Thanks to those of you showing love. This was a motherfucker to set up, but lots of of fun. Rank - that's a superb image, fam. Beautiful. Respect. ©
Blockheads winning? Well at least we know the people who voted know shit about quality photography. The composition isn't bad, but since it was likely taken at night and the ISO wasn't set properly, the image looks grainy. You really need to take the time to select proper settings when doing night photography I voted Rank-One. His was the best photo. Could have paid more attention to the rule of thirds but its definitely better than the others.
The "rule of thirds" is one of the most basic concepts of composition. Draw imaginary lines through an image dividing it into thirds both horizontally and vertically. This gives nine small rectangles the same ratio as the original image and four points of intersection between the horizontal and vertical lines. Each of these four intersections is a "point of interest" where the eye of the viewer will naturally be drawn. An object of interest placed one of the lines will be perceived as more prominent in the image. An object of interest placed at an intersecting "point of interest" will be perceived as much more prominent.
your talking all this shit like you know what your talking about! its a day flick first off and im adding submissions just for fun, u sound like a fucking geek dude. haha but u are aloud to post your opinion, just sucks ur a loser haha i caught a freight in my spot, took a flick, used a little contrast on the black and white photo and thats that. battle me next time then slugger
well, im not gunna pretend like im some art fag, but to me when u put rules on something it destroys the freedom of what u are trying to portray. the "rule of 3rds" its basicly just a guideline. its up to the photographer to decide what he likes or what he wants. i take photos too, it dont change the fact that a good photo is a good photo no matter how a person "lucked" into it. there is however things that need to be done, proper lighting, flash control, depth of field, and in focus. but, everyones a fuckin critic blockhead. let the votes do the talking. dont worry about it.
I do know what I'm talking about. Forgive me for assuming it was a night shot. Given the look of the picture it appeared to be a crappy night shot that was too dark and had the brightness and contrast cranked way up to be able to see the actual subject matter. It's hard to salvage an underexposed night shot without it turning grainy. Whats even worse is that it was a day shot and you somehow ended up making it look like a shitty night shot. Congratulations. I am a geek. I'm a photography geek. I don't just take random pictures, I have art in mind. Actual art. Elements and principles - not just "oh this looks artsy, if i take a picture I can call it art" You think I'm a loser because I critiqued the quality of your photograph... Well I think you're a shitty photographer because you took a crappy photo. If you really want to battle then fine. We can battle. However, considering I don't have much time lately to get out and take pictures I request a decent amount of time to submit my entry. That being said, congrats on the high votes... @ Fube: It may be called the Rule of Thirds, but its not an actual RULE. Its just a principle of photography. If the composition of a photograph, painting, drawing, whatever, is set up according to the Rule of Thirds, it will generally be more appealing to the eye than a photograph with the subject matter placed directly in the center. There are also variations on this method, for instance it is general practice to place a person towards the side of the frame and have them looking towards the center of the picture, with more space opposite them. However, if you were to place the person towards the side of the frame and have them looking out of the picture, it creates a completely different feel. If done carefully It can seem as though they are longing for something unknown. If done poorly, it just looks like the photographer wasn't aiming in the right direction.
yes, thats why i said it as a "guideline" not a rule. i know the "rule of 3rds". this shit is suposed to be fun. not a beef magnet. but o well, submit more for the next battle folks.
haha fube its all gravy dude, ill admit im not a super in depth photographer as mr.viagra.. oh vagina... oh vigrannttt my bad homegurl! but neways i see that you take it real serious and your a very smart little girl butttt i challenged u and your saying you need alot of time to do your photo and bla bla bla.. listen im at work right now, i work 2 jobs, i pay mortgage on a house and no word of a lie im fucking 3 different girls right now ! and i paint a hella lot. now i can get a photo in tomorrow thats original and my own and still beat what you bring in in a month.. why not man up, hike up the skirt and kick off the high heels and get a little dirty in this muthafuckahh
you do realize that the higher the iso, the grainer the picture, and a high iso is needed for night shots? pesky, i really like the lighting of your pic, and rank, thats a solid picture. blockhead, yours is reall good too.
vagrant, fwiw, does know what he is talking about. I don't really pay attention to the rule of thirds, but it is definitely a well established guideline of composition that many great photos comport with. It is a guideline, though, and not really a rule, as he stated. Glad to see there are other hardcore photo geeks p on BS. Respect. C
Making fun of my name. awesome. you're so cool. oh you called me a girl too. Damn I've just been so insulted. Calling someone a girl to insult them just makes you a sexist pig. Lets see... you work two jobs, pay a mortgage, and fuck 3 girls. All stupid attempts at trying to say you're better than me. You paint a lot, and you still have time to get out and take pictures. So since you're so great at everything I can't have a little bit of time to submit a photo for the challenge I clearly didn't back down from? Lame. Finally you judge my photography skill without seeing a single photo I've taken. Claiming superiority prematurely just makes you full of yourself. You don't want to actually battle, you just want to beef. Oh and then you throw in some more sexist insults at the end. I don't think your photo is better than others submitted. As you even said previously, thats my personal opinion and I'm entitled to it. Maybe you should just accept your victory in the photo battle and if you want to actually battle then get back to me without all the pitiful insults. Setting the ISO is one technique for taking night shots but if it gets grainy then its obviously not the right choice. This is what I mean by setting the iso "properly". ISO is film sensitivity to light. Generally a high ISO is selected in dark situations along with a fast shutter speed in order to get enough light without getting a blurry picture. However, shots taken with a high ISO have a lot of noise. If your subject matter is moving and you need a fast shutter speed as to not get any blur, then theres not much you can do. If your subject matter is still then theres no need to set the ISO high because you can lengthen the shutter speed to get more light, resulting in a good night shot without any noise.