Okay this month's Photography Theme is Contrast.

This does not mean just simply cranking up the contrast in Photoshop, but explorring the meaning of the word itself. It could be expressed literally in a black and white photo or figuratively in comparison...the options are only limited by one's creativity. No limits here, B+W, or color, just have some fun. :)

To help increase participation I will be offering winning member (judged by me or an appointed judge) a link here in the form for one month (top of the forum) as well as a mention in the SDC News. Its not much but hopefully the excitement and challenge of the theme will be enough to inspire more participation.

Hmmmm!...Contrast eh!...I am sure I can get an entry in here, being the March winner and all that :dub: .... and hopefully other members will follow.

I had no clue what do to with previous one but I'm gonna sure as hell enter this time :)
I hope there will be more than few entries.

Here's a go.

http://ryan-brown.net/photos/contrastbw.jpg

http://ryan-brown.net/photos/contrastcolor.jpg

I like the second one much better.
It has more "contrast" between foreground and sky.
Excellent :)

Excellent entries- love the 2nd one with the rusty look..

Nice one Serenity. Love the colors. :)

Thanks everyone =)

Aight, havn't posted for awhile, but i've been trolling around still ;) so here it goes...

http://www.3f-gfx.com/images/photos/FulguroObscuritas.jpg

I know you don't like text SD, but i have a thing for latin titles :p

BTW: The contrast was not edited in photoshop, this is straight from the camera. (finepix 3800, i think)

~3F

Nice work Thirdforce. :)

I dont mind text so long as its sed properly, and in this section and theme having the text as a title outside the frame is perfectly acceptable. :)

For these exercises we want to avoid text on the image itself.

I like it - Nice tones/textures on the walls and a good light and dark contrast presence. I think you could make this piece stronger if the top part and left corner wasn't blown out, but then again you might loose your contrast theme. Might be worth the try though.

I guess this fits: contrast of light and dark.

http://solarian.trishock.com/photodump2/index_files/circles.jpg

Boy! oh Boy!....now we are talking, these entries are smashing....
Well done Serenity, Solarian and ThirdForce......and Solarian that's a wee mystery photo you have?....so hard to believe its a photo...know what I mean?
:grin2:

I agree scotty some really good entries thus far all of them.

hahaha, the MYSTERIOUS LAMP TAKEN FROM BELOW!

That's one of those "hmmm, it'll probably look ghey, but who knows?" "HOLY SHIT THAT'S OMG, LEIK KEWL!"

I need to do some editing and black out my smoke detector, dunno if you guys can see it.

hahaha, the MYSTERIOUS LAMP TAKEN FROM BELOW!

Yeah!...you got me there, but now I see it- very clever indeed..

hmmm here's my submission.

http://www.cc2united.net/digitalelement/Lost%20In%20Thought2.jpg

If I was a judge...you would win this months photo, because I have a soft heart for puppies.........lovely photo..

awwww, IT'S SOO TUTE!

hehe she's not a puppy....she's actually 11 years old :)

she's a miniature beagle, they come small :) She was pocket size when we got her....the cutest dog ever, she's a chick magnet for me, teh girls flock for her :)

all dogs are puppies, no matter their age :)

solarian: i didn't have a problem figuring out the shot...i took some similar picture of a street lamp back in january. and as for the smoke detector...i didn't notice it until you pointed it out

http://www.arches.uga.edu/~heritik/ars/contrast.jpg
the only thing done in post was usm and resize.

Well heres my wee entry for April......Inside The Washing Machine....do you think you would have guessed this?

http://www.billylimerick.com/pic/wash.gif

http://bluesyntax.sidez.net/photography/photo_contrast.jpg

Bluesyntax.....you have me totally confused with this entry......can you please explain more....

Yeah I have been looking at this as well trying to figure it out.

what are unsure about? whether its a photo or not? or you don't know what I took a photo of?

It is a photo.

what are unsure about? whether its a photo or not? or you don't know what I took a photo of?
It is a photo.

Yes we realize it's a photo smarty pants :furious3:

We don't know what it is of though... not that it really matters I guess it is still interesting sort of like cafeteria food. ;)

its a failed stamp. :handsup: :grinning:

:Collective Ahhhh:

I knew those marks looked familiar. :) :grin2:

its a failed stamp. :handsup: :grinning:
Thanks, the mystery is solved.....

Great photos so far guys

Good luck in chosing the winner SD, as there is some lovely and interesting shots this month............but what happened to the camel?

I'm going to miss this one too :(
I was pretty busy last few weeks though.
Ah well there's always next month plus I need to put that 10D to good use :)

I'm going to miss this one too :(
I was pretty busy last few weeks though.
Ah well there's always next month plus I need to put that 10D to good use :)

No worries.

Just a heads up though starting may first I am going to be getting rid of the Art and Photo themes as separate categories, and moving them all into one...since it seems that may work better. this way anyone can enter the theme with whatever method they choose. Its a pain in the but making two separate themes and then nobody posting anything for one of them...so i figure until there is a demand for it I can keep them together for now.

Good move SD............

so who won ;)

And we have a winner:

http://ryan-brown.net/photos/contrastcolor.jpg

Serenity's Winning entry is a great example of cntrast in both color and visual construction, and light and dark. Congrats Serenity.

Everyones images were really good, it was a tough choice for the judges.

Congratulations!
That was my pick as well :)

congrats ryan! Love it. Contrast in color, contrast in texture. Great job :)

*Blushes* Thanks!

[Grammy Speach]
I would like to thank all those out there that have supported me throughout....
Haha jk, but no really, great job everyone, like SD said, there were a lot of great submissions.
[/Grammy Speach]

Congrats man. Hot and cold contrast, strongest there is. :)

Yeah!, this was a worthy winner....... Congratulations!

u go boy :D