Assignment 32 - Public Transport Portrait

Martron

ha ha the rule book is really coming out on this one

xia

Martron wrote: »

ha ha the rule book is really coming out on this one

Maybe because everybody is looking for an excuse not to participate or to explain why they don't submit...

Martron

yep thats probably it

m_s_nixon

xia wrote: »

Maybe because everybody is looking for an excuse not to participate or to explain why they don't submit...

I was half joking but Pete set out very specific guidelines that really take people out of their comfort zone so I think that only entries that stick to the guidelines should be eligible. No offence, thOnda

I'm not looking for excuses either, I wouldn't have the brass to stick a camera in someone's face on a bus. Fair play to those who do enter

homer simpson

Martron wrote: »

ha ha the rule book is really coming out on this one

Yeah i know, i wouldn't mind but the guy how put all these rules onto this fun assignment "assignment" thanked the picture by thonda that everyone seems to be claiming on breaking the rules!

Ah you see i would enter but it woulf mean me driving for hours to get a picture to enter, and besides i be to afraid of disqualificaiton for breaking one of the rules too, possibally you could say ive not got the balls to enter:o
Kudos to everyone who does enter.

Oblomov

Tee Hee .. get a plain lanyard, make up your own press pass.. etc and an additional with the logo or coat of arms of the selected mode of transport and go.... not to intrusive but just wave the pass if any questions asked and move on....

Terrorism 101 covers all the angles..... ROFLMHO

challengemaster

5-6 days, almost 60 posts and.............2 photos...

going well, eh? :pac:

Ghost Train

maybe a public transport photo walk/meet is needed :pac:

homer simpson

Ghost Train wrote: »

maybe a public transport photo walk/meet is needed :pac:

ha ha, can you imagine that! Im sure it scary enough when one man/woman points a camera at you never mind 10 people jammed into a bus/carraige snapping away in your face:eek: they'd be getting off at the next stop anyways thats for sure

challengemaster

homer_simpson wrote: »

ha ha, can you imagine that! Im sure it scary enough when one man/woman points a camera at you never mind 10 people jammed into a bus/carraige snapping away in your face:eek: they'd be getting off at the next stop anyways thats for sure

Anyone who gets a photo of that should definately win.....

yes, i am a bad bad person :pac:

sprinkles

Slidinginfinity

OK someone has to say it: "your either really short, kneeling or HIP SHOT.":D;)

.Longshanks.

^ or sitting....?

sprinkles

Sitting

warder6161

what ethnicity are you !!!!!!!

Ghost Train

warder6161 wrote: »

what ethnicity are you !!!!!!!

As long as it's not Na'vi (from Avatar) he should be ok

Martron

sprinkles wrote: »

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100% hip shot. you were STANDING on the opposite side of the door area possibly up againts the wall ( the same as the guy in the picture ) with your camera firmly stuck to your hip

if i knew how to get the data from the picture i would get the lens lenght and confirm it from there.

Martron

Ghost Train wrote: »

As long as it's not Na'vi (from Avatar) he should be ok

he does look a bit blue alright

sprinkles

Martron wrote: »

100% hip shot. you were STANDING on the opposite side of the door area possibly up againts the wall ( the same as the guy in the picture ) with your camera firmly stuck to your hip

if i knew how to get the data from the picture i would get the lens lenght and confirm it from there.

Haha, I was sitting sideways on the back seats beside the door - the camera is about his chest height... or maybe I'm just 4ft tall

Here's one after I stood up....

Martron

same thing......... you were not looking through the view finder. and if you were standing , hip height is the same as chest height while sitting...........


Hip shot!

pullandbang

Cabin crew - you're not allowed photograph them - or so she told me. Tough!

pullandbang

Inspired by ThOnda

sprinkles

Martron wrote: »

same thing......... you were not looking through the view finder. and if you were standing , hip height is the same as chest height while sitting...........


Hip shot!

Not really. The first shot was at eye level while I was sitting - it's at the subjects chest level - above hip level. Second shot I was standing in the position you thought I was for the first. None of the shots were taken at hip level - not least because my camera bag sits at chest level anyway.

Edit: FYI Both shots were with a 20mm lens taken with a 400D

pullandbang

Our tram driver.

.Longshanks.

*Observation*

Five Six (pullandbang just sneaked in ) entries to date and nearly all of them have 5-6 post after explaining why they do or do not qualify. Next time can we keep the T&C's a little less restrictive?

pete4130 wrote: »

*It has to be taken of someone of a different ethnicity than you are if possible.

^ = Could you image if the T&C's say the pic must be somebody of an african decent? There would be uproar! This stipulation is boardline if you ask me...

crusoee78

Hey not sure if this competition will be held only online?? :cool:

Slidinginfinity

crusoee78 wrote: »

Hey not sure if this competition will be held only online?? :cool:

Not really much of a competition.:P
Most just a bit of fun held right here, only here and no where else.:eek:

pullandbang

Longshanks100 wrote: »

Could you image if the T&C's say the pic must be somebody of an african decent? There would be uproar! This stipulation is boardline if you ask me...

Hey, me tram driver is definitely not "Oirish" and I think the air hostess is from Leitrim - so they both qualify

pullandbang

This is it, my last one - promise.

keps

Pity someone from another ethnic group didn't capture this

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055053248

pete4130

Longshanks100 wrote: »

*Observation*

Five Six (pullandbang just sneaked in ) entries to date and nearly all of them have 5-6 post after explaining why they do or do not qualify. Next time can we keep the T&C's a little less restrictive?

^ = Could you image if the T&C's say the pic must be somebody of an african decent? There would be uproar! This stipulation is boardline if you ask me...

Borderline what?

Technically we are all of African descent.....

DutchGuy

One of my measley attempts on the way back from the film meetup.

homer simpson

pete4130 wrote: »

Borderline what?

Technically we are all of African descent.....

Seriously these assignments are suppossed to be a bit of fun, calm yourself down a tad, no need to be narky and to be going saying things like "technically" in a suppossedly fun assignment. Chill out..:rolleyes:

keps

Yeah, I would have thought that the idea of the assignment was to encourage everyone to go out there and shoot shoot shoot.

Not to discourage.


That the concept of this 'challenge' wanted us to take a photo on a bus/train/luas- and that the photo had to be taken (in 80% of cases) of a non Irish person, whose permission could not be sought, seems quite bizarre indeed.

pixbyjohn

IMO this assignment has humbled most of us, congrats to those who have produced shots for it.

keps

pixbyjohn wrote: »

IMO this assignment has humbled most of us, congrats to those who have produced shots for it.

I would say that pixbyjohn and pullandbang are way up there as my favourite contributors overall to the photography end of things here on Boardsie

But to say that this assignment has humbled most of us just takes the toffee pop.



(€1 euro for a pack at Spar):):pac::pac::pac:

Slidinginfinity

keps wrote: »

But to say that this assignment has humbled most of us does take the toffee pop.

(€1 euro for a pack at Spar):):pac::pac::pac:

Not at my local one, they don't even have them in stock.:(:mad:

keps

Apologies to all - I really should not have got involved in this thread- had a few beers at a ' virtual cheltenham' afternoon and stuck my nose in where it was not warranted.


Sorry about that.

sikahunter

here,s an idea http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIvi6WtN3A8&feature=grec

trooney

sikahunter wrote: »

here,s an idea http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIvi6WtN3A8&feature=grec

Well, they're obviously just terrorist peedos!

pixbyjohn

I wish I had taken this one

xia

I know that pic and thanks doesn't count but it made me smile

pete4130

swingking

pete4130 wrote: »

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Eh ... Why are you pointing cameras at little children might I ask?

pete4130

swingking wrote: »

Eh ... Why are you pointing cameras at little children might I ask?

Well, it wasn't long before that comment was predictably made......


*Sighs*

So what exactly is wrong with pointing a camera at little children might I ask?

I don't have anything to be concerned/worried about, do you?

warder6161

1st thing that came into your mind swingking.......

Martron

ok lads beofre this goes off on another argumental tangent...... lets stay on topic ( but you can do what you like because i am not a mod )

Martron

Have to say i am looking forward to the end of this challenege. but the over all quality is much higher. it really has elliminated the "post for the craic" picture. thought seems to have gone into the photos.

well done to all who has entered.

we will see who the winner is tomorrow!!!

Batch

Here is my first assignment taken with Canon 500D using auto settings on the way into town on the 46E bus on a usual rainy morning.

trooney

Martron wrote: »

but the over all quality is much higher. it really has elliminated the "post for the craic" picture. thought seems to have gone into the photos.

No offence to the people who have given this one a go (well done) but I would have to disagree. I don't think we have seen any particular improvement in quality which could be attributed to the specifics of this challenge. I'm not saying quality has suffered, but I def do not see the criteria which was set for this as having gone anyway to improve the shots entered.