05-28-08 – A Moment of Reflection
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Subject can only appear in the reflection, whether it be in glass, water, mirrors or the cat’s eyeballs. Difficulty: No people.
Theme suggestion thanks to XenPix
Should this be labeled as “Reflections II,” since we’ve already done it before?
We may want to title it slightly differently to prevent confusion with the other Reflections theme, however, it’s not just a repeat since this one requires the subject is only shown in reflection and people aren’t allowed. Any suggestions on revising the name just a bit, XenPix?
Does the difficulty mean that the subject, even if only seen in a reflection, can’t be a person?
Does the difficulty mean that the subject, even if only seen in a reflection, can’t be a person?
Difficulty: No people
I’d say yes 😉
No people! No people at all! 😀
How about a new title of “A moment of reflection” to differentiate from the original, or is that still to close to what we had before? I can’t think of any good synonyms for reflect right now. 🙁
whoa. this is gonna be a tough one. 🙂
How about a new title of “A moment of reflection” to differentiate from the original, or is that still to close to what we had before? I can’t think of any good synonyms for reflect right now. 🙁
That works. Unless you think of anything different that you’d prefer in the next day or so, I’ll change it.
Just how strict is the “No people” difficulty going to be called. I have a reflection of a city skyline that is nice. However, there are some tiny people in it. The buildings are clearly the subject. Yet, there are those pesky pedestrians in there. If it is a strict no people = no people I’d be cool with that.
/Probably too late in the game to flex the rules, but I thought that I’d throw it out there.
No people = no people.
Can you crop them out and still retain the essence of the image?
No people = no people.
Can you crop them out and still retain the essence of the image?
I can crop out the recognizable people under the Chicago Bean. But there are some tiny folks watching the skating rink bhind me.
As I said before, if this doesn’t work just say the word and I won’t use it. No problem. In order to decrease controversy, maybe you should law down the law and stick to no people = no people.
btw – that photo was taken without a tripod. The camera was on top of a concrete post. 🙂
I think I’d say at first glance with the way you’ve cropped it, I really have to search for the people to the point that they’re absolutely inconsequential to my eye and the composition. I wouldn’t be inclined to call for disqualification, but I do see the argument that sometimes it’s easier to blanket say “no people”. I guess in this case, when people are so tiny that they aren’t even noticeable, it’s something I might even miss that there are people in there in the first place. It’s a cool shot either way, and not quite like every other bean pic I’ve seen 😉
Not sure how much that clears or muddies the waters 😆 I guess I’d defer to XenPix, but my immediate reaction is that the people are pretty insubstantial.
Beans, beans they’re good for your heart……
damn. one of my favorite photographs would be great for this theme, but I used it for Streetlights, and sadly, it didn’t do that great there. 
Can we start a betting pool of how may Bean shots there will be?
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