There are many elements that go into making a good photo... the subject, focus, composition, background and others. This contest is going to emphasize an often neglected aspect of photography, the background. Backgrounds can be used to compliment the entire result, or to draw attention to certain aspects of the subject. Some backgrounds can even be distracting and lower viewers' opinions.
This contest will emphasize a background which draws attention to the subject. You have to take a picture of static object (fruits, plants,... etc.) on an entirely black background. The only colors should be that of the subject, and the solid black background. A little post editing on the 'Background Only' is allowed, but the shot should have been taken on a black background in the first place, so the post edit should be levels contrast curves etc.....no more!
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Wish you had given a bit of background info on this stellar image.
author says:
Hello Still 26
Yes - this was an installation at the Singapore 2015 Art Week. From memory this piece was in the National Museum, and it was a very big piece - perhaps 3 metres on each side and 3 metres deep ...
Another image where less is more. Nice and sharp - love the added detail of the water drops. The background details are suitably indistinct so do not detract from the frangipani bloom.
author says:
Thank you.....i suth-tee....in Sri Lankan on Sindalese.
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Wow! Simple great - what a figure to have been captured. Great movement. Was the figure silver or gold? Power, poise and movement.
Silver, and a dancer on the street. Thank you
Congratulations on a wonderful image and a great win!
Thank you Chris.....
Well done Olga
Thank you Brian.
Congrats!
Merci cherie.
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