The TeakDoor Photo Competition with great prizes

[pickel]

Pathetic. Not the shot, but the drawing of glasses onto a dog.

The girlfriend did that. No harm done, it came off in a couple days.

[Chong Boy]

machangezi nice pics. No. 1 is now my favourite so far.

[machangezi]

Thanks, Chong Boy.

[hillbilly]

I think there may be some deadline photos yet to come.

[DrAndy]

Weird. My fave was the first. Isn't it strange how different people see (& like) different things?

which I am sure I have seen before

it is Cormorant Fishing - very similar picture http://www.lightscapephoto.com/image...less%20NPN.jpg

I hope you are not suggesting plagiarism Baldrick

that would be a serious offence

[dirtydog]

I got to admit I thought i would stand a chance of winning one of the prizes, I'm pretty good at this taking pictures lark, even thought about how to turn down the prize as it would be considered unfair me taking a prize, don't think I need to now half of these pictures wouldn't be out of place on international magazines.

[Scooter]

Pathetic. Not the shot, but the drawing of glasses onto a dog.

That's what locals in me area do for time pass, unfortunately.

Yeah bastard kids did that to my mut.Sii Tong came home with blue felt tip round his chops,eyebrows , sunglasses and a arse hole blue too.Little shits but funny.

[Gallowspole]

Yeah bastard kids did that to my mut.Sii Tong came home with blue felt tip round his chops,eyebrows , sunglasses and a arse hole blue too.Little shits but funny.

So M'lord, as my client has quite clearly explained, he was in fact cleaning his dog's bottom, and not, as the prosecution would have you believe, engaging in acts of gross bestiality.

[Mathos]

Mae Rim January 27th 2008

[Megahorn]

Where is that?

You're a good photographer. Did you take this one as well?

[ChiangMai noon]

^
lets not be hasty, there are a number of similar ones on the net.

seems like a popular spot for photographers.

[Megahorn]

Just asking if he took some of those other ones aswell.

seems like a popular spot for photographers.

What spot is it?

[Megahorn]

This picture is from Guilin in China.

The mountains in the back look very familiar. I'm sure I've them somewhere before.

[Michael]

Yang Shou. Guilin. Lovely place.

[Fstop]

^Guilin....beautiful. Definitely want to go there before I die.

[Bobcock]

DD

is there any limit to photoshopping?

generally competitions require that a RAW file be submitted, I take it that is not the case here?

I'm off to Vietnam on Saturday for two weeks, if no one steals my camera I shall submit something from that trip, I've become bored of most stuff I've already taken.

DD

You never answered my question, and I am a stickler for rules.

I was going to do some Vietnam threads, I have returned with over 3500 photos, 6 of which aren't bad in a blurred out of focus kinda way. Must my 3 shots be not included in those threads?

In terms of photoshopping, is turning a pic black and white acceptable? sharpening?...outright popping (copyright Bustak), what are the limits?

[Thetyim]

Must my 3 shots be not included in those threads?

Post them in the competition first and in your thread later

[dirtydog]

I think we have to keep the option open that we may want to see the raw file, as for photoshopping I really don't have any idea of what you can do with it, so I'm not in a posisition on making rules on that.

[Thetyim]

^
I would suggest something along the lines of adjusting contrast, brightness, hue, white balance, gamma, greyscale etc is acceptable.

[Thetyim]

I think we have to keep the option open that we may want to see the raw file

The majority of cameras don't keep a RAW file it goes straight to jpeg

[Marmite the Dog]

^ Would suggest being able to do anything you want in Photoshop as it's an important part of photography nowadays. I bet there are no photos published in glossy magazines that haven't been PS'd, some heavily.

It's the finished product that is the most important thing.

I think we have to keep the option open that we may want to see the raw file

Especially for Bustak's photos.

[Bobcock]

I always keep RAW files, except if in sport mode when I need the speed.

most adjustments I would make would be in Lightroom anyway to the RAW before saving as a JPG.

DD

Is putting them in the competition prior to putting them in threads acceptable? or should I leave them out of the threads? (I haven't even seen the pics yet so I have no idea what I am submitting)

[Bobcock]

Especially for Bustak's photos.

oooohh...downright mean!!

[dirtydog]

Is putting them in the competition prior to putting them in threads acceptable?

Yep thats acceptable

[friscofrankie]

most adjustments I would make would be in Lightroom anyway to the RAW before saving as a JPG.

That is the kind of stuff any photographer is gongto do film or digitalbefore publishing anyway you over do it it looks shit and wouldn't be beneficial to your chances.
Chopping GWB's head on to the ass of an ass probably wouldn't pass muster though