Treasure Hunt 4: Vote 5: Motion Blur

lumberjim · 02-16-2010, 11:25 PM

vote! 1pizza ! 2train! 3doggie! 4cats! 5redrum!

glatt · 02-17-2010, 10:23 AM

Jim,
did you just get lucky, catching the paw swipe, or were you doing something like shining a laser pointer around to play with the cat? It's a good shot.

lumberjim · 02-17-2010, 12:40 PM

the cats were playing, so i thought i might get a shot of dennis' tail blurring as he lashed it back and forth. i got a couple...that suck...and one of him blurring out of the frame....but this one was just a matter of taking a lot of pics, and having one come out OK.

squirell nutkin · 02-17-2010, 05:03 PM

WTF is wrong with all of you who voted for #4? The composition doesn't suck becasue there is no composition.

Look at five more closely. the circle and the cat balance nicely

Nirvana · 02-17-2010, 06:03 PM

sock puppets

glatt · 02-17-2010, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squirell nutkin

WTF is wrong with all of you who voted for #4? The composition doesn't suck becasue there is no composition.

Look at five more closely. the circle and the cat balance nicely

That's a very good point, assuming you are voting based primarily on composition. But I liked the motion blur of the cat's paw the most.

skysidhe · 02-17-2010, 09:25 PM

5 is perfect

jinx · 02-17-2010, 09:31 PM

Spike is just so cute... had to vote for him.

squirell nutkin · 02-17-2010, 10:10 PM

4 would have been better if the photog had gotten lower and shot from in front of the cat instead of obliquely.

Work with me here people!

lumberjim · 02-17-2010, 10:16 PM

and where are YOUR pictures?

squirell nutkin · 02-17-2010, 10:34 PM

The dog ate them?

lumberjim · 02-17-2010, 10:38 PM

well... I voted for jinx too.

squirell nutkin · 02-17-2010, 10:49 PM

Of course, her photo is nearly perfect. It's 99.99999999% free of need.
Yours is much better when I look at it closer and consider it's made by the husband of the woman who made the essentially perfect photo.

Plus, when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness. So you got that going for you.

monster · 02-17-2010, 10:52 PM

also it's not so much a skillz and perfection comp as an "essence of the idea" thing. Cellhone pictures snapped on the go are just as valid as tripod $400 zoom lens jobbies planned for days. as long as they vaguely hit the category target. You can vote based on composition. I'll vote based on what i like and my vote is just as valid. so :p

squirell nutkin · 02-18-2010, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

also it's not so much a skillz and perfection comp as an "essence of the idea" thing. Cellhone pictures snapped on the go are just as valid as tripod $400 zoom lens jobbies planned for days. as long as they vaguely hit the category target. You can vote based on composition. I'll vote based on what i like and my vote is just as valid. so :p

Of course, it is not about the camera at all. a good cell phone picture is better than a shitty picture made with a $10,000 camera. But what makes the cell phone picture a good picture is more than its subject, or composition or "essence of the idea." The essence of the idea has to be communicated in the first place, and like spoken language there is a visual literacy that isn't derived from the equipment or the technique or the subject or the "idea."

I'd say it was the gestalt.

Plus, I base my voting on who makes and shares the best cookies.

View Poll Results: best example of motion blur
hey, nando! Nando Italiano!....Pizza tosser	1	4.55%
chugga chgga chooo choooooooo!	1	4.55%
oh fuck, i'm a dog!	1	4.55%
I'll slap the taste out of your mouth, cat!	10	45.45%
magic red circle	9	40.91%
Voters: 22. You may not vote on this poll

02-16-2010, 11:25 PM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Treasure Hunt 4: Vote 5: Motion Blur vote! 1pizza ! 2train! 3doggie! 4cats! 5redrum! Attached Images __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan Last edited by lumberjim; 02-16-2010 at 11:33 PM.

02-17-2010, 12:40 PM	#3
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	the cats were playing, so i thought i might get a shot of dennis' tail blurring as he lashed it back and forth. i got a couple...that suck...and one of him blurring out of the frame....but this one was just a matter of taking a lot of pics, and having one come out OK. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-17-2010, 06:03 PM	#5
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	sock puppets __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

02-17-2010, 09:31 PM	#8
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Spike is just so cute... had to vote for him. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

02-17-2010, 10:23 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Jim, did you just get lucky, catching the paw swipe, or were you doing something like shining a laser pointer around to play with the cat? It's a good shot.

02-17-2010, 05:03 PM	#4
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	WTF is wrong with all of you who voted for #4? The composition doesn't suck becasue there is no composition. Look at five more closely. the circle and the cat balance nicely __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

02-17-2010, 09:25 PM	#7
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	5 is perfect

02-17-2010, 10:10 PM	#9
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	4 would have been better if the photog had gotten lower and shot from in front of the cat instead of obliquely. Work with me here people! __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

02-17-2010, 10:16 PM	#10
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	and where are YOUR pictures? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-17-2010, 10:34 PM	#11
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	The dog ate them? __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

02-17-2010, 10:38 PM	#12
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	well... I voted for jinx too. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-17-2010, 10:49 PM	#13
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	Of course, her photo is nearly perfect. It's 99.99999999% free of need. Yours is much better when I look at it closer and consider it's made by the husband of the woman who made the essentially perfect photo. Plus, when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness. So you got that going for you. __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

02-17-2010, 10:52 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	also it's not so much a skillz and perfection comp as an "essence of the idea" thing. Cellhone pictures snapped on the go are just as valid as tripod $400 zoom lens jobbies planned for days. as long as they vaguely hit the category target. You can vote based on composition. I'll vote based on what i like and my vote is just as valid. so :p __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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