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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
Lend me your Gears, I mean Ears:

Announcing....
DSLRusers.com Challenge number 10: One egg
One egg: Your image must contain as the obvious, primary, identifiable and dominant element, one egg. The egg must be from an animal source of some kind, such as a farmyard foul and must be of natural extraction, and thus items such as thunder eggs, chocolate eggs, Faberge eggs and the like are specifically excluded.

Time Line:
Entries Valid for BOTH rounds from:NOW (date and time on this post)
Round 1 submission gallery open: 19/6/06
Round 1 close round 2 gallery open: 4/7/06
Round 2 closed voting opens:17/7/06
Voting closed:29/7/06

Winner announced during the 2nd Anniversary dinner in August

And, Thanks to the Generousity of Birddog I can announce the following Prizes:
1st prize: D70s (body only) HKG stock
2nd prize:Epson R800 printer
3rd prize:Transcend 8Gb 120x CF card
4th prize: 2GB CF card (Courtesy of Glen)
5th: Book from Gary
6th: Book from Leigh

However Anyone that has won a prize (in the Challenges, does not include POTY, MOTY etc...) of greater that 500AUD (at time of award) will not be eligable for a prize but are still encouraged to enter and will still get the kudos for receiveing a place. The judges descison on awarding prizes is final and no correspondence will be entered into...

A few hints and tips on how to ensure your entry is valid will come some time later in this thread...

So, not meaning to egg you on but GET GOING AND GET SHOOTING!

This is truely and eggsellent topic and Birdy and others - thanks for your generosity donating such great prizes!! Let the games begin!

MHD wrote:. The egg must be from an animal source of some kind, such as a farmyard foul and must be of natural extraction, and thus items such as thunder eggs, chocolate eggs, Faberge eggs and the like are specifically excluded.

Dam no BAD EGGS

MATT

Not eggsactly what I had in mind, but it will be fun nonetheless.

Now this is going to be an interesting one to watch and see what happens!

Do u actually enter 2 entries? Whats with the round 1 and round 2?

admajic wrote:Do u actually enter 2 entries? Whats with the round 1 and round 2?

You can make up to one submission in each round.

Up to two entries in total.

Wow, what a rush of registrations!

Dont worry if they are not done instantly, I will probably wait until the weekend/early next week and do them in bulk...

MHD wrote:Wow, what a rush of registrations!

Dont worry if they are not done instantly, I will probably wait until the weekend/early next week and do them in bulk...

Bulk billing is cheaper isn't it? be patience and stay tuned, everyone will get a good discount rate on the bulk order and billing services

Great prizes and a fantastic and challenging subject.

Good luck everyone.

Ok TIPS:
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PM me Your:
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DONT expect instentaneous response to rego requests
DONT register at the last minute, your rego *may not be processed*
IF you dont like it we will refund the registration and entry fees.....


PLEASE READ THE RULES These are in addition to the rule in the announcement

***Set your camera clock***

***get practise now at viewing your exif and editing out the comment tag in your EXIF****

Out of curiostiy, how many people are registered in total? ie. What's the max number of entries possible.

I see there are about 350 members here who have 50+ posts.

I cant remember the actual number but it is getting towards 200

So anyone added a couple of eggs to their kit yet ? I've been wondering the best way to store them, I think a cut down carton and then carefuly placement in my bag would do.

Pre boil?

I now have 15 regos to get through... will do soon I promise !

Scott, a quick question.
I'm registered for challenges as d70johnd.
Do I need to change my registration now I have a d200.
Future images are probably going to be from the d200, but I use my d70 as a second body, so you never know.

Cheers
John

John,

Doesn't your D70 registration have enough pixels?

Absolutely not. How can you expect 6M pixels to capture an egg? Need at least 10M. Until last week, I though I needed 12M.

johnd wrote:Absolutely not. How can you expect 6M pixels to capture an egg? Need at least 10M. Until last week, I though I needed 12M.

John,
You soon need a new camera with 16mp.
Nah! 10mp won't do good

John, I wouldn't try for a whole egg without full frame

You talked me into it Glen.
Birdy can you get me a 24mp full frame D4X before the challenge finishes?

Nah, no need to change, the prefix is somewhat of historical hang up that I have stuck to... its only a rough statistic...

Ok:
I have processed over 15 registrations now, if you have not received a rego email please resend me your details or check your PMs as there was an error..

TWO REMINDERS:
you MUST send me a valid email address
This comp is intended for user of DSLR cameras, while I am sure a point and shoot can take good images these forums are primarily for discussion of DSLR cameras and as such the images for the comp must be taken using a DSLR body.

Bump, just to make sure all read it

Thanks to all those who sent me registrations... I will get to them soon.

Keep your eye open towards the weekend for the opening of the first gallery for submission

Another quick question.

For the 2 round challenges, are the images submitted in the 1st round made visable during the second round?

greencardigan wrote:Another quick question.

For the 2 round challenges, are the images submitted in the 1st round made visable during the second round?

Yes they are, so if you have a really original idea you have two schools of thought, post it first so you can claim it was original, but risk people copying the idea and bettering it, or posting it 2nd but risking someone else having the same idea. BTW the two schools of thought exist in my mind, I doubt they exist outside of it

Alpha_7 wrote:

greencardigan wrote:Another quick question.

For the 2 round challenges, are the images submitted in the 1st round made visable during the second round?

Yes they are, so if you have a really original idea you have two schools of thought, post it first so you can claim it was original, but risk people copying the idea and bettering it, or posting it 2nd but risking someone else having the same idea. BTW the two schools of thought exist in my mind, I doubt they exist outside of it

That's exactly why I was asking.

Are there any any rules in place to stop your "original" idea being copied in the second round?

No not that I know off, and without wanting to start a IP/copyright debate I don't think it's too much of an issue, but I'm sure others would disagree. If you look back at past Challenges there are definitely similarities or common themes amongst them, and this is in the Single part challenges aswell, as the 2 part ones. I'm sure there will be some similar ones in this challenge too, but I feel that each shot should be judge on it's on merits, if someone can take my idea and better it with more skillful composition or lighting techniques etc then good on them.

The anger of the voters, Thats what... Both the galleries remain open, so if some one, even the photographer, submits something to similiar I think the voting public would punish it...

Really ? I might have to check back on the past votes, but I've seen a number of repeat photos submitted by the same photographer with slight different composition or lighting but essentially the same subject matter / idea used. I didn't realise the public would vote against that....


Edit : I went back and looked and could find 2 different photographers repeating the same themed shot in a two part challenge, I thought there was more but I'm obviously mistaken.

Ok, just did another batch of regos...

PM me if I missed you...

Will be getting the first submission gallery up soon...

MHD wrote:Will be getting the first submission gallery up soon...

Crikey! It's the 19th already. Time to buy a few eggs.

The closing of gallery 1 and opening of gallery 2 has been delayed to 4/7/06

I'm in melbourne until tuesday morning..

MHD wrote:The closing of gallery 1 and opening of gallery 2 has been delayed to 4/7/06

I'm in melbourne until tuesday morning..

Now, if only I could convert that extra day into a splurge of creative genius...

Eggcellent, thanks for the extra time Time we had all got Cracking with our entries.

Out of interest, how many entries are there so far MHD? And are we receiving an email to let us know the entry has been accepted? ....
Hugs
Rel

Remember to check the Date on your Camera before you got out shooting, it's all to easy to DQ yourself if your not careful (Trust me).

blacknstormy wrote:Out of interest, how many entries are there so far MHD? And are we receiving an email to let us know the entry has been accepted? ....
Hugs
Rel

8 entries so far.
You will only receive an email if you email me on entry of image. I will *usually* check all entries and notify people of problems if they exist. However, unless you email me and specifically ask me to check you will not get an email. In the end the onus is on the entrant to read the rules and ensure the entry is valid. At the end of the day if you check these simple points you should be ok:
*No blatantly obvious identifying features (eg name in EXIF)
*Date correct and present in EXIF
*Check that the title of the image does not give away your identity
*If the image is of a nature that may be unsuitable for younger audiences (ie MA) please email me for aproval. My descision on content is final but I am open minded
*Make sure any PP was applied to the WHOLE image, with the exception of *simple* frames... If unsure email me the PP steps and I will do a spot ruling

Alpha_7 wrote:Remember to check the Date on your Camera before you got out shooting, it's all to easy to DQ yourself if your not careful (Trust me).

Whoa! Thanks for the reminder Alpha_7! I only recently got the camera and thought it was set ok, but another check just now and I found my date was 2005!!

Luckily I can still reshoot. But geez...

wow, this is great. THis is my first time to participate in a DSLRUSERs challenge (hoping I qualify as a member since im new to this site).

Like the subject, and have some pics that have really made me rethink how I can get more from my $220 50/1.8. I have my first submission ready, and amazed at the color and detail I was able to get from a googie egg.

If I dont qualify as a new member, I hope to share my work via the Images forum, and look forward to some critic of my images.

Loving capturing the moments!
Oz.

I'm not sure if this have been asked before, but can the egg be broken?

Grev wrote:I'm not sure if this have been asked before, but can the egg be broken?

Your image must contain as the obvious, primary, identifiable and dominant element, one egg. The egg must be from an animal source of some kind, such as a farmyard foul and must be of natural extraction,

Does it still comply with the criteria as noted in the rules?

If it's fried or poached, it's broken, but it's still obviously an egg, isn't it ?

gstark wrote:Does it still comply with the criteria as noted in the rules?

If it's fried or poached, it's broken, but it's still obviously an egg, isn't it ?

Well I was thinking it was beyond "natural extraction" if it was broken or cooked.

MHD wrote:Make sure any PP was applied to the WHOLE image, with the exception of *simple* frames... If unsure email me the PP steps and I will do a spot ruling

I've got a question regarding PP...

Using the Hue/Saturation tool is OK?

What about the Hue/Saturation tool while selecting say 'greens' from the pulldown colour thingy? Or using the dropper to choose a colour from the image?

Brad start again, if you worried about greens you obviously have a bad egg. Buy some fresh ones and you won't have to worry about the greens

On a more serious note, your asking questions I'm not sure of the answer too, I in the past haven't PP my shots at all to avoid breaking the rules, but I'm much more confident now.

Grev wrote:

gstark wrote:Does it still comply with the criteria as noted in the rules?

If it's fried or poached, it's broken, but it's still obviously an egg, isn't it ?

Well I was thinking it was beyond "natural extraction" if it was broken or cooked.

That's just an egg that's had some PP applied.

"Natural extraction" is related to its source: was it laid by an animal of some sort, or made by a man (chocolate or Faberge), if you get my drift.

If you have something specific that you are concerned about, but you're concerned about confidentiality/creativity, please feel free to PM Scott or me with your concerns and we'll see if we can sort it out.

My understanding is that global changes to hue/saturation are okay but not to selected areas. Therefore, each change would need to be applied to the whole image, not to certain selected areas within it.

I may be wrong, but that's how I read the rules.

Alpha_7 wrote:Brad start again, if you worried about greens you obviously have a bad egg. Buy some fresh ones and you won't have to worry about the greens

Hey, you're giving me more ideas.

greencardigan wrote:

Alpha_7 wrote:Brad start again, if you worried about greens you obviously have a bad egg. Buy some fresh ones and you won't have to worry about the greens

Hey, you're giving me more ideas.

More ideas are good, I have oodles of ideas, just need the techniques, equipment and time to execute them

I just need to be able to take a half decent photo !!!!