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cozza · 10-14-2008, 05:22 PM

Seeing as a lot of us are into photography, I'm wondering if any of you have registered/entered the Canon Photo5 competition?

If you haven't, it's too late now, but here's what it's about...

Upon registration each entrant receives a box of items, which they need to photograph as creatively as possible. The items are:

Red ribbon
Tealight candle
Cocktail umbrella
Crayon
Bubbles (in a little bottle with a blower thingy)

Here's my red ribbon entry (already submitted so I'm ok with posting it here). If anyone else has entered, show us what you came up with!

xa-coupe · 10-14-2008, 05:46 PM

That's very creative Corey, far better than the finalists and winners from last year so I wish you luck !
I have entered but no pics as yet. Still trying to decide what to do that's not run of the mill.

jksgoh · 10-14-2008, 05:54 PM

deff a great shot corey! are you planning on doing anything with the other objects? or do you only enter one photo?

SimonB · 10-14-2008, 06:31 PM

Hi Corey, I got told about it and checked it out, but I'm not very creative with that type of thing so decided not to waste the judges nor my time!

That said, I think you've done very well! Good on ya and good luck!

cozza · 10-14-2008, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jksgoh

deff a great shot corey! are you planning on doing anything with the other objects? or do you only enter one photo?

Thanks mate. You can enter one photo per item, but I'm really struggling for ideas for the other items.

Alpine* · 10-15-2008, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cozza

..................I'm really struggling for ideas for the other items.

Anyone help here, ideas for our fellow 1 buddy?

A quick one from me;

A photo of a person and in the foreground is the cocktail brolly which looks like it is being held by the person?!?! if you know what I mean.

Oh yeh, nearly forgot to mention, that shot is a winner cozza :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

WAY · 10-15-2008, 05:55 AM

Wow that is work of art Corey! Well done mate.

DTNJNQ · 10-15-2008, 07:00 AM

nice photo Corey

cozza · 10-21-2008, 09:07 AM

Hope I'm not boring you with this...

Here's my entry for the "cocktail umbrella" photo in the Canon Photo5 competition.

How I did it:
I removed the paper from the cocktail umbrella, as well as the stem, then painted the remaining frame black. I used an old photo I took of the moon, and added some stars using Photoshop, then projected the image onto my Plasma TV. I put a branch in a pot, and positioned it in front of the TV. I then attached the "spider" to the tree using a piece of thread, turned off the lights, and took the shot. See here for a photo of the set up if you're interested: http://www.flickr.com/photos/coreysphotos/2960766365/

WAY · 10-21-2008, 09:15 AM

Ok I don't get it. The spider is the cocktail umbrella?

SimonB · 10-21-2008, 09:20 AM

Jeez, Corey, what drugs are you on??? How on earth did you come up with that BRILLIANT concept?

WAY, yeah, I had to read it a couple of times - the 'spider' looks so real...

amk2912 · 10-21-2008, 09:34 AM

Re : the cocktail spider. You've got a gift, mate!

d3syd · 10-21-2008, 11:25 AM

Stunning red ribbon picture Corey. Full marks also for the cocktail umbrella spider, that's brilliant!

However I wonder whether the judges would want a cocktail umbrella to look like a cocktail umbrella?

jksgoh · 10-21-2008, 03:06 PM

damn creative! minor thing, is the background a little noisy? prob just me though. great stuff nevertheless.
i wonder if you'll be able to get the 1 into one of these shots????

cozza · 10-21-2008, 04:55 PM

Thanks guys. Jono, it appears a little noisy because it's an image on my TV. I shot it at 100 ISO.

Dabaitu · 10-21-2008, 07:10 PM

Corey this is awesome work.

I really appreciate this sort of art, probably because my creative gland isn't the biggest I really admire people who can do this kind of craft.

professor · 10-21-2008, 07:54 PM

you are on a roll here!
with the crayon theme you could try overlaying sheets of different textures and then drawing across them with one or more crayon colors. the granulation will be very different and make for a challenging shot with depth, contrast, and "meaning".

cozza · 10-21-2008, 08:03 PM

I like the sound of that, Prateek. Might have to give it a go after work. The competition closes in 12 hours, so I'll have to get a wriggle on if I want to submit photos of the other items!

10-14-2008, 05:22 PM	#1
cozza ///Mthusiast Drives: M135i (March delivery) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,720 iTrader: (0)	Off Topic: Canon Australia Photo5 Competition Seeing as a lot of us are into photography, I'm wondering if any of you have registered/entered the Canon Photo5 competition? If you haven't, it's too late now, but here's what it's about... Upon registration each entrant receives a box of items, which they need to photograph as creatively as possible. The items are: Red ribbon Tealight candle Cocktail umbrella Crayon Bubbles (in a little bottle with a blower thingy) Here's my red ribbon entry (already submitted so I'm ok with posting it here). If anyone else has entered, show us what you came up with! __________________ ///M135i: AUTO \| ALPINE WHITE \| CORAL RED LEATHER \| HEATED SEATS \| SUNROOF \| NAV \| DAB TUNER \| HARMAN KARDON \| PERFORMANCE BITS 'N' PIECES
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10-14-2008, 05:54 PM	#3
jksgoh Major Drives: 125i coupe Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Melb, Vic, Aus Posts: 1,186 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 E82 125i [0.00]	deff a great shot corey! are you planning on doing anything with the other objects? or do you only enter one photo? __________________

10-14-2008, 06:31 PM	#4
SimonB Captain Drives: 135i Join Date: May 2008 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 945 iTrader: (0)	Hi Corey, I got told about it and checked it out, but I'm not very creative with that type of thing so decided not to waste the judges nor my time! That said, I think you've done very well! Good on ya and good luck! __________________ 2008 135i M Sport, 6 Spd Manual, Sparkling Graphite/Alaska Grey, Pro Nav, Sunroof, Comfort Access, Adaptive Headlights,

10-21-2008, 09:07 AM	#9
cozza ///Mthusiast Drives: M135i (March delivery) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,720 iTrader: (0)	Hope I'm not boring you with this... Here's my entry for the "cocktail umbrella" photo in the Canon Photo5 competition. How I did it: I removed the paper from the cocktail umbrella, as well as the stem, then painted the remaining frame black. I used an old photo I took of the moon, and added some stars using Photoshop, then projected the image onto my Plasma TV. I put a branch in a pot, and positioned it in front of the TV. I then attached the "spider" to the tree using a piece of thread, turned off the lights, and took the shot. See here for a photo of the set up if you're interested: http://www.flickr.com/photos/coreysphotos/2960766365/ __________________ ///M135i: AUTO \| ALPINE WHITE \| CORAL RED LEATHER \| HEATED SEATS \| SUNROOF \| NAV \| DAB TUNER \| HARMAN KARDON \| PERFORMANCE BITS 'N' PIECES

10-21-2008, 09:20 AM	#11
SimonB Captain Drives: 135i Join Date: May 2008 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 945 iTrader: (0)	Jeez, Corey, what drugs are you on??? How on earth did you come up with that BRILLIANT concept? WAY, yeah, I had to read it a couple of times - the 'spider' looks so real... __________________ 2008 135i M Sport, 6 Spd Manual, Sparkling Graphite/Alaska Grey, Pro Nav, Sunroof, Comfort Access, Adaptive Headlights,

10-14-2008, 05:46 PM	#2
xa-coupe Wannabe Drives: Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 268 iTrader: (0)	That's very creative Corey, far better than the finalists and winners from last year so I wish you luck ! I have entered but no pics as yet. Still trying to decide what to do that's not run of the mill.

10-15-2008, 05:55 AM	#7
WAY Brigadier General Drives: Fast ones Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 3,798 iTrader: (0)	Wow that is work of art Corey! Well done mate.

10-15-2008, 07:00 AM	#8
DTNJNQ Captain Drives: 135i, Subaru-Liberty GT Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 909 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW 135i [4.33]	nice photo Corey

10-21-2008, 09:15 AM	#10
WAY Brigadier General Drives: Fast ones Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 3,798 iTrader: (0)	Ok I don't get it. The spider is the cocktail umbrella?

10-21-2008, 09:34 AM	#12
amk2912 Lieutenant Colonel Drives: '10 X5 40d & '12 F10 520d Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Perth Posts: 1,662 iTrader: (0)	Re : the cocktail spider. You've got a gift, mate! __________________ 2012 BMW F10 520d M-Sport 2010 BMW E70 X5 xdrive40d

10-21-2008, 11:25 AM	#13
d3syd Major Drives: 135i MT, LMB, ProNav Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Scamander, Tasmania Posts: 1,475 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 135i Coupe [0.00]	Stunning red ribbon picture Corey. Full marks also for the cocktail umbrella spider, that's brilliant! However I wonder whether the judges would want a cocktail umbrella to look like a cocktail umbrella? __________________ Fun Car: 135i Manual LeMans Blue / Beige Leather / Grey Poplar / pro nav / euro plates. Delivered 24 June 08 Family Car: Land Rover Discovery 4 SDV6 Spare Car: Volvo V70 Sydney Car: MB 420SEL

10-21-2008, 03:06 PM	#14
jksgoh Major Drives: 125i coupe Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Melb, Vic, Aus Posts: 1,186 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 E82 125i [0.00]	damn creative! minor thing, is the background a little noisy? prob just me though. great stuff nevertheless. i wonder if you'll be able to get the 1 into one of these shots???? __________________

10-21-2008, 04:55 PM	#15
cozza ///Mthusiast Drives: M135i (March delivery) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,720 iTrader: (0)	Thanks guys. Jono, it appears a little noisy because it's an image on my TV. I shot it at 100 ISO. __________________ ///M135i: AUTO \| ALPINE WHITE \| CORAL RED LEATHER \| HEATED SEATS \| SUNROOF \| NAV \| DAB TUNER \| HARMAN KARDON \| PERFORMANCE BITS 'N' PIECES

10-21-2008, 07:10 PM	#16
Dabaitu Colonel Drives: anything given a chance Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: .au Posts: 2,558 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW F30 328i S ... [5.00]	Corey this is awesome work. I really appreciate this sort of art, probably because my creative gland isn't the biggest I really admire people who can do this kind of craft.

10-21-2008, 07:54 PM	#17
professor Major Drives: Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,472 iTrader: (0)	you are on a roll here! with the crayon theme you could try overlaying sheets of different textures and then drawing across them with one or more crayon colors. the granulation will be very different and make for a challenging shot with depth, contrast, and "meaning".

10-21-2008, 08:03 PM	#18
cozza ///Mthusiast Drives: M135i (March delivery) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,720 iTrader: (0)	I like the sound of that, Prateek. Might have to give it a go after work. The competition closes in 12 hours, so I'll have to get a wriggle on if I want to submit photos of the other items! __________________ ///M135i: AUTO \| ALPINE WHITE \| CORAL RED LEATHER \| HEATED SEATS \| SUNROOF \| NAV \| DAB TUNER \| HARMAN KARDON \| PERFORMANCE BITS 'N' PIECES

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