ShallowShannon
Senior Member
Sorry I didn't get an entry in, but I'll try to tune in for the judging.
Good luck everyone, there's some good ones!
Good luck everyone, there's some good ones!
Faymus Media Photo Challenge #5 "Happiness"
- Thread starter Corey @ Faymus Media
- Start date
RockyNH_RIP
Senior Member
Thanks Shannon, you are always welcome! Sorry you did not make it in this time.. Hope that you can make it in on the next week.. You been sending in some great photos!
Pat in NH
Pat in NH
Reminder - Tonight is the Critique of the entries and also the Judging of the winner...
Join Corey on Spreecast at 9:00pm EDT ... even if you did not submit an entry, you can still join us for the Critique.. you may want to enter a future challenge...
Pat in NH
I've been playing chess almost every monday night for over 30 years with an old high school buddy. So I will miss it for sure. But I'll be in later to see which entry won.
RockyNH_RIP
Senior Member
Corey @ Faymus Media
Senior Member
Thanks Pat for all the help, I'm running a little bit behind at a wedding shoot that I'm doing so its looking about 930 for the judging.
RockyNH_RIP
Senior Member
AxeMan - Rick S.
Senior Member
Live Judging now Faymus Meda Photo Challenge #5 "Happiness" here: Faymus Media's Channel - Spreecast
RockyNH_RIP
Senior Member
Hmmm... 9:50... I do not know if Corey is running later than planned or I have not got the channel... 4am comes early so I am gonna have to run soon...
AxeMan - Rick S.
Senior Member
Link is up Rocky
RockyNH_RIP
Senior Member
Congrats to Rick Axeman for another Challenge Victory, also Laura and WUD for a podium finish!!
Great job everyone!
Pat in NH
Great job everyone!
Pat in NH
RockyNH_RIP
Senior Member
Yours was a great photo Laura!! If you do decide to throw your camera out.. I will send you an address so that you can be assured it is properly disposed of!!
Pat in NH
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AxeMan - Rick S.
Senior Member
Thank you everyone for your kind comments. First off I like to say I was just hoping to place this week in the challenge. I was really not feeling my photo this week. I came close to the look I was looking for and I have some issues with it, believe it or not I feel I could have done better. My 22 inch monitor is having an issue on me right now and went out on me last week so all my RAW editing had to be done on my laptop which has a horrible glare to it when working with low light photos.
Everyone had great photo's for this challenge. If I had to pick one I would have picked (which is very hard to do) Marcels, I am surprised it didn't make the top three. I though it was a very strong photo and captured the theme well, again they were all great shots and winners in my book.
WUD the format for this week if I understand it right is, It's going to be a shootout between the past winners covering three themes across 10 days. Each new theme to be announced after judging of the current theme. With only few of us doing it Corey is going to pick his top three, then those three will be given a new challenge and repeat the same process again but this time he will pick his top two from the three remaining contestants, then issue a new challenge. Then those two he will pick his winner for the first quarter of the year. This is going to happen each quarter of the year, so at year end he will have four quarter winners who go though the same format as the quarterly winner did and at the end coming up with a "yearly winner" Once you win a quarterly challenge you have a spot in the yearly challenge and do not have to enter the quarterly challenges anymore. It seams to me that this will prevent the same person from dominating the quarterly challenges and give three other a chance at the year end challenge.
For this quarterly challenge Corey said each photographer will have a slight edge in each challenge. The first challenge is automobiles, I have an edge because I have shot a lot of trains and autos though the years. The next challenge my be (and I guessing by the way Coery was talking) could be wildlife. Rocky does good in this area and will have an edge in that subject. The next challenge after that could be night photography, and Shannon has an edge in that.
How ever the challenges fall the winner is going to have to endure three challenges in ten days and "place" in two of them and then win the final. Some of the subjects may or not fall into their shooting style.
Everyone had great photo's for this challenge. If I had to pick one I would have picked (which is very hard to do) Marcels, I am surprised it didn't make the top three. I though it was a very strong photo and captured the theme well, again they were all great shots and winners in my book.
WUD the format for this week if I understand it right is, It's going to be a shootout between the past winners covering three themes across 10 days. Each new theme to be announced after judging of the current theme. With only few of us doing it Corey is going to pick his top three, then those three will be given a new challenge and repeat the same process again but this time he will pick his top two from the three remaining contestants, then issue a new challenge. Then those two he will pick his winner for the first quarter of the year. This is going to happen each quarter of the year, so at year end he will have four quarter winners who go though the same format as the quarterly winner did and at the end coming up with a "yearly winner" Once you win a quarterly challenge you have a spot in the yearly challenge and do not have to enter the quarterly challenges anymore. It seams to me that this will prevent the same person from dominating the quarterly challenges and give three other a chance at the year end challenge.
For this quarterly challenge Corey said each photographer will have a slight edge in each challenge. The first challenge is automobiles, I have an edge because I have shot a lot of trains and autos though the years. The next challenge my be (and I guessing by the way Coery was talking) could be wildlife. Rocky does good in this area and will have an edge in that subject. The next challenge after that could be night photography, and Shannon has an edge in that.
How ever the challenges fall the winner is going to have to endure three challenges in ten days and "place" in two of them and then win the final. Some of the subjects may or not fall into their shooting style.
wud
Senior Member
Thanks Rick, now I got it completely Did you decide when the automobile pictures should be done? Thursday or sunday?
I hope you'll be happy with your shot soon. I think I know what you mean, you have an image in your mind and thats not what you went home with. BUT. Maybe you got something better and you're just not seing it, because your still thinking of the other one. I too wanted to change my picture, but I'm glad I didn't, I liked the critique.
Just a thought about the quarter winner, I understand the point with 4 different persons in the last competition - but, could they maybe still be allowed for participate, just not being able to win? Or is that silly? Its just, its whooooole 3 months you cannot be a part of this then, and for me at least, this is such a great way to be challenged and therefore get better at photographing.
Did you decide when the automobile pictures should be done? Thursday or sunday? I hope you'll be happy with your shot soon. I think I know what you mean, you have an image in your mind and thats not what you went home with. BUT. Maybe you got something better and you're just not seing it, because your still thinking of the other one. I too wanted to change my picture, but I'm glad I didn't, I liked the critique.
Just a thought about the quarter winner, I understand the point with 4 different persons in the last competition - but, could they maybe still be allowed for participate, just not being able to win? Or is that silly? Its just, its whooooole 3 months you cannot be a part of this then, and for me at least, this is such a great way to be challenged and therefore get better at photographing.
RockyNH_RIP
Senior Member
Wud, last I heard, Auto due Friday at 6pm and judging at 8pm.
Those not in, only miss out on a 10 day window... then we are back to normal. If they all added pics it would take a lot more of Corey's time but lengthen the judging and we are going to have 3 sessuions in the 10 days. I think it just adds to the time of all involved.
Those not involved, can follow, and it is only a 10 day break and then ALL are back eligable. (Just my thoughts and opinion)
Pat in NH
Those not in, only miss out on a 10 day window... then we are back to normal. If they all added pics it would take a lot more of Corey's time but lengthen the judging and we are going to have 3 sessuions in the 10 days. I think it just adds to the time of all involved.
Those not involved, can follow, and it is only a 10 day break and then ALL are back eligable. (Just my thoughts and opinion)
Pat in NH
AxeMan - Rick S.
Senior Member
WUD By the sound of your reply it makes me think you think I am running it. Just to let you know I have nothing to due with the contest Corey is the one who runs it. Myself and Rocky are very proactive and try to help relay information as much as possible for Corey
Rocky is right we have till Friday when Auto due is at 6pm and judging at 8pm the same night. Corey said it going to be a quick judging and should not take long.
Right now I'm waiting for the sun to get into position and I'm going out this afternoon and should be ready to post by tonight. Going to try to reproduce a shot I did two years ago.
Sorry Corey, No Mustang shots, she's a dirty girl right that needs lot of loving. I promise someday soon after a day of detailing I'll post her for you.
Rocky is right we have till Friday when Auto due is at 6pm and judging at 8pm the same night. Corey said it going to be a quick judging and should not take long.
Right now I'm waiting for the sun to get into position and I'm going out this afternoon and should be ready to post by tonight. Going to try to reproduce a shot I did two years ago.
Sorry Corey, No Mustang shots, she's a dirty girl right that needs lot of loving. I promise someday soon after a day of detailing I'll post her for you.