MPC#51 Found Faces (6/29-7/16)

**Lonnie** · 06-29-2010, 06:10 AM

Here is one that is going to be a bit different, abstract. We just finished portraits, but faces of people or animals are not what this is about This is inanimate "Faces" found in the natural and unnatural world.

Have your pics submitted by 7/16/2010.

A few examples of what I'm talking about

RULES:
1. Photos must be taken within the time period of the contest.
2. You may submit 3 photos during the competition.
3. The contest moderator will choose 5 photos to be voted on.
4. The winner will get a happy feeling in his/her pants. (That is a rule by the way, not an option.)
5. In the event of a tie, the contest moderator will have the deciding vote.
6. Winner will be the contest starter/moderator for the next comp.
7. The winner has 3 days to start a new contest or 2nd place becomes the new winner.

Past Themes
MPC #50 Portraits
MPC #49 Panoramic
[ame="http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190628"] MPC #48 Light & Shadow[/ame]

MPC #47 Timing
MPC #46 Coffee & Beer
MPC #45 Community
MPC #44 Potential
MPC #43 Solitude
MPC #42 Holidays
MPC #41 Ominous
MPC #40 Imbalance
MPC #39 Transition
MPC #38 Unsightly
MPC #37 Self Portrait
MPC #36 Music
MPC #35 Summer
[ame="http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=161455"]MPC #34 Passion[/ame]

MPC #33 Home
MPC #32 Electricity
MPC #31 Bridges
MPC #30 Old & New
MPC #29 BW
MPC #28 Winter
MPC #27 HDR
MPC #26 Shadows
MPC #25 Circles
MPC #24 Bars
MPC #23 People
MPC #22 Architecture
MPC #21 Wild Beasts
MPC #20 Water
MPC #19 Bulb
MPC #18 Celebration
MPC #17 Sunrise & Sunset
MPC #16 Out of Place
MPC #15 Altered
MPC #14 Angles
MPC #13 Pain & Suffering
MPC #12 Unusual Perspective
MPC #11 Depth
MPC #10 Contrast
MPC #9 Festive
MPC #8 Reflection
MPC #7 Leading Lines
MPC #6 Minimal
MPC #5 Abandoned
MPC #4 Perspective
MPC #3 Airborne
MPC #2 Straylight
MPC #1 Motion

EDIT: I've added a "link" to all of the past MPC's as best I could.

**outabounds** · 06-29-2010, 12:02 PM

Not an entry, but a poorly focused shot that I like.

**Lonnie** · 06-29-2010, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by outabounds

Not an entry, but a poorly focused shot that I like.

Right on the money. Too old?

BTW, one of the reasons I picked this topic is so that some of our P/S and prosumer shooters could get in on the action and not feel outgunned...

advres · 06-29-2010, 01:22 PM

Cool topic! I just had to walk to the post office and was looking all around for hidden faces. I'll bring the camera next time!

**jm2e** · 06-29-2010, 01:33 PM

This is gonna be unpossible! Come ooooooonnnnn Motivation.

edit: Hey wait! Does my avitar count?

**Lonnie** · 06-29-2010, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by jm2e

edit: Hey wait! Does my avitar count?

No! lol!

I'll give folks some hints. It's all about framing the image. Rocks, trees and cars are a good place to start. And I bet everyone reading this not on a laptop or iphone has one within 10 feet of them. I just found two sitting here at my desk. Here's one of them, taken with my crappy work camera...

Once you get in the mindset, it isn't that hard. Channel your inner picasso...

**Noonan** · 06-29-2010, 03:11 PM

Thanks for the motivation Lonnie - now I'm going to spend the rest of my day looking around my office funny.

Thanks for making the list of past contests links too. It's cool to be able to go back and look at some of the older stuff with one click.

**jm2e** · 06-29-2010, 06:39 PM

Thanks for making the list of past contests links too

Just saw that. Great Idea.
What about starting a thread that just links all past MPCs and MPPCs and slapping a sticky on it? Somebody who's gonna stick around could start it and they could keep editing the first post periodically to add links.

**Lonnie** · 06-29-2010, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by jm2e

Just saw that. Great Idea.
What about starting a thread that just links all past MPCs and MPPCs and slapping a sticky on it? Somebody who's gonna stick around could start it and they could keep editing the first post periodically to add links.

There is one on here somewhere but it ended about 20 mpc's ago....

**Microcosm** · 06-30-2010, 03:26 PM

Eh, just to get this going.

**Lonnie** · 06-30-2010, 11:06 PM

^^ I wondered who was going to get that one...

**Microcosm** · 06-30-2010, 11:40 PM

Originally Posted by Lonnie

^^ I wondered who was going to get that one...

Yeaah it was me. I haven't entered one of these in so long despite all the great topics, so I went for the easy shot. Honestly my photos not that creative though, I'd highly encourage anyone who thinks they can do a better job to use outlets too!

**jm2e** · 07-01-2010, 09:17 AM

I think the real challenge will be to find something mundane with a face on it, and turn it into a good photograph. Something compelling.
Like maybe the outlet face along side the face of a 12 year old kid who just got the crap shocked out of him when he stuck a fork in it. That'd be cooool!
Or maybe an Andy Warhol interpretation?
I think Outabounds shot is a good example. That's got the markings of a nice photograph.

**Lonnie** · 07-01-2010, 09:38 AM

Originally Posted by jm2e

I think the real challenge will be to find something mundane with a face on it, and turn it into a good photograph. Something compelling.

Yup.....

With the 4th coming over the weekend, don't forget that lots of displays use these...

**MPK** · 07-01-2010, 03:22 PM

Portrait of crude oil that made its way from the depths of Mississippi Canyon in the Gulf of Mexico to the shores of Barataria Bay, Louisiana. Nasty Nasty Stuff.

**Microcosm** · 07-01-2010, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by jm2e

I think the real challenge will be to find something mundane with a face on it, and turn it into a good photograph. Something compelling.
Like maybe the outlet face along side the face of a 12 year old kid who just got the crap shocked out of him when he stuck a fork in it. That'd be cooool!
Or maybe an Andy Warhol interpretation?
I think Outabounds shot is a good example. That's got the markings of a nice photograph.

Hahaha! I'm off to find twelve year olds and some metal forks..

advres · 07-02-2010, 03:53 PM

#1 - Didn't even mean to do this but as soon as I saw the face I had to snap a quick picture.

**nateski** · 07-02-2010, 10:36 PM

**nihiles** · 07-04-2010, 12:28 AM

good work ADVRES.

shot the fireworks display at magic last night and going through the pics noticed a face....

so, entry 1? see it?

(a crop may be in order)

**buttahflake** · 07-04-2010, 09:26 AM

here is my first. i think i found another one i like. i'll get to it later. this is fun thanks Lonnie.
#1

advres · 07-05-2010, 12:13 AM

thanks nihiles!

#2
It may not look so to you, but for some reason every time I look at this it reminds me of "Oscar the Grouch" or something from "Where the Wild Things Are". I wasn't going to post it as a face but I don't know if I'll have time to get another entry in.

**Lonnie** · 07-05-2010, 01:31 PM

Cool entries everyone! Keep 'em coming!

Advers, there is a 2nd one in that shot. Can you see it?

advres · 07-05-2010, 01:41 PM

The boat house to the left with the lights for eyes and the red door for mouth?

**lifelinksplit** · 07-05-2010, 05:31 PM

so i've been lurking around in here and love checking these contests out. I'm still learning after gettin back into photography after picking up a 40D. anyways i was camping at hidden lakes this past weekend and saw these two guys, not the greatest but thought they were kinda cool.

rockface

dragonstump