May 20 Photo Competition - Over Saturated Landscapes

[RobDickinson]

This month's photo competition is on the theme 'Over Saturated Landscapes'

Bring it, tastefully.

Rules:
The photos taken must be your own work and can be taken at anytime, but please DO NOT get out with your gear if you have time.
The competition will run from the first to the last day of the month.
you can only submit one, and only one, photo.
The winner from the previous month decides on the topic for the following month and judges it at the end of the month.
Entries and discussion on this single thread, please.
All entrants acknowledge that they may indeed win and that their adherence to convention ensures everyone else's continued fun.
Photos entered can be as large as you like, although bear in mind if too large, it may not be possible to see the whole image on some screens. Links to larger versions are permissible.

[neilski]

This is one of the many different coloured lagoons on the Ruta de las lagunas in Bolivia to the south of Salar de Uyuni.



It's straight out of camera using the "vivid" art filter.

Canon Powershot G15
f/3.2
6.1mm (28mm equivalent)
1/2000s
ISO80

[MRobbins1987]

Spring greens

[DibblyDobbler]

RobDickinson said:

This month's photo competition is on the theme 'Over Saturated Landscapes'

Nice

[C&C]

DibblyDobbler said:

RobDickinson said:

This month's photo competition is on the theme 'Over Saturated Landscapes'

Nice

Not wanting to be awkward or anything, but given that we are not allowed to go wandering the countryside at the moment and likely won't be for quite a few weeks/months, how are we supposed to take any landscape shots to then oversaturate? My garden might be a reasonable size but it certainly isn't a landscape.

A subject that would have enabled people to actually take some photos might have been more fitting rather than using the subject as a dig at someone making unfavourable and unjustified comments on the last month competition thread.

FWIW I really enjoy seeing the images that RobDickinson posts and have no problem with his winning the last competition, it would just be nice if there was a subject this month that enabled new photos to be taken.

[djsmith74]

One from my back catalogue, although it isn't massively over saturated. Overlooking the bay of Kotor in Montenegro...

Ladder Of Kotor by djsmith46, on Flickr

[rst99]

A pano made from individual mobile phone pics (P30).


Dunaverty Bay Panorama by rsthomas9, on Flickr

[eein]

A harder topic than I thought. I absolutely detest over saturated photos, however when I look at my collection I found plenty of good landscape shots that have more then a whiff of saturation! Rather than go for one of the well known locations I've picked this one. I can almost guarantee no one could pinpoint it's location, however it is on the NC500 so plenty on this forum will have driven along the road this was taken from.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/2iWQY33]

[Simpo Two]

Over-saturated landscapes... I thought Ken Rockwell won this award in perpetuity ages ago!

[PanicBuyingBogRoll]

Fenland sunset. Taken with P30 Pro whilst out on my government sanctioned exercise this evening.

[singlecoil]

[quote=C&C]

snip/ A subject that would have enabled people to actually take some photos might have been more fitting rather than using the subject as a dig at someone making unfavourable and unjustified comments on the last month competition thread...

[/quote]

Intrigued by that remark I went back and looked at last month's competition thread, (I don't usually bother with the competition threads) and I'd have to say that the comments you refer to are not IMO unjustified.

[eein]

[quote=C&C]

DibblyDobbler said:

RobDickinson said:

This month's photo competition is on the theme 'Over Saturated Landscapes'

Nice

Not wanting to be awkward or anything, but given that we are not allowed to go wandering the countryside at the moment and likely won't be for quite a few weeks/months, how are we supposed to take any landscape shots to then oversaturate? My garden might be a reasonable size but it certainly isn't a landscape.

Urban landscape? Landscapes don't have to be countryside fields and mountains. A wide angle shot of your street or back gardens from an upstairs window. It may not be as picturesque but that just drives the challenge to make it interesting in some way, maybe being clever in the composition.

[DibblyDobbler]

eein said:

CC said:

DibblyDobbler said:

RobDickinson said:

This month's photo competition is on the theme 'Over Saturated Landscapes'

Nice

Not wanting to be awkward or anything, but given that we are not allowed to go wandering the countryside at the moment and likely won't be for quite a few weeks/months, how are we supposed to take any landscape shots to then oversaturate? My garden might be a reasonable size but it certainly isn't a landscape.

Urban landscape? Landscapes don't have to be countryside fields and mountains. A wide angle shot of your street or back gardens from an upstairs window. It may not be as picturesque but that just drives the challenge to make it interesting in some way, maybe being clever in the composition.

Equally, although submitting a shot taken in the current month is preferable it's always been the case that for the Photo Comp the shot can be taken at any time so feel free to ruin rework an old photo if you want to enter.
Above all let's keep it amicable - this is all just for fun after all

[singlecoil]

DibblyDobbler said:

Equally, although submitting a shot taken in the current month is preferable it's always been the case that for the Photo Comp the shot can be taken at any time so feel free to ruin rework an old photo if you want to enter.
Above all let's keep it amicable - this is all just for fun after all

I daresay that's always been the case, but surely the whole point of a photo competition is to get people to take pictures specifically for the competition? I really can't see the point in people rifling through their back catalogue looking for pictures that they took some time ago and for some other reason. Although I would have to say that the characteristically vague competition subjects do make searching for suitable entries very easy.

[JonChalk]

From our afternoon, exercise walk yesterday (have better landscapes on the NAS, but this one is current):

DSC08762 by Jon Chalk, on Flickr

[anonymous-user]

[DibblyDobbler]

singlecoil said:

I daresay that's always been the case, but surely the whole point of a photo competition is to get people to take pictures specifically for the competition? I really can't see the point in people rifling through their back catalogue looking for pictures that they took some time ago and for some other reason. Although I would have to say that the characteristically vague competition subjects do make searching for suitable entries very easy.

Well back in the distant past there was a 'Photography Challenge' iirc which was specifically for Photos taken that month - again iirc it died a death due to lack of interest... so in order to try and keep folk interested and contributing, the 'Competition' was made open ended with fairly non-specific subjects.

The moral of the story? You can't please everyone

[eein]

DibblyDobbler said:

singlecoil said:

I daresay that's always been the case, but surely the whole point of a photo competition is to get people to take pictures specifically for the competition? I really can't see the point in people rifling through their back catalogue looking for pictures that they took some time ago and for some other reason. Although I would have to say that the characteristically vague competition subjects do make searching for suitable entries very easy.

Well back in the distant past there was a 'Photography Challenge' iirc which was specifically for Photos taken that month - again iirc it died a death due to lack of interest... so in order to try and keep folk interested and contributing, the 'Competition' was made open ended with fairly non-specific subjects.

The moral of the story? You can't please everyone

Indeed, any heavily restrictive setup will struggle to maintain momentum. I do sometimes take a picture in month (like last month's star trails), but I'm rarely able so often dip in to the back catalogue and using either as-is or tweaking for the theme. If it had to be taken in month I'd be out (or fiddling with the EXIF!).

[singlecoil]

DibblyDobbler said:

The moral of the story? You can't please everyone

Indeed, well, as I said earlier, I rarely even look at the competition, apart from anything else, I nearly always disagree with the judge.

[DibblyDobbler]

Sliders to maximum Captain!!


Cramond Sunset by Mike Smith, on Flickr