Tennis Hues* by ctfchallenge

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17-AUG-2006	Vonniedee

Tennis Hues*

Canon EOS 350D
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ctfchallenge		28-Aug-2006 15:42
As Rod said, You're welcome :) Shu, I am honored indeed! I think we have a great group here. We may not agree on everything, but the frankness of it all makes THIS a wonderful group. I myself have learnt a lot from this group! -Cat

Rod		22-Aug-2006 08:27
You're more than welcome dear Y:-)

ctfchallenge		22-Aug-2006 05:09
I appreciate all of the wonderful conversation here, Friends. Learning, learning....Yvonne

Shu		21-Aug-2006 17:40
Amen to the Cat! You have given Yvonne encouragement to explore her artistic parameters. (A nice gesture from one of our most revered members!) shu

Rod		21-Aug-2006 08:09
:-)

ctfchallenge		20-Aug-2006 21:43
A well executed attempt. I am glad that you explored the potential in the orginal photo very well and to your liking, I must say. Don't get side tracked by the comments you receive. After all EVERY artist builds his/her porfolio with tools someone else invented. So don't undermine the tools. And no two portfolios are same even though they might have been made using the same tools, because even the greatest of minds think differently sometimes and thats what makes them great. Keep experimenting! Don't limit your creativity because it does not meet other's definitions. Cheers -Cat

Markjay		20-Aug-2006 14:35
I didn't read all the comments below (I know, shame on me!). However, I can tell you that for my personal taste, this one is a bit too much on the graphic side than the photograph side. I do like the composition. A black and white ver of this shot without the extra "PS" would work will for me. Again, personal taste.

Rod		20-Aug-2006 12:24
Of course the end result we view is all that matters me dear Shu, but to get one's innermost feelings or points of view into a form for viewing by others with a click of a button would be to live in a world of bland cliches. Would Ed like a computer program that would scramble words into poetry that he would then claim authorship? I’m sure the resulting poems would be greeted by non poets as really creative works, a MacDonald’s poem. Yes curiosity can make us click on a filter but that curiosity is satisfied after one click, the end results are pretty much the same for everyone on the planet that clicks the same button. We could say the person who created the filter was the artist not the button pusher although I know these buttons can be used very creatively by Graphic designers & you would be hard pressed to know which filters they used, unlike us they are very selective & subtle in their use of these filters. Of course discussing what is art is a circular discussion like religion, there are no real right or wrongs but we do get some great discussions & hopefully some further insights into the subject. Just to clear up me hobbyist vs artist thingy, for me an artist is someone who lives & breaths their art above all else. A hobbyist is someone who fits in their artistic endeavours around the necessities of life like working a job, eating & collecting money. I don't know of any artists that can free up their brains to manage doing these three things (or almost any one of these three things):-) that we can manage doing quite well & fit in a hobby, plus the time we spend here:-)

elips		20-Aug-2006 06:06
Thanks, shu, for your articulate comment on this. You wrote what I was thinking but much more clearly than I could have! ~Sharon

ctfchallenge		20-Aug-2006 03:34
.....It may take just one "click" Rod to please that artist/phtog! Who are we to determine how much effort the person should put in to an image? As viewers, we can only express our satisfaction or dissatisfaction. It takes an individual with a sense of curiosity to click on a filter to see what it does to an image.....I wish you had not caved in to your daughter and her friends when you were experimenting with filters, etc. I think you have an "Rob the Artist" inside of you, but a wee bit afraid of introducing him to the world! (No doubt about your hobbyist talents, however!) shu

Rod		20-Aug-2006 02:53
Great speech Shu, you had me standing up & cheering as I agree with most of what you had to say. My “yuck” comment is not a dictate as to what Yvonne should do anymore than others saying “its great” is a dictate as to what she should do. All we do is give pro or con comments. An artist would not listen to any criticism anyway as it's their art & no one else’s, so no opinion would sway a true artist but it may sway a hobbyist who's trying to learn photography. I assume we're hobbyists here not artists. I also assume we're trying to learn photography not graphics. Yvonne's shot here is a graphic, so how do we discuss its photographic merits? As a graphic I think it’s quite nice, as a photo I think it's yuck. I don't know what a graphic artist would have to say about this though, as I can remember my daughter & her graphic designer friends having a laugh at my attempts at things like this as they're normally just a click of a filter button in Photoshop & not the result of creativity. As you quite rightly say Shu art has no rules, it also doesn't have one click filter buttons for instant artistic creations. All the above in just me opinion & not a dictate:-)

ctfchallenge		20-Aug-2006 00:59
ps: when I scanned all of the thumbnails in eligible, yours really stood out as being exceptionally artistic and I believe several other people have been impressed as well. I'm not a purist when it comes to photography. All that matters to me is whether I like an image and the more the photographer puts in to it, whether it be PS manipulatiion or some crazy out of the box composition, the more enthusiastic I get.......I don't believe others should dictate that level of artistic ability members must follow. I hope you artsy photogs are not intimidated by a few opinionated individuals because we are, after all, entitled to our opinion and "art" has no rules! (.....did I say I like your image??? LOL) shu

ctfchallenge		20-Aug-2006 00:33
Hurray, from shu!!! I agree it would make a great poster! I believe it will get my vote, no matter what!

ctfchallenge		19-Aug-2006 14:11
This WOULD make a great poster Yvonne. There's room in the challenges for lots of different interpretations of the subject. But I can understand Rod's point of view also as editing software has really stretched the limits of what photographers could do in the darkroom. This looks more like a painting from a graphic artist than a photo..... But....I like it! CJ

Rod		19-Aug-2006 05:20
I agree wiv Jano a B&W maybe in high contrast will give effects like this & remain a photo. If our ahrrt is photography Mary Anne, then this graphic is compressing our ahrrrt not stretching it:-) Put it in pending Sharon:-)

janewigginsphotography		18-Aug-2006 19:36
That's wot I meant when I said could be cool in a kid's room - I can see this as a huge graphic poster. Experimentation is always the only way to learn. jano

ctfchallenge		18-Aug-2006 18:33
Go for it, Yvonne! Not my cuppa tea as a photo, but it does have great graphic qualities. It would make a good poster...maybe in an athletic shoe store? Isn't it fun to stretch the limits of our art? --Mary Anne

Guest		18-Aug-2006 18:16
Thanks Rod, Sharon, Jano, Live and learn.eh? I can see this image in my head and have been experimenting with pp to see if I can create it. I find it a bit harsh too, but I like the abstract aspect. I am still playing with this. In general, I am sorta a purist so I can see where you are coming from Rod..... I tend to think yuck as well with PS creations. But, this is a challenge and I am challenged to make a shoe more interesting. LOL Yvonne

elips		18-Aug-2006 17:35
Great title, too! ~Sharon

elips		18-Aug-2006 17:34
Don't listen them, Yvonne! I like this a lot, good for you for experimenting! This has great graphic power, the strong contrast and the intense colors are wonderful. As an abstract it is a very good work, I could see it really large, almost floor to ceiling. Good work! ~Sharon

janewigginsphotography		18-Aug-2006 13:35
I knew Rod would say yuck lol... I don't think I care for the processing either Yvonne - i'd say go with b&w if you must, but this seems rather harsh. Might be cool though for a kid's room... ? jano

Rod		18-Aug-2006 11:40
Yuck from me:-)

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