kommunist demonstration

What a great photo .... at the time I suppose it would appear an ordinary shot, but due to the events in the country's history, very poignant and provocative.
It makes you wonder, who and where would they be now ...

Good composition .... imho ..... two subjects,..... but the insignia on the flag,
and also the great big building in the background ....

..... really works for me ...

Thanks for sharing this one !!
Jay

lumix

18-05-07, 07:38 PM

In the Beginning

http://dpnow.com/galleries//data//717/tn_Blackbirds_nest.jpg

Ian

18-05-07, 08:27 PM

In the Beginning

Good one, Ron :)

Blue eggs - do you know the bird type?

Ian

lumix

18-05-07, 08:35 PM

Good one, Ron :)

Blue eggs - do you know the bird type?

Ian

It's a blackbird which has taken over my greenhouse. I've had to move all my plants out so as not to disturb her. Took this shot when she popped out to have a pee. :D The greenhouse is right out side my bedroom window so will be keeping an eye on her.

Ian

18-05-07, 08:45 PM

It's a blackbird which has taken over my greenhouse. I've had to move all my plants out so as not to disturb her. Took this shot when she popped out to have a pee. :D The greenhouse is right out side my bedroom window so will be keeping an eye on her.

Great stuff - we had a blackbird pair nesting in am overgrown Ivy for several years. Used to get the moggies going, though they never got close (the Ivy was THAT thick).

Unfortunately, the Ivy was in danger of pulling the fence it was growing on down. so it had to be heavily pruned at the beginning of the year - well before nesting time.

Ian

Pol

18-05-07, 08:58 PM

It's a blackbird which has taken over my greenhouse. I've had to move all my plants out so as not to disturb her. Took this shot when she popped out to have a pee. :D The greenhouse is right out side my bedroom window so will be keeping an eye on her.

That's a delightful story and I hope they hatch safely and do well. :)

If you want to help out - they'd be chuffed if you left them some earthworms. They also enjoy mealworms, available from various sources such as THIS one. (http://tinyurl.com/3aaoyc) Don't forget to leave water too .... preferably in a wide bowl so they can splash about in it as well as drink it. :D

Pol

lumix

18-05-07, 09:03 PM

Great stuff - we had a blackbird pair nesting in am overgrown Ivy for several years. Used to get the moggies going, though they never got close (the Ivy was THAT thick).

Unfortunately, the Ivy was in danger of pulling the fence it was growing on down. so it had to be heavily pruned at the beginning of the year - well before nesting time.

Ian

My Dear Wife has got me to make a half door so as to keep the cats out. The things us old softies do for nature.:)

lumix

18-05-07, 09:25 PM

That's a delightful story and I hope they hatch safely and do well. :)

If you want to help out - they'd be chuffed if you left them some earthworms. They also enjoy mealworms, available from various sources such as THIS one. (http://tinyurl.com/3aaoyc) Don't forget to leave water too .... preferably in a wide bowl so they can splash about in it as well as drink it. :D

Pol
Pol my greenhouse has been organized like a 5 star hotel. The only thing we have over looked is a Bible. :D Shade has also been arranged so that the temperature don't get to high.

jds9000

18-05-07, 09:42 PM

In the Beginning

Nice one Ron

We've got a couple of Blue Tits nesting in a 'BBC birdhouse', but now the trees
are getting covered in leaves, I can only just make out the front, so it's difficult
to see them going in and out !!

Jay

vlarcombe

18-05-07, 09:47 PM

http://dpnow.com/galleries//data//500/030714-0029_crop1_USM_small_.jpg

Three generations of memory; 100bit, 256Kb and 512 Mb.

The picture was taken several years ago, even the 512Mb looks huge now!

Vernon

lumix

18-05-07, 10:03 PM

Three generations of memory; 100bit, 256Kb and 512 Mb.

The picture was taken several years ago, even the 512Mb looks huge now!

Vernon

Is the abacus year 2000 compliant? :rolleyes: :D

jds9000

18-05-07, 10:11 PM

Three generations of memory; 100bit, 256Kb and 512 Mb.

The picture was taken several years ago, even the 512Mb looks huge now!

Vernon

*clap Ha ha .... lol .... nice one Vernon ....

Blimey, haven't seen boards like that in years !!

vlarcombe

20-05-07, 09:41 PM

Is the abacus year 2000 compliant? :rolleyes: :D

*LOL I think they've lasted through a couple of millennia without problem.

Vernon

Ian

21-05-07, 08:31 AM

*LOL I think they've lasted through a couple of millennia without problem.

Vernon

Didn't see a single abacus during my recent trip to Hoing Kong and Thailand - the trannsistor rules...

Ian

lumix

21-05-07, 01:55 PM

Didn't see a single abacus during my recent trip to Hoing Kong and Thailand - the trannsistor rules...

Ian
Seeing as the transistor was nearly scrapped in favor of the valve, it sure has changed the world. Thank god the OC72 was such a success. Now that shows my age.:rolleyes:

jds9000

24-05-07, 08:10 AM

Only two days left ...... and a very slow start to this one .... *wave

Remember the subject can be any 'Generations' ...*idea

Maybe you have a modern building next to an historic one, or a snap of you and 'gramps' ....... a 'young' tree growing in an old forest ..... *erm

Don't forget ... there a 2gb memory card up for grabs .... :D

burry

24-05-07, 01:41 PM

Spoilsport! *LOL

Ian

PS Somewhere I have a big grinning shot of William Shatner (aka Capt. James T. Kirk) at a press conference for a new telephone service he was launching at a trade show I was reporting on back in around 1989. He could turn that smile on like a light with a switch.

Hello

This will my first photo for the contest Generations.
http://dpnow.com/galleries/data//500/medium/generations2.jpg
I don't know if I do it the good way?!
Burry
(burrybrink@yahoo.com)

stan1968

24-05-07, 03:56 PM

Can be only one generation??:rolleyes: :D

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

ladaman98

24-05-07, 04:25 PM

Here is my entry for "Generations". Its me,my father and my son working out how to wire a vegetable clock for my son at Christmas. Shaun

http://dpnow.com/galleries//data//712/Christmas_2005_00038.jpg

jds9000

24-05-07, 05:37 PM

Hello

This will my first photo for the contest Generations.

I don't know if I do it the good way?!
Burry
(burrybrink@yahoo.com)

Hi Burry,
Nice shot .... is that seawater or a lake ?
Daughter and ? :)

jds9000

24-05-07, 05:39 PM

[QUOTE=stan1968;16307]Can be only one generation??:rolleyes: :D

Cracking shot !!
Certainly fits the bill .... (aww ... terrible pun :eek: )

What sort of lens did you use ?

Ian

24-05-07, 05:43 PM

[quote=stan1968;16307]Can be only one generation??:rolleyes: :D

Cracking shot !!
Certainly fits the bill .... (aww ... terrible pun :eek: )

What sort of lens did you use ?

Have to second that - a great capture! t-up

Ian

jds9000

24-05-07, 05:45 PM

[QUOTE=ladaman98;16308]Here is my entry for "Generations". Its me,my father and my son working out how to wire a vegetable clock for my son at Christmas. Shaun

A what clock !! :confused:
Sounds like fun ..... :)
Did it work in the end ? :C)

Ian

24-05-07, 05:47 PM

[quote=ladaman98;16308]Here is my entry for "Generations". Its me,my father and my son working out how to wire a vegetable clock for my son at Christmas. Shaun

A what clock !! :confused:
Sounds like fun ..... :)
Did it work in the end ? :C)

It may not tell the time properly, but I'm sure it's good for you *LOL

Ian

coupekid

24-05-07, 05:52 PM

[quote=jds9000;16316]

Have to second that - a great capture! t-up

Ian

And I third it!

Awesome capture!

burry

24-05-07, 06:24 PM

Hi Burry,
Nice shot .... is that seawater or a lake ?
Daughter and ? :)

Hi Jeremy

It is a lake. And the girl is with her grandfather (I suppose, because I don't know them, but it looks as a grandfather - he was a lot older. I was sitting there at the lake to take photos of waterskiing and suddenly they stood there next to me).

ladaman98

24-05-07, 07:55 PM

Apparently it uses the acid in the friut/veg to charge a battery cell which in turn runs the clock.Strangely enough it did work!I can't remember exactly how it works as it was a couple of years since we bought it.Shaun

Autumn

24-05-07, 08:23 PM

Here is my entry for "Generations."

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/540/thGenerations_191_9150adj2.jpg

paul.r.w

24-05-07, 11:51 PM

It's just a snap, but it's my wife with her gran, mum, daughter and granddaughter.

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data//500/medium/100_1078psp.jpg

jds9000

25-05-07, 08:53 AM

[QUOTE=Autumn;16328]Here is my entry for "Generations."

Lovely tones and colours ...... recent trip ?

jds9000

25-05-07, 09:02 AM

[QUOTE=paul.r.w;16334]It's just a snap, but it's my wife with her gran, mum, daughter and granddaughter.

Certainly fits the description..... nice capture, and not 'just a snap',
but a 'slice of history', that future generations will thank you for !! :D

Nice to see all those smiley faces too ....

Autumn

25-05-07, 09:35 AM

[QUOTE=Autumn;16328]Here is my entry for "Generations."

Lovely tones and colours ...... recent trip ?

I typed 2006 on it but in fact it was Sept 2005. How time flies.

Thanks.:)

stan1968

25-05-07, 10:01 AM

[QUOTE=stan1968;16307]Can be only one generation??:rolleyes: :D

Cracking shot !!
Certainly fits the bill .... (aww ... terrible pun :eek: )

What sort of lens did you use ?

SIGMA 70-300 APO DG :)

stan1968

25-05-07, 10:11 AM

[QUOTE=Ian;16318]

And I third it!

Awesome capture!

Thanks to You all, it is very nice that You like it :)

Tom

25-05-07, 10:53 PM

My entry for this one.

http://dpnow.com/galleries/data/500/69541080_NL9hwnzJ_gerkin.jpg

paul.r.w

25-05-07, 10:56 PM

Thanks jds, it was taken with my trusty Kodak 6490 which I've now handed down to my 19yr old son. It's a shame the lighting wasn't a bit better or I was a bit better with photochop, it's a bit dull at the top.

jds9000

26-05-07, 08:34 AM

[QUOTE=Tom;16375]My entry for this one.

Nice one ..... the black and white really sets the mood. Unusual angle ...
... not living in London, and a rather vague memory, been racking my
brain as to where you took it from ? :)

Blithe

27-05-07, 12:58 AM

Past Generations :)

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

jds9000

27-05-07, 08:14 AM

[QUOTE=Blithe;16402]Past Generations :)

Spooky ..... Peter was only saying to me that same view yesterday afternoon !!

Lovely colour in the trees .... :)

I have another brother-in-law who is composing a family tree, so he spends a morbid amount of time in graveyards ...
... (we keep telling him to get out more)*sarc

Are those all benches around the tree ?
Seems an odd place to have a them :confused:

jds9000

27-05-07, 10:47 PM

Sorry ... had a busy day, can't wait till midnight !! :o

Well .... after much thought .... several cups of coffee, the odd cream cake, and a couple of printouts .....

In 3rd place ... Paul.R.W ... with a great 'historical' photo of four generations of smiley faces .... one for the family album for years to come .... :D

In 2nd place ... Pewidane ... with an evocative picture taken when the world looked decidedly different. I'm not sure if it's the history, or the lined face of the man who 'knows', or of the 'innocence' in the little girls face, but this one really 'works' for me ... :)

... anyway ... and now .... (at last they say !) *ipop

1st place, and with a 'classic' 'hands of time' shot ... GINA ... *yes CONGRATULATIONS *chr *clap

I picked this one because it is what I would call instantly recognisable as a 'generations' photo. It was the first thing I thought of when picking the subject, so congratulations once again ...

You have the honour of naming the next Salon Theme! Don't forget to attach the rules when posting title!

May I just say that I was impressed with all the pictures ... Stan's birds, and Ladaman98 only just missed out .... even Vernons computer parts, and Burry's lake, or even Autumn's Sphinx, also Blithe and Tom for the architecture. They all represent a subject 'seen' from a different 'angle' by the taker.
It goes to show that whenever you look at a photo, it can be interpreted in so many ways by diferent people. ...... I know what I mean anyway !!

paul.r.w

27-05-07, 10:51 PM

Thanks jds nice one.

btw there were 5 of them, lol

jds9000

27-05-07, 10:57 PM

Thanks jds nice one.

btw there were 5 of them, lol

Ah .... eyesights going .... birthday tomorrow ... that's my excuse !! :D

Autumn

27-05-07, 11:00 PM

Many Congratulations to Gina - I knew it was a winner as soon as I saw it. Excellent choice.

Congratulations also to Paul and Pewidane.

I look forward to seeing what you have in store for us Gina.:)*clap

Caz

27-05-07, 11:01 PM

Congratulations Gina, Pewidane and Paul - and well done jds, that must have been a very difficult one to judge

Caz

jds9000

27-05-07, 11:02 PM

Congratulations Gina, Pewidane and Paul - and well done jds, that must have been a very difficult one to judge

Caz

I thought it was !!
Every photo had it's own merit .....

Ian

27-05-07, 11:51 PM

Well done Gina - a well-deserved pick! :D

Roll on the next salon and the next theme!

Ian

Jocelyn Walker

28-05-07, 04:39 AM

Congratulations Gina & well done. That is an excellent pic. Also well done to Paul & Pewidane.

pewidane

28-05-07, 07:04 AM

Many Congratulations Gina.I look forward to seeing what you have in store for us.PEWIDANE.

Autumn

28-05-07, 08:27 AM

I thought it was !!
Every photo had it's own merit .....

Sorry Jeremy, I forgot to thank you for running the salon and making such good but difficult choices.:)

fluffy penguin

28-05-07, 09:38 AM

I have been following this salon, even though I did not enter.
amazed at the different images that people have entered that says the theme.
That is what is so great about salons veryone interpretations.:D

well done on judging it jds9000, and well done to the winners and all

FP

stan1968

28-05-07, 10:04 AM

Congratulations Gina*clap

Gina

28-05-07, 11:51 AM

I'm so thrilled -- woo hoo -- yay!*clap

This is the first time I've won any photographic comp or even got close so thank you so much Jeremy for choosing my entry for GENERATIONS. I felt I got lucky that this theme was chosen and my mum came to visit and as my daughter and grandson were here I couldn't resist setting up the shot.

Thank you to everyone who has left kind comments and congratulations to Paul and Pewidane as runners up. The memory card will come in handy for the Canon EOS 400D I'm buying this week.

Thanks again for running such a good salon Jeremy, I have a lot to live up to with the next one.

Salon competition no. 18 is in the thought process ... watch this space! ;)

Julia

28-05-07, 12:37 PM

Congrats Gina, excellent photo. Definitely my favourite.

Julia

jds9000

28-05-07, 03:58 PM

Excellent choice on the Canon 400D ..... had mine since they came out and haven't been disappointed yet. Still finding things I didn't know it did :D

Must read the manual one day .... :)

Looking forward to the new Salon .....

coupekid

28-05-07, 05:33 PM

Blithe

28-05-07, 06:06 PM

Congratulations Gina. I loved your photograph, a most deserving winner. Well done to Pewidane and Paul also.

Thank you jds for an interesting salon.

(btw - the 'benches' in my photograph are flat tombstones all dating back to the late 1700s - guess they served to foil grave robbers too.) :)

jds9000

28-05-07, 07:50 PM