"Melancholy" picture thread

Misled · 07/25/2014, 06:54 PM

Put em up. I'll be in tomorrow. Remember, one pic per user and try to have the pics up by Sunday evening.

Misled · 07/26/2014, 04:11 PM

Well I'm guessing no one will be surprised at me posting one of these.

toothybugs · 07/26/2014, 04:12 PM

I also shot an old worn-down silo that was kind of neat, but this one is a little more morose. Working in south Chicago and living in NW Indiana, subject matter was not hard to find.

Comments/ critiques are welcome. I've had this camera for less than a month but it's immense fun learning it.

Misled · 07/26/2014, 06:01 PM

It's a good shot. Next time use a higher f-stop number. This will give you a deeper Depth of Field, (bring items in front and behind more in focus). Backing up also would do it.

toothybugs · 07/26/2014, 06:26 PM

Thanks Jesse - I took this same shot the other day actually as you suggested but thought it looked too flat and 2D with everything in focus. This I did with a 100mm macro lens a couple hours ago.

Just haven't gotten good results yet with manually adjusted apertures and exposure times. In time, I suppose.

Cujo13 · 07/26/2014, 06:41 PM

toothybugs · 07/27/2014, 09:23 AM

Let me help you out:

Sugar Magnolia · 07/27/2014, 10:13 AM

My dachshund is having a melancholy moment.

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Mr31415 · 07/27/2014, 10:23 AM

Hmm for me it is a hard choice between a nature shot and a person... I'll go with this one - evokes the biggest levels of melancholy in me... MY daughter many years ago. I hope it was not her parents that depressed her that day

Cujo13 · 07/27/2014, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toothybugs

Let me help you out:

Thanks toothybugs appreciate that!

Patwa · 07/28/2014, 07:44 AM

Hi guys....the winner of the melancholy pic contest is Mr31415

It was actually a fairly close battle as all the pics could easily fit the theme of 'melancholy'. However, it was Mr31415's pic that seemed to have all the right components I was personally looking for in a winner.

toothybug's shot was also of note, as i'm a big fan of well executed HDR photos, especially with ominous storm clouds present

...however, it was the sad little girl with the cute toes who won it out based on the emotive strength of the shot - loved the colour palette, too.

excellent submissions all around, guys and gals!

z

drauka99 · 07/28/2014, 07:47 AM

toothybugs · 07/28/2014, 08:13 AM

I'll settle for second place in my first-ever photo competition

Looking forward to the next one!

Misled · 07/28/2014, 08:24 AM

Ok Waldo, your choice again!!!

Mr31415 · 07/28/2014, 10:56 AM

Thanks guys. How about "Unexpected". I'll leave it up for interpretation, but the gist of the image should evoke that same reaction from the viewer on first glance.

Cujo13 · 07/28/2014, 06:08 PM

A contest, I am game. Looking forward to it.

Steve Ruddy · 07/30/2014, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Misled

Well I'm guessing no one will be surprised at me posting one of these.

You got me. Home town and trains! Nice shot.

xtm · 07/31/2014, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Misled

Put em up. I'll be in tomorrow. Remember, one pic per user and try to have the pics up by Sunday evening.

How long do these things run? I think it's cool if you make it a weekly assignment that starts on a monday and ends on sunday. This way there's enough time for people to go out, shoot and participate. Just a suggestion

I'd love to participate.

Misled · 07/31/2014, 07:56 PM

That's the way it works. On about Sunday evening a subject is picked by the winner of the last pic thread, (Waldo this week picked "unexpected). On Friday I will start a thread for pics for that subject. You have till Sunday to get a pic up. The new winner is chosen by the person that chose the subject. The winner then gets to choose the next subject.

Like I said, "unexpected" is this weeks subject. You have till at least Sunday to come up with something. Feel free to join in. Comments about what is seen is also welcome, but I try to wait till winners are picked.

Reef Bass · 08/01/2014, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xtm

I'd love to participate.

Uh oh. The average skill level of competitors just went up.

xtm · 08/01/2014, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reef Bass

Uh oh. The average skill level of competitors just went up.

I'm still a noob

Misled · 08/01/2014, 06:04 PM

BlueCorn · 08/01/2014, 06:05 PM

One of two "48 hour" cells where prisoners spent their last 2 days before being executed at the New Mexico old main prison; the site of the prison riot in the 80s that changed how prisons were run nationwide. No guards were killed but inmates systematically killed over 30 other inmates in the protective custody cell block.

ReeferKimberly · 08/01/2014, 06:17 PM

The view from my room

xtm · 08/01/2014, 06:54 PM

A total disregard for nature

07/25/2014, 06:54 PM	#1
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	"Melancholy" picture thread Put em up. I'll be in tomorrow. Remember, one pic per user and try to have the pics up by Sunday evening. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

07/26/2014, 04:11 PM	#2
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	Well I'm guessing no one will be surprised at me posting one of these. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

07/26/2014, 06:01 PM	#4
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	It's a good shot. Next time use a higher f-stop number. This will give you a deeper Depth of Field, (bring items in front and behind more in focus). Backing up also would do it. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

07/26/2014, 06:41 PM	#6
Cujo13 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 189	__________________ 140 gallon DT, 100 g sump, 20L x2 TTM, 40B QT 95 gallon shallow, 40B sump.

07/27/2014, 10:13 AM	#8
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	My dachshund is having a melancholy moment. <<<<<<<<<-------------------------------------------------------------- __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

07/26/2014, 04:12 PM	#3
toothybugs In Memoriam Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: The smallest county in Illinois Posts: 1,986	I also shot an old worn-down silo that was kind of neat, but this one is a little more morose. Working in south Chicago and living in NW Indiana, subject matter was not hard to find. Comments/ critiques are welcome. I've had this camera for less than a month but it's immense fun learning it.

07/26/2014, 06:26 PM	#5
toothybugs In Memoriam Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: The smallest county in Illinois Posts: 1,986	Thanks Jesse - I took this same shot the other day actually as you suggested but thought it looked too flat and 2D with everything in focus. This I did with a 100mm macro lens a couple hours ago. Just haven't gotten good results yet with manually adjusted apertures and exposure times. In time, I suppose.

07/27/2014, 09:23 AM	#7
toothybugs In Memoriam Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: The smallest county in Illinois Posts: 1,986	Let me help you out:

07/27/2014, 10:23 AM	#9
Mr31415 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Surrey, Canada Posts: 1,926	Hmm for me it is a hard choice between a nature shot and a person... I'll go with this one - evokes the biggest levels of melancholy in me... MY daughter many years ago. I hope it was not her parents that depressed her that day

07/28/2014, 07:44 AM	#11
Patwa if anyone asks, it's $10 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: in a van down by the river Posts: 589	Hi guys....the winner of the melancholy pic contest is Mr31415 It was actually a fairly close battle as all the pics could easily fit the theme of 'melancholy'. However, it was Mr31415's pic that seemed to have all the right components I was personally looking for in a winner. toothybug's shot was also of note, as i'm a big fan of well executed HDR photos, especially with ominous storm clouds present ...however, it was the sad little girl with the cute toes who won it out based on the emotive strength of the shot - loved the colour palette, too. excellent submissions all around, guys and gals! z __________________ 90G Cube + 30g Sump/Fuge Dual Kessil A350W LED ● Deltec AP701 DIY clone (modded) w/ Eheim 1262 needlewheel ● Panworld 100PX-X Closed Loop + OM 4-Way w/ 4 eductors

07/28/2014, 07:47 AM	#12
drauka99 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: at the Beach in Fl Posts: 792	__________________ "Aliie, Eat a Snickers, you're "HANGRY" - me "I sometimes enjoy watching shadow puppet shows" - jpfelix "Bacon is Love." - Fat Man Current Tank Info: 240 Algae Farm System Running

07/28/2014, 08:13 AM	#13
toothybugs In Memoriam Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: The smallest county in Illinois Posts: 1,986	I'll settle for second place in my first-ever photo competition Looking forward to the next one!

07/28/2014, 08:24 AM	#14
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	Ok Waldo, your choice again!!! __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

07/28/2014, 10:56 AM	#15
Mr31415 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Surrey, Canada Posts: 1,926	Thanks guys. How about "Unexpected". I'll leave it up for interpretation, but the gist of the image should evoke that same reaction from the viewer on first glance.

07/28/2014, 06:08 PM	#16
Cujo13 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 189	A contest, I am game. Looking forward to it.

07/31/2014, 07:56 PM	#19
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	That's the way it works. On about Sunday evening a subject is picked by the winner of the last pic thread, (Waldo this week picked "unexpected). On Friday I will start a thread for pics for that subject. You have till Sunday to get a pic up. The new winner is chosen by the person that chose the subject. The winner then gets to choose the next subject. Like I said, "unexpected" is this weeks subject. You have till at least Sunday to come up with something. Feel free to join in. Comments about what is seen is also welcome, but I try to wait till winners are picked. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

08/01/2014, 06:04 PM	#22
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	__________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

08/01/2014, 06:05 PM	#23
BlueCorn Retired Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,908	One of two "48 hour" cells where prisoners spent their last 2 days before being executed at the New Mexico old main prison; the site of the prison riot in the 80s that changed how prisons were run nationwide. No guards were killed but inmates systematically killed over 30 other inmates in the protective custody cell block. __________________ Doug [I]Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made when establishing tonal relationships. ~ Ansel Adams[/I]

08/01/2014, 06:17 PM	#24
ReeferKimberly Marley & Me Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Roseville, California Posts: 1,452	The view from my room

08/01/2014, 06:54 PM	#25
xtm Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Panorama City, CA Posts: 4,703	A total disregard for nature __________________ Function before fashion Current Tank Info: 120g SPS Tank (48x24x24)