June's Photo contest topic was "Contrast".

Photo 1


Photo 2


Photo 3


Photo 4


Photo 5
Epic Fail. You're Fired! (yes this means you)

Photo 6


Photo 7


Photo 8


Photo 9


Photo 10


Photo 11


Photo 12


Photo 13


Photo 14


As a reminder, the winner of the monthly photo contest poll will receive $25.00 for their submission if they allow NAM use the image in the NAM Alliance magazine.

 

Nice to have a good choice to mull over.

 

Aren't you glad I held out past the deadline? link

 

^^Certainly would have been a strong contender, but not a slam dunk by any means. The competition is looking tough this month. Many superb entries. Congrats to all of the talented shutterbugs!

 

Nice photos this month!!

 

Any more pics of the truck in #4?

 

cartar452

pm sent

 

Wow, great shots!

I really like no.12. It really grabbed my attention as I scrolled down.

 

just my two cents as to what number 14 REALLY is to me...a contrast of colors, of MINI's, and of Father and Son...

 

I'm glad you said that, I was quite puzzled about what the contrast was supposed to be.

 

The topic said take it how you will So i decided to think OUTSIDE the box

 

Yes, I'm glad you blew the deadline.

CLARIFICATION! #5 bent what rule and is disquailfied?
Can those who voted (not me) ask to revote? Last thing we need is a recount.

 

#5's shot was taken well before the beginning of this month. The photo was pulled before it had any votes in the poll, so anyone that voted #5 already knew there was no photo for that choice. Thus, no "re-vote".

 

I voted for #9, primarily because of the quality of the photo. Though others may have more interesting layouts, I think the quality of the photo itself on #9 is the best. After that I like #6's quality. I shall be curious to see if #9 catches up to #14 before the contest is done.

 

i have to say while it may not be the best show of contrast, love the photo 9 shot! suitable for framing. cudos to the owner and all the great pics

 

I like photo number 14

 

i think it throws people off but once u read the explination i put it makes it that much better than the others eh im bias haha

 

If you want to have a contrast between small and large #4 is OK but wouldn't it be better if you compared a mini pickup to something a little bigger. This is what I want to be when I grow up .


Naw who wants to grow up anyway?
Growing up is overrated.

 

Yeah, both are really nice shots, as are many of the others. But I tend to vote for the shot that best captures the theme for me, which in this case is 'contrast.'

 

Looking for constructive feedback; is the theme missing in photo 11?

 

I thought that was pretty good at capturing the theme, sizewise anyway. I'm not too convinced by the colour manipulations though.

I'm quite surprised its not doing better.

 

should 10 have been more intense? i wasn't sure how intense to make it without destroying the picture as a whole...

 

Gosh, zero votes!

I can't seem to put my finger on why that photo doesn't get my vote. It is very odd. My head is going "why are those armored vehicles lined up ... next to those line of trees? Why in the world is that MINI squeezed in at an odd angle?" The questions sort of detract from just appreciating the picture.

Then, the hue manipulation (as mentioned above) is also odd. There doesn't seem to be logical reason for lightening and darkening the different parts except to perhaps get some contrast.

Just my thoughts. But hey, I'm no art critic so what do I know.

 

I don't think so. The intensity is fine.

The building alone would have been a really nice shot.

I think a shot of Coop alone at the right angle sort of emphasizing the lightning bolt would have made for a great "contrast" shot.

 

I see the theme in the photo, but I think it would have been better if the MINI was pointed in the same direction as the tanks. Now by looking at the angle of the photo I don't know if it would have been possible to get the MINI in that position, but that's just my opinion.