Chat; PICTURE SOUND - W/E competition 16th to 19th Dec 2010

[silversnapper1]

Thanks for your comments again rbarry. I don't seem to be able to link images to my gallery properly on this site. I must admit that I do downsize them to 1024 pixels along the longest edge to upload them in the first place and, on my browser, they seem to come up ok in the threads. Maybe I'll link them through my Flickr account, but even there, I resize them the same but at least last time I linked one that way it seemed clickable so a click took you through to the Flickr page.

[rbarry]

Hi Steve,
I'm sure the two different quality images I saw were within the photoradar site. I probably came back after 3 or 4 hours to see the poor image had been replaced by the better quality one, and as far as I remember I didn't have to enlarge the image by clicking on it.

Originally Posted by rbarry

Silversnapper,

When I first saw your image the definition was terrible, it was almost as though you had posted the thumbnail rather than the full size image. For that reason I didn't get it, it was only until later when the final image was published that I got it straight away. Tic Toc was so apt; you could tell it was a ten second exposure without the exif data! I'm sure you would have scored higher if the right image had been posted initially.

The shot was high on my list, and as usual choosing a photograph is often subjective, with so many good entries.

The image may have been more imposing as a square cropped shot showing the whole clock in full, or taken in portrait with more wall showing at the bottom (in the same way that picture mountings look better with more of the mount on view at the base of the image). The title did not quite work with the shot for me either, simply as tick tock always suggests to me the pendulum swinging to and fro, and The Sound of Time may have been more apt.

As usual , there were good entries all round and with all competitions its often down to luck in striking the right chord.

[silversnapper1]

@ rbarry - Thanks, that might explain it, as I reshot the image and got a better image and did, indeed, replace it.

@ Andy - Thanks for your comments too, other peoples thoughts on how an image can be improved are always welcome.

[HinFrance]

Above: Muckyboy: PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFTT!!!!
There's no doubt about what this is supposed to represent. Incredibly grainy for a 100 ISO image. The lens was a f1.8. There also appears to be some red eye. So I'm a bit confused. I wonder if better results all around could have been achieved with a rather higher ISO setting or a weapons grade flashgun? The white balance seems out a little too.

Below: Reinardina – The Sound of Silence (could have been the title for Mark's silent scream).
No technical crit as I don't have a larger image to view. The composition and subject don't really work for me. The overall very warm tone (auto WB under tungsten light perhaps?) makes it look a bit gloomy to me.

My effort was poor. Lack of inspiration, excited about finding my Wah-Wah pedal and it still working, disappointment at discovering that my new K5 was one the ones affected by Sony's lack of quality control, and having the house invaded by my father-in-law all played their parts.

I'm not sure if I'll manage an entry next week, unless Ogga comes up with 'Torn Wrapping Paper” or “Christmas Leftovers” as a theme

Ogga got my vote this week. Photography is about capturing a moment, and this is a lovely example of that principle at work. Technical perfection is something we all strive for, but it really is secondary to the image. Its omission is only a problem if it is so intrusive that it seriously distracts from the content.