I'm planning on entering a photo contest. It's basically a cheesy mall one, but if I do well enough I could win some cash.... not a lot, but enough to help buy my crossover steering. Anyhow, I was hoping for some input from you guys... like what looks good and what you think works best. Here's the categories:

1. Scenic pictorial (color)
2. Scenic pictorial (black & white)
3. Portraits (people only) (color)
4. Portraits (people only) (black & white)
5. Open (color)
6. Open (black & white)
7. Sports

Anyhow, here's what I got (page is slow to load)....
(scans are not the best and resolution is low due to space on my site)

http://chevycagal.homestead.com/MyPics.html

If you put your cursor over a pic, a number will show up so if you like number such and such, you can just say that instead of trying to describe the pics.

I can make any of the pics into black & white for those categories in black & white easily. I can enter up too two pics per category. Anyhow... I'm just looking for opinions, and would appreciate yours. Thanks! :)

OPEN: Black and White. :)

BOOBERS!!!!

Haha, Sports sound fun. Go to a high school soccer game, and take some pictures. Try to get a really good action shot, like a bicycle kick or something.

Originally posted by I Like Cheese
BOOBERS!!!!

Haha, Sports sound fun. Go to a high school soccer game, and take some pictures. Try to get a really good action shot, like a bicycle kick or something.

I already have shots, they are on my webpage I have listed there, I was asking what pics you guys like that I took and already have...

Originally posted by Buddha's Ghost
OPEN: Black and White. :)

Yeah, but what pics do you think I should stick in there is what I am trying to figure out? I am trying to see who likes what and get an idea of what is appealing to the eye and might get me a win here... :)

Originally posted by ChevyCaGal


Yeah, but what pics do you think I should stick in there is what I am trying to figure out? I am trying to see who likes what and get an idea of what is appealing to the eye and might get me a win here... :)

Fine. :flipoff2: I only see one open b/w so:



I likum these:


http://chevycagal.homestead.com/files/mypics18.jpg

http://chevycagal.homestead.com/files/mypics81.jpg http://chevycagal.homestead.com/files/mypics36.jpg

i like 16 and 42. can you have more than one entry?

Originally posted by larryboy
i like 16 and 42. can you have more than one entry?

I can enter two per category. :)

Originally posted by ChevyCaGal


I can enter two per category. :)

cool,looks like 2 votes for 16 so far.

i like #10 also,looks like its a little fuzzy in the background though. might just be me though.......got gas in my eye today:eek: .

16, 23 and 40

Here.....

Originally posted by Radbassist
Here.....

WTF is that? She looks related to that whinny Dixie Chick, Natalie... :eek: :D

Originally posted by ChevyCaGal


WTF is that? She looks related to that whinny Dixie Chick, Natalie... :eek: :D

looks like anna nicole smith before she discovered twinkies:D .

Sorry. Picked out the wrong pic....Thats Anna Nicole Smith...........Eating <~~~ can you BELIEVE THAT?!?!?!:)


WINNER!!! ding ding ding!


I have a bunch of good pics but I don't know where they are.

Not a dial-up friendly page, you'll have to wait until tomorrow when I get to work to get my opinion:D:D

I like the lady bug pic:D

I like these:

http://chevycagal.homestead.com/files/ClassSemiProLenneyMcLean69Flames.jpg

http://chevycagal.homestead.com/files/mypics81.jpg

http://chevycagal.homestead.com/files/mypics31.jpg

http://chevycagal.homestead.com/files/mypics17.jpg

This ones cooll cause of the reflection:
http://chevycagal.homestead.com/files/mypics15.jpg

Originally posted by JeepinIan


This ones cooll cause of the reflection:
http://chevycagal.homestead.com/files/mypics15.jpg

That actually is a complete mistake. I was using an old Canon AE1 and the film didn't advance right.... so it's a double exposure.... but it came out really cool... :)

for some reason i liked this ... i went ahead an made it b&w

http://www.csupomona.edu/~cdcabrera/images/flowers.jpg

Originally posted by ChevyCaGal


That actually is a complete mistake. I was using an old Canon AE1 and the film didn't advance right.... so it's a double exposure.... but it came out really cool... :)

it has that disney magic look to it.

Compositionally I think 16 is your best shot.

You could really easily bring out the color in the vegeation in Photoshop.

I know quite a few tricks to make a photo come to life in PS, so if youre having some trouble, let me know, and I can see what I can do.

Originally posted by boz88xj
Compositionally I think 16 is your best shot.

You could really easily bring out the color in the vegeation in Photoshop.

I know quite a few tricks to make a photo come to life in PS, so if youre having some trouble, let me know, and I can see what I can do.

Thanks for the input guys.... :)

I have PS7 and all kinds of programs I use when taking pics of people who want them retouched and such. But I only use a UV filter on my camera. I don't like filters, and I don't like to tweek em around to adjust stuff. I'd rather try too win under my own skill and the material God provided for me, then do something to em... I guess I am just funny like that.... :D

Originally posted by ChevyCaGal


That actually is a complete mistake. I was using an old Canon AE1 and the film didn't advance right....

Gotta love the AE-1's and their tempermental film coil. I can't tell you how many times this has happened to me on my AE-1. I found the best way to prevent this is to wind the film in the canister up till its tight, then load the film, then shoot once and make sure the wind knob is turning with your first few advance shots. Ever since I started doing that, all misloads were caught before the first exposure. :D

2, 10, 16, 40

2 looks good in black and white although you would want it to show the contrast between the red lady bug and the green of the fern.

Took the liberty to 'intensify' it.
Before
http://www.rcrc4x4.com/cgi-bin/genesis/web_pages/HighToy/lbuga.jpg
After
http://www.rcrc4x4.com/cgi-bin/genesis/web_pages/HighToy/lbugb.jpg
Another
http://www.rcrc4x4.com/cgi-bin/genesis/web_pages/HighToy/lbugc.jpg

2, 18, 40

Ken C

IMHO: 5, 6, 9, 34, 41

Sadly I haven't taken that many great pics my whole life.:(

Hey, you do good work, BUT...

The nursing :bender: has gotta go.

;)

This is my personal fave :flipoff2:

http://oregonstate.edu/~tellerit/jeep%20copy.jpg

I think 42 is pretty good - action and intensity... put it under sports.

:eek: WOW Steph!! great pics.. hard to decide.

my fav's are 1, 2, 9, 16, & 40

how did you do that w/ #40 by the way... verrry cool.

15 and 17

Originally posted by Co Co Pilot


how did you do that w/ #40 by the way... verrry cool.

Black poster board in the background... stuck the pepper on a fork, and used a straight pin to stick a small piece of lighter soaked card board on the back. Set up everything, turned the lights off, got my lighter, and lit it on fire and snapped away. Turned out pretty good, and best part was I didn't burn my house down trying this... :D