November Photo Contest poll.

Like a dream - The chance for the surreal in you to come out. The lighting can be natural or artificial. Editing programs only to correct exposure and color and to crop. The object is to create a scene that is more real than real or appears dreamlike. Or both.

Wabi Sabi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi) - Wabi Sabi is the practice of finding beauty and function in the worn. An old sink, lined by rust. Worn to the point where it becomes beautiful.

Just what is that? - A photo that has the viewer scratching their head and thinking "what the heck is that"? Of course composition and beauty are still vital.

In motion - Capturing motion and movement. Slower shutter speeds can sometimes be effective. Sometimes a very quick shutter speed can also capture motion.

Lit by Flashlight - Photography means literally painting with light. So choose a dark location, indoors or out, put your camera on a tripod. Compose the picture. Open the lens and paint the scene with a flashlight.

Once I get over the fear of even TRYING to compete here, I am going to get very very excited.
I can feel it in my bones....

Will vote later.
:think: :yourock:

Then I chose good topics.

And I already know which one I hope will win...;)

Aren't we having an October contest? :shrug:

(Remember, we also have the Autumn seasonal contest in November.)

I was planning another event in Nov. while I was multi-tasking this one. Too late to change the title.
Sorry bout that.

I know we did 'Motion" a couple of years ago, but it's been long enough that it could certainly be done again.

:-)

I'd be happy to try any of them.

These are spectacular topics and I can't wait for all the talented folks here to start posting possibilities for any of these! Very, very cool, Richard. Very! :hi:

I named my landscape gardening business Wabi-Sabi. It is fun to see it. No one ever knows what is means, or pronounces right, so I rarely use the name anymore. I just run it under my name, most of the time.

But I'll wait a few days and see how the polling goes.

destiny to place really high in this one, if not win it.
This one's for you, Tekisui.

:rofl:

Who would have guessed? Seriously, I would have voted you "most likely to have a business named wabi-sabi" out of everybody here. That is, had I ever heard of the concept...........

I know

:rofl:

We had a contest a while back - Zen. It was a tough one. This one will prove to be equally challenging.

Now I just have to get a picture of a kitten in a raku bowl

. . . count. Kitten in a raku bowl!

On reading the Wiki description of wabi-sabi, some of you pictures flashed in my mind and I thought "Oh, that's what tekisui does!"

:rofl:

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Jeff R. has a head start!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=280x60475

Old, worn out, but not beautiful.