The topic for October is "My Favourite Things".
That should be fairly self-explanatory, whether it's an old pair of shoes, your kids, pets, your car etc doesn't matter. The one thing I will say though is that as the whole point of these comps is to get people out there shooting and trying to be creative, extra kudos will be given when people have made the effort to go and shoot something specificly for the comp, and to shoot an interesting picture rather than just found an old snap.
So, if you want a better chance of getting shortlisted. Add a couple of lines of explanation of how you went about setting up/taking the shot. Hopefully then others who'd like some inspiration in their own photography might get a bit of info or inspiration from yours.
As always, entries in by the 25th.Not a lot of entries this month, but it's hard to choose so I'm still going for the original shortlist of five:
In order of posting:
Ian's Polaroid of a bike frame
Works on several levels as I know he loves his bike, but also the purity of shooting on an actual Polaroid camera for the love of photography too..
Paula's tree..
I think most of us have *probably* figured out that Paula is very fond of her strolls around the city, so a simple shot of the open air sums that up perfectly..
Ruby
Anyone who has an animal in the family knows the little magic moments that make it so special. Simple shot, but the captured expression and knowing what she means to Meow makes it worthy of inclusion.
Zoot's better half...
I've been enjoying seeing Paul's photography develop, and reckon Ellie deserves more than just inclusion for a nice portrait. She deserves a medal for putting up with him!(But clone that flipping window highlight out man!)
TCK's lunch!
Quite apart from making me feel hungry, I like the fact that the keyboard in the background gives a simple shot some context. A quick sandwich in front of a screen, story of many a geek's life right there...
Thanks to F-ZerOne and Dvorak for their entries too, both great but a shortlist is a shortlist..
F-ZeroOne:
Nice collection of collectibles (!) there, but as you observed yourself, not quite working for me photographically. I think it's because of high viewpoint. Have you tried getting down more on the same level or even looking slightly upwards to give them a bit more dramatic sense of scale?
Dvorak:
Loved your original pic. Absolutely spot on theme. Totally respect the other half's wishes for you not to publish it though, but you can tell her that even on on conceptual merit alone it would definitely have made the shortlist, the fact she has a nice arse was a bonus
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