Personal computing discussed
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Shinare wrote:I hope that success in this contest is not hinged on how expensive of photography equipment you have. For me, I can only do so many things with a 3MP cell phone camera. heh
Derfer wrote:You spent money on yours? Should have just bought the game yourself.
ludi wrote:An investment in time and props is much more important for executing a good idea than the camera. My entry (page 5) cost about $35. I also shot about eighty images at different settings, angles, and light conditions (there were clouds moving around the sun so the light kept changing). Of that entire batch, there were about eight that I liked and tweaked for a bit, two of those that I considered for the final cut, and one that I actually finished for submission. Ironically, the shot I ended up using came from the lens I least expected to perform and only shot a couple images with...but there you go.
For all that, I may win nothing, but I got some good experience out of the deal and it was a lot of fun to do.
Again, as JaE indicated...craftsmanship is more important than the tools
ludi wrote:I am seriously digging cappa84's "The Player" -- about 30% on the concept and 70% on the composition. One of the only black and white attempts in the whole set and a pretty good one.
Derfer wrote:Yeah, cause we all know the world of photography could use some more black and white, sepia, depth of field, HDR, and all that other crap that makes all "professional" photography unoriginal and indistinguishable. Creativity should be 80% of any photo because the rest is a dime a dozen these days.
thatmushroom wrote:FireGryphon, thanks for the acknowledgement. I thought I had a non-negligible shot at winning the card until you posted your pic. The story and the creativity blew me away.
The great irony is my current video card is so ancient that even if I win a copy of Metro 2033, there's absolutely no way I'll be able to play it. In that circumstance, one of my friends will benefit from my (hypothetical) fortune.
Derfer wrote:Yeah, cause we all know the world of photography could use some more black and white, sepia, depth of field, HDR, and all that other crap that makes all "professional" photography unoriginal and indistinguishable. Creativity should be 80% of any photo because the rest is a dime a dozen these days.
FireGryphon wrote:By the way, welcome to all the new gerbils who signed up for the contest and shared their pics with us. Hopefully we'll see you around!
Critical wrote:FireGryphon wrote:By the way, welcome to all the new gerbils who signed up for the contest and shared their pics with us. Hopefully we'll see you around!
I've found my second home, only problem is reading all the post's you guys have made over the years I don't want to miss anything out
Critical wrote:FireGryphon wrote:By the way, welcome to all the new gerbils who signed up for the contest and shared their pics with us. Hopefully we'll see you around!
I've found my second home, only problem is reading all the post's you guys have made over the years I don't want to miss anything out
ludi wrote:You sound just a tad snide and bitter. Which is unfortunate because I actually agree with the point you're trying to convey.
FireGryphon wrote:Critical wrote:FireGryphon wrote:By the way, welcome to all the new gerbils who signed up for the contest and shared their pics with us. Hopefully we'll see you around!
I've found my second home, only problem is reading all the post's you guys have made over the years I don't want to miss anything out
Excellent, just don't be too critical of what you read.
Derfer wrote:I'm guessing the game copies are going to be digital?
We've also singled out an additional 18 winners, each of whom will receive a free digital copy of Metro 2033.
Spotpuff wrote:Is "Inkling" the right guy we should be spamming?