VOTE Group 1 - Things that go bump in the night photo contest

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around a photo contest themed "Things that go bump in the night," where participants share their photographs and express opinions on each other's submissions. The conversation includes critiques, preferences, and technical discussions about photography techniques and equipment.

Discussion Character

  • Debate/contested
  • Technical explanation

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express appreciation for the quality of the submitted photographs, noting that it was difficult to choose a favorite.
  • One participant critiques matthyaouw's photo, suggesting it would be better if taken with a dedicated camera instead of a cameraphone.
  • Another participant praises hypnagogue's photo for its composition and lighting, stating it fits the nocturnal theme well.
  • There are discussions about the technical aspects of photography, including image quality and the effects of jpeg compression.
  • Participants share their voting choices and reasons for their preferences, indicating a variety of opinions on the submissions.
  • There are mentions of specific locations related to the photos, such as a school in Leeds and York Minster, adding personal context to the images.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing opinions on the quality and appeal of specific photographs, indicating that multiple competing views remain regarding which images are most effective for the contest. There is no consensus on a single favorite photo.

Contextual Notes

Some technical discussions about image quality and editing techniques are present, but participants do not reach a resolution on how to improve the quality of the photographs.

Group 1 - Things that go bump in the night.

  • brewnog

    Votes: 11 30.6%

  • Evo

    Votes: 4 11.1%

  • hypnagogue

    Votes: 1 2.8%

  • Moonbear

    Votes: 5 13.9%

  • Mk

    Votes: 1 2.8%

  • J77

    Votes: 7 19.4%

  • Matthyaouw

    Votes: 7 19.4%

  • scorpa

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    36
  • Poll closed .
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Great pictures everyone!

brewnog
http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/student/E.Smith-2/PICT0040_1.JPG

Evo
george26rl.jpg


hypnagogue
http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/4058/motel8dm.jpg

Moonbear
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/9461/pfbumpinthenight2rg.jpg

Mk
http://www.mwnx.net/users/mac/PF%20photo%20contest/Fallout.jpg

J77
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/3795/flare0hf.jpg

matthyaouw
moon2.jpg


scorpa
[PLAIN]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/Scorpa/newtry.jpg
 
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Hey! IT's not fair. Ma-something's picture is not shown on the list, please fix that as fast as possible.
 
It was missing a "[". It's fixed now.

Zz.
 
That was really hard, all the pics for so good. Took me quite awhile to decide between Brewnog and Moonbear, but in the end I had to go with Brewnog that is just a really cool picture.
 
matthyaouw's picture would be amazing if he used an actual camera instead of a cameraphone.
 
I liked hypnagogue's. Good composition, interesting lighting patterns, and appropriate subject for the competition title:biggrin: Oh, and it was actually enveloped by darkness, which gave it more of a nocturnal feel than some of the others.
 
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dav2008 said:
matthyaouw's picture would be amazing if he used an actual camera instead of a cameraphone.

Oi! That was taken on a Minolta 404si :-p
(the blurryness is down to the fact that I didn't have a tripod:frown: )
 
I voted for matthyizzaow, and I'm still winning, woop!

Good work people. Matth, what's the subject? York minister?
 
Ta Brewnizzog!
Its a school in Leeds.
 
  • #10
matthyaouw said:
Oi! That was taken on a Minolta 404si :-p
(the blurryness is down to the fact that I didn't have a tripod:frown: )
It's also due to the extreme jpeg compression you used.

That and the colors look washed for some reason.
 
  • #11
that too... How exactly do I avoid that?
The colour might be due to the scanner...
I'm hopeless eh?
 
  • #12
Depending on what program you use, there should be an option to select the jpg quality when you save the file.
 
  • #13
matthyaouw said:
Ta Brewnizzog!
Its a school in Leeds.



Speaking of Leeds...



... LEEDS!
 
  • #14
So I'll quit resizing them in MS Paint then...

I'm not off to Leeds this year Brewski :( Hope you have fun though!
 
  • #15
brewnog said:
Speaking of Leeds...



... WATFORD!
:-p

Thanks for the votes people - I quite liked Mk's because of the stroy behind it.