Contest Photo 2 - AutoPhotog : Photo Enthusiasts/Pros Forum

**UdubBadger** · 11-18-2009, 01:15 AM

Theme is "Beauty in the mundane"

The photo has to be of something very common and I guess ordinarily overlooked.

Wondering what you all thought of this photo as I'm thinking of possibly submitting it (the original is underneath it FYI).

**UdubBadger** · 11-18-2009, 11:42 AM

1 vote an no comments huh?

Fat Buff Guy · 11-18-2009, 01:04 PM

yeah sorry. lol.

i really liked the concept. i like simple, and this is very much something i am drawn to, the only reason i didnt go 5 on it. is to me, imho, there is to much out of focus area, its stressful to look at almost.

i think maybe if you could crop out most of the bottom and just leave very little out of focus it would get it there.

actually the more i look at them the more i like the second one. the color anyway, feels warmer to me. just that out of focusness......

i hope this helps a little bit. again, i really like the concept and w/ a few changes DEF something i would hang on my wall.

same goes for the second. except on the left where it falls out of focus, i dunno, it seems unusally blurry, even for something out of focus, the line where its focused and unfocust is really harsh.

**UdubBadger** · 11-18-2009, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Fat Buff Guy

yeah sorry. lol.

i really liked the concept. i like simple, and this is very much something i am drawn to, the only reason i didnt go 5 on it. is to me, imho, there is to much out of focus area, its stressful to look at almost.

i think maybe if you could crop out most of the bottom and just leave very little out of focus it would get it there.

actually the more i look at them the more i like the second one. the color anyway, feels warmer to me. just that out of focusness......

i hope this helps a little bit. again, i really like the concept and w/ a few changes DEF something i would hang on my wall.

same goes for the second. except on the left where it falls out of focus, i dunno, it seems unusally blurry, even for something out of focus, the line where its focused and unfocust is really harsh.

well its just bokeh from using my 50mm lens... you get lots of foreground/background blue with that sucker.

I'll play with some crops though, I see what you mean.

You liked the warmer color though? I kinda thought the b&w was a bit more crisp and clean looking.

how does this crop look?

Fat Buff Guy · 11-18-2009, 01:52 PM

yeah, to me that is much nicer to look at.

i liked the warm, but i used to work in a restaraunt and the image of stacked plates reminded me of when they come fresh out of the dishwash and are nice and warm. i just associate it more with past experience i guess.

**UdubBadger** · 11-18-2009, 02:24 PM

cool thanx for the imput

CJW · 11-18-2009, 03:26 PM

I like the second crop better, because of reasons FBG stated as well...I like the framing too...I personally like the cool colors because it is more sterile for me.

**UdubBadger** · 11-18-2009, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CJW

I like the second crop better, because of reasons FBG stated as well...I like the framing too...I personally like the cool colors because it is more sterile for me.

LOL... strangely thats what I thought too!

RusherRacing · 11-18-2009, 05:09 PM

Second one is much better but for some reason I can't vote.
Guess i am not good enough which is probably true.
I am not a fan of the first one to much of it is out of focus in my opinion. Second one looks proportionally better.

Stupeyfied · 11-18-2009, 08:46 PM

I think it sh ould have been stepped back a little bit...it feels really cramped and crowded with the plates in the front all up in your grille...I dunnow, maybe its just me lol...but the B/W definately is the way to go with that one...

Other than that, its perty dece

Ichiban · 11-19-2009, 06:12 PM

hey, that's cheating, you can't have ppl judge you before submitting :P.

**Vudoo4u2** · 11-19-2009, 08:00 PM

what a shady postwhore

**UdubBadger** · 11-19-2009, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ichiban

hey, that's cheating, you can't have ppl judge you before submitting :P.

Its not like I'm gonna win anyway.

itsoverton · 11-23-2009, 09:00 AM

People are probably too pissed off at you and me for you to win.

**UdubBadger** · 11-23-2009, 11:49 AM

probably... I don't care though

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11-18-2009, 11:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
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11-18-2009, 01:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Fat Buff Guy PhotoFreak Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SoDak Shoots With: Nikon/Canon/Pentax Posts: 532	yeah sorry. lol. i really liked the concept. i like simple, and this is very much something i am drawn to, the only reason i didnt go 5 on it. is to me, imho, there is to much out of focus area, its stressful to look at almost. i think maybe if you could crop out most of the bottom and just leave very little out of focus it would get it there. actually the more i look at them the more i like the second one. the color anyway, feels warmer to me. just that out of focusness...... i hope this helps a little bit. again, i really like the concept and w/ a few changes DEF something i would hang on my wall. same goes for the second. except on the left where it falls out of focus, i dunno, it seems unusally blurry, even for something out of focus, the line where its focused and unfocust is really harsh. __________________

11-18-2009, 01:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
Fat Buff Guy PhotoFreak Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SoDak Shoots With: Nikon/Canon/Pentax Posts: 532	yeah, to me that is much nicer to look at. i liked the warm, but i used to work in a restaraunt and the image of stacked plates reminded me of when they come fresh out of the dishwash and are nice and warm. i just associate it more with past experience i guess. __________________

11-18-2009, 02:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
UdubBadger PostWhoringMod Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: From Chicago, missing Madison, WI Shoots With: Canon Flickr: AltOnePhoto Posts: 964	cool thanx for the imput __________________ Apple/BMW/Canon snob

11-18-2009, 03:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
CJW PhotoFreak Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Dakota Shoots With: a Sony Posts: 124	I like the second crop better, because of reasons FBG stated as well...I like the framing too...I personally like the cool colors because it is more sterile for me. __________________ ~CJ Don't listen to me, I know nothing.

11-18-2009, 05:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
RusherRacing PhotoFreak Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Dakota Shoots With: Nikon D90 Flickr: P/B RusherRacing Posts: 119	Second one is much better but for some reason I can't vote. Guess i am not good enough which is probably true. I am not a fan of the first one to much of it is out of focus in my opinion. Second one looks proportionally better. __________________ Pick Two: Cheap, Fast, Reliable Blog: Rusher Racing

11-18-2009, 08:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
Stupeyfied PhotoLover Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Rapid City, SD Shoots With: Nikon D90, and an assortment of lenses Flickr: Stupeyfied Posts: 61	I think it sh ould have been stepped back a little bit...it feels really cramped and crowded with the plates in the front all up in your grille...I dunnow, maybe its just me lol...but the B/W definately is the way to go with that one... Other than that, its perty dece __________________ Jason M. Check out my Flickr here.

11-19-2009, 06:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
Ichiban PhotoN00B Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11	hey, that's cheating, you can't have ppl judge you before submitting :P.

11-19-2009, 08:00 PM	#12 (permalink)
Vudoo4u2 Night Sh1ft Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago Shoots With: 5D MKII Flickr: AutoPhotog Posts: 509	what a shady postwhore __________________ A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster. Canon 24-70 F2.8 L : Canon 70-200 F2.8 IS/L : Canon 5D Mark II : B+W Filters : Photo Whore

11-23-2009, 09:00 AM	#14 (permalink)
itsoverton PhotoN00B Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Suffolk, VA Shoots With: Canon Posts: 14	People are probably too pissed off at you and me for you to win.

11-23-2009, 11:49 AM	#15 (permalink)
UdubBadger PostWhoringMod Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: From Chicago, missing Madison, WI Shoots With: Canon Flickr: AltOnePhoto Posts: 964	probably... I don't care though __________________ Apple/BMW/Canon snob

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