August photo competition!!

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Just a reminder that August's photo competition is in full swing. If you want to submit a photo you have until the 10th! I think this month will be another close one, so come take a look.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Sorry for the double post, but here's reminder in general chat that you can now vote for you favorite photo in this month's competition.

Remember, only 5 days! Hurry! Go! Discuss! Feedback for the contestants! ACTIVATE!!!

[rubah]

I'm still surprised that places have fireworks in august! maybe it was at disneyland or something I guess

[sharkythesharkdogg]

The contest is in a dead heat! It's moved on to a lightning round between the two semifinalist. Go vote!

[Del Murder]

I'm still surprised that places have fireworks in august! maybe it was at disneyland or something I guess

There's no water that close to Disneyland. I am also skeptical, but I voted for it anyway because I liked it the best and I will give the shooter the benefit of the doubt.

[rubah]

I won't

[sharkythesharkdogg]

It's the honor system, so we'll assume the best.

I like The Color Domestic a little more anyway, but that's just me.

[Del Murder]

I thought it was photoshopped at first. I didn't know mops even came in all those colors.

[Shlup]

Well, even if it was Photoshopped, that's part of the game anyway.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Yes, graphic manipulation is fair game. Which, since I'm in the know, means that we'll be getting some interesting submissions as these contests continue.

I'm more of a purist myself. A nice clean shot with a few enhancements is what I enjoy. (So to me, gummi bears, the color domestic, everything $7.95, and sugar were all awesome!! Nice work guys!)

Others are big on effects and more advanced techniques. I think it will create an interesting mix of photos.

[Del Murder]

Well obviously it was photoshopped. I doubt the rest of the store is actually black and white. I was referring to the colors of the mops. I did not know cleaning supplies existed in such a variety of colors. But I guess if you mop floors for a living you can use a little color in your life.

[Christmas]

Is this over? I was so gonna send all my photos that I edited using Paint!

[zorander]

Well obviously it was photoshopped. I doubt the rest of the store is actually black and white. I was referring to the colors of the mops. I did not know cleaning supplies existed in such a variety of colors. But I guess if you mop floors for a living you can use a little color in your life.

Unfortunately, I neglected to keep the original picture and saved the edited version instead, but I can take another picture or even a video if it'd help, but the mobs and brooms are actually those colours. All I've done for this photo is made the whole image black and white, then on a second layer, I superimposed the original pic, erased everything other than the mops and brooms (so it appears as though they are the only things with any colour), then increased the contrast, light balance and saturation a little to draw a focus to the colours.
I'm afraid there are much stranger things than oddly coloured mops and brooms around here :P

I'll most likely do a fair bit of editing in most of my pictures however anyway, mostly because it's fun to do, but also because I live in a very boring little suburb of London where a Foxglove in someone's front garden counts as "interesting".

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Is this over? I was so gonna send all my photos that I edited using Paint!

Play the next time! The mighty Zorander is about to tell us his new theme.

[zorander]

Ok then. I would like the next months theme to be "Emotion".
I've done mine already. This is much fun, although more fun to meet someone else's theme.